Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. --Mark Twain Which of the Twelve Steps teach us how to handle our fear? The Steps that scare us the most! For many of us, that would be Step Three, Step Five, and Step Nine. These Steps ask us to move from one place in our life to a new place....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

No offence PC, ... I just thought this was hilarious! A cabbie picks up a Nun. She gets into the cab, and notices that the VERY handsome cab driver won't stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring. He replies: "I have a question to ask you but I don't want to offend you." She answers...

Chaya · Chaya

I saw a coyote this morning. I hadn't seen any for ages and then the last few months I've been seeing them again. They are so awesome. This morning I nearly hit one. She ran right out in front of me. I was so relieved at first and then started playing out scenarios as to what I would have done if I hit her. I reme...

mich · mich

AA is alive in my life. Today I get to be sober and live sober. What a tremendous gift. My sponsor gave me her 3 month coin at an open meeting tonight. My wife came and saw me get my coin. I have a support system of people in my life, I am so very grateful. God is great! Kathy

Allison S · Allison S

Spoke up at a beginners meeting this morning. Apparently I was taking too long to get to my point because the facilitator shut me up and called on someone else to speak. Okay, I admit I was taking the round a bout way to my poing but, it was embarrasing and harsh. I feel like at beginners meeting there s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

first.) You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when: 10. You keep knocking on your own front door. 9. You remove your false teeth to change your appearance. 8. You ask for soft high fiber candy only. 7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, and you lose your balance and fall over. 6. People say: 'G...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed.... --Joshua 1:9 It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go, tie a knot and hang on, or splice the rope and begin again. Whenever we feel there's nowhere to go but down and nobody to turn to, tha...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Tonight I was sitting on my couch watching American Horror Story (great show, by the way) and had a thought that made me laugh: I started wishing DESPERATELY that I could be a "moderate" drinker who didn't enjoy drinking so much. I was thinking about how I wish so much that I could have just on...

Jerry F · Jerry F

My thoughts, prayers, and HP are being sent your way...Not even Sandy can take your program... ((((hugs))))

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

izzyanozzyizhelizzyizheanozzyizheaizitbcauseheisnozzythathemakesyoudizzylizzyandhemakesyougoallfuzzywuzzygotyadizzyhazhelizzyisheanaussieishea.

Rob84 · Rob84

Received a email from a old AA friend with the below story and poem. I hope you enjoy and find some meaning and inspiration in it.This poem, "The Quest", was written by a drunk, a sober drunk, who was sober about 5 days. I had twelve stepped Paul out of the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1...

Chaya · Chaya

Today was harder than I thought. My brain really has done some kind of flip. I could barely throw out what I had left in the house. After 3 meetings today I still wanted to drink it. I threw out the whole bottle of vermouth. Didn't bother pouring it out. I knew that if I unscrewed it I'd drink it. I don't kn...

barisax · barisax

Listening/watching/playing along with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9r_kYpOvW8 Yeah I know it's not a bari sax....

mikef · mikef

Batten down the hatches mateys!!! We just moved to south florida in May and didnt get much here except wind gusts.My boy is still up in PK new York,so we are keeping in tune with him.Hey David ,TAKE CARE MAN....Lets us know what sgoing on...............Peace in the East....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 29, 2012 Quote of the Week "It's a simple program for complicated people" They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

ResentmentOf all the negative emotions, resentment diminishes us the most. It brings unwarranted anger toward those who have something we want, and self-pity for ourselves. It drains us of the energy we need to change our lives and work toward goals. Resentment keeps us in a rigid judgment of who &q...

Chaya · Chaya

Tried to get to a meeting tonight because it turned out that even without having alcohol in the house I still wanted it. So, I get the courage to go and it was a men's meeting! But now it's time for bed so even the time I spent getting ready for the meeting, driving over there, and driving home took up time and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sound up ... beautiful 3 min. movie clip to start the day off on the right foot ... http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/finding-joy/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-MO-_-10.29.12-_-FJOYmovie&j=22157&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&;u=972606&mid=7001668&j...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I would like to ponder something for a minute ... what does the following statement mean to you? If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. I think that if we spend the time learning and practicing the program and the principles of AA, we develop a 'reflex' to the presence of alcohol ... and tha...

