Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

He who is swift to believe is swift to forget. -- Abraham Joshua Herschel Life is full of questions. Many people tell us they have the answers. We have to be careful of who and what we believe. Other people's ideas may not fit us. The program doesn't tell us much about what to believe. It teaches us how to b...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 17 "We have to keep looking for something better than dullness, better than average living, better than mediocre spirituality."

gonee · gonee

"Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most Good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom....

gonee · gonee

God answered my desperate call for help. A phone call came from a man who was 6 months sober. He had a list of numbers he was calling, to carry the 12th step message. My name was not on that list, but God put it there. A mix up resulted in my name being picked. The miracle was granted,[13 April 1988] but after 2...

justadrunk · justadrunk

To the amazing Fathers out there who have inspired me to become a better parent through the help of God, AA and each other - Happy Fathers Day and thank you for being here!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To stop behaving in a certain way is to risk the unfamiliar. --Jan Lloyd Old patterns grip us so tightly! Even when the behavior pinches us painfully, we are loathe to give it up. Its familiarity makes it tolerable, knowable, somewhat manageable, and far less scary than trying something new. Howeve...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Sunday, June 16, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Feeling Good Having boundaries doesn't complicate life; boundaries simplify life. Beyond Codependency There is a positive aspect to boundary setting. We learn to listen to ourselves and identify what hurt us and what...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Juanita, ... ... ... Thank you for posting your story ... sounds very familiar in many ways ... I'm the same age, so I can relate very well, as far as the alcohol entering and taking control of my life too ... especially in the latter stages of the disease ... Glad you're here, Pappy

Mike B. · Mike B.

Recieved a call last night from a former Sponsee. Haven't talk to him in over a year. Work with him while he was in rehab and got him through Step 3. He left the Rehab and The Program of AA behind. He went back out to do some more research. He called drunk, but with a willingness to change. He reminded m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This inspirational presentation will make your heart sing!!

justadrunk · justadrunk

Hope so!

bikerbill · bikerbill

Ok. Found the house. Not perfect but close enough. Two bedrooms box room upstairs. Shower room upstairs. Two rooms and kitchen, bathroom and scullery downstairs. Huge garage (needs some work) two room brick built wash house outside. Patio, lawn, vegetable plot behind. Street fronted. Central he...

leeu · leeu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XtEppsR7Yc4

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The readiness is all. --William Shakespeare Newcomer I went to two different Step meetings this week, in different parts of town, and both of them were on the Fourth Step. I keep hearing that "there are no coincidences." Does this mean I'm supposed to start the Fourth Step now? How do I kno...

gonee · gonee

A friend of mine kept relapsing in AA. Eventually he struggled to gain a few months of sobriety. Then the most horrible thing happened. He had a car accident and became a quadriplegic. I used to visit him in hospital for almost a year and he fully expected that God will give him a miracle and make him walk a...

Old Smuggler · Old Smuggler

Hello Guys, I am a 35 years old Male from Chandigarh (The City Beautiful), India. I have been drinking since 1992 when I was 16. In fact, my DAD offered me a BEER when I cleared my High School with Distinction Grades & ever since, there is no looking back. I am not a daily drinker but a weekend freak who...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 14 "The power in these rooms is greater than the sum total of those of us present."

KJ_27 · KJ_27

I'm going through difficult times and have turned my back on just about everything except alcohol...I finally realize that I cant get through this by myself. I need help so bad...kjjeep27@gmail.com.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Letting go to save our lives I crouched in the doorway of the airplane next to my skydiving coach. I held on to the doorway with my right hand for balance. With my left hand, I firmly grasped my coach's gripper, a padded piece of cloth on his jumpsuit. It was up to me to give the count. "Ready, set. . .&q...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Last night I had the worst alcohol-related nightmare I have had in at least a year. I don't have many, but when I do they hit really hard. In a nutshell, I dreamt that I was at a party with co-workers when I became incredibly drunk and start putting the moves on one of my co-workers. I remember in the dream sl...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

like this one Pappy We have a couple here in Aussie as well - Get over it Get a Life.

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 13 "We are alcoholics. Even though now recovered, we are never too far removed from the possibility of fresh personal disaster. Each knows he must observe a high degree of honesty, humility, and tolerance, or else drink again."

