Alcoholics Anonymous

Conscious · Conscious

Had a horrible experience this evening when going out with some coworkers that I feel compelled to share. I had my usual ginger ale which this particular restaurant serves in a large glass, similar to what they serve their pints of beer in. I had my first soda without incident and the server asked if I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon What does it take to come to the place where we can exchange pride for humility? First we must stop the blasphemous charade of pretending that we are no good. "I'm worthless" has often been spoken in the name of humili...

Col · Col

I almost forgot it was my birthday. To anyone who's turned on a tv today, you can see there's a lot going on in the Boston area. I usually don't watch tv in the morning so I was getting ready for a meeting when I got flooded with texts from friends. My neighborhood is in 'lockdown'... But I'm the kind of idiot...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Quiet My Mind Dear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.You are read...

don · don

So hard to return after 22 years of distractions... I tossed away 5 years of sobriety to go to school and many other productive things however I mind f***ed myself into thinking I could drink again. I finally hit another bottom as I made my liver sick from chugging beers like Spring Break. And for what? I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon. Practice wellness. Continue to learn. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Lead or follow a leader. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Radmacher

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. --Kahlil Gibran There will be many opportunities to express love in the days ahead, and some may be cloaked in harsh wrappings. Perhaps an argument will wound and then be healed by the exchange of loving words and intimate gestur...

Philipld · Philipld

Thurday night? I had been sober a little over a month... Was down to a quarter tank of fuel....half a pack of smokes...food enough for 4 days... Hadnt been to a meeting since Sunday night..All meetings out of town...and noone lived closeby.. Business was slow...nothing comming in.. Internet was abo...

RubyTues · RubyTues

It went well, but I am experiencing a lot of grief and sadness. This too shall pass.

Bob K · Bob K

Please come join me tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11 am eastern for a meeting. Look forward to seeing all my friends.

Bob K · Bob K

"ASK GOD" I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up.I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is earned.I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessin...

GrigorescuIrinel · GrigorescuIrinel

S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...

gonee · gonee

Going to our annual fundraising dance for one of our clubhouses. Time for fellowship with our alcoholic friends and families. We can have much more fun without the use of any alcoholic beverages. Good clean fun.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Minnesota in April???

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. --Step Seven In the Sixth and Seventh Steps of the program, we become willing to let go of our defects of character - issues, behaviors, old feelings, unresolved grief, and beliefs that are blocking us from the joy that is ours. Then we ask God to take them f...

RubyTues · RubyTues

gonee · gonee

Humility has been defined as gratitude in the book "Pass it on." It's not the absence of pride. Many a nights I left the meeting place with the suffering AA brother firmly planted in my mind. I am not able to think of myself. Recently, many drug addicts have come to me for help. I have no drug exp...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Amazing Human Body It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. One human hair can support 6.6 pounds. The average man's penis is two times the length of his thumb. Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. There are about o...

Bob K · Bob K

There will be a meeting Thursday night at 9pm eastern. Come join the recovery.

Mike B. · Mike B.

An amazing night at the TD Garden. Love, strength, courage and hope! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXPgMmzveo

maire rua · maire rua

I suppose a lot of things have come to a head this winter. The long term relationship I was in has just ended. I knew it was coming but was somewhat in denial and I kept pushing it off though that last two years have been anything but easy. I have to say I didn't realise how much I 've changed until tonight. I am...

gonee · gonee

The disease of alcoholism does not discriminate. It works by law, just like gravity is a law. The disease is irreversible and once addicted the cycle cannot be broken except through divine intervention. It's a personal disease and therefore cannot be diagnosed by a third person, not even medicine....

Jerry F · Jerry F

I don't know what edition of the Big Book you all have...mine is the 3rd edition and it's taped together and such..old and yet none of the words have slipped off the pages. On page 439...story 17 begins, allowed there by our elder editors quietly urged by God so that this alcoholic (and many other also...

