Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the DayLet us consider the term "spiritual experience" as given in Appendix II of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. A spiritual experience is something that brings about a personality change. By surrendering our lives to God as we understand Him, we are changed. The...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Friday, September 6, 2013You are reading from the book Today's GiftI never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our hearts are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hol...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Lance Armstong Its terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved, winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs. When I was on drugs, I couldn't even find my bike." ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody could possibly find fault with, you will not do much." - Charles Dodson

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." - Walt Disney

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Complacency breeds old behavior and unnecessary problems."The Promises," as suggested in the Big Book, clearly indicate that we have work to do if we want the rewards that are guaranteed in this program of recovery. Getting complacent, not using the tools that the program has taught us...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Why We Were ChosenGod in His wisdom selected this group of men and women to be purveyors of His goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went instead to the humble, to the sick, to the unfortunate. H...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I woke up this morning feeling like crap because last night I wanted a beer so bad that I actually fantasized about walking to the store, buying one, and savoring it in the bathroom in secret. It was totally absurd and unacceptable. I got up, started reading the literature, and spent a good amount of tim...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

As we think, so we become. We can enrich our interior monologue. We can seek the company of people who inspire us with a loving approach to life. We can absorb the written thoughts of writers who encourage our positive emotions. We can decide to be cheerful and optimistic, just for today. Whom would yo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Friends are essential to success; they are still more essential to happiness. To establish place, power, honor and happiness, begin by assiduously and unselfishly winning friends.." - B.C. Forbes

John · John

I run a lot of business ads on Craigslist, Ebay and a few other directories on the internet. They don't cost anything, and keep my business out there for people to see. I actually get about 70% of my work this way. Pressure Washing and Painting is not something homeowners do very often. Pressure Was...

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

Must, strongly suggest, had to, requirement, you'd better... The list could go on. The only requirement to join membership is a desire to stop drinking. But is that all I want? What if I want to join the thousands of men and women who have recovered? I hear there are no rules, no musts, noting excep...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I love this new word - I even like pronouncing it!!!

rhood · rhood

24 years last week and for the pass 4 years I been engaged in alcoholic behavior the (ism) lying, cheating not being honest . This is all passed me now and I have made some amends the problem is forgiving myself it was hard to see how easy it was for me to be that addict again without alcohol or drugs. what w...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi all. I just wanted to put a note out there saying that I'm still here and very actively reading posts on a regular basis. I've been largely absent because I started a new job and moved six weeks ago, and since then life has been a whirlwind of transitioning. I'm enjoying it very much, but transitions ar...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

I hope that you all will forgive my years dickish behavior and let me try to make a fresh start.I don't know for certian that I wont slip up and act like a jerkoff again but I do know that if I do you won't let me get away with it.I need that :) Peace.

seeker · seeker

Hello I wonder if I could get some clarification and advice about AA? I've been going AA for just over 3 months and today is my 87th day without a drink. I'm working on step 4 at the moment. My problem is that my sponsor is doubting my commitment to the programme and is making me feel like I'm not doing enoug...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Seems I've veered away from the most important people in 'the room' and become focused on myself again when will I ever learn? There are some brand new posters here to MIP! Brand newbies to AA too. You are the most important to us. If you are new here to this forum, please excuse our recent rants. T...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 6 "I felt myself move with a new power, courage, and faith that, by the grace of God, I have acquired as a result of working the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous."

cindy · cindy

is it from your last drink? over time i have seen every kind of addiction you can imagine in the "rooms", putting down the drink is not enough for a lot of us. however i know that denial runs deep and it can take awhile to see a problem in our lives whether it is gambling, sex, prescription drug...

Bluehousegreen · Bluehousegreen

Hi guys, I don't know if I'm in the correct forum, I see so many different threads on here, but I figured I would give this a try anyway. I'm a man in my early thirties, and I have been drinking(but not actually getting drunk all the time) on a daily basis for six years. The reasons for why I wanted to give up...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

You should accept the things you can't change You should change the things you can't accept Th tricky bit Knowing which is which stolen from "Baby John"(th original 11 10 Men)

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sometimes a majority simply means that all the fools are on the same side. --Claude McDonald If we're to stay straight, we have to be prepared for peer pressure. If anyone tries to get us to use or do what we know is wrong, we have to be prepared. Whether we're prepared to walk away, say "No thanks,&q...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 5 "My Higher Power works incognito, defying definition and requiring faith."

