Alcoholics Anonymous

Bob K · Bob K

YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR! One day, a farmers old blind horse fell into the farmers useless old well. Since the farmer thought it would be more trouble than it was worth to haul the hourse out, he figured he could finish off two birds with one stone, so to speak. So he decided to fill in the well and bury...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 24 "I need to constantly inch forward in AA, closer to the center, to avoid being thrown from the spinning wheel that is my life." New York, N.Y., April 2004 "Centrifugal Force" AA Grapevine

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Yesterday is over. It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin again. A new friend comes in to fi...

PhotoPhreak · PhotoPhreak

Was my 24 hr chip. I got it and then became fixated on the Year chips. That was one of my errors. I forgot or ignored, most likely ignored One Day At A Time. Dori

Col · Col

Cigarettes. I love them, I hate them. They've been a part of my life longer than booze was. Not to compare the destructive nature of the two, but there are many similarities in how I drank and how I smoke. Having the first one of the day sets up an obsession to have more, I often delay going to sleep to have ju...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Going to try and convince my hubby to put the kids to bed so I can be at the meeting tonight 8pm my time in WI - 9pm Eastern time.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let go of resentments Resentments are sneaky, tricky little things. They can convince us they're justified. They can dry up our hearts. They can sabotage our happiness. They can sabotage love. Most of us have been at the receiving end of an injustice at some time in our lives. Most of us know someone wh...

justadrunk · justadrunk

What does the hot pink nail polish and a fancy tea cup actually bring with it anyway? At times I think it means I'm taking care of myself, and letting my mind drift to a younger place, safely, and sweetly, as it was meant to be... not how it actually was. Other times, I wonder if I digress to leave the solit...

mikef · mikef

Wifes best friend and my 27 yr old son (recovering heroin addict 7 years,turns 27 thursday) and his girl flew in last week and wifes girlfriend back to New York today,just back from airport....Picking my other 46 yr old son from airport tomorrow and be with us for 5 days,meet the family he never met exce...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The sharing of marriage.... The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed on...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The way people treat you is a statement about who they are as a human being - it is not a statement about you.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A Baptist pastor was presenting a children's sermon. During the sermon, he asked the children if they knew what the resurrection was. Now, asking questions during children's sermons is crucial, but at the same time, asking children questions in front of a congregation can also be very dangerous. H...

Bob K · Bob K

There will be a meeting tonight a 9 pm eastern. Everyone is welcome.

Bob K · Bob K

12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening 1. An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. 2. Frequent attacks of smiling. 3. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. 4. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 5. A tendency to think and act spontaneou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly QuoteReach boldly for the miracle. God knows your gifts, your hindrances, and the condition you're in at every moment. - Bruce WilkinsonWeekly ThoughtAlready know what you need to do? Already feel a sense of purpose? Already have your eyes on a project or endeavor in your work? Your home lif...

Conscious · Conscious

Had a horrible experience this evening when going out with some coworkers that I feel compelled to share. I had my usual ginger ale which this particular restaurant serves in a large glass, similar to what they serve their pints of beer in. I had my first soda without incident and the server asked if I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon What does it take to come to the place where we can exchange pride for humility? First we must stop the blasphemous charade of pretending that we are no good. "I'm worthless" has often been spoken in the name of humili...

Col · Col

I almost forgot it was my birthday. To anyone who's turned on a tv today, you can see there's a lot going on in the Boston area. I usually don't watch tv in the morning so I was getting ready for a meeting when I got flooded with texts from friends. My neighborhood is in 'lockdown'... But I'm the kind of idiot...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Quiet My Mind Dear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.You are read...

don · don

So hard to return after 22 years of distractions... I tossed away 5 years of sobriety to go to school and many other productive things however I mind f***ed myself into thinking I could drink again. I finally hit another bottom as I made my liver sick from chugging beers like Spring Break. And for what? I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon. Practice wellness. Continue to learn. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Lead or follow a leader. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Radmacher

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. --Kahlil Gibran There will be many opportunities to express love in the days ahead, and some may be cloaked in harsh wrappings. Perhaps an argument will wound and then be healed by the exchange of loving words and intimate gestur...

Philipld · Philipld

Thurday night? I had been sober a little over a month... Was down to a quarter tank of fuel....half a pack of smokes...food enough for 4 days... Hadnt been to a meeting since Sunday night..All meetings out of town...and noone lived closeby.. Business was slow...nothing comming in.. Internet was abo...