Frodo · Frodo

Something that came up in the drive home from a meeting tonight, and I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. I was talking to a newer member about how I'd spent my life looking for something to fill the void I had in my soul. Drugs, drink, woman, etc. Whatever would get me away from me I'd do to excess, but no...

Britney · Britney

Hello! I have been in the program for aoubt 18 months - trying to get sober for 3 years. I have yet to put together more then 30 days at a time; I will have a slip - that always end as one glass of wine and ends in drinking at work - driving - lying - and eventually me deathly ill to get back on it. One thing I do is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatchingflat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in thechest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-paintedproject which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing c...

aliasisme · aliasisme

Hey everyone, just wanted to drop anote tosay I am doing well. All the kids fed bathed and sleeping and I am about to sit down to watch the Vampire hunter. I wanted to see it when it was in theatres but never got the chance so I picked it up today just for tonight. All my friends at various Halloween parties b...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I just hugged her gently, and kissed her softly on the cheeck. Respectfully - it was about her - not me. And then it was about us, and I was loving myself through loving her. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of October 2012 12:16:55 PM

flipper · flipper

Anyone else in her path, CT here. I'm prepared, we learned from last year, twice with out power for 5+ days. So, 5 days of food, a good weeks worth of wood, all flashlights checked and new bats on hand. Candles ready. Even a hotel booked for the week if it gets that bad. Only thing into do yet, which may be dif...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My sweet husband invited me to go hunting with him this year. I Couldn't believe it...the first time ever! I never thought he'd be willing to share his 'guy time' with me. And being the thoughtful man that he is, he even gave me an opening day present. He calls it 'The First Timers Lucky Hat'. I'm so fort...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Recent Medical Research ResultsRecently, scientists for Health Canada suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. T...

Tomas · Tomas

Twenty some odd years ago I was attending a usual Sunday 11 AM meeting of AA, a regular meeting at Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. There was a then young lady there, fairly new in the program, maybe a year, who told me that she always enjoyed listening to me because of the high minded remarks that I made at the meet...

justadrunk · justadrunk

This isn't a sad song after all. To me it feels like living with alcohol addiction - surrendering to it - and the calm of recovery. I listened to it laying on the floor in the middle of the room with my surround sound on my freshman year in college. It was one of the first times I drank and felt music differ...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm the farthest away from being humble. At least I can see it. At least there is a direction. At least I can ask Him for help today, so that's nice. That's still progress for me. Thanks for hangin in there with me, for the support, and for never giving up.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the g...

Tomas · Tomas

Am I an expert in this fieldOf Course Not .. An Expert. .Hes someone who lives in the next town. I will say however that coincidentally I have been consciously working on dealing with this very personal matter almost 39 years now, about the same time whence I stumbled into AA got sober and gratefully st...

odat · odat

I am not supposed to worship the people, pomp, things, money, the world, the Big Book, even AA. I am only to worship God and Truth. So keeping that in mind, it's a jungle out there! And it depends on where I go, too. Sometimes I have to be really gentle with myself and put myself in places where people are mor...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willing...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Good morning, everyone. I woke up today and had a revelation that probably most people here already know. This is: the reality that alcohol's damage is caused by much more than just what happens when we are actually drunk. I never really understood this until very recently. When I was younger, I use...

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

I got some very bad news today; a 46 year old friend of mine when into the ER Tues for back pain. She has cancer in her spine, it has spread everywhere. I want a drink so fucking bad I am shaking. My mouth is literally watering when I think about it. I thought that was just an expression. I didn't know it a...

barisax · barisax

I used to be obsessed with trust. Seems like people were always letting me down, and I was always seeking someone totally trustworthy. Whenever I trusted I got hurt. If I didn't trust, I lived a life of paranoid existence, always believing everyone was out to get me. It was sort of like alcohol... a...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Grateful to be sober today. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 25th of October 2012 05:17:09 PM

pinkchip · pinkchip

When I first came to AA, I thought discussion of "Ism's" was about the stupidest and cheesiest things I'd heard. I thought it was some made up bullcrap from people who had gotten sober but were still looking for more stuff to harp on and "self-improve" on. I really could not gra...

Neophyte · Neophyte

This week I have two papers to write. One for english and one for nutrition. Guess what the topic for both papers are? Alcoholism. Yep. And guess where I got my thesis statement? A sentence I pulled from the post about ruhig's death. Oh the hue manatee!!! My only stuggle here will be 1. My English paper...

