Alcoholics Anonymous

BGG · BGG

A couple of years ago, I posted about my niece who was then struggling with trying to get sober and suffering from other mental illness issues. Well, she is one year sober today! I am so excited and so happy for her. She finally found a group of younger A.A.s with whom she has bonded, and a loving sponso...

jj · jj

Good morning all (good evening to your down unders) the past few days i have been trying to remember the 3 c's. i can remember the didn't cause it and can't control it, but the can't cure it always slips past my memory and i have to go look them up. i can't cure anything, so it shouldn't be a surprise, but it is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. --Step Nine When we make amends we need to be clear about what we're apologizing for and the best way to say we're sorry. What we are really doing with our amends is taking responsibility for our behavi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 4 "When I begin to look where the answer really is -- inside of me -- I get a sense of 'rightness' when I speak or hear the truth. Step Six helps me develop a sense of intuition that I can truly count on."

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I am a child again. A horrible weekend with my immediate family - and it was my father who brought comfort to me... even with the beer cans in the fridge - he did not crack one. I was amazed at how fast and straight down my family could go. Like slippery noodles falling through my fingers... everyt...

justadrunk · justadrunk

mikef · mikef

Goodmorning and blessings of this day!! Today, my wife and I, celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. We will begin our day at our regular Sunday morning house of worship, thanking the God of our understanding not only for another day of LIFE, but another day of LIFE together. This afternoon we hav...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So I did it. Galston to ardrossan (twenty nine miles) lunch then return (twenty five miles) ) didn't get losy so much on the return. All by pushbike. I am knackered. But pleased I dug deep and did it.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontent makes rich men poor. --Benjamin Franklin The other day I was feeling off center, and so I took a walk around the block to lift my spirits. As I passed one of the neighbor's homes, I spotted a luxury car and began to imagine my pleasure at owning and driving such...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Read quietly To realizeThe value of a sister/brotherAsk someoneWho doesn't have one.To realizeThe value of ten years:Ask a newlyDivorced couple.To realizeThe value of four years:Ask a graduate.To realizeThe value of one year:Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.To realizeThe value of ni...

jj · jj

-- Edited by jj on Monday 3rd of June 2013 12:22:59 PM

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Just wanted to wish everyone a good start to the week. I hope everyone had a pleasant weekend. I think the highlight, for me, was finishing the first Harry Potter book. I decided this summer that I am going to read all of them. (A little late - I know.) Really enjoyable reading though. And the best part is,...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, I just wanted to share a pretty exciting update, which is that I spent this past weekend in New Orleans with my mom on a four-day tour of haunted places. But more on that later :) The weekend was great because of two reasons: 1) I told my mom at the start of the trip that I am done drinking - and why. It wa...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 3 "I am finally leaning really to live one day at a time and to appreciate and be alert to the beautiful, marvel-filled, albeit sometimes infuriating world around me. This is a startlingly pleasant reward."

hbubbles · hbubbles

My sister just finished a 30 day program. Was able to get a 2 bedroom apartment as her husband served her with divorce papers and a restraining order for their children. This was the 5th time she was admitted for detox, and psych eval in 18 months. Recovering father now throwing around the acronym HA...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, avoid the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00. --Woody Allen Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings of gra...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Last night I dreamt that I drank a beer. (Cunning, baffling, and powerful.) I think making a gratitude list is a good decision for me to do today. My five favorite things about sobriety (so far): 1. Waking up in the morning feeling peaceful and refreshed, ready to take on the day - or, not waking up at 3am...

Jerry F · Jerry F

It was a very nice evening meeting in an old church by the sea cliffs. He had not been there before and was enjoying the mellow atmosphere. The secretary suggested a topic of surrender and the meeting took off from there. He listened until the urgency to visit the restroom overtook him. Rather tha...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Changes - I'm struggling to stop smoking - I keep stopping and re starting - God grant me the desire to stop smoking please. Changes two - for some unknown reason and at nearly 57 years old, I have finally stopped chewing my fingernails off. Now why isn't quitting smoking like that? Changes three - I've b...

