Alcoholics Anonymous

Closer · Closer

Its taken me a long time to realize this. Ive done a ton of meetings. Ive learnt the AA way of life, and I see people every day suffering. I want everyone browsing this board whos reading this to behonest with themselves... Have you truly quit all drugs and alcohol??/? Whos still nipping a beer or tw...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A few days ago, my computer compressed all the displays from this web site ... I could not figure out what happened ...Tasha suggested a cure and it worked ... Now, everything is back to normal and I am elated ... just wanted everyone to know that we can help each other in many, many ways ... Thank You Tash...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I have some old contacts from prior jobs I had. One of my old colleagues who has progress into management talked about a position opening up with my old company that would be a clinical director position. In the process of trying to dial my friend, I accidentally butt dialed the boss I had 3 and a half ye...

Standing_Tall · Standing_Tall

Have been lurking for a while, viewing the posts, attending meetings and just thought I would check in and give all an update. Things on the homefront seem to be getting a little better. Though we are separated right now, the wife has asked me to call her once a day just so that she can hear my voice and ha...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I sure did. I cannot count the number of times I got my feelings hurt, got upset over something someone said or "did" to me. I would drink my wine and/or beer and think how much better I would feel after I drank and how much better I could deal with "that other person's insensitivity"...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sharing our experiences heightens our joy and lessens out pain.Not letting other people know what's troubling us causes the problem to trouble us even more. "Secrets keep us stuck," say the wise ones on our journey. Sharing what's on our mind with a friend or sponsor gives that person an o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifeti...

gonee · gonee

Robert Holbrook Smith (August 8, 1879 - November 16, 1950), also known as Dr. Bob, was an American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson, more commonly known as Bill W. A great man died on this day 63 years ago. He gave his life to AA to help drunks like myself to live...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Is it me, or did the screen change a few days ago to exhibit a condensed, smaller, print/type style ??? ... It's so small, I have trouble reading the message board ... I'm using a 'desktop' computer and didn't know if I inadvertently hit something that caused this or if it was changed elsewhere ... this i...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 15 "We now know that we do not have to run away, nor ought we again try to overcome adversity by still another bulldozing power drive that can only push up obstacles before us faster than they can be taken down."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This Mouse must give up one of the Mouse ways of seeing things in order that he may grow. --Hyemeyohsts Storm There is an American Indian tale of a mouse who heard a roaring in his ears and set out to discover what it was. He encountered many animals who helped him on his way. Finally, the mouse had a chance t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Always choose the path that moves in the directions of your dreams. Though your journey may be filled with many winding roads. When you are inspired to follow your dreams, you eventually find success and discover it is less about the destination and more about the manner in which you travel...

Brandi L · Brandi L

I tried to talk to him about it but he denied it, of course. He was visibly intoxicated. I only have a little over two weeks sober but went to my first meeting yesterday. Feel good about my end of things currently but disappointed and concerned with him... any thoughts?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - try to please everybody. --Herbert Bayard Swope Principles are rules or codes of conduct we set for ourselves; like being honest, striving to be on time, and taking responsibility for bills and expenses. It is up to...

Brandi L · Brandi L

I've lost everything that ever mattered to me due to drinking. I have no income, no job, currently sleeping in a cousin's basement since I lost my home earlier this year, vehicle's gone, marriage (to another alcoholic I met in early recovery 4 years ago) is on the rocks (and I don't even care), family di...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Humility is strong, not bold; quiet, not speechless; sure, not arrogant."- Estelle Smith

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey All, I haven't posted in a while but had an interesting circumstance take place this morning that I wanted to share. Before I do, though, here is some brief background: I was born to a biological father who was an alcoholic. My mom left him when I was two years old and re-married a man who was not an alco...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 13th of November 2013 04:43:05 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It takes about ten years to get used to how old you are.--UnknownIf it is hard to adjust to our age, how much harder it must be to realize we can't even run our own life with any degree of competence. Until we get used to that idea, we will keep having living troubles. Accepting our incompetence doesn't hav...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 14 "I have always carried a meeting list and quarter for a phone call because I don't know when I am going to want another drink."

d_willing · d_willing

I was new to this board a few days ago, I have so little hope. I am at the end of a 4 day mess. I talked to my wife tonight and let her know what I need to do to start to get better. I think I have used the time commitment of AA as an excuse for too long, like I need to be with my family to bring their lives some more ch...

gonee · gonee

Although treatment for the disease of alcoholism is freely available through AA's 12 step program and meetings, few there be that accept it. Yet for many other diseases where treatment is costly and difficult, the patients humbly accept whatever they can get. I can only thank God for keeping me aliv...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is even funnier when you realize it's a true story! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy. Bob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio...

