Alcoholics Anonymous

justadrunk · justadrunk

A kid opens his lunch box and looks inside. "Ah $HIt", he goes to the kid sitting next to him... PB&J AGAIN! "Why don't you ask your Mom to make you something else"? Says the other kid. "I make my own lunch". He says. How's your lunch lookin?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The guys at the barber shop asked me what actress I would like to be stuck in an elevator with.I told them the one who knows how to fix elevators.I'm old, tired and need to pee a lot!

Mike D · Mike D

Just wanted to share that today, on January 24th, God has blessed me with 26 years of sobriety. I'm grateful to all those who have helped me through the years. Blessings, Mike D.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

For those of you that haven't been around for a year or two, Dean made a recommendation to me a year or so ago that included the use of Neti pot and some Zinc ... ... ... Okay, the rest of the story, LOL ... Yesterday I got up with some nasal congestion that was irritating at best ... by the end of the day, I kn...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What we say is important. Our vocabulary should be filled with words of hope and dreams. Be known as someone who speaks positively.Recently I saw a sign under a mounted large mouth bass. It read, "If I had kept my mouth shut I wouldn't be here." How true! Don't jump into trouble mouth first. L...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I haven't had control over my own thinking for years and years. The alcohol was my Higher Power and I did everything it told me to do while I was under its influence. Also, I have been a people pleaser most of my life, and because of this, I have allowed myself to be in controlling relationships where I was t...

Nanners80 · Nanners80

I have ebbs sober for 22 days from alcohol and was unable to get funding together to go to treatment for drugs a nd alcohol I start counseling tomorrow but am just looking for direction

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 23 "Sincerity of purpose, humility in the knowledge of our own power to help, and confidence in our understanding of our capacities in AA are likely to help in working with others."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Focusing on SolutionsIf we are to learn to cope with our illness and our life, we must begin focusing on solutions, not just on our problems.But this means we must change our attitude and outlook. We can no longer live as if there are only problems in our lives. We can no longer consider ourselves victim...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.Amelia Earhart

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

I was driving down a street in my old neighborhood yesterday and noticed all of these cool new pubs and watering holes that Tipsy McStagger would have loved. It sent me into this grumpy, irritable, restless funk that I can't seem to shake. I'm happy, I feel physically great, my home life is loving, rich...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Way to go lady - you have been such a sweet silent and humble supporter to me. Love ya!

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 22 "By helping to insure the sobriety of others to come, we insure our own sobriety today."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I am a little sad over this for some reason... I go to a Step Meeting once a week. They never give out chips. My thought is....if this is the first meeting someone is attending and is ready to pick up a white chip and they don't give them out, what affect, if any, this may have on them. I have been to quite a few m...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

I'm here because I know of nowhere else to go with this. No real drama or tragedy,just a goofy little fluke. All of my life I've suffered from anxiety and depression, and it showed. I never smiled. But a couple of nights ago, my bad feelings went into hyper-drive so I tried something I've never tried befo...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

One of the biggest issues I have heard other alcoholics have about this program is the "believing in a Power greater than ourselves" ....aka "Higher Power". (Step Two) * Meetings have turned into unruly debates with raised voices, insults and people even leaving meetings wh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power. When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that Power whenever we want guidance or peacefulness. Let's not resist this invitation. Most of us had daily crises before turning...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.Ralph Waldo Emerson

justadrunk · justadrunk

My body responded to the alcohol before I ever took a drink. All I had to do was 'know I was about to'. So anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes before drinking I was already having many bodily reactions... most of which are not 'lady like'. Then.... The Drink - the flush of my face - and some minutes of 'high' follo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pg 25 of the big bookThere is a solution.Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession ofshortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it reallyworked in others, and we had come to believe in thehopelessness and fu...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives our to the care of God as we understood Him." This is probably the biggest, most important decision I have made and will ever make in my life. I had admitted I was powerless over alcohol several times in the past, but I never got much further than th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "My definition of balance is being able to obsessequally in all areas of my life!" As an alcoholic I completely understand all or nothing thinking. When I was in my disease, I used to obsessively plan out my drinking and using, always making s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.Saint Augustine

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let every man be occupied in the highest employment of which he is capable and die conscious that he has done his best. --Sidney Smith Doing something that we feel good about never loses its importance to our lives. And it need not be a prestigious occupation for our work to be important. In fact, who are...