Tanin · Tanin

April 10, 1939 - Publication date of the book titled: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism -- Edited by Tanin on Wednesday 10th of April 2013 10:06:23 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. --Isaac B. Singer We all know men and women who are too often critical and negative. Sometimes we, too, are these people. And when we fall into this trap of negativity, our life becomes unnecessarily complicated. An...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Wednesday, June 12, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Spontaneity and Fun Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a wa...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Now it's been a while ago since I last took alcohol and I was starting to forget how ill it made me. I'm in self imposed training for a charity cycle event and like to do fifty or sixty miles a week on my pushie ( only had it a couple months, not having ridden one since I was sixteen and that's forty years ago ) ...

4st7lb · 4st7lb

My first drink was given to me by my sister at the age of 11. She told me mom had two beers in the fridge and I could have them if I wanted. I took it in the bathroom and drank it. I was in love with the first beer. Something in my mind clicked and this was the feeling I had been searching for all of my short life. I wa...

gonee · gonee

For all of us that might be troubled and heavily laden, just remember that God is with us. It would be cruel of Him to have just created humanity and just left us to fend for ourselves in this universe. When I got rid of my own prejudice in spiritual matters, I found a loving God- a Heavenly Father just waiti...

LisaValenti · LisaValenti

About 2 1/2 years ago I had gastric bypass surgery. You're not supposed to drink after this surgery because it can really mess w/ your organs. Well, after I lost weight and started feeling good, the hubby (of 22 years) had an affair and I left him. (This is typical of this surgery.) I was devastate...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tuesday, June 11, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to chan...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 12 "Where before there was a gaping hole of emptiness, I seek within me that faint ember of self-love, self-worth, and desire for goodness."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A good garden may have some weeds. --Thomas Fuller Newcomer I've done a few things I'm not proud of, but isn't that part of being human? Other people aren't perfect either.Sponsor Looking honestly and unflinchingly at our behavior, while at the same time having compassion for ourselves, is a powerf...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I really can't remember the last time I sat in a meeting when someone announced a relapse. Today there were 4! It was the noon meeting. I go to it about once per week still. I suppose it's something about spring, and thinking that a beer sure would be nice with that BBQ... or whatever... it can be that s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day We must never be blinded by the futile philosophy that we are just the hapless victims of our inheritance, of our life experience, and of our surroundings - that these are the sole forces that make our decisions for us. This is not the road to freedom. We have to believe that we can r...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The ego is a self-justifying historian, which seeks only that information that agrees with it, rewrites history when it needs to, and does not even see the evidence that threatens it. --Anthony G. Greenwald One of the larger struggles facing us is relinquishing, the need to be right always. Only whe...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 11 "Simple gratitude compels us all to be mindful of the needs of others and to work in the ways and through the means developed by the AA movement to try to reach some of the millions of our fellow alcoholics who are still suffering in the hell from which we have escaped."

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Hello Folks, I was asked very nicely to post this link and explanation to a survey, by a College Student. Check it out if you care to. ARE YOU SOMEONE WHO HAS A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS OR ARE IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM? IF SO, YOUR EXPERIENCE IS VALUABLE AND NEEDED!Participants are invited to t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Monday, June 10, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Responsibility Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down fro...

gonee · gonee

10th June 1935, AA was born when two alcoholics came together to formulate a program of 12 steps. One was a medical doctor and the other a stockbroker. That program was presented to me on the 13th April 1988. It works if we work it. God bless Alcoholics Anonymous.

Thornton · Thornton

Sometimes it's impossible to get to a meeting. Such a time is now. I'm moving next week and I have to be here this afternoon when the first wave of movers show up. The move is critical to my relationship with my wife. I have clear instructions and I just have to follow them to get the job done. I am here alone n...

Col · Col

Of all the cliches of wisdom I've heard in the rooms, "don't drink no matter what" pretty much sums it up for me. The steps, a sponser, prayer... All of this is necessary, but those words are it in a nutshell. I've been struggling a bit as of late. The usual craziness of early sobriety and passi...

