Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 3 "AA's message promises healing and wholeness for any alcoholic who will pay the price. The price is simply to accept the help that will save our lives."

AABB4MeMe · AABB4MeMe

You can search online and get a list of meetings in your area. Nervousness is completely natural and from what I have heard from AA'ers, most of us are nervous especially when we first start going to meetings. No one is going to pass judgements on you or think bad of you. We are all alcoholics and there for...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I absolutely agree with this way out for us.The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer fr...

Chaya · Chaya

My suggestion is that the word, Nazi, which refers to the political party that under Adolf Hitler was responsible for genocide, not be used so loosely. It demeans the true experience and atrocities committed by the Nazi party. Love, A Jewish Alcoholic

bikerbill · bikerbill

So I'm going to get it out of my head. For 35years and 50days I had a label of BT Bill on my shirt. Now..... well maybe I'm on a gap year. Being on a gap year means I get to go to loads of meetings, get to work with loads of others, get to talk with loads of alcoholics. I can even smile and grin at the odd evangelist t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

September 1, 2014Quote of the Week"People have the right not to recover." The first time I heard this saying I thought it was cruel and insensitive. I had been in Al-Anon about six months and was still convinced that I not only could help other people in my life recover, but that it was in fac...

Dadof4 · Dadof4

Finally admitted to myself and my wife that I am an alcoholic. Last night something potentially very dangerous almost happened. I knew I had a drinking problem but I didn't realize how bad it was. I have been searching for meeting groups in my area and will be attending tomorrow. I have lost God and my tr...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 28 "When I've examined a situation all ways from Sunday, and the only thing I can see are bad consequences, then I can say, 'God, I don't have the least idea what to do.' That seems to be the magic phrase for me. Then something happens, and it is usually an action I hadn't thought of doing, an...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi to everyone, I've been off the Board for a while, since this computer has been down, but it appears that there has been some controversy, and a bit of talk about "Step-Nazi's" here. With that in mind, I hope you'll allow me to share an experience I had at a 12 Step retreat several years ago:...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 2 "In the first six months of my own sobriety, I worked hard with many alcoholics. Not a one responded. Yet this work kept me sober."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is a changing emotion. JOY is a choice you make every day.~ Author Unknown

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the DayAnyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness from something that happened yest...

SelfDestructSequence · SelfDestructSequence

So its been a year since I broke my 8 month non drinking spree. I quit for the entire month of june but I went back to it again. I like to drink vodka in the morning and beer throughout the day and im sick of this nightmare circus and would like some helpful advice. Im assuming this is the place where people lik...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Verse The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26 Weekly Quote For the Holy Spirit is prayers great Helper. We are incapable, of ourselves, to translate our real nee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge.The respect and dignity a couple shows each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectf...

Kricket · Kricket

Hello, can someone help me with examples of things that I might be powerless over. Thank you

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In the middle of every difficulty comes opportunity.~ Albert Einstein

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Last week, I had two days in a row that were just awful. I'm currently coming to terms with the reality that much of my life has consisted of running from a God that I fear into the arms of alcohol, which has been warm and welcoming in times of crisis and anxiety. So what does it mean to turn my will and life ove...

monty_sunlight · monty_sunlight

hello, I was a very active member and stayed sober for 10 years (and this was not the first time, took many tries before that too). eventually life got really busy and I slowly took less commitments and less service and focused (obsessed) on work, travel, money etc. As they say...anything you will pu...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 27 "In the fear of accumulated wealth and bureaucracy, we should not discover an alibi for failure to pay AA's legitimate service expenses. For fear of controversy, our leadership should not go timid when lively debate and forthright action is a necessity."

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 26 "God has continued to send me many miracles since the first one occurred the day he gave me the courage and willingness to go to my first AA meeting."

myownhell · myownhell

We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...

myownhell · myownhell

I am doing nothing almost all day, so I got bored. And this is symptom of my alcoholism. Every symptom restless, irritable, discontented, bored, depressed, nervous, paranoid must be viewed. Every symptom shows me that in me there is big problem, and I should take care of it. I am doing it by taking...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.~ Nido Qubein

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. --Henry David ThoreauLife's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening. As we reflect on these stressful periods, we begin to realize that they provide a chance for change and growth. We get a feeling of hope wh...

Namaste78 · Namaste78

Seriously.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.~ Mark Twain

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We learn to expect the unexpected.Serenity and satisfaction come not when we achieve some measure of precarious temporary control, but when we learn to expect the unexpected. They come when we learn the art of responding to change and accommodating the ever-shifting circumstances of our lives.W...

sh0716 · sh0716

My son's father who is remission for stage four cancer and physically fragile 6'3 ft 110 lbs was just diagnosed with Wet Brain. He appears to be in the stage of Korsakoff's psychosis. He's 36 years old and completely disillusion. His short term memory is completely gone at this point causing him to ma...

