Member: Pat R
Location: NYC
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 08:13:41

Comments

A Day At A Time wow can;t imagine first one here. For me right now it can be no other way I struggle everyday with a disability so it's a double whammy for me


Member: Grateful Alcoholic
Location: U.S.A.
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 08:49:00

Comments

One day at a time. I have found this applicable to just about everything in my life. Staying in the here and now is probably the main idea that has kept me sane and sober.


Member: DJ
Location: NORFOLK
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 09:00:02

Comments

AMENDS IS A NEW TOPIC


Member: lauren
Location: chesapeake bay
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 09:04:58

Comments

Hi everyone -lauren,alcholic. When i was new in the program the related idea that really helped me was "Just Don't Drink TODAY" which i knew i could handle because i had "quit" many times before. As i kept coming back, i realized how i didn't have to indulge in the craziness of "what will I do on New Year's Eve"? (which is also my birthday) when it is April. I learned to stay sober and not drink ONE DAY AT A TIME and not worry about all the future opportunities to drink!This phrase helps me live sanely.


Member: chuck le C
Location: Yreka No Calif
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 09:07:12

Comments

i have found that my whole program of alcoholics anonomous was based on the day at a time part of our program. I found that yesterday was a cancelled check and that tomorrow was a promissary note and today was cash was a good way to learn how to start to live a new way of life without alcohol. I know how to drink in fact i am a journeyman alcoholic never was a practising one. I allways knew how. I had to unlearn how to drink and i did that one day at a time. A real great friend of mine a great big guy with a butch haircut 260 lbs snotnossed sitting in a booth in a bar . crying trying to quit said to one of my sponcers many years ago when asked if he could stay away from a drink for 24 hrs. replied " I COULD HOLD A SNUFF CAN OVER A BEARS " butt " FOR @$ HRS > has helped me more than i could ever explain to you. That event happened 33yrs ago and it helped me to find a new spiritual way of life along with people like you.


Member: Rivner
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 09:13:26

Comments

Howdy! Alcoholic; Rivner. All my lessons the past few weeks seem to be some version of One Day At A Time. One job at a time; one task at a time; one worry at a time; one discussion at a time; one household project at a time; one everything at a time … It seems as though at any given moment I can find myself runnin’ 6 ways and head-long into Sunday jambin’ my way as I go with a a whole bunch of stuff all goin’ on at the same time. Then I get so locked in I start missin’ the flowers, sunsets and rises. I blew off the meteor shower a few nights ago ‘cuz I was screamin’ through a couple of those over-long work days and got all peaked. At times I enjoy the rush of the chaos in my life, but it’s moments like this (when I’m reminded by gentle admonition) when I’m forced to reflect on the importance of measuring out my life’s activities in some moderate fashion. One Day At A Time is a great way to bridle up my week. I can cork-screw into the ground in a red hot second. This is not a healthful way to be (up to my neck in dirt); it’s hard to keep a sober perspective from there. Thank you for the clean glasses this mornin’.


Member: Bruce M
Location: St.Catharines, ON
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 09:43:47

Comments

Hi there, I'm an alcoholic and my name is Bruce. If I have one foot in yesterday and another foot in tomorrow, then I don't have a foot to stand ont today. I know that sounds corny, but it rings so true to me it's not funny. Live today for today. If you take good care of today, everything else will fall into place. Have a great week, and my you all be blessed with a clean, sober, sane life, one day at a time.


Member: Cat
Location: Ga
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 11:04:08

Comments

Well back again this week. Thanks to the ones who offered suggestions last week. One day at a time is very appropriate topic for me right now. Still trying to figure out the getting thru one day part. I will keep tryin.


Member: Diane L
Location: Phillips, Wi
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 12:10:20

Comments

Only by the Grace Of God, and the teachings of AA am I sober today. Some days do get so hectic, and I too remind myself Just For Today do I need to be sober. I just found this website recently, and now can hardly wait till the next day to come back and read the comments God Bless You All.. Diane L


Member: BRIAN H.
Location: RAPID CITY S. D.
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 12:13:56

Comments

HI I'M BRIAN, AICOHOLIC, a couple of days ago I sitting in a meeting and feeling if as i was wasting my time, already heard these peoples stories a hundred times before and that kinda thing your general self centered thinking. Then guy whos new says his wife leaving him, his dad dying in hospital,but he not going take that drink TODAY. thanx for setting my priortities straight, tomorrow and yesterday two theifs that rob me of today. thanx .....BRIAN.


Member: Corinne B.
Location: Camino, CA
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 13:13:45

Comments

Hi, I'm Corinne & I'm an Alcoholic.

To PAT R in NYC, Thanks for starting out the "One Day at a Time" (ODAT) topic, because that is right where I need to be. I, too, am disabled and have had quite a time of dealing with the many aspects of my particular disability these past 2 days or so. Since I am not in a wheelchair, don't have any missing limbs, and my eyes and ears work okay, my own mother called me a hypochondriac about a month ago and told me to go get a job. That really hurts alot. So I really need to live just one day at a time and not keep chewing on all the old baggage of my past, nor get caught up in worrying about what sort of future I may have. The fact that my HP gave me this one more day tells me I'm here for some reason that may not as yet have been disclosed to me, but I'll bet it was to get back in this wonderful program; even when I can't get to live meetings, I can get here on this site.

I've had so many messages being sent to me over these past 6+ years that I've been back out! They went by so all too quickly and now when I look back to 12 years ago, I can get really sad, or I can get really grateful that at least I'm here, back home where I belong. Just for Today. And if I keep doing the things you all tell me have worked for you, to keep you sober just one more day, I'll bet it will work for me, too. ODAT!


Member: Bill T
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 16:41:53

Comments

When contemplating all those many many days ahead of me when I wouldn't be able to drink, my sponsor asked me if I ate mashed potato. When I said I did, he then prompted me to imagine all the mashed potatos I would ever eat heaped up in a giant pile of mashed potatoes on a great big table and would I try to eat them all at one time. A silly analogy, but it put one day at a time in perspective for me an it worked. I was able to handle the concept. That was approximately 10,645 days ago and it's still working.


