Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 25, 2013 Quote of the Week "We didn't get here because we sangtoo loud in church." It's amazing how self-righteous we alcoholics can sometimes be. Before recovery many of us acted in destructive, demoralizing and often illegal ways, many times hurting ourse...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 25 "I ask the newcomer to help me wash the coffeepot, or put chairs away, because service was, and still is, my key to belonging."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, compared to what?--Sydney J. HarrisWe've probably heard all the negative quotations about life. There was also probably a time when we believed them all. Based on the state of our lives at the time, it was probably no surp...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness; happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love."- Adela Rogers

Stepchild · Stepchild

A POWERFUL TRADITION In the years before the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book "The Way Out." . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled "The Way O...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

Why not? What have I got to lose? Maybe it will help me not be so high-strung. Maybe it will help me get closer to the "psychic change" everyone is always talking about. Who knows, maybe it'll work splendidly and remove all desire to drink. I'll keep you posted.

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

When I was a child, I was told "don't cry" a lot of times. Someone hurt my feelings, fights with my siblings..."don't cry!" or "shut up!". I heard this more from my dad than my mom. I learned to bottle up my emotions because I learned not only would I have to deal with th...

John · John

Hi Everyone, I literally hate having to post this stuff but each year our bills come due again for the MIP site. The domain name registration, the web hosting, message boards, etc, cost money. If you can make a donation that will help offset some of the expense it would be gratefully appreciated. T...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

My mouth was never ending fountain "little white lies" about where I was going, what I was doing, who I was doing it with. I feel a lot of shame about it now but at the time it felt so normal. In my mind if want to go on a bender you concoct a story about a business trip and go stay in a seedy hotel for a f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty...they merely move it from their faces into their hearts."- Martin Buxbaum

Sarah P · Sarah P

Hi everyone! my name is sarah Phillips and I'm from laguna beach. I think I may have a drug and alcohol problem so my dad says that AA might be good for me. I just got my 2'nd DUI, and it happened to be (litteraly!) the 3'rd time i wrecked a car! I'm sure he can afford another one, but he's not going to just fix it...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We will sabotage ourselves if we don't believe we deserve success. Maybe we could try a different approach - stop torturing ourselves for the things we have done wrong and then try forgiveness instead. We can make amends by doing service work a way of keeping that self-sabotaging guilt at bay. Somet...

GoingToTry · GoingToTry

Hi members, I need help with drinking but I don't know (or want to admit) I'm an alcoholic. I was born and raised in an alcoholic family. I started drinking 30 plus years ago when I was a teenager. I drink during the week (3-4 beers a day although I may drink more and get pretty hammered). On the weekends it s...

manx ste · manx ste

Hello everyone! Im trying to find a person and the only way I can think of I have left is here. Its my uncle im looking for, who used to have something to do with the spike hostel in liverpool aswell as AA membership. His name is Terry but I dont want to put his surname. My search has led me here, but im not even...

mikef · mikef

Hello and blessings of this day....My 24 year old had her 2nd child yesterday,,Keira Noelle....WE are so blessed and excited.My daughter just got out of ICU today as last minute complications but is fine and home maybe tomorrow ,Saturday..Her sister Jaelyn Amyiah(on my lap here), Already calls he...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Within you there is stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself."- Hermann Hesse

Mike D · Mike D

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share what I've been having fun doing in the last few days. Our youngest son turns 21 this coming week, and since he's a totally badass guitarist, I thought I'd get him something guitar/ music related. I'd been thinking about it for weeks. Wanted to come up with somethin...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Refrain from excessive cursing, name calling, etc. We all get upset and are prone to that at times. Me included. Kumbaya folks. LOL.

justadrunk · justadrunk

...beautiful souls :) I hope you're having a wonderful day and glad you popped on to MIP this morning to join the quest to be a proud member of our human family! My favorite lady from my home group - Lois - always says "I'm glad you're all here, I'm glad I'm here and WANT to be here". That last p...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Okay BTY, ... Let's see if I can remember this baby ... here goes: There was this older woman who lived near a zoo ... One day she went out to the street to get her mail ... As she was returning from the mailbox, she looked up and noticed there was a big Gorilla on the roof of her house ... So she went in the house...

