Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.

justadrunk · justadrunk

How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you

IandI · IandI

A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Dirty_Red · Dirty_Red

Hi all, Im new to this board an AA; sober since September 15th this time and for good.A little background on me without going into too much detail. I have been an alcoholic since the first time I had a drink which was about thirty years ago. For the first few years it wasnt much of an issue because I was unde...

Dirty_Red · Dirty_Red

During my first week of AA I went to three different meetings. At all three meetings the question was asked if anyone was in their first week of AA, I raised my hand at all three meetings. Because I accepted a white chip at the first meeting I attended I did not go get one at the second or third meetings. Thes...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 6 "The five H's combine into a powerful formula for success. Starting with Hope, passing through Honesty into a gracious Humility, we become Human again, taking our rightful places in society and, by living a well rounded life, develop an integrated personality free of the stresses...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 6, 2014Quote of the Week"You Have to Feel to Heal." Before recovery, I would use just about anything not to feel. Drugs, alcohol, relationships, food, TV -- the list was endless. Without tools to deal with my feelings, I was uncomfortable and afraid of them, and they often bec...

tlcstuff2005 · tlcstuff2005

Meet together, AA meetings, phone calls??? Daily, weekly - good or bad days?? I just realized I'm planning. But I am, I think working on part of the solution. lol Okay if you have any suggestions I will take them with an open mind. Just for today!!!!

John · John

I have just registered for and booked hotel accommodations in Atlanta GA, for the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous. It will be held on July 2nd -5th at the Georgia World Congress Center, 4 minutes from Centennial Olympic Park where a great 4th of July fireworks display will b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It only takes one person to change your life - you.--Ruth CaseyChange is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will mount. Nothing stays the same forever, and it's such folly to wish otherwise. Growth accompanies positive change; deter...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A mans reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.~ Jack Miner

Tanin · Tanin

The calendar reminds of my AA anniversary. I am grateful to God, the AA program and all its members for my sobriety. There's no way for me to do it solo. It's an amazing thing, really.

bikerbill · bikerbill

So at the end of july I was paid off from work. I was going to scrape by on the payoff until pension time. In the intervening coiple months I've near finished renovating the house. I took a lodger in (not doing that again) and told myself I was on a gap year. a week ago I bought a thiers-issard le dandy strai...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Doing our bestPerhaps we are saving our best effort for the "big break." When such and such happens, then I'll give it my best shot. What we don't realize, however, is that success comes from doing a lot of little things well. Learning to live means learning to manage all our daily responsib...

BoozeWar · BoozeWar

Hi, My name is Brian and Im an Alcoholic. Ive been attending meetings for a while and I want to win. Booze really turned me into a person that was just awful all around, and I don't want that. I once had a really good life and I dont have that right now. Im doing my best to stay sober and Im trying to beat thi...

tlcstuff2005 · tlcstuff2005

Did anyone attend? I tried several times but chat room was empty. Just making sure it's not me

John · John

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,"If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?""No, I had to stop dr...

volleyballchick90 · volleyballchick90

Being only 22 years old, I am having a hard time struggling with what I think may be an addiction. Everyone I know drinks but I find myself obsessing over it. I don't know why, or how to make the obsessions lessen. I feel like I am way too young for this. I feel like I should be able to drink with my peers but not...

Classy · Classy

Haven't been to a meeting in years due to shame and apparently a feeling like I can do whatever I want with no consequences... that feeling has got me in trouble so much in my life. I feel like I've been a tantruming toddler for the last four years and now I've drank myself into a situation (a handful of sit...

pattyh46 · pattyh46

I am a 46 year old Mother of three wonderful children. I am married and three years ago my Mother came to live with us in the later stages of Alzheimers, I had to quit my sales job, I had a very serious anxiety attack. I was always a partier but my drinking got out of control. I then got a DUI early this year. ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.--Sebastien R. N. ChamfortWhen we first started going to Twelve Step meetings we were often stunned to hear so much laughter. But we soon learned that a good hearty laugh or a joyful smile is as important to our recovery as all the serious iss...

Mike B. · Mike B.

