Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Depression and Despair Do we go about our daily work dutifully but joylessly? Have we settled for less in our jobs, homes, or relationships than we want? Have we substituted financial security or physical comfort for the freedom to pursue our heart's desires? Very few of us give ourselves the oppor...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

this works for me. How about you? As I was lying in bed pondering the problems of the world, I realized that at my age I don't really give a rat's TAIL. It's the tortoise life for me!1.. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.2.. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement is true or false. --Napoleon Hill Our inner dialogue can have awesome power. It often determines the behavior that defines who we are. We do, of course, have some choice as to the direction this inner dialogue wi...

Bob K · Bob K

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 26 Before we can be of any use to anybody else, we must find the beginnings of the answer for ourselves."

justadrunk · justadrunk

What I've found in this program is a belief in a HP... something I never had before working the steps. That allowed me to know that whatever is going on... even and especially when I don't like it - it's part of a higher plan. That is where I find peace. I can know that I am loved and lovable through all my m...

Saralookingtochange · Saralookingtochange

Hi I am Sara, I wanted to try the online AA. Not really sure how to go about it. Thanks Sara

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 27 "Our Traditions are set down on paper. But they were written first in our hearts. For each of us knows, instinctively I think, that AA is not ours to do with as we please. We are but caretakers to preserve the spiritual quality of our Fellowship; keep it whole for those who will come after u...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I called your house the other day and was told you were down at your favorite biker bar with some friends.I wasn't sure where that was, but was told I wouldn't have much trouble finding it. Sure enough, I drove just a couple blocks and there it was... There is nothing like the feel of the sun on your face a...

justadrunk · justadrunk

They told me when I got here, that I never had to drink again. That seemed overwhelming!!!! I remember at my first meeting, someone mentioned they had 22 days of sobriety. I was SHOCKED! She stayed sober for 22 days WHAT THE????? Then some others said they were sober years and decades and I just flat out d...

justadrunk · justadrunk

kWednesday, June 26, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Surviving Slumps A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery...

Jerry F · Jerry F

this morning. Got to where I work and sat down among all the others gabbing and smoking waiting for their work to start. The guy I sat next to is also a recovering brother and he took one look at me and asked..."What's up with you"? I know better today than to try to bs another bs...er and so...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Impulsive reactions never benefit us. Immediate responses to every situation aren't necessary. But sometimes we make snap decisions because we fear looking inadequate or stupid. Unfortunately, because we don't pause long enough to think through a response or to ask God for guidance, we often do...

poi77 · poi77

Hi, I am having trouble with the question: am I an alcoholic? I do know that nobody can diagnose me besides myself - but I am very interested in the feedback of experienced people in/around recovery, so please help.. I would really appreciate it. First, I do know that I am an addict. I started workin...

justadrunk · justadrunk

May 3, 2013 17:02:32 I am in a season of my life right now where I feel bone-tired almost all of the time. Ragged, how-am-I-going-to-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-day, eyes burning exhausted. I have three boys ages 5 and under. I'm not complaining about that. Well, maybe I am a little bit. But I know tha...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the rewards that would be mine when I first contemplated turning my life and will over to the care of God, as I understand God. Now I can rejoice in the blessing of my own recovery, as well as the recoveries of countless others who have fo...

gonee · gonee

"Lord manage my life because, I can't manage it myself." I read this in a book the other day.

pinkchip · pinkchip

I went to one of my regular meetings and the topic brought up was having to do with God and our HP. Most people did not "censor" and state HP instead of "God" when sharing or did not say "My HP that I chose to call God." Of course there is one atheist in the bunch who does ha...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 25 "Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today."

mandm · mandm

Hey everyone its been awhile since i've been active on this board. Still sober haven't had a drink since I can remember. I've been busy , I ended up taking on another job as Head chef for a new resturant, and its been alot of fun. I'm known for Soda water, after my shift i'll sit down and have a quick soda wate...

gonee · gonee

When I knew not who God was, this was my prayer. I desperately needed serenity or I would have gone mad. The 1st step deflated my ego and allowed God to intervene in what was a wreck of a life. The only thing I could utter was this prayer, and it kept me alive until I could grasp bigger truths about God.The Ful...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What I said never changed anybody; what they understood did. --Paul. P. How often have we given our all to change somebody else? How frantically have we tried to force a loved one to see the light? How hopelessly have we watched a destructive pattern - perhaps a pattern we know well from personal experi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 24 "Older AAs who know the record are unanimous in their feeling that an intelligence greater than ours has surely been at work, else we could never have avoided so many pitfalls, could never have been so happily related to our millions of friends in the outside world."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 24, 2013 Quote of the Week "Relapse begins a long time before you pick up that first drink or drug." I'm a three meeting minimum a week kind of guy. Anything below that and I begin feeling, well, kind of vulnerable. Oh, not that I'm going to pick up and use, but vulnerable to what m...

