Alcoholics Anonymous

Insanicdrunk · Insanicdrunk

At my group there is a real reluctance to become a sponsor. There are many long term sober members who when asked to become my sponsor , and I really need one , who are very reluctant to do so . Now I know that it is not just an issue with myself, it is an over all issue that seems to be manifest within the group an...

gonee · gonee

Please respect this forum. It is a place for the recovery from alcoholism, which in itself is a fatal disease. Let us also keep our sharing to personal experience and refrain from giving advice. -- Edited by gonee on Sunday 14th of July 2013 08:15:17 AM

Col · Col

Hi all:) I think I have been very fortunate and blessed to have experienced few cravings for booze- its more the insanity of an alcoholic mind that I struggle with, as opposed to the notion that drinkings a good idea for me. That being said, the cravings I do get seem to come out of nowhere full- force. As m...

Bob K · Bob K

UNFOLDING THE ROSEBUD It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of GOD's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, When in my hands they fade and die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower...

Bob K · Bob K

The Law of the Garbage TruckOne day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the oth...

gonee · gonee

To all my new friends on the board. Stay with us, we understand. WELCOME!!!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When I read this, I first thought of Robbie's trouble with the AA 'way of doing things' ... I pray he reads this and takes it for the value it holds ... Limited expectations yield only limited results. - Susan Laurson Willig Our thoughts determine our actions, and when our thoughts are negative, ou...

Nigel2 · Nigel2

Love the program that has saved my life, but me and a friend who are both of the generic Christian persuasion were kidding around the other night about the ability to "choose your own conception of God". The online game Gregopolis came to mind. The one that advertises, choose your God, buil...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 12 "I sometimes forget to feel gratitude for my sobriety ... This is why I must continue to work with others, to go to meetings, to be of some service to the world around me -- not because these are 'good' things, but rather so that I can once again be stimulated into feelings of gratitude for th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Problems are opportunities for stretching our minds. Wringing our hands over circumstances gone awry wastes our energy. In any twenty-four hours we will experience many situations that will evolve according to God's plan, rather than our own. We'd feel our spirits being lifted if we could assume...

John · John

justadrunk · justadrunk

Friday, July 12, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Letting Go of Fear of Abandonment "Where are you, God? Where did you go?" So many people have gone away. We may have felt so alone so much. In the midst of our struggles and lessons, we may wonder if God has gone away to...

gonee · gonee

Just to know that God is with us no matter how we feel. His eternal love for us is not based on our feelings. The valleys are designed to break my stubborn self will and strengthen me with His power. The hills are times of exultation and joy which He gives me to celebrate with. It's the plateau in which He des...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi all. I am currently at my in-laws' home, and as I have revealed before, they are alcoholics. I'm lucky to have access to Internet this time around. I wanted to post because 1. this board often feels like a lifeline, and 2. because the more time I spend around them sober the more I notice the sort of insid...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. --Carl Sagan Everything is given to us. Our lives came forth with no plan on our part. We have no lease on life and no control, ultimately, over any possession. In the addictive and codependent families most of us ca...

Angell · Angell

Thank you for the vote of approval and allowing me to put tidbits of my writing up as I write the story. I probably should give you the gist of the story first though. The book is intended to be a Buddhist allegory, not unlike The Chronicles of Narnia which was a Christian allegory. The template is fro...

Stepchild · Stepchild

The most important thing I've learned...If I let go of my old ideas...Open my mind...And follow the clear cut directions in the first 103 pages of the Big Book....This works....It really does. As promised. I also learned I don't have to do this alone...Thank You God...Thank you AA...And thank you go...

PhotoPhreak · PhotoPhreak

Had I not been sober today... I would not have determinded that the CD on my desktop had failed. I would not have tried another CD and realized that the MB connection had failed. I would not have been able to order a new MB, CPU and RAM. I would not have washed towels that needed to be washed. I would not hav...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Wednesday, July 10, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Ending Relationships It takes courage and honesty to end a relationship - with friends, loved ones, or a work relationship. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the relationship die from lack of attention rather than...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I insist that men shall have the right to work out their lives in their own way. -- Giuseppe Garibaldi It has been said that when we ask someone to do something three times and they don't, what we're asking becomes our will and not theirs. Do we really believe that the only person we can change is ourselve...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 11 "There is never need to praise ourselves. We feel it better to let our friends recommend us."

