Alcoholics Anonymous

gonee · gonee

"Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles." pg61 AA book. When my prayer went from petition to thanksgiving that's when God started to do things for me. It was only AA's 12 steps that taught me how to find power and pray. From utter powerlessness in step...

hopee · hopee

Well I have slipped several times in the last couple of weeks. But I've still been going to AA just to listen and be quite. I have already picked up one white chip 2 months ago. Tomorrow I will start over at the noon meeting tomorrow I will pick up my final white chip. And will ask for a sponser to work the s...

justadrunk · justadrunk

http://www.renegademothering.com/2014/02/07/we-dont-start-with-a-needle-in-our-arm/

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Sobriety is not for the faint of heart. We have to want it more than anything we ever have before. And when we have that moment of clarity and truth and commitment, the whole world, in all its crazy beauty opens up to us." Jenifer M. (From the book, Living the Promises) BTY

John · John

“We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny." (Big Book pg 164)trudge verb \ˈtrəj\: to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired or working very hardtrudgedtrudg·ing Full Definition of TRUDGEintransitive verb: to walk or march...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"The soul always know what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind." Caroline Myss I used to blame other people for my problems. It wasn't until I stop drinking that I realized that my thinking was my biggest problem and my thinking was causing so many of my problems. It has a...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"I once heard a sober alcoholic say that drinking never made him happy, but it made him feel like he was going to be happy in about fifteen minutes. That was exactly it, and I couldn't understand why the happiness never came, couldn't see the flaw in my thinking, couldn't see that alcohol kept me tr...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 27 "Today, I don't have the home, the husband, the three cars in the garage. I have one old clunker that takes me to meetings. I am not financially well off, but I have a peace of mind I never dreamed possible. My needs are always met -- and even some of my wishes. I am truly happy for the first t...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I'm sitting in a pretentious little cafe. ...the llama karma. ...enjoying an excellent but expensive coffee....been on the road for two hours with two to go today is my lovely Pat's funeral and also the fourteenth aniversary of my dad's passing. I'm gonna call off at mum's to make her a cuppa and get...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 28 "We found that all progress, material or spiritual, consisted of finding out what our responsibilities actually were and then proceeding to do something about them ... We found that we didn't always have to be driven by our own discomforts as, more willingly, we picked up the bur...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Answer: Spammers posing as reputable funeral home businesses and sending emails to people, expressing their "condolences" for their recent "loss" of a friend or family member and informing you of a special "Remembrance Ceremony" for the deceased on a specific...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I get my 9 month chip today. Thanks guys! All of your postings about how you are staying sober have really helped me stay sober, too. And I really really appreciate all your help and encouragement which you have given me. I love coming to this board and seeing your cyber "faces" each day and it...

RubyTues · RubyTues

I am not feeling great. I am struggling a bit. I am in the middle of my program, I am just feeling... like an alcoholic with a sick mind. Any words of wisdom would be gratefully accepted.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit and man is his own gardener. --John LeonardEvil thoughts and destructive attitudes are not forced on us by fate. They are choices we make as we act and react to events in our lives. Before the Program, when negative things happened, our first r...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi everyone, There was a recent posting about having slips, or relapsing, in our early attempts at sobriety. I had shared a thought that came to my mind and I hope that no one will mind too much if I share it again as a new topic posting here. For, it brought a lot of different memories back to my mind. The s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.--AnonymousWe addicts need to be very careful when we feel worried because it can lead to relapse. So how can we stop worrying? We can take some clear steps.First, we need to determine the root of our worry. If ne...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"I walk slowly but I never walk backward." Abraham Lincoln Disclaimer: The quote above is posted to help inspire other alcoholics like me get and stay sober. I have no idea if the person who quoted the above was/is an alcoholic. BTY -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on T...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I am working harder and making more money to be able to pay bills. This is something which is one of the things recovery has done for me, as I was not been able to work consistently enough when I was drinking--if at all--to become financially independent. I reached the point where I thought I was a comple...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

