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Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 05-14-2021, 07:52 AM

Replies: 1 Change Your Playmates, Playgrounds, And Playthings Views: 31,746 Posted By Larrylive Clinical Trials in 2020 establish that "People,... Clinical Trials in 2020 establish that "People, Places & Things" are real..... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31898285/

Forum: New Member Check In 02-13-2021, 12:39 PM

Replies: 7 New to group Views: 5,684 Posted By Larrylive Welcome friends, I'm just doing my... Welcome friends, I'm just doing my (un)usual cruise through history, as I remembered I was an addict. God is good. I hope you are too. Be Well, Larry

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 11-23-2018, 08:05 PM

Replies: 4 Home Group Activities Views: 52,883 Posted By Larrylive FYI, We still do the dances, and tomorrow will be... FYI, We still do the dances, and tomorrow will be our third "2nd Thanksgiving". We invite the church (where we hold our meetings) and cook for them as an act of gratitude. This year will include 2...

Forum: Sponsors and Sponsees Help Forum 02-20-2014, 08:22 AM

Replies: 10 Working With Your Sponsor??? Views: 27,082 Posted By Larrylive What's the difference between a sponsor and a... What's the difference between a sponsor and a close friend. It seems the "sponsor" label elevates the sponsor or rather subjagates the sponcee. I can fully appretiate having a confidant to mull...

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 01-19-2014, 04:22 PM

Replies: 4 Home Group Activities Views: 52,883 Posted By Larrylive Home Group Activities Our home group puts on 2 dances a year, St. Patricks Day and Halloween. Holidays that traditional are spent in bars, drinking. We supply soft-drinks and coffee, some munchies (pizza, chips, etc) and...

Forum: Sponsors and Sponsees Help Forum 01-18-2014, 09:27 PM

Replies: 10 Working With Your Sponsor??? Views: 27,082 Posted By Larrylive I sometimes question the role of sponsors in... I sometimes question the role of sponsors in "today's AA". I suppose it's attitudes like you expressed in the above qoute. Surely not every sponsor is perfectly enlightened in wisdom and the ways of...

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 12-31-2013, 10:04 AM

Replies: 16 Burned at the stake for Reading Your Bible in A.A. Views: 41,042 Posted By Larrylive "...many people just rely on religion..." ... "...many people just rely on religion..." Faith without works is dead. Hence steps 10-12. I believe that's the difference between religion and AA. Suggestions? there is only one. The AA program...

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 12-23-2013, 12:44 PM

Replies: 16 Burned at the stake for Reading Your Bible in A.A. Views: 41,042 Posted By Larrylive I missed something...sorry. I really should be... I missed something...sorry. I really should be more vigalant. I hold the bible in higher regard, although I do concede the Big Book may have been inspired. Of course within the meeting/rooms the...

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 12-18-2013, 04:19 PM

Replies: 2 Attended a BB study....? Views: 11,997 Posted By Larrylive Attended a BB study....? I attended a BB study meeting last night, The facilitator informed us the Bill W had his Spiritual Awakening (White Light Version) while under the influence of phenobarbitol. I didn't think it was...

Forum: A.A. History With Dick B. 12-06-2013, 03:42 PM

Replies: 16 Burned at the stake for Reading Your Bible in A.A. Views: 41,042 Posted By Larrylive I have highlighted the word "God" throughout my... I have highlighted the word "God" throughout my BB and stress the lack of the word sponsor. Seems to many people inflate their own ego's demanding newcomers to follow their program, not that of AA. ...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 12-01-2013, 12:14 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive Another week gone, this bothers me. Funny how... Another week gone, this bothers me. Funny how fast time goes at this stage of life (with the exception of when one is in jail...inside joke...Ahhh, get it?). I fear something is terribly wrong...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-24-2013, 08:37 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive "If there is one danger in long term recovery... "If there is one danger in long term recovery programs it is complacency. The way to overcome complacency is through personal growth. Seek to improve your life. Seek to improve your life...

