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Alot of people go to AA who do not want it. These people should not be counted in statistics because they never intended to get sober. They were mostly there to get out of jail or get their spouse to stay around. AA forward in the Big Book says, of those who really try, only 50% make it the first ti...

There is a "Golden Years" section of the main board index if you want to start a thread there.

Thanks for sharing Blake. I've heard other stories like yours: Sobriety Loses Its Priority (SLIP).

For newcomers in AA, we suggest no big decisions or serious relationships for a year. We suggest the year because people are often very emotional in new sobriety and learning a new way of life. If I was sponsoring your girl, I'd suggest she cool it for awhile, like until she worked the steps. Alcoho...

I read it and loved it.

an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind

I think this comes from the doctor's opinion

Good job.

It is popular nowadays to read the book together. But that is NOT how I was sponsored. We worked the steps: I was given reading and writing assignments. Then I reported on what I learned. But, when I called her daily (as instructed), she talked about herself. She didn't want to hear my stuff. After ...

Hence we have difficulty to tell why we think our present faith is reasonable

You go it dude! The use of "at pains" is an American colloquialism not much in use nowadays.

Went to a meeting like that last night! went from 8 people to 28/39 people in no time. Now I will rant. I used to go to a weekly step study which had about 10-15 regular attendees. Then a treatment center started bringing 2 vans, 20 or more people to that meeting. Well, they all wanted to talk too....

Congrats Innermost

Check out the story in the Big Book on page 32, the carpet slipper guy. Also, I have 34 years of sobriety. About 3 years ago, I went through a phase where I did think, "I haven't had a drink in 30 years, I wonder what thats like?" So, yes, the thoughts come around. The thing is, do you see them and ...

Of course you can change. But it takes doing the work of the program.

I used to attend meetings south of Houston. Several of those guys worked offshore.

My sponsor also got sober at Hazelden and she had me read the pamphlets along with the BB and 12x12.

Make sure you discuss amends with someone beforehand. It is easy to screw these up.