shelzona · shelzona

So I have been sober for a while now and have been married for 30 years. We have a great love for each other however on my part there are no feelings of passion. This has been for a long time but the respect and love we have seemed enough for me. In the last few months I have been experiancing feelings of passio...

justadrunk · justadrunk

It's hard to swallow for me, that the people who loved me 'the right way' were the people who let me know they cared - but completely left me alone to hit my bottom back in my earlier days of drinking. I think back now to my drinking, and I assumed that if it weren't for my parents and certain boyfriend/husb...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, Today I was driving around running errands when a song started playing in my car that I used to listen to when I was at the height of depressed addiction. The song is called "Sunlight" by a hip hop artist named MC Yogi and it's all about finding a brighter future by letting go. I'll post l...

Angell · Angell

Yesterday, I got in my car to go to a potluck at my regular Monday night meeting. It never occurred to me to question the competency of the engineers who designed my car. Got in, started it up and drove away. Never doubted that the brakes would work, never doubted that the car would go forward when I pus...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tuesday, July 9, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Overspending and Underspending I used to beat my husband to death with my credit card. It made me feel like I had some control, some way to get even with him. Anonymous I spent ten years buying everything for myself at garage s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Wisdom is knowledge you learn after you know it all." You couldn't tell me anything before I entered recovery because I knew it all. I had all the answers for my life, and I had all the answers for yours, too, and I was quick to tell you about it. In fact, my favorite saying back then was, &quo...

Bob K · Bob K

Look to this day. For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today, well lived, Makes every yesterday a Dream of happiness And every tomorrow a Vision of hope. Look well, Therefore to this day

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 10 "We made a lot of mistakes. On the basis of our mistakes, Bill W. put together the Twelve Traditions ... The early members brought us one Tradition at a time, in the long form -- for our group conscience and vote. We discussed each one, took out anything that we didn't want, made amendments...

gonee · gonee

When you spend 25 years of your life and many hours in the life of our AA, Alanon and Alateen family, then a bond develops that no one can explain in human terms. It is by suffering that we have bonded. As a family we cannot even count the people that have graced our lives and made it richer for what it is today...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

Okay, folks, here's a kooky problem. I ask myself "do I still have character defects BESIDES the anger?" If so, what are they? None of you can answer that because you've never met me. But there are PLENTY of folks in face2face who do. So would it be appropriate to offer them the opputunity to t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

All I can say is..if you don't laugh out loud at this one you are having a bad day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A great coffee ad. Ok ladies, I promise you a laugh.

Angell · Angell

Its been an eventful year thus far. Amidst the chaos Ive enjoyed my time and have trudged the road with a smile on my face for the most part. There was one event that shook me but my higher power was able to steady me quickly. Im sharing the following to catch up with old friends and give hope to those who...

John · John

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

DONT QUITWhen things go wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road youre trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low, and debts are high,And you want to smile, but have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but dont you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,As ever...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

He that plants trees loves others besides himself. --Thomas Fuller Trees take many years to become beautiful. They start out small and scrawny, and they need attention and care. Planting them is a lot of work for very little payback in the short-term. But over time, trees become big, beautiful, and u...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tuesday, July 9, 2013You are reading from the book Today's Gift A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher A strong, healthy tree is one which is free to grow straight and tall. A weak tree often must lean against another for support. It is not t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Got home late last night and the wife left a message in the kitchen. I guess she wants me to eat more fruit.

bikerbill · bikerbill

After more than seven years in rented property ...... I'm buying my own house. At 57 years old and not quite 7 years sober I'm taking on a mortgage and putting down roots. Affordability is well within budget. Funds arranged. Mortgage will be less than rent. A modest house. Two small doubles and a si...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Monday, July 8, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Going with the Flow Go with the flow. Let go of fear and your need to control. Relinquish anxiety. Let it slip away, as you dive into the river of the present moment, the river of your life, your place in the universe. Stop trying t...

GoJo · GoJo

"Sober Mercies"; I chose to read this book because of this one simple line..."Where do you turn for hope when you already have the answer--but the answer isn't working? I am still in the grips of our disease and the insanity it holds hands with. Fully confess to being utterly defeate...