Member: Bill T
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 16:44:19

Comments

Oops, forgot to say the magic words - my name is Bill amd I'm an alcoholic.


Member: Bonnie C - 5/30/80
Location: Seattle
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 17:27:31

Comments

Hi extended family, bonnie/alcoholic here, (((ROOM-HUG))) thanks for 2 great topics ((patr)) a day at a time and ((dj)) amends -- first A DAY AT A TIME- I have to take my life and whatever that holds one day at a time, sometimes 5 minutes at a time, when God is giving me a opportunity to grow spiritually, which means Im in some sort of pain, i use this alot and *this too shall pass* helps. AMENDS - first of all, I tried to start this process by myself without asking my sponsor for advice and i created situations that set up more resentments, then I started to present each to her before I made the amends, this was really helpful. I was really being hard on myself, expecting me to know how to do it on my own. It was like i sat down to a piano and expected to know how to play, I needed a teacher so I could learn the basics before I could play the song. thats the way these steps are and why mentors are so important. so if you dont have a sponsor, find someone with quite a bit of time, that has something in their eyes and smile that you want, that walks like they talk. dont expect this person to tell you the things you want to hear, alot of what mine told me caused my gut to hurt, actually my relating to what she told me caused that pain, hit too close to home and i knew she was right. amends free us so much, asking God for the willingness to be willing is helpful for me. sometimes i dont even want to do the things that will free me from this bondage of self, reading pages 60thru63 449thru452 and 83&84 daily helps with the process of these steps along with the step in the big book and 12&12 - Dear God please bless all who venture here - love and hugs, bon - bonzoc@webtv.net


Member: George R.
Location: Granite, Md.
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 17:40:18

Comments

Hi all! George R., Alcoholic here. Need to be reminded of ODAT now and then. Today I am in a big blue funk as I must have my companion of 14 years (Dog) put down tomorrow. I am praying for strength to get thru it but for now am really in a s---ty mood. But we have had today together and that's one more day happy and sober. My friend has never seen me drunk so that's one thing to be grateful for! Any of you out there who have been thru this know that this is the hardest thing we have to do next to getting (and staying) sober. I must take all things as they come - one day at a time! Thanks for letting this old drunk cry on your shoulders.


Member: David H.
Location: East. Canada
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 18:33:46

Comments

To George R. Hi George, I'm David- Alcoholic: Your Thread really hit me hard. I know I'm off the topic folk's but please bare with me! No " Platitudes " from me George, what you have to do is "Heartbreaking," but necessary....... I did it 10 years ago. NO I DON'T DWELL ON IT, but when I see something like your comments,it comes back to me. To those who understand,they become like your CHILDREN. I will keep you in my PRAYERS. P.S. -- I'ts not your fault..

an A.A. friend-David H.


Member: Paul M.
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca.
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 19:36:40

Comments

Hi my name is Paul and I am a greatful recovering alcoholic. One Day At a Time is a great topic this time of year. When the holidays roll around every year I seem to have a harder time accepting all the commercials and false happiness people are suppose to feel. Do not get me wrong. I love the holidays but now that I am sober I see them in a different light. I will make time for others less fortunate than me this holiday season. Those practicing alcoholics that are still out there really feel the lonliness this time of year. I use this time of year for many more twelve step calls hoping to spread the word. One of my favorite sayings in AA is tommorrow is a mystery and yesterday is history and today is all we have. That is the reason God decided to call it the present because it is a present from God. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. Peace and Love Always, Paul


Member: Maxuel
Location: Murphy, NC
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 20:05:18

Comments

My name is Max and I am an alcoholic. By the grace of God, I am sober today. When I walked into these rooms and first heard the expression "One Day At A Time", I naturally reacted with "You don't understand, I'm a busy man! I don't have time to think about just today."

My sponsor-to-be explained to my alcoholic mind that we only have today. Any plans we have for tomorrow are contingent upon being here tomorrow. Any regrets we have about yesterday's events are stuck in the past and are apt to remain there. I cannot live fully today if I am totally absorbed by the future or the past.

Now I am grateful that I have the sereneity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; the wisdom to know the difference, "with a litle help from my friends."

A sober and prosperous week to all!


Member: Jeff
Location: The First State
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 22:44:03

Comments

Jeff here, still an alcoholic!!! Before I started coming to A.A. I always wondered how I would get though? How could I make it until then? All these How to's and when's!!! Well, One day at a time works for me, I must work one day at a time to get my paycheck, One day at a time until the next occasion. And one day at a time sober!!! Why worry about being sober tomarrow if I can't stay sober today. Thanks for letting me share.


Member: Golda F.
Location: NYC
Date: 22 Nov 1998
Time: 23:21:01

Comments

One Day at a time - great topic, great meeting. I just found this page for the first time. Thanks to all of you, for keeping me sane and sober. Even before I started drinking I was compelled to accomplish, achieve, my life was one big homework assignment, an assignment I was scripted to fail but never be free of. Before and after daily drunks and blackouts I was ever-haunted by this obsession with the great achievements I must accomplish, and the never ending chores. Such grandiosity! Such pressure! In sobriety this haunts me even now. At 3 1/2 years sober I now offer this character defect to God; I ask Him to remove it. I want to live in the present. Be here. Now. It is all I want right now. To be free of this futile pressure. The pressure of future achievement, this chronic feeling of obligation, that pushes me to want to escape, feel good at all costs. It certainly wasn't my only drinking trigger, but its up there with the big ones. Thanks so much for listening. I really love you all.


Member: Dianne H
Location: AZ
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 01:13:15

Comments

Hi, My name is alcoholic and my problem is Dianne! One day at a time... What a gift, to know that I only have to stay in this day or this minute. That reality took so much pressure off of me when I was firt able to turn my life and my will over to the care of God each new day. It also took my ulcers away and my desire to run the universe. I just found this site and I have ejoyed it so much. I need to wind down in the evening. I take foster children who are delivered to me from the detention center and they are all chemically dependent. I can't wait for them to go to bed so I can sip a cup of tea and read all of the wonderful encouraging words from all of you! Thanks


Member: tony g
Location: ma
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 01:36:52

Comments

tony,alcoholic i lived the other way for 20 some odd years you know ,ten days at a time,my whole life at a time,just being in this big hurry to get bombed,screw everything up, create caos,then getting bombed wondering why everything sucked.i was definatly aself run riot.now by sticking riggorously to the program i am much calmer,i actually 'think'and i keep it for today.i dont get overwhelmed anymore ,One day at a time helps me keep it simple which to me keeps me relaxed,and spiritualy focused.iv"e learned to be kind to myself,then when i"m kind to myself i'm kind to others and it all starts to pull together,but i just begin with the one day.i feel if it where not for God,and the aa program i would drink,live in misery,and die.be kind to yourself live one day at a time.my prayers go out to all.


