Alcoholics Anonymous

bikerbill · bikerbill

Changes - I'm struggling to stop smoking - I keep stopping and re starting - God grant me the desire to stop smoking please. Changes two - for some unknown reason and at nearly 57 years old, I have finally stopped chewing my fingernails off. Now why isn't quitting smoking like that? Changes three - I've b...

Bob K · Bob K

WALK THE WALK! DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK! One night a sponsor got a call from one of his sponsees. The sponsee complained the same old complaints of being restless, irratable and discontent. The sponsor asked him if he was reading his Big Book and the sponsee said that he was reading it daily and that it wa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself. --Terence Our Twelve Step program offers us the best education in the world, free of charge. Everybody in recovery has something to teach us, if we'll listen. Each of us has a unique set of experiences and background, problems and solutions to sha...

justadrunk · justadrunk

But today - I'm grateful I hit the pillow a sober useful woman with great sponsorship - and a sponsee who is on the calendar to do a 5th step. 9 months of relapsing and picking up the pieces, and I see a new lesson in store for me. I'm going to focus on today - not next Tuesday. When it's Tuesday - I will have p...

SingerMichelle · SingerMichelle

A bunch of us are going to REBOS to dance, fellowship, play pool and hang in a sober and clean environment. All ages - good music. If you are looking for fun or just trying to stay sober one day at a time come on over. 9:30 til 12:30 am - 6766 54th. Ave. N. Saint Petersburg, FL 33709

pinkchip · pinkchip

I several days ago about snapping off at my boss. Well I did some job searching and applying. One application took and I interviewed yesterday. They didn't interview me for the position I even applied for but the one above it. It would be a step up from clinician to "Director of Clinical Servi...

deeker · deeker

Hey everyone, new to this forum but not to AA. Hope you all are having a very blessed day! What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!!My life isn't about finding myself. My Life is about creating myself. Each day I can create days I am proud of. A new identitiy different and beautiful and unl...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

My brother told me three this weekend, which I appreciated and figured I'd share :) 1. What's red and smells like blue paint? . . . . Red paint. 2. What is green, has four legs, and will hurt you bad if it falls out of a tree? . . . . A pool table. 3. What's orange and sounds like a parrot? . . . . A carrot. -Ada...

Col · Col

-- Edited by Col on Saturday 1st of June 2013 10:52:00 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sharing our sobriety We cannot give away something we don't have. And since the people closest to us forced us to see our inadequacies, our inability to love, most of us resented them. Although aware of the problem, we hated having it shown to us regularly. We were empty and scared. And there was no hope...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I totally lost it at my boss yesterday. Granted, she screamed at me inappropriately first....but... It came on the hinges of my saying "yes" and bending bending sacrificing sacrificing and going the extra mile already during a week which was pretty jacked up and intense already. I do...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Stevens 12 gauge shotgunright in the doorway.I gave it 6 shells, and noticing that it had no legs, even placed it in my... wheelchairto help it get around.I then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, do we keep it secret? Or do we admit i...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 30 "Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse."

deacon · deacon

Son has had periods of abusing alcohol when he has been stressed but he can go for long periods, or he says he can, being only a social drinker. He has been drinking heavily in the last two months and is living with us. We have told him he has to seek help with his drinking or he is out of our house. Problem is th...

gonee · gonee

.....is that AA works. I got sober despite myself and how I felt. The 12 steps worked despite how I felt about working them. The 1st time I rejected the first step I got drunk and my life became unmanageable, and so I walked back into AA and got sober immediately. I did not need a greater manifestation of a m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whew, scientific proof. What a relief to learn this ! Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I couldn't help but learn that I have a huge resentment, and I have some work to do on forgiveness. Darnit anyway, but guess what? I DO NOT WANT TO forgive this person. I have run around for a year trying to find people who will tell me that's okay, and validate my side of the story. Validate my wa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Here's something for everyone, but especially for Col in light of recent posts ... 2 minutes ... Enjoy!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/power-of-positive-doing/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-WS-_-05.29.13-_-TPPDmovie&j=143860&e

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 01:53:01 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."

Bob K · Bob K

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...

Bob K · Bob K

justadrunk · justadrunk

I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.

gonee · gonee

"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 27 "I have discovered a new way to learn - by shutting my mouth and listening ... It's not so much what I'm doing as what I'm not doing. I'm not talking. So I'm open; I'm teachable."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "The program does for us slowly what alcohol and drugs did for us quickly" I can clearly remember what I felt like before recovery. I was anxious, on edge, so uncomfortable with my life that I wanted and needed to escape. I can also remember the immediate...

gonee · gonee

"IN THE PRECEDING chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we become. It may fe...