justadrunk · justadrunk

gonee · gonee

A lady walks up to me in a meeting today to invite me to her husband's 1st thanksgiving. I say thank you and then she asks me whether I remember taking her to an Alanon meeting 15 years ago. My wife says yes we did, but I have no recollection of this. I always say that some plant the seed, some water it but God ma...

Celestial65 · Celestial65

I don't understand it at all and now, after almost 2 years of absolute sobriety I took a small sip of wine last night! 2 and half years ago I married into a blended family. Our kids are teens and last night I was just taking it easy after a long 2 days at work. As typical, my husband got the urge to go get somet...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Captain, ... glad you found us ... Sobriety ??? ... 'Today' is as good a day as any to start!!!

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

I've been reading a lot of "feeling uncomfortable with my group" posts lately, and I know exactly how the authors feel. I am in a group that I have absolutely nothing in common with. I'm poor and struggling, a person who didn't have much to lose but lost everything, and can't find any direc...

Chaya · Chaya

So guys, I spoke at the big speaker meeting in my area last night and it was incredible. I had been so frightened but I just asked G-d to help me with my fear of not being good enough and to be there with me up at the podium. What was amazing was how great it felt to share with a room of so many other alcoholics. Th...

Bob K · Bob K

I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking. My name is I AM! He paused. I waited. He continued.When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was.When you live in the future with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What happens to us is not as important as how we respond. The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...

MiddleRoad · MiddleRoad

This is a great forum. Can anyone tell me about some other forums I might enjoy - relating to AA and recovery.

fiestalady · fiestalady

Hi...I had 105 days sobriety in, but I recently had a slip. I am attending an AA mtg tonight. Do I need to "confess" this slip?

justadrunk · justadrunk

I did a 5th step with the sponsee that I've had since I was 6 months sober. She's been relapsing the whole time - now has 3 months and experienced the 5th step the way it was meant to be (I felt it anyway). It went really well and I almost heard audible clicks : ) I do hope that God has chosen this to be her time....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge. --Moses Luzzatto This program promises many rewards for those who follow it, but it does not promise to be easy. We search our conscience for resentments and face them. None of us can progress in our recovery while holding o...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Wednesday, June 19, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Making Life Easier Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affa...

Mr_David · Q

Missed an appointment with someone, work-related. It just flew out of my head, and I stood them up. It's not a huge deal because I apologized and rescheduled, but I'm overly-sensitive to my mistakes. They remind me that this was a pattern when I was drunk, and I have a difficult time letting go of the gui...

Bob K · Bob K

Lesson From Exchanging PenniesIf you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent, and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas. -- Edited by Bob K on Wednesday 19th of June 2013 06...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come. 'Tis grace that hath brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.' --John Newton Today and always, let joy be your compass. When choosing a direction in life, choose the path of your heart. Do what you love, follow your bliss. Fun is a...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 20 "When we reach a maximum in understanding, we know how very much we shall never understand."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have been told that I need to find a sponsor asap. I have been sober for 22 days today. This intimidates me so much, but I never had one before when I was in AA and I hear at the meetings that without a sponsor it is hard to have success in this program. I don't know how to go about this. I know I need to find a wom...

mikef · mikef

Morning and blessings of this day! After many applications and searching for part time employment, finally got a call from OFFICE DEPOT to come in for online assessment 2nd stage of interview.Excited because haven;t worked since retired last april from a job I held for 34 years, before we moved to Fl...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Someone the other day described me as 'fun'. I was so worried when I stopped drinking that I wouldn't be any fun anymore. What I've realized is that when I was drinking I was fun at parties (until the moment when I was a gong show), now I am fun the rest of the time. Freedom, right? Have a good 24, all!

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 21 "Imperfection offers me the freedom of a million potentials."