How would your life be different ifYou walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the dayYou speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free I remember back when I was in school hearing other girls bad mo...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 26 "I was told by a sober member of AA that if I wanted to stay sober I would need to do three things: get a sobriety date and don't change it, get a sponsor, and get a home group."

mikef · mikef

Hello Everyone, Blessings of this day! Been away for a minute as Life on Life's terms have been fast and furious in last few weeks. .On Friday,, my mother in law, ,my darling wife's mom passed after years of progressively devastating Althizmers/Dementia. In the last few weeks the illness was over...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

FULL BODY SCANS AT AIRPORTS:CATSAdisclosed the following Airport Screening Results 2013 Statistics On Airport Full Body Screening FromORLANDO AIRPORT : Terrorists Discovered Transvestites 133 Hernias 1485 Hemorrhoid Cases 3172 Enlarged Prostates 8249 Breast Implants 59350 N...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 25 "I expect to be 'on tap' but never again 'on top,' this being precisely the stance that AA hopes all its old-timers will take."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Habit is overcome by habit.Thomas A. Kempis

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.--Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonThe world we live in depends on the responsible contributions each of us makes. And...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.Mahatma Gandhi

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Our Higher Power is in charge.It's such a relief to give up our obsession to control, once we learn how. As we do to establish any new routine, we have to practice. In this case, we practice turning people and circumstances over to God. Our first reaction will be the familiar one, always. For so long we th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Wisdom lies not in possessing knowledge which quickly becomes outdated but in perpetually seeking it.Paul Johnson

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 24, 2014Quote of the Week"If you stay in the middle of this program, it's hard to fall off the edge." I don't know about you, but I see them. People who come to meetings late, sit near the door, smoke outside during the meeting, jet out the door right after the meeting. These peopl...

bikerbill · bikerbill

On 18th October 2006, I made a phone call, which led to another and another which lead to a lifelong friendship. Pat answered that third call to the helpline that day and she set me on the path to recovery, God bless her. Pat was the first person I met face to face in the fellowship - first meeting, I'm prowl...

stephtregea · stephtregea

soi am in love with a wonderful man that has ADHD and refuses to take any meds and thinks there is nothing wrong with him having it-it is really starting to cause problems for me-i am sober for 6 months now. What do i do?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth. --Lao-tzu Imagine yourself with a pile of dirt in front of you and building plans for a one-story structure. It would be easy to think, "Oh, this is impossible - it will never get done." But the architect hires people to help. A foundat...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.Katharine Hepburn

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Say when it's time to stop coping. In her book Recovering from the Loss of a Child, author Katherine Fair Donnelly writes of a man whose infant daughter, Robyn, dies from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The child had died in the stroller, while the mother was out walking her. The father had stopp...

Ricky61 · Ricky61

Does anyone agree that maybe it would be better for society to require a doctor's prescription to purchase alcohol. Or would this take us back to the bootleg era again. And likewise, the government would lose a big chunk of taxation. What's your take...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us waiting to be born.Dale Turner

Mike D · Mike D

Hi everyone, I wish I'd had this MIP board available to me years ago. It's great. Even though I've always had an A.A. sponsor to answer my questions and concerns about whatever Step I was presently working on, I always found that many of my answers often came from those around the tables who were willi...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Not that I think this will work or that you people care....BUT: This is an AA board where we are trying to help each other save our lives from a deadly disease. Posting about kitchens and crap to hock your wares here is not only inappropriate, but unethical and immoral. What the hell is wrong with yo...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This has been a hard one for me.... We say all these prayers at the beginning and at the end each meeting. This was very shocking to me at first because I was hearing that AA is not a religious program and here we are saying The Lord's Prayer (Lord = God I had always thought); The Serenity Prayer (where "...

hopee · hopee

I went to an AA meeting 15 yrs. ago for prescription drug abuse, did not care for NA meetings. I went faithly for 3 yrs... I guess I thought I was cured. . Fat chance, I have slipped far back with self medicating with pills & pot. I need HELP !!! 15 years ago I did not know I was suffering from Dual Diagnos...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 21 "I use notes to remind me to seek my Higher Power ... On my desk, in front of my computer is the note: 'Good morning, this is God, I will be handling all your worries and concerns for today. I will not need your help!'"

gonee · gonee

"We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are many thousands of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body." forward to the 1st edition AA book. In my early days of recovery, this statement was all I could offer the newcomer. It offers hope for the sick alcoholic a...