Col · Col

Working with booze 5 nights a week has served to desensitize me to a lot of old triggers. I don't get that panic of handling it, serving it, talking about it, or generally being around it much anymore. The smell of wine sometimes gets to me a bit. I have found that the smell of a bourbon or good scotch still h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Without a sense of humor, you're old in a hurry. --Janice Clark We've all been in the company of constant complainers. They drag down the mood of everyone they encounter. Can we be accused of this demeanor on occasion too? Maybe it seems impossible to wear a happy face all the time. And it's not always ea...

Bob K · Bob K

There is a meeting this morning at 11 am eastern. Come join the recovery. -- Edited by Bob K on Saturday 25th of May 2013 09:41:45 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur Ward Manipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...

lorraine2 · lorraine2

im really struggling to keep it in the day at the moment. i have an alcoholic boyfriend who struggling. he been off the drink 5 weeks now and i cant stop worrying about when he going to slip again. it is using up so much of my energy i should be using on my own recovery. when i can stop doing this and just enjoy t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I have one business failing, and one growing like crazy. It seems there is a hidden message. The business that keeps me active and fit and healthy and working hard for medium pay, is doing excellent. Growth by word of mouth has gotten me to the point where I will either hire help or turn people away. Th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? --Frank J. Giblin, II Almost every magazine devotes its cover to movie stars and famous personalities. We are taught that we need to look like the most attractive and glamorous people. We need to wear what they wear, eat what they eat, and fix our hair like the...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Last night, after a long, long day, a decent curry and a soak in the bath, I turned on the news to hear about the tragic murder of the off duty soldier in Woolwich by two men. The poor bloke was run down by a car, then hacked and stabbed to death by the two occupants. The murderers then refused to let men near th...

Col · Col

I'm not sure if this is a healthy way of approaching the 2nd year of sobriety or not. I feel like now that I have some sort of grounding in reality, I can begin reconstruction. Now that the foggy mess of year one of sobriety is over, I can begin rebuilding a life for myself. Or, not really REbuilding, but est...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, I just wanted to check in because I have had a pretty intense and stressful week and was more tempted to drink yesterday than I have in the past 103 days. I woke up this morning feeling great and celebrated by exercising and drinking one of my famous spinach and spirulina shakes :) (And then Apple C...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

So I was half listening to David Letterman and Harrison Ford on the TV last night and Harrison told a joke that had me ROFL ... I'll try to remember it in as much detail as I can: This Cannibal was walking through the woods one day and runs into another cannibal from another tribe ... He's says 'How's it goi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and gu...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 24 "Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us."

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

I've heard that you should never walk out of a meeting if you hear something that upsets you, because that means that's probably exactly what you needed to hear. I was feeling a little sorry for myself this morning because my wife and I don't have kids, and this older gentleman was talking about how peop...