Mr_David · Q

In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. << << << >> >> >> My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as though I were at t...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I picked up this journal which I am going to use on my new "journey". When I bought this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't pay any attention to the quote on the cover, I just purchased it at a yard sale and thought since it hadn't been used, it would be good to jot down things I learned along the way. It...

gonee · gonee

I saw this slogan at a group recently. For me it stated all the traditions and steps in one go. I thought about this in my own life, and I realised that self will runs a riot sometimes. God has to be in charge for me otherwise my peace and serenity is affected.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it. --Archibald. MacLeish Many of us have lived double lives. There were public selves whom others knew, and private selves whom no one met. It was a compulsive world, and both sides were false. Many of us grew up in addicted families and learn...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I'll try to make this short....I've been an alcoholic for 30+ years. This is my third attempt in last five years at trying to get straight. I have been living with a man during this time. Thought it was "true love". We are both alcoholics...met in a bar...need I say more? The alcohol has reall...

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	Today's Gift 06-28 (Preview) Depression and Despair Do we go about our daily work dutifully but joylessly? Have we settled for less in our jobs, homes, or relationships than we want? Have we substituted financial security or physical comfort for the freedom to pursue our heart's desires? Very few of us give ourselves the oppor...	Pythonpappy	1	234	Jun 28, 2013 by Mike B.
	I Been Thinkin' (Preview) this works for me. How about you? As I was lying in bed pondering the problems of the world, I realized that at my age I don't really give a rat's TAIL. It's the tortoise life for me!1.. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal.2.. A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water...	Pythonpappy	2	292	Jun 28, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 06-27 (Preview) One comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement is true or false. --Napoleon Hill Our inner dialogue can have awesome power. It often determines the behavior that defines who we are. We do, of course, have some choice as to the direction this inner dialogue wi...	Pythonpappy	11	358	Jun 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The Teacher (Preview)	Bob K	6	313	Jun 28, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Grapevine (Preview) June 26 Before we can be of any use to anybody else, we must find the beginnings of the answer for ourselves."	Mike B.	4	201	Jun 28, 2013 by gonee
	Thank you (Preview) What I've found in this program is a belief in a HP... something I never had before working the steps. That allowed me to know that whatever is going on... even and especially when I don't like it - it's part of a higher plan. That is where I find peace. I can know that I am loved and lovable through all my m...	justadrunk	8	399	Jun 28, 2013 by gonee
	Sara- new here not sure where to introduce myself here (Preview) Hi I am Sara, I wanted to try the online AA. Not really sure how to go about it. Thanks Sara	Saralookingtochange	11	419	Jun 28, 2013 by gonee
	Grapevine (Preview) June 27 "Our Traditions are set down on paper. But they were written first in our hearts. For each of us knows, instinctively I think, that AA is not ours to do with as we please. We are but caretakers to preserve the spiritual quality of our Fellowship; keep it whole for those who will come after u...	Mike B.	4	225	Jun 28, 2013 by gonee
	Humor - Getting Old (Preview) I called your house the other day and was told you were down at your favorite biker bar with some friends.I wasn't sure where that was, but was told I wouldn't have much trouble finding it. Sure enough, I drove just a couple blocks and there it was... There is nothing like the feel of the sun on your face a...	Pythonpappy	8	379	Jun 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Promises (Preview) They told me when I got here, that I never had to drink again. That seemed overwhelming!!!! I remember at my first meeting, someone mentioned they had 22 days of sobriety. I was SHOCKED! She stayed sober for 22 days WHAT THE????? Then some others said they were sober years and decades and I just flat out d...	justadrunk	4	396	Jun 26, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Thought for the day (Preview) kWednesday, June 26, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Surviving Slumps A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery...	justadrunk	4	417	Jun 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Needed a stadium (Preview) this morning. Got to where I work and sat down among all the others gabbing and smoking waiting for their work to start. The guy I sat next to is also a recovering brother and he took one look at me and asked..."What's up with you"? I know better today than to try to bs another bs...er and so...	Jerry F	1	261	Jun 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-26 (Preview) Impulsive reactions never benefit us. Immediate responses to every situation aren't necessary. But sometimes we make snap decisions because we fear looking inadequate or stupid. Unfortunately, because we don't pause long enough to think through a response or to ask God for guidance, we often do...	Pythonpappy	2	208	Jun 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	Am I an alcoholic? (help) (Preview) Hi, I am having trouble with the question: am I an alcoholic? I do know that nobody can diagnose me besides myself - but I am very interested in the feedback of experienced people in/around recovery, so please help.. I would really appreciate it. First, I do know that I am an addict. I started workin...	