Alcoholics Anonymous

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

As I mentioned a while back, one of the meetings I attend on Thursday night, gives out chips for each month under a year that we are sober. Sunday was my 8th months and I am so excited today. I am usually one of the ones who sits in the back....unless the seats are taken. But my eyesight has gotten so bad, that...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

As I look back on most of my adult years, I realize that I have been dependent on others.....financially, for approval, for feeling "okay" about myself as well as other things. I am learning by being in AA and the longer I am sober, that I am not that bad after all. I think my dependence on other...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I made a cake for the meeting last night and tried something different. It was box mix and frosting....one of those chocolate kinds which has three or four words to describe how chocolatey the chocolate is. Anyway, I didn't have quite enough of the canned frosting to cover the cake and it was thin. Sinc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is just too funny, Imagine how much time it took to make this. It's winter in Wisconsin and the gentle breezes blow, 70 miles per hour at 52 below! Oh, how I love Wisconsin When the snow's up to your butt; You take a breath of winter air And your nose is frozen shut. Yes, the weather h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.Lauren Bacall

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Bring the body, and the mind will follow.--Saying heard in meetingsNewcomerWhat do people in recovery mean when they say they have "smart feet"?SponsorIn recovery, we develop daily habits that we don't question: the habit of attending meetings, the habit of picking up the telephone t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

2 yrs ago I was about 30 days sober and my disease was just about to decide for me that it would be impossible to never drink a glass of champagne on valentines day again at some point my disease must have realized I would need some better excuses than that, after all - I had been coming to this board for abou...

Angell · Angell

Hello MIP family, Though I don't have internet yet, I do have access for a few hours this morning and wanted to stop by and say hello, thank you for the well wishes and prayers that have come in for my family and I, and give an update. I'm typing on a children's keyboard and it is better suited for hunt and...

Angell · Angell

On December twentieth, some friends of ours sent us a check for two thousand dollars. Our car had passed on and they wanted to buy us a car for Christmas. Furthermore, they said that if we had any money left over that we could keep it for other expenses. I am still waiting on Social Security and my wif...

Angell · Angell

I have engaged in what I believed was healthy debate about passages in the Big Book, what I believe to be an intolerant religious slant in meetings and a host of other things over the years. Most of the time I believed (and still do) that my intention was to speak up for the newcomer. I've changed my tune re...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I was in Home Depot yesterday afternoon getting supplies to build a "special" for a client and turned down the aisle for hardware and there he was; Bob S. I was just thinking about him and his wife. The last time I spoke with him was after a morning meeting that he showed up for after a rerun...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 31 "We well know that our defects, as people and as a Society, have been and still are very great. And we hope that we shall never cease to rededicate ourselves to their correction."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Perfection is expressing God's will enthusiastically.Sponsors tell us that this is a simple program we are prone to complicate. Reflecting on our lives, we probably would agree. Because we doubt that God will tell us how to handle the circumstances facing us, we aggressively move ahead, making de...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.Henry David Thoreau

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Expectations Higher Power, help me stop expecting so much from myself.I set unrealistic standards, and when they are not met, unhappiness follows.Help me be true to myself and only expect what I am capable of doing. As I grow in recovery and do my assignments every day, I am able to do more.Your will pr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.Winston Churchill Bonus Quote: " The greater part of our happiness OR misery depends upon our dispositions, and NOT upon our circumstances." - Martha Washington

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 30 "I am finally learning really to live one day at a time and to appreciate and be alert to the beautiful, marvel-filled, albeit sometimes infuriating world around me."

Thistles · Thistles

I Have been sober 20 months and should be extremely grateful. I evaded death( Doctors gave me 18 mo), I have a good job, I beleive I am a good father. Yet as I still find days were I still feel lonely and without any purpose except to be a earner. I don't think of drinking I just miss the feeling of not caring. W...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 29 "Up to now AA seems to have taken the right turning at each new crossroad. This could scarcely have been our doing alone. Our Fellowship has afforded a convincing proof of that wise old adage which declares that 'man's extremity is God's opportunity."