Philipld · Philipld

I wish sometimes that we alcoholics weren't as emotional as we are... Nine days out of a 9 year relationship..that had its up and downs..but overall? was a good one.. Have gone through the denial stage...the manipulative stage...the anger stage....and now? trying to get through the depression sta...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.--Pablo PicassoSome of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. The re...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Really hate to post this, if it is pettiness on my part, but it has been bothering me and I would like some feedback. Don't hold back--I need to hear it if I am being that way... There is a meeting I go to and sometimes I want to help clean up afterwards. My So and sometimes another guy will sometimes insist on...

littlebigfeather · littlebigfeather

I'm new to AA and the board and wanted to say hello and that I'm grateful to be sober today. I've had problems with alcohol since I was young and it's caused me more headache and heartbreak than I could begin to recount in one posting. I thought I knew a lot about addiction and could manage my drinking but ca...

jj341 · jj341

I got sober about 31 years ago. I went to a detox for a week and then AA Meetings. My room mate at the detox told me he had a vanity plate on his car. jsmith(Not the real name). In any case,about a month after I got out of the detox I wanted to drink. I wanted to start with a Pina Colada from a Chinese restaurant....

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 20 "In the meetings I attend, newcomers sometimes ask me how I've been able to stay sober so long. My answer is always the same: every morning, the first thing I do is say three magic words -- God, help me."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Aging is not easy, but what's our alternative? - Helen Casey The kind of attitude we developed over our lives determined how we saw every detail of each experience. Even now our attitude holds us hostage. The misunderstanding that many of us have is that we think we can't really change how we see our wor...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I had a woman tell me at a meeting a couple of weeks ago that she didn't like to be hugged. This made me feel bad because I have hugged her some of the times I would see her at the meetings. I wish I had known sooner because I wouldn't have kept doing that and hate it that I made her feel uncomfortable. Now I am hes...