nezyb · nezyb

AA has led me on a spiritual journey, in search of a greater understanding of who I am and what my core values and beliefs are. Currently I am reading a book entitled "My Spiritual Journey", by the Dalai Lama. All of my life I've heard and read many of his quotes and affirmations, and when I saw t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I use the line "you are where you're suppose to be" ALL. THE. TIME. It's my self talk - it's the talk I say out loud. It's my faith. My dear friend who is brilliant, and one I've known since my freshman year in college - is now a doctor and is terribly ripped apart these days with PTSD, and nearly s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene

Angell · Angell

I certainly wouldn't expect anyone else to find this to be their truth as well; in fact, I'd be quite surprised if anyone did. There has been conversation recently, not for the first time I'm sure, about why 'God' allows bad things to happen to good people. Pappy had explained his view within the thread...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

It's a well known fact that I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I've never understood that passage in the stories section of the big book where "acceptance is the answer to all my problems..everything is as its supposed to be" I shudder when I hear it and I guess that's because I have only ever hea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are giving birth to ourselves. Let's be midwives to one another through this difficult, yet exhilarating, process. --Dudley Martineau Helping each other survive the traumas of our lives strengthens us. We can't be overwhelmed by any experience if we rely on each other for support as we walk thro...

Tanin · Tanin

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/01/us-swimmer-nyad-looking-very-good-after-...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Thought I'd better check in - been a bit busy, moved house, joined the property owning classes again - at my age! It's been stressful - broadband was down for two weeks - I've had a joiner working for me for a couple of weeks. Although I could do it myself, it's more efficient to get someone in who does this f...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 4 "AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort."

Tanin · Tanin

Here's an interesting WaPa article I came across about alcoholism in America. The magnitude of the problem is enormous (behind only smoking and obesity in life-threatening consequences).But science is making some strides in addressing the problem, both in concert with AA and separate from. Of p...

Sober Strummer · Sober Strummer

Good Morning! A few recent posts here and events at work and home got me thinking. It feels to me like this new life, with my Higher Power and step guide for living, comes in layers. baby steps at work, gradual moves up, all with AA principles providing the power for them better relationships with wife, d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A problem well stated is a problem half solved. --Charles F. Kettering Denial never really goes away, it creeps into everyone's life. We may admit we're powerless over alcohol and drugs but still believe it was the school's fault that we were suspended. Denial is especially dangerous for us, becaus...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Thought is supreme. Preserve a right mental attitude-the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer. To think rightly is to create.." - Elbert Hubbard

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 3 "I had a really good reason for working Step Nine and making amends to my family and friends. I didn't want a parade of people at my funeral singing, 'Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead!'"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways." - Samuel McChord Crothers

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Listening and Sharing Let us review what others have said about listening and sharing: "To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it." --Churton Collins "They that will not be counseled cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason, she will rap you on the knuckles....

Atropine · Atropine

Hello, i am new to internet chat eccept a bit when i have gamed online. I want to tell you something up front. I have been banned by my homegroup today. The police told me so. I used this group to sober up 3.5 years ago. When I joined it, my temp sponsor pointed at the old guy starting my new group ad said, &qu...

Angell · Angell

I spent the day at a fair yesterday while my wife was working a booth. I am sometimes really not good around other people; yesterday was one of those days. I allowed someone to push a button and I responded with all ego. It was, in retrospect, so ugly and very disappointing. I will do better in the futu...

gonee · gonee

Many thanks to God and my brothers and sisters on this forum. This success is a tribute to you for caring and sharing with me. My online meeting with you any time of day and night, across huge time zones, has been such a blessing to me. I am closer to you then many who I meet face to face every day. The 1st day I c...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have to laugh at the times Ive knocked myself out over a tough spot only to find out afterwards there was an easier way through. --Robert Franklin Leslie We receive messages throughout the day that tell us ways of doing things. The door to the store says, Pull. The red light tells us not to drive throug...