Bodyunderconstruction · Bodyunderconstruction

Late last night I helped a drunk neighbor attend to her drunk company whom were so messed up from drinking they could not walk and messed themselves. A hour or so passed by the time I had 2 sets of keys and two drunks cleaned up and sleeping ( passed out ). As I walked home I started to cry as I was overwhelmed w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 8, 2013 Quote of the Week "Negativity is my disease asking me tocome out to play." Before recovery, I had just one voice in my head. Sometimes it was encouraging, even optimistic, but most of the time it was negative and defeatist. It told me things weren't going to get...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. --Ralph Waldo Emerson Many of us can probably recount the details of the "last straw," the turning point, the moment we began the journey on the road to recovery. Up until then all roads, however different, led downhill. For some of us t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ousting the Green Demon Victory over Jealousy. We hear of successful people who drop their old friends after moving up the ladder. Maybe, however, it wasn't their choice. Maybe they were driven to do so because their friends' jealousy made the friendship unworkable. We have little trouble accepti...

HJF454 · HJF454

Well my mom is here to pick up the kids for 30 days. Very stressed in the house for my wife. We opted to put our differences aside for two days so we could both be supportive of each other and kind of tag team her controlling active alcoholic behavior together. Gods arm is on my shoulder and his hand over my mo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Going to give this a whirl on this board... attempted it on another and am still sad over it. Triggered a deep pain within I'm finding out. I realized through writing here that I have a deep resentment that didn't get worked out in my 4th step. It's at alanon. In my mind - my pain has been a result of alano...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 8 "Once the miracle of sobriety has been received ... Providence expects all of us to work and to grow -- to do our part in maintaining our blessings in full force. A perpetual miracle -- with no effort or responsibility on our part -- simply isn't in the cards. We all understand that the price...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I would pick doing this in a meeting - in my experience... a message board isn't the place to practice venting. I will keep trying this - but only in live meetings where there would likely be no feed back, and just open space to vent. Still hurting from my last experience trying to vent - but now after rea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Meditation The first time I heard about meditation, it sounded like a foreign concept to me. I could understand prayer - that was talking to God. It made sense. But people said meditation was important too. Someone told me, "That's when you're being quiet, so God can talk to you."Over the...

