|
|
My road trip.
(Preview)
I just come back from a road trip, which my wife and I decided to do last year.This is Knysna on the east coast of South Africa. Some of the most beautiful places in the world. We did a 4000km, six day trip with our car. I am grateful that I can enjoy these journeys in sobriety. I was 3 years sober in 1991, when I...
|
gonee
|
5
|
377
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coming home
(Preview)
This day I got to know my Angel. I got to ride with a lady my age(ish) who just spent the past 8.5 yrs in prison for things no worse than I have done. She commented "this is a nice car" and I noticed that she noticed that cars have gotten smart... I felt very stupid for a moment, then I noticed she...
|
justadrunk
|
7
|
302
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-14
(Preview)
I will love you no matter what. I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being - I will love you no matter. --Leo Buscaglia Wouldn't it be nice if there were just one person in our lives who loved us no matter wh...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
131
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
February 14 "My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive."
|
Mike B.
|
1
|
133
|
|
|
|
|
|
Using the program to justify the next drink..(questions)
(Preview)
I know a person who has been in and out of the rooms for over 20 years. It appears that all they have learned in that 20 years is how to use the program to justify the next drink or drug. They seem to have gotten the point of "powerless" down pretty good, They seem to have gotten the point of "God either has or...
|
John
|
19
|
464
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
February 13 "I borrowed others' faith for a long time, and now I'm beginning to get a bit of my own."
|
Mike B.
|
2
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-13
(Preview)
Ordinary moments ... they in turn enrich our lives Our spiritual life is on the same plane as our everyday relationships. It's not just something within our mind or feelings, and it's not just lofty and in the clouds. Spirituality is between people and in all relationships. Its growth depends on the w...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
146
|
|
|
|
|
|
My gratitude...347 and 18...
(Preview)
Today, I am grateful for 347 days sober and for my 18 year old daughter. I am grateful that God is restoring for me, years and relationships that I could never get back on my own. I am grateful for the new found depth of emotion that I, in sobriety, now get to experience. I am grateful that I have both the Big B...
|
SolanoGypsy
|
12
|
460
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gossip
(Preview)
I'm trying to figure it all out again... all by myself again...  If you had a sponsor that was gossipy about people in the program, and you've already hinted that you don't want to gossip so much anymore... but it just keeps comin, and you find yourself easily sucked back in... do you: Keep t...
|
justadrunk
|
18
|
1213
|
|
|
|
|
|
Why We Were Chosen...
(Preview)
Why We Were ChosenGod in His wisdom selected this group of men and women to be purveyors of His goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went instead to the humble, to the sick, to the unfortunate. He w...
|
John
|
5
|
2864
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-12
(Preview)
Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. --Herbert Otto The rewards of our new life are apparent to us because of how we feel, and apparent to others by what they can see. Many of us had reached our bottom point, and we...
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
174
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
February 12 "Hope is tremendous progress for someone who once was 'hopeless.'"
|
Mike B.
|
1
|
124
|
|
|
|
|
|
Take Our Word... (Video)
(Preview)
|
John
|
3
|
270
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just Joined Today - Guess Im a Newbie.
(Preview)
Wanted to say hi to everyone. Any advice on using the site would be appreciated.
|
wwww4
|
14
|
388
|
|
|
|
|
|
A story for python
(Preview)
Im broke. Seriously broke. Embarrassingly broke. And im down to three cigarettes. So i thought for a bit about quitting. Seriously considered it. The health benefits, the monetary benefits, the spiritual benefits (because quutting takes some serious self discipline). And i, being a good alcoh...
|
Neophyte
|
15
|
414
|
|
|
|
|
|
go figure.....
(Preview)
The recovering acholic is the one who makes the beer run for all the snowed in neighbors! 29" here took 6 hours to get my car garage, and garbage cleared, took condo association all day, and more tomrrow. So sitting around, happy and content, while my friends tie one on, I'll relax with the kids by t...
|
flipper
|
7
|
227
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is it about snowstorms?