Jerry F · Jerry F

arrived on my cell phone last evening from a number I didn't recognize and there was no name announced...remembered this cell is a replacement so my original one died a time back...it read, "I drank 6 steinlagers today. I am just struggling and need to figure things out. im gonna stay out of AA...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man of courage is also full of faith.-- CiceroFaith and courage walk hand in hand. Courage empowers us to act in favor of what we believe, but cannot know. Courage is animated by the vision of faith. It doesn't take any faith to perform an action that doesn't require a risk. Only when the outcome is unce...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What you want to do, you do. The rest is just talk.~ John Creek

myownhell · myownhell

I love to write, so I am really sorry If I am boring or doing harms to someone. One of the biggest lesson in my life (in my A.A. life) is that I can't depend upon human being. And this is idea that it's so hard for me to let go. But I am really trying, praying and so on and I see that with time I want more and more to d...

gonee · gonee

19 Aug 1988. My 1st day of sobriety in AA. Many thanks to each and everyone of you for being a part of my new life. I would never have made it without your help and kindness.

Robert Chavez · Robert Chavez

I find an interesting topic at meetings to be....purpose.

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 21 "It has been difficult for me to accept myself and some of my decisions ... But I've done the best I can with the information available, even if it might not be someone else's best."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even thou...

Angell · Angell

Need to reach out... tonight the pain is too much...can't think...can't get in front of it. Too much for too long ...no breaks. Stared crying...can't stop. Hurts too much. Pouring sweat... It'll pass though...maybe tomorrow grateful for autocorrect...hands arent' working correctly...fi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 20 "For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition. We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone. Hence our future depends...

Robert Chavez · Robert Chavez

The most important fact for me to keep in front of me is the fact that Alcoholism is not a drinking disorder..

Enigma · Enigma

I feel something so right doing the wrong thing. I feel something so wrong doing the right thing. This is how it went for me when I first started tackling my defects. I did not know any other way, giving into them my whole life. So doing the next right thing was uncomfortable and unnerving. Faced with the f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one!~ C. S. Lewis

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer NewcomerWhat if the person to whom I'm trying to make amends is still too angry to accept my apology or doesn't want anything to do with me?S...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 19 "What I have learned in the past twelve years is that my relationship with God and my spiritual practice is the only answer, even when I'm not sure of the question."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 18, 2014Quote of the Week"The key to happiness is usefulness" This quote really resonated with me the instant I hear it. I immediately thought about how serenely happy I am right after working with a sponsee, and how that feeling can last for hours. The secret of course is being of se...