Chaya · Chaya

So I'm struggling to figure out if my drinking is an issue. I've been doing my little test this week and I don't know what I'm proving. I feel guilty because during my "experiment" I am seeing that I am much happier under the influence than not. I haven't been irritable, I haven't been edgy. I a...

turninggrey · turninggrey

My mood is about 80% better. Quick background: Broken leg, bone through skin, surgery, a bunch of plates and screws, oxycodone situation (solved), infection from wound, antibiotic reaction (Levofloxacin, Levaquin read about these before you take them) (pretty much solved) and as of today, I am...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started & hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Cha...

Sandy_1 · Sandy_1

My sponser recommended I join this site. I can't attend meetings regularly as I am 'mostly' a single dad. My wife who is just a few weeks sober and back in AA has recently left me. I am just 2 weeks sober as well. I didn't think I was diseased for the longest time, but bad drinking habbits got worse. I'd...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha Family...I just had a gratitude hit. I have soooo much to be grateful for in sober recovery...there was soooo much to learn and I didn't know if I'd get it or have the time remaining to even hope for it. The very first thing I had to get which is in the BB was the absense of fear. I was at that time so...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I wish I hadn't lost track of the guys I was stationed with. I kick myself for that. --Tom Harding We all have regrets, don't we? Some of us left jobs or spouses or neighborhoods only to wish we hadn't. Perhaps we closed the door on our family of origin and then felt grief when parents or siblings died. More...

Run · Run

After 20 years of research I have concluded that I want what you have. I know what it takes to get what you have but I always figured I'd do it my way. That usually consists of doing everything but THAT. "That" can be anything from calling a sponsor to getting to the next meeting. I can always adj...

Neophyte · Neophyte

Take Action guys. Action against this disease. For the lurkers out there, I hope you find a saving grace. Be it AA, NA, religion, anything that prevents you from spiralling down do the deepests depths this disease will take you- to the rock bottom. Alcoholism is a black hole, it sphegettifies (yes tha...

nezyb · nezyb

I have often spoken of my son here on this board, but not much about his sister. She is a funny, bright, beautiful 27 year old woman. With a new BF. Who is an alcoholic. I just learned the last part last night when I spoke to her on the phone. She had moved out before my addiction and alcoholism took me to my bo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween Party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, So he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The spo...