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 24 "I try to accept reality instead of trying to control it. When I make that adjustment, the struggle ends."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

At the meeting I went to last night, we had a woman newcomer. It was her first meeting. I looked behind me where the AA literature was displayed because I wanted to get a "Where and When" book to pass around and get numbers for her to call. There were not any. A couple of other members looked for...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction between oneself and the other is always maintained and preserved.--M. Scott Peck. M.D.Those we love must be free to love us in return, or le...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction.Unknown

AGRIMM · AGRIMM

I live in a major city and my passion and hopefully my eventual day job is music. I've played in bands and now I book bands. On Jan 18th I marked four months of sobriety. And I'm finding the more sobriety I have the more I feel disillusioned and annoyed by people on the music scene in my city. I don't want to gi...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

When I was in my first couple of months of sobriety (I really don't remember exactly which month due to detoxing, mental fog, etc.) I ordered the movie My Name is Bill W. It was made in 1989 and is about --who else? Bill W., the man responsible for starting AA. I enjoyed watching it and plan on watching it ag...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 28 "Nothing improves if you drink."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

When I was drinking I came to this board as well as a couple of others. I am sure I was drinking and/or drunk because I was an everyday drinker and I would feel remorseful even while drinking and especially the next morning when I would wake up and I would frequently tell myself "I am not going to drink...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A spiritual life is naturalConscious Contact. Coming into what is clearly a spiritual program, we may have been fearful that our own unworthiness would hold us back. We may have believed that a spiritual life and a "conscious contact" with God are reserved for a few people with saintly q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Knowing where youre going is the first step to getting there.Ken Blanchard

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

If I put nothing in, I get nothing out. But....If I make an effort to contribute, I am rewarded tenfold. A bit like putting a dollar in a slot machine, and getting ten dollars back, everytime. It's a bit of a conundrum. We come to AA to get (help), and find the answer in giving (helping others), not receiv...

Stepchild · Stepchild

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps.How it works pg 58What is this "IT" that they talk about? Pretty simple...."IT" is a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.I sometimes feel li...

mikef · mikef

My son coming in from New York to spend 12 days with us and him and his girlfriend coming back in May for 16 more day! We are blessed and enjoying the blessings of recovery a day at a time. My son in his 4th year of recovery from 7 years of Heroin addiction(allows me to share his story)...Our Family ,with Go...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

It is just so nice to be able to think more clearly now. I lived in a state of numbness for so long. I still feel like this alien being came in and took over my mind and body. I feel so much differently, so much better than I used to when I was drinking. It is a hard lesson for me to realize that for most of the last s...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I thought this was a great site with some helpful info for the person who hasn't decided if they are alcoholic as well as the ones who have and are a bit intimidated to go to an AA meeting for the first time. I wish I had found it before my first meeting. It isn't lengthy and even has cartoon AA'ers, which is ki...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In three words I can sum up everythingI've learned about life:It goes on.--Robert FrostMost of us are afraid of anything we can't control. Life is one of these things. During our drinking and drugging days, we had checked out of life. We were sitting on the sidelines, pretending we could get back into...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no security on this earth only opportunity.Douglas MacArthur

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "My mind is like a bad neighborhood -I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of a...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Hi folks. Hoping to hear some experiences on sponsorship. Have you maintained the same sponsor through your time in the program? If you have changed sponsors, what precipitated it? Thanks.

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

Sitting at home with the dogs. Quit smoking and still sober almost two months not a drop and a little over two not smoking. Tonight I decided to be bad and got a pack of trident my favorite gum. I'm xylotol sensitive so it gives me horrific gas. One of my dogs just left the room the other is giving me evil look...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 27 "I didn't need to learn how to meditate before meditating. It turned out to be one of those learn-as-you-go things -- just as learning how to stay sober is part of staying sober a day at a time."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being trueWe believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to stay where we were. Our purpose in life is to stay sober and clean. Our Higher Power knows our true purpose in life and wil...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Success is ninety-nine per cent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience and enthusiasm.Wilferd A. Peterson

Philipld · Philipld

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I had the flu the week before last and was unable to go to my meetings. That was a good reason for me not to go. I went to some last week and all was well. I had some other members ask me how I was, where I was --very concerned. I even got asked if I had a sponsor and haven't been asked that in quite a while. That's fi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being able to be wrong We had to compete with everyone, sometimes subtly, sometimes less subtly. We always had to be right, to be wrong seemed unbearable. We could never seem to bring ourselves to say simply, "I was wrong." We were afraid of what would happen to us if we did. Our egos were very...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Catholic shampooTwo nuns were shopping at a 7-11 store. As they passed the beer cooler, one nun said to the other, "Wouldn't a nice cold beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?" The second nun answered, "Indeed it would, Sister, but I would not feel comfortable buying b...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I believe that back in the day when people were first 12 stepping... they were literally ripping people off bar stools and out of hospitals. There was some serious gusto and guts involved. Some real 'in your face' sort of stuff. I'm 35, I dunno what this really looked like as it's been watered down treme...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Senior motel moment!Last week, she checked into a motel on her 65th birthday and she was a bit lonely. She thought, "I'll call one of those men you see advertised in phone books for escorts and sensual massages." She looked through the phone book, found a full page ad for a guy calling himsel...

june · june

I gt to meetings and I get lots of help. I have a small share I want (need) to share here.... I only go to open meetings......know why.......if I go to closed meeting they will I know I have a drinking problem. I have a sickness that I hide, even at meetings. BUT....I want to go to closed meetings...I just...