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	Thanksgiving always. (Preview) "Selfishness--self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles." pg61 AA book. When my prayer went from petition to thanksgiving that's when God started to do things for me. It was only AA's 12 steps that taught me how to find power and pray. From utter powerlessness in step...	gonee	3	406	Mar 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	What happens when you slip (Preview) Well I have slipped several times in the last couple of weeks. But I've still been going to AA just to listen and be quite. I have already picked up one white chip 2 months ago. Tomorrow I will start over at the noon meeting tomorrow I will pick up my final white chip. And will ask for a sponser to work the s...	hopee	18	795	Mar 1, 2014 by Stepchild
	I sure don't look sick - do I? (Preview) http://www.renegademothering.com/2014/02/07/we-dont-start-with-a-needle-in-our-arm/	justadrunk	9	602	Mar 1, 2014 by nezyb
	Sober Quote For The Day (Preview) "Sobriety is not for the faint of heart. We have to want it more than anything we ever have before. And when we have that moment of clarity and truth and commitment, the whole world, in all its crazy beauty opens up to us." Jenifer M. (From the book, Living the Promises) BTY	betterthanyesterday52	4	366	Mar 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Head up, shoulders back and keep trudging! (Preview) “We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny." (Big Book pg 164)trudge verb \ˈtrəj\: to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired or working very hardtrudgedtrudg·ing Full Definition of TRUDGEintransitive verb: to walk or march...	John	3	3354	Mar 1, 2014 by Mike D
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "The soul always know what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind." Caroline Myss I used to blame other people for my problems. It wasn't until I stop drinking that I realized that my thinking was my biggest problem and my thinking was causing so many of my problems. It has a...	betterthanyesterday52	1	389	Mar 1, 2014 by Mike D
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "I once heard a sober alcoholic say that drinking never made him happy, but it made him feel like he was going to be happy in about fifteen minutes. That was exactly it, and I couldn't understand why the happiness never came, couldn't see the flaw in my thinking, couldn't see that alcohol kept me tr...	betterthanyesterday52	6	597	Feb 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) February 27 "Today, I don't have the home, the husband, the three cars in the garage. I have one old clunker that takes me to meetings. I am not financially well off, but I have a peace of mind I never dreamed possible. My needs are always met -- and even some of my wishes. I am truly happy for the first t...	Mike B.	3	397	Feb 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	today. (Preview) I'm sitting in a pretentious little cafe. ...the llama karma. ...enjoying an excellent but expensive coffee....been on the road for two hours with two to go today is my lovely Pat's funeral and also the fourteenth aniversary of my dad's passing. I'm gonna call off at mum's to make her a cuppa and get...	bikerbill	6	452	Feb 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) February 28 "We found that all progress, material or spiritual, consisted of finding out what our responsibilities actually were and then proceeding to do something about them ... We found that we didn't always have to be driven by our own discomforts as, more willingly, we picked up the bur...	Mike B.	0	369	Feb 28, 2014 by Mike B.
	Question: What's Lower Than Cabinet Sellers Posting Advertisments on An Alcoholics Board? (Preview) Answer: Spammers posing as reputable funeral home businesses and sending emails to people, expressing their "condolences" for their recent "loss" of a friend or family member and informing you of a special "Remembrance Ceremony" for the deceased on a specific...	betterthanyesterday52	1	396	Feb 28, 2014 by Mike D
	9 Months Sober Today. Thank You! (Preview) I get my 9 month chip today. Thanks guys! All of your postings about how you are staying sober have really helped me stay sober, too. And I really really appreciate all your help and encouragement which you have given me. I love coming to this board and seeing your cyber "faces" each day and it...	betterthanyesterday52	15	811	Feb 28, 2014 by Lizmccal
	Struggling (Preview) I am not feeling great. I am struggling a bit. I am in the middle of my program, I am just feeling... like an alcoholic with a sick mind. Any words of wisdom would be gratefully accepted.	RubyTues	25	861	Feb 28, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift - 2/27 (Preview) Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit and man is his own gardener. --John LeonardEvil thoughts and destructive attitudes are not forced on us by fate. They are choices we make as we act and react to events in our lives. Before the Program, when negative things happened, our first r...	Pythonpappy	2	391	Feb 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Learning To Walk In Sobriety (Preview) Hi everyone, There was a recent posting about having slips, or relapsing, in our early attempts at sobriety. I had shared a thought that came to my mind and I hope that no one will mind too much if I share it again as a new topic posting here. For, it brought a lot of different memories back to my mind. The s...	Mike D	7	585	Feb 27, 2014 by mikef
	Today's Gift (Preview) Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.--AnonymousWe addicts need to be very careful when we feel worried because it can lead to relapse. So how can we stop worrying? We can take some clear steps.First, we need to determine the root of our worry. If ne...	Pythonpappy	3	391	Feb 27, 2014 by Mike D