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	Today's Gift 10-31 (Preview) Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. --Mark Twain Which of the Twelve Steps teach us how to handle our fear? The Steps that scare us the most! For many of us, that would be Step Three, Step Five, and Step Nine. These Steps ask us to move from one place in our life to a new place....	Pythonpappy	1	243	Nov 1, 2012 by Mr_David
	'Twas the Night Before Halloween (Preview) No offence PC, ... I just thought this was hilarious! A cabbie picks up a Nun. She gets into the cab, and notices that the VERY handsome cab driver won't stop staring at her. She asks him why he is staring. He replies: "I have a question to ask you but I don't want to offend you." She answers...	Pythonpappy	6	272	Oct 31, 2012 by stayhumble
	Coyote (Preview) I saw a coyote this morning. I hadn't seen any for ages and then the last few months I've been seeing them again. They are so awesome. This morning I nearly hit one. She ran right out in front of me. I was so relieved at first and then started playing out scenarios as to what I would have done if I hit her. I reme...	Chaya	7	582	Oct 31, 2012 by Mike B.
	90 Days!!! I can't believe it. (Preview) AA is alive in my life. Today I get to be sober and live sober. What a tremendous gift. My sponsor gave me her 3 month coin at an open meeting tonight. My wife came and saw me get my coin. I have a support system of people in my life, I am so very grateful. God is great! Kathy	mich	11	386	Oct 31, 2012 by Mike B.
	This newbie feels like a fool (Preview) Spoke up at a beginners meeting this morning. Apparently I was taking too long to get to my point because the facilitator shut me up and called on someone else to speak. Okay, I admit I was taking the round a bout way to my poing but, it was embarrasing and harsh. I feel like at beginners meeting there s...	Allison S	6	463	Oct 31, 2012 by Mr_David
	For Mr. David (Preview) first.) You know you are too old to Trick or Treat when: 10. You keep knocking on your own front door. 9. You remove your false teeth to change your appearance. 8. You ask for soft high fiber candy only. 7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, and you lose your balance and fall over. 6. People say: 'G...	Pythonpappy	2	285	Oct 31, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-30 (Preview) Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed.... --Joshua 1:9 It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go, tie a knot and hang on, or splice the rope and begin again. Whenever we feel there's nowhere to go but down and nobody to turn to, tha...	Pythonpappy	3	315	Oct 31, 2012 by Mr_David
	Irony (Preview) Tonight I was sitting on my couch watching American Horror Story (great show, by the way) and had a thought that made me laugh: I started wishing DESPERATELY that I could be a "moderate" drinker who didn't enjoy drinking so much. I was thinking about how I wish so much that I could have just on...	AdamMoz	8	442	Oct 31, 2012 by Frodo
	For all you East Coast Sandy victims... (Preview) My thoughts, prayers, and HP are being sent your way...Not even Sandy can take your program... ((((hugs))))	Jerry F	9	328	Oct 31, 2012 by Rob84
	a 'One' word Aussie song (Preview) izzyanozzyizhelizzyizheanozzyizheaizitbcauseheisnozzythathemakesyoudizzylizzyandhemakesyougoallfuzzywuzzygotyadizzyhazhelizzyisheanaussieishea.	Zoomtopz	7	372	Oct 31, 2012 by Rob84
	The Quest (Preview) Received a email from a old AA friend with the below story and poem. I hope you enjoy and find some meaning and inspiration in it.This poem, "The Quest", was written by a drunk, a sober drunk, who was sober about 5 days. I had twelve stepped Paul out of the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1...	Rob84	4	291	Oct 30, 2012 by justadrunk
	Day one is just about complete (Preview) Today was harder than I thought. My brain really has done some kind of flip. I could barely throw out what I had left in the house. After 3 meetings today I still wanted to drink it. I threw out the whole bottle of vermouth. Didn't bother pouring it out. I knew that if I unscrewed it I'd drink it. I don't kn...	Chaya	10	355	Oct 30, 2012 by justadrunk
	Something Cool (Preview) Listening/watching/playing along with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9r_kYpOvW8 Yeah I know it's not a bari sax....	barisax	17	403	Oct 30, 2012 by barisax
	SANDY (Preview) Batten down the hatches mateys!!! We just moved to south florida in May and didnt get much here except wind gusts.My boy is still up in PK new York,so we are keeping in tune with him.Hey David ,TAKE CARE MAN....Lets us know what sgoing on...............Peace in the East....	mikef	7	379	Oct 30, 2012 by Db1105
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 29, 2012 Quote of the Week "It's a simple program for complicated people" They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I...	Pythonpappy	5	416	Oct 30, 2012 by Db1105
	Today's Gift 10-29 (Preview) ResentmentOf all the negative emotions, resentment diminishes us the most. It brings unwarranted anger toward those who have something we want, and self-pity for ourselves. It drains us of the energy we need to change our lives and work toward goals. Resentment keeps us in a rigid judgment of who &q...	Pythonpappy	4	220	Oct 30, 2012 by justadrunk
	the wrong meeting and a little insight. (Preview) Tried to get to a meeting tonight because it turned out that even without having alcohol in the house I still wanted it. So, I get the courage to go and it was a men's meeting! But now it's time for bed so even the time I spent getting ready for the meeting, driving over there, and driving home took up time and...	Chaya	18	460	Oct 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Truths (Preview) Sound up ... beautiful 3 min. movie clip to start the day off on the right foot ... http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/finding-joy/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-MO-_-10.29.12-_-FJOYmovie&j=22157&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&;u=972606&mid=7001668&j...	Pythonpappy	2	308	Oct 29, 2012 by justadrunk