poi77	29	932	Jun 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	This has nothing to do with alcoholism : The Huffington Post (Preview) May 3, 2013 17:02:32 I am in a season of my life right now where I feel bone-tired almost all of the time. Ragged, how-am-I-going-to-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-day, eyes burning exhausted. I have three boys ages 5 and under. I'm not complaining about that. Well, maybe I am a little bit. But I know tha...	justadrunk	4	393	Jun 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-25 (Preview) Reflection for the Day Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the rewards that would be mine when I first contemplated turning my life and will over to the care of God, as I understand God. Now I can rejoice in the blessing of my own recovery, as well as the recoveries of countless others who have fo...	Pythonpappy	3	259	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Step 1 prayer. (Preview) "Lord manage my life because, I can't manage it myself." I read this in a book the other day.	gonee	2	2103	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	God Talk (Preview) I went to one of my regular meetings and the topic brought up was having to do with God and our HP. Most people did not "censor" and state HP instead of "God" when sharing or did not say "My HP that I chose to call God." Of course there is one atheist in the bunch who does ha...	pinkchip	11	510	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 25 "Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today."	Mike B.	2	180	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Soda water Chef (Preview) Hey everyone its been awhile since i've been active on this board. Still sober haven't had a drink since I can remember. I've been busy , I ended up taking on another job as Head chef for a new resturant, and its been alot of fun. I'm known for Soda water, after my shift i'll sit down and have a quick soda wate...	mandm	7	1072	Jun 25, 2013 by mandm
	The Serenity prayer. (Preview) When I knew not who God was, this was my prayer. I desperately needed serenity or I would have gone mad. The 1st step deflated my ego and allowed God to intervene in what was a wreck of a life. The only thing I could utter was this prayer, and it kept me alive until I could grasp bigger truths about God.The Ful...	gonee	1	240	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-24 (Preview) What I said never changed anybody; what they understood did. --Paul. P. How often have we given our all to change somebody else? How frantically have we tried to force a loved one to see the light? How hopelessly have we watched a destructive pattern - perhaps a pattern we know well from personal experi...	Pythonpappy	3	200	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Grapevine (Preview) June 24 "Older AAs who know the record are unanimous in their feeling that an intelligence greater than ours has surely been at work, else we could never have avoided so many pitfalls, could never have been so happily related to our millions of friends in the outside world."	Mike B.	2	162	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 24, 2013 Quote of the Week "Relapse begins a long time before you pick up that first drink or drug." I'm a three meeting minimum a week kind of guy. Anything below that and I begin feeling, well, kind of vulnerable. Oh, not that I'm going to pick up and use, but vulnerable to what m...	Pythonpappy	3	299	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	I am alcoholic. (Preview)	justadrunk	5	302	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The seed was planted. (Preview) A lady walks up to me in a meeting today to invite me to her husband's 1st thanksgiving. I say thank you and then she asks me whether I remember taking her to an Alanon meeting 15 years ago. My wife says yes we did, but I have no recollection of this. I always say that some plant the seed, some water it but God ma...	gonee	3	251	Jun 25, 2013 by justadrunk
	He tried to get me to Drink (Preview) I don't understand it at all and now, after almost 2 years of absolute sobriety I took a small sip of wine last night! 2 and half years ago I married into a blended family. Our kids are teens and last night I was just taking it easy after a long 2 days at work. As typical, my husband got the urge to go get somet...	Celestial65	8	380	Jun 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	Welcome Captain Jim (Preview) Welcome to MIP Captain, ... glad you found us ... Sobriety ??? ... 'Today' is as good a day as any to start!!!	Pythonpappy	2	196	Jun 24, 2013 by Mike B.
	How do I "Break Up" With My Home Group? (Preview) I've been reading a lot of "feeling uncomfortable with my group" posts lately, and I know exactly how the authors feel. I am in a group that I have absolutely nothing in common with. I'm poor and struggling, a person who didn't have much to lose but lost everything, and can't find any direc...	AlcoHater	26	3187	Jun 24, 2013 by Sports dude
	Speaker Meeting (Preview) So guys, I spoke at the big speaker meeting in my area last night and it was incredible. I had been so frightened but I just asked G-d to help me with my fear of not being good enough and to be there with me up at the podium. What was amazing was how great it felt to share with a room of so many other alcoholics. Th...	Chaya	5	372	Jun 24, 2013 by gonee
	I Am (Preview) I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking. My name is I AM! He paused. I waited. He continued.When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was.When you live in the future with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am n...	Bob K	3	232	Jun 24, 2013 by gonee
	Today's Gift 06-23 (Preview) What happens to us is not as important as how we respond. The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...	Pythonpappy	0	181	Jun 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Other AA Forums (Preview) This is a great forum. Can anyone tell me about some other forums I might enjoy - relating to AA and recovery.	MiddleRoad	4	514	Jun 23, 2013 by leeu