Bob K · Bob K

WALK THE WALK! DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK! One night a sponsor got a call from one of his sponsees. The sponsee complained the same old complaints of being restless, irratable and discontent. The sponsor asked him if he was reading his Big Book and the sponsee said that he was reading it daily and that it wa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself. --Terence Our Twelve Step program offers us the best education in the world, free of charge. Everybody in recovery has something to teach us, if we'll listen. Each of us has a unique set of experiences and background, problems and solutions to sha...

justadrunk · justadrunk

But today - I'm grateful I hit the pillow a sober useful woman with great sponsorship - and a sponsee who is on the calendar to do a 5th step. 9 months of relapsing and picking up the pieces, and I see a new lesson in store for me. I'm going to focus on today - not next Tuesday. When it's Tuesday - I will have p...

SingerMichelle · SingerMichelle

A bunch of us are going to REBOS to dance, fellowship, play pool and hang in a sober and clean environment. All ages - good music. If you are looking for fun or just trying to stay sober one day at a time come on over. 9:30 til 12:30 am - 6766 54th. Ave. N. Saint Petersburg, FL 33709

pinkchip · pinkchip

I several days ago about snapping off at my boss. Well I did some job searching and applying. One application took and I interviewed yesterday. They didn't interview me for the position I even applied for but the one above it. It would be a step up from clinician to "Director of Clinical Servi...

deeker · deeker

Hey everyone, new to this forum but not to AA. Hope you all are having a very blessed day! What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!!My life isn't about finding myself. My Life is about creating myself. Each day I can create days I am proud of. A new identitiy different and beautiful and unl...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

My brother told me three this weekend, which I appreciated and figured I'd share :) 1. What's red and smells like blue paint? . . . . Red paint. 2. What is green, has four legs, and will hurt you bad if it falls out of a tree? . . . . A pool table. 3. What's orange and sounds like a parrot? . . . . A carrot. -Ada...

Col · Col

-- Edited by Col on Saturday 1st of June 2013 10:52:00 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sharing our sobriety We cannot give away something we don't have. And since the people closest to us forced us to see our inadequacies, our inability to love, most of us resented them. Although aware of the problem, we hated having it shown to us regularly. We were empty and scared. And there was no hope...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I totally lost it at my boss yesterday. Granted, she screamed at me inappropriately first....but... It came on the hinges of my saying "yes" and bending bending sacrificing sacrificing and going the extra mile already during a week which was pretty jacked up and intense already. I do...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Stevens 12 gauge shotgunright in the doorway.I gave it 6 shells, and noticing that it had no legs, even placed it in my... wheelchairto help it get around.I then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, do we keep it secret? Or do we admit i...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 30 "Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse."

deacon · deacon

Son has had periods of abusing alcohol when he has been stressed but he can go for long periods, or he says he can, being only a social drinker. He has been drinking heavily in the last two months and is living with us. We have told him he has to seek help with his drinking or he is out of our house. Problem is th...

gonee · gonee

.....is that AA works. I got sober despite myself and how I felt. The 12 steps worked despite how I felt about working them. The 1st time I rejected the first step I got drunk and my life became unmanageable, and so I walked back into AA and got sober immediately. I did not need a greater manifestation of a m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whew, scientific proof. What a relief to learn this ! Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I couldn't help but learn that I have a huge resentment, and I have some work to do on forgiveness. Darnit anyway, but guess what? I DO NOT WANT TO forgive this person. I have run around for a year trying to find people who will tell me that's okay, and validate my side of the story. Validate my wa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Here's something for everyone, but especially for Col in light of recent posts ... 2 minutes ... Enjoy!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/power-of-positive-doing/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-WS-_-05.29.13-_-TPPDmovie&j=143860&e

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 01:53:01 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."

Bob K · Bob K

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...

Bob K · Bob K

justadrunk · justadrunk

I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.

gonee · gonee

"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...