Angell · Angell

At 10:11am this morning I had just entered a pawn shop looking for a home phone...ours went kaput three days ago and money is tight so I thought I'd try there first. I know it was 10:11am because my cell phone rang at that moment. It was a man in the program who had the good sense to call before he relapsed...

jmcorygun · jmcorygun

I was speaking at a meeting last Monday on Step 11, and this came out my mouth, "It is impossible for an atheist to hate God." I have no idea where it came from, whether I read it or heard it somewhere. For years in sobriety (dry drunk) I hated God, and tried to be an atheist, as well (no hypocr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Constant togetherness is fine But only for Siamese twins. --Victoria Billings Newcomer I heard someone in recovery say, "I dont have relationships, I take hostages." Everyone laughed, but it left me feeling insecure about how to evaluate my own relationships. How close is too close? S...

Random68 · Random68

When I first discovered the 12 steps in another program, 15yrs ago, I had a question come up whenever I heard another person's trials, tribulations, stories. No matter who it was talking or when, I began a comparison game. I only did this much of.... And they did so much more/different/worse/less...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. --Sir Winston Churchill How many times today will we think or say, "I wish I knew what was going to happen"? We can find contentment in the knowledge that God will take care of us, regardless of t...

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	It's a new day!!! (Preview) Friday, September 6, 2013You are reading from the book Today's GiftI never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. Katharine Hepburn The first good news each day is that we wake up. We are breathing. Our hearts are beating, our minds working. The adventure of living begins. What does the day hol...	justadrunk	3	391	Sep 8, 2013 by stayhumble
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	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody could possibly find fault with, you will not do much." - Charles Dodson	Pythonpappy	2	271	Sep 8, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." - Walt Disney	Pythonpappy	1	259	Sep 8, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift (Preview) Complacency breeds old behavior and unnecessary problems."The Promises," as suggested in the Big Book, clearly indicate that we have work to do if we want the rewards that are guaranteed in this program of recovery. Getting complacent, not using the tools that the program has taught us...	Pythonpappy	2	259	Sep 8, 2013 by Mr_David
	Why We Were Chosen (Preview) Why We Were ChosenGod in His wisdom selected this group of men and women to be purveyors of His goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went instead to the humble, to the sick, to the unfortunate. H...	Pythonpappy	3	439	Sep 8, 2013 by Mr_David
	Spiritual Tooth Brushing (Preview) I woke up this morning feeling like crap because last night I wanted a beer so bad that I actually fantasized about walking to the store, buying one, and savoring it in the bathroom in secret. It was totally absurd and unacceptable. I got up, started reading the literature, and spent a good amount of tim...	AdamMoz	6	434	Sep 8, 2013 by Sports dude
	Today's Gift --- This one is exceptional, don't miss it! (Preview) As we think, so we become. We can enrich our interior monologue. We can seek the company of people who inspire us with a loving approach to life. We can absorb the written thoughts of writers who encourage our positive emotions. We can decide to be cheerful and optimistic, just for today. Whom would yo...	Pythonpappy	5	343	Sep 8, 2013 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Friends are essential to success; they are still more essential to happiness. To establish place, power, honor and happiness, begin by assiduously and unselfishly winning friends.." - B.C. Forbes	Pythonpappy	1	291	Sep 8, 2013 by Mr_David
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	One requirement? List of "must" in the the big book. (Preview) Must, strongly suggest, had to, requirement, you'd better... The list could go on. The only requirement to join membership is a desire to stop drinking. But is that all I want? What if I want to join the thousands of men and women who have recovered? I hear there are no rules, no musts, noting excep...	Sober Strummer	7	2515	Sep 7, 2013 by justadrunk
	I Just Learned a New Word --- (humor) (Preview) I love this new word - I even like pronouncing it!!!	Pythonpappy	11	723	Sep 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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	Still Here (Preview) Hi all. I just wanted to put a note out there saying that I'm still here and very actively reading posts on a regular basis. I've been largely absent because I started a new job and moved six weeks ago, and since then life has been a whirlwind of transitioning. I'm enjoying it very much, but transitions ar...	AdamMoz	12	558	Sep 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	RIP Tipsy McStagger (Preview) I hope that you all will forgive my years dickish behavior and let me try to make a fresh start.I don't know for certian that I wont slip up and act like a jerkoff again but I do know that if I do you won't let me get away with it.I need that :) Peace.	Sober McHappy	28	1024	Sep 6, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Advice appreciated. (Preview) Hello I wonder if I could get some clarification and advice about AA? I've been going AA for just over 3 months and today is my 87th day without a drink. I'm working on step 4 at the moment. My problem is that my sponsor is doubting my commitment to the programme and is making me feel like I'm not doing enoug...	seeker	7	505	Sep 6, 2013 by pinkchip