d_willing · d_willing

Hello All. This may be a venting post but interested in your thoughts. So my wife has been pretty supportive of me and my recovery but I can see signs that it is starting to ware on her. She is diagnosed Bi-Polar which has its own set of challenges and used to be one of my excuses for drinking. She is star...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

With Laughter O God, as the day returns and brings us the silly Rounds of irritating duties, help me perform Them with laughter and a kind face. Let cheerfulness overflow in my work; Give me joy during my business all this day; Bring me to my resting bed tired and content And grant me the gift of sleep. --...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome Chrisha ... glad you came to join us in celebrating life here without the need for drugs and alcohol ... I just know you'll be a great addition here ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy P.s. ... Congrats on 13 years ... Happy Birthday! -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Saturday 23rd of November 20...

DrKnipe · DrKnipe

I have been a functioning alcoholic for about 4 years now. I get so drunk that I damage my home by stumbling around and smashing into things. Then I have enormous guilt about what I did when I was drunk. Then I drink to get rid of guilt. I am really going to try to not drink tonight. My family deserves a b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? --Woody Allen If our introduction to religion and God was filled with threats of punishment and hell it would make perfect sense for us not to want to believe in something so scary. Even though we m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 22 "For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a stepping-stone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the mor...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I watched the Everyone Loves Raymond show tonight where Robert, (Raymond's brother) is dating a girl who eats a fly. Robert doesn't believe it when Raymond tells him until he goes in her bedroom and sees frogs in an aquarium, stuffed frogs on her bed and frog posters on her wall. The girlfriend catc...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

This has been my sole response to anyone whose asked me how I'm doing at meetings for the past 2 days. I had intended it to be a smart-ass statement meant to show my displeasure at the presumption that I'm an idiot incapable of intelligent thought due to my alcoholism. Basically I wanted to rustle some p...

robbie0330 · robbie0330

Everything I do is for nothing. I almost got a job the other day. But my phone wouldn't ring. I got the messages, but no ring. Tried to call them, but all I got was the machine. The last message said they found somone else. I also tried to get a job at winco. They waited three weeks to tell me that I wasnt even go...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

It was in the wee hours when my wife's labour really began. We had gone to bed early because she knew it was coming and we wanted to get as much rest as possible. We laid in the dark and I let her crush my hand while I tried to help her through the contractions. I did my best to try things we learned in the prenata...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success."- Mac Anderson

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 20 "I'd like to develop Step Eleven further -- for the benefit of the complete doubter, the unlucky one who can't believe it has any real merit at all .... As he goes along with his process of prayer, he begins to add up the results. If he persists, he will almost surely find more serenity...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

Whenever I come here I find pearls of wisdom mixed with good humor and genuine care and concern. It's the bright spot of my day and I look forward to coming on before bed as it puts me in a positive mind space before going to sleep. I would like to participate and share but I find that I'm very moody these days...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Hey Chris I've gotta Question for you. You've been off the board for most of the year. I'm betting this thread will get you in here.

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

My father was a heavy drinker and smoker and when he quit the cigarettes due to the "you're going to have a heart attack any moment" warning from his doctor he said his desire to drink diminished with the death of his nicotine addiction. I've heard this before from other ex-smokers and I know...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ask, and ye shall receive. --John 16:24 Somewhere in our past life, we may have picked up the idea that it's not all right to ask for help, that asking for help would be a sign of weakness. Recovery calls for some basic changes in our thinking, and when we feel vulnerable is the best time to reach out and as...