d_willing · d_willing

I am just wondering how long it was for you all before you were able to have a good nights sleep. My head races so much at night that I just lay there thinking and watching the clock. Just wondering what your experiences were with a restful sleep once you started recovery? I don't want to take prescriptio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"As your consciousness expands, your level of expectation will grow. Keep asking yourself, am I selling myself short? Most of us are."- John R. Spannuth

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life. --Ludwig van Beethoven We are making a response to life's every waking moment; our attitudes formulate the tenor of our responses. When the sun warms our bodies and the flowers tease our nostrils, it may be easy to love everyone and smile....

Random68 · Random68

I have 30 minutes to kill. Violently they will succumb. Thirty minutes of introspection, revelation, and relation. 29 minutes now... No more putting it off. (big breath) Hi I'm Craig and I am an alcoholic who has been thinking I can handle buying a bottle and just sipping; who has been fantasizing...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey Everyone, Happy Wednesday. I woke up this morning and started thinking a lot about the holidays and the association with drinking alcohol, all in the name of being "festive." I'm thinking also about the circumstance of being trapped in a space with a room full of relatives who are all t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 13 "When I first started in AA, I began each day asking God to help keep me sober that day, and ended each night by thanking him for another day of sobriety. I still end each day that way, as I have done almost every night during the past forty-one years. It is a routine for me, but every once i...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi all, I have a little story from my personal life to share with all of you. Hope you'll bear with me. I'll try to keep it short. Back in the early months of 1987, when my daughter was about 3 yrs. old, I had been diagnosed as a chronic alcoholic and had just been kicked out of an alcohol treatment center f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

RECALL NOTICEThis is totally amazing. Talk about clever and to the point!Never heard it put quite like this beforeRECALL NOTICE:The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the he...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: A cup of Coffee on the Wall I sat with a friend in a high-class coffee shop in a small town near Venice, Italy.As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, "Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall....

mich · mich

I was driving home after a long day of work. I felt strange. I couldn't explain it. I just could not put my finger on it... It was joy. I am getting better at recognizing moments of serenity. I didn't have that when I was drinking. I am so very grateful today to be a sober women. kathy

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I just wanted to send out special (((((hugs))))) to you! Thank you for sharing your stories on your sobriety, daily postings such as Stepchild's Daily Reflections, Mike B's Grapevine Quotations, Pappy's beautiful Sunrise Quotes and more. This board is like another AA meeting for me and has b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Think before you speak. Words can get you into trouble much easier than they can get you out of it."- D. Ernest Green

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is like a library owned by an author. In it are a few books, which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him. --Harry Emerson Fosdick In our minds there are multitudes of stored memories, knowledge, and skills. Some of these are the results of living and learning, but most are informat...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 12 "Our Serenity Prayer ... brings a new light to us that can dissipate our old-time and nearly fatal habit of fooling ourselves."

Chikky · Chikky

I have been clean and sober for 560 days. Someone made a comment to me on Saturday, that we need to stop at a medical center to check my blood alcohol level. Then all day they kept dredging up what I have done in the past. I felt it was in a condescending way. This person (my sister) I owe my life to right no...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I'm always amazed at the people God has brought and continues to bring into my life...I found this and thought it summed it up nicely. Hope you do too. People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you will know exactly what to do.Some people come into o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 11, 2013 Quote of the Week "God cannot do for you what he cannotdo through you." Before recovery, I had the God thing all mixed up. My conception of God was that if I was good and behaved myself, and then good things would happen for me. When I prayed, I prayed for the things I wanted...

Stepchild · Stepchild

MORNING THOUGHTS Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 For many years I pondered over God's will for me, believing that perhaps a great destiny had been ordained for my life. After all, having been born into a specific fait...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is impossible that anything should be produced if there were nothing existing before. --Aristotle Everything comes from something. All the organic compounds in our world come from four elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. From these simple ingredients have developed the marve...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"On this Veteran's day, God bless the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives so that we remain free." - America

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Zig Zilar

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I would love to hear from you and how you are doing? I have under a year, too. Also what are you doing to stay sober each day? I'll start with me... I have been an alcoholic for over 30 years. My life became a real mess because of it. DUI, in and out of hospitals due to alcohol related injuries, wreaked my marr...

robbie0330 · robbie0330

Fucked out the window again. Its bad. Shaking and all that. you been there. talk all the shit you want. Kneeling don on the dirt. Life found me out like the bitch is is. 666. laugh. have a good laugh. it keeps you sober after all.

lovinglife413 · lovinglife413

hey everyone, I am knew to this site and i kind of need help! i am 21 years old and am in the military. if someone could lend me a hand, i would appreciate it

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 11 "We can't grow without giving ourselves space for silence and the voice within."