	Sober Quote for The Day (Preview) "I walk slowly but I never walk backward." Abraham Lincoln *Disclaimer: The quote above is posted to help inspire other alcoholics like me get and stay sober. I have no idea if the person who quoted the above was/is an alcoholic.* *BTY* -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on T...	betterthanyesterday52	1	403	Feb 27, 2014 by Mike D
	A share from me (Preview) I am working harder and making more money to be able to pay bills. This is something which is one of the things recovery has done for me, as I was not been able to work consistently enough when I was drinking--if at all--to become financially independent. I reached the point where I thought I was a comple...	betterthanyesterday52	2	604	Feb 27, 2014 by Mike D
	A quote I like and want to share with you (Preview) How would your life be different ifYou walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the dayYou speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same. Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free I remember back when I was in school hearing other girls bad mo...	betterthanyesterday52	9	677	Feb 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) February 26 "I was told by a sober member of AA that if I wanted to stay sober I would need to do three things: get a sobriety date and don't change it, get a sponsor, and get a home group."	Mike B.	2	386	Feb 27, 2014 by june
	One set of eyes dim and another set shines bright! (Preview) Hello Everyone, Blessings of this day! Been away for a minute as Life on Life's terms have been fast and furious in last few weeks. .On Friday,, my mother in law, ,my darling wife's mom passed after years of progressively devastating Althizmers/Dementia. In the last few weeks the illness was over...	mikef	5	477	Feb 27, 2014 by june
	How 'bout a 'Funny' ??? (Preview) FULL BODY SCANS AT AIRPORTS:CATSAdisclosed the following Airport Screening Results 2013 Statistics On Airport Full Body Screening FromORLANDO AIRPORT : Terrorists Discovered Transvestites 133 Hernias 1485 Hemorrhoid Cases 3172 Enlarged Prostates 8249 Breast Implants 59350 N...	Pythonpappy	7	449	Feb 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) February 25 "I expect to be 'on tap' but never again 'on top,' this being precisely the stance that AA hopes all its old-timers will take."	Mike B.	1	307	Feb 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Habit is overcome by habit.Thomas A. Kempis	Pythonpappy	0	357	Feb 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our imaginings.--Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonThe world we live in depends on the responsible contributions each of us makes. And...	Pythonpappy	0	391	Feb 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.Mahatma Gandhi	Pythonpappy	4	395	Feb 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 2/24 (Preview) Our Higher Power is in charge.It's such a relief to give up our obsession to control, once we learn how. As we do to establish any new routine, we have to practice. In this case, we practice turning people and circumstances over to God. Our first reaction will be the familiar one, always. For so long we th...	Pythonpappy	1	343	Feb 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 2/24 (Preview) Wisdom lies not in possessing knowledge which quickly becomes outdated but in perpetually seeking it.Paul Johnson	Pythonpappy	1	332	Feb 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 24, 2014Quote of the Week"If you stay in the middle of this program, it's hard to fall off the edge." I don't know about you, but I see them. People who come to meetings late, sit near the door, smoke outside during the meeting, jet out the door right after the meeting. These peopl...	Pythonpappy	0	351	Feb 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	My Friend Pat. (Preview) On 18th October 2006, I made a phone call, which led to another and another which lead to a lifelong friendship. Pat answered that third call to the helpline that day and she set me on the path to recovery, God bless her. Pat was the first person I met face to face in the fellowship - first meeting, I'm prowl...	bikerbill	21	753	Feb 24, 2014 by bikerbill
	dating an adhd male i am 6 months sober (Preview) soi am in love with a wonderful man that has ADHD and refuses to take any meds and thinks there is nothing wrong with him having it-it is really starting to cause problems for me-i am sober for 6 months now. What do i do?	stephtregea	18	770	Feb 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/22 (Preview) A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth. --Lao-tzu Imagine yourself with a pile of dirt in front of you and building plans for a one-story structure. It would be easy to think, "Oh, this is impossible - it will never get done." But the architect hires people to help. A foundat...	Pythonpappy	2	340	Feb 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.Katharine Hepburn	Pythonpappy	1	320	Feb 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Say when it's time to stop coping. In her book Recovering from the Loss of a Child, author Katherine Fair Donnelly writes of a man whose infant daughter, Robyn, dies from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The child had died in the stroller, while the mother was out walking her. The father had stopp...	Pythonpappy	2	336	Feb 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Alcohol sold by prescription only ? (Preview) Does anyone agree that maybe it would be better for society to require a doctor's prescription to purchase alcohol. Or would this take us back to the bootleg era again. And likewise, the government would lose a big chunk of taxation. What's your take...	Ricky61	9	617	Feb 24, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us waiting to be born.Dale Turner	Pythonpappy	5	436	Feb 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Anyone having trouble with a Step? (Preview) Hi everyone, I wish I'd had this MIP board available to me years ago. It's great. Even though I've always had an A.A. sponsor to answer my questions and concerns about whatever Step I was presently working on, I always found that many of my answers often came from those around the tables who were willi...	Mike D	27	875	Feb 23, 2014 by Stepchild