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	Grapevine (Preview) September 3 "AA's message promises healing and wholeness for any alcoholic who will pay the price. The price is simply to accept the help that will save our lives."	Mike B.	0	502	Sep 3, 2014 by Mike B.
	First AA Meeting Tips (Preview) You can search online and get a list of meetings in your area. Nervousness is completely natural and from what I have heard from AA'ers, most of us are nervous especially when we first start going to meetings. No one is going to pass judgements on you or think bad of you. We are all alcoholics and there for...	AABB4MeMe	3	995	Sep 3, 2014 by Angell
	This is my experience... (Preview) I absolutely agree with this way out for us.The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer fr...	Stepchild	3	723	Sep 2, 2014 by pinkchip
	Loose use of the term, Nazi (Preview) My suggestion is that the word, Nazi, which refers to the political party that under Adolf Hitler was responsible for genocide, not be used so loosely. It demeans the true experience and atrocities committed by the Nazi party. Love, A Jewish Alcoholic	Chaya	4	931	Sep 2, 2014 by RubyTues
	hello.....my head is a shed (Preview) So I'm going to get it out of my head. For 35years and 50days I had a label of BT Bill on my shirt. Now..... well maybe I'm on a gap year. Being on a gap year means I get to go to loads of meetings, get to work with loads of others, get to talk with loads of alcoholics. I can even smile and grin at the odd evangelist t...	bikerbill	1	765	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) September 1, 2014Quote of the Week"People have the right not to recover." The first time I heard this saying I thought it was cruel and insensitive. I had been in Al-Anon about six months and was still convinced that I not only could help other people in my life recover, but that it was in fac...	Pythonpappy	3	569	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	It is sobering (Preview) Finally admitted to myself and my wife that I am an alcoholic. Last night something potentially very dangerous almost happened. I knew I had a drinking problem but I didn't realize how bad it was. I have been searching for meeting groups in my area and will be attending tomorrow. I have lost God and my tr...	Dadof4	10	982	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) August 28 "When I've examined a situation all ways from Sunday, and the only thing I can see are bad consequences, then I can say, 'God, I don't have the least idea what to do.' That seems to be the magic phrase for me. Then something happens, and it is usually an action I hadn't thought of doing, an...	Mike B.	5	590	Sep 2, 2014 by BoozeWar
	Working the Steps....as suggested ( 1 2 ) (closed) merged w/ "working the steps" "If you have decided".... and message to newcomers locked in violent conterversy (Preview) Hi to everyone, I've been off the Board for a while, since this computer has been down, but it appears that there has been some controversy, and a bit of talk about "Step-Nazi's" here. With that in mind, I hope you'll allow me to share an experience I had at a 12 Step retreat several years ago:...	Mike D	129	8019	Sep 2, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) September 2 "In the first six months of my own sobriety, I worked hard with many alcoholics. Not a one responded. Yet this work kept me sober."	Mike B.	1	510	Sep 2, 2014 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is a changing emotion. JOY is a choice you make every day.~ Author Unknown	Pythonpappy	1	500	Sep 1, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 9/1 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the DayAnyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness from something that happened yest...	Pythonpappy	0	682	Sep 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Hi (Preview) So its been a year since I broke my 8 month non drinking spree. I quit for the entire month of june but I went back to it again. I like to drink vodka in the morning and beer throughout the day and im sick of this nightmare circus and would like some helpful advice. Im assuming this is the place where people lik...	SelfDestructSequence	14	988	Sep 1, 2014 by Chaya
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly Verse The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26 Weekly Quote For the Holy Spirit is prayers great Helper. We are incapable, of ourselves, to translate our real nee...	Pythonpappy	1	523	Aug 31, 2014 by gonee
	Today's Gift - 8/31 (Preview) *Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge.*The respect and dignity a couple shows each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectf...	Pythonpappy	1	490	Aug 31, 2014 by gonee
	Powerlessness (Preview) Hello, can someone help me with examples of things that I might be powerless over. Thank you	Kricket	12	3400	Aug 30, 2014 by Kricket
	Sunrise Quote - 8/26 (Preview) In the middle of every difficulty comes opportunity.~ Albert Einstein	Pythonpappy	1	507	Aug 28, 2014 by justadrunk
	Wink From God (Preview) Last week, I had two days in a row that were just awful. I'm currently coming to terms with the reality that much of my life has consisted of running from a God that I fear into the arms of alcohol, which has been warm and welcoming in times of crisis and anxiety. So what does it mean to turn my will and life ove...	AdamMoz	7	864	Aug 28, 2014 by justadrunk
	One Year relapse after 10 years sober - 60 days back - where do i fit? (Preview) hello, I was a very active member and stayed sober for 10 years (and this was not the first time, took many tries before that too). eventually life got really busy and I slowly took less commitments and less service and focused (obsessed) on work, travel, money etc. As they say...anything you will pu...	monty_sunlight	28	2646	Aug 28, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 27 "In the fear of accumulated wealth and bureaucracy, we should not discover an alibi for failure to pay AA's legitimate service expenses. For fear of controversy, our leadership should not go timid when lively debate and forthright action is a necessity."	Mike B.	0	478	Aug 27, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 26 "God has continued to send me many miracles since the first one occurred the day he gave me the courage and willingness to go to my first AA meeting."	Mike B.	1	503	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	We don't have to die that way anymore (Preview) We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...	myownhell	2	993	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/26 (Preview) Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...	Pythonpappy	0	527	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...	Pythonpappy	0	519	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Heavy (Preview) About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...	AdamMoz	15	943	Aug 25, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...	Mike B.	1	616	Aug 25, 2014 by Part VII