Stepchild · Stepchild

SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that my most basic and urgent...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Check this out! ... click on link below: https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10151823097153841

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	SERIOUS MESSAGE!! JUST F-IN QUIT!! (Preview) Its taken me a long time to realize this. Ive done a ton of meetings. Ive learnt the AA way of life, and I see people every day suffering. I want everyone browsing this board whos reading this to behonest with themselves... Have you truly quit all drugs and alcohol??/? Whos still nipping a beer or tw...	Closer	13	719	Nov 17, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	I Have to Say 'Thank You' to Tasha ... (Preview) A few days ago, my computer compressed all the displays from this web site ... I could not figure out what happened ...Tasha suggested a cure and it worked ... Now, everything is back to normal and I am elated ... just wanted everyone to know that we can help each other in many, many ways ... Thank You Tash...	Pythonpappy	2	401	Nov 17, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Everything happens for a reason? (Preview) I have some old contacts from prior jobs I had. One of my old colleagues who has progress into management talked about a position opening up with my old company that would be a clinical director position. In the process of trying to dial my friend, I accidentally butt dialed the boss I had 3 and a half ye...	pinkchip	9	910	Nov 17, 2013 by Jerry F
	Prayers Needed........ (Preview) Have been lurking for a while, viewing the posts, attending meetings and just thought I would check in and give all an update. Things on the homefront seem to be getting a little better. Though we are separated right now, the wife has asked me to call her once a day just so that she can hear my voice and ha...	Standing_Tall	14	703	Nov 17, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Have You Allowed or Do You Allow Other People To Cause You To Want To Drink? (Preview) I sure did. I cannot count the number of times I got my feelings hurt, got upset over something someone said or "did" to me. I would drink my wine and/or beer and think how much better I would feel after I drank and how much better I could deal with "that other person's insensitivity"...	betterthanyesterday52	24	1236	Nov 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Sharing our experiences heightens our joy and lessens out pain.Not letting other people know what's troubling us causes the problem to trouble us even more. "Secrets keep us stuck," say the wise ones on our journey. Sharing what's on our mind with a friend or sponsor gives that person an o...	Pythonpappy	2	299	Nov 16, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifeti...	Pythonpappy	2	291	Nov 16, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Co-founder Dr Bob. (Preview) Robert Holbrook Smith (August 8, 1879 - November 16, 1950), also known as Dr. Bob, was an American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson, more commonly known as Bill W. A great man died on this day 63 years ago. He gave his life to AA to help drunks like myself to live...	gonee	4	648	Nov 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	To the Moderators ... &/or John (Preview) Is it me, or did the screen change a few days ago to exhibit a condensed, smaller, print/type style ??? ... It's so small, I have trouble reading the message board ... I'm using a 'desktop' computer and didn't know if I inadvertently hit something that caused this or if it was changed elsewhere ... this i...	Pythonpappy	5	416	Nov 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 15 "We now know that we do not have to run away, nor ought we again try to overcome adversity by still another bulldozing power drive that can only push up obstacles before us faster than they can be taken down."	Mike B.	3	283	Nov 16, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) This Mouse must give up one of the Mouse ways of seeing things in order that he may grow. --Hyemeyohsts Storm There is an American Indian tale of a mouse who heard a roaring in his ears and set out to discover what it was. He encountered many animals who helped him on his way. Finally, the mouse had a chance t...	Pythonpappy	3	300	Nov 16, 2013 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Always choose the path that moves in the directions of your dreams. Though your journey may be filled with many winding roads. When you are inspired to follow your dreams, you eventually find success and discover it is less about the destination and more about the manner in which you travel...	Pythonpappy	3	301	Nov 16, 2013 by Mr_David
	Husband Came Home Drunk Tonight... (Preview) I tried to talk to him about it but he denied it, of course. He was visibly intoxicated. I only have a little over two weeks sober but went to my first meeting yesterday. Feel good about my end of things currently but disappointed and concerned with him... any thoughts?	Brandi L	13	589	Nov 15, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift --- I missed one last week ... It's a good'n! (Preview) I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - try to please everybody. --Herbert Bayard Swope Principles are rules or codes of conduct we set for ourselves; like being honest, striving to be on time, and taking responsibility for bills and expenses. It is up to...	Pythonpappy	1	294	Nov 15, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Two Weeks Sober & Overwhelmed... (Preview) I've lost everything that ever mattered to me due to drinking. I have no income, no job, currently sleeping in a cousin's basement since I lost my home earlier this year, vehicle's gone, marriage (to another alcoholic I met in early recovery 4 years ago) is on the rocks (and I don't even care), family di...	Brandi L	19	2710	Nov 15, 2013 by Butterfinger
