Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May you live all the days of your life. --Jonathan SwiftIndeed life is much like a game - both a deadly serious one and one that demands laughter, relaxation, and the ability to play. Either way, life demands attention. There is much of life that is truly exciting and fascinating - are we watching for it...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 31 "I continue to attend AA meetings because anything I know about recovery seems to have a shelf-life of 72 hours."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us. --Eric HofferAs adults, we accept responsibility for our feelings and our circumstances. We haven't chosen our own troubles, but we have the job of dealing with them. If a man falls and breaks a leg, he might say to someone, &...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

More is not necessarily the answer. We often think that if a little is good, more will be better, or that if we are not happy, it must be because we don't have enough of something. Wanting and craving. The desire for what we don't have prevents us from appreciating and enjoying what we do have - right now, t...

poi77 · poi77

I have heard the phenomenon of craving described as the following: once you take the first drink, you have no ability to determine how many will follow. Could be 3, could be 15, depending on what day you catch us. I have also heard it described as the following: once you take the first drink, you alwa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. --Step Eleven of AA and Al-Anon"... praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out&quo...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I feel a little bit like karma has got my number. Now that I've been sober for 168 days (but who is counting?) I am finding that I loathe being around drunk people. Part of me feels sad for them, part of me is annoyed by them, part of me is mildly envious that they do not appear to be going through the hell that I...

zooie · zooie

I am a single female. I want to know if it is a good idea to have a single male as a sponsor? Need an answer ASAP.

Ironman · Ironman

I did an exercise yesterday for my sponsor-writing down the reasons I feel I'm powerless over Alcohol. - If I have just one drink, I will want more every time. Even if I limit myself, I still want more to the point of intoxication. - I develop cravings after breakfast, and many times end up drinking by no...

Col · Col

Though I have only been sober for a relatively short time of 14 months, I've noticed several stages to my sobriety thus far. The first was pretty frantic and muddled. I was a complete mess physically. My emotions were similar to both a roller coaster and a freight train. I worked 2 full time jobs while go...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is just 3 minutes and what I consider a must see ... it's part of the 'changing my thinking' that AA has taught me to take action to accomplish ... enjoy:

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 29 "Great modesty and humility are needed by every AA for his own permanent recovery. If these virtues are such vital needs to the individual, so must they be to AA as a whole."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Quote"How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?" -Author UnknownWeekly ThoughtA poverty-stricken elderly woman in Europe complained that her wealthy son in America was cruel and ungrateful. "Does he never send you any money...

Angell · Angell

A gentleman shared something in a meeting yesterday that caused me to want to jump up and give him a kiss. Since kissing guys isn't normally my thing, I thought I'd pass along his share: If I get wheeled in here tomorrow in a wheelchair because I've lost my legs between now and then, I need you all to come u...

mandm · mandm

I cannot belive how far I have come along, I went from a point of no control over myself or alcohol to having complete control of what goes inside of my body. I have even put myself to the test of working back in the bar scene and still not picking up that drink. My girlfriend is Muslim and I thought I would t...

mandm · mandm

I think its insane how we have such addictive personalities, tonight I found myself bored a Saturday night not alot to do for a guy in the city that isn't around drinking. I haven't drank for quite a few months now, tonight having the night to myself, the gf is out of town doing some sort of family dinner. F...

Ironman · Ironman

Hi Gang: I have returned. My brain told me I was "cured" after over a year sober, and that was just dumb. Lost connection to the program after my divorce and have been in the "controlled" drinking test for 5 years. Anyway, glad to be back in the program and working the steps. ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I still don't see how this is possible!!!

Tanin · Tanin

Here's some interesting background on the name "Alcoholics Anonymous," posted over at AA History Lovers Yahoo group, a forum I heartily recommend for anyone interested in the rich history and program development of AA.May 20, 1938 -- the writing of the Big Book began.June 15 1938 --Loi...

Bob K · Bob K

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. --Georgette VickstromWe must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make is le...

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

Good Morning MIP!! I came from the original loud family. People came over to my house and wondered why we were all yelling at each other. They would say, "why are you guys so mad at each other, wow, who did what to whom?" I would respond, "we're not mad at each other at all we're just tal...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Some bit ago - my children were off doing child like things, that I too must admit I rather enjoy. We made some blanket forts, and set up a home made carnival in the front room. We were rained out of the one we were looking forward to Sunday. Imagine the children's eyes as the lightening struck, and the t...