Stepchild · Stepchild

A CLASSIC PRAYER Lord, make me a channel for thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where there is error, I may bring truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 21 "Until today, at least, I am getting further away from that first drink, which is the one that inevitably leads me to complete disaster."

debird17 · debird17

Since I am still a newbie I was wondering when it is a good time to find a sponsor? Their is a women at my meetings that has been sober for 20 years and she has so much wisdom. I'm not sure how to ask or even how it works? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Stepchild · Stepchild

"THY WILL, NOT MINE" . . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will. " TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I ca...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least."- Goethe

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Cookies???( If so, what kind?) Fudge??? Cake??? (Betcha I know what your favorite flavor is...) I have been fixing coffee and also making some treats for some of the meetings I go to. I had all but quit baking/doing much cooking because of my drinking and it is good to get back into it. It really has hel...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

Forgive me for sounding like a Debbie Downer but, lets be honest, I wouldn't be here if I was feeling great. My problem is that I'm racked with fear of failure and paralyzed with self doubt that I can make any sort of lasting life changes. I have tried quitting smoking about a gazillion times and done well...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, I have a somewhat unorthodox question to ask, but I figured it would not hurt to put it out there. To provide some context, I will share that I first started coming to this board about a year and a half ago when I knew that I needed to begin the process of recovery. I was a hard drinker for 10 years and as...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being patient Over time, we get what we want out of this program. If we seek a better way of life, for example, we will develop it. If we want to diminish our pain, we will find relief. If we want love, we will learn how to give it and receive it. Over time, our lives can improve a great deal through the Twelve S...

Stepchild · Stepchild

"I WAS SLIPPING FAST" We A.A.'s are active folk enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Joy is an inward singing which cannot be silenced by outward negative circumstances. Yes, even when life seemingly is falling apart.- Robert D. Foster

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 19 "The best university for me -- the best school, the best teaching -- was in analyzing mistakes that I'd made and problems I created because of these mistakes. Not my successes."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 18, 2013 Quote of the Week "Friends are God's apology for your relatives." When I was new I had very few healthy boundaries, and I especially had little defense against the observations, suggestions, judgments and criticisms of my family members. Someone once said that yo...