Member: Suzanne L
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 03:12:43

Comments

I'm an alcoholic and my name is Suzanne. I wish I new about this site before! But I guess God's "present" for me right now is this! Welcome to anyone who is newly sober or just trying to stay sober this minute. God led me to this program at 23 yrs of age and I am still here and have never had to go back out there!!(I'm 30 now) This topic is definitely why!! I learned from my sponsor to "enjoy the moment!" Well the moment back then didn't seem that great, but she taught me to look at the beauty in my life, and I found the most precious gifts, which continues to keep me sober today... in every bad moment in my life God ALWAYS gave me two good ones back.....as long as I took the time to look, feel, and observe!! Mine always was "my children" "The mountains" (I live in British Columbia Canada and never noticed until I got sober!!) and of course "my Sobriety!!" Miracles happen when I can stay sober Just For Today...Love to All and Thank-you for being here.


Member: Pete
Location: sw Michigan
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 05:17:33

Comments

Hi everyone, I'm Pete ... an alcoholic !

Yes the topic is outstanding .... it has helped me thousands of times ... not just with alcohol but with other circumstances. 20 months ago I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (cancer) ... low grade. Yes it is life threatening just as alcohol is. So you can see where one day at a time comes in. Without the learnings of AA I would have been a mess. I'm doing pretty good ... go to meetings regularly .... and most important ....have lots of gratitude !!!! ... enough said.

Best to you all ....


Member: Jerry
Location: Colorado
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 09:14:20

Comments

Hi, Jerry, alkie. I slipped up last week and need to start my One Day At a Time again. Pray for me.


Member: CLIFF W
Location: KANSAS
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 11:12:45

Comments

HI GROUP CLIFF W ALCOHOLIC!!!!!!!!! ONE DAY AT A TIME I CLEARED AWAY THE WRECHAGE OF MY PAST. ONE DAY AT A TIME I PUT OFF TAKING THAT NEXT DRINK. TO ME DRINKING WOULD BE LIKE GETTING HIT BY A TRAIN. IT'S NOT THE CABOOS THAT KILLS YOU, IT'S THS ENGINE.SO IT IS WITH THE FIRST DRINK.IT LEADS US DOWN A PATH OF DISTRUCTION WHICH ENEVITABLY KILLS US. SO! ONE DAY AT A TIME I WILL PUT OFF THAT FIRST DRINK BECAUSE I KNOW THAT ONE DRINK IS TO MANY AND ONE HUNDRED IS NOT ENOUGH.


Member: Dale S.
Location: Central California
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 13:04:06

Comments

When I first started hearing "One Day At A Time" I was told to decide not to drink just for today and then tomorrow came and I would decide to drink. I met a man named Mark he told me if I could stop drinking and do the steps I would never have to drink again. I told him I had done the steps but I had a mental obsession that condemned me to drink. He told me If I would do the steps the obsession would go away. I got honest with him and myself. I had done all the steps except 4&5. When I became willing to do these the obsession vanished.

"One Day At A Time" never helped me to stop drinking but it does help me to live. I wish I had something wise and original to say about it but I don't. The best and wisest thing I have ever heard is thousands of years old and it goes something like this.

Look to this day, For it is life The very Life of life In its brief course lie all. The realities and verities of existence, The bliss of growth The splendor of action The glory of power

For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision, But today, lived well, Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope Look well, therefore, to this day.


Member: Karen  C
Location: CA
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 13:04:42

Comments

Hey I'm Karen an Alcoholic There I've said it. I'm 12 days today thanks to this site, the Grace of God, and learning to take one day at a time. George, It's a hard thing, I know too, but I do believe they go forth to romp around in heaven. Jerry, start today, keep it in the present. Cliff, thats just how I feel, it,s that first one that leads to the 5th, 10th ect, but I'm listening, praying, trying and I'm gonna keep it here ODAT. Thanks all, I'm feeling better than I've ever felt. It's nice to wake up not being in a fog, it's a beautiful world out there. Thanks all.


Member: Tim V.
Location: Poconos, PA
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 16:14:38

Comments

Jerry, we all start over each day. There is no failure. Just a chance at a better way of life.

Blessings,

Tim V.


Member: richard m
Location: sarasota, fla.
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 16:41:11

Comments

i am an alcoholic , my name is richard.. thanks for the topic.. i am totaly and permanently disabled . i must live with the realities each day and of course not chose to drink or drug over my med . problems... i also had some difficulty with my meetings untill i had read the pamphlet the aa member medications and other drugs... then my difficulties were some what lessened. it helpedme communicatewith my doctors better... some times i need to change doctors.. when i read that pamphlet with them ,, they can see the reality of my program. my request s for medictions that are not alcohol based become clearer to them. whenever possible i avoid the chemicals if any other clear choice is available to me. this is very important. should we ever be hospitalizeed...many remidies are alcohol based and or highly narcotic..if your hosp. and or dr. doesn't know about us and our reality the " right treatment" can prove fatal......there are alternatives to the usual medications that will workjust as el with out sending us into an unnecessary relapse...lots of love.....