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	My Niece is One Year Sober! (Preview) A couple of years ago, I posted about my niece who was then struggling with trying to get sober and suffering from other mental illness issues. Well, she is one year sober today! I am so excited and so happy for her. She finally found a group of younger A.A.s with whom she has bonded, and a loving sponso...	BGG	6	373	Jun 5, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	the 3 C's (Preview) Good morning all (good evening to your down unders) the past few days i have been trying to remember the 3 c's. i can remember the didn't cause it and can't control it, but the can't cure it always slips past my memory and i have to go look them up. i can't cure anything, so it shouldn't be a surprise, but it is...	jj	5	1925	Jun 4, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 06-04 (Preview) Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. --Step Nine When we make amends we need to be clear about what we're apologizing for and the best way to say we're sorry. What we are really doing with our amends is taking responsibility for our behavi...	Pythonpappy	1	493	Jun 4, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) June 4 "When I begin to look where the answer really is -- inside of me -- I get a sense of 'rightness' when I speak or hear the truth. Step Six helps me develop a sense of intuition that I can truly count on."	Mike B.	1	377	Jun 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Weekend at the cabin (Preview) Today I am a child again. A horrible weekend with my immediate family - and it was my father who brought comfort to me... even with the beer cans in the fridge - he did not crack one. I was amazed at how fast and straight down my family could go. Like slippery noodles falling through my fingers... everyt...	justadrunk	7	400	Jun 4, 2013 by Mike B.
	Are we still doing Tuesday night meetings? (Preview)	justadrunk	1	327	Jun 4, 2013 by Bob K
	The message of HOPE and JOY! (Preview) Goodmorning and blessings of this day!! Today, my wife and I, celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. We will begin our day at our regular Sunday morning house of worship, thanking the God of our understanding not only for another day of LIFE, but another day of LIFE together. This afternoon we hav...	mikef	5	421	Jun 4, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	well I sometimes surprise myself (Preview) So I did it. Galston to ardrossan (twenty nine miles) lunch then return (twenty five miles) ) didn't get losy so much on the return. All by pushbike. I am knackered. But pleased I dug deep and did it.	bikerbill	11	615	Jun 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-03 (Preview) Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontent makes rich men poor. --Benjamin Franklin The other day I was feeling off center, and so I took a walk around the block to lift my spirits. As I passed one of the neighbor's homes, I spotted a luxury car and began to imagine my pleasure at owning and driving such...	Pythonpappy	0	341	Jun 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Time Waits for No One! (Preview) Read quietly To realizeThe value of a sister/brotherAsk someoneWho doesn't have one.To realizeThe value of ten years:Ask a newlyDivorced couple.To realizeThe value of four years:Ask a graduate.To realizeThe value of one year:Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.To realizeThe value of ni...	Pythonpappy	3	305	Jun 3, 2013 by Mike B.
	the 3 C's (Preview) -- Edited by jj on Monday 3rd of June 2013 12:22:59 PM	jj	0	570	Jun 3, 2013 by jj
	Happy Monday (Preview) Just wanted to wish everyone a good start to the week. I hope everyone had a pleasant weekend. I think the highlight, for me, was finishing the first Harry Potter book. I decided this summer that I am going to read all of them. (A little late - I know.) Really enjoyable reading though. And the best part is,...	AdamMoz	2	283	Jun 3, 2013 by Mike B.
	Good news all around (Preview) Hi All, I just wanted to share a pretty exciting update, which is that I spent this past weekend in New Orleans with my mom on a four-day tour of haunted places. But more on that later :) The weekend was great because of two reasons: 1) I told my mom at the start of the trip that I am done drinking - and why. It wa...	AdamMoz	7	467	Jun 3, 2013 by Sports dude
	Grapevine (Preview) June 3 "I am finally leaning really to live one day at a time and to appreciate and be alert to the beautiful, marvel-filled, albeit sometimes infuriating world around me. This is a startlingly pleasant reward."	Mike B.	1	567	Jun 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	HALT (Preview) My sister just finished a 30 day program. Was able to get a 2 bedroom apartment as her husband served her with divorce papers and a restraining order for their children. This was the 5th time she was admitted for detox, and psych eval in 18 months. Recovering father now throwing around the acronym HA...	hbubbles	6	702	Jun 3, 2013 by Philipld
