Alcoholics Anonymous

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

http://www.aastudy.org/_articles/Is_the_BB_really_antiquated.pdf very short aarticle a pretty good site!

Mike D · Mike D

One day a long time ago, this thought came to me out of the blue. Have you ever thought about this? If you wanted to get in to see the President of the United States and tell him your troubles, express your feelings, or just talk with him, it's not very likely that you'd ever get to see him personally. And,...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Mountains viewed from a distance seem unscalable, but they can be climbed, and the way to begin is to take the first upward step. From that moment the mountains are less high. The slopes seem to level off as we near them." Anonymous

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

I had too much coffee. I guess the body is healing a bit, coffee is keeping me up, I am no longer exhausted. I found a hobby I like I can do at night. Jewelry making seems like I'm good at it. My car is down so I'm walking to a meeting tomorrow and Monday I'll get it towed into the mechanics before walking to a noo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

This is the day I came crashing down and called myself an alcoholic for the first time ever. I came to you folks here at MIP and I was totally clueless. You guided me through that 3 month slippery start and loved me through to sobriety and recovery. This day is more special to me than my sobriety date, an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

At last, here is something non-controversial, non-partisan,just something to lift up your spirits. Ever have one of those days, When something seems a bit "off" But you just can't put your finger on it... Or it seems like all the people around youare grouchy and just w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Over the years, my brothers and sisters have brought out the best and the worst in me.--Sam FriendIt sometimes seems that our parents love our brothers and sisters more than they love us. Being jealous of a brother or sister is often a confusing kind of jealousy. One minute we hate them and the next we lo...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This has nothing to do with alcoholism and I hope it is okay to post it. Just read a news article about a woman who was killed in a car wreak on New Year's Eve. Her father is a fight fighter and pulled her out not knowing it was his daughter at the time he was trying to save her. In all my driving years I have never...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I know I haven't been a regular on here of late. Indulge me. I find I can write stuff on here and as I write stuff gets reorganised and right sized. It hrlps me prepare for talking to others both within and outwith the fellowship. I have had far too much going on the past couple months. House renovations...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

two grand kids are old enough to be excited about Christmas morning! And are they ever! Oh the excitement!! They will read with mommy, my daughter, in a bed sheet tent draped over a few kitchen chairs and off to bed. What does this have to do with AA? Everything! I got sober to live. This is living! C...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am going to do some more baking for the meeting today as well as neighbors. Always told myself I was going to bake some goodies for neighbors in the past, but with the drinking, never followed through on it. Yesterday, after I got my bee...

Mike B. · Mike B.

December 27 "Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past."

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

I hit bottom last month. Almost one month sober. First Christmas in a while I'm not Waisted. It's tough but I will get through. I had to hide and cry for a while but that's ok too. Im 25 lbs heavier than last year the one thing I had was being skinny in a heavy family it made me feel good about myself. They know I...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have been somewhat of a Scrooge this year and am in a bit of a funk. First time that I can remember that I didn't send my daughter and mom their holiday "money" gifts yet. It's not that I didn't have it, although it wouldn't be as much as I usually send, I had something, but just didn't. Thin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fear No More I will not fear those who have hurt me, For You have given me power. I shall sleep without nightmares; You have given me peace. I shall awaken with a clear and rested mind; You have given me clarity. I shall start my day happy, joyous, and free; You have given me my recovery; You have given me a ne...

Mike B. · Mike B.

December 26 "I heard my future told around the tables at my home group."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with eyes of a child, fresh with wonder. Joseph Cornell

Standing_Tall · Standing_Tall

To make a long story short, I have relocated to Michigan to focus soley on my recovery for a while. After two meetings at new club house, I have already found a new sponsor, made some good contacts, and for once am enjoying my sobriety! Things are looking up!!!!! Wife does not know yet, but I feel we need...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The feeling of belonging is a gift.The feeling of belonging - knowing that we have a place - is one of the most important gifts that two partners can give to each other. When we agree to commit ourselves to a partnership, we give each other the key to our daily lives. We allow our mate to be there with us in a w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide

Jerry F · Jerry F

Mele Kalikimaka e Hauoli Makahiki Ho...translation? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Pass it on.

justadrunk · justadrunk

The kids got to open these up today...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To him, it was not the gift that mattered, but the giver. --Walter de La Mare In our material world today, we often get off track. We forget that what we really need in our lives is love and close friendships. It's too easy to take our relationships for granted. It's also too easy to take our sobriety for gr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests. LUKE 2:13-14

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Christmas is tomorrow and I was just curious about this.... Most of the AA meetings I attend are held in churches. We say at least one of the following and a lot of times two of these at each of the meetings I have attended: "The Lord's Prayer", "The Third Step Prayer" and "The...