	ATTENTION KITCHEN SPAMMERS (Preview) Not that I think this will work or that you people care....BUT: This is an AA board where we are trying to help each other save our lives from a deadly disease. Posting about kitchens and crap to hock your wares here is not only inappropriate, but unethical and immoral. What the hell is wrong with yo...	pinkchip	9	707	Feb 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Giving Up the "My Will" Thought for "Thy Will".....Warning: God Stuff (Preview) This has been a hard one for me.... We say all these prayers at the beginning and at the end each meeting. This was very shocking to me at first because I was hearing that AA is not a religious program and here we are saying The Lord's Prayer (Lord = God I had always thought); The Serenity Prayer (where "...	betterthanyesterday52	12	532	Feb 23, 2014 by shydryguy
	Went to A.A. 15 years ago for 3 years / Same problem / Needing to go back (Preview) I went to an AA meeting 15 yrs. ago for prescription drug abuse, did not care for NA meetings. I went faithly for 3 yrs... I guess I thought I was cured. . Fat chance, I have slipped far back with self medicating with pills & pot. I need HELP !!! 15 years ago I did not know I was suffering from Dual Diagnos...	hopee	49	991	Feb 22, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) February 21 "I use notes to remind me to seek my Higher Power ... On my desk, in front of my computer is the note: 'Good morning, this is God, I will be handling all your worries and concerns for today. I will not need your help!'"	Mike B.	3	378	Feb 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	What shall we say then? (Preview) "We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are many thousands of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body." forward to the 1st edition AA book. In my early days of recovery, this statement was all I could offer the newcomer. It offers hope for the sick alcoholic a...	gonee	3	431	Feb 22, 2014 by Jerry F
	Relationship Breakup (Preview) I wish sometimes that we alcoholics weren't as emotional as we are... Nine days out of a 9 year relationship..that had its up and downs..but overall? was a good one.. Have gone through the denial stage...the manipulative stage...the anger stage....and now? trying to get through the depression sta...	Philipld	13	959	Feb 22, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift (Preview) I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.--Pablo PicassoSome of us were taught not to place a lot of value on money. After all, it's only money, and money can't buy happiness. True enough. While many of us don't place much value on money, we manage to value the possessions that money can buy. The re...	Pythonpappy	2	352	Feb 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Is This Petty of Me? (Preview) Really hate to post this, if it is pettiness on my part, but it has been bothering me and I would like some feedback. Don't hold back--I need to hear it if I am being that way... There is a meeting I go to and sometimes I want to help clean up afterwards. My So and sometimes another guy will sometimes insist on...	betterthanyesterday52	12	687	Feb 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Happy to be here (Preview) I'm new to AA and the board and wanted to say hello and that I'm grateful to be sober today. I've had problems with alcohol since I was young and it's caused me more headache and heartbreak than I could begin to recount in one posting. I thought I knew a lot about addiction and could manage my drinking but ca...	littlebigfeather	16	793	Feb 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	AA Magic (Preview) I got sober about 31 years ago. I went to a detox for a week and then AA Meetings. My room mate at the detox told me he had a vanity plate on his car. jsmith(Not the real name). In any case,about a month after I got out of the detox I wanted to drink. I wanted to start with a Pina Colada from a Chinese restaurant....	jj341	12	869	Feb 21, 2014 by jj341
	Grapevine (Preview) February 20 "In the meetings I attend, newcomers sometimes ask me how I've been able to stay sober so long. My answer is always the same: every morning, the first thing I do is say three magic words -- God, help me."	Mike B.	1	376	Feb 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Aging is not easy, but what's our alternative? - Helen Casey The kind of attitude we developed over our lives determined how we saw every detail of each experience. Even now our attitude holds us hostage. The misunderstanding that many of us have is that we think we can't really change how we see our wor...	Pythonpappy	2	404	Feb 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How Do You Feel About Hugs? (Preview) I had a woman tell me at a meeting a couple of weeks ago that she didn't like to be hugged. This made me feel bad because I have hugged her some of the times I would see her at the meetings. I wish I had known sooner because I wouldn't have kept doing that and hate it that I made her feel uncomfortable. Now I am hes...	betterthanyesterday52	16	744	Feb 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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