I realize this is a contraversial issue, but I know it helps to talk about my problems and maybe help someone else along the way. Was on Celexa for 10+ years and my first 6 + years of sobriety. Celexa- Depression & Anti Anxiety medication. Also, used for OCD. Last Spring, it seemed to stop working...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dont be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.~ Belva Davis

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The salvation of man is through love and in love. --Viktor FranklThe panhandler on the busy street corner reels forsaken. The elderly woman whose phone doesn't ring stares through a gap in her drawn drapes and wonders if she's been forgotten. And awaiting the prayed for visit from a potential foster...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Glad to have you with us. Tell us about yourself.

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 2 "Keeping a Tenth Step journal about my day-to-day life, my relations with other people, and the stuff that still roiled around in my head helped me see patterns in my thoughts and behavior, which I could discuss with my sponsor. And once I began to sit quietly, reflect on what I'd wri...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A curious person who asks questions may be a fool for five minutes; he who never asks questions remains a fool forever.~ Vern McLellan

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If there's a harder way of doing something, someone will find it. -- Ralph E. RossWhen we used alcohol or other drugs, we did most things the hard way. We could turn a simple task into a day-long project. We could turn a simple problem into an argument. We were creative giants in doing things the hard way!...

Amigo · Amigo

I was looking up to the heavens...communing with the gods....not even paying attention to where I was going... I stepped into a pile of Great Dane size...dog crap. I remember something that I heard....proceed through life, following your own path...Birds wit S**T on you don't even bother to wip...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 1 "A sincere attempt to exercise the first ten Steps brings into play some of the finest virtues in the human character: humility, hope, faith, honesty, courage, and sincerity."

justadrunk · justadrunk

I started a new job on Monday. Got my anonymity broke by a AA friend I referred to the company. Know the solutions. Reached out for support - going to keep on keepin on and keep looking up. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of September 2014 08:00:33 PM

Amigo · Amigo

The Chief ACTIVATOR of ALL my DEFECTS has been self centered FEAR.....12 X 12 Page # 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated or depressed...I look for fear..."The evil corroding thread is the root of my distress"....fear of Failure...fear of others "opinions"....fear of H...

starting · starting

this morning im going down on my knees asking for help,, i do hope it helps as i need help with my life

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I believe that every single event in life happens as an opportunity to choose love over fear. --Oprah WinfreyWhen our past is strewn with tragic and abusive experiences, it's not easy to recall events as opportunities to love. Yet today we are safe, and we have come to believe a Higher Power has been wa...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 25 "Through the Twelve Steps I was shown how to sweep aside the primacy of concern with self, to discard the selfishness and arrogance that stood in the way. All these were obstacles to love, and as I began to learn to turn my life and will over to God as I understood him, the first fain...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 24 "The parent who overstays his time can only hamper the growth of his offspring. This I must not do. My proper place will soon be along the sidelines, cheering you newer ones as you carry on."

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

Did this all really happen? I'm certain we all have asked that. How was I so blind and uncaring at the same time? Dear God, will I start this all over again? What I'm thinking at this moment isn't a question it's simply- I am fortunate. It gets old telling people my story and I know it's especially tiring t...

Amigo · Amigo

Never concentrate on disease or darkness...Concentrate on Harmony...Center thought on the spirit. Concentrate on Peace & Harmony admidst the worldiness of Turmoil You must become aware of your Master despite the Crowding of the M...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 23 "I'm learning the freedom that comes with facing my problems fearlessly and without resistance. They are not all resolved, but I've done my part. God will take it from there."

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 22 "The great gratitude I've always felt made it possible to connect the miracles in my life and so many others' with surrender to the Steps and the practice of their principles. One day, I simply heard myself talking about Step Three to a new 'baby,' and I knew I believed what I was sa...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

been "mia" for th last week . Family reunion in Co , flew over to Seattle this a.m . Got th rental , over th next week heading down th West coast to Eureka Ca / then over to Redding Ca , then back up to Seattle , through Portland . Any one for a possible catch up "pm" me please . Can't promi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I couldn't hit a wall with a six-gun, but I can twirl one. It looks good. --John Wayne Many of us fake emotions because our past experiences never taught us how to use boundaries when dealing with feelings. Now we are oftentimes stumped when it comes to knowing how we should feel or act when we are faced w...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I got to go to my home group AA meeting today. It was a grapevine meeting. This means they were reading out of the grapevine which is AA's monthly magazine filled with recovery stories. This month's topic was starting recovery late in life. An 82 year old woman I have come to really respect started the r...