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	I Get My 8th Month Chip Tonight!!! (Preview) As I mentioned a while back, one of the meetings I attend on Thursday night, gives out chips for each month under a year that we are sober. Sunday was my 8th months and I am so excited today. I am usually one of the ones who sits in the back....unless the seats are taken. But my eyesight has gotten so bad, that...	betterthanyesterday52	12	603	Feb 1, 2014 by Stepchild
	The Need to Be More Independent and Not Dependent on Others (Preview) As I look back on most of my adult years, I realize that I have been dependent on others.....financially, for approval, for feeling "okay" about myself as well as other things. I am learning by being in AA and the longer I am sober, that I am not that bad after all. I think my dependence on other...	betterthanyesterday52	7	673	Feb 1, 2014 by justadrunk
	What a cake!!!! (Preview) I made a cake for the meeting last night and tried something different. It was box mix and frosting....one of those chocolate kinds which has three or four words to describe how chocolatey the chocolate is. Anyway, I didn't have quite enough of the canned frosting to cover the cake and it was thin. Sinc...	betterthanyesterday52	17	842	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Of Course I Thought of Tasha when I saw This!!! (Preview) This is just too funny, Imagine how much time it took to make this. It's winter in Wisconsin and the gentle breezes blow, 70 miles per hour at 52 below! Oh, how I love Wisconsin When the snow's up to your butt; You take a breath of winter air And your nose is frozen shut. Yes, the weather h...	Pythonpappy	4	384	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.Lauren Bacall	Pythonpappy	0	336	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Bring the body, and the mind will follow.--Saying heard in meetingsNewcomerWhat do people in recovery mean when they say they have "smart feet"?SponsorIn recovery, we develop daily habits that we don't question: the habit of attending meetings, the habit of picking up the telephone t...	Pythonpappy	0	420	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Slippery Start (Preview) 2 yrs ago I was about 30 days sober and my disease was just about to decide for me that it would be impossible to never drink a glass of champagne on valentines day again at some point my disease must have realized I would need some better excuses than that, after all - I had been coming to this board for abou...	justadrunk	12	718	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Good Morning MIP (Preview) Hello MIP family, Though I don't have internet yet, I do have access for a few hours this morning and wanted to stop by and say hello, thank you for the well wishes and prayers that have come in for my family and I, and give an update. I'm typing on a children's keyboard and it is better suited for hunt and...	Angell	7	506	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	The car (Preview) On December twentieth, some friends of ours sent us a check for two thousand dollars. Our car had passed on and they wanted to buy us a car for Christmas. Furthermore, they said that if we had any money left over that we could keep it for other expenses. I am still waiting on Social Security and my wif...	Angell	7	523	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	The Book (Preview) I have engaged in what I believed was healthy debate about passages in the Big Book, what I believe to be an intolerant religious slant in meetings and a host of other things over the years. Most of the time I believed (and still do) that my intention was to speak up for the newcomer. I've changed my tune re...	Angell	6	442	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	I don't and won't second guess HP. (Preview) I was in Home Depot yesterday afternoon getting supplies to build a "special" for a client and turned down the aisle for hardware and there he was; Bob S. I was just thinking about him and his wife. The last time I spoke with him was after a morning meeting that he showed up for after a rerun...	Jerry F	3	465	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 31 "We well know that our defects, as people and as a Society, have been and still are very great. And we hope that we shall never cease to rededicate ourselves to their correction."	Mike B.	3	368	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Perfection is expressing God's will enthusiastically.Sponsors tell us that this is a simple program we are prone to complicate. Reflecting on our lives, we probably would agree. Because we doubt that God will tell us how to handle the circumstances facing us, we aggressively move ahead, making de...	Pythonpappy	2	370	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.Henry David Thoreau	Pythonpappy	1	337	Feb 1, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Expectations Higher Power, help me stop expecting so much from myself.I set unrealistic standards, and when they are not met, unhappiness follows.Help me be true to myself and only expect what I am capable of doing. As I grow in recovery and do my assignments every day, I am able to do more.Your will pr...	Pythonpappy	1	389	Jan 30, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If we are together nothing is impossible. If we are divided all will fail.Winston Churchill Bonus Quote: " The greater part of our happiness OR misery depends upon our dispositions, and NOT upon our circumstances." - Martha Washington	Pythonpappy	1	336	Jan 30, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 30 "I am finally learning really to live one day at a time and to appreciate and be alert to the beautiful, marvel-filled, albeit sometimes infuriating world around me."	Mike B.	3	398	Jan 30, 2014 by june
