Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." - Mother Teresa

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

When my wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I was reminded what it was like to be powerless. But, the doctor said, there are certain things we can do to improve the situation. There are various medications and treatments we can use to slow the disease down that will give you a bit more time, and impr...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 26 "Ego was being replaced with self-respect ... resentment and hatred were being replaced with tolerance and understanding ... fear was being replaced with trust ... loneliness and self-pity were being replaced with gratitude and love -- all because I was working the program to the...

mandm · mandm

I've been finding myself feeling alot of resentment lately, not able to get over the people that I have hurt including myself. I've been writing a bit in a journal to help me get into the right head space , I found this nice image/quote and I thought I would share if anyone is experiencing the same thought...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. Howe Do you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addictio...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Wow! I have drinking dreams pretty frequently. Early this morning I had a really intense relapse dream, and the dream was mostly about the aftermath. The intense pain and shame and horror and confusion and wanting to just disappear. It also involved some pretty intense revisiting of my steps 4 and 5 t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The Eighth Step is talking about a change of heart, a healing change. This attitude can begin a great chain of repair and healing in our relationships with others and ourselves. It means we become willing to let go of our hard heartedness - one of the greatest blocks to our ability to give and receive lov...

believe in change · believe in change

Keep asking myself. But then i think well i'm not and have never been dependent on alcohol where i top up each day. But i don't want to drink yet i keep finding myself binging every so often, but to a point where i can't stop, i will fixate on a drink, i will never and can't stop after 1 drink this would be tortu...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

The QuarterbackI do not wish to offend anyone who has hair which may be of a less than dark hue but I just had to share this one with you.At least I don't have to worry in this dep't , I ain't got hair A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's be...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

justadrunk · justadrunk

The crickets enticed me into some late night peace. As I lay and stare out the window of change, the dark unknown is not so scary anymore... just interesting. There are moonlit images resting on hopes and dreams; starry clusters pointing out wonders not forgotten; reflective eyes that see me... so...

walder · walder

Im Walder, i am an alcoholic. After trying two hospital i started to attend AA meetings. I get sober for 18 months and was happy. I made a mistake and didn't attend meetings as before with blind excuses. Work etc. We was planning to marry with my girl friend who knows all the story and thinking suitable a...

kellycat · kellycat

So I admit to being a workaholic, but i'm not sure if my habits for the past two years is alcoholism or if a preceptor to a future problem. I typically work a 10-12 hr day and when I come home I like to enjoy a bottle of wine or up to six beers. It's hard to get excited about cooking dinner at 8:00 at night. I have...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." - Franklin P. Jones

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself. -- Maxwell Maltz Negative thoughts can rule our lives as compulsively as an addiction. The feelings of power we get from holding a dismal and gloomy outlook deprive us of the positive and pleas...

MLS · MLS

Hi there everyone I am a female alcoholic, a functional one at that. I am trying to get sober alone, which has been more or less a difficult thing to do. I have decided to join this website in hopes that it will help push me in the right direction. I have the desire to become sober, and have had about thre...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The body repeats the landscape. They are the source of each other and create each other. --Meridel Le Sueur The beautiful correspondences that structure the world - from the five pointed star in the core of the apple to the snail shell spiral of our inner ear - can be a source of great comfort to us. When w...

Angell · Angell

Hello folks! Every three months I choose a day and do an eleventh step ritual of mine. This quarter it looks like it'll be Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I was thinking that I'd share my ritual here and see if anyone wanted to join me in it. Anyway, it's an all day event: I wake up and meditate for some per...

ben78 · ben78

Had to delete, sorry guys :) -- Edited by ben78 on Wednesday 28th of August 2013 06:00:51 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I alone can do it. But I can't do it alone. --AnonymousWe're the luckiest people alive because we don't have to do anything alone! Whether we have a new assignment to tackle, a new relationship to cultivate, a new boss to please, we'll never fail as long as we rely on the program, our sponsors, and our Hig...

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

I was listening to the radio the other day!! Two happiness experts were discussing happiness. They listed the four keys to happiness!! Faith Family Friends Work To these one of the experts said that gratitude happened to be involved with each key. Well, being a Miracle in Progress , I know that all o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom." - Theodore Isaac

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Goodnight to Mom We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Years Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and we opened the front doo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Goodnight to Mom We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Years Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and we opened the front doo...

Mike B. · Mike B.