Insanicdrunk · Insanicdrunk

The twelve steps how important are they in recovery? I ask this question in the sure knowledge that in my personal opinion they are paramount. I have left A.A in the past having failed in my sustained recovery and I'm convinced that had I been following the suggested path that the steps lead one on I w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I don't think you're suddenly going to begin to look at the world with new eyes when you're 80 if you haven't been doing it when you're 30. --Janice Clark We are creatures of habit as evidenced by our getting stuck in old viewpoints long after they have quit serving us. However, that fact doesn't restri...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 10 "After telling Dr. Bob my story, I explained how truly I needed him. Would he allow me to help him, I might remain sober myself. The seed that was to flower as AA began to grow toward the light."

justadrunk · justadrunk

Sunday, June 9, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Panic Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the dist...

Chaya · Chaya

So, tonight I made the decision to stop talking at meetings for a while and do what the old timers say to do-listen. After 2 meetings of listening I was asked to be a speaker at a super enormous meeting next week. I am completely stunned by my higher power's plan here. I just can't believe I am ready for this...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One faces the future with one's past. -Pearl S. Buck We are never divorced from our past. We are in company with it forever, and it acquaints us with the present. Our responses today reflect our experiences yesterday. And those roots lie in the past. Every day is offering us preparation for the future...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I was acting out my patterns when I denied that I had any patterns. --Julie F. Even when we are most out of control, there is always logic operating in our lives. B follows A, and D comes after C. The logical pattern doesn't cease to exist just because we're not aware of it. This is how it works: We learned t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is a weekly article sent to me by my request ... this is something I place a lot of value in ... it is not meant to sway members here one way of the other toward any religion ... I simply like it and thought I'd share this wisdom here for those who do believe in the same 'higher power' that I do, thank you ......

mikef · mikef

Caught in the grip during my mid 40 year old childrens lives, there were times that I thought I could never recapture.Through God's grace and mercy and some daily work I am growing younger by the day.This is the most precious ladybug "pappa" could ever be blessed with once again(my 2 year o...