Rob84 · Rob84

Is a desire to stop drinking. So I picked up a sponcee about 4 months ago. Vietnam vet in his mid 60's, divorced, lonely and feeling somewhat separated from his family due to circumstances. He really jumped into the steps, service work, seems to love the group and program, and was about to do his 5th s...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Hi all, I've recently moved, so I haven't been around the site as much. I hope to rectify that! I'd love to hear some ESH about moving to a new city and discovering new meetings. I didn't realize how comfortable I'd gotten in my regular meetings in my old city. I've been trying out lots of different meetin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It does make a difference what you call things.--Kate Douglas WigginMost of us think of dandelions as weeds. We buy special tools and poisons when they crop up and complain about them as surely as we welcome the spring that brings them.Yet is there anything more lovely than a sea of yellow dandelions b...

John · John

Hi Everyone, My dog, Max, who most know I was taking to the vet several times last week, in a limp, comatose kinda state, and where he stayed a few nights is doing good. He is hypoglucenic and it was causing his sugar (glucose) level to bottom out and take him down to a very dangerous state. I mistakenly...

Pythonpappy · Q

I think I'll go to a meeting.

justadrunk · justadrunk

Drank some fermented tea this morning. Non alcoholic, but tasted very much like beer - and also had the color, fizzy and smell of beer. Was not pleasant. Chugged it down as if beer because I wanted the health benefits - and it was exactly like chugging the beers down a little over a year ago - for the ment...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I have been spending a VERY long time trying to figure out why I have this thing alcoholism. Looking at my codependency - my adult child issues - my PTSD issues - the role postpartum depression has had on my drinking etc etc. In doing so - I feel worse and worse. Then as I read another point of view on 'why...

nezyb · nezyb

Hello MIP, it's been a while. I check the board pretty much daily, but haven't posted forever. Right now I'm on the on the Oregon Coast, freezing my butt off as I listen to the waves crash and some frogs croaking. I am homeward bound from a visit to family in Northern California, Redding, actually. It was...

Bob K · Bob K

Sponsors! A man in a hot air balloon realizes that he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man below. He goes closer and yells out, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend that I would meet him a half and hour ago, but I don't know where I am!" The man below says, "Yes, you are in a ho...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 25 "If all I have is a dollar in my pocket and I'm at a meeting, logic tells me to save it for myself for later. If I give it to AA, and have faith in the process, it will come back to me in ways I can't even imagine."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I've given up the truth to those I've tried to please... and now it's my turn. --Diana Ross (Michael Masser/Carole Bayer Sager) Sacrificing our rights often results in other people mistreating us. We deny our own importance if we say yes when we mean no. Saying no doesn't mean we reject the other perso...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I have a feeling I'm going to get crapped on about this but here goes. My temporary sponsor is a girl...an attractive girl. I shared at a meeting, explained that I was just "coming back" and at the break she asked me if I needed some help getting started, going through the big book, etc. I said y...

Bodyunderconstruction · Bodyunderconstruction

What is the worse thing you did while drinking I tore up a bathroom at a tire place. I put toilet paper all over the floor,destroyed the plants, plugged sink up and ran water. About an hr later the company called to ask what they could have done to offend me. Of course I lied and acted mad that they were acc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being humiliated is not the same as having humility. We have all suffered humiliation. Perhaps a spouse ridiculed us in public or a parent's disorderly conduct shamed us in front of our friends. Perhaps a boss criticized us in front of co-workers. However, we could have refused to let our egos be inju...