	Not worth it (Preview) Seems I've veered away from the most important people in 'the room' and become focused on myself again when will I ever learn? There are some brand new posters here to MIP! Brand newbies to AA too. You are the most important to us. If you are new here to this forum, please excuse our recent rants. T...	justadrunk	11	714	Sep 6, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) September 6 "I felt myself move with a new power, courage, and faith that, by the grace of God, I have acquired as a result of working the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous."	Mike B.	1	252	Sep 6, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	how do you decide your "sobriety date"? (Preview) is it from your last drink? over time i have seen every kind of addiction you can imagine in the "rooms", putting down the drink is not enough for a lot of us. however i know that denial runs deep and it can take awhile to see a problem in our lives whether it is gambling, sex, prescription drug...	cindy	16	34909	Sep 6, 2013 by Tanin
	Advice on Withdrawal? (Preview) Hi guys, I don't know if I'm in the correct forum, I see so many different threads on here, but I figured I would give this a try anyway. I'm a man in my early thirties, and I have been drinking(but not actually getting drunk all the time) on a daily basis for six years. The reasons for why I wanted to give up...	Bluehousegreen	10	600	Sep 5, 2013 by Tanin
	??? athiest , serenity prayer ??? (Preview) You should accept the things you can't change You should change the things you can't accept Th tricky bit Knowing which is which stolen from "Baby John"(th original 11 10 Men)	Zoomtopz	5	375	Sep 5, 2013 by mandm
	Today's Gift (Preview) Sometimes a majority simply means that all the fools are on the same side. --Claude McDonald If we're to stay straight, we have to be prepared for peer pressure. If anyone tries to get us to use or do what we know is wrong, we have to be prepared. Whether we're prepared to walk away, say "No thanks,&q...	Pythonpappy	3	396	Sep 5, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 5 "My Higher Power works incognito, defying definition and requiring faith."	Mike B.	2	257	Sep 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	A stop along the way..... (Preview) AA has led me on a spiritual journey, in search of a greater understanding of who I am and what my core values and beliefs are. Currently I am reading a book entitled "My Spiritual Journey", by the Dalai Lama. All of my life I've heard and read many of his quotes and affirmations, and when I saw t...	nezyb	6	448	Sep 5, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	You are where you are suppose to be. (Preview) I use the line "you are where you're suppose to be" ALL. THE. TIME. It's my self talk - it's the talk I say out loud. It's my faith. My dear friend who is brilliant, and one I've known since my freshman year in college - is now a doctor and is terribly ripped apart these days with PTSD, and nearly s...	justadrunk	21	613	Sep 5, 2013 by HTW
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene	Pythonpappy	2	286	Sep 5, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Why bad things happen to good people - an opinion (Preview) I certainly wouldn't expect anyone else to find this to be their truth as well; in fact, I'd be quite surprised if anyone did. There has been conversation recently, not for the first time I'm sure, about why 'God' allows bad things to happen to good people. Pappy had explained his view within the thread...	Angell	10	600	Sep 5, 2013 by Angell
	A FINE LINE BETWEEN ACCEPTANCE AND DENIAL (Preview) It's a well known fact that I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but I've never understood that passage in the stories section of the big book where "acceptance is the answer to all my problems..everything is as its supposed to be" I shudder when I hear it and I guess that's because I have only ever hea...	Fyne Spirit	17	917	Sep 5, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift (Preview) We are giving birth to ourselves. Let's be midwives to one another through this difficult, yet exhilarating, process. --Dudley Martineau Helping each other survive the traumas of our lives strengthens us. We can't be overwhelmed by any experience if we rely on each other for support as we walk thro...	Pythonpappy	1	305	Sep 4, 2013 by Mike B.
	Diana Nyad Never Gives Up (Preview) http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/01/us-swimmer-nyad-looking-very-good-after-...	Tanin	7	404	Sep 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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	Grapevine (Preview) September 4 "AA is spiritual, is the eye of the hurricane, is my refuge and my comfort."	Mike B.	1	283	Sep 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	More About Alcholism (Preview) Here's an interesting WaPa article I came across about alcoholism in America. The magnitude of the problem is enormous (behind only smoking and obesity in life-threatening consequences).But science is making some strides in addressing the problem, both in concert with AA and separate from. Of p...	Tanin	10	785	Sep 4, 2013 by Jerry F