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	Today's Gift 06-16 (Preview) He who is swift to believe is swift to forget. -- Abraham Joshua Herschel Life is full of questions. Many people tell us they have the answers. We have to be careful of who and what we believe. Other people's ideas may not fit us. The program doesn't tell us much about what to believe. It teaches us how to b...	Pythonpappy	2	278	Jun 17, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) June 17 "We have to keep looking for something better than dullness, better than average living, better than mediocre spirituality."	Mike B.	0	241	Jun 17, 2013 by Mike B.
	AA' fathers day message. (Preview) "Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director. He is the Principal; we are His agents. He is the Father, and we are His children. Most Good ideas are simple, and this concept was the keystone of the new and triumphant arch through which we passed to freedom....	gonee	4	848	Jun 17, 2013 by mikef
	The prayer answered. (Preview) God answered my desperate call for help. A phone call came from a man who was 6 months sober. He had a list of numbers he was calling, to carry the 12th step message. My name was not on that list, but God put it there. A mix up resulted in my name being picked. The miracle was granted,[13 April 1988] but after 2...	gonee	4	403	Jun 17, 2013 by Sports dude
	Happy Fathers Day (Preview) To the amazing Fathers out there who have inspired me to become a better parent through the help of God, AA and each other - Happy Fathers Day and thank you for being here!	justadrunk	2	412	Jun 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-17 (Preview) To stop behaving in a certain way is to risk the unfamiliar. --Jan Lloyd Old patterns grip us so tightly! Even when the behavior pinches us painfully, we are loathe to give it up. Its familiarity makes it tolerable, knowable, somewhat manageable, and far less scary than trying something new. Howeve...	Pythonpappy	1	750	Jun 17, 2013 by justadrunk
	Thought for the day (Preview) Sunday, June 16, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Feeling Good Having boundaries doesn't complicate life; boundaries simplify life. Beyond Codependency There is a positive aspect to boundary setting. We learn to listen to ourselves and identify what hurt us and what...	justadrunk	1	313	Jun 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome Juanita (Preview) Welcome to MIP Juanita, ... ... ... Thank you for posting your story ... sounds very familiar in many ways ... I'm the same age, so I can relate very well, as far as the alcohol entering and taking control of my life too ... especially in the latter stages of the disease ... Glad you're here, Pappy	Pythonpappy	0	299	Jun 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Gift (Preview) Recieved a call last night from a former Sponsee. Haven't talk to him in over a year. Work with him while he was in rehab and got him through Step 3. He left the Rehab and The Program of AA behind. He went back out to do some more research. He called drunk, but with a willingness to change. He reminded m...	Mike B.	4	304	Jun 16, 2013 by Sports dude
	When You Think Nobody Cares (Preview) This inspirational presentation will make your heart sing!!	Pythonpappy	8	991	Jun 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Will there be a meeting tonight??? (Preview) Hope so!	justadrunk	0	245	Jun 16, 2013 by justadrunk
	big decision time (Preview) Ok. Found the house. Not perfect but close enough. Two bedrooms box room upstairs. Shower room upstairs. Two rooms and kitchen, bathroom and scullery downstairs. Huge garage (needs some work) two room brick built wash house outside. Patio, lawn, vegetable plot behind. Street fronted. Central he...	bikerbill	21	604	Jun 16, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Belongs on the NA Board but I'm Sure y'all Will Love It Anyway (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XtEppsR7Yc4	leeu	4	304	Jun 15, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 06-15 (Preview) The readiness is all. --William Shakespeare Newcomer I went to two different Step meetings this week, in different parts of town, and both of them were on the Fourth Step. I keep hearing that "there are no coincidences." Does this mean I'm supposed to start the Fourth Step now? How do I kno...	Pythonpappy	0	314	Jun 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The miracle. (Preview) A friend of mine kept relapsing in AA. Eventually he struggled to gain a few months of sobriety. Then the most horrible thing happened. He had a car accident and became a quadriplegic. I used to visit him in hospital for almost a year and he fully expected that God will give him a miracle and make him walk a...	gonee	4	385	Jun 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	En Bloc Blackouts !! (Preview) Hello Guys, I am a 35 years old Male from Chandigarh (The City Beautiful), India. I have been drinking since 1992 when I was 16. In fact, my DAD offered me a BEER when I cleared my High School with Distinction Grades & ever since, there is no looking back. I am not a daily drinker but a weekend freak who...	Old Smuggler	14	3825	Jun 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 14 "The power in these rooms is greater than the sum total of those of us present."	Mike B.	1	241	Jun 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I need help... (Preview) I'm going through difficult times and have turned my back on just about everything except alcohol...I finally realize that I cant get through this by myself. I need help so bad...kjjeep27@gmail.com.	KJ_27	6	426	Jun 15, 2013 by jj