Forum: New Member Check In 11-23-2013, 08:48 PM

Replies: 3 Hello Again Views: 4,600 Posted By Larrylive Hello. This recoveredcrackhead welcomes all... Hello. This recoveredcrackhead welcomes all those who seek to change from addicttion to clean, sober living. be Well, Larry

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-23-2013, 09:27 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive "Only principles endure and these I now possess,... "Only principles endure and these I now possess, for the laws that will lead me to greatness are contained in the words of these scrolls. What they will teach me is more to prevent failure than to...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-22-2013, 07:57 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive "And how will this be accomplished? For I have... "And how will this be accomplished? For I have neither the knowledge nor the experience to achieve greatness and already I have stumbled in ignorance and fallen into pools of self-pity. The answer...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-20-2013, 11:36 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive There is no failure except in the not trying. ... There is no failure except in the not trying. Wisdom, unfortunately, is gained through experience. And as we make our way through life many of the difficulties we experience, it is learned, only...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-17-2013, 08:55 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive "Time teaches all things to he who lives forever... "Time teaches all things to he who lives forever but I have not the luxury of eternity. Yet, within my allotted time I must practice the art of patience for nature acts never in haste. To create...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-16-2013, 09:34 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive "Failure will no longer by my payment for my... "Failure will no longer by my payment for my struggle. Just as nature made no provision for my body to tolerate pain neither has it made any provision for my life to suffer failure. Failure, like...

Forum: Sponsors and Sponsees Help Forum 11-16-2013, 08:12 AM

Replies: 3 Sponsorship, the otherway Views: 7,364 Posted By Larrylive Funny thing is in the Big Book the talk of... Funny thing is in the Big Book the talk of working with another alcoholic during the first few days of sobriety, although they really don't speak of sponsorship, atleast not the way it's used today....

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-15-2013, 05:18 PM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive The scroll marked #1 "Today I begin a new life.... The scroll marked #1 "Today I begin a new life. Today I shed my old skin, which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediocrity. Today I am born anew and my birthplace...

Forum: Sponsors and Sponsees Help Forum 11-14-2013, 07:41 AM

Replies: 3 Sponsorship, the otherway Views: 7,364 Posted By Larrylive Sponsorship, the otherway I have attended meetings for many years, I only have a few years "in" recovery. I have been opening/making making coffee for four cycles of a Big Book study and... ...In my humble opinion, the...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-12-2013, 11:04 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive Well atleast God loves me. I know this because my... Well atleast God loves me. I know this because my eldest, my indicator of how I am doing, invited me to her home. They bought it about a year ago and this was the first time I had been there. It's...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-09-2013, 09:32 AM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive Well that was the plan. My how things change. ... Well that was the plan. My how things change. I spent most of October in jail because I am in love with an alcoholic-crackhead BPD. I triend to interfere with her using and she told the police I...

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 11-09-2013, 08:52 AM

Replies: 31 NA JFT FOR NOVEMBER Views: 10,116 Posted By Larrylive Nov. 9 Just for today: I will make plans,... Nov. 9 Just for today: I will make plans, but I will not plan the results. I will trust in my Higher Power’s loving care. Be well, Larry

Forum: Alcohol, Drugs and Other Addictions Recovery 09-03-2013, 04:05 PM

Replies: 12 recoveredcrackhead@yahoo Views: 11,602 Posted By Larrylive recoveredcrackhead@yahoo yep, that's my e-mail, I thought it might be easy for addicts to remember, I may have been wrong. Or they may just like doing drugs and don't care about others suffering. I do. I started smoking...

Forum: Inspirations, Poetry, Quotes, Thoughts, Etc 09-03-2013, 03:28 PM

Replies: 0 Thanks... Views: 3,807 Posted By Larrylive Thanks... I realized early on that i had a...knack with words. Particularly in poetic form. and although i have written many pieces, the credit goes to God, I, for some reason am the vehicle through which they...

Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-14-2013, 07:48 PM

Replies: 5 WOW (Words Of Wit/Wisdom) Views: 47,450 Posted By Larrylive Don't measure a man's success by how high he... Don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. - General George S. Patton

Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations 08-11-2013, 03:36 PM

Replies: 4 The best way to learn the Word of God Views: 29,911 Posted By Larrylive The Kingdom of God is within us. It must be... The Kingdom of God is within us. It must be nutured and loved to manifest in it's fullest glory.

Forum: New Member Check In 08-10-2013, 10:48 AM

Replies: 6 Hello Fellow Travellers Views: 9,009 Posted By Larrylive Hey Max, I'm Larry, new here, old elsewhere.... Hey Max, I'm Larry, new here, old elsewhere. Be Well, Larry

Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-10-2013, 10:43 AM

Replies: 5 WOW (Words Of Wit/Wisdom) Views: 47,450 Posted By Larrylive "Whatever is at the center of our life will be... "Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power." Stephen Covey

Forum: Spiritual Recovery 08-08-2013, 01:36 PM

Replies: 6 Spirituality in AA Views: 14,377 Posted By Larrylive I almost agree. Where I see the problem is... I almost agree. Where I see the problem is in the word "find'. Seems to me (IMHO) the the program was crafted at a time when most people had an understanding, they did not need to "develope" one....

Forum: 12 Steps and 12 Traditions 08-08-2013, 10:07 AM

Replies: 1 What do you do when you finish working the Steps? Views: 25,407 Posted By Larrylive That there is one of them rhetorical... That there is one of them rhetorical questions..... 10, 11, 12 are daily practices. But I will tell you story/joke to....everyone

Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-08-2013, 10:03 AM

Replies: 5 WOW (Words Of Wit/Wisdom) Views: 47,450 Posted By Larrylive WOW (Words Of Wit/Wisdom) "Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can...

Forum: Spiritual Recovery 08-06-2013, 01:52 PM

Replies: 6 Spirituality in AA Views: 14,377 Posted By Larrylive Not really, but I think I know what you mean. And... Not really, but I think I know what you mean. And it certainly doesn't say anything about a sponsor. God is mention in 5 of the 12 steps, so I am thinking this is an important concept for ones...

Forum: 12 Steps and 12 Traditions 08-05-2013, 08:47 PM

Replies: 6 Step one Views: 13,878 Posted By Larrylive Step one "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable." Copyright A.A. World Services, Inc.

Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations 08-05-2013, 08:35 PM

Replies: 4 The best way to learn the Word of God Views: 29,911 Posted By Larrylive I am curious, where is the Kingdom of God and how... I am curious, where is the Kingdom of God and how do I get there? Regards, Larry PS I'm thinkin my answer is different than yours, and yet we both read the same book.

Forum: Spiritual Recovery 08-05-2013, 08:28 PM

Replies: 6 Spirituality in AA Views: 14,377 Posted By Larrylive Spirituality in AA I don't know what happened in AA, but I certainly don't get the message the book seems to tell by sitting in meetings. Primarily; the AA book mentions God 64 times in the primary text (first...

Forum: Daily Gratitude 08-05-2013, 07:46 PM

Replies: 3 Pay it forward, Views: 17,284 Posted By Larrylive Pay it forward, i have been told to be thankful for the gifts I am about to receive, which therefore creates in my mind the impression that I already have them and thereby removing the obsession to "have" or "want"....

Forum: Daily Gratitude 08-05-2013, 07:32 PM

Replies: 1 Today I will help another person Views: 12,974 Posted By Larrylive Personally, I'd skip the one day at a time part... Personally, I'd skip the one day at a time part and go for "permanent sobriety" like it says in the AA Book (4th Ed., pg V & XVII) This recoverEDcrackhead plays for keeps. Be well, Larry

Forum: New Member Check In 08-05-2013, 06:53 PM

Replies: 1 What an Honor. Views: 14,663 Posted By Larrylive What an Honor. Ironic though, The first newcomer to sign in has been in recovery for a bit and now goes to college for chem. dep. couns. So, incase you didn't know: recoveredcrackhead@yahoo.com is my...

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