	So now I have a few 24 hours (Preview) I Have been sober 20 months and should be extremely grateful. I evaded death( Doctors gave me 18 mo), I have a good job, I beleive I am a good father. Yet as I still find days were I still feel lonely and without any purpose except to be a earner. I don't think of drinking I just miss the feeling of not caring. W...	Thistles	19	786	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 29 "Up to now AA seems to have taken the right turning at each new crossroad. This could scarcely have been our doing alone. Our Fellowship has afforded a convincing proof of that wise old adage which declares that 'man's extremity is God's opportunity."	Mike B.	3	336	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 24 "I try to accept reality instead of trying to control it. When I make that adjustment, the struggle ends."	Mike B.	2	352	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Any Input on This?? (Preview) At the meeting I went to last night, we had a woman newcomer. It was her first meeting. I looked behind me where the AA literature was displayed because I wanted to get a "Where and When" book to pass around and get numbers for her to call. There were not any. A couple of other members looked for...	betterthanyesterday52	8	532	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction between oneself and the other is always maintained and preserved.--M. Scott Peck. M.D.Those we love must be free to love us in return, or le...	Pythonpappy	1	328	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction.Unknown	Pythonpappy	1	336	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	How to deal with musicians and the music scene soberly (Preview) I live in a major city and my passion and hopefully my eventual day job is music. I've played in bands and now I book bands. On Jan 18th I marked four months of sobriety. And I'm finding the more sobriety I have the more I feel disillusioned and annoyed by people on the music scene in my city. I don't want to gi...	AGRIMM	16	723	Jan 29, 2014 by AGRIMM
	Great Movie (in my opinion) for Alcoholics My Name is Bill W. (Preview) When I was in my first couple of months of sobriety (I really don't remember exactly which month due to detoxing, mental fog, etc.) I ordered the movie My Name is Bill W. It was made in 1989 and is about --who else? Bill W., the man responsible for starting AA. I enjoyed watching it and plan on watching it ag...	betterthanyesterday52	12	627	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 28 "Nothing improves if you drink."	Mike B.	3	405	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Overcoming the Fear of Reaching Out to Someone for Help (Preview) When I was drinking I came to this board as well as a couple of others. I am sure I was drinking and/or drunk because I was an everyday drinker and I would feel remorseful even while drinking and especially the next morning when I would wake up and I would frequently tell myself "I am not going to drink...	betterthanyesterday52	6	617	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) A spiritual life is naturalConscious Contact. Coming into what is clearly a spiritual program, we may have been fearful that our own unworthiness would hold us back. We may have believed that a spiritual life and a "conscious contact" with God are reserved for a few people with saintly q...	Pythonpappy	3	355	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Knowing where youre going is the first step to getting there.Ken Blanchard	Pythonpappy	2	401	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	MUSING; AA IS A BIT LIKE A BENEVOLENT SLOT MACHINE (Preview) If I put nothing in, I get nothing out. But....If I make an effort to contribute, I am rewarded tenfold. A bit like putting a dollar in a slot machine, and getting ten dollars back, everytime. It's a bit of a conundrum. We come to AA to get (help), and find the answer in giving (helping others), not receiv...	Fyne Spirit	4	429	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	What is "IT" ? (Preview) If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps.How it works pg 58What is this "IT" that they talk about? Pretty simple...."IT" is a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.I sometimes feel li...	