RubyTues · RubyTues

It went well, but I am experiencing a lot of grief and sadness. This too shall pass.

Bob K · Bob K

Please come join me tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11 am eastern for a meeting. Look forward to seeing all my friends.

Bob K · Bob K

"ASK GOD" I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up.I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is earned.I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessin...

GrigorescuIrinel · GrigorescuIrinel

S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...

gonee · gonee

Going to our annual fundraising dance for one of our clubhouses. Time for fellowship with our alcoholic friends and families. We can have much more fun without the use of any alcoholic beverages. Good clean fun.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Minnesota in April???

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. --Step Seven In the Sixth and Seventh Steps of the program, we become willing to let go of our defects of character - issues, behaviors, old feelings, unresolved grief, and beliefs that are blocking us from the joy that is ours. Then we ask God to take them f...

RubyTues · RubyTues

gonee · gonee

Humility has been defined as gratitude in the book "Pass it on." It's not the absence of pride. Many a nights I left the meeting place with the suffering AA brother firmly planted in my mind. I am not able to think of myself. Recently, many drug addicts have come to me for help. I have no drug exp...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Amazing Human Body It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. One human hair can support 6.6 pounds. The average man's penis is two times the length of his thumb. Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. There are about o...

Bob K · Bob K

There will be a meeting Thursday night at 9pm eastern. Come join the recovery.

Mike B. · Mike B.

An amazing night at the TD Garden. Love, strength, courage and hope! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXPgMmzveo

maire rua · maire rua

I suppose a lot of things have come to a head this winter. The long term relationship I was in has just ended. I knew it was coming but was somewhat in denial and I kept pushing it off though that last two years have been anything but easy. I have to say I didn't realise how much I 've changed until tonight. I am...

gonee · gonee

The disease of alcoholism does not discriminate. It works by law, just like gravity is a law. The disease is irreversible and once addicted the cycle cannot be broken except through divine intervention. It's a personal disease and therefore cannot be diagnosed by a third person, not even medicine....

Jerry F · Jerry F

I don't know what edition of the Big Book you all have...mine is the 3rd edition and it's taped together and such..old and yet none of the words have slipped off the pages. On page 439...story 17 begins, allowed there by our elder editors quietly urged by God so that this alcoholic (and many other also...

Col · Col

I've heard many people say that they feel unsettled coming up on a year sober. I dunno if I feel unsettled, or proud, or dissappointed that 'all my dreams' haven't come true, or what. I feel good, but that makes me nervous. Haha- ive Never felt good. It's like, ok- my first day of sobriety I remember (asid...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Finally going in to begin the process of finding out exactly where I stand with my back. I've always had 'a bad back' but never really knew to what extent until I was rear ended and had to have an MRI. At that time, about 5 yrs ago - I was told I have degenerative problems and the back of a 60 year old. I was ab...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP ... glad you found us ... looking forward to your posts ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery. --Matthew Arnold Our need for approval compels us to try to look good - no matter what's going on. We imagine that somehow everything will be okay as long as it looks okay. Our hearts may be breaking from fear, disillusionment, an...

maire rua · maire rua

It has been a while since I posted but have dropped in to read the posts regularly. I have been ill for a lot of this winter. Did not miss work until this week, and know that I need to rest up with this particular type of flu. It did not hit me this time until I got my accounts done so was delighted about that as th...

mandm · mandm

is there a meeting tonight?

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

Without going into too much detail, I fired my sponsor some months back. Cut from different cloths, I guess. Anyway, I find that not too much has changed (I still avoid the drink like the plague) and still go to at least 2 F2F meetings a week. In other words, I seem to be doing as "good", if not be...

SteveP · SteveP

...isn't a problem for us in the Fellowship of AA. I was listening recently to a radio interview of an English actress who moved to LA seven years ago for Hollywood work (she's still there). She wasn't complaining or anything, but she did say how hard she found it to make friends when she first got there....

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

The other day I entered a meeting and one of my fellow AA's, was standing inside the doorway shaking everybody's hand and greeting them as they walked in. I've noticed this a few times, and even heard of some sponsors advising their sponsee to do this if they feel they are having trouble connecting...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Back now. All is well but with limited time and many calls on it, somethings tend to slip down the priority order. Just for reassurance tho', continued sobriety and AA fellowship is always there in some way, shape or form. I've kept my meetings up, tho' sometimes it's been only 2 a week. Fortunately up...