patisserie-luv · patisserie-luv

Hi there! I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, so please forgive me if it isn't. I'm looking for a young person's AA (for in person meetings AND for online chats as well..(I know that online could be based anywhere, but an online chat with its members being primarily in Austin would be extremely...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 21 "We shall always have to deal with the fearful forces which are released when the human ego runs amok -- the same forces that are shattering the world of our time. Deliver us from temptation must therefore continue to be a prime ingredient of our every attitude, practice, and prayer.&...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Hi all, I went down to the parking garage in my condo building at 8AM this morning to drive across the bridge into San Francisco for my Sunday morning AA meeting, only to discover that my car was not in my parking space..... Yup, it was stolen some time last night. From a secured parking garage in my build...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.Oliver Wendell Holmes

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If it werent for the dark days, we wouldnt know what it is to walk in the light.Earl Campbell

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey All, Long time, no write. I am doing well, though, and wanted to stop in to ask a question. Basically, do any of you have experience being in both AA and Al-Anon? I recently started reading the book Adult Children of Alcoholics and have been floored by how accurately the book describes much of my life...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"I can't help it" . . . that's what we all say when we don't want to exert ourselves. --Eva LathburyIrresponsible behavior is not unfamiliar to us. Passivity is equally familiar. In the past, excusing ourselves of all responsibility prevented us from being blamed. We have learned that it...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

For the past week I have been eating so much at night I can't move. I have lost weight but eating seems to be my new thing. I dont like it. I'm not drinking but I'm being a pig. Anyone deal with this. I eat until it hurts then get mad at myself then do yoga for an hour and a half. I'm exhausted trying to be healthy w...

annushka1979 · annushka1979

Is anyone in Montego Bay this week? No AA meetings the week I'm there/here.. maybe meet up at a coffee shop for a quick one?

mandm · mandm

I recently ran into a old friend of mine, I see him time to time, hes a alcoholic in the AA program, I used to work with him, and he was alway very vocal about being in aa and that he can't touch the stuff. A few years later I moved into a new place, and the liquore store I used to go to get my fix I'd see him from tim...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

When I was sick with the flu a couple of weeks ago, I missed a week going to AA meetings. This was hard for me and there were a couple of times where I found myself thinking a glass of wine sure would be nice. I imagined uncorking the bottle, filling the glass, smelling it and tasting it and those last two sens...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I work grounds and garden for a local Hotel. It keeps me from being idle in my retirement and its fun. The fun gets weird at times like this morning when I got there I saw some litter on the grounds from the drinkers who partied over the weekend. (Can't remember ever doing that but I digress). I picke...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have heard this quote throughout the years. I was surprised to find out that it is an oldie by Friedrich Nietzsche. He was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. (I wouldn't even try to pronounce his name and don't ask me what a philologist is, I didn't do that much research :) A...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy.--Jennie Jerome ChurchillWe are generally so certain that we know what's best for ourselves. And we are just as often certain that what we think is best will guarantee happiness. Perhaps we should...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.Rabbi Harold Kushner

pinkchip · pinkchip

What was helpful if anything? Sometimes I think it's just a safer place to get time from the last drink and to step out of the wreckage.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I know you have been laying awake at night wondering why baby diapers have brand names such as "Luvs", "Huggies," and "Pampers', while undergarments for old people are called "Depends". Well here is the low down on the whole thing.When babies crap in the...

7thnight · 7thnight

Has anyone experienced this? I am 13 years sober. Almost immediately from the time I got sober I started to lose my ability to read books in a relaxed carefree manner. This does not affect me if I am reading at a meeting or just reading an e-mail at work, etc. But when I sit down to read for enjoyment, I seem t...

Col · Col

Its been a while since I've had one of these....an MIP vent. I just had a horrible night at work. I work in a restaurant that was not running smoothly this evening. I was in a horrid mood due to the perfect storm of minor annoyances-The owners a jerk, my customers not so pleasant, I made very little money, t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I came to understand that it was all right to do things for people as long as I did it for the sake of doing it... the value being more in the act than in the result. --Joanna Field We've all heard the sentiment that it is better to give than to receive. Yet we may find it difficult to give to others, whether tha...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There are two kinds of worries those you can do something about and those you cant. Dont spend any time on the latter.Duke Ellington

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

I've been considerably more relaxed lately. Less temperamental and moody. Less likely to fly off the handle and overreact to things. For the first while I noticed the people around me were sort of waiting for me to explode. They we're observing me closely looking for signs of the old me to come bubblin...