	What does this mean to you? (Preview) I would like to ponder something for a minute ... what does the following statement mean to you? If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. I think that if we spend the time learning and practicing the program and the principles of AA, we develop a 'reflex' to the presence of alcohol ... and tha...	Pythonpappy	11	423	Oct 29, 2012 by justadrunk
	Itchy feet (Preview) Something that came up in the drive home from a meeting tonight, and I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. I was talking to a newer member about how I'd spent my life looking for something to fill the void I had in my soul. Drugs, drink, woman, etc. Whatever would get me away from me I'd do to excess, but no...	Frodo	11	534	Oct 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	First Time on This Message Board (Preview) Hello! I have been in the program for aoubt 18 months - trying to get sober for 3 years. I have yet to put together more then 30 days at a time; I will have a slip - that always end as one glass of wine and ends in drinking at work - driving - lying - and eventually me deathly ill to get back on it. One thing I do is...	Britney	11	416	Oct 29, 2012 by SteveP
	Tools Explained! (Preview) Subject: Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatchingflat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in thechest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-paintedproject which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing c...	Pythonpappy	5	361	Oct 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	update... (Preview) Hey everyone, just wanted to drop anote tosay I am doing well. All the kids fed bathed and sleeping and I am about to sit down to watch the Vampire hunter. I wanted to see it when it was in theatres but never got the chance so I picked it up today just for tonight. All my friends at various Halloween parties b...	aliasisme	5	314	Oct 29, 2012 by justadrunk
	I didn't squeeze her brains out or slobber all over her face. (Preview) I just hugged her gently, and kissed her softly on the cheeck. Respectfully - it was about her - not me. And then it was about us, and I was loving myself through loving her. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of October 2012 12:16:55 PM	justadrunk	14	550	Oct 28, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	sandy (Preview) Anyone else in her path, CT here. I'm prepared, we learned from last year, twice with out power for 5+ days. So, 5 days of food, a good weeks worth of wood, all flashlights checked and new bats on hand. Candles ready. Even a hotel booked for the week if it gets that bad. Only thing into do yet, which may be dif...	flipper	8	276	Oct 28, 2012 by Jerry F
	My 1st Hunt (Preview) My sweet husband invited me to go hunting with him this year. I Couldn't believe it...the first time ever! I never thought he'd be willing to share his 'guy time' with me. And being the thoughtful man that he is, he even gave me an opening day present. He calls it 'The First Timers Lucky Hat'. I'm so fort...	Pythonpappy	2	428	Oct 28, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Recent Medical Results are in! (Preview) Recent Medical Research ResultsRecently, scientists for Health Canada suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. T...	Pythonpappy	3	263	Oct 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	The Mechanics Of Dealing With Anger Part 2 (Preview) Twenty some odd years ago I was attending a usual Sunday 11 AM meeting of AA, a regular meeting at Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. There was a then young lady there, fairly new in the program, maybe a year, who told me that she always enjoyed listening to me because of the high minded remarks that I made at the meet...	Tomas	9	394	Oct 28, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Addiction - Surrender - Recovery. Adagio for Strings - Op. 11 Samuel Barber (Preview) This isn't a sad song after all. To me it feels like living with alcohol addiction - surrendering to it - and the calm of recovery. I listened to it laying on the floor in the middle of the room with my surround sound on my freshman year in college. It was one of the first times I drank and felt music differ...	justadrunk	2	328	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Peanuts (Preview) I'm the farthest away from being humble. At least I can see it. At least there is a direction. At least I can ask Him for help today, so that's nice. That's still progress for me. Thanks for hangin in there with me, for the support, and for never giving up.	justadrunk	5	258	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Global Sharing & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the g...	Sobrietyspell	1	283	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	The Mechanics Of Dealing With Anger Part ! (Preview) Am I an expert in this fieldOf Course Not .. An Expert. .Hes someone who lives in the next town. I will say however that coincidentally I have been consciously working on dealing with this very personal matter almost 39 years now, about the same time whence I stumbled into AA got sober and gratefully st...	Tomas	8	476	Oct 27, 2012 by justadrunk
	Wow! It's a jungle out there!! (Preview) I am not supposed to worship the people, pomp, things, money, the world, the Big Book, even AA. I am only to worship God and Truth. So keeping that in mind, it's a jungle out there! And it depends on where I go, too. Sometimes I have to be really gentle with myself and put myself in places where people are mor...	odat	9	403	Oct 27, 2012 by odat