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting GoSelf Care When will we become lovable? When will we feel safe? When will we get all the protection, nurturing, and love we so richly deserve? We will get it when we begin giving it to ourselves. Beyond Codependency The idea of giving ourselves what...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 23 "We are again citizens of the world. It is a distraught world, very tired, very uncertain. It has worshiped its own self-sufficiency - and that has failed. We AAs are a people who once did that very thing. That philosophy failed us, too. So perhaps, here and there, our example of recov...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 22 "Nothing ever falls out of the universe."

justadrunk · justadrunk

Some of you have followed my drama with this. I did it. It's not over. It was as weird as I thought it would be. There is nothing for me there. I plan to do as little interacting with them as possible. It was never healthy to start with - hasn't changed. Glad to be partially over the hump (one more sist...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Words are the voice of the heart. --ConfuciusWhat does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what our spirit...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

On their wedding night, the young brideApproached her new husband and askedFor $20.00 for their first lovemakingEncounter.In his highly aroused state, Her husband readily agreed. This scenario was repeated each time they made Love, for more than 40 years, with him thinking that it was a Cute way...

Col · Col

Hey all! Today I've been sober for 15 months (yeah!) and cigarette free for 4 days. I was a bit hesitant to tackle the quitting smoking thing because I've been warned that if one attempts this in sobriety too early, it can be disasterous. Well, I figured I could ride out that excuse for years- so I quit. I'...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Seeking growthWe are where we are for a reason. As long as that reason remains, we remain where we are. If we aren't where we think we should be, working the program will help us get to where our deepest self longs to be. This is growth. And growth is work. We must be willing to do the simple things that our ne...

Db1105 · Db1105

I saw this today and just want to pass it on. âIf you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway. I...

caro · caro

i have not drunk fro 5 months, then hs week my whole self destruct ppart of me has arisen with force. i am on the verge of loosing the man i love and my possible road to wellness. i am fightig the urge to return to the pub as we speak. ive lapsed/relapsed. now all my strenght has gone.

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

At a meeting last night I was reminded of the bumpy ride I had in early sobriety before I took the steps. If you were plotting my spritual condition during this time it would have looked much like a saw blade. The tip would be the end of a meeting, the high point, feeling good, then my condition would declin...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 21 "The more I change, the more I hope the Traditions and principles of AA don't change." -- Edited by Mike B. on Wednesday 21st of August 2013 07:41:07 AM

Random68 · Random68

My Name is Craig. I'm beginning a new path of recovery and stepping off my latest plateau to begin climbing again. I've pretty much decided I don't like my mindset around alcohol. Its time to seek the change I want to be instead of the person I've become. Reasons why: 1. Seeing alcohol as my only way t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"One today is worth two tomorrows." - Benjamin Franklin

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they live. --The Philosophy of Human Ecology The philosophy of Human Ecology covers all three aspects of our recover...

John · John

Hi Caro, Just let me know the best way for us to talk one on one and I'll chat with you. Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, in the chat room on this site, linked to above? Just let me when how and when and I'll be there okay? I am on yahoo messenger, signed in and ready to chat when you are. My yahoo user name is S...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The new brew pub opening up for seniors

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 20 "Although I have a lot of 'yets' out there, I have true friends who love me. All I need to do is call them and go to meetings and work my program, and for today the 'yets' won't come."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 19, 2013 Quote of the Week "Am I interfering in the experience Godwants them to have?" Before recovery in Al-Anon, I always thought I knew what was best for everyone. I spent a lot of time working behind the scenes trying to control and manipulate situations and people, sure that...

Random68 · Random68

Hi, My name is Craig. I'm thinking I may be an alcoholic. I haven't been happy with the way I've been behaving lately around MY alcohol. I haven't got so far as to stop it, quite yet. But I am so dang close. (substitute appropriate expletive) My wife is scared for me. My son is almost ready to confront...

Q

This is a long chapter, but like the rest of the Big Book, the ideas are simple and straightforward. I think this chapter gets ignored quite often, especially by members that feel they've got a good grasp of the faith business, but it helped me a great deal when I was trying to wrap my brain around Step 2. T...

Q

1. What must an alcoholic do that goes against natural instinct? (Pg. 21) 2. What seemingly contradictory result comes when an alcoholic admits defeat? (Pg. 21) 3.What does the book describe as a "double-edged sword"? (Pg. 22) 4. How did AA raise the bottom? (Pg. 23) 5. What does one alcoh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Anything forced into manifestation through personal will is always "ill got" and has "ever bad success." --Florence Scovel Shinn The main thrust of our recovery is to attune ourselves to God's will, struggling no longer to impose our own. The pain we've endured in past years...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals." - Booker T. Washington

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 19 "The first thing that captured me at my very first meeting was the way AA members talked with one another. There was a genuineness, something real there, that I wanted ... I saw they were sober and that they were honest with each other."