Col · Col

I've heard many people say that they feel unsettled coming up on a year sober. I dunno if I feel unsettled, or proud, or dissappointed that 'all my dreams' haven't come true, or what. I feel good, but that makes me nervous. Haha- ive Never felt good. It's like, ok- my first day of sobriety I remember (asid...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Finally going in to begin the process of finding out exactly where I stand with my back. I've always had 'a bad back' but never really knew to what extent until I was rear ended and had to have an MRI. At that time, about 5 yrs ago - I was told I have degenerative problems and the back of a 60 year old. I was ab...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP ... glad you found us ... looking forward to your posts ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery. --Matthew Arnold Our need for approval compels us to try to look good - no matter what's going on. We imagine that somehow everything will be okay as long as it looks okay. Our hearts may be breaking from fear, disillusionment, an...

maire rua · maire rua

It has been a while since I posted but have dropped in to read the posts regularly. I have been ill for a lot of this winter. Did not miss work until this week, and know that I need to rest up with this particular type of flu. It did not hit me this time until I got my accounts done so was delighted about that as th...

mandm · mandm

is there a meeting tonight?

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

Without going into too much detail, I fired my sponsor some months back. Cut from different cloths, I guess. Anyway, I find that not too much has changed (I still avoid the drink like the plague) and still go to at least 2 F2F meetings a week. In other words, I seem to be doing as "good", if not be...

SteveP · SteveP

...isn't a problem for us in the Fellowship of AA. I was listening recently to a radio interview of an English actress who moved to LA seven years ago for Hollywood work (she's still there). She wasn't complaining or anything, but she did say how hard she found it to make friends when she first got there....

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

The other day I entered a meeting and one of my fellow AA's, was standing inside the doorway shaking everybody's hand and greeting them as they walked in. I've noticed this a few times, and even heard of some sponsors advising their sponsee to do this if they feel they are having trouble connecting...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Back now. All is well but with limited time and many calls on it, somethings tend to slip down the priority order. Just for reassurance tho', continued sobriety and AA fellowship is always there in some way, shape or form. I've kept my meetings up, tho' sometimes it's been only 2 a week. Fortunately up...

RubyTues · RubyTues

I was meeting with some colleagues earlier. One of them had brought small cinnamon buns. I ate one and then thought there was a funny taste to it. Either booze, or molasses maybe. Well, I got myself into a complete tailspin that I had accidentally had booze in this cinnamon bun. I couldn't concentrate f...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 16"I make a conscious effort to keep it simple, because the simpler I make it, the happier I become."

mikef · mikef

Today's tragedy in Boston really hit home for me..In 2003, my 3rd of 4 Boston Marathons I was exactly at the spot where the bomb went off. I looked at clock as runners were finishing today and that year(2003) as I was slowing I finished in 4:10, the bomb exploded today at 4:09:44 ,,16 seconds from finish...

gonee · gonee

What shall I say today? I have no need for myself, so I am going to pray for you.I pray that God heals you.I pray that God blesses your home.I pray that God protects you from the evil one.I pray that God blesses your marriage and your children.Father God, This is my request for my Brethren, this day, which I...

Col · Col

Ok- sometimes I'm a little slow on the uptake lol. It seemed to me that as of late, things just aren't going my way. Mostly little things, but they do tend to add up pretty rapidly and become overwhelming. I thought I got kicked out of a service position- not true. There was a simple misunderstanding at my...

ChristineG · ChristineG

Good morning! I haven't spent much time here lately and wanted to say hi. I'm still sober which is amazing to me.Going to meetings almost daily. I have met so many amazing people! At a point now where I consider many of them friends. Doing more and more things outside of meetings with them. Still the gre...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ojibwa PrayerOh Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds And whose breath gives life to everyone, Hear me. I come to you as one of your many children; I am weak... I am small...I need your wisdom and your strength. Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunsets. Make m...

turninggrey · turninggrey

I am a Catholic, but admittedly a bad one. It is like my ADD dreads going and sitting for an hour plus. I am a true believer in Christ, but I am dreading complying with my own religion. I love to keep things simple, but the organization makes it complex. I am humble before my HP, and have lots of faith, but the...