Stepchild · Stepchild

Like to hear peoples take on meetings. I happen to like them. My first three months I needed them badly as I didn't have the steps behind me to keep me sober. Two to three a day was the norm for me....And I went every day to at least one for my first six months. They told me to do 90 in 90 and I more than doubled th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

No day is like any other day. Isn't that interesting? And you never know what the next day will bring, and that's exciting. --Alpha English Alpha has not lost her zest for life. Although nearly ninety, she nurtures a young mind and a wise heart. Her attitude influences those around her too, making the...

mandm · mandm

I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY

Col · Col

So I'm out walking around today, running errands and enjoying the perfect weather. As I'm walking down the road, I run into a gentleman who frequents one of my old regular bars. We chit chat for a minute before he asks "so, are you still a yoga instructor?". WHAT?!? Did I really tell this dude...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Last night my wife and I decided to catch up with a friend of ours who lives in the area. Normally our spending time together consists of grabbing lunch or going for a walk, but last night we decided to get some food at a restaurant. I of course ordered a seltzer water (with lime) while my two acquaintances...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 24 "At my very first AA meeting ... I heard words of love, understanding and compassion ... I believe the hand of God reached down at that meeting and healed me. For from that day thirty-eight years ago to this, I have not had a desire to drink or escape from reality again."

Troy · Troy

I mentioned in passing to my wife that yesterday was my "1 month" anniversary. She observed that I didn't seem to have suffered at all. I agreed that I had not suffered at all. So she popped back with a question/statement, "So you're not like a real bad alcoholic?" That gave m...

mandm · mandm

I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY

Angell · Angell

It seems slightly less than appropriate to post this here as it has nothing to do with my alcoholism, nor is there any danger of drinking over it but I just found out that my father is dying. My wife and I were planning a trip to see him when she got off parole in 16 months and now...well, that's just not goin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In a time when many of us sit and ponder just how we came into being, we consider evolution, and we consider Divine providence ... In the Beginning! ... ??? ... ... ... In doing this we generally think there may, or must, have been a 'Higher Power' in play, or at work here ... we will typically wonder: 'How...

runediva · runediva

I was sober from Sep 1985 until sometime 2011. Then suddenly I drank some wine, felt very good and drunk some more and still felt good. No binge-drinking, tried to keep it under control, even if I know that it will be more and more. But I kept drinking very seldom. I have been working with educating super...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 23 "Our fellowship has been permitted to achieve -- though still in miniature -- the 'one world' dream of philosophers. Ours is a world in which we can hotly differ, yet never think of schism or conflict as a solution."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 22, 2013 Quote of the Week "The degree of my anxiety is a measure ofmy distance from God." Before recovery, anxiety was the master of my life. Without a relationship with God, I faced life alone and was in constant fear of not getting my needs met or of losing something I had so despe...