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	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 25, 2013 Quote of the Week "We didn't get here because we sangtoo loud in church." It's amazing how self-righteous we alcoholics can sometimes be. Before recovery many of us acted in destructive, demoralizing and often illegal ways, many times hurting ourse...	Pythonpappy	3	359	Nov 26, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Grapevine (Preview) November 25 "I ask the newcomer to help me wash the coffeepot, or put chairs away, because service was, and still is, my key to belonging."	Mike B.	2	301	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) When I hear somebody sigh "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, compared to what?--Sydney J. HarrisWe've probably heard all the negative quotations about life. There was also probably a time when we believed them all. Based on the state of our lives at the time, it was probably no surp...	Pythonpappy	1	290	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Joy seems to me a step beyond happiness; happiness is a sort of atmosphere you can live in sometimes when you're lucky. Joy is a light that fills you with hope and faith and love."- Adela Rogers	Pythonpappy	1	289	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Daily Reflections 11/25/13 (Preview) A POWERFUL TRADITION In the years before the publication of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," we had no name. . .by a narrow majority the verdict was for naming our book "The Way Out." . . .One of our early lone members. . . found exactly twelve books already titled "The Way O...	Stepchild	2	350	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	I'm going to try hypnosis (Preview) Why not? What have I got to lose? Maybe it will help me not be so high-strung. Maybe it will help me get closer to the "psychic change" everyone is always talking about. Who knows, maybe it'll work splendidly and remove all desire to drink. I'll keep you posted.	Butterfinger	14	840	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	It's Okay to Cry.... (Preview) When I was a child, I was told "don't cry" a lot of times. Someone hurt my feelings, fights with my siblings..."don't cry!" or "shut up!". I heard this more from my dad than my mom. I learned to bottle up my emotions because I learned not only would I have to deal with th...	betterthanyesterday52	6	593	Nov 25, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Donation/Contribution Sign is Lite Again (Preview) Hi Everyone, I literally hate having to post this stuff but each year our bills come due again for the MIP site. The domain name registration, the web hosting, message boards, etc, cost money. If you can make a donation that will help offset some of the expense it would be gratefully appreciated. T...	John	5	699	Nov 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I didn't realize how much I lied when drinking (Preview) My mouth was never ending fountain "little white lies" about where I was going, what I was doing, who I was doing it with. I feel a lot of shame about it now but at the time it felt so normal. In my mind if want to go on a bender you concoct a story about a business trip and go stay in a seedy hotel for a f...	Butterfinger	28	736	Nov 25, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty...they merely move it from their faces into their hearts."- Martin Buxbaum	Pythonpappy	3	319	Nov 25, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	hello MIP!! (Preview) Hi everyone! my name is sarah Phillips and I'm from laguna beach. I think I may have a drug and alcohol problem so my dad says that AA might be good for me. I just got my 2'nd DUI, and it happened to be (litteraly!) the 3'rd time i wrecked a car! I'm sure he can afford another one, but he's not going to just fix it...	Sarah P	15	665	Nov 25, 2013 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift (Preview) We will sabotage ourselves if we don't believe we deserve success. Maybe we could try a different approach - stop torturing ourselves for the things we have done wrong and then try forgiveness instead. We can make amends by doing service work a way of keeping that self-sabotaging guilt at bay. Somet...	Pythonpappy	0	296	Nov 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Need advice on drinking and quitting ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi members, I need help with drinking but I don't know (or want to admit) I'm an alcoholic. I was born and raised in an alcoholic family. I started drinking 30 plus years ago when I was a teenager. I drink during the week (3-4 beers a day although I may drink more and get pretty hammered). On the weekends it s...	GoingToTry	161	4264	Nov 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Trying to find someone! (Preview) Hello everyone! Im trying to find a person and the only way I can think of I have left is here. Its my uncle im looking for, who used to have something to do with the spike hostel in liverpool aswell as AA membership. His name is Terry but I dont want to put his surname. My search has led me here, but im not even...	manx ste	11	873	Nov 24, 2013 by pinkchip
	Keira Noelle (Preview) Hello and blessings of this day....My 24 year old had her 2nd child yesterday,,Keira Noelle....WE are so blessed and excited.My daughter just got out of ICU today as last minute complications but is fine and home maybe tomorrow ,Saturday..Her sister Jaelyn Amyiah(on my lap here), Already calls he...	mikef	15	622	Nov 24, 2013 by Mike D
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Within you there is stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself."- Hermann Hesse	Pythonpappy	4	317	Nov 24, 2013 by Mike D