Stepchild	14	719	Jan 28, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	FAMILY TIME (Preview) My son coming in from New York to spend 12 days with us and him and his girlfriend coming back in May for 16 more day! We are blessed and enjoying the blessings of recovery a day at a time. My son in his 4th year of recovery from 7 years of Heroin addiction(allows me to share his story)...Our Family ,with Go...	mikef	9	515	Jan 28, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	If I'm Drinking I'm Not Thinking (Preview) It is just so nice to be able to think more clearly now. I lived in a state of numbness for so long. I still feel like this alien being came in and took over my mind and body. I feel so much differently, so much better than I used to when I was drinking. It is a hard lesson for me to realize that for most of the last s...	betterthanyesterday52	4	601	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	How to Get Through Your First AA Meeting (Preview) I thought this was a great site with some helpful info for the person who hasn't decided if they are alcoholic as well as the ones who have and are a bit intimidated to go to an AA meeting for the first time. I wish I had found it before my first meeting. It isn't lengthy and even has cartoon AA'ers, which is ki...	betterthanyesterday52	4	581	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) In three words I can sum up everythingI've learned about life:It goes on.--Robert FrostMost of us are afraid of anything we can't control. Life is one of these things. During our drinking and drugging days, we had checked out of life. We were sitting on the sidelines, pretending we could get back into...	Pythonpappy	1	373	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There is no security on this earth only opportunity.Douglas MacArthur	Pythonpappy	1	369	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "My mind is like a bad neighborhood -I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of a...	Pythonpappy	2	394	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sponsorship (Preview) Hi folks. Hoping to hear some experiences on sponsorship. Have you maintained the same sponsor through your time in the program? If you have changed sponsors, what precipitated it? Thanks.	RubyTues	13	765	Jan 27, 2014 by justadrunk
	My wild weekend night! (Preview) Sitting at home with the dogs. Quit smoking and still sober almost two months not a drop and a little over two not smoking. Tonight I decided to be bad and got a pack of trident my favorite gum. I'm xylotol sensitive so it gives me horrific gas. One of my dogs just left the room the other is giving me evil look...	Lizmccal	10	612	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 27 "I didn't need to learn how to meditate before meditating. It turned out to be one of those learn-as-you-go things -- just as learning how to stay sober is part of staying sober a day at a time."	Mike B.	2	328	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Being trueWe believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to stay where we were. Our purpose in life is to stay sober and clean. Our Higher Power knows our true purpose in life and wil...	Pythonpappy	2	342	Jan 27, 2014 by june
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Success is ninety-nine per cent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience and enthusiasm.Wilferd A. Peterson	Pythonpappy	2	347	Jan 27, 2014 by june
	Stress (Preview)	Philipld	1	455	Jan 26, 2014 by AlcoHater
	Been a Bit Too Lazy and Really Needed That AA Meeting Last Night (Preview) I had the flu the week before last and was unable to go to my meetings. That was a good reason for me not to go. I went to some last week and all was well. I had some other members ask me how I was, where I was --very concerned. I even got asked if I had a sponsor and haven't been asked that in quite a while. That's fi...	betterthanyesterday52	17	2821	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.Rosabeth Moss Kanter	Pythonpappy	2	351	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Being able to be wrong We had to compete with everyone, sometimes subtly, sometimes less subtly. We always had to be right, to be wrong seemed unbearable. We could never seem to bring ourselves to say simply, "I was wrong." We were afraid of what would happen to us if we did. Our egos were very...	Pythonpappy	1	372	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	religous shampoo (Preview) Catholic shampooTwo nuns were shopping at a 7-11 store. As they passed the beer cooler, one nun said to the other, "Wouldn't a nice cold beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?" The second nun answered, "Indeed it would, Sister, but I would not feel comfortable buying b...	Zoomtopz	5	424	Jan 26, 2014 by june
	Step 12 (Preview) I believe that back in the day when people were first 12 stepping... they were literally ripping people off bar stools and out of hospitals. There was some serious gusto and guts involved. Some real 'in your face' sort of stuff. I'm 35, I dunno what this really looked like as it's been watered down treme...	justadrunk	6	738	Jan 26, 2014 by june
	Time for a Joke ??? .... (has sexual overtones) (Preview) Senior motel moment!Last week, she checked into a motel on her 65th birthday and she was a bit lonely. She thought, "I'll call one of those men you see advertised in phone books for escorts and sensual massages." She looked through the phone book, found a full page ad for a guy calling himsel...	Pythonpappy	5	494	Jan 26, 2014 by John
	Going to meetings..... (Preview) I gt to meetings and I get lots of help. I have a small share I want (need) to share here.... I only go to open meetings......know why.......if I go to closed meeting they will I know I have a drinking problem. I have a sickness that I hide, even at meetings. BUT....I want to go to closed meetings...I just...	june	13	887	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
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