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	You get what you ask for (Preview) YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR! One day, a farmers old blind horse fell into the farmers useless old well. Since the farmer thought it would be more trouble than it was worth to haul the hourse out, he figured he could finish off two birds with one stone, so to speak. So he decided to fill in the well and bury...	Bob K	2	317	Apr 25, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Grapevine (Preview) April 24 "I need to constantly inch forward in AA, closer to the center, to avoid being thrown from the spinning wheel that is my life." New York, N.Y., April 2004 "Centrifugal Force" AA Grapevine	Pythonpappy	0	175	Apr 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-24 (Preview) Yesterday is over. It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar neighborhood, we don't like to say good-bye. Endings, though, give us the chance to begin again. A new friend comes in to fi...	Pythonpappy	0	197	Apr 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	My first Chip (Preview) Was my 24 hr chip. I got it and then became fixated on the Year chips. That was one of my errors. I forgot or ignored, most likely ignored One Day At A Time. Dori	PhotoPhreak	6	313	Apr 24, 2013 by mikef
	Letting go of my 2nd 1st love (Preview) Cigarettes. I love them, I hate them. They've been a part of my life longer than booze was. Not to compare the destructive nature of the two, but there are many similarities in how I drank and how I smoke. Having the first one of the day sets up an obsession to have more, I often delay going to sleep to have ju...	Col	17	487	Apr 24, 2013 by vixen
	Meeting tonight (Preview) Going to try and convince my hubby to put the kids to bed so I can be at the meeting tonight 8pm my time in WI - 9pm Eastern time.	justadrunk	4	234	Apr 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-23 (Preview) Let go of resentments Resentments are sneaky, tricky little things. They can convince us they're justified. They can dry up our hearts. They can sabotage our happiness. They can sabotage love. Most of us have been at the receiving end of an injustice at some time in our lives. Most of us know someone wh...	Pythonpappy	6	366	Apr 24, 2013 by RubyTues
	Working with others - Jail, Prison, Treatment centers (Preview) What does the hot pink nail polish and a fancy tea cup actually bring with it anyway? At times I think it means I'm taking care of myself, and letting my mind drift to a younger place, safely, and sweetly, as it was meant to be... not how it actually was. Other times, I wonder if I digress to leave the solit...	justadrunk	7	531	Apr 24, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Happy,joyous and free (Preview) Wifes best friend and my 27 yr old son (recovering heroin addict 7 years,turns 27 thursday) and his girl flew in last week and wifes girlfriend back to New York today,just back from airport....Picking my other 46 yr old son from airport tomorrow and be with us for 5 days,meet the family he never met exce...	mikef	5	261	Apr 23, 2013 by SteveP
	The Sharing of Marriage (Preview) The sharing of marriage.... The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed on...	Pythonpappy	5	456	Apr 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Be kind (Preview) The way people treat you is a statement about who they are as a human being - it is not a statement about you.	justadrunk	3	299	Apr 23, 2013 by Rob84
	A Big Question - (humor) (Preview) A Baptist pastor was presenting a children's sermon. During the sermon, he asked the children if they knew what the resurrection was. Now, asking questions during children's sermons is crucial, but at the same time, asking children questions in front of a congregation can also be very dangerous. H...	Pythonpappy	1	253	Apr 23, 2013 by turninggrey
	meeting tonight (Preview) There will be a meeting tonight a 9 pm eastern. Everyone is welcome.	Bob K	1	228	Apr 23, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Spiritual Awakening (Preview) 12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening *1. An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.* 2. Frequent attacks of smiling. 3. Feelings of being connected with others and nature. 4. Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation. 5. A tendency to think and act spontaneou...	Bob K	8	645	Apr 22, 2013 by Bob K
	Simple Truths (Preview) Weekly QuoteReach boldly for the miracle. God knows your gifts, your hindrances, and the condition you're in at every moment. - Bruce WilkinsonWeekly ThoughtAlready know what you need to do? Already feel a sense of purpose? Already have your eyes on a project or endeavor in your work? Your home lif...	Pythonpappy	1	330	Apr 22, 2013 by Sports dude