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	Today's Gift 07-31 (Preview) May you live all the days of your life. --Jonathan SwiftIndeed life is much like a game - both a deadly serious one and one that demands laughter, relaxation, and the ability to play. Either way, life demands attention. There is much of life that is truly exciting and fascinating - are we watching for it...	Pythonpappy	1	340	Jul 31, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 31 "I continue to attend AA meetings because anything I know about recovery seems to have a shelf-life of 72 hours."	Mike B.	1	304	Jul 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 07-29 (Preview) Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us. --Eric HofferAs adults, we accept responsibility for our feelings and our circumstances. We haven't chosen our own troubles, but we have the job of dealing with them. If a man falls and breaks a leg, he might say to someone, &...	Pythonpappy	10	448	Jul 31, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 07-30 (Preview) More is not necessarily the answer. We often think that if a little is good, more will be better, or that if we are not happy, it must be because we don't have enough of something. Wanting and craving. The desire for what we don't have prevents us from appreciating and enjoying what we do have - right now, t...	Pythonpappy	0	333	Jul 31, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Question: The phenomenon of craving (Preview) I have heard the phenomenon of craving described as the following: once you take the first drink, you have no ability to determine how many will follow. Could be 3, could be 15, depending on what day you catch us. I have also heard it described as the following: once you take the first drink, you alwa...	poi77	33	2794	Jul 31, 2013 by Tanin
	Today's Gift 07-28 (Preview) Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. --Step Eleven of AA and Al-Anon"... praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out&quo...	Pythonpappy	2	311	Jul 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Ways of Coping (Preview) I feel a little bit like karma has got my number. Now that I've been sober for 168 days (but who is counting?) I am finding that I loathe being around drunk people. Part of me feels sad for them, part of me is annoyed by them, part of me is mildly envious that they do not appear to be going through the hell that I...	AdamMoz	10	814	Jul 30, 2013 by Mr_David
	sponsors (Preview) I am a single female. I want to know if it is a good idea to have a single male as a sponsor? Need an answer ASAP.	zooie	6	500	Jul 30, 2013 by Rob84
	Step 1. Why I am Powerless over Alcohol (Preview) I did an exercise yesterday for my sponsor-writing down the reasons I feel I'm powerless over Alcohol. - If I have just one drink, I will want more every time. Even if I limit myself, I still want more to the point of intoxication. - I develop cravings after breakfast, and many times end up drinking by no...	Ironman	6	1266	Jul 30, 2013 by Mr_David
	What the heck is balance?? (Preview) Though I have only been sober for a relatively short time of 14 months, I've noticed several stages to my sobriety thus far. The first was pretty frantic and muddled. I was a complete mess physically. My emotions were similar to both a roller coaster and a freight train. I worked 2 full time jobs while go...	Col	4	672	Jul 30, 2013 by Mike D
	Secrets of the World Class (Preview) This is just 3 minutes and what I consider a must see ... it's part of the 'changing my thinking' that AA has taught me to take action to accomplish ... enjoy:	Pythonpappy	1	400	Jul 29, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 29 "Great modesty and humility are needed by every AA for his own permanent recovery. If these virtues are such vital needs to the individual, so must they be to AA as a whole."	Mike B.	1	323	Jul 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly Thought (Preview) Weekly Quote"How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?" -Author UnknownWeekly ThoughtA poverty-stricken elderly woman in Europe complained that her wealthy son in America was cruel and ungrateful. "Does he never send you any money...	Pythonpappy	1	360	Jul 29, 2013 by Mr_David
	Precious gem found in a meeting (Preview) A gentleman shared something in a meeting yesterday that caused me to want to jump up and give him a kiss. Since kissing guys isn't normally my thing, I thought I'd pass along his share: If I get wheeled in here tomorrow in a wheelchair because I've lost my legs between now and then, I need you all to come u...	Angell	4	409	Jul 29, 2013 by Mr_David
	Fasting (Preview) I cannot belive how far I have come along, I went from a point of no control over myself or alcohol to having complete control of what goes inside of my body. I have even put myself to the test of working back in the bar scene and still not picking up that drink. My girlfriend is Muslim and I thought I would t...	mandm	27	896	Jul 29, 2013 by GoJo
	Addictive Personality (Preview) I think its insane how we have such addictive personalities, tonight I found myself bored a Saturday night not alot to do for a guy in the city that isn't around drinking. I haven't drank for quite a few months now, tonight having the night to myself, the gf is out of town doing some sort of family dinner. F...	mandm	23	1070	Jul 28, 2013 by justadrunk
	5 years out there, Returning (Now 85 Days In) (Preview) Hi Gang: I have returned. My brain told me I was "cured" after over a year sober, and that was just dumb. Lost connection to the program after my divorce and have been in the "controlled" drinking test for 5 years. Anyway, glad to be back in the program and working the steps. ...	Ironman	14	715	Jul 28, 2013 by Philipld