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	A.A sponsorship (Preview) At my group there is a real reluctance to become a sponsor. There are many long term sober members who when asked to become my sponsor , and I really need one , who are very reluctant to do so . Now I know that it is not just an issue with myself, it is an over all issue that seems to be manifest within the group an...	Insanicdrunk	17	1191	Jul 14, 2013 by Q
	Respect. (Preview) Please respect this forum. It is a place for the recovery from alcoholism, which in itself is a fatal disease. Let us also keep our sharing to personal experience and refrain from giving advice. -- Edited by gonee on Sunday 14th of July 2013 08:15:17 AM	gonee	0	315	Jul 14, 2013 by gonee
	Remember that one time...? (Preview) Hi all:) I think I have been very fortunate and blessed to have experienced few cravings for booze- its more the insanity of an alcoholic mind that I struggle with, as opposed to the notion that drinkings a good idea for me. That being said, the cravings I do get seem to come out of nowhere full- force. As m...	Col	14	568	Jul 14, 2013 by Bodyunderconstruction
	Unfolding the Rosebud (Preview) UNFOLDING THE ROSEBUD It is only a tiny rosebud, A flower of GOD's design; But I cannot unfold the petals With these clumsy hands of mine. The secret of unfolding flowers Is not known to such as I. GOD opens this flower so sweetly, When in my hands they fade and die. If I cannot unfold a rosebud, This flower...	Bob K	7	407	Jul 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Law of the garbage truck (Preview) The Law of the Garbage TruckOne day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the oth...	Bob K	11	506	Jul 14, 2013 by Robbie0330
	Welcome! (Preview) To all my new friends on the board. Stay with us, we understand. WELCOME!!!	gonee	0	343	Jul 13, 2013 by gonee
	Today's Gift 07-10 (Robbie) (Preview) When I read this, I first thought of Robbie's trouble with the AA 'way of doing things' ... I pray he reads this and takes it for the value it holds ... Limited expectations yield only limited results. - Susan Laurson Willig Our thoughts determine our actions, and when our thoughts are negative, ou...	Pythonpappy	4	286	Jul 14, 2013 by Stepchild
	Choose your own God- What is this? Gregopolis?? (Preview) Love the program that has saved my life, but me and a friend who are both of the generic Christian persuasion were kidding around the other night about the ability to "choose your own conception of God". The online game Gregopolis came to mind. The one that advertises, choose your God, buil...	Nigel2	17	777	Jul 14, 2013 by Robbie0330
	Grapevine (Preview) July 12 "I sometimes forget to feel gratitude for my sobriety ... This is why I must continue to work with others, to go to meetings, to be of some service to the world around me -- not because these are 'good' things, but rather so that I can once again be stimulated into feelings of gratitude for th...	Mike B.	2	287	Jul 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 07-13 (Preview) Problems are opportunities for stretching our minds. Wringing our hands over circumstances gone awry wastes our energy. In any twenty-four hours we will experience many situations that will evolve according to God's plan, rather than our own. We'd feel our spirits being lifted if we could assume...	Pythonpappy	0	251	Jul 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Showing my "stuff" off... an ad I created to gain more work... :) (Preview)	John	6	325	Jul 13, 2013 by Frodo
	Thought for the day - (Let God be a Higher power of your understanding) - this is not a religious program. (Preview) Friday, July 12, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Letting Go of Fear of Abandonment "Where are you, God? Where did you go?" So many people have gone away. We may have felt so alone so much. In the midst of our struggles and lessons, we may wonder if God has gone away to...	justadrunk	5	508	Jul 13, 2013 by Frodo
	In all things. (Preview) Just to know that God is with us no matter how we feel. His eternal love for us is not based on our feelings. The valleys are designed to break my stubborn self will and strengthen me with His power. The hills are times of exultation and joy which He gives me to celebrate with. It's the plateau in which He des...	gonee	2	284	Jul 13, 2013 by gonee
	Ahoy ahoy! (Preview) Hi all. I am currently at my in-laws' home, and as I have revealed before, they are alcoholics. I'm lucky to have access to Internet this time around. I wanted to post because 1. this board often feels like a lifeline, and 2. because the more time I spend around them sober the more I notice the sort of insid...	AdamMoz	6	481	Jul 13, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 07-12 (Preview) If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. --Carl Sagan Everything is given to us. Our lives came forth with no plan on our part. We have no lease on life and no control, ultimately, over any possession. In the addictive and codependent families most of us ca...	Pythonpappy	0	258	Jul 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Relativity (Preview) Thank you for the vote of approval and allowing me to put tidbits of my writing up as I write the story. I probably should give you the gist of the story first though. The book is intended to be a Buddhist allegory, not unlike The Chronicles of Narnia which was a Christian allegory. The template is fro...	Angell	5	545	Jul 12, 2013 by Angell
	Two years sober...What have I learned? (Preview) The most important thing I've learned...If I let go of my old ideas...Open my mind...And follow the clear cut directions in the first 103 pages of the Big Book....This works....It really does. As promised. I also learned I don't have to do this alone...Thank You God...Thank you AA...And thank you go...	Stepchild	13	503	Jul 12, 2013 by bikerbill