	Been having fun...son's birthday gift. (Preview) Hi everyone! Just wanted to share what I've been having fun doing in the last few days. Our youngest son turns 21 this coming week, and since he's a totally badass guitarist, I thought I'd get him something guitar/ music related. I'd been thinking about it for weeks. Wanted to come up with somethin...	Mike D	11	551	Nov 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Please.... (Preview) Refrain from excessive cursing, name calling, etc. We all get upset and are prone to that at times. Me included. Kumbaya folks. LOL.	pinkchip	11	708	Nov 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Hello... (Preview) ...beautiful souls :) I hope you're having a wonderful day and glad you popped on to MIP this morning to join the quest to be a proud member of our human family! My favorite lady from my home group - Lois - always says "I'm glad you're all here, I'm glad I'm here and WANT to be here". That last p...	justadrunk	11	545	Nov 24, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Joke for BTY ... (Humor is a large part of my Recovery!) (Preview) Okay BTY, ... Let's see if I can remember this baby ... here goes: There was this older woman who lived near a zoo ... One day she went out to the street to get her mail ... As she was returning from the mailbox, she looked up and noticed there was a big Gorilla on the roof of her house ... So she went in the house...	Pythonpappy	1	336	Nov 24, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Frustrated... (Preview) Hello All. This may be a venting post but interested in your thoughts. So my wife has been pretty supportive of me and my recovery but I can see signs that it is starting to ware on her. She is diagnosed Bi-Polar which has its own set of challenges and used to be one of my excuses for drinking. She is star...	d_willing	18	680	Nov 24, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) With Laughter O God, as the day returns and brings us the silly Rounds of irritating duties, help me perform Them with laughter and a kind face. Let cheerfulness overflow in my work; Give me joy during my business all this day; Bring me to my resting bed tired and content And grant me the gift of sleep. --...	Pythonpappy	4	332	Nov 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome to MIP Chrisha ... (Preview) Welcome Chrisha ... glad you came to join us in celebrating life here without the need for drugs and alcohol ... I just know you'll be a great addition here ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy P.s. ... Congrats on 13 years ... Happy Birthday! -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Saturday 23rd of November 20...	Pythonpappy	1	304	Nov 24, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	New here! (Preview) I have been a functioning alcoholic for about 4 years now. I get so drunk that I damage my home by stumbling around and smashing into things. Then I have enormous guilt about what I did when I was drunk. Then I drink to get rid of guilt. I am really going to try to not drink tonight. My family deserves a b...	DrKnipe	34	848	Nov 23, 2013 by Butterfinger
	Today's Gift (Preview) How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? --Woody Allen If our introduction to religion and God was filled with threats of punishment and hell it would make perfect sense for us not to want to believe in something so scary. Even though we m...	Pythonpappy	2	292	Nov 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Graepvine (Preview) November 22 "For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a stepping-stone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the mor...	Mike B.	3	313	Nov 23, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Don't Eat The Fly (Preview) I watched the Everyone Loves Raymond show tonight where Robert, (Raymond's brother) is dating a girl who eats a fly. Robert doesn't believe it when Raymond tells him until he goes in her bedroom and sees frogs in an aquarium, stuffed frogs on her bed and frog posters on her wall. The girlfriend catc...	betterthanyesterday52	10	500	Nov 23, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	"I have no idea. I don't know anything. My brain is broken." (Preview) This has been my sole response to anyone whose asked me how I'm doing at meetings for the past 2 days. I had intended it to be a smart-ass statement meant to show my displeasure at the presumption that I'm an idiot incapable of intelligent thought due to my alcoholism. Basically I wanted to rustle some p...	Butterfinger	15	642	Nov 23, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	2+2=2 (closed) (Preview) Everything I do is for nothing. I almost got a job the other day. But my phone wouldn't ring. I got the messages, but no ring. Tried to call them, but all I got was the machine. The last message said they found somone else. I also tried to get a job at winco. They waited three weeks to tell me that I wasnt even go...	robbie0330	31	989	Nov 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	We had a baby girl on Halloween morning (Preview) It was in the wee hours when my wife's labour really began. We had gone to bed early because she knew it was coming and we wanted to get as much rest as possible. We laid in the dark and I let her crush my hand while I tried to help her through the contractions. I did my best to try things we learned in the prenata...	Butterfinger	15	848	Nov 22, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Dream big dreams, but never forget that realistic short-term goals are the keys to your success."- Mac Anderson	Pythonpappy	1	294	Nov 22, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) November 20 "I'd like to develop Step Eleven further -- for the benefit of the complete doubter, the unlucky one who can't believe it has any real merit at all .... As he goes along with his process of prayer, he begins to add up the results. If he persists, he will almost surely find more serenity...	Mike B.	2	401	Nov 21, 2013 by justadrunk