	Take a 2 minute break and watch some Magic!!! (Preview) I still don't see how this is possible!!!	Pythonpappy	0	336	Jul 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Alcoholics Anonymous: The Name (Preview) Here's some interesting background on the name "Alcoholics Anonymous," posted over at AA History Lovers Yahoo group, a forum I heartily recommend for anyone interested in the rich history and program development of AA.May 20, 1938 -- the writing of the Big Book began.June 15 1938 --Loi...	Tanin	2	2449	Jul 28, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Thoughts (Preview)	Bob K	0	359	Jul 27, 2013 by Bob K
	Today's Gift 07-27 (Preview) Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. --Georgette VickstromWe must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now. However, being willing to change is often easier than doing it. One of the biggest changes most of us need to make is le...	Pythonpappy	5	431	Jul 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Learning how to de-escalate. (Preview) Good Morning MIP!! I came from the original loud family. People came over to my house and wondered why we were all yelling at each other. They would say, "why are you guys so mad at each other, wow, who did what to whom?" I would respond, "we're not mad at each other at all we're just tal...	Pablomoses	2	518	Jul 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Clear and blessed (Preview) Some bit ago - my children were off doing child like things, that I too must admit I rather enjoy. We made some blanket forts, and set up a home made carnival in the front room. We were rained out of the one we were looking forward to Sunday. Imagine the children's eyes as the lightening struck, and the t...	justadrunk	4	558	Jul 27, 2013 by jj
	The only requirement for A.A. membership (Preview) Is a desire to stop drinking. So I picked up a sponcee about 4 months ago. Vietnam vet in his mid 60's, divorced, lonely and feeling somewhat separated from his family due to circumstances. He really jumped into the steps, service work, seems to love the group and program, and was about to do his 5th s...	Rob84	23	811	Jul 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Moving to a new city (Preview) Hi all, I've recently moved, so I haven't been around the site as much. I hope to rectify that! I'd love to hear some ESH about moving to a new city and discovering new meetings. I didn't realize how comfortable I'd gotten in my regular meetings in my old city. I've been trying out lots of different meetin...	RubyTues	3	620	Jul 27, 2013 by Frodo
	Today's Gift 07-26 (Preview) It does make a difference what you call things.--Kate Douglas WigginMost of us think of dandelions as weeds. We buy special tools and poisons when they crop up and complain about them as surely as we welcome the spring that brings them.Yet is there anything more lovely than a sea of yellow dandelions b...	Pythonpappy	5	407	Jul 26, 2013 by Pablomoses
	My dog Max, doing good! (Preview) Hi Everyone, My dog, Max, who most know I was taking to the vet several times last week, in a limp, comatose kinda state, and where he stayed a few nights is doing good. He is hypoglucenic and it was causing his sugar (glucose) level to bottom out and take him down to a very dangerous state. I mistakenly...	John	6	474	Jul 26, 2013 by Stepchild
	How are YOU celebrating National Tequila Day? (Preview) I think I'll go to a meeting.	Q	13	619	Jul 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Drinking for the effect (Preview) Drank some fermented tea this morning. Non alcoholic, but tasted very much like beer - and also had the color, fizzy and smell of beer. Was not pleasant. Chugged it down as if beer because I wanted the health benefits - and it was exactly like chugging the beers down a little over a year ago - for the ment...	justadrunk	8	732	Jul 26, 2013 by Sports dude
	Why? (Preview) I have been spending a VERY long time trying to figure out why I have this thing alcoholism. Looking at my codependency - my adult child issues - my PTSD issues - the role postpartum depression has had on my drinking etc etc. In doing so - I feel worse and worse. Then as I read another point of view on 'why...	justadrunk	15	815	Jul 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thanks for keeping the light on (Preview) Hello MIP, it's been a while. I check the board pretty much daily, but haven't posted forever. Right now I'm on the on the Oregon Coast, freezing my butt off as I listen to the waves crash and some frogs croaking. I am homeward bound from a visit to family in Northern California, Redding, actually. It was...	nezyb	9	551	Jul 26, 2013 by Rob84
	Sponsors (Preview) Sponsors! A man in a hot air balloon realizes that he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man below. He goes closer and yells out, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend that I would meet him a half and hour ago, but I don't know where I am!" The man below says, "Yes, you are in a ho...	Bob K	7	579	Jul 26, 2013 by Rob84