	Lets See... (Preview) Had I not been sober today... I would not have determinded that the CD on my desktop had failed. I would not have tried another CD and realized that the MB connection had failed. I would not have been able to order a new MB, CPU and RAM. I would not have washed towels that needed to be washed. I would not hav...	PhotoPhreak	7	622	Jul 12, 2013 by Sports dude
	Thought for the day (Preview) Wednesday, July 10, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Ending Relationships It takes courage and honesty to end a relationship - with friends, loved ones, or a work relationship. Sometimes, it may appear easier to let the relationship die from lack of attention rather than...	justadrunk	1	283	Jul 11, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 07-11 (Preview) I insist that men shall have the right to work out their lives in their own way. -- Giuseppe Garibaldi It has been said that when we ask someone to do something three times and they don't, what we're asking becomes our will and not theirs. Do we really believe that the only person we can change is ourselve...	Pythonpappy	2	290	Jul 11, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 11 "There is never need to praise ourselves. We feel it better to let our friends recommend us."	Mike B.	3	249	Jul 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	great marriage except for passion and intimacy. How do you fix this? (Preview) So I have been sober for a while now and have been married for 30 years. We have a great love for each other however on my part there are no feelings of passion. This has been for a long time but the respect and love we have seemed enough for me. In the last few months I have been experiancing feelings of passio...	shelzona	7	483	Jul 11, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Hope (Preview) It's hard to swallow for me, that the people who loved me 'the right way' were the people who let me know they cared - but completely left me alone to hit my bottom back in my earlier days of drinking. I think back now to my drinking, and I assumed that if it weren't for my parents and certain boyfriend/husb...	justadrunk	4	505	Jul 11, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Sunlight (Preview) Hi All, Today I was driving around running errands when a song started playing in my car that I used to listen to when I was at the height of depressed addiction. The song is called "Sunlight" by a hip hop artist named MC Yogi and it's all about finding a brighter future by letting go. I'll post l...	AdamMoz	4	417	Jul 11, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Not is more fun (Preview) Yesterday, I got in my car to go to a potluck at my regular Monday night meeting. It never occurred to me to question the competency of the engineers who designed my car. Got in, started it up and drove away. Never doubted that the brakes would work, never doubted that the car would go forward when I pus...	Angell	9	454	Jul 11, 2013 by Q
	Thought for the day (Preview) Tuesday, July 9, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Overspending and Underspending I used to beat my husband to death with my credit card. It made me feel like I had some control, some way to get even with him. Anonymous I spent ten years buying everything for myself at garage s...	justadrunk	6	418	Jul 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Old Quote --- Seemed appropriate for those having trouble with AA (Preview) "Wisdom is knowledge you learn after you know it all." You couldn't tell me anything before I entered recovery because I knew it all. I had all the answers for my life, and I had all the answers for yours, too, and I was quick to tell you about it. In fact, my favorite saying back then was, &quo...	Pythonpappy	8	456	Jul 10, 2013 by Mike B.
	Look to this day (Preview) Look to this day. For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today, well lived, Makes every yesterday a Dream of happiness And every tomorrow a Vision of hope. Look well, Therefore to this day	Bob K	2	788	Jul 10, 2013 by Sports dude
	Grapevine (Preview) July 10 "We made a lot of mistakes. On the basis of our mistakes, Bill W. put together the Twelve Traditions ... The early members brought us one Tradition at a time, in the long form -- for our group conscience and vote. We discussed each one, took out anything that we didn't want, made amendments...	Mike B.	2	243	Jul 10, 2013 by gonee
	The joy of recovery! (Preview) When you spend 25 years of your life and many hours in the life of our AA, Alanon and Alateen family, then a bond develops that no one can explain in human terms. It is by suffering that we have bonded. As a family we cannot even count the people that have graced our lives and made it richer for what it is today...	gonee	4	884	Jul 10, 2013 by Mike B.
	Take my inventory, PLEASE! (Preview) Okay, folks, here's a kooky problem. I ask myself "do I still have character defects BESIDES the anger?" If so, what are they? None of you can answer that because you've never met me. But there are PLENTY of folks in face2face who do. So would it be appropriate to offer them the opputunity to t...	AlcoHater	13	562	Jul 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	For you Coffee Nuts Out There --- Especially Women (Preview) All I can say is..if you don't laugh out loud at this one you are having a bad day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A great coffee ad. Ok ladies, I promise you a laugh.	Pythonpappy	0	276	Jul 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Update (Preview) Its been an eventful year thus far. Amidst the chaos Ive enjoyed my time and have trudged the road with a smile on my face for the most part. There was one event that shook me but my higher power was able to steady me quickly. Im sharing the following to catch up with old friends and give hope to those who...	Angell	7	453	Jul 10, 2013 by RubyTues