justadrunk · justadrunk

So here's my analogy of what just happened to me last night. My sponsor told me that she wanted me to only have one sponsor. Fine. But this is the first I've heard of it, yet she claims she told me that before??? We had a lengthy honest discussion about where I stood with breaking it off with the sponsor...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability. --Mary Kay Ash Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people hooked up to oxygen tanks. If our skin is smooth, we can remember people suffering in burn units. If we ran into a store for a mi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 15 "My sponsor ... gave me some good advice. 'Take the words success and failure out of your vocabulary. Replace them with honesty and effort.'" -- Edited by Mike B. on Monday 15th of April 2013 06:42:24 AM

gonee · gonee

Thank you, Lord for sobriety and gifts abundant.Lord heal us spiritually, for we have been spiritually sick. I pray that we will come up higher to where you are. Give us strength to be a witness for your love and glory in all that we do and touch. Use us Lord mightily, while we still have the physical stren...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

10. I Hate Every Bone in Her Body But Mine 9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed with an Ugly Woman But I Woke Up With A Few 8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me 7. I've missed You, But My Aim's Improvin' 6. Wouldn't Take Her to A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win 5. I'm So Miserable...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseAnd do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:16Weekly QuoteNothing is really ours until we share it. -C.S. LewisWeekly ThoughtAs a Christmas present, Michael received a brand new car from a close friend who had just inheri...

gonee · gonee

"Frothy emotional appeal seldom suffices. The message which can interest and hold these alcoholic people must have depth and weight. In nearly all cases, their ideals must be grounded in a power greater than themselves, if they are to re-create their lives." Doctors opinion AA book. T...