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

Sone interesting observations othis is saying. Some stays regarding chips given out and AA success rates. http://www.aastudy.org/_articles/Don't_Drink_&_Go_To_Meetings.pdf

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

To All at MIP , a Happy , SAFE & Sober Christmas & Prosperous New Year To those who don't celebrate Christmas , enjoy Your day & all the best to you as well.

Philipld · Philipld

One Day At A Time!!

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Twenty five years ago today, I dragged my butt into a AA holiday marathon at a local AA club, scared and badly shaken by a mercifully brief relapse that happened after spending several months on the fringes of AA and trying to stay sober on my own - mostly by just showing up in meetings and hanging out with...

Standing_Tall · Standing_Tall

As I look back on this year, so many things have happened. Some for the good, and some for the very bad!! At the beginning of the year, I lost someone who was very dear to me. She showed me the kind of person that I really did want to spend the rest of my life with. Unfortunately, we were both 'sick' people at th...

Mike B. · Mike B.

December 24 "Experience has taught us that simplicity is basic in preservation of our personal sobriety and helping those in need."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 23, 2013 Quote of the Week "It's progress not perfection,we are not saints." I had some friends over the other night for dinner and we started talking about road rage. We each had a story to tell about how we had participated in an escalating episode of honking, c...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How we treat other people comes back to us always. Offering others understanding and compassion changes how we perceive the world around us on a daily basis. Our acts of love inspire love from others. What we send out to the people who share our path changes, ever so subtly, the complexion of each life...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If we continually practice filling our minds with thoughts of faith, hope and gratitude, it will eventually crowd out our fears. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Want a good laugh, watch this... The ride is over before it begins, however, the facial expression of the passengers is quite memorable... http://www.youtube.com/embed/bAYrcu5_Pko?rel=0 -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Tuesday 24th of December 2013 03:45:11 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is just an interesting email I got recently and thought I'd pass it on ...!!! *_THE BACK NINE_* *I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PRO...

John · John

I surrendered to the process of recovery and started this amazing journey. Thank you for trudging the road of happy destiny with me. John

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

I heard that we should stick with winners. The ones with a long time sober that are working the program. Seems simple enough. It was what I was told. it makes me wonder why we have so many threads discussing simple things in the big book like they are a complex equation. We are not talking about the qua...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I had all but given up on selling our house - and for the last showing I didn't even put in much effort at all - I had already let go. I reported here that we had no luck and began the acceptance process and continued to seek God's will for my life through prayer. Then a great offer from that last couple came th...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Feel so silly posting this...however, hasn't stopped me before so here goes... I was concerned about someone who hasn't attended meetings for several weeks. She really adds a lot to meetings with her shares and I just have missed her as well as have been concerned about how she is doing. So I talked wit...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'll never forget the time I got pulled over for speeding on 'the drag' near my town. I was going about 40 in a 25 - maybe 50. The cop was young and cute, and I was younger and cuter lol. Back then I wasn't too big on honesty or anything like that at all. I lied and told him I was hurrying to get to the bathroom...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Slow down and let go On a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the battery in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone needed to get in touch with me? What if there was a problem with the house? What if my family couldn't find me and got worried? I passe...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have posted several things on this board about my fears, shortcomings, hang ups, etc. I have been grateful for the responses from not only the ones with longer sobriety times than myself, but also for the newly sober ones as well. The insightfulness and experiences of others has been amazing to me. I...

Mike D · Mike D

Human beings are given the natural ability to see the clear well-defined line that distinguishes between right or wrong, and good or evil. Once we cross that line, it begins to fade and disappear. And, the more times we cross it, we naturally lose our ability to see it at all. One of the highest point...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Live and let live is good advice. The more comfortable we are with the knowledge that each of us has a unique journey to make, a specific purpose to fulfill, the easier it is to let other people live their own lives. When family members are in trouble with alcohol or other drugs, it's terribly difficul...

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

What follows is a poem by Linda Ellis titled "The Dash". I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friend.He referred to the dates on her tombstoneFrom the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birthAnd spoke of the following date with tears.But he said th...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I watched a local news video about a recovering addict and she said this and it really is beautiful.... "It doesn't pay to be mean to anyone because you can be entertaining an angel."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your greatness is measured by your horizons. Michelangelo

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

Of taking a searching and fearless moral inventory. Of yourself that is! Ha! in looking back, and recently chatting with a friend, this seems to be something so many of us felt. I felt fear. No candy coating it. I ran and drank from that crap. When sobering up, the last thing wanted to do was go jump...