	Today's Gift 06-02 (Preview) It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, avoid the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00. --Woody Allen Sometimes we take ourselves far too seriously. We draw our lives in the absolutes of black and white, with no shadings of gra...	Pythonpappy	0	311	Jun 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude (Preview) Last night I dreamt that I drank a beer. (Cunning, baffling, and powerful.) I think making a gratitude list is a good decision for me to do today. My five favorite things about sobriety (so far): 1. Waking up in the morning feeling peaceful and refreshed, ready to take on the day - or, not waking up at 3am...	AdamMoz	5	366	Jun 2, 2013 by stayhumble
	Letting Go and Letting God... (Preview) It was a very nice evening meeting in an old church by the sea cliffs. He had not been there before and was enjoying the mellow atmosphere. The secretary suggested a topic of surrender and the meeting took off from there. He listened until the urgency to visit the restroom overtook him. Rather tha...	Jerry F	3	447	Jun 2, 2013 by stayhumble
	Changes, free roaming thoughts, getting negative and getting back to positive (Preview) Changes - I'm struggling to stop smoking - I keep stopping and re starting - God grant me the desire to stop smoking please. Changes two - for some unknown reason and at nearly 57 years old, I have finally stopped chewing my fingernails off. Now why isn't quitting smoking like that? Changes three - I've b...	bikerbill	5	516	Jun 2, 2013 by bikerbill
	Walk the walk don't just talk the talk (Preview) WALK THE WALK! DON'T JUST TALK THE TALK! One night a sponsor got a call from one of his sponsees. The sponsee complained the same old complaints of being restless, irratable and discontent. The sponsor asked him if he was reading his Big Book and the sponsee said that he was reading it daily and that it wa...	Bob K	9	821	Jun 2, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Today's Gift 06-01 (Preview) Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself. --Terence Our Twelve Step program offers us the best education in the world, free of charge. Everybody in recovery has something to teach us, if we'll listen. Each of us has a unique set of experiences and background, problems and solutions to sha...	Pythonpappy	0	338	Jun 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I can't know if I will die drunk. (Preview) But today - I'm grateful I hit the pillow a sober useful woman with great sponsorship - and a sponsee who is on the calendar to do a 5th step. 9 months of relapsing and picking up the pieces, and I see a new lesson in store for me. I'm going to focus on today - not next Tuesday. When it's Tuesday - I will have p...	justadrunk	6	974	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	How to Have Fun in Recovery this weekend! (Preview) A bunch of us are going to REBOS to dance, fellowship, play pool and hang in a sober and clean environment. All ages - good music. If you are looking for fun or just trying to stay sober one day at a time come on over. 9:30 til 12:30 am - 6766 54th. Ave. N. Saint Petersburg, FL 33709	SingerMichelle	3	422	Jun 1, 2013 by Rob84
	Strange changes. (Preview) I several days ago about snapping off at my boss. Well I did some job searching and applying. One application took and I interviewed yesterday. They didn't interview me for the position I even applied for but the one above it. It would be a step up from clinician to "Director of Clinical Servi...	pinkchip	6	494	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!! (Preview) Hey everyone, new to this forum but not to AA. Hope you all are having a very blessed day! What My Alcoholism and Addiction Installed In Me!!!!My life isn't about finding myself. My Life is about creating myself. Each day I can create days I am proud of. A new identitiy different and beautiful and unl...	deeker	5	502	Jun 1, 2013 by Jerry F
	Corny Jokes (Preview) My brother told me three this weekend, which I appreciated and figured I'd share :) 1. What's red and smells like blue paint? . . . . Red paint. 2. What is green, has four legs, and will hurt you bad if it falls out of a tree? . . . . A pool table. 3. What's orange and sounds like a parrot? . . . . A carrot. -Ada...	AdamMoz	7	1150	Jun 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Admitting vulnerability (Preview) -- Edited by Col on Saturday 1st of June 2013 10:52:00 PM	Col	10	1090	Jun 1, 2013 by tomsteve
	Today's Gift 05-31 (Preview) Sharing our sobriety We cannot give away something we don't have. And since the people closest to us forced us to see our inadequacies, our inability to love, most of us resented them. Although aware of the problem, we hated having it shown to us regularly. We were empty and scared. And there was no hope...	Pythonpappy	0	325	May 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Emotional sobriety slip ups suck (Preview) I totally lost it at my boss yesterday. Granted, she screamed at me inappropriately first....but... It came on the hinges of my saying "yes" and bending bending sacrificing sacrificing and going the extra mile already during a week which was pretty jacked up and intense already. I do...	pinkchip	15	1861	May 31, 2013 by bikerbill