	Today's Gift 06-14 (Preview) Letting go to save our lives I crouched in the doorway of the airplane next to my skydiving coach. I held on to the doorway with my right hand for balance. With my left hand, I firmly grasped my coach's gripper, a padded piece of cloth on his jumpsuit. It was up to me to give the count. "Ready, set. . .&q...	Pythonpappy	1	345	Jun 14, 2013 by Mike B.
	Alcohol Nightmare (Preview) Last night I had the worst alcohol-related nightmare I have had in at least a year. I don't have many, but when I do they hit really hard. In a nutshell, I dreamt that I was at a party with co-workers when I became incredibly drunk and start putting the moves on one of my co-workers. I remember in the dream sl...	AdamMoz	9	527	Jun 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	th 'pity potty' (Preview) like this one Pappy We have a couple here in Aussie as well - Get over it Get a Life.	Zoomtopz	3	404	Jun 14, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) June 13 "We are alcoholics. Even though now recovered, we are never too far removed from the possibility of fresh personal disaster. Each knows he must observe a high degree of honesty, humility, and tolerance, or else drink again."	Mike B.	5	277	Jun 13, 2013 by justadrunk
	On This Day In AA History - April 10 Big Book (Preview) April 10, 1939 - Publication date of the book titled: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism -- Edited by Tanin on Wednesday 10th of April 2013 10:06:23 AM	Tanin	4	4387	Jun 13, 2013 by Sports dude
	Today's Gift 06-13 (Preview) If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet. --Isaac B. Singer We all know men and women who are too often critical and negative. Sometimes we, too, are these people. And when we fall into this trap of negativity, our life becomes unnecessarily complicated. An...	Pythonpappy	2	253	Jun 13, 2013 by justadrunk
	Thought for the day (Preview) Wednesday, June 12, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Spontaneity and Fun Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a wa...	justadrunk	1	293	Jun 13, 2013 by Mike B.
	had a reminder yesterday (Preview) Now it's been a while ago since I last took alcohol and I was starting to forget how ill it made me. I'm in self imposed training for a charity cycle event and like to do fifty or sixty miles a week on my pushie ( only had it a couple months, not having ridden one since I was sixteen and that's forty years ago ) ...	bikerbill	5	446	Jun 13, 2013 by StPeteDean
	My decent into alcoholism (Preview) My first drink was given to me by my sister at the age of 11. She told me mom had two beers in the fridge and I could have them if I wanted. I took it in the bathroom and drank it. I was in love with the first beer. Something in my mind clicked and this was the feeling I had been searching for all of my short life. I wa...	4st7lb	12	847	Jun 13, 2013 by Jerry F
	A loving God. (Preview) For all of us that might be troubled and heavily laden, just remember that God is with us. It would be cruel of Him to have just created humanity and just left us to fend for ourselves in this universe. When I got rid of my own prejudice in spiritual matters, I found a loving God- a Heavenly Father just waiti...	gonee	7	491	Jun 13, 2013 by Sports dude
	Gastric Bypass Surgery made me process alcohol differently. (Preview) About 2 1/2 years ago I had gastric bypass surgery. You're not supposed to drink after this surgery because it can really mess w/ your organs. Well, after I lost weight and started feeling good, the hubby (of 22 years) had an affair and I left him. (This is typical of this surgery.) I was devastate...	LisaValenti	6	586	Jun 13, 2013 by pinkchip
	Thought for the day (Preview) Tuesday, June 11, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to chan...	justadrunk	2	264	Jun 12, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) June 12 "Where before there was a gaping hole of emptiness, I seek within me that faint ember of self-love, self-worth, and desire for goodness."	Mike B.	2	265	Jun 12, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 06-12 (Preview) A good garden may have some weeds. --Thomas Fuller Newcomer I've done a few things I'm not proud of, but isn't that part of being human? Other people aren't perfect either.Sponsor Looking honestly and unflinchingly at our behavior, while at the same time having compassion for ourselves, is a powerf...	Pythonpappy	2	284	Jun 12, 2013 by justadrunk
	I'm Natasha, and I'm alcoholic. (Preview) I really can't remember the last time I sat in a meeting when someone announced a relapse. Today there were 4! It was the noon meeting. I go to it about once per week still. I suppose it's something about spring, and thinking that a beer sure would be nice with that BBQ... or whatever... it can be that s...	justadrunk	11	627	Jun 12, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift 06 - 11 (Preview) Reflection for the Day We must never be blinded by the futile philosophy that we are just the hapless victims of our inheritance, of our life experience, and of our surroundings - that these are the sole forces that make our decisions for us. This is not the road to freedom. We have to believe that we can r...	Pythonpappy	0	253	Jun 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-09 (Preview) The ego is a self-justifying historian, which seeks only that information that agrees with it, rewrites history when it needs to, and does not even see the evidence that threatens it. --Anthony G. Greenwald One of the larger struggles facing us is relinquishing, the need to be right always. Only whe...	Pythonpappy	8	426	Jun 11, 2013 by Frodo