	Layers of sanity - The Flapjack Syndrome (Preview) Good Morning! A few recent posts here and events at work and home got me thinking. It feels to me like this new life, with my Higher Power and step guide for living, comes in layers. baby steps at work, gradual moves up, all with AA principles providing the power for them better relationships with wife, d...	Sober Strummer	14	701	Sep 4, 2013 by Mike D
	Today's Gift (Preview) A problem well stated is a problem half solved. --Charles F. Kettering Denial never really goes away, it creeps into everyone's life. We may admit we're powerless over alcohol and drugs but still believe it was the school's fault that we were suspended. Denial is especially dangerous for us, becaus...	Pythonpappy	2	253	Sep 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Thought is supreme. Preserve a right mental attitude-the attitude of courage, frankness and good cheer. To think rightly is to create.." - Elbert Hubbard	Pythonpappy	1	272	Sep 3, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 3 "I had a really good reason for working Step Nine and making amends to my family and friends. I didn't want a parade of people at my funeral singing, 'Ding, dong, the wicked witch is dead!'"	Mike B.	1	413	Sep 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways." - Samuel McChord Crothers	Pythonpappy	2	326	Sep 3, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Today's Gift (Preview) Listening and Sharing Let us review what others have said about listening and sharing: "To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it." --Churton Collins "They that will not be counseled cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason, she will rap you on the knuckles....	Pythonpappy	0	290	Sep 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Im brand new to this forum. (Preview) Hello, i am new to internet chat eccept a bit when i have gamed online. I want to tell you something up front. I have been banned by my homegroup today. The police told me so. I used this group to sober up 3.5 years ago. When I joined it, my temp sponsor pointed at the old guy starting my new group ad said, &qu...	Atropine	20	804	Sep 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Ego (Preview) I spent the day at a fair yesterday while my wife was working a booth. I am sometimes really not good around other people; yesterday was one of those days. I allowed someone to push a button and I responded with all ego. It was, in retrospect, so ugly and very disappointing. I will do better in the futu...	Angell	8	574	Sep 2, 2013 by Tipsy McStagger
	25 years sober in AA. (Preview) Many thanks to God and my brothers and sisters on this forum. This success is a tribute to you for caring and sharing with me. My online meeting with you any time of day and night, across huge time zones, has been such a blessing to me. I am closer to you then many who I meet face to face every day. The 1st day I c...	gonee	19	2397	Sep 1, 2013 by Tanin
	Today's Gift (Preview) I have to laugh at the times Ive knocked myself out over a tough spot only to find out afterwards there was an easier way through. --Robert Franklin Leslie We receive messages throughout the day that tell us ways of doing things. The door to the store says, Pull. The red light tells us not to drive throug...	Pythonpappy	3	280	Sep 1, 2013 by gonee
	Twelve Step call (Preview) At 10:11am this morning I had just entered a pawn shop looking for a home phone...ours went kaput three days ago and money is tight so I thought I'd try there first. I know it was 10:11am because my cell phone rang at that moment. It was a man in the program who had the good sense to call before he relapsed...	Angell	8	539	Sep 1, 2013 by Tanin
	It is impossible for an athiest to hate God (Preview) I was speaking at a meeting last Monday on Step 11, and this came out my mouth, "It is impossible for an atheist to hate God." I have no idea where it came from, whether I read it or heard it somewhere. For years in sobriety (dry drunk) I hated God, and tried to be an atheist, as well (no hypocr...	jmcorygun	9	477	Sep 1, 2013 by Sober Strummer
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde	Pythonpappy	0	278	Aug 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Constant togetherness is fine But only for Siamese twins. --Victoria Billings Newcomer I heard someone in recovery say, "I dont have relationships, I take hostages." Everyone laughed, but it left me feeling insecure about how to evaluate my own relationships. How close is too close? S...	Pythonpappy	0	337	Aug 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Far enough down? (Preview) When I first discovered the 12 steps in another program, 15yrs ago, I had a question come up whenever I heard another person's trials, tribulations, stories. No matter who it was talking or when, I began a comparison game. I only did this much of.... And they did so much more/different/worse/less...	Random68	7	566	Aug 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. --Sir Winston Churchill How many times today will we think or say, "I wish I knew what was going to happen"? We can find contentment in the knowledge that God will take care of us, regardless of t...	Pythonpappy	2	275	Aug 31, 2013 by Sober Strummer
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