	Do I tell someone? (Preview) Hi...I had 105 days sobriety in, but I recently had a slip. I am attending an AA mtg tonight. Do I need to "confess" this slip?	fiestalady	12	517	Jun 23, 2013 by Sports dude
	Feeling loved by HP (Preview) I did a 5th step with the sponsee that I've had since I was 6 months sober. She's been relapsing the whole time - now has 3 months and experienced the 5th step the way it was meant to be (I felt it anyway). It went really well and I almost heard audible clicks : ) I do hope that God has chosen this to be her time....	justadrunk	5	772	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-19 (Preview) The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge. --Moses Luzzatto This program promises many rewards for those who follow it, but it does not promise to be easy. We search our conscience for resentments and face them. None of us can progress in our recovery while holding o...	Pythonpappy	2	717	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Thought for the day (Preview) Wednesday, June 19, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Making Life Easier Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affa...	justadrunk	5	1014	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Ugh. I dropped the ball. (Preview) Missed an appointment with someone, work-related. It just flew out of my head, and I stood them up. It's not a huge deal because I apologized and rescheduled, but I'm overly-sensitive to my mistakes. They remind me that this was a pattern when I was drunk, and I have a difficult time letting go of the gui...	Q	6	1014	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Lessons from exchanging pennies (Preview) Lesson From Exchanging PenniesIf you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent, and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas. -- Edited by Bob K on Wednesday 19th of June 2013 06...	Bob K	2	748	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-20 (Preview) Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come. 'Tis grace that hath brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.' --John Newton Today and always, let joy be your compass. When choosing a direction in life, choose the path of your heart. Do what you love, follow your bliss. Fun is a...	Pythonpappy	5	800	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) June 20 "When we reach a maximum in understanding, we know how very much we shall never understand."	Mike B.	2	745	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	I Need to Find A Sponsor....Any Advice? (Preview) I have been told that I need to find a sponsor asap. I have been sober for 22 days today. This intimidates me so much, but I never had one before when I was in AA and I hear at the meetings that without a sponsor it is hard to have success in this program. I don't know how to go about this. I know I need to find a wom...	betterthanyesterday52	9	945	Jun 22, 2013 by Mr_David
	More to be revealed (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! After many applications and searching for part time employment, finally got a call from OFFICE DEPOT to come in for online assessment 2nd stage of interview.Excited because haven;t worked since retired last april from a job I held for 34 years, before we moved to Fl...	mikef	9	930	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	We are not a glum lot (Preview) Someone the other day described me as 'fun'. I was so worried when I stopped drinking that I wouldn't be any fun anymore. What I've realized is that when I was drinking I was fun at parties (until the moment when I was a gong show), now I am fun the rest of the time. Freedom, right? Have a good 24, all!	RubyTues	3	866	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) June 21 "Imperfection offers me the freedom of a million potentials."	Mike B.	2	677	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	As Bill Sees It 2 (Preview) In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. << << << >> >> >> My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as though I were at t...	Q	5	947	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	I Love This Quote... (Preview) I picked up this journal which I am going to use on my new "journey". When I bought this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't pay any attention to the quote on the cover, I just purchased it at a yard sale and thought since it hadn't been used, it would be good to jot down things I learned along the way. It...	betterthanyesterday52	4	804	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	"Relax God is in charge." (Preview) I saw this slogan at a group recently. For me it stated all the traditions and steps in one go. I thought about this in my own life, and I realised that self will runs a riot sometimes. God has to be in charge for me otherwise my peace and serenity is affected.	gonee	4	979	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-22 (Preview) Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it. --Archibald. MacLeish Many of us have lived double lives. There were public selves whom others knew, and private selves whom no one met. It was a compulsive world, and both sides were false. Many of us grew up in addicted families and learn...	Pythonpappy	3	196	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Need Advice From You Seasoned AAer's (Preview) I'll try to make this short....I've been an alcoholic for 30+ years. This is my third attempt in last five years at trying to get straight. I have been living with a man during this time. Thought it was "true love". We are both alcoholics...met in a bar...need I say more? The alcohol has reall...	betterthanyesterday52	29	1266	Jun 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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