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Humility is strong, not bold; quiet, not speechless; sure, not arrogant."- Estelle Smith	Pythonpappy	0	290	Nov 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Chip Off the Old Block (Preview) Hey All, I haven't posted in a while but had an interesting circumstance take place this morning that I wanted to share. Before I do, though, here is some brief background: I was born to a biological father who was an alcoholic. My mom left him when I was two years old and re-married a man who was not an alco...	AdamMoz	7	592	Nov 15, 2013 by justadrunk
	This is Great ... warning, Religious content!!! (Preview) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 13th of November 2013 04:43:05 PM	Pythonpappy	3	320	Nov 15, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) It takes about ten years to get used to how old you are.--UnknownIf it is hard to adjust to our age, how much harder it must be to realize we can't even run our own life with any degree of competence. Until we get used to that idea, we will keep having living troubles. Accepting our incompetence doesn't hav...	Pythonpappy	1	286	Nov 14, 2013 by mikey50
	Grapevine (Preview) November 14 "I have always carried a meeting list and quarter for a phone call because I don't know when I am going to want another drink."	Mike B.	3	362	Nov 14, 2013 by mikey50
	Dissapointment (Preview) I was new to this board a few days ago, I have so little hope. I am at the end of a 4 day mess. I talked to my wife tonight and let her know what I need to do to start to get better. I think I have used the time commitment of AA as an excuse for too long, like I need to be with my family to bring their lives some more ch...	d_willing	32	918	Nov 14, 2013 by Stepchild
	Cunning, baffling, powerful! (Preview) Although treatment for the disease of alcoholism is freely available through AA's 12 step program and meetings, few there be that accept it. Yet for many other diseases where treatment is costly and difficult, the patients humbly accept whatever they can get. I can only thank God for keeping me aliv...	gonee	5	717	Nov 14, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Time for a 'funny' ... this made me think of StPeteDean and his diving !!! (Preview) This is even funnier when you realize it's a true story! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy. Bob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs. Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio...	Pythonpappy	0	346	Nov 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sleeping... (Preview) I am just wondering how long it was for you all before you were able to have a good nights sleep. My head races so much at night that I just lay there thinking and watching the clock. Just wondering what your experiences were with a restful sleep once you started recovery? I don't want to take prescriptio...	d_willing	10	880	Nov 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "As your consciousness expands, your level of expectation will grow. Keep asking yourself, am I selling myself short? Most of us are."- John R. Spannuth	Pythonpappy	0	324	Nov 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life. --Ludwig van Beethoven We are making a response to life's every waking moment; our attitudes formulate the tenor of our responses. When the sun warms our bodies and the flowers tease our nostrils, it may be easy to love everyone and smile....	Pythonpappy	0	350	Nov 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The Tickle (Preview) I have 30 minutes to kill. Violently they will succumb. Thirty minutes of introspection, revelation, and relation. 29 minutes now... No more putting it off. (big breath) Hi I'm Craig and I am an alcoholic who has been thinking I can handle buying a bottle and just sipping; who has been fantasizing...	Random68	3	636	Nov 13, 2013 by justadrunk
	The Holidays (Preview) Hey Everyone, Happy Wednesday. I woke up this morning and started thinking a lot about the holidays and the association with drinking alcohol, all in the name of being "festive." I'm thinking also about the circumstance of being trapped in a space with a room full of relatives who are all t...	AdamMoz	5	863	Nov 14, 2013 by davep12and12
	Grapevine (Preview) November 13 "When I first started in AA, I began each day asking God to help keep me sober that day, and ended each night by thanking him for another day of sobriety. I still end each day that way, as I have done almost every night during the past forty-one years. It is a routine for me, but every once i...	Mike B.	2	375	Nov 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The Doll Cradle (Preview) Hi all, I have a little story from my personal life to share with all of you. Hope you'll bear with me. I'll try to keep it short. Back in the early months of 1987, when my daughter was about 3 yrs. old, I had been diagnosed as a chronic alcoholic and had just been kicked out of an alcohol treatment center f...	Mike D	8	637	Nov 14, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Recall Notice!!! (Preview) RECALL NOTICEThis is totally amazing. Talk about clever and to the point!Never heard it put quite like this beforeRECALL NOTICE:The Maker of all human beings (GOD) is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the he...	Pythonpappy	5	647	Nov 13, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	A Cup of Coffee (non-AA related, but good) (Preview) Subject: A cup of Coffee on the Wall I sat with a friend in a high-class coffee shop in a small town near Venice, Italy.As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, "Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall....	Pythonpappy	5	535	Nov 13, 2013 by debird17