	I really enjoy this forum (Preview) Whenever I come here I find pearls of wisdom mixed with good humor and genuine care and concern. It's the bright spot of my day and I look forward to coming on before bed as it puts me in a positive mind space before going to sleep. I would like to participate and share but I find that I'm very moody these days...	Butterfinger	11	586	Nov 22, 2013 by justadrunk
	Paging Wren, check in please (Preview) Hey Chris I've gotta Question for you. You've been off the board for most of the year. I'm betting this thread will get you in here.	StPeteDean	11	500	Nov 22, 2013 by Sobrietyspell
	The link between smoking cigarettes and drinking (Preview) My father was a heavy drinker and smoker and when he quit the cigarettes due to the "you're going to have a heart attack any moment" warning from his doctor he said his desire to drink diminished with the death of his nicotine addiction. I've heard this before from other ex-smokers and I know...	Butterfinger	10	597	Nov 22, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift (Preview) Ask, and ye shall receive. --John 16:24 Somewhere in our past life, we may have picked up the idea that it's not all right to ask for help, that asking for help would be a sign of weakness. Recovery calls for some basic changes in our thinking, and when we feel vulnerable is the best time to reach out and as...	Pythonpappy	0	291	Nov 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections 11/21/13 (Preview) A CLASSIC PRAYER Lord, make me a channel for thy peace -- that where there is hatred, I may bring love -- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness -- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony -- that where there is error, I may bring truth -- that where there is doubt, I may bring...	Stepchild	1	338	Nov 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 21 "Until today, at least, I am getting further away from that first drink, which is the one that inevitably leads me to complete disaster."	Mike B.	1	290	Nov 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Question on Sponsors (Preview) Since I am still a newbie I was wondering when it is a good time to find a sponsor? Their is a women at my meetings that has been sober for 20 years and she has so much wisdom. I'm not sure how to ask or even how it works? Any help would be greatly appreciated.	debird17	8	592	Nov 21, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Daily Reflections 11/20/13 (Preview) "THY WILL, NOT MINE" . . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will. " TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I ca...	Stepchild	4	508	Nov 20, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift (Preview) Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...	Pythonpappy	1	300	Nov 20, 2013 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least."- Goethe	Pythonpappy	2	289	Nov 20, 2013 by Mike B.
	What Favorite Snacks Do You Like at Your AA Meetings? (Preview) Cookies???( If so, what kind?) Fudge??? Cake??? (Betcha I know what your favorite flavor is...) I have been fixing coffee and also making some treats for some of the meetings I go to. I had all but quit baking/doing much cooking because of my drinking and it is good to get back into it. It really has hel...	betterthanyesterday52	27	5511	Nov 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Making lasting change feels impossible (Preview) Forgive me for sounding like a Debbie Downer but, lets be honest, I wouldn't be here if I was feeling great. My problem is that I'm racked with fear of failure and paralyzed with self doubt that I can make any sort of lasting life changes. I have tried quitting smoking about a gazillion times and done well...	Butterfinger	15	554	Nov 20, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Question (Preview) Hi All, I have a somewhat unorthodox question to ask, but I figured it would not hurt to put it out there. To provide some context, I will share that I first started coming to this board about a year and a half ago when I knew that I needed to begin the process of recovery. I was a hard drinker for 10 years and as...	AdamMoz	18	559	Nov 20, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift (Preview) Being patient Over time, we get what we want out of this program. If we seek a better way of life, for example, we will develop it. If we want to diminish our pain, we will find relief. If we want love, we will learn how to give it and receive it. Over time, our lives can improve a great deal through the Twelve S...	Pythonpappy	2	340	Nov 19, 2013 by Stepchild
	Daily Reflections 11/19/13 (Preview) "I WAS SLIPPING FAST" We A.A.'s are active folk enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been s...	Stepchild	2	518	Nov 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Joy is an inward singing which cannot be silenced by outward negative circumstances. Yes, even when life seemingly is falling apart.- Robert D. Foster	Pythonpappy	1	294	Nov 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) November 19 "The best university for me -- the best school, the best teaching -- was in analyzing mistakes that I'd made and problems I created because of these mistakes. Not my successes."	Mike B.	2	307	Nov 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 18, 2013 Quote of the Week "Friends are God's apology for your relatives." When I was new I had very few healthy boundaries, and I especially had little defense against the observations, suggestions, judgments and criticisms of my family members. Someone once said that yo...	Pythonpappy	0	418	Nov 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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