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	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." - Mother Teresa	Pythonpappy	2	266	Aug 27, 2013 by stayhumble
	POWERLESS? (Preview) When my wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I was reminded what it was like to be powerless. But, the doctor said, there are certain things we can do to improve the situation. There are various medications and treatments we can use to slow the disease down that will give you a bit more time, and impr...	Fyne Spirit	16	743	Aug 27, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Grapevine (Preview) August 26 "Ego was being replaced with self-respect ... resentment and hatred were being replaced with tolerance and understanding ... fear was being replaced with trust ... loneliness and self-pity were being replaced with gratitude and love -- all because I was working the program to the...	Mike B.	2	221	Aug 26, 2013 by gonee
	Your Past (Preview) I've been finding myself feeling alot of resentment lately, not able to get over the people that I have hurt including myself. I've been writing a bit in a journal to help me get into the right head space , I found this nice image/quote and I thought I would share if anyone is experiencing the same thought...	mandm	15	776	Aug 26, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift 08-26 (Preview) A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. Howe Do you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addictio...	Pythonpappy	1	213	Aug 26, 2013 by Mike B.
	Bash you over the head drinking dream (Preview) Wow! I have drinking dreams pretty frequently. Early this morning I had a really intense relapse dream, and the dream was mostly about the aftermath. The intense pain and shame and horror and confusion and wanting to just disappear. It also involved some pretty intense revisiting of my steps 4 and 5 t...	RubyTues	10	277	Aug 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Willing to make amends (Preview) The Eighth Step is talking about a change of heart, a healing change. This attitude can begin a great chain of repair and healing in our relationships with others and ourselves. It means we become willing to let go of our hard heartedness - one of the greatest blocks to our ability to give and receive lov...	justadrunk	5	548	Aug 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	That question again, am i an alcoholic? (Preview) Keep asking myself. But then i think well i'm not and have never been dependent on alcohol where i top up each day. But i don't want to drink yet i keep finding myself binging every so often, but to a point where i can't stop, i will fixate on a drink, i will never and can't stop after 1 drink this would be tortu...	believe in change	17	547	Aug 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Th 1/4 Back (Preview) The QuarterbackI do not wish to offend anyone who has hair which may be of a less than dark hue but I just had to share this one with you.At least I don't have to worry in this dep't , I ain't got hair A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's be...	Zoomtopz	6	327	Aug 26, 2013 by Mike B.
	Breaking News (Preview)	Pythonpappy	1	347	Aug 26, 2013 by Mr_David
	A new coat of paint (Preview) The crickets enticed me into some late night peace. As I lay and stare out the window of change, the dark unknown is not so scary anymore... just interesting. There are moonlit images resting on hopes and dreams; starry clusters pointing out wonders not forgotten; reflective eyes that see me... so...	justadrunk	6	371	Aug 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Relapsed after 18 months for without understand anything. I am at rehab now. But i am in emotional pain. (Preview) Im Walder, i am an alcoholic. After trying two hospital i started to attend AA meetings. I get sober for 18 months and was happy. I made a mistake and didn't attend meetings as before with blind excuses. Work etc. We was planning to marry with my girl friend who knows all the story and thinking suitable a...	walder	19	788	Aug 25, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	not sure (Preview) So I admit to being a workaholic, but i'm not sure if my habits for the past two years is alcoholism or if a preceptor to a future problem. I typically work a 10-12 hr day and when I come home I like to enjoy a bottle of wine or up to six beers. It's hard to get excited about cooking dinner at 8:00 at night. I have...	kellycat	18	610	Aug 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." - Franklin P. Jones	Pythonpappy	0	220	Aug 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 08-25 (Preview) When a person drowns himself in negative thinking he is committing an unspeakable crime against himself. -- Maxwell Maltz Negative thoughts can rule our lives as compulsively as an addiction. The feelings of power we get from holding a dismal and gloomy outlook deprive us of the positive and pleas...	Pythonpappy	1	205	Aug 25, 2013 by JamieB
	New to the group (Preview) Hi there everyone I am a female alcoholic, a functional one at that. I am trying to get sober alone, which has been more or less a difficult thing to do. I have decided to join this website in hopes that it will help push me in the right direction. I have the desire to become sober, and have had about thre...	MLS	7	350	Aug 25, 2013 by JamieB