Philipld · Philipld

Environment Canada has issued a travel warning due to snow and bad road conditions. They suggest that anyone traveling in the current icy conditions should ensure they have the following: ShovelBlankets or sleeping bagExtra clothing including hats and gloves24 hours worth of foodDe-Icer...

gonee · gonee

AA book pg 63. Boy was I unhappy with that. But it was absolutely necessary. My sponsor guided me very sensibly through the steps [4-9]. It's only in retrospect that I see the value of these steps. I used to do a lot of talking about the steps with people who used to talk a lot about the steps, but my sponsor g...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 17 "When things go well, we must never fall into the error of believing that no great ill can befall us. Nor should we accuse ourselves of 'negative thinking' when we insist on facing the destructive forces in and around us, both realistically and effectively. Vigilance will always b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. --Oscar MorrisSobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows with kinder e...

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	AA and our program is what we make of it. (Preview) A kid opens his lunch box and looks inside. "Ah $HIt", he goes to the kid sitting next to him... PB&J AGAIN! "Why don't you ask your Mom to make you something else"? Says the other kid. "I make my own lunch". He says. How's your lunch lookin?	justadrunk	4	386	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
	The Barber Shop (Preview) The guys at the barber shop asked me what actress I would like to be stuck in an elevator with.I told them the one who knows how to fix elevators.I'm old, tired and need to pee a lot!	Pythonpappy	2	394	Jan 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sobriety Birthday Today (Preview) Just wanted to share that today, on January 24th, God has blessed me with 26 years of sobriety. I'm grateful to all those who have helped me through the years. Blessings, Mike D.	Mike D	11	522	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
	Thank you StPeteDean ... ... ... AGAIN!!! (Preview) For those of you that haven't been around for a year or two, Dean made a recommendation to me a year or so ago that included the use of Neti pot and some Zinc ... ... ... Okay, the rest of the story, LOL ... Yesterday I got up with some nasal congestion that was irritating at best ... by the end of the day, I kn...	Pythonpappy	9	771	Jan 25, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Words (Preview) What we say is important. Our vocabulary should be filled with words of hope and dreams. Be known as someone who speaks positively.Recently I saw a sign under a mounted large mouth bass. It read, "If I had kept my mouth shut I wouldn't be here." How true! Don't jump into trouble mouth first. L...	Pythonpappy	6	441	Jan 24, 2014 by june
	The Freedom to Think for Myself (Preview) I haven't had control over my own thinking for years and years. The alcohol was my Higher Power and I did everything it told me to do while I was under its influence. Also, I have been a people pleaser most of my life, and because of this, I have allowed myself to be in controlling relationships where I was t...	betterthanyesterday52	17	652	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	New and looking for help (Preview) I have ebbs sober for 22 days from alcohol and was unable to get funding together to go to treatment for drugs a nd alcohol I start counseling tomorrow but am just looking for direction	Nanners80	7	547	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 23 "Sincerity of purpose, humility in the knowledge of our own power to help, and confidence in our understanding of our capacities in AA are likely to help in working with others."	Mike B.	2	267	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Focusing on SolutionsIf we are to learn to cope with our illness and our life, we must begin focusing on solutions, not just on our problems.But this means we must change our attitude and outlook. We can no longer live as if there are only problems in our lives. We can no longer consider ourselves victim...	Pythonpappy	4	285	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.Amelia Earhart	Pythonpappy	4	302	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	A wave of irritability... (Preview) I was driving down a street in my old neighborhood yesterday and noticed all of these cool new pubs and watering holes that Tipsy McStagger would have loved. It sent me into this grumpy, irritable, restless funk that I can't seem to shake. I'm happy, I feel physically great, my home life is loving, rich...	Butterfinger	27	864	Jan 23, 2014 by Stepchild
	Congrats Sheila (((JJ))) on 5 Years Sobriety! (Preview) Way to go lady - you have been such a sweet silent and humble supporter to me. Love ya!	justadrunk	13	444	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 22 "By helping to insure the sobriety of others to come, we insure our own sobriety today."	Mike B.	3	245	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	No Chips at This Meeting (Preview) I am a little sad over this for some reason... I go to a Step Meeting once a week. They never give out chips. My thought is....if this is the first meeting someone is attending and is ready to pick up a white chip and they don't give them out, what affect, if any, this may have on them. I have been to quite a few m...	betterthanyesterday52	23	4027	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Risus Sardonicus (?) (Preview) I'm here because I know of nowhere else to go with this. No real drama or tragedy,just a goofy little fluke. All of my life I've suffered from anxiety and depression, and it showed. I never smiled. But a couple of nights ago, my bad feelings went into hyper-drive so I tried something I've never tried befo...	