Member: Bruce A.
Location: Bovard PA
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 18:03:39

Comments

hello you all! Today is the first day of the rest of my life. There is nothing wrong with planning for the future. but i should emotionally live in this day. I am sober and gratful today to be an active member of A.A. thank you for the topic. You all have a grateful and sober Thanksgiving. Love Appollo


Member: Paul W.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 18:19:45

Comments

Hi I am Paul and I am an Alcoholic. I like this topic. I am in my last semester in school and have not been attending meetings lately. I like seeing some recovery in front of me even if i just read it. As far as ODAT it is the only way for me to live. If I start trying to control (yes I think I can control the destiny of the universe most of the time) then I cannot live today. I have been through this so much. I always try and live for a different moment, such as when I get out of school, or when I have more money, or when I get that new car, or when we move to a new house. The deal is, is that I have to accept my situation for exactly as it is. That is today. If I try and change everything then that means that I am not accepting of Gods will. That does not mean that I should not be motivated to change things. Yet what it does mean is that the right things will take place at the right times in order for me to make changes. I have to be happy with myself in my own skin. If not then I am just miserable. Its funny, when I take things ADAT then my life seems to run so smoothly and I dont fight it, but when I take charge then my spirituality goes right out the window and I am stuck. Anyway enough bableing. Thanks for being here for me.


Member: LesS
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 18:59:50

Comments

Just over 30 years ago, by God's grace, a wonderful member of the Fellowship, I was given the message of hope. Today I realize how priceless that gift was .. my gratitude to the program and the thousands of people who have contributed to an almost complete change of attitude (I'm still working on some character defects) .. I have a peace and serenity that defies description .. As I was browsing this page I saw the name Chuck from California .. Many years ago, I met a member by the same name at a couple of Young People's conferences .. Judging from his remarks indicating the length of sobriety, it just may be the same person. Should that be the case, I would be delighted to touch base with you. To identify, I'm the broadcaster whose last drunk was televised .. and attended a Young People's Conference in San Francisco at the St. Francis Hotel in the early 70's .. so if its the same Chuck ... I want you to know, I'm alive, well, sober and still living in beautiful Nova Scotia .. where the love of the fellowship continues to grow and flourish .. May you all have another 24 hours of happy, joyus and free sobriety.


Member: steele s
Location: ga
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 19:58:04

Comments

today is day one for me, praying i'll fall asleep tonite. i will take in to consideration everything i have read today. going to the doc 10 am wed and i will take it one day. i don't know if i'm allowed but, with all the things i've done in my life, i fear for it now more than ever. i'll visit again soon and if y'all have any advice or know where to get it let me know.


Member: Steve B.
Location: GOD
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 20:06:37

Comments


Member: Steve B.
Location: central n.y.
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 20:20:18

Comments

My problems started long ago and i carried them with me where ever i went. A.A. taught me to leave the past but not to shut the door on it,welearn from the past but do not dwell on it.from that i can move forward. I have this program to thank for that. Ican never give enough thanks Each day sober is like a breath of fresh air, it is avaible to all those who desire to stop drinking thanks, and GOD bless Steve B.


Member: Steve B.
Location: central n.y.
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 20:30:26

Comments

My problems started long ago and i carried them with me where ever i went. A.A. taught me to leave the past but not to shut the door on it,welearn from the past but do not dwell on it.from that i can move forward. I have this program to thank for that. Ican never give enough thanks Each day sober is like a breath of fresh air, it is avaible to all those who desire to stop drinking thanks, and GOD bless Steve B. Alcoholic


Member: Kathleen Mc
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 22:33:22

Comments

Hi, I'm Kathleen and I'm an alcoholic. Taking it one day at a time, I asked God to help me with my day today. Tonight, I will thank him for my sobriety and for handling situations which used to baffle me. Glad to be here and sober.


Member: Kristina D
Location: MI
Date: 23 Nov 1998
Time: 23:16:21

Comments

Hi I'm an alcoholic. I'm sober today. Thank GOD!! One second, one minute,one hour,one day, at a time. Thank you all for showing me I'm not all alone. Please keep coming back. I hope you all have a happy, safe, sober Thanksgiving!!


Member: Sheryl
Location:
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 00:41:03

Comments

hi my name is Sheryl and I am an alcoholic. I dont know if this will be welcome entry but I am desperate. I drink every day. Every day.Most days I dont want to but I do anyway. I hate it. I hate my life. I have kept a pack of blades in my bathroom for 2 months now. I am at my wits end. If you people know the answer, then please help me. I have 2 small children who need a mom. If things don't change, they are gonna have a memory because I cannot do this anymore.


Member: tony g
Location: ma
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 01:14:33

Comments

sheryl,you posting here means you are willing to get help ,thats good.it also is a welcome entry we all talk and help each other.get a yellow pages and look up,alcohol,there will be numberws in your area to call,the person on the oter end has a good idea of where your coming from,and how bad your hurting.listen to what they have to say,please do this for you and your children.you dont have to suffer ,makethe call.bless you.my name is tony i"m an alcoholic and recovering.


Member: DJ
Location: NORFOLK
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 05:04:31

Comments

HI; ALKE HERE SHERYL GET ON THE PHONE ;CALL AA GET TO MEETING GET BIG BOOK , NEWCOMERS ARE MOST IMPORTENT TO US SO WE DONT FORGET HOW WE WERE IN THE BEGINING ; AND GIVE THIS WONDER AWAY SO KEEP IT; SO LET A HIGER POWER A BIG BOOK OF AA; MEETINGS AND SPONCER WILL CHANGE LIFE AND MIND BODY; GOD BLESS DJ


Member: Debbie H.
Location: Beautiful Down East Me.
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 08:07:08

Comments

Morning'all. My name is Debbie, a greatful recovering alcoholic and addict. DALE S> thank you for the beautiful reminder of Sanscript (I think that's how its spelled) We use to read it at the beginning of group meetings and it always gave me hope. SHERYL - thank you for sharing, call AA, go to meetings, I have nothing original to share with you than the others here, this is all things that was told to us when we first admitted we were powerless over alcohol. I'll pray for you. Just keep coming back, you've taken that important first step. Like little toddlers, we take one step infront of the other.

Thank you all for sharing your strength and hope and in fellowship - catch a hug!