	Today's Gift 08-24 (Preview) The body repeats the landscape. They are the source of each other and create each other. --Meridel Le Sueur The beautiful correspondences that structure the world - from the five pointed star in the core of the apple to the snail shell spiral of our inner ear - can be a source of great comfort to us. When w...	Pythonpappy	2	233	Aug 25, 2013 by JamieB
	Would anyone like to be my partner this week? (Preview) Hello folks! Every three months I choose a day and do an eleventh step ritual of mine. This quarter it looks like it'll be Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I was thinking that I'd share my ritual here and see if anyone wanted to join me in it. Anyway, it's an all day event: I wake up and meditate for some per...	Angell	17	526	Aug 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	My story (Preview) Had to delete, sorry guys :) -- Edited by ben78 on Wednesday 28th of August 2013 06:00:51 PM	ben78	8	357	Aug 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 08-23 (Preview) I alone can do it. But I can't do it alone. --AnonymousWe're the luckiest people alive because we don't have to do anything alone! Whether we have a new assignment to tackle, a new relationship to cultivate, a new boss to please, we'll never fail as long as we rely on the program, our sponsors, and our Hig...	Pythonpappy	3	266	Aug 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The Four Keys to Happiness!! (Preview) I was listening to the radio the other day!! Two happiness experts were discussing happiness. They listed the four keys to happiness!! Faith Family Friends Work To these one of the experts said that gratitude happened to be involved with each key. Well, being a Miracle in Progress , I know that all o...	Pablomoses	7	369	Aug 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom." - Theodore Isaac	Pythonpappy	2	241	Aug 24, 2013 by believe in change
	He Went Back to Say Goodnight to Mom! (Preview) Goodnight to Mom We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Years Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and we opened the front doo...	Pythonpappy	1	354	Aug 24, 2013 by Q
	A Little Humor (Preview) Goodnight to Mom We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Years Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the backyard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived and we opened the front doo...	Pythonpappy	2	486	Aug 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Taking Care of Ourselves (Preview) You are reading from the book The Language of Letting GoSelf Care When will we become lovable? When will we feel safe? When will we get all the protection, nurturing, and love we so richly deserve? We will get it when we begin giving it to ourselves. Beyond Codependency The idea of giving ourselves what...	Mike B.	5	306	Aug 24, 2013 by Jerry F
	Grapevine (Preview) August 23 "We are again citizens of the world. It is a distraught world, very tired, very uncertain. It has worshiped its own self-sufficiency - and that has failed. We AAs are a people who once did that very thing. That philosophy failed us, too. So perhaps, here and there, our example of recov...	Mike B.	1	221	Aug 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) August 22 "Nothing ever falls out of the universe."	Mike B.	5	232	Aug 23, 2013 by Mike B.
	Facing the sister in law - (Preview) Some of you have followed my drama with this. I did it. It's not over. It was as weird as I thought it would be. There is nothing for me there. I plan to do as little interacting with them as possible. It was never healthy to start with - hasn't changed. Glad to be partially over the hump (one more sist...	justadrunk	9	413	Aug 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 08-22 (Preview) Words are the voice of the heart. --ConfuciusWhat does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowing down so we can hear what our spirit...	Pythonpappy	1	213	Aug 22, 2013 by Mike B.
	$20 (Preview) On their wedding night, the young brideApproached her new husband and askedFor $20.00 for their first lovemakingEncounter.In his highly aroused state, Her husband readily agreed. This scenario was repeated each time they made Love, for more than 40 years, with him thinking that it was a Cute way...	Pythonpappy	1	225	Aug 22, 2013 by mandm
	Question for those of you who quit butts in sobriety (Preview) Hey all! Today I've been sober for 15 months (yeah!) and cigarette free for 4 days. I was a bit hesitant to tackle the quitting smoking thing because I've been warned that if one attempts this in sobriety too early, it can be disasterous. Well, I figured I could ride out that excuse for years- so I quit. I'...	Col	25	682	Aug 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 08-21 (Preview) Seeking growthWe are where we are for a reason. As long as that reason remains, we remain where we are. If we aren't where we think we should be, working the program will help us get to where our deepest self longs to be. This is growth. And growth is work. We must be willing to do the simple things that our ne...	Pythonpappy	3	305	Aug 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I love this quote (Preview) I saw this today and just want to pass it on. âIf you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; be honest and frank anyway. I...	Db1105	2	333	Aug 22, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	please help please help me (Preview) i have not drunk fro 5 months, then hs week my whole self destruct ppart of me has arisen with force. i am on the verge of loosing the man i love and my possible road to wellness. i am fightig the urge to return to the pub as we speak. ive lapsed/relapsed. now all my strenght has gone.	caro	5	429	Aug 22, 2013 by Mike D