(Preview)
Yup, there's nothing like a good snowstorm! I love them:) The city shuts down for a bit, and only a few brave souls venture out of the cozy comfort of their homes. Im amongst those brave ( or stupid) souls. There's a great satisfaction to being one of a few out there battling the elements, it's a very solit...
|
Col
|
13
|
314
|
|
|
|
|
|
Others Attitudes
(Preview)
I haven't been on for a while but wanted to run something by you all. In the last couple of weeks we had a flood come through the area we live. Thankfully our house is on the side of a hill, others though are not so lucky. There's a fellow who lives down the road from us who is an alcoholic. His property is ve...
|
Tracey C
|
6
|
480
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-11
(Preview)
I have learned this: it is not what one does that is wrong, but what one becomes as a consequence of it. --Oscar Wilde There are countless ways to take shortcuts in life or to grab for pleasures. We could cheat on our income taxes, excuse a food binge, or lie to a loved one about where we've been. We say, &quo...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
155
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome Darren
(Preview)
Welcome to MIP Darren, glad you found us when you did ... You posted : My roommate and I made it home that night. He said he was going to bed and I sat down on the couch to watch the rest of the Super Bowl. The doorbell rang, which was odd because I never have visitors. The guy at the door was looking for my room...
|
Pythonpappy
|
4
|
203
|
|
|
|
|
|
I sorta want to be sober...
(Preview)
I have a 3-yr-old, and I absolutely adore my child. I am also married to the baby's father (we've been together for nine years), and I very much love him too. For some reason, I can't shake this absolute compulsion to drink. I'm drunk right now. I would love to be a mother of the caliber I see on TV, or even i...
|
AMJM
|
16
|
583
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Mirror Never Lies
(Preview)
|
John
|
5
|
2523
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just Wanted to Share...
(Preview)
I just want to take a moment to share the final update I added to a post from a week or so past... This might sound strange but the primary lesson I learned while I was at my friends house and my daughter was with her dad was how very much I hate being without my daughter. Being away from her took the...
|
SolanoGypsy
|
6
|
257
|
|
|
|
|
|
How it works
(Preview)
*Prompted by Tipsy's thread "Lets be honest, it's not the drinking that makes us miserable..." Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually me...
|
Frodo
|
10
|
382
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-10
(Preview)
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. --Seneca A panic attack is feeling a sudden burst of anxiety and fear for no reason. We all experience anxiety from time to time but it can usually be traced to a cause. A true panic attack happens out of the blue. Once we may have reacted to panic at...
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
169
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today I was cleaning house..> ENVY
(Preview)
Literally. I picked up a cleaning job for some rich people. Today was my first day, and as I cleaned every little crevice, I seemed to find my envy there too. Oh.... I wish I had this... I wish I had that... oooo they are so lucky... look at this washing machine! I WANT ONE! Meanwhile - back at the farm - m...
|
justadrunk
|
11
|
405
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 8th 1979
(Preview)
Did the same thing this morning that I was taught to do from 2/8/79. In brief I woke up and swung my feet off the bed and onto the floor. I did my short simple version of the 3rd step prayer that my Higher Power and I have agreed is as simple as expected. "Place me where you want me...tell me what to do&...
|
Jerry F
|
9
|
453
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suggested Reading for Morning Affirmations
(Preview)
I'm looking for some reads for newcomers for morning affirmations/mediation. Any suggestions?
|
easywayout
|
7
|
909
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-09
(Preview)
Coping with Families There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a dif...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today is a good day
(Preview)
I'm probably not the man I could be and I'm not yet the man I should be but I'm - thank God - a long way a way from the man I used to be. -Heard that tonight so I thought I'd pass it on. :)
|
Frodo
|
9
|
310
|
|
|
|
|
|
I thought I could buy his happiness
(Preview)
He's an alcoholic, and I thought I was the problem. Why wasn't I enough to replace Mom when she finally left after 15 yrs of trying to get him to see the light? Why did he still cry? Surely, if I just cleaned enough, cooked enough, was a good little church choir girl, or looked pretty enough... it would s...
|
justadrunk
|
10
|
497
|
|
|
|
|
|
Too Pooped to Puff
(Preview)
Hey all ya'll Ex-smokers out there ... ... ... I am at, what? ... 31 days without a cigarette? ... yep, I couldn't handle the Chantix any more BUT, I stayed stopped so far ... Today it's almost 70 degrees and the enticement to work outside was overpowering, SO, I got to work outside cleaning gutters and...
|
Pythonpappy
|
14
|
417
|
|
|
|
|
|
Took a Big Chance, Now Facing a Lack of Choices
(Preview)
Good Morning MIP Family. I am facing a real crisis right now and could use some guidance. A friend of mine invited me to stay with her about sixty miles from where I work. She offered the use of a vehicle as well as the provision of childcare while I went to work. The day she picked me up, the loaner veh...
|
SolanoGypsy
|
27
|
1528
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shoes in Church
(Preview)
SHOES IN CHURCH I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed my eyes.. I saw the shoe of the man next to me..... Touching my own. I sighed. With plenty of room on either side....