	Grapevine (Preview) June 11 "Simple gratitude compels us all to be mindful of the needs of others and to work in the ways and through the means developed by the AA movement to try to reach some of the millions of our fellow alcoholics who are still suffering in the hell from which we have escaped."	Mike B.	1	294	Jun 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Recovery Survey (Preview) Hello Folks, I was asked very nicely to post this link and explanation to a survey, by a College Student. Check it out if you care to. ARE YOU SOMEONE WHO HAS A HISTORY OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS OR ARE IN RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOLISM? IF SO, YOUR EXPERIENCE IS VALUABLE AND NEEDED!Participants are invited to t...	StPeteDean	2	380	Jun 11, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Thought for the day (Preview) Monday, June 10, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Responsibility Self care means taking responsibility for ourselves. Taking responsibility for ourselves includes assuming our true responsibilities to others. Sometimes, when we begin recovery, we're worn down fro...	justadrunk	1	266	Jun 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Founders day. (Preview) 10th June 1935, AA was born when two alcoholics came together to formulate a program of 12 steps. One was a medical doctor and the other a stockbroker. That program was presented to me on the 13th April 1988. It works if we work it. God bless Alcoholics Anonymous.	gonee	4	571	Jun 11, 2013 by StPeteDean
	sometimes it's impossible (Preview) Sometimes it's impossible to get to a meeting. Such a time is now. I'm moving next week and I have to be here this afternoon when the first wave of movers show up. The move is critical to my relationship with my wife. I have clear instructions and I just have to follow them to get the job done. I am here alone n...	Thornton	7	555	Jun 11, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Just saying Hi (Preview) Of all the cliches of wisdom I've heard in the rooms, "don't drink no matter what" pretty much sums it up for me. The steps, a sponser, prayer... All of this is necessary, but those words are it in a nutshell. I've been struggling a bit as of late. The usual craziness of early sobriety and passi...	Col	13	601	Jun 10, 2013 by chris
	How important are the twelve steps. (Preview) The twelve steps how important are they in recovery? I ask this question in the sure knowledge that in my personal opinion they are paramount. I have left A.A in the past having failed in my sustained recovery and I'm convinced that had I been following the suggested path that the steps lead one on I w...	Insanicdrunk	13	1972	Jun 10, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift 06-10 (Preview) I don't think you're suddenly going to begin to look at the world with new eyes when you're 80 if you haven't been doing it when you're 30. --Janice Clark We are creatures of habit as evidenced by our getting stuck in old viewpoints long after they have quit serving us. However, that fact doesn't restri...	Pythonpappy	0	294	Jun 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 10 "After telling Dr. Bob my story, I explained how truly I needed him. Would he allow me to help him, I might remain sober myself. The seed that was to flower as AA began to grow toward the light."	Mike B.	1	457	Jun 10, 2013 by AdamMoz
	Oooooooohhh - THOUGHT for the day : ) (Preview) Sunday, June 9, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Panic Few situations - no matter how greatly they appear to demand it - can be bettered by us going berserk. Codependent No More Don't panic! If a swimmer was crossing a great lake, then suddenly focused too heavily on the dist...	justadrunk	4	475	Jun 10, 2013 by learning
	Speaker meeting (Preview) So, tonight I made the decision to stop talking at meetings for a while and do what the old timers say to do-listen. After 2 meetings of listening I was asked to be a speaker at a super enormous meeting next week. I am completely stunned by my higher power's plan here. I just can't believe I am ready for this...	Chaya	5	363	Jun 10, 2013 by Rob84
	Today's Gift 06-06 (Preview) One faces the future with one's past. -Pearl S. Buck We are never divorced from our past. We are in company with it forever, and it acquaints us with the present. Our responses today reflect our experiences yesterday. And those roots lie in the past. Every day is offering us preparation for the future...	Pythonpappy	2	249	Jun 10, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-07 (Preview) I was acting out my patterns when I denied that I had any patterns. --Julie F. Even when we are most out of control, there is always logic operating in our lives. B follows A, and D comes after C. The logical pattern doesn't cease to exist just because we're not aware of it. This is how it works: We learned t...	Pythonpappy	3	284	Jun 10, 2013 by Mr_David
	From 'Simple Truths' (Preview) This is a weekly article sent to me by my request ... this is something I place a lot of value in ... it is not meant to sway members here one way of the other toward any religion ... I simply like it and thought I'd share this wisdom here for those who do believe in the same 'higher power' that I do, thank you ......	Pythonpappy	1	387	Jun 10, 2013 by Mr_David
	One of recovery's many blessings (Preview) Caught in the grip during my mid 40 year old childrens lives, there were times that I thought I could never recapture.Through God's grace and mercy and some daily work I am growing younger by the day.This is the most precious ladybug "pappa" could ever be blessed with once again(my 2 year o...	mikef	6	333	Jun 10, 2013 by mrpeel
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