Member: Rivner
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 08:47:52

Comments

Alcoholic - Rivner. SHERYL: everyone here has been EXACTLY where you are right now. There NOBODY here who doesn't EXACTLY understand EXACTLY how you feel right now. Everyone here has done EXACTLY the same first thing (call up, ask for help, get in the face of other alcoholics and take just the first few of there suggestions). Opening the door to recovery is frightening. The fact that you are willing to think about it is HUGELY brave and takes great courage. GOOD FOR YOU! What's behind the door is nowhere as frightening as the thought of opening it. In fact, what's behind the door is HUGELY wonderful. Take a peek! It can't possibly be any worse than where you are right now. Pop over to the Coffee Pot meeting also and make the same post you did here. You can get to it at the bottom of this page. You'll get lots of hits back with a lot more encouraging stuff. Make no MIStake, your life is ATstake. God's Speed, Rivner. If you have Email, you can get me at: rivner@aol.com Salud!


Member: Scott S.
Location: Fort Pierce, Florida
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 09:32:38

Comments

I'm an alcoholic named Scott. Sheryl, I was in the same state of despair 3 years ago. Despite having three lovely children, I had my pills all layed out for the final exit. The next morning, however, something moved me to ask for help. It was there! My life since then has been constantly improving, and I now know a new joy, and a new happiness that I previously could not even have even conceived of. It's all due to the fellowship of this program, and the Grace of my God (of my understanding). If you get hold of a Big Book - read the "Promises", beginning on the last paragraph of page 83 to the bottom of the second paragraph of page 84. It DOES happen, one day at a time! I encourage you to follow the suggestions everyone else has given - it is sound advise!


Member: George M.
Location: Boston
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 10:57:07

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George M. Alcoholic (and glad to know the truth about myself)

Great topic! One of the hardest things for me was when I was first getting sober and I wanted to make amends to this person I was working with and she told me to stick it in my ear(or someplace like that)Well that was a hard lesson to learn.I mean wasn't everybody serpose to love me now that I was getting sober?That was a good lesson in life.Some to all my new friends out there just keep working on it it really does get better.And for One Day At A Time- Every day is a gift<thank you higher power.


Member: Mike W
Location: New Hampshire
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 12:40:11

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Hi all, Mike Alcoholic. Sheryl there is an answer. We all have felt the guilt and pain you are feeling now. The hopeless feeling of not wanting to drink but knowing there was nothing you can do about it. Call AA, tell them you need help and want to go to a meeting, they will tell you of one near by. Go and ask for help, or just listen. AA is a complete and total program for there recovery of alcoholism there is a wonderful life out there for you and your children in AA, a good soboer life. You may wonder how I know that, well this program comes with promises, they came true for me and many others and they will come true for you.


Member: Karen C
Location: CA
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 12:41:35

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One day at a time, by opening up my mind and listening to the wisdom of all of you I've reached dya 13. I'm so happy i cna hardly believe it. Sheryl, let today be the beginning of a new life for you and your wonderful children who have unconditional love for you. Do it today, get to a meeting and begin living ODAT. Since I,ve been reading this site I,ve also learned that we must let go of our self will and give it to our HP< He will take charge of our live but we must let Him- so Give it up and hand it over to Him. Good Luck Sheryl.


Member: Howie M.
Location: Tenn.
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 16:15:00

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I'm Howie & an alcoholic. I have many "one days" sober. I'm grateful to be alive & sober today. What works for me is to start each day on my knees thanking God for keeping me sober & asking Him to remove any desire that may creep into my sick mind about taking a drink. Not too long ago I went thru a horrible time in my life & after it was all over, I realized that I never once thought about a drink, now that's God's grace! I've lost family & friends to this cruel disease and it hurts. I don't want to hurt anymore. God has forgiven me for the pain I've caused while drinking & I know He uses me to help others, it's my prayer to help in any way I can. God bless you all, you CAN do it, too, ONE DAY AT A TIME!


Member: lauren
Location: chesapeake bay
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 17:26:29

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Hi everyone - lauren, acoholic. sheral, pay attention to what people are saying to you. You do not have to do this anymore - WE KNOW what you are talking about. Before i went to AA, the thought NEVER crossed my mind that alchol was CAUSING the problems i was having. I thought alcohol made my miserable existence just a little more bearable. I didn't understand i was dependent on a substance that was doing me in! At AA they helped me understand that i have a disease , and what i needed to DO ABOUT IT was simple: Don't drink, go to meetings, LISTEN and follow directions. I was 33 when I learned this and now almost 52 and sober thanks to AA. Reach out!


Member: Suzy B.
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 19:34:18

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Hi I'm Suzy and I'm an alchoholic and addict. I have been sober for 3 and a half years, thanks to living ODAT. I just pray every day that I don't take that first drink or snort that first line or even take a drag off a marijuana cig. I'm grateful that I Have gotten this far but it wasn't easy. I have my aa meetings to thank for keeping me sober and clean(na too). Sheryl you need to get yourself to a meeting asap. You have made that first step by admitting you have a problem and that takes alot of courage, so please take care of yourself and get to a meeting. This program works if you work with it and stay in it. I will pray for you.


Member: John H.
Location: Burlington, Ont. Canada
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 20:00:59

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I am an alcoholic. My name is John. All we have, all anyone has is today. I pray for the alcoholic who still suffers. I was scared to death to go to my first meeting. I was scared to death of how I was to handle next Xmas, New Years, my 2 years old daughter's wedding...good God I could worry! Today I feel free. You are not alone. Call AA. The person who answers has been where you are now. Ask God for help, just for today. You are worth it. Thanks everyone and take it easy, one day at a time.


Member: Don K.
Location: Salem, Wi
Date: 24 Nov 1998
Time: 21:42:17

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My name is Don K. I have been sober for over 14 years and I still remember the first time I wanted to stop hurting from my own behavior./ It is not easy and sometimes it is down right hard to quit drinking, Sherly you are the most important person here today and the situation you are in todday we are all familiar with we were all there! Take it easy and look up AA in your phone book and call. Someone just like you will call you or take you to a meeting that is the first step. I had to lose everything before I could change I hope you do not have to. We are all sober because others before us took the time to carry the message and love to a new person, someday you will be the one to help someone else. A day at a time we all can do it!


Member: Sheryl
Location: Ga
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 01:13:05

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I just posted this in the coffeepot... thought I should post it here as well. If you all really want to help me, I can't give you a reason, but you deserve the truth.. again..I copied and pasted, couldnt write it again


Member: Sheryl
Location: Ga
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 01:16:48

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um.. it might actually help if I copied and pasted it ......sigh..