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	Changes, free roaming thoughts, getting negative and getting back to positive (Preview) Changes - I'm struggling to stop smoking - I keep stopping and re starting - God grant me the desire to stop smoking please. Changes two - for some unknown reason and at nearly 57 years old, I have finally stopped chewing my fingernails off. Now why isn't quitting smoking like that? Changes three - I've b...	bikerbill	5	403	Jun 2, 2013 by bikerbill
	Walk the walk don't just talk the talk (Preview) WALK THE WALK! DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK! One night a sponsor got a call from one of his sponsees. The sponsee complained the same old complaints of being restless, irratable and discontent. The sponsor asked him if he was reading his Big Book and the sponsee said that he was reading it daily and that it wa...	Bob K	9	700	Jun 2, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Today's Gift 06-01 (Preview) Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself. --Terence Our Twelve Step program offers us the best education in the world, free of charge. Everybody in recovery has something to teach us, if we'll listen. Each of us has a unique set of experiences and background, problems and solutions to sha...	Pythonpappy	0	229	Jun 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I can't know if I will die drunk. (Preview) But today - I'm grateful I hit the pillow a sober useful woman with great sponsorship - and a sponsee who is on the calendar to do a 5th step. 9 months of relapsing and picking up the pieces, and I see a new lesson in store for me. I'm going to focus on today - not next Tuesday. When it's Tuesday - I will have p...	justadrunk	6	872	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	How to Have Fun in Recovery this weekend! (Preview) A bunch of us are going to REBOS to dance, fellowship, play pool and hang in a sober and clean environment. All ages - good music. If you are looking for fun or just trying to stay sober one day at a time come on over. 9:30 til 12:30 am - 6766 54th. Ave. N. Saint Petersburg, FL 33709	SingerMichelle	3	311	Jun 1, 2013 by Rob84
	Strange changes. (Preview) I several days ago about snapping off at my boss. Well I did some job searching and applying. One application took and I interviewed yesterday. They didn't interview me for the position I even applied for but the one above it. It would be a step up from clinician to "Director of Clinical Servi...	pinkchip	6	349	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!! (Preview) Hey everyone, new to this forum but not to AA. Hope you all are having a very blessed day! What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!!My life isn't about finding myself. My Life is about creating myself. Each day I can create days I am proud of. A new identitiy different and beautiful and unl...	deeker	5	390	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	Corny Jokes (Preview) My brother told me three this weekend, which I appreciated and figured I'd share :) 1. What's red and smells like blue paint? . . . . Red paint. 2. What is green, has four legs, and will hurt you bad if it falls out of a tree? . . . . A pool table. 3. What's orange and sounds like a parrot? . . . . A carrot. -Ada...	AdamMoz	7	1031	Jun 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Admitting vulnerability (Preview) -- Edited by Col on Saturday 1st of June 2013 10:52:00 PM	Col	10	961	Jun 1, 2013 by tomsteve
	Today's Gift 05-31 (Preview) Sharing our sobriety We cannot give away something we don't have. And since the people closest to us forced us to see our inadequacies, our inability to love, most of us resented them. Although aware of the problem, we hated having it shown to us regularly. We were empty and scared. And there was no hope...	Pythonpappy	0	198	May 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Emotional sobriety slip ups suck (Preview) I totally lost it at my boss yesterday. Granted, she screamed at me inappropriately first....but... It came on the hinges of my saying "yes" and bending bending sacrificing sacrificing and going the extra mile already during a week which was pretty jacked up and intense already. I do...	pinkchip	15	1744	May 31, 2013 by bikerbill
	I Have the Laziest Gun in the World! (Humor) (Preview) Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Stevens 12 gauge shotgunright in the doorway.I gave it 6 shells, and noticing that it had no legs, even placed it in my... wheelchairto help it get around.I then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, t...	Pythonpappy	2	261	May 31, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Today's Gift 05-30 (Preview) Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, do we keep it secret? Or do we admit i...	Pythonpappy	2	708	May 30, 2013 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) May 30 "Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse."	Mike B.	1	153	May 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	How do you know if you are an alcoholic (Preview) Son has had periods of abusing alcohol when he has been stressed but he can go for long periods, or he says he can, being only a social drinker. He has been drinking heavily in the last two months and is living with us. We have told him he has to seek help with his drinking or he is out of our house. Problem is th...	deacon	10	1210	May 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The reality......... (Preview) .....is that AA works. I got sober despite myself and how I felt. The 12 steps worked despite how I felt about working them. The 1st time I rejected the first step I got drunk and my life became unmanageable, and so I walked back into AA and got sober immediately. I did not need a greater manifestation of a m...	gonee	6	784	May 30, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Scientific Proof (Preview) Whew, scientific proof. What a relief to learn this ! Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passi...	Pythonpappy	3	788	May 30, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Am I going to die drunk? (Preview) Today I couldn't help but learn that I have a huge resentment, and I have some work to do on forgiveness. Darnit anyway, but guess what? I DO NOT WANT TO forgive this person. I have run around for a year trying to find people who will tell me that's okay, and validate my side of the story. Validate my wa...	justadrunk	10	678	May 29, 2013 by StPeteDean
	This is for Everyone, but especially for Col ... 2nd try (Preview) Here's something for everyone, but especially for Col in light of recent posts ... 2 minutes ... Enjoy!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/power-of-positive-doing/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-WS-_-05.29.13-_-TPPDmovie&j=143860&e	Pythonpappy	1	778	May 29, 2013 by Bob K
	This is for Everyone, but especially for Col (Preview) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 01:53:01 PM	Pythonpappy	0	721	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-29 (Preview) Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...	Pythonpappy	1	705	May 29, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."	Mike B.	1	708	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Life Understood Backwards (Preview) Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...	Bob K	3	389	May 29, 2013 by stayhumble