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	Accidentally served a drink. (Preview) Had a horrible experience this evening when going out with some coworkers that I feel compelled to share. I had my usual ginger ale which this particular restaurant serves in a large glass, similar to what they serve their pints of beer in. I had my first soda without incident and the server asked if I...	Conscious	17	1464	Apr 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-22 (Preview) Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon What does it take to come to the place where we can exchange pride for humility? First we must stop the blasphemous charade of pretending that we are no good. "I'm worthless" has often been spoken in the name of humili...	Pythonpappy	0	288	Apr 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	WOW! I made it to 37 (Preview) I almost forgot it was my birthday. To anyone who's turned on a tv today, you can see there's a lot going on in the Boston area. I usually don't watch tv in the morning so I was getting ready for a meeting when I got flooded with texts from friends. My neighborhood is in 'lockdown'... But I'm the kind of idiot...	Col	23	440	Apr 22, 2013 by mrpeel
	Today's Gift 04-21 (Preview) Quiet My Mind Dear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.You are read...	Pythonpappy	2	309	Apr 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Returning after a long 22 year stretch! Need some friends... (Preview) So hard to return after 22 years of distractions... I tossed away 5 years of sobriety to go to school and many other productive things however I mind f***ed myself into thinking I could drink again. I finally hit another bottom as I made my liver sick from chugging beers like Spring Break. And for what? I...	don	18	552	Apr 21, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Live with Intention (Preview) Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Play with abandon. Practice wellness. Continue to learn. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Lead or follow a leader. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is. Mary Anne Radmacher	Pythonpappy	0	375	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-20 (Preview) When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. --Kahlil Gibran There will be many opportunities to express love in the days ahead, and some may be cloaked in harsh wrappings. Perhaps an argument will wound and then be healed by the exchange of loving words and intimate gestur...	Pythonpappy	0	286	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	There IS a Higher Power (Preview) Thurday night? I had been sober a little over a month... Was down to a quarter tank of fuel....half a pack of smokes...food enough for 4 days... Hadnt been to a meeting since Sunday night..All meetings out of town...and noone lived closeby.. Business was slow...nothing comming in.. Internet was abo...	Philipld	5	423	Apr 20, 2013 by Jerry F
	Made my first amends (Preview) It went well, but I am experiencing a lot of grief and sadness. This too shall pass.	RubyTues	14	841	Apr 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Saturday Meeting (Preview) Please come join me tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11 am eastern for a meeting. Look forward to seeing all my friends.	Bob K	3	331	Apr 20, 2013 by Bob K
	Ask God (Preview) "ASK GOD" I asked God to take away my pain. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give up.I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is earned.I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessin...	Bob K	5	350	Apr 20, 2013 by vixen
	CONSTRUIM IN EUROPA (Preview) S.C. DIN ZONA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA) CONSTRUIM LA CHEIE IN TOATE TARILE EUROPEI:- case;- vile;- case din lemn / cabane;- cladiri pentru reprezentante de firme romanesti sau straine care decid sa fie prezente pe pietele europene occidentale (de ex. showroom-uri, showroom + locuinta reprezentant +...	GrigorescuIrinel	5	383	Apr 20, 2013 by Rob84
	Dinner & Dance. (Preview) Going to our annual fundraising dance for one of our clubhouses. Time for fellowship with our alcoholic friends and families. We can have much more fun without the use of any alcoholic beverages. Good clean fun.	gonee	2	311	Apr 20, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Minnesota in April??? (Preview) Minnesota in April???	Pythonpappy	16	496	Apr 20, 2013 by learning
	Today's Gift 04-19 (Preview) Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. --Step Seven In the Sixth and Seventh Steps of the program, we become willing to let go of our defects of character - issues, behaviors, old feelings, unresolved grief, and beliefs that are blocking us from the joy that is ours. Then we ask God to take them f...	Pythonpappy	0	264	Apr 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thurs meeting starting NOW! (Preview)	RubyTues	40	541	Apr 19, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Humility. [passing it on] (Preview) Humility has been defined as gratitude in the book "Pass it on." It's not the absence of pride. Many a nights I left the meeting place with the suffering AA brother firmly planted in my mind. I am not able to think of myself. Recently, many drug addicts have come to me for help. I have no drug exp...	gonee	1	415	Apr 19, 2013 by Rob84