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
495
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relapsed...sponsor trouble...guilt
(Preview)
Ok so I relapsed last night and now I am feeling extremely guilty. I tried to tell my sponser this morning and I dont know if she was having a bad day the way it was and I didn't just come straight out and say it I was like I think I need to get my meds changed. She was like that's why you wanted me to call you and hun...
|
Gleek22
|
15
|
980
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thank You MIP!
(Preview)
When I first started my journey in sobriety I found MIP and read and posted as much as I could. This message board, and everyone here, was an absolute lifeline to me. So, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to John for the board and everyone who helped me in my early days of recovery. Today, I celebrate 7...
|
Quetzal
|
13
|
386
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-08
(Preview)
Disappointment and Frustration Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious be...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
165
|
|
|
|
|
|
PLS! MIP! ESH! on FAITH!
(Preview)
Once there was a wonderful wise Queen. One day her prize mare leapt the castle fence, and disappeared into the forest. Her advisors tried to console her, "Dear Queen! We are so sorry this bad thing has happened!" The queen repli...
|
lady eli
|
13
|
519
|
|
|
|
|
|
How would you go about.....?
(Preview)
How would you go about sponsoring someone who you might believe is seriously mentally ill? I mean not with a mood problem but a cognitive one? Like maybe psychotic? Say the person also has issues with drugs, sex addiction, poverty, illegal alien....etc... Now, if I took the tact that I can't spon...
|
pinkchip
|
10
|
450
|
|
|
|
|
|
It was A Sunday Morning!
(Preview)
This would have never happened without Sobriety ... Warning, the following may cause injury if you're not properly prepared ... or at the very least, it may cause a big mess ... Do not be drinking anything while reading this short little confession ... (True story of my yesterday morning): It was abou...
|
Pythonpappy
|
5
|
293
|
|
|
|
|
|
Todays Grapevine
(Preview)
February 7 "I am learning, when looking for signs of spiritual awakening in myself, to look, not for bright lights or emotional upheavals ... but for sobriety, stability, responsibility, meaning, satisfaction, joy....
|
Mike B.
|
3
|
247
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-07
(Preview)
In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things. --Pablo Casals The Third Step refers to "God as we understood Him." The pathways to meeting our Higher Power and to our spiritual awakening are all around. Every tree and every l...
|
Pythonpappy
|
1
|
176
|
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Gift 02-06
(Preview)
It is a piece of great good luck to deal with someone who values you at your true worth. --Baltasar Gracian We have the ability to comfort and heal by recognizing each other's value. It's a pity that we don't often do that. Each time we recognize the worth of others as sons and daughters of God, we are ackno...
|
Pythonpappy
|
0
|
215
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just checking in
(Preview)
Hi folks. I don't have anything in particular to share, but wanted to check in. How is everybody doing today?
|
RubyTues
|
19
|
398
|
|
|
|
|
|
Watching God work it...
(Preview)
Picked my sponsee up this morning for a meeting and on the way he talked about what he needed to talk about...I of course did the sponsor thing...listened without interrupting. He told me about a serious condition in his life that require him placing himself in a safe condition which also meant that...
|
Jerry F
|
5
|
253
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapevine
(Preview)
February 5 "If I simply let go of a character defect - release it - my Higher Power will replace it with a character asset. As I release anger, I find that I am friendlier. As I release hate, I become more loving. As I release fear, I...
|
Mike B.
|
3
|
159
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know....
(Preview)
I was at my homegroup yesterday and the lead, said He does not give the new guy a Big book, How does everyone feel about that..There was big....Jaw dropping..he said he says you dont need a big book you need a human i dont know about that..Alot of people disagrees...What do yall think?
|
TeganTantalize
|
21
|
606
|
|
|
|
|
|
God
(Preview)
"I saw God" she said. "Oh really?" I said. "What did he look like?" "Spinning." she said. "Everything spinning." My children, didn't know about any kind of God until recently, when we began saying the serenity prayer together in times...
|
justadrunk
|
8
|
255
|
|
|
|
|
|
On my knees and lost again.
(Preview)
I have been thinking a lot about this concept of codependent lately. Trying to merge it with my concept of my other disease of alcoholism. Is codependancy a disease? I'm confused on that. I suppose I have more reading to do. For now... I'm working really hard at trying to GET MY HUSBAND to not be a co...
|
justadrunk
|
10
|
536
|
|
|
|
|
|
Help understanding
(Preview)
What a great site and wonderful forums, I've learned so much by reading here, thank you all! My husband has 15 yrs sobriety and quit attending meetings regularly about 3 yrs ago when he began to get very active in our church and church organizations. He told me at the time he was still giving back and it w...
|
bsketlady
|
28
|
582
|
|
|