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	Is the big book really outdated? (Preview) http://www.aastudy.org/_articles/Is_the_BB_really_antiquated.pdf very short aarticle a pretty good site!	Sober Strummer	14	647	Dec 30, 2013 by RubyTues
	Have You Ever Thought Of This? (Preview) One day a long time ago, this thought came to me out of the blue. Have you ever thought about this? If you wanted to get in to see the President of the United States and tell him your troubles, express your feelings, or just talk with him, it's not very likely that you'd ever get to see him personally. And,...	Mike D	9	512	Dec 30, 2013 by RubyTues
	Quote (Preview) "Mountains viewed from a distance seem unscalable, but they can be climbed, and the way to begin is to take the first upward step. From that moment the mountains are less high. The slopes seem to level off as we near them." Anonymous	betterthanyesterday52	8	660	Dec 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Anything is better than drinking at this point! (Preview) I had too much coffee. I guess the body is healing a bit, coffee is keeping me up, I am no longer exhausted. I found a hobby I like I can do at night. Jewelry making seems like I'm good at it. My car is down so I'm walking to a meeting tomorrow and Monday I'll get it towed into the mechanics before walking to a noo...	Lizmccal	4	500	Dec 29, 2013 by Lizmccal
	This is the day (Preview) This is the day I came crashing down and called myself an alcoholic for the first time ever. I came to you folks here at MIP and I was totally clueless. You guided me through that 3 month slippery start and loved me through to sobriety and recovery. This day is more special to me than my sobriety date, an...	justadrunk	12	616	Dec 28, 2013 by davep12and12
	Found in My Mailbag! (Preview) At last, here is something non-controversial, non-partisan,just something to lift up your spirits. Ever have one of those days, When something seems a bit "off" But you just can't put your finger on it... Or it seems like all the people around youare grouchy and just w...	Pythonpappy	6	404	Dec 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Over the years, my brothers and sisters have brought out the best and the worst in me.--Sam FriendIt sometimes seems that our parents love our brothers and sisters more than they love us. Being jealous of a brother or sister is often a confusing kind of jealousy. One minute we hate them and the next we lo...	Pythonpappy	1	284	Dec 28, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Driving Tip (Preview) This has nothing to do with alcoholism and I hope it is okay to post it. Just read a news article about a woman who was killed in a car wreak on New Year's Eve. Her father is a fight fighter and pulled her out not knowing it was his daughter at the time he was trying to save her. In all my driving years I have never...	betterthanyesterday52	3	483	Dec 28, 2013 by Mike D
	I need to just switch off and chill down (Preview) I know I haven't been a regular on here of late. Indulge me. I find I can write stuff on here and as I write stuff gets reorganised and right sized. It hrlps me prepare for talking to others both within and outwith the fellowship. I have had far too much going on the past couple months. House renovations...	bikerbill	5	575	Dec 27, 2013 by justadrunk
	Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays (Preview)	StPeteDean	8	420	Dec 27, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Excitement! Anticipation!! (Preview) two grand kids are old enough to be excited about Christmas morning! And are they ever! Oh the excitement!! They will read with mommy, my daughter, in a bed sheet tent draped over a few kitchen chairs and off to bed. What does this have to do with AA? Everything! I got sober to live. This is living! C...	Sober Strummer	7	374	Dec 27, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Merry Christmas Everyone! Would Love to Hear How My MIP Family is Celebrating Today (Preview) Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am going to do some more baking for the meeting today as well as neighbors. Always told myself I was going to bake some goodies for neighbors in the past, but with the drinking, never followed through on it. Yesterday, after I got my bee...	betterthanyesterday52	14	674	Dec 27, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) December 27 "Service made me feel useful. Twelfth Step work taught me to accept my past."	Mike B.	1	277	Dec 27, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Thank you (Preview) I hit bottom last month. Almost one month sober. First Christmas in a while I'm not Waisted. It's tough but I will get through. I had to hide and cry for a while but that's ok too. Im 25 lbs heavier than last year the one thing I had was being skinny in a heavy family it made me feel good about myself. They know I...	Lizmccal	12	632	Dec 27, 2013 by Mike B.