	I haven't got work (Preview) I am doing nothing almost all day, so I got bored. And this is symptom of my alcoholism. Every symptom restless, irritable, discontented, bored, depressed, nervous, paranoid must be viewed. Every symptom shows me that in me there is big problem, and I should take care of it. I am doing it by taking...	myownhell	6	944	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 8/24 (Preview) The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.~ Nido Qubein	Pythonpappy	0	478	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/24 (Preview) The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. --Henry David ThoreauLife's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening. As we reflect on these stressful periods, we begin to realize that they provide a chance for change and growth. We get a feeling of hope wh...	Pythonpappy	0	485	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Can we ban the trolls? (Preview) Seriously.	Namaste78	57	1996	Aug 24, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote - 8/23 (Preview) And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.~ Mark Twain	Pythonpappy	2	487	Aug 23, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 8/23 (Preview) We learn to expect the unexpected.Serenity and satisfaction come not when we achieve some measure of precarious temporary control, but when we learn to expect the unexpected. They come when we learn the art of responding to change and accommodating the ever-shifting circumstances of our lives.W...	Pythonpappy	0	518	Aug 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How to tell your child that their parent has wet brain? (Preview) My son's father who is remission for stage four cancer and physically fragile 6'3 ft 110 lbs was just diagnosed with Wet Brain. He appears to be in the stage of Korsakoff's psychosis. He's 36 years old and completely disillusion. His short term memory is completely gone at this point causing him to ma...	sh0716	10	1140	Aug 23, 2014 by Jerry F
	The text... (Preview) arrived on my cell phone last evening from a number I didn't recognize and there was no name announced...remembered this cell is a replacement so my original one died a time back...it read, "I drank 6 steinlagers today. I am just struggling and need to figure things out. im gonna stay out of AA...	Jerry F	3	661	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Today's Gift - 8/22 (Preview) A man of courage is also full of faith.-- CiceroFaith and courage walk hand in hand. Courage empowers us to act in favor of what we believe, but cannot know. Courage is animated by the vision of faith. It doesn't take any faith to perform an action that doesn't require a risk. Only when the outcome is unce...	Pythonpappy	1	512	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Sunrise Quote - 8/22 (Preview) What you want to do, you do. The rest is just talk.~ John Creek	Pythonpappy	1	488	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Write again (Preview) I love to write, so I am really sorry If I am boring or doing harms to someone. One of the biggest lesson in my life (in my A.A. life) is that I can't depend upon human being. And this is idea that it's so hard for me to let go. But I am really trying, praying and so on and I see that with time I want more and more to d...	myownhell	16	986	Aug 22, 2014 by Robert Chavez
	26 years ODAAT XXVI (Preview) 19 Aug 1988. My 1st day of sobriety in AA. Many thanks to each and everyone of you for being a part of my new life. I would never have made it without your help and kindness.	gonee	19	946	Aug 22, 2014 by John
	PURPOSE (Preview) I find an interesting topic at meetings to be....purpose.	Robert Chavez	11	1862	Aug 21, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) August 21 "It has been difficult for me to accept myself and some of my decisions ... But I've done the best I can with the information available, even if it might not be someone else's best."	Mike B.	0	449	Aug 21, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 8/20 (Preview) Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even thou...	Pythonpappy	2	608	Aug 20, 2014 by Part VII
	need to share (Preview) Need to reach out... tonight the pain is too much...can't think...can't get in front of it. Too much for too long ...no breaks. Stared crying...can't stop. Hurts too much. Pouring sweat... It'll pass though...maybe tomorrow grateful for autocorrect...hands arent' working correctly...fi...	Angell	9	773	Aug 20, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sunrise Quote - 8/20 (Preview) Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	560	Aug 20, 2014 by myownhell
	Grapevine (Preview) August 20 "For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition. We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone. Hence our future depends...	Mike B.	0	504	Aug 20, 2014 by Mike B.
	We have Alcoholism....NOT a drinking problem (Preview) The most important fact for me to keep in front of me is the fact that Alcoholism is not a drinking disorder..	Robert Chavez	18	1026	Aug 19, 2014 by justadrunk
	Character Defects. (Preview) I feel something so right doing the wrong thing. I feel something so wrong doing the right thing. This is how it went for me when I first started tackling my defects. I did not know any other way, giving into them my whole life. So doing the next right thing was uncomfortable and unnerving. Faced with the f...	Enigma	5	1573	Aug 19, 2014 by davep12and12
	Sunrise Quote - 8/19 (Preview) Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one!~ C. S. Lewis	Pythonpappy	0	475	Aug 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/19 (Preview) God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer NewcomerWhat if the person to whom I'm trying to make amends is still too angry to accept my apology or doesn't want anything to do with me?S...	Pythonpappy	0	571	Aug 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) August 19 "What I have learned in the past twelve years is that my relationship with God and my spiritual practice is the only answer, even when I'm not sure of the question."	Mike B.	0	523	Aug 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 18, 2014Quote of the Week"The key to happiness is usefulness" This quote really resonated with me the instant I hear it. I immediately thought about how serenely happy I am right after working with a sponsee, and how that feeling can last for hours. The secret of course is being of se...	Pythonpappy	1	607	Aug 18, 2014 by Part VII
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