	Accidentally served a drink. (Preview) Had a horrible experience this evening when going out with some coworkers that I feel compelled to share. I had my usual ginger ale which this particular restaurant serves in a large glass, similar to what they serve their pints of beer in. I had my first soda without incident and the server asked if I...	Conscious	17	1379	Apr 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-22 (Preview) Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon What does it take to come to the place where we can exchange pride for humility? First we must stop the blasphemous charade of pretending that we are no good. "I'm worthless" has often been spoken in the name of humili...	Pythonpappy	0	219	Apr 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	WOW! I made it to 37 (Preview) I almost forgot it was my birthday. To anyone who's turned on a tv today, you can see there's a lot going on in the Boston area. I usually don't watch tv in the morning so I was getting ready for a meeting when I got flooded with texts from friends. My neighborhood is in 'lockdown'... But I'm the kind of idiot...	Col	23	379	Apr 22, 2013 by mrpeel
	Today's Gift 04-21 (Preview) Quiet My Mind Dear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.You are read...	Pythonpappy	2	256	Apr 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Returning after a long 22 year stretch! Need some friends... (Preview) So hard to return after 22 years of distractions... I tossed away 5 years of sobriety to go to school and many other productive things however I mind f***ed myself into thinking I could drink again. I finally hit another bottom as I made my liver sick from chugging beers like Spring Break. And for what? I...	don	18	494	Apr 21, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Live with Intention (Preview) Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon. Practice wellness. Continue to learn. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Lead or follow a leader. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Radmacher	Pythonpappy	0	291	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-20 (Preview) When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. --Kahlil Gibran There will be many opportunities to express love in the days ahead, and some may be cloaked in harsh wrappings. Perhaps an argument will wound and then be healed by the exchange of loving words and intimate gestur...	Pythonpappy	0	229	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	There IS a Higher Power (Preview) Thurday night? I had been sober a little over a month... Was down to a quarter tank of fuel....half a pack of smokes...food enough for 4 days... Hadnt been to a meeting since Sunday night..All meetings out of town...and noone lived closeby.. Business was slow...nothing comming in.. Internet was abo...	Philipld	5	373	Apr 20, 2013 by Jerry F
	Made my first amends (Preview) It went well, but I am experiencing a lot of grief and sadness. This too shall pass.	RubyTues	14	780	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Saturday Meeting (Preview) Please come join me tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11 am eastern for a meeting. Look forward to seeing all my friends.	Bob K	3	267	Apr 20, 2013 by Bob K
	Ask God (Preview) "ASK GOD" I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up.I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is earned.I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessin...	Bob K	5	295	Apr 20, 2013 by vixen
	CONSTRUIM IN EUROPA (Preview) S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...	GrigorescuIrinel	5	324	Apr 20, 2013 by Rob84
	Dinner & Dance. (Preview) Going to our annual fundraising dance for one of our clubhouses. Time for fellowship with our alcoholic friends and families. We can have much more fun without the use of any alcoholic beverages. Good clean fun.	gonee	2	245	Apr 20, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Minnesota in April??? (Preview) Minnesota in April???	Pythonpappy	16	439	Apr 20, 2013 by learning
	Today's Gift 04-19 (Preview) Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. --Step Seven In the Sixth and Seventh Steps of the program, we become willing to let go of our defects of character - issues, behaviors, old feelings, unresolved grief, and beliefs that are blocking us from the joy that is ours. Then we ask God to take them f...	Pythonpappy	0	202	Apr 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thurs meeting starting NOW! (Preview)	RubyTues	40	478	Apr 19, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Humility. [passing it on] (Preview) Humility has been defined as gratitude in the book "Pass it on." It's not the absence of pride. Many a nights I left the meeting place with the suffering AA brother firmly planted in my mind. I am not able to think of myself. Recently, many drug addicts have come to me for help. I have no drug exp...	gonee	1	334	Apr 19, 2013 by Rob84
	The Amazing Human Body (Preview) The Amazing Human Body It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. One human hair can support 6.6 pounds. The average man's penis is two times the length of his thumb. Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. There are about o...	Pythonpappy	10	369	Apr 19, 2013 by learning
	Thursday Meeting (Preview) There will be a meeting Thursday night at 9pm eastern. Come join the recovery.	Bob K	3	291	Apr 19, 2013 by Bob K