	SAW TOOTH SOBRIETY - YUK! (Preview) At a meeting last night I was reminded of the bumpy ride I had in early sobriety before I took the steps. If you were plotting my spritual condition during this time it would have looked much like a saw blade. The tip would be the end of a meeting, the high point, feeling good, then my condition would declin...	Fyne Spirit	6	458	Aug 21, 2013 by RubyTues
	I am who I am (Preview)	justadrunk	4	378	Aug 21, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 21 "The more I change, the more I hope the Traditions and principles of AA don't change." -- Edited by Mike B. on Wednesday 21st of August 2013 07:41:07 AM	Mike B.	2	200	Aug 21, 2013 by justadrunk
	I'm here aren't I? (Preview) My Name is Craig. I'm beginning a new path of recovery and stepping off my latest plateau to begin climbing again. I've pretty much decided I don't like my mindset around alcohol. Its time to seek the change I want to be instead of the person I've become. Reasons why: 1. Seeing alcohol as my only way t...	Random68	3	492	Aug 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "One today is worth two tomorrows." - Benjamin Franklin	Pythonpappy	0	203	Aug 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 08-20 (Preview) We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they live. --The Philosophy of Human Ecology The philosophy of Human Ecology covers all three aspects of our recover...	Pythonpappy	0	285	Aug 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Caro... let's talk (Preview) Hi Caro, Just let me know the best way for us to talk one on one and I'll chat with you. Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, in the chat room on this site, linked to above? Just let me when how and when and I'll be there okay? I am on yahoo messenger, signed in and ready to chat when you are. My yahoo user name is S...	John	0	353	Aug 20, 2013 by John
	New Bar for Seniors ??? (Preview) *The new brew pub opening up for seniors*	Pythonpappy	8	587	Aug 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) August 20 "Although I have a lot of 'yets' out there, I have true friends who love me. All I need to do is call them and go to meetings and work my program, and for today the 'yets' won't come."	Mike B.	2	211	Aug 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 19, 2013 Quote of the Week "Am I interfering in the experience Godwants them to have?" Before recovery in Al-Anon, I always thought I knew what was best for everyone. I spent a lot of time working behind the scenes trying to control and manipulate situations and people, sure that...	Pythonpappy	0	237	Aug 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thinking I may be... (Preview) Hi, My name is Craig. I'm thinking I may be an alcoholic. I haven't been happy with the way I've been behaving lately around MY alcohol. I haven't got so far as to stop it, quite yet. But I am so dang close. (substitute appropriate expletive) My wife is scared for me. My son is almost ready to confront...	Random68	13	513	Aug 20, 2013 by justadrunk
	We Agnostics - Study Questions Step 2 (Preview) This is a long chapter, but like the rest of the Big Book, the ideas are simple and straightforward. I think this chapter gets ignored quite often, especially by members that feel they've got a good grasp of the faith business, but it helped me a great deal when I was trying to wrap my brain around Step 2. T...	Q	0	6688	Aug 19, 2013 by Q
	Step One - 12&12 Study Questions Step 1 (Preview) 1. What must an alcoholic do that goes against natural instinct? (Pg. 21) 2. What seemingly contradictory result comes when an alcoholic admits defeat? (Pg. 21) 3.What does the book describe as a "double-edged sword"? (Pg. 22) 4. How did AA raise the bottom? (Pg. 23) 5. What does one alcoh...	Q	1	952	Aug 19, 2013 by Q
	Today's Gift 08-19 (Preview) Anything forced into manifestation through personal will is always "ill got" and has "ever bad success." --Florence Scovel Shinn The main thrust of our recovery is to attune ourselves to God's will, struggling no longer to impose our own. The pain we've endured in past years...	Pythonpappy	2	210	Aug 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals." - Booker T. Washington	Pythonpappy	1	205	Aug 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 19 "The first thing that captured me at my very first meeting was the way AA members talked with one another. There was a genuineness, something real there, that I wanted ... I saw they were sober and that they were honest with each other."	Mike B.	2	208	Aug 19, 2013 by Q
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