	The Amazing Human Body (Preview) The Amazing Human Body It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. One human hair can support 6.6 pounds. The average man's penis is two times the length of his thumb. Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. There are about o...	Pythonpappy	10	430	Apr 19, 2013 by learning
	Thursday Meeting (Preview) There will be a meeting Thursday night at 9pm eastern. Come join the recovery.	Bob K	3	350	Apr 19, 2013 by Bob K
	Boston Strong (Preview) An amazing night at the TD Garden. Love, strength, courage and hope! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TXPgMmzveo	Mike B.	5	320	Apr 19, 2013 by maire rua
	Coping with change (Preview) I suppose a lot of things have come to a head this winter. The long term relationship I was in has just ended. I knew it was coming but was somewhat in denial and I kept pushing it off though that last two years have been anything but easy. I have to say I didn't realise how much I 've changed until tonight. I am...	maire rua	9	511	Apr 19, 2013 by maire rua
	The disease as explained to me. (Preview) The disease of alcoholism does not discriminate. It works by law, just like gravity is a law. The disease is irreversible and once addicted the cycle cannot be broken except through divine intervention. It's a personal disease and therefore cannot be diagnosed by a third person, not even medicine....	gonee	3	454	Apr 18, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict (Preview) I don't know what edition of the Big Book you all have...mine is the 3rd edition and it's taped together and such..old and yet none of the words have slipped off the pages. On page 439...story 17 begins, allowed there by our elder editors quietly urged by God so that this alcoholic (and many other also...	Jerry F	7	5351	Apr 18, 2013 by justadrunk
	11 months? (Preview) I've heard many people say that they feel unsettled coming up on a year sober. I dunno if I feel unsettled, or proud, or dissappointed that 'all my dreams' haven't come true, or what. I feel good, but that makes me nervous. Haha- ive Never felt good. It's like, ok- my first day of sobriety I remember (asid...	Col	15	595	Apr 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 04-18 (Preview) I Am Who I Am Sometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...	Pythonpappy	1	244	Apr 18, 2013 by Mike B.
	Back (Preview) Finally going in to begin the process of finding out exactly where I stand with my back. I've always had 'a bad back' but never really knew to what extent until I was rear ended and had to have an MRI. At that time, about 5 yrs ago - I was told I have degenerative problems and the back of a 60 year old. I was ab...	justadrunk	6	422	Apr 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grateful (Preview)	justadrunk	4	360	Apr 18, 2013 by gonee
	Welcome BarbaraLu and yukonm, ... (Preview) Welcome to MIP ... glad you found us ... looking forward to your posts ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy	Pythonpappy	3	345	Apr 18, 2013 by yukonm
	Today's Gift 04-17 (Preview) Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery. --Matthew Arnold Our need for approval compels us to try to look good - no matter what's going on. We imagine that somehow everything will be okay as long as it looks okay. Our hearts may be breaking from fear, disillusionment, an...	Pythonpappy	0	583	Apr 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Ill but grateful (Preview) It has been a while since I posted but have dropped in to read the posts regularly. I have been ill for a lot of this winter. Did not miss work until this week, and know that I need to rest up with this particular type of flu. It did not hit me this time until I got my accounts done so was delighted about that as th...	maire rua	4	295	Apr 17, 2013 by pinkchip
	meeting at 9 ? (Preview) is there a meeting tonight?	mandm	6	409	Apr 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Flying Solo (Preview) Without going into too much detail, I fired my sponsor some months back. Cut from different cloths, I guess. Anyway, I find that not too much has changed (I still avoid the drink like the plague) and still go to at least 2 F2F meetings a week. In other words, I seem to be doing as "good", if not be...	AlcoHater	11	655	Apr 17, 2013 by Tanin
	Moving somewhere new and not having anyone to talk to... (Preview) ...isn't a problem for us in the Fellowship of AA. I was listening recently to a radio interview of an English actress who moved to LA seven years ago for Hollywood work (she's still there). She wasn't complaining or anything, but she did say how hard she found it to make friends when she first got there....	SteveP	8	471	Apr 17, 2013 by Rob84
	Question about greeting people in meetings. (Preview) The other day I entered a meeting and one of my fellow AA's, was standing inside the doorway shaking everybody's hand and greeting them as they walked in. I've noticed this a few times, and even heard of some sponsors advising their sponsee to do this if they feel they are having trouble connecting...	zzworldontheweb	10	618	Apr 17, 2013 by ChristineG
	I've been absent from here a while (Preview) Back now. All is well but with limited time and many calls on it, somethings tend to slip down the priority order. Just for reassurance tho', continued sobriety and AA fellowship is always there in some way, shape or form. I've kept my meetings up, tho' sometimes it's been only 2 a week. Fortunately up...	bikerbill	12	731	Apr 17, 2013 by Rob84