	Holiday Blues Blahs and Humbugs (Preview) I have been somewhat of a Scrooge this year and am in a bit of a funk. First time that I can remember that I didn't send my daughter and mom their holiday "money" gifts yet. It's not that I didn't have it, although it wouldn't be as much as I usually send, I had something, but just didn't. Thin...	betterthanyesterday52	7	508	Dec 26, 2013 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift (Preview) Fear No More I will not fear those who have hurt me, For You have given me power. I shall sleep without nightmares; You have given me peace. I shall awaken with a clear and rested mind; You have given me clarity. I shall start my day happy, joyous, and free; You have given me my recovery; You have given me a ne...	Pythonpappy	4	272	Dec 26, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Grapevine (Preview) December 26 "I heard my future told around the tables at my home group."	Mike B.	2	267	Dec 26, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time, with eyes of a child, fresh with wonder. Joseph Cornell	Pythonpappy	5	334	Dec 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Excited about the new year....... (Preview) To make a long story short, I have relocated to Michigan to focus soley on my recovery for a while. After two meetings at new club house, I have already found a new sponsor, made some good contacts, and for once am enjoying my sobriety! Things are looking up!!!!! Wife does not know yet, but I feel we need...	Standing_Tall	2	366	Dec 26, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift (Preview) The feeling of belonging is a gift.The feeling of belonging - knowing that we have a place - is one of the most important gifts that two partners can give to each other. When we agree to commit ourselves to a partnership, we give each other the key to our daily lives. We allow our mate to be there with us in a w...	Pythonpappy	1	247	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote 12/20 (Preview) Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide	Pythonpappy	3	271	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	From Hawaii (Preview) Mele Kalikimaka e Hauoli Makahiki Ho...translation? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Pass it on.	Jerry F	7	463	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Merry Christmas Eve (Preview) The kids got to open these up today...	justadrunk	9	615	Dec 25, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Today's Gift (Preview) To him, it was not the gift that mattered, but the giver. --Walter de La Mare In our material world today, we often get off track. We forget that what we really need in our lives is love and close friendships. It's too easy to take our relationships for granted. It's also too easy to take our sobriety for gr...	Pythonpappy	1	317	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests. LUKE 2:13-14	Pythonpappy	2	397	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	A Power Greater Than Ourselves & Tolerance for Others Right to Choose Their Own HP (Preview) Christmas is tomorrow and I was just curious about this.... Most of the AA meetings I attend are held in churches. We say at least one of the following and a lot of times two of these at each of the meetings I have attended: "The Lord's Prayer", "The Third Step Prayer" and "The...	betterthanyesterday52	9	688	Dec 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Don't drink and go to meetings! (Preview) Sone interesting observations othis is saying. Some stays regarding chips given out and AA success rates. http://www.aastudy.org/_articles/Don't_Drink_&_Go_To_Meetings.pdf	Sober Strummer	6	839	Dec 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Christmas Down Under (Preview) To All at MIP , a Happy , SAFE & Sober Christmas & Prosperous New Year To those who don't celebrate Christmas , enjoy Your day & all the best to you as well.	Zoomtopz	4	341	Dec 25, 2013 by Jerry F
	Have a Good Christmas!! (Preview) One Day At A Time!!	Philipld	11	528	Dec 25, 2013 by RubyTues
	Twenty five years ago today......... (Preview) Twenty five years ago today, I dragged my butt into a AA holiday marathon at a local AA club, scared and badly shaken by a mercifully brief relapse that happened after spending several months on the fringes of AA and trying to stay sober on my own - mostly by just showing up in meetings and hanging out with...	davep12and12	18	777	Dec 25, 2013 by RubyTues
	Reflections...... (Preview) As I look back on this year, so many things have happened. Some for the good, and some for the very bad!! At the beginning of the year, I lost someone who was very dear to me. She showed me the kind of person that I really did want to spend the rest of my life with. Unfortunately, we were both 'sick' people at th...	Standing_Tall	4	382	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) December 24 "Experience has taught us that simplicity is basic in preservation of our personal sobriety and helping those in need."	Mike B.	2	312	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) December 23, 2013 Quote of the Week "It's progress not perfection,we are not saints." I had some friends over the other night for dinner and we started talking about road rage. We each had a story to tell about how we had participated in an escalating episode of honking, c...	Pythonpappy	3	361	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) How we treat other people comes back to us always. Offering others understanding and compassion changes how we perceive the world around us on a daily basis. Our acts of love inspire love from others. What we send out to the people who share our path changes, ever so subtly, the complexion of each life...	Pythonpappy	2	369	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If we continually practice filling our minds with thoughts of faith, hope and gratitude, it will eventually crowd out our fears. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale	Pythonpappy	2	331	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	Want to go for a Helicopter Ride ??? (Preview) Want a good laugh, watch this... The ride is over before it begins, however, the facial expression of the passengers is quite memorable... http://www.youtube.com/embed/bAYrcu5_Pko?rel=0 -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Tuesday 24th of December 2013 03:45:11 PM	Pythonpappy	3	738	Dec 25, 2013 by Mr_David