	Joy (Preview) I was driving home after a long day of work. I felt strange. I couldn't explain it. I just could not put my finger on it... It was joy. I am getting better at recognizing moments of serenity. I didn't have that when I was drinking. I am so very grateful today to be a sober women. kathy	mich	4	448	Nov 13, 2013 by Mike B.
	Hugs to Posters on this Board (Preview) I just wanted to send out special (((((hugs))))) to you! Thank you for sharing your stories on your sobriety, daily postings such as Stepchild's Daily Reflections, Mike B's Grapevine Quotations, Pappy's beautiful Sunrise Quotes and more. This board is like another AA meeting for me and has b...	betterthanyesterday52	11	574	Nov 13, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Think before you speak. Words can get you into trouble much easier than they can get you out of it."- D. Ernest Green	Pythonpappy	0	274	Nov 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Life is like a library owned by an author. In it are a few books, which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him. --Harry Emerson Fosdick In our minds there are multitudes of stored memories, knowledge, and skills. Some of these are the results of living and learning, but most are informat...	Pythonpappy	0	344	Nov 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 12 "Our Serenity Prayer ... brings a new light to us that can dissipate our old-time and nearly fatal habit of fooling ourselves."	Mike B.	2	351	Nov 12, 2013 by Mike D
	Question? (Preview) I have been clean and sober for 560 days. Someone made a comment to me on Saturday, that we need to stop at a medical center to check my blood alcohol level. Then all day they kept dredging up what I have done in the past. I felt it was in a condescending way. This person (my sister) I owe my life to right no...	Chikky	12	597	Nov 12, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Reason, Season, And A Lifetime (Preview) I'm always amazed at the people God has brought and continues to bring into my life...I found this and thought it summed it up nicely. Hope you do too. People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you will know exactly what to do.Some people come into o...	Stepchild	2	441	Nov 12, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 11, 2013 Quote of the Week "God cannot do for you what he cannotdo through you." Before recovery, I had the God thing all mixed up. My conception of God was that if I was good and behaved myself, and then good things would happen for me. When I prayed, I prayed for the things I wanted...	Pythonpappy	3	477	Nov 12, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Daily Reflections 11/12/13 (Preview) MORNING THOUGHTS Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 For many years I pondered over God's will for me, believing that perhaps a great destiny had been ordained for my life. After all, having been born into a specific fait...	Stepchild	1	373	Nov 12, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) It is impossible that anything should be produced if there were nothing existing before. --Aristotle Everything comes from something. All the organic compounds in our world come from four elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. From these simple ingredients have developed the marve...	Pythonpappy	1	339	Nov 12, 2013 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote --- for 11/11/2013 (Preview) "On this Veteran's day, God bless the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives so that we remain free." - America	Pythonpappy	3	444	Nov 12, 2013 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." - Zig Zilar	Pythonpappy	2	332	Nov 12, 2013 by Mr_David
	Anybody With Under a Year of Sobriety? (Preview) I would love to hear from you and how you are doing? I have under a year, too. Also what are you doing to stay sober each day? I'll start with me... I have been an alcoholic for over 30 years. My life became a real mess because of it. DUI, in and out of hospitals due to alcohol related injuries, wreaked my marr...	betterthanyesterday52	19	736	Nov 11, 2013 by Stepchild
	The clown is down. (Preview) Fucked out the window again. Its bad. Shaking and all that. you been there. talk all the shit you want. Kneeling don on the dirt. Life found me out like the bitch is is. 666. laugh. have a good laugh. it keeps you sober after all.	robbie0330	50	1233	Nov 11, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	new to this site! (Preview) hey everyone, I am knew to this site and i kind of need help! i am 21 years old and am in the military. if someone could lend me a hand, i would appreciate it	lovinglife413	10	557	Nov 11, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) November 11 "We can't grow without giving ourselves space for silence and the voice within."	Mike B.	1	291	Nov 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections 11/11/13 (Preview) SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that my most basic and urgent...	Stepchild	1	300	Nov 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Take a Break --- Let Me Share a 'BIG' Laugh with You! (Preview) Check this out! ... click on link below: https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=10151823097153841	Pythonpappy	0	385	Nov 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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