Thank you Bonnie et al. I read your post and suddenly my problems any my complaining and the excuses just make realize how selfish I am. I might as well say this now as well. I opened my mouth and lied to all of you. I do not have any children, unless you count a 10 yr old cat. I guess I thought I needed to give ya'll a reason to help me. I dont know. Found a meeting near me tonight, sat in the parking lot for about 20 minutes .. then left.If all of you say to try it..sh** I have nothing to lose.


Member: lauren
Location: MD
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 08:18:07

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hello sheryl - lauren again - alcoholic. H.O.W. this program works (if you want to get sober) is through Honesty, Openmindedness, and Willingness.You have been given the experience, strength and hope of others on this site. DO what is suggested and you'll make it.


Member: Mike W
Location: New Hamphire
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 08:59:10

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Hi, I'm Mike Alcholic, We'll Sherly you are probably one of us, you definitly "qualify". Honesty is a character assest we all earned one day at a time, dishonesty is a charater defect this drunk used as a weapon of choice against innocent people for years. I don't have to live that way anymore. Sherly it is simple, if you have had enough, your life is unmanageable and you want all the crap to stop then #1 don't drink #2 go to that meeting (sit inside, not outside in your car it work better that way), #3 ask for help. Then hang on for one heck of a ride. To start out you don't even need an honest desire to stop drinking, just a desire to.

Happy Thanksgiving to all with humility and gratidute in my heart and peace in my mind, Mike W.


Member: Mike S
Location: Seattle
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 12:58:42

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Mike, alchololic. Yes indeed, One Day at A Time. This day I know that if I get to a meeting, listen, and share whatever is on my heart and mind, I stand a good chance of making it through my 165th day of sobriety. Tomorrow, the 166th, will take care of itself. Maybe this weekend, I'll finally actually sit down and do my step 8, thouroughly. Maybe not. Today by the Grace of God who gave this program to Bill W., I will trust Him to keep me clean, sober, and sane.


Member: Leslie A
Location: Texas
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 13:48:00

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Hi Im Leslie an alcoholic. I'm having a hell of a time with anger and self pity. Not to mention I just know the world is kicking my ass. Everything in my life is perfect right now. A lot of change all for the better and I'm still pissed off. My sponsor compares it to me holding a lump of coal and waiting for it to become a diamond instead of taking the diamond that alcoholics anonymous is trying to give me. I guess I think if I give the coal up or drop the rock I'll have no control. Never mind that I never had any to begin with. I don't know why I'm so pissed off. I know it's a one day at a time deal. I hate when I think I know all the right answers and it still isn't helping me. I don't want to drink which is a miracle, but I sure would like to kill a few people or something. I know it's fear but of what? The reality around me is fine. Any input group?


Member: Sue D.
Location: WS,NC
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 20:08:20

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I am so grateful that you are here for me tonight. This has been a rough couple of months. I have 14 years clean and I feel real low. Stinking thinking. I lost my job last month in a hostile take over. I really am afraid that my marriage of 6 years (my 3rd) is over. And I just found out that my beloved son has become another tragic victim of this disease. He is not dead. Just his insides. Living like an animal. That's what he told me. I am a big ball of grief. Then...the topic is ONE DAY AT A TIME. I think I can make it through this time one day at a time. I believe that God will hold me and my son and my marriage RIGHT NOW. TODAY. And that drink I dreamed about having last night;( ok 2 or 3 drinks), I can live without it today.


Member: Dave W.
Location: Massachusetts
Date: 25 Nov 1998
Time: 23:12:49

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Sheryl and George R: (and all) Hi, I'm Dave and I'm an alcoholic. Animals know instinctively what we humans have to learn - how to take life one day at a time. My dog saw me through two years of drinking and three years of sobriety. She was a model of sanity in times where I felt crazy. A pet can be the best therapist - you can tell them anything, and they absolutely will keep a secret! I miss Sabina terribly from time to time, but am grateful for the time we did share. She taught me things that no human could have - patience, forgiveness, how to enjoy a nap, and on and on. After all, Dog is God spelled backwards. Happy turkey day to all!


Member: Michelle S.
Location: CA
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 00:37:02

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Hi everyone..I'm Michelle and I'm an alcoholic.

One Day at a Time is a great topic...always is! A lot of the time I have to take it one moment at a time. Today, the freedom this program has given me is that of "choice". I choose today to be happy with where I am on my journey and for who I am today. I know that my children are grateful that not only do I have a Life today - but because of sobriety - so do they! Happy Thanksgiving to All - We deserve every bit of happiness that we feel in any given moment - we've earned it! We have been chosen by the greatest power and for me, I cherish it and love my life today - One Day at a Time....Thanks for listening!


Member: brandon j
Location: west tn.
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 01:27:35

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ONE DAY AT A TIME!!! I think that this statement sums it all up.


Member: Paul B.
Location: Blakeslee, PA
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 02:22:25

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Hi...My name is Paul & I'm an alcoholic. Keeping away from the 1st drink, one day at a time, keeps me sober. But, living sober one day at a time isn't always as easy. Living and working in a driven society frequently puts fear, ego and the desire to take back my will on my plate. I sometimes catch myself when I think that I can compartmentalize my life; sobriety goes here, work goes here, play here, etc. When I do that, I make the mistake of thinking that I can safely be in control of some parts of my life, even though I know I am powerless over alcohol. I have to remember that I am also powerless over all of the people, places and things that come into my life and that they, too, have to be dealt with just in today, not yesterday and not tomorrow. Practicing one day at a time in all of these "compartments" is the only way for me to use the gift of sobriety. His will, not mine. Happy Holidays.