AlcoHater	6	415	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	The Right to Choose Our Own Higher Power (Preview) One of the biggest issues I have heard other alcoholics have about this program is the "believing in a Power greater than ourselves" ....aka "Higher Power". (Step Two) * Meetings have turned into unruly debates with raised voices, insults and people even leaving meetings wh...	betterthanyesterday52	11	529	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power. When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that Power whenever we want guidance or peacefulness. Let's not resist this invitation. Most of us had daily crises before turning...	Pythonpappy	1	223	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	298	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Steps and promises (Preview) My body responded to the alcohol before I ever took a drink. All I had to do was 'know I was about to'. So anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes before drinking I was already having many bodily reactions... most of which are not 'lady like'. Then.... The Drink - the flush of my face - and some minutes of 'high' follo...	justadrunk	7	531	Jan 23, 2014 by jj
	Our disease wants us terrified, lonely and depressed - but There is a Solution (Preview) Pg 25 of the big bookThere is a solution.Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession ofshortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it reallyworked in others, and we had come to believe in thehopelessness and fu...	justadrunk	6	496	Jan 23, 2014 by jj
	The Big Decision (Step 3) (Preview) Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives our to the care of God as we understood Him." This is probably the biggest, most important decision I have made and will ever make in my life. I had admitted I was powerless over alcohol several times in the past, but I never got much further than th...	betterthanyesterday52	8	491	Jan 22, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "My definition of balance is being able to obsessequally in all areas of my life!" As an alcoholic I completely understand all or nothing thinking. When I was in my disease, I used to obsessively plan out my drinking and using, always making s...	Pythonpappy	4	596	Jan 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.Saint Augustine	Pythonpappy	0	231	Jan 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Let every man be occupied in the highest employment of which he is capable and die conscious that he has done his best. --Sidney Smith Doing something that we feel good about never loses its importance to our lives. And it need not be a prestigious occupation for our work to be important. In fact, who are...	Pythonpappy	0	199	Jan 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Young person's aa in North Texas and online? (Preview) Hi there! I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, so please forgive me if it isn't. I'm looking for a young person's AA (for in person meetings AND for online chats as well..(I know that online could be based anywhere, but an online chat with its members being primarily in Austin would be extremely...	patisserie-luv	7	1173	Jan 21, 2014 by davep12and12
	Grapevine (Preview) January 21 "We shall always have to deal with the fearful forces which are released when the human ego runs amok -- the same forces that are shattering the world of our time. Deliver us from temptation must therefore continue to be a prime ingredient of our every attitude, practice, and prayer.&...	Mike B.	1	311	Jan 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	My car was stolen (Preview) Hi all, I went down to the parking garage in my condo building at 8AM this morning to drive across the bridge into San Francisco for my Sunday morning AA meeting, only to discover that my car was not in my parking space..... Yup, it was stolen some time last night. From a secured parking garage in my build...	davep12and12	14	549	Jan 21, 2014 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote - Jan 19 (Preview) What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.Oliver Wendell Holmes	Pythonpappy	1	236	Jan 21, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 20th (Preview) If it werent for the dark days, we wouldnt know what it is to walk in the light.Earl Campbell	Pythonpappy	1	251	Jan 21, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Self-Disclosure at Al-Anon? (Preview) Hey All, Long time, no write. I am doing well, though, and wanted to stop in to ask a question. Basically, do any of you have experience being in both AA and Al-Anon? I recently started reading the book Adult Children of Alcoholics and have been floored by how accurately the book describes much of my life...	AdamMoz	10	997	Jan 21, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) "I can't help it" . . . that's what we all say when we don't want to exert ourselves. --Eva LathburyIrresponsible behavior is not unfamiliar to us. Passivity is equally familiar. In the past, excusing ourselves of all responsibility prevented us from being blamed. We have learned that it...	Pythonpappy	0	257	Jan 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Eating??? (Preview) For the past week I have been eating so much at night I can't move. I have lost weight but eating seems to be my new thing. I dont like it. I'm not drinking but I'm being a pig. Anyone deal with this. I eat until it hurts then get mad at myself then do yoga for an hour and a half. I'm exhausted trying to be healthy w...	Lizmccal	20	629	Jan 20, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Montego Bay Monday/Tues/Wed? (Preview) Is anyone in Montego Bay this week? No AA meetings the week I'm there/here.. maybe meet up at a coffee shop for a quick one?	annushka1979	1	488	Jan 20, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	my friend the alcoholic who i think need help agian. (Preview) I recently ran into a old friend of mine, I see him time to time, hes a alcoholic in the AA program, I used to work with him, and he was alway very vocal about being in aa and that he can't touch the stuff. A few years later I moved into a new place, and the liquore store I used to go to get my fix I'd see him from tim...	mandm	9	652	Jan 20, 2014 by tomsteve