	Back to the idea of "needing AA" (Preview) I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...	AdamMoz	16	574	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Conquering (Preview)	Bob K	1	782	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today (Preview) I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.	justadrunk	4	862	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	Step 7. (Preview) "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...	gonee	5	810	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	6 months Ruby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!	justadrunk	11	921	May 29, 2013 by mrpeel
	Grapevine (Preview) May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."	Mike B.	1	722	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-28 (Preview) I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...	Pythonpappy	1	756	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Memorial Day (Preview) MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...	Pythonpappy	8	922	May 28, 2013 by learning
	Accepting the Addict Title (Preview) I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...	AdamMoz	3	834	May 27, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) March 27 "I have discovered a new way to learn - by shutting my mouth and listening ... It's not so much what I'm doing as what I'm not doing. I'm not talking. So I'm open; I'm teachable."	Mike B.	1	236	May 27, 2013 by Sports dude
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "The program does for us slowly what alcohol and drugs did for us quickly" I can clearly remember what I felt like before recovery. I was anxious, on edge, so uncomfortable with my life that I wanted and needed to escape. I can also remember the immediate...	Pythonpappy	1	778	May 27, 2013 by justadrunk
	Alcoholism an illness. (Preview) "IN THE PRECEDING chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take,...	gonee	3	1060	May 27, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 05-27 (Preview) Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we become. It may fe...	Pythonpappy	1	686	May 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The smell of bourbon (Preview) Working with booze 5 nights a week has served to desensitize me to a lot of old triggers. I don't get that panic of handling it, serving it, talking about it, or generally being around it much anymore. The smell of wine sometimes gets to me a bit. I have found that the smell of a bourbon or good scotch still h...	Col	3	1196	May 27, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 05-26 (Preview) Without a sense of humor, you're old in a hurry. --Janice Clark We've all been in the company of constant complainers. They drag down the mood of everyone they encounter. Can we be accused of this demeanor on occasion too? Maybe it seems impossible to wear a happy face all the time. And it's not always ea...	Pythonpappy	2	707	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Meeting this morning (Preview) There is a meeting this morning at 11 am eastern. Come join the recovery. -- Edited by Bob K on Saturday 25th of May 2013 09:41:45 AM	Bob K	4	893	May 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 03-24 (Preview) Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur Ward Manipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...	Pythonpappy	2	262	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	how to keep it in the day (Preview) im really struggling to keep it in the day at the moment. i have an alcoholic boyfriend who struggling. he been off the drink 5 weeks now and i cant stop worrying about when he going to slip again. it is using up so much of my energy i should be using on my own recovery. when i can stop doing this and just enjoy t...	lorraine2	7	1251	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	It's the weekend! (Preview) I have one business failing, and one growing like crazy. It seems there is a hidden message. The business that keeps me active and fit and healthy and working hard for medium pay, is doing excellent. Growth by word of mouth has gotten me to the point where I will either hire help or turn people away. Th...	justadrunk	2	251	May 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-25 (Preview) Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? --Frank J. Giblin, II Almost every magazine devotes its cover to movie stars and famous personalities. We are taught that we need to look like the most attractive and glamorous people. We need to wear what they wear, eat what they eat, and fix our hair like the...	Pythonpappy	2	846	May 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thank God (as you understand Him) for step 4 (Preview) Last night, after a long, long day, a decent curry and a soak in the bath, I turned on the news to hear about the tragic murder of the off duty soldier in Woolwich by two men. The poor bloke was run down by a car, then hacked and stabbed to death by the two occupants. The murderers then refused to let men near th...	bikerbill	14	293	May 25, 2013 by justadrunk
	On to year 2 (Preview) I'm not sure if this is a healthy way of approaching the 2nd year of sobriety or not. I feel like now that I have some sort of grounding in reality, I can begin reconstruction. Now that the foggy mess of year one of sobriety is over, I can begin rebuilding a life for myself. Or, not really REbuilding, but est...	Col	5	417	May 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	Just Checking In (Preview) Hi All, I just wanted to check in because I have had a pretty intense and stressful week and was more tempted to drink yesterday than I have in the past 103 days. I woke up this morning feeling great and celebrated by exercising and drinking one of my famous spinach and spirulina shakes :) (And then Apple C...	AdamMoz	3	358	May 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	The Cannibal (Preview) So I was half listening to David Letterman and Harrison Ford on the TV last night and Harrison told a joke that had me ROFL ... I'll try to remember it in as much detail as I can: This Cannibal was walking through the woods one day and runs into another cannibal from another tribe ... He's says 'How's it goi...	Pythonpappy	1	286	May 24, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Today's Gift 05-24 (Preview) Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and gu...	Pythonpappy	1	145	May 24, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 24 "Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us."	Mike B.	1	146	May 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Walked out of a meeting today, probably shouldn't have. (Preview) I've heard that you should never walk out of a meeting if you hear something that upsets you, because that means that's probably exactly what you needed to hear. I was feeling a little sorry for myself this morning because my wife and I don't have kids, and this older gentleman was talking about how peop...	zzworldontheweb	22	826	May 24, 2013 by Insanicdrunk
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