Member: nanc
Location: washington
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 09:18:23

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HI, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THE INTERNET! this is a wonderful way to start the day I have 21 years and two children that went thru 9 treatment centers and because of topics and sharing of people i have stayed sober thru all I am grateful for this program and enjoy life because of not drinking one day at a time


Member: nanc
Location: washington
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 09:19:39

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HI, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THE INTERNET! this is a wonderful way to start the day I have 21 years and two children that went thru 9 treatment centers and because of topics and sharing of people i have stayed sober thru all I am grateful for this program and enjoy life because of not drinking one day at a time. we are all changing one day at a time


Member: Scott S.
Location: Fort Pierce, FL
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 10:54:58

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERBODY! I'm Scott - a true alcoholic. The challenge of this day, too, is to make it through without drinking. At one time I could not have conceived of going to the inlaws for Thanksgiving without drinking. But this desire, too, has passed. It is just one other ODAT - and I'll make it today with God's grace and the support of all of you. BEST WISHES!

Love, Scott


Member: pat g
Location: indianapolis
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 15:19:04

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for me i am grateful that i even know about one day at a time. i learned this in aa and i have learned in aa that it is the only way to live sanely. is it hard to practice? yes, because i like to control and i am usually plotting things so they turn out in the future how i want but living in the present ( one day at a time) is the only way to live that brings me serenity. bless you all for being there for me. i could not do it by myself.


Member: Golda F.
Location: NYC
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 17:38:23

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I remember when I used to be on a vacation, driving down Main Street of some small town, looking for a turn off to a campsite or just scouting around for a supermarket. The sun's out and there's no real deadline and I am here. Nowhere else to go. That to me is my model of a day at a time, a moment at a time. To just stay right here, right now. Nowhere else. No time else. Even if the sun isn't out and my supervisor might call me into reprimand me about something, the moment is real and good and I don't have to run away. There is nothing to be afraid of. God is right here. My Higher Power only wants me to experience life, feel my feelings, learn what I have to learn, help others. And stay sober. Stay here. Stay awake. Thanks for listening. Happy Thanksgiving.


Member: Dan H
Location: Glennallen, Alaska
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 20:24:29

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Dan H- alcoholic. SHERYL......We all have felt the pain you are feeling now. None of us knew what to do until we attended that first real meeting. Coming here was a beginning because you have admitted that you are powerless over the great destroyer alcohol. Hardly anyone can quit on their own. I have always felt like I was a square peg in a round hole....until I went to my first meeting. There I found a place that had people with many years of sobriety that I also wanted. By going one day , one minute, one second at a time, I have been able to stay sober for 483 days as of today. Each day DOES get better. Rough ones can work their way in there but by going to meetings and being with others like me, I have been able to stay sober. No more guilt, no more wondering how I was going to escape the hurricane I was sitting in. Pick up the phone and call AA. We will all be there waiting to catch you and pull you out of the hurricane. Love, Dan H.


Member: Tom A.     
Location: Carlisle, AR
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 20:25:42

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Hello, my name is Tom A. I am a grateful sober alcholic, who is sober today by the grace of God and for that I am very thankful on this Thanksgiving Day in the USA. My first encounter with the cliche One-Day-At-A-Time was presented to me by a speaker from the podium at my first AA meeting in Norfolk, VA. The speaker said "Any damn fool can stay sober for twenty-four hours" and from that beginning I have not found it necessary to take a drink of alcohol one-day-at-a-time because I have also learned in this program that "there is nothing so bady that a drink won't make it worse." Hope you all have had a Happy Thanskgiving this just happens to be my 38th one in a row and it has been done with the help of the AA Program and most assuredly 0ne-day-at-a-time. Welcome newcomers and oldcomers. God Bless - Tom A.


Member: Grateful Recovering Alcoholic
Location: J.H.,  WY
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 20:55:23

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"A day at a time....Thank my higher power that I finally realized I do not have to live in the future. It only caused LARGE probs in my life. All the what ifs and maybes. I don't know what the future holds (and I can't control it) so why go there? The insanity? Yep. As if I love all the stress of trying to predict the future! HA! I'm enjoying my life so much more by living it in the present. Thank god I have that. Otherwise I'd never be able to make it through this holiday season. (My first one sober.) As long as I remember to stay in the here and now, I have faith I can do this. Deep breaths, lots of them!"


Member: Joe B.
Location: Ohio, USA
Date: 26 Nov 1998
Time: 22:49:48

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Hi, my name is Joe B. and I'm an alcoholic, drug addict, and schizophrenic.

I just want to say that since I have been sober, my life has done a 100% turn-around. I was locked in state hospitals unable to face the real world.. Would fight and kill.. Now I'm ONLINE! Weird.. I have a great job, programming for a ISP, am a certified electronics technician, and a record deal for my guitar playing..... And how did this come all about??? ONE DAY AT A TIME!

I had a great turkey day! Sober, and remember it...


Member: LISA O
Location: CAMP VERDE, AZ
Date: 27 Nov 1998
Time: 16:49:56

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MY NAME IS LISA AND I AM AN ALCOHOLIC. ONE DAY AT A TIME FOR ME IS SOMETIMES ONE MOMENT AT A TIME. THIS PAST THANKSGIVING WAS MY SECOND THANKSGIVING SOBER AND I ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF THE DAY AS I TRY TO DO EVERYDAY.GOD BLESS


Member: Bill B.
Location: NY State, USA
Date: 27 Nov 1998
Time: 18:46:45

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My name is Bill and I am an alcoholic. One day at a time got me sober and can also get me serene. I do not have to worry about yesterday or about tomorrow but just stay in the moment. I recently did another 4th, 5th and 6th step asking God as I understand God to remove defects of character that can make me miserable even in sobriety: self-doubt, a sense of failure, low self-esteeem, and self loathing. One day at a time, I can be happy andd love myself in this moment in this day and live in the serenity the Big Book promises. The 10th, 11th & 12th steps give me the tools for living one day at a time. The 12th step gives me a cogent philosophy of life. I do not have to judge myself, but rather love myself and, most importantly, accept myself in all my variations one day at a time, sober and humble.


Member: rilla p
Location: rural oregon
Date: 27 Nov 1998
Time: 23:09:10

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My name is rilla and I'm an alcoholic. This is the first time i have ever attended a meeting online. i am 6.5 years sober, one day at a time. in this particular moment, i am very grateful that there is an aa meeting online. i live about 50 miles from town and this is a convenient way to particpate in aa.. my life has also changed 100%. I went back to school at age 41, and became an alcohol and drug counselor. i would never have been able to do that had i not found aa and sobriety. thank you all for 12 stepping me tonight. i truly needed to be reminded of where i have been and where it is that i want to go. higher power bless each of you.