	Daily Reflections ~ One Ultimate Authority & 24hrs a Day (Preview) For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willing...	Sobrietyspell	2	255	Oct 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Inevitable Return (Preview) Good morning, everyone. I woke up today and had a revelation that probably most people here already know. This is: the reality that alcohol's damage is caused by much more than just what happens when we are actually drunk. I never really understood this until very recently. When I was younger, I use...	AdamMoz	6	344	Oct 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Bad News (Preview) I got some very bad news today; a 46 year old friend of mine when into the ER Tues for back pain. She has cancer in her spine, it has spread everywhere. I want a drink so fucking bad I am shaking. My mouth is literally watering when I think about it. I thought that was just an expression. I didn't know it a...	sorrowfloats	12	738	Oct 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Obsession With Trust (Preview) I used to be obsessed with trust. Seems like people were always letting me down, and I was always seeking someone totally trustworthy. Whenever I trusted I got hurt. If I didn't trust, I lived a life of paranoid existence, always believing everyone was out to get me. It was sort of like alcohol... a...	barisax	3	537	Oct 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Another deleted post. (Preview) Grateful to be sober today. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 25th of October 2012 05:17:09 PM	justadrunk	4	677	Oct 26, 2012 by Rob84
	ISMS (Preview) When I first came to AA, I thought discussion of "Ism's" was about the stupidest and cheesiest things I'd heard. I thought it was some made up bullcrap from people who had gotten sober but were still looking for more stuff to harp on and "self-improve" on. I really could not gra...	pinkchip	17	6306	Oct 26, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	HP is having a laugh (Preview) This week I have two papers to write. One for english and one for nutrition. Guess what the topic for both papers are? Alcoholism. Yep. And guess where I got my thesis statement? A sentence I pulled from the post about ruhig's death. Oh the hue manatee!!! My only stuggle here will be 1. My English paper...	Neophyte	10	4444	Oct 25, 2012 by Neophyte
	Is it really an issue? (Preview) So I'm struggling to figure out if my drinking is an issue. I've been doing my little test this week and I don't know what I'm proving. I feel guilty because during my "experiment" I am seeing that I am much happier under the influence than not. I haven't been irritable, I haven't been edgy. I a...	Chaya	18	4605	Oct 25, 2012 by justadrunk
	Wow, that was quick..... (Preview) My mood is about 80% better. Quick background: Broken leg, bone through skin, surgery, a bunch of plates and screws, oxycodone situation (solved), infection from wound, antibiotic reaction (Levofloxacin, Levaquin read about these before you take them) (pretty much solved) and as of today, I am...	turninggrey	9	404	Oct 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	'for Neo' ... 'Inner Peace' (Preview) I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started & hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Cha...	Pythonpappy	8	597	Oct 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	Hi. First time here... (Preview) My sponser recommended I join this site. I can't attend meetings regularly as I am 'mostly' a single dad. My wife who is just a few weeks sober and back in AA has recently left me. I am just 2 weeks sober as well. I didn't think I was diseased for the longest time, but bad drinking habbits got worse. I'd...	Sandy_1	15	528	Oct 25, 2012 by pinkchip
	I asked for it and when I awoke I awoke with it.... (Preview) Aloha Family...I just had a gratitude hit. I have soooo much to be grateful for in sober recovery...there was soooo much to learn and I didn't know if I'd get it or have the time remaining to even hope for it. The very first thing I had to get which is in the BB was the absense of fear. I was at that time so...	Jerry F	8	516	Oct 25, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-24 (Preview) I wish I hadn't lost track of the guys I was stationed with. I kick myself for that. --Tom Harding We all have regrets, don't we? Some of us left jobs or spouses or neighborhoods only to wish we hadn't. Perhaps we closed the door on our family of origin and then felt grief when parents or siblings died. More...	Pythonpappy	2	340	Oct 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Self Sabotage (Preview) After 20 years of research I have concluded that I want what you have. I know what it takes to get what you have but I always figured I'd do it my way. That usually consists of doing everything but THAT. "That" can be anything from calling a sponsor to getting to the next meeting. I can always adj...	Run	13	4536	Oct 25, 2012 by Rob84
	Warning: Take Action (Preview) Take Action guys. Action against this disease. For the lurkers out there, I hope you find a saving grace. Be it AA, NA, religion, anything that prevents you from spiralling down do the deepests depths this disease will take you- to the rock bottom. Alcoholism is a black hole, it sphegettifies (yes tha...	Neophyte	19	499	Oct 25, 2012 by stayhumble
	Daughters New Boyfriend (Preview) I have often spoken of my son here on this board, but not much about his sister. She is a funny, bright, beautiful 27 year old woman. With a new BF. Who is an alcoholic. I just learned the last part last night when I spoke to her on the phone. She had moved out before my addiction and alcoholism took me to my bo...	nezyb	8	712	Oct 25, 2012 by stayhumble
	The Halloween Costume (Preview) A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween Party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, So he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The spo...	Pythonpappy	4	8965	Oct 24, 2012 by justadrunk
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