	Bad moment (Preview) I was meeting with some colleagues earlier. One of them had brought small cinnamon buns. I ate one and then thought there was a funny taste to it. Either booze, or molasses maybe. Well, I got myself into a complete tailspin that I had accidentally had booze in this cinnamon bun. I couldn't concentrate f...	RubyTues	9	519	Apr 17, 2013 by maire rua
	Grapevine (Preview) April 16"I make a conscious effort to keep it simple, because the simpler I make it, the happier I become."	Mike B.	0	225	Apr 16, 2013 by Mike B.
	God's grace and reflection (Preview) Today's tragedy in Boston really hit home for me..In 2003, my 3rd of 4 Boston Marathons I was exactly at the spot where the bomb went off. I looked at clock as runners were finishing today and that year(2003) as I was slowing I finished in 4:10, the bomb exploded today at 4:09:44 ,,16 seconds from finish...	mikef	8	611	Apr 16, 2013 by RubyTues
	A Christian Prayer for you. (Preview) What shall I say today? I have no need for myself, so I am going to pray for you.I pray that God heals you.I pray that God blesses your home.I pray that God protects you from the evil one.I pray that God blesses your marriage and your children.Father God, This is my request for my Brethren, this day, which I...	gonee	8	452	Apr 16, 2013 by mikef
	What?!?! You mean it's really not all about me? (Preview) Ok- sometimes I'm a little slow on the uptake lol. It seemed to me that as of late, things just aren't going my way. Mostly little things, but they do tend to add up pretty rapidly and become overwhelming. I thought I got kicked out of a service position- not true. There was a simple misunderstanding at my...	Col	9	663	Apr 16, 2013 by Rob84
	Good morning all! (Preview) Good morning! I haven't spent much time here lately and wanted to say hi. I'm still sober which is amazing to me.Going to meetings almost daily. I have met so many amazing people! At a point now where I consider many of them friends. Doing more and more things outside of meetings with them. Still the gre...	ChristineG	8	399	Apr 16, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	I fell in Love with this! --- Ojibwa (Preview) Ojibwa PrayerOh Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds And whose breath gives life to everyone, Hear me. I come to you as one of your many children; I am weak... I am small...I need your wisdom and your strength. Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunsets. Make m...	Pythonpappy	5	393	Apr 15, 2013 by justadrunk
	Going to confession (Preview) I am a Catholic, but admittedly a bad one. It is like my ADD dreads going and sitting for an hour plus. I am a true believer in Christ, but I am dreading complying with my own religion. I love to keep things simple, but the organization makes it complex. I am humble before my HP, and have lots of faith, but the...	turninggrey	11	604	Apr 15, 2013 by justadrunk
	Hrmf (Preview) So here's my analogy of what just happened to me last night. My sponsor told me that she wanted me to only have one sponsor. Fine. But this is the first I've heard of it, yet she claims she told me that before??? We had a lengthy honest discussion about where I stood with breaking it off with the sponsor...	justadrunk	13	3030	Apr 15, 2013 by ChristineG
	Today's Gift 04-15 (Preview) God does not ask your ability Or your inability. He asks only your availability. --Mary Kay Ash Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people hooked up to oxygen tanks. If our skin is smooth, we can remember people suffering in burn units. If we ran into a store for a mi...	Pythonpappy	2	295	Apr 15, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) April 15 "My sponsor ... gave me some good advice. 'Take the words success and failure out of your vocabulary. Replace them with honesty and effort.'" -- Edited by Mike B. on Monday 15th of April 2013 06:42:24 AM	Mike B.	0	228	Apr 15, 2013 by Mike B.
	A short prayer. (Preview) Thank you, Lord for sobriety and gifts abundant.Lord heal us spiritually, for we have been spiritually sick. I pray that we will come up higher to where you are. Give us strength to be a witness for your love and glory in all that we do and touch. Use us Lord mightily, while we still have the physical stren...	gonee	2	298	Apr 15, 2013 by mikef
	Top Ten Country/Western Songs (Preview) 10. I Hate Every Bone in Her Body But Mine 9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed with an Ugly Woman But I Woke Up With A Few 8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me 7. I've missed You, But My Aim's Improvin' 6. Wouldn't Take Her to A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win 5. I'm So Miserable...	Pythonpappy	0	3002	Apr 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly (Preview) Weekly VerseAnd do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. -Hebrews 13:16Weekly QuoteNothing is really ours until we share it. -C.S. LewisWeekly ThoughtAs a Christmas present, Michael received a brand new car from a close friend who had just inheri...	Pythonpappy	2	490	Apr 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Frothy emotional appeal seldom suffices. (Preview) "Frothy emotional appeal seldom suffices. The message which can interest and hold these alcoholic people must have depth and weight. In nearly all cases, their ideals must be grounded in a power greater than themselves, if they are to re-create their lives." Doctors opinion AA book. T...	gonee	4	4730	Apr 15, 2013 by justadrunk
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