	The Back Nine (Preview) This is just an interesting email I got recently and thought I'd pass it on ...!!! _THE BACK NINE_ *I FIRST STARTED READING THIS EMAIL & WAS READING FAST UNTIL I REACHED THE THIRD SENTENCE. I STOPPED AND STARTED OVER READING SLOWER AND THINKING ABOUT EVERY WORD. THIS EMAIL IS VERY THOUGHT PRO...	Pythonpappy	2	431	Dec 24, 2013 by Mr_David
	24 years ago today.... (Preview) I surrendered to the process of recovery and started this amazing journey. Thank you for trudging the road of happy destiny with me. John	John	18	646	Dec 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	What do we stick with? (Preview) I heard that we should stick with winners. The ones with a long time sober that are working the program. Seems simple enough. It was what I was told. it makes me wonder why we have so many threads discussing simple things in the big book like they are a complex equation. We are not talking about the qua...	Sober Strummer	37	775	Dec 24, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Giving up - letting go (Preview) I had all but given up on selling our house - and for the last showing I didn't even put in much effort at all - I had already let go. I reported here that we had no luck and began the acceptance process and continued to seek God's will for my life through prayer. Then a great offer from that last couple came th...	justadrunk	12	555	Dec 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Why is this bugging me so much and what self inventory will help me overcome this kind of thing? (Preview) Feel so silly posting this...however, hasn't stopped me before so here goes... I was concerned about someone who hasn't attended meetings for several weeks. She really adds a lot to meetings with her shares and I just have missed her as well as have been concerned about how she is doing. So I talked wit...	betterthanyesterday52	16	532	Dec 24, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Smarting off to the cops. (Preview) I'll never forget the time I got pulled over for speeding on 'the drag' near my town. I was going about 40 in a 25 - maybe 50. The cop was young and cute, and I was younger and cuter lol. Back then I wasn't too big on honesty or anything like that at all. I lied and told him I was hurrying to get to the bathroom...	justadrunk	5	718	Dec 24, 2013 by Mike D
	Today's Gift (Preview) Slow down and let go On a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the battery in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone needed to get in touch with me? What if there was a problem with the house? What if my family couldn't find me and got worried? I passe...	Pythonpappy	1	312	Dec 23, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	All I Want for Christmas... (Preview) I have posted several things on this board about my fears, shortcomings, hang ups, etc. I have been grateful for the responses from not only the ones with longer sobriety times than myself, but also for the newly sober ones as well. The insightfulness and experiences of others has been amazing to me. I...	betterthanyesterday52	4	644	Dec 23, 2013 by Jerry F
	The Line.... (Preview) Human beings are given the natural ability to see the clear well-defined line that distinguishes between right or wrong, and good or evil. Once we cross that line, it begins to fade and disappear. And, the more times we cross it, we naturally lose our ability to see it at all. One of the highest point...	Mike D	4	500	Dec 23, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift (Preview) Live and let live is good advice. The more comfortable we are with the knowledge that each of us has a unique journey to make, a specific purpose to fulfill, the easier it is to let other people live their own lives. When family members are in trouble with alcohol or other drugs, it's terribly difficul...	Pythonpappy	2	266	Dec 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	An inspiring bit of poetry (Preview) What follows is a poem by Linda Ellis titled "The Dash". I read of a man who stood to speakAt the funeral of a friend.He referred to the dates on her tombstoneFrom the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of her birthAnd spoke of the following date with tears.But he said th...	Sober Strummer	1	318	Dec 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I heard this today and wanted to share it with you.... (Preview) I watched a local news video about a recovering addict and she said this and it really is beautiful.... "It doesn't pay to be mean to anyone because you can be entertaining an angel."	betterthanyesterday52	3	374	Dec 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your greatness is measured by your horizons. Michelangelo	Pythonpappy	0	259	Dec 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Are you or we're you ever scared..... (Preview) Of taking a searching and fearless moral inventory. Of yourself that is! Ha! in looking back, and recently chatting with a friend, this seems to be something so many of us felt. I felt fear. No candy coating it. I ran and drank from that crap. When sobering up, the last thing wanted to do was go jump...	Sober Strummer	12	598	Dec 22, 2013 by Sober Strummer
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