rodney2007 · rodney2007

hey all I am struggling over my old Girl friend she wants me back I refuse to go back with her. She is a alcoholic, drug addict and wont get help her self. I can not afford to reck 7 yrs AA and 5 Yrs NA anyhow I am looking for a on line sponsor anyone willing to do it? Dec 26 2000 quit day thanks Rod Canada Ontario

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.~ John F. Kennedy

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Today's Gift - 10/9 (Preview) When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...	Pythonpappy	0	441	Oct 9, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/8 (Preview) Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.	Pythonpappy	0	450	Oct 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Love for Roger (pappy) thread (Preview) How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you	justadrunk	23	848	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	My husband tried to kill me (Preview) A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...	IandI	11	2337	Oct 7, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 10/7 (Preview) Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...	Pythonpappy	2	476	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	I'm home (Preview) Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.	Zoomtopz	1	634	Oct 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."	Mike B.	0	434	Oct 7, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/6 (Preview) Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger	Pythonpappy	1	586	Oct 6, 2014 by justadrunk
	Working and staying sober - any advice? (Preview) Hi all, Im new to this board an AA; sober since September 15th this time and for good.A little background on me without going into too much detail. I have been an alcoholic since the first time I had a drink which was about thirty years ago. For the first few years it wasnt much of an issue because I was unde...	Dirty_Red	14	4237	Oct 6, 2014 by davep12and12
	Question about chips? (Preview) During my first week of AA I went to three different meetings. At all three meetings the question was asked if anyone was in their first week of AA, I raised my hand at all three meetings. Because I accepted a white chip at the first meeting I attended I did not go get one at the second or third meetings. Thes...	Dirty_Red	2	543	Oct 6, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) October 6 "The five H's combine into a powerful formula for success. Starting with Hope, passing through Honesty into a gracious Humility, we become Human again, taking our rightful places in society and, by living a well rounded life, develop an integrated personality free of the stresses...	Mike B.	1	437	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 6, 2014Quote of the Week"You Have to Feel to Heal." Before recovery, I would use just about anything not to feel. Drugs, alcohol, relationships, food, TV -- the list was endless. Without tools to deal with my feelings, I was uncomfortable and afraid of them, and they often bec...	Pythonpappy	0	446	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	What would a person look for in a sponsor? What expectations? (Preview) Meet together, AA meetings, phone calls??? Daily, weekly - good or bad days?? I just realized I'm planning. But I am, I think working on part of the solution. lol Okay if you have any suggestions I will take them with an open mind. Just for today!!!!	tlcstuff2005	7	826	Oct 6, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	International Convention of AA/Atlanta, Georgia/80 years old! (Preview) I have just registered for and booked hotel accommodations in Atlanta GA, for the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous. It will be held on July 2nd -5th at the Georgia World Congress Center, 4 minutes from Centennial Olympic Park where a great 4th of July fireworks display will b...	John	2	4337	Oct 6, 2014 by 2granddaughters
	Today's Gift - 10/6 (Preview) It only takes one person to change your life - you.--Ruth CaseyChange is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will mount. Nothing stays the same forever, and it's such folly to wish otherwise. Growth accompanies positive change; deter...	Pythonpappy	0	433	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/5 (Preview) A mans reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.~ Jack Miner	Pythonpappy	1	437	Oct 6, 2014 by justadrunk
	AA Anniversary (Preview) The calendar reminds of my AA anniversary. I am grateful to God, the AA program and all its members for my sobriety. There's no way for me to do it solo. It's an amazing thing, really.	Tanin	6	524	Oct 5, 2014 by mikef