	Step 1: We Admitted That We Were Powerless Over Alcohol and That Our Lives Had Become Unmanageable (Preview) When I was sick with the flu a couple of weeks ago, I missed a week going to AA meetings. This was hard for me and there were a couple of times where I found myself thinking a glass of wine sure would be nice. I imagined uncorking the bottle, filling the glass, smelling it and tasting it and those last two sens...	betterthanyesterday52	7	614	Jan 19, 2014 by AlcoHater
	Strange Phenomena (Preview) I work grounds and garden for a local Hotel. It keeps me from being idle in my retirement and its fun. The fun gets weird at times like this morning when I got there I saw some litter on the grounds from the drinkers who partied over the weekend. (Can't remember ever doing that but I digress). I picke...	Jerry F	5	438	Jan 19, 2014 by justadrunk
	"That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger" (Preview) I have heard this quote throughout the years. I was surprised to find out that it is an oldie by Friedrich Nietzsche. He was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. (I wouldn't even try to pronounce his name and don't ask me what a philologist is, I didn't do that much research :) A...	betterthanyesterday52	9	520	Jan 19, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy.--Jennie Jerome ChurchillWe are generally so certain that we know what's best for ourselves. And we are just as often certain that what we think is best will guarantee happiness. Perhaps we should...	Pythonpappy	1	233	Jan 19, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.Rabbi Harold Kushner	Pythonpappy	1	240	Jan 19, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	If you went to rehab... (Preview) What was helpful if anything? Sometimes I think it's just a safer place to get time from the last drink and to step out of the wreckage.	pinkchip	19	834	Jan 19, 2014 by pinkchip
	Just in Case You Been Wondering About This!!! (Preview) I know you have been laying awake at night wondering why baby diapers have brand names such as "Luvs", "Huggies," and "Pampers', while undergarments for old people are called "Depends". Well here is the low down on the whole thing.When babies crap in the...	Pythonpappy	7	504	Jan 19, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	reading troubles (Preview) Has anyone experienced this? I am 13 years sober. Almost immediately from the time I got sober I started to lose my ability to read books in a relaxed carefree manner. This does not affect me if I am reading at a meeting or just reading an e-mail at work, etc. But when I sit down to read for enjoyment, I seem t...	7thnight	9	420	Jan 19, 2014 by myownhell
	Vent session (Preview) Its been a while since I've had one of these....an MIP vent. I just had a horrible night at work. I work in a restaurant that was not running smoothly this evening. I was in a horrid mood due to the perfect storm of minor annoyances-The owners a jerk, my customers not so pleasant, I made very little money, t...	Col	11	419	Jan 18, 2014 by Zoomtopz
	Today's Gift (Preview) I came to understand that it was all right to do things for people as long as I did it for the sake of doing it... the value being more in the act than in the result. --Joanna Field We've all heard the sentiment that it is better to give than to receive. Yet we may find it difficult to give to others, whether tha...	Pythonpappy	1	203	Jan 18, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There are two kinds of worries those you can do something about and those you cant. Dont spend any time on the latter.Duke Ellington	Pythonpappy	1	224	Jan 18, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	I'm not a ticking timebomb... (Preview) I've been considerably more relaxed lately. Less temperamental and moody. Less likely to fly off the handle and overreact to things. For the first while I noticed the people around me were sort of waiting for me to explode. They we're observing me closely looking for signs of the old me to come bubblin...	Butterfinger	6	452	Jan 17, 2014 by Jerry F
	Typical Alky (Preview) Environment Canada has issued a travel warning due to snow and bad road conditions. They suggest that anyone traveling in the current icy conditions should ensure they have the following: ShovelBlankets or sleeping bagExtra clothing including hats and gloves24 hours worth of foodDe-Icer...	Philipld	5	337	Jan 17, 2014 by Jerry F
	"Our liquor was but a symptom. So we had to get down to causes and conditions." (Preview) AA book pg 63. Boy was I unhappy with that. But it was absolutely necessary. My sponsor guided me very sensibly through the steps [4-9]. It's only in retrospect that I see the value of these steps. I used to do a lot of talking about the steps with people who used to talk a lot about the steps, but my sponsor g...	gonee	6	1450	Jan 17, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	Grapevine (Preview) January 17 "When things go well, we must never fall into the error of believing that no great ill can befall us. Nor should we accuse ourselves of 'negative thinking' when we insist on facing the destructive forces in and around us, both realistically and effectively. Vigilance will always b...	Mike B.	2	235	Jan 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap. --Oscar MorrisSobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and receptivity to the treasure of life. It is the ability to view the world through gentler glasses and hear our fellows with kinder e...	Pythonpappy	1	175	Jan 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
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