	Grapevine (Preview) July 25 "If all I have is a dollar in my pocket and I'm at a meeting, logic tells me to save it for myself for later. If I give it to AA, and have faith in the process, it will come back to me in ways I can't even imagine."	Mike B.	2	342	Jul 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 07-25 (Preview) I've given up the truth to those I've tried to please... and now it's my turn. --Diana Ross (Michael Masser/Carole Bayer Sager) Sacrificing our rights often results in other people mistreating us. We deny our own importance if we say yes when we mean no. Saying no doesn't mean we reject the other perso...	Pythonpappy	3	345	Jul 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Opposite sex sponsor (Preview) I have a feeling I'm going to get crapped on about this but here goes. My temporary sponsor is a girl...an attractive girl. I shared at a meeting, explained that I was just "coming back" and at the break she asked me if I needed some help getting started, going through the big book, etc. I said y...	TipsyMcstagger	48	7565	Jul 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Worse thing you did (Preview) What is the worse thing you did while drinking I tore up a bathroom at a tire place. I put toilet paper all over the floor,destroyed the plants, plugged sink up and ran water. About an hr later the company called to ask what they could have done to offend me. Of course I lied and acted mad that they were acc...	Bodyunderconstruction	14	696	Jul 25, 2013 by missyj
	Today's Gift 07-23 (Preview) Being humiliated is not the same as having humility. We have all suffered humiliation. Perhaps a spouse ridiculed us in public or a parent's disorderly conduct shamed us in front of our friends. Perhaps a boss criticized us in front of co-workers. However, we could have refused to let our egos be inju...	Pythonpappy	4	304	Jul 25, 2013 by Q
	Meetings (Preview) Like to hear peoples take on meetings. I happen to like them. My first three months I needed them badly as I didn't have the steps behind me to keep me sober. Two to three a day was the norm for me....And I went every day to at least one for my first six months. They told me to do 90 in 90 and I more than doubled th...	Stepchild	26	883	Jul 25, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift 07-24 (Preview) No day is like any other day. Isn't that interesting? And you never know what the next day will bring, and that's exciting. --Alpha English Alpha has not lost her zest for life. Although nearly ninety, she nurtures a young mind and a wise heart. Her attitude influences those around her too, making the...	Pythonpappy	1	302	Jul 24, 2013 by Mike B.
	George Carlin on Alcoholism (Preview) I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY	mandm	4	2361	Jul 24, 2013 by mandm
	Did I...? (Preview) So I'm out walking around today, running errands and enjoying the perfect weather. As I'm walking down the road, I run into a gentleman who frequents one of my old regular bars. We chit chat for a minute before he asks "so, are you still a yoga instructor?". WHAT?!? Did I really tell this dude...	Col	14	637	Jul 24, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Return of the "Normies" (Preview) Last night my wife and I decided to catch up with a friend of ours who lives in the area. Normally our spending time together consists of grabbing lunch or going for a walk, but last night we decided to get some food at a restaurant. I of course ordered a seltzer water (with lime) while my two acquaintances...	AdamMoz	13	835	Jul 24, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Grapevine (Preview) July 24 "At my very first AA meeting ... I heard words of love, understanding and compassion ... I believe the hand of God reached down at that meeting and healed me. For from that day thirty-eight years ago to this, I have not had a desire to drink or escape from reality again."	Mike B.	1	283	Jul 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Explaining my recovery to my wife (Preview) I mentioned in passing to my wife that yesterday was my "1 month" anniversary. She observed that I didn't seem to have suffered at all. I agreed that I had not suffered at all. So she popped back with a question/statement, "So you're not like a real bad alcoholic?" That gave m...	Troy	15	692	Jul 24, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	George Carlin on Alcoholism (Preview) I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY	mandm	0	426	Jul 23, 2013 by mandm
	Death on death's terms (Preview) It seems slightly less than appropriate to post this here as it has nothing to do with my alcoholism, nor is there any danger of drinking over it but I just found out that my father is dying. My wife and I were planning a trip to see him when she got off parole in 16 months and now...well, that's just not goin...	Angell	6	708	Jul 23, 2013 by Insanicdrunk
	Are you a Creationist or an Evolutionist ? (Preview) In a time when many of us sit and ponder just how we came into being, we consider evolution, and we consider Divine providence ... In the Beginning! ... ??? ... ... ... In doing this we generally think there may, or must, have been a 'Higher Power' in play, or at work here ... we will typically wonder: 'How...	Pythonpappy	3	643	Jul 24, 2013 by Q
	Relapse after 25 yrs (Preview) I was sober from Sep 1985 until sometime 2011. Then suddenly I drank some wine, felt very good and drunk some more and still felt good. No binge-drinking, tried to keep it under control, even if I know that it will be more and more. But I kept drinking very seldom. I have been working with educating super...	runediva	19	668	Jul 23, 2013 by RubyTues
	Grapevine (Preview) July 23 "Our fellowship has been permitted to achieve -- though still in miniature -- the 'one world' dream of philosophers. Ours is a world in which we can hotly differ, yet never think of schism or conflict as a solution."	Mike B.	2	564	Jul 23, 2013 by Stepchild
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 22, 2013 Quote of the Week "The degree of my anxiety is a measure ofmy distance from God." Before recovery, anxiety was the master of my life. Without a relationship with God, I faced life alone and was in constant fear of not getting my needs met or of losing something I had so despe...	Pythonpappy	4	487	Jul 23, 2013 by Mike B.
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