	life changes (Preview) So at the end of july I was paid off from work. I was going to scrape by on the payoff until pension time. In the intervening coiple months I've near finished renovating the house. I took a lodger in (not doing that again) and told myself I was on a gap year. a week ago I bought a thiers-issard le dandy strai...	bikerbill	3	524	Oct 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/5 (Preview) Doing our bestPerhaps we are saving our best effort for the "big break." When such and such happens, then I'll give it my best shot. What we don't realize, however, is that success comes from doing a lot of little things well. Learning to live means learning to manage all our daily responsib...	Pythonpappy	0	435	Oct 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How does one become a "winner" ? (Preview) Hi, My name is Brian and Im an Alcoholic. Ive been attending meetings for a while and I want to win. Booze really turned me into a person that was just awful all around, and I don't want that. I once had a really good life and I dont have that right now. Im doing my best to stay sober and Im trying to beat thi...	BoozeWar	14	1314	Oct 5, 2014 by bikerbill
	AA meeting on Tuesday 9:00 est. (Preview) Did anyone attend? I tried several times but chat room was empty. Just making sure it's not me	tlcstuff2005	4	578	Oct 4, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	humor (Preview) I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,"If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?""No, I had to stop dr...	John	1	552	Oct 4, 2014 by Jerry F
	Young Adult Struggling (Preview) Being only 22 years old, I am having a hard time struggling with what I think may be an addiction. Everyone I know drinks but I find myself obsessing over it. I don't know why, or how to make the obsessions lessen. I feel like I am way too young for this. I feel like I should be able to drink with my peers but not...	volleyballchick90	13	984	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
	Just can't live like this anymore (Preview) Haven't been to a meeting in years due to shame and apparently a feeling like I can do whatever I want with no consequences... that feeling has got me in trouble so much in my life. I feel like I've been a tantruming toddler for the last four years and now I've drank myself into a situation (a handful of sit...	Classy	16	1007	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
	struggling hard (Preview) I am a 46 year old Mother of three wonderful children. I am married and three years ago my Mother came to live with us in the later stages of Alzheimers, I had to quit my sales job, I had a very serious anxiety attack. I was always a partier but my drinking got out of control. I then got a DUI early this year. ...	pattyh46	12	740	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 10/4 (Preview) The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.--Sebastien R. N. ChamfortWhen we first started going to Twelve Step meetings we were often stunned to hear so much laughter. But we soon learned that a good hearty laugh or a joyful smile is as important to our recovery as all the serious iss...	Pythonpappy	1	448	Oct 4, 2014 by justadrunk
	Struggling (Preview) I realize this is a contraversial issue, but I know it helps to talk about my problems and maybe help someone else along the way. Was on Celexa for 10+ years and my first 6 + years of sobriety. Celexa- Depression & Anti Anxiety medication. Also, used for OCD. Last Spring, it seemed to stop working...	Mike B.	8	2509	Oct 4, 2014 by RubyTues
	Sunrise Quote - 10/4 (Preview) Dont be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.~ Belva Davis	Pythonpappy	0	415	Oct 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/3 (Preview) The salvation of man is through love and in love. --Viktor FranklThe panhandler on the busy street corner reels forsaken. The elderly woman whose phone doesn't ring stares through a gap in her drawn drapes and wonders if she's been forgotten. And awaiting the prayed for visit from a potential foster...	Pythonpappy	1	461	Oct 3, 2014 by Toad
	Welcome to the site tlcstuff2005 (Preview) Glad to have you with us. Tell us about yourself.	Stepchild	42	1505	Oct 2, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	Grapevine (Preview) October 2 "Keeping a Tenth Step journal about my day-to-day life, my relations with other people, and the stuff that still roiled around in my head helped me see patterns in my thoughts and behavior, which I could discuss with my sponsor. And once I began to sit quietly, reflect on what I'd wri...	Mike B.	0	469	Oct 2, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 9/20 (Preview) A curious person who asks questions may be a fool for five minutes; he who never asks questions remains a fool forever.~ Vern McLellan	Pythonpappy	7	691	Oct 1, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	Today's Gift - 9/22 (Preview) If there's a harder way of doing something, someone will find it. -- Ralph E. RossWhen we used alcohol or other drugs, we did most things the hard way. We could turn a simple task into a day-long project. We could turn a simple problem into an argument. We were creative giants in doing things the hard way!...	Pythonpappy	3	618	Oct 1, 2014 by busablondie
	ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF JUST FOR TODAY (Preview) I was looking up to the heavens...communing with the gods....not even paying attention to where I was going... I stepped into a pile of Great Dane size...dog crap. I remember something that I heard....proceed through life, following your own path...Birds wit S**T on you don't even bother to wip...	Amigo	2	551	Oct 1, 2014 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) October 1 "A sincere attempt to exercise the first ten Steps brings into play some of the finest virtues in the human character: humility, hope, faith, honesty, courage, and sincerity."	Mike B.	0	460	Oct 1, 2014 by Mike B.