	Boston Strong (Preview) An amazing night at the TD Garden. Love, strength, courage and hope! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXPgMmzveo	Mike B.	5	252	Apr 19, 2013 by maire rua
	Coping with change (Preview) I suppose a lot of things have come to a head this winter. The long term relationship I was in has just ended. I knew it was coming but was somewhat in denial and I kept pushing it off though that last two years have been anything but easy. I have to say I didn't realise how much I 've changed until tonight. I am...	maire rua	9	440	Apr 19, 2013 by maire rua
	The disease as explained to me. (Preview) The disease of alcoholism does not discriminate. It works by law, just like gravity is a law. The disease is irreversible and once addicted the cycle cannot be broken except through divine intervention. It's a personal disease and therefore cannot be diagnosed by a third person, not even medicine....	gonee	3	380	Apr 18, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict (Preview) I don't know what edition of the Big Book you all have...mine is the 3rd edition and it's taped together and such..old and yet none of the words have slipped off the pages. On page 439...story 17 begins, allowed there by our elder editors quietly urged by God so that this alcoholic (and many other also...	Jerry F	7	5020	Apr 18, 2013 by justadrunk
	11 months? (Preview) I've heard many people say that they feel unsettled coming up on a year sober. I dunno if I feel unsettled, or proud, or dissappointed that 'all my dreams' haven't come true, or what. I feel good, but that makes me nervous. Haha- ive Never felt good. It's like, ok- my first day of sobriety I remember (asid...	Col	15	533	Apr 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-18 (Preview) I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...	Pythonpappy	1	183	Apr 18, 2013 by Mike B.
	Back (Preview) Finally going in to begin the process of finding out exactly where I stand with my back. I've always had 'a bad back' but never really knew to what extent until I was rear ended and had to have an MRI. At that time, about 5 yrs ago - I was told I have degenerative problems and the back of a 60 year old. I was ab...	justadrunk	6	358	Apr 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grateful (Preview)	justadrunk	4	292	Apr 18, 2013 by gonee
	Welcome BarbaraLu and yukonm, ... (Preview) Welcome to MIP ... glad you found us ... looking forward to your posts ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy	Pythonpappy	3	281	Apr 18, 2013 by yukonm
	Today's Gift 04-17 (Preview) Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery. --Matthew Arnold Our need for approval compels us to try to look good - no matter what's going on. We imagine that somehow everything will be okay as long as it looks okay. Our hearts may be breaking from fear, disillusionment, an...	Pythonpappy	0	517	Apr 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Ill but grateful (Preview) It has been a while since I posted but have dropped in to read the posts regularly. I have been ill for a lot of this winter. Did not miss work until this week, and know that I need to rest up with this particular type of flu. It did not hit me this time until I got my accounts done so was delighted about that as th...	maire rua	4	235	Apr 17, 2013 by pinkchip
	meeting at 9 ? (Preview) is there a meeting tonight?	mandm	6	343	Apr 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Flying Solo (Preview) Without going into too much detail, I fired my sponsor some months back. Cut from different cloths, I guess. Anyway, I find that not too much has changed (I still avoid the drink like the plague) and still go to at least 2 F2F meetings a week. In other words, I seem to be doing as "good", if not be...	AlcoHater	11	598	Apr 17, 2013 by Tanin
	Moving somewhere new and not having anyone to talk to... (Preview) ...isn't a problem for us in the Fellowship of AA. I was listening recently to a radio interview of an English actress who moved to LA seven years ago for Hollywood work (she's still there). She wasn't complaining or anything, but she did say how hard she found it to make friends when she first got there....	SteveP	8	415	Apr 17, 2013 by Rob84
	Question about greeting people in meetings. (Preview) The other day I entered a meeting and one of my fellow AA's, was standing inside the doorway shaking everybody's hand and greeting them as they walked in. I've noticed this a few times, and even heard of some sponsors advising their sponsee to do this if they feel they are having trouble connecting...	zzworldontheweb	10	553	Apr 17, 2013 by ChristineG
	I've been absent from here a while (Preview) Back now. All is well but with limited time and many calls on it, somethings tend to slip down the priority order. Just for reassurance tho', continued sobriety and AA fellowship is always there in some way, shape or form. I've kept my meetings up, tho' sometimes it's been only 2 a week. Fortunately up...	bikerbill	12	665	Apr 17, 2013 by Rob84
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