Member: Marianne
Location: Washington
Date: 27 Nov 1998
Time: 23:16:22

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Hi, I'm Marianne & I'm an alcoholic. I'm grateful for 1 day at a time. I will have 11 mos. clean & sober this week thanks to 1 day at a time. 11 mos. ago i went to AA in tears & feeling hopeless. Living one day at a time, I have found hope. All I have to do is stay away from THE FIRST DRINK TODAY.... just today. I have peace of mind when I wake up in the mornings. Life goes on...financial & legal battles eventually work themselves out as long as I stay away from that 1st drink. I can make it through the holidays one day at a time, because that's all I have. I once heard at a meeting, "if I have one foot in yesterday, & one foot in tomorrow, I'm shitting on today"...(excuse the language), but just another way to appreciate the "here & now". Thank-you AA & some kind of higher power. I hope I can remember how I found this website!


Member: TRAVIS J.
Location: MEMPHIS TN.
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 01:50:03

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HI, MY NAME IS TRAVIS J. I AM A MEMBER OF AA. THANKS FOR HAVING THIS WEBSITE. SOBER ALMOST ELEVEN YEARS BY THE GRACE OF GOD!!! HAVING SOME ROUGH TIMES, PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.


Member: Mike C
Location: OH
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 07:36:07

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Hi, I'm Mike,and I'm an alcoholic. When I first came to AA I planned to get sober tomorrow, as I had beed doing for what seemed like forever. Someone told me all I had to do was not drink for one day. I thought it would be nice to have a picture of that person in my dictionary, next to the word idiot. Well, I guess pride can be put to good use, because I used it to go 24 hours without drugs or alcohol. It was tough, but I made it. I thought I'll show them, I can always get drunk tomorrow. When my first day sober came to an end I felt a little better, so I decided to try another. It worked for a while that way, then I had a desire to drink that was overwhelming, so I phoned an AA member before I took a drink, I found out why this is a WE program. I still haven't taken that drink, and it's been 257 days now, and it can only be one day at a time. If you are a newcomer to AA, just go one day without using. You can do that, can't you? If you have trouble doing that, talk to another AA member, get help, but stay sober for one day. That's all I do. It's not always easy, but it works. Well I can always get drunk if I want to, but I think I'll try another 24 hours sober. Thanks for letting me share.


Member: Joe M.
Location: Midland, TX.
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 09:23:19

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Today is all that is promised to me by my HIGHER POWER. When I remember all the times I should have died while drunk, I am filled with a pro- found gratitude for just having the blessing of one more day to help others attain the peace I've found in AA.


Member: Nanc
Location: Washington
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 11:44:43

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Hi everyone one and another day has added to my sobriety. My sponsor has 40 years and she believes in living Happy Joyus and Free and never forgetting the first step but laughing is healing and our meeting last night was on "We are not a glum lot" lots of love and laughter and no dwelling in the past. I love this program and thank you for sharing.


Member: Clark W.
Location: Destin, Florida
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 14:47:24

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Hello Everyone!!

I live in Destin Florida and I am traveling down to Long Boat Key Florida next week. ( December 2 - December 11th, 1998. I have been sober for almost two years(March 30th,) and I have never been away from my home group too much. I need an AA meeting list for the Long Boat Key area or the Sarasota Florida area. Could someone fax me or E-mail me a schedule? I would greatly appreciate it!!Fax: 850-231-0697 or E-mail clarkwest@hotmail.com......Thanks!!


Member: RAY C
Location: Bognor Regis
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 18:08:27

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Hi my name is Ray and I have to admit sometimes I find it very difficult to keep it in the day,but when you haven't been to a meeting for a few yeaers I should thank my Higher Power I'm still sober.I have just discovered this page via my partner I think she's trying to tell me something tomorrow I will go to my first meeting in over three years.THANK YOU.


Member: alphonio
Location:
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 22:45:20

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one day at a time when i was not yet familiar with AA, i suffered hour after hour. now i only suffer one day at a time.


Member: Joyce K.
Location: Illinois
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 23:52:44

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Hi, I'm Joyce, alcoholic. One Day At A Time. What a concept. Took me a few months to really figure that one out. I finally realized that there was too much reason to worry about what tomorrow would bring...what I needed to do what not drink today. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I could just live in today (for the most part) and not get too excited about what was around the bend. This program has saved my life and restored a lot of my sanity. I always have to remind myself I get from the program exactly what I put into it. And I will continue trying to take a little action -- One Day At a Time. Love to all, Joyce


Member: Joyce K.
Location: Illinois
Date: 28 Nov 1998
Time: 23:53:07

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Hi, I'm Joyce, alcoholic. One Day At A Time. What a concept. Took me a few months to really figure that one out. I finally realized that there was too much reason to worry about what tomorrow would bring...what I needed to do what not drink today. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I could just live in today (for the most part) and not get too excited about what was around the bend. This program has saved my life and restored a lot of my sanity. I always have to remind myself I get from the program exactly what I put into it. And I will continue trying to take a little action -- One Day At a Time. Love to all, Joyce


Member: Karen B.
Location: Tucson,AZ
Date: 29 Nov 1998
Time: 04:31:38

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I'm Karen, alcoholic and various & sundry disabilities. One day at a time - well this is my first internet AA time. So, in a sense, it's all new. Been sober a tad more than 20 years. Sometimes hard to admit that I have new problems! I feel I should say that by now, it's all grand. Then I remember: I would be dead. Historically speaking, it was only a short time ago when we alkies were cast aside. Avoid the temptation of comparing yourself to those without alcoholism. I'm glad to visit with you here in cyberspace.


Member: Withnail
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 29 Nov 1998
Time: 08:35:27

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My name is Withnail and I have just begun to accept the fact that I'm an alcoholic. The ODAAT topic is a great start for someone like myself who just stumbled "deliberately" upon this page today. I've been fooling myself for too long. I workout daily, eat healthym, enjoy my family....but drink pretty much everyday. I try and convince myself that drinking a bottle of wine or more an evening is OK. I will begin by focussing on OSDAAT. Thanks all!!