	I Have the Laziest Gun in the World! (Humor) (Preview) Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Stevens 12 gauge shotgunright in the doorway.I gave it 6 shells, and noticing that it had no legs, even placed it in my... wheelchairto help it get around.I then left it alone and went about my business. While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail, t...	Pythonpappy	2	363	May 31, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Today's Gift 05-30 (Preview) Go and wake up your luck. -- Persian proverb We've been given recovery. For this, we're lucky. And we're grateful. Now it's up to us. We must accept our choices. When we're afraid, do we choose to be alone? Or do we choose to go to an extra meeting? When we're not honest, do we keep it secret? Or do we admit i...	Pythonpappy	2	816	May 30, 2013 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) May 30 "Truly transforming spiritual experiences are nearly always founded on calamity and collapse."	Mike B.	1	257	May 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	How do you know if you are an alcoholic (Preview) Son has had periods of abusing alcohol when he has been stressed but he can go for long periods, or he says he can, being only a social drinker. He has been drinking heavily in the last two months and is living with us. We have told him he has to seek help with his drinking or he is out of our house. Problem is th...	deacon	10	1339	May 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The reality......... (Preview) .....is that AA works. I got sober despite myself and how I felt. The 12 steps worked despite how I felt about working them. The 1st time I rejected the first step I got drunk and my life became unmanageable, and so I walked back into AA and got sober immediately. I did not need a greater manifestation of a m...	gonee	6	911	May 30, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Scientific Proof (Preview) Whew, scientific proof. What a relief to learn this ! Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was ? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses.Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passi...	Pythonpappy	3	914	May 30, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Am I going to die drunk? (Preview) Today I couldn't help but learn that I have a huge resentment, and I have some work to do on forgiveness. Darnit anyway, but guess what? I DO NOT WANT TO forgive this person. I have run around for a year trying to find people who will tell me that's okay, and validate my side of the story. Validate my wa...	justadrunk	10	799	May 29, 2013 by StPeteDean
	This is for Everyone, but especially for Col ... 2nd try (Preview) Here's something for everyone, but especially for Col in light of recent posts ... 2 minutes ... Enjoy!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/power-of-positive-doing/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-WS-_-05.29.13-_-TPPDmovie&j=143860&e	Pythonpappy	1	891	May 29, 2013 by Bob K
	This is for Everyone, but especially for Col (Preview) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 29th of May 2013 01:53:01 PM	Pythonpappy	0	871	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-29 (Preview) Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...	Pythonpappy	1	818	May 29, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."	Mike B.	1	822	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Life Understood Backwards (Preview) Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...	Bob K	3	506	May 29, 2013 by stayhumble
	Back to the idea of "needing AA" (Preview) I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...	AdamMoz	16	758	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Conquering (Preview)	Bob K	1	893	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today (Preview) I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.	justadrunk	4	975	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	Step 7. (Preview) "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...	gonee	5	920	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	6 months Ruby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!	justadrunk	11	1027	May 29, 2013 by mrpeel
	Grapevine (Preview) May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."	Mike B.	1	829	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-28 (Preview) I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...	Pythonpappy	1	863	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Memorial Day (Preview) MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...	Pythonpappy	8	1042	May 28, 2013 by learning
	Accepting the Addict Title (Preview) I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...	AdamMoz	3	947	May 27, 2013 by StPeteDean
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