	AA people (Preview) I started a new job on Monday. Got my anonymity broke by a AA friend I referred to the company. Know the solutions. Reached out for support - going to keep on keepin on and keep looking up. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of September 2014 08:00:33 PM	justadrunk	6	1304	Sep 29, 2014 by justadrunk
	ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF...JUST FOR TODAY (Preview) The Chief ACTIVATOR of ALL my DEFECTS has been self centered FEAR.....12 X 12 Page # 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated or depressed...I look for fear..."The evil corroding thread is the root of my distress"....fear of Failure...fear of others "opinions"....fear of H...	Amigo	0	477	Sep 29, 2014 by Amigo
	HP (Preview) this morning im going down on my knees asking for help,, i do hope it helps as i need help with my life	starting	5	704	Sep 27, 2014 by Mike D
	Today's Gift - 9/23 (Preview) I believe that every single event in life happens as an opportunity to choose love over fear. --Oprah WinfreyWhen our past is strewn with tragic and abusive experiences, it's not easy to recall events as opportunities to love. Yet today we are safe, and we have come to believe a Higher Power has been wa...	Pythonpappy	4	562	Sep 27, 2014 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) September 25 "Through the Twelve Steps I was shown how to sweep aside the primacy of concern with self, to discard the selfishness and arrogance that stood in the way. All these were obstacles to love, and as I began to learn to turn my life and will over to God as I understood him, the first fain...	Mike B.	0	519	Sep 25, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 24 "The parent who overstays his time can only hamper the growth of his offspring. This I must not do. My proper place will soon be along the sidelines, cheering you newer ones as you carry on."	Mike B.	0	510	Sep 24, 2014 by Mike B.
	Surreal (Preview) Did this all really happen? I'm certain we all have asked that. How was I so blind and uncaring at the same time? Dear God, will I start this all over again? What I'm thinking at this moment isn't a question it's simply- I am fortunate. It gets old telling people my story and I know it's especially tiring t...	Dodsworth	15	1174	Sep 23, 2014 by Dodsworth
	ADVICE I GIVE MYSELF TODAY (Preview) Never concentrate on disease or darkness...Concentrate on Harmony...Center thought on the spirit. Concentrate on Peace & Harmony admidst the worldiness of Turmoil You must become aware of your Master despite the Crowding of the M...	Amigo	1	508	Sep 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) September 23 "I'm learning the freedom that comes with facing my problems fearlessly and without resistance. They are not all resolved, but I've done my part. God will take it from there."	Mike B.	0	506	Sep 23, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 22 "The great gratitude I've always felt made it possible to connect the miracles in my life and so many others' with surrender to the Steps and the practice of their principles. One day, I simply heard myself talking about Step Three to a new 'baby,' and I knew I believed what I was sa...	Mike B.	1	563	Sep 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	"in Seattle" (Preview) been "mia" for th last week . Family reunion in Co , flew over to Seattle this a.m . Got th rental , over th next week heading down th West coast to Eureka Ca / then over to Redding Ca , then back up to Seattle , through Portland . Any one for a possible catch up "pm" me please . Can't promi...	Zoomtopz	0	619	Sep 22, 2014 by Zoomtopz
	Today's Gift - 9/21 (Preview) I couldn't hit a wall with a six-gun, but I can twirl one. It looks good. --John Wayne Many of us fake emotions because our past experiences never taught us how to use boundaries when dealing with feelings. Now we are oftentimes stumped when it comes to knowing how we should feel or act when we are faced w...	Pythonpappy	1	509	Sep 21, 2014 by Toad
	Never too old (Preview) I got to go to my home group AA meeting today. It was a grapevine meeting. This means they were reading out of the grapevine which is AA's monthly magazine filled with recovery stories. This month's topic was starting recovery late in life. An 82 year old woman I have come to really respect started the r...	pinkchip	3	685	Sep 21, 2014 by Enigma
	struggling (Preview) hey all I am struggling over my old Girl friend she wants me back I refuse to go back with her. She is a alcoholic, drug addict and wont get help her self. I can not afford to reck 7 yrs AA and 5 Yrs NA anyhow I am looking for a on line sponsor anyone willing to do it? Dec 26 2000 quit day thanks Rod Canada Ontario	rodney2007	20	1728	Sep 19, 2014 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote 9/19 (Preview) As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.~ John F. Kennedy	Pythonpappy	0	522	Sep 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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