	My dysFUNCTIONAL Family... (Preview)	John	3	421	Jul 9, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Don't Quit (Preview) DONT QUITWhen things go wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road youre trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low, and debts are high,And you want to smile, but have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but dont you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,As ever...	Pythonpappy	2	344	Jul 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 07-09 (Preview) He that plants trees loves others besides himself. --Thomas Fuller Trees take many years to become beautiful. They start out small and scrawny, and they need attention and care. Planting them is a lot of work for very little payback in the short-term. But over time, trees become big, beautiful, and u...	Pythonpappy	2	241	Jul 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Tuesday, July 9, 2013You are reading from the book Today's Gift A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher A strong, healthy tree is one which is free to grow straight and tall. A weak tree often must lean against another for support. It is not t...	justadrunk	1	286	Jul 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Eat More Fruit? (Preview) Got home late last night and the wife left a message in the kitchen. I guess she wants me to eat more fruit.	Pythonpappy	5	307	Jul 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	on the move (Preview) After more than seven years in rented property ...... I'm buying my own house. At 57 years old and not quite 7 years sober I'm taking on a mortgage and putting down roots. Affordability is well within budget. Funds arranged. Mortgage will be less than rent. A modest house. Two small doubles and a si...	bikerbill	7	373	Jul 9, 2013 by justadrunk
	Thought for the day (Preview) Monday, July 8, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Going with the Flow Go with the flow. Let go of fear and your need to control. Relinquish anxiety. Let it slip away, as you dive into the river of the present moment, the river of your life, your place in the universe. Stop trying t...	justadrunk	5	354	Jul 9, 2013 by justadrunk
	Sober Mercies (Preview) "Sober Mercies"; I chose to read this book because of this one simple line..."Where do you turn for hope when you already have the answer--but the answer isn't working? I am still in the grips of our disease and the insanity it holds hands with. Fully confess to being utterly defeate...	GoJo	24	749	Jul 9, 2013 by justadrunk
	That was me (Preview) Late last night I helped a drunk neighbor attend to her drunk company whom were so messed up from drinking they could not walk and messed themselves. A hour or so passed by the time I had 2 sets of keys and two drunks cleaned up and sleeping ( passed out ). As I walked home I started to cry as I was overwhelmed w...	Bodyunderconstruction	10	530	Jul 9, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 8, 2013 Quote of the Week "Negativity is my disease asking me tocome out to play." Before recovery, I had just one voice in my head. Sometimes it was encouraging, even optimistic, but most of the time it was negative and defeatist. It told me things weren't going to get...	Pythonpappy	1	274	Jul 8, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Today's Gift 07-08 (Preview) Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. --Ralph Waldo Emerson Many of us can probably recount the details of the "last straw," the turning point, the moment we began the journey on the road to recovery. Up until then all roads, however different, led downhill. For some of us t...	Pythonpappy	2	264	Jul 8, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 05-02 (Preview) Ousting the Green Demon Victory over Jealousy. We hear of successful people who drop their old friends after moving up the ladder. Maybe, however, it wasn't their choice. Maybe they were driven to do so because their friends' jealousy made the friendship unworkable. We have little trouble accepti...	Pythonpappy	3	473	Jul 8, 2013 by Sports dude
	Mothers visit (Preview) Well my mom is here to pick up the kids for 30 days. Very stressed in the house for my wife. We opted to put our differences aside for two days so we could both be supportive of each other and kind of tag team her controlling active alcoholic behavior together. Gods arm is on my shoulder and his hand over my mo...	HJF454	3	427	Jul 8, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Vent attempt # 2 (Preview) Going to give this a whirl on this board... attempted it on another and am still sad over it. Triggered a deep pain within I'm finding out. I realized through writing here that I have a deep resentment that didn't get worked out in my 4th step. It's at alanon. In my mind - my pain has been a result of alano...	justadrunk	6	506	Jul 8, 2013 by Frodo
	Grapevine (Preview) July 8 "Once the miracle of sobriety has been received ... Providence expects all of us to work and to grow -- to do our part in maintaining our blessings in full force. A perpetual miracle -- with no effort or responsibility on our part -- simply isn't in the cards. We all understand that the price...	Mike B.	1	246	Jul 8, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Had a bad experience with this - Thought for the day (Preview) I would pick doing this in a meeting - in my experience... a message board isn't the place to practice venting. I will keep trying this - but only in live meetings where there would likely be no feed back, and just open space to vent. Still hurting from my last experience trying to vent - but now after rea...	justadrunk	8	510	Jul 8, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 07-07 (Preview) Meditation The first time I heard about meditation, it sounded like a foreign concept to me. I could understand prayer - that was talking to God. It made sense. But people said meditation was important too. Someone told me, "That's when you're being quiet, so God can talk to you."Over the...	Pythonpappy	1	272	Jul 8, 2013 by Pablomoses
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