Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I called your house the other day and was told you were down at your favorite biker bar with some friends.I wasn't sure where that was, but was told I wouldn't have much trouble finding it. Sure enough, I drove just a couple blocks and there it was... There is nothing like the feel of the sun on your face a...

justadrunk · justadrunk

They told me when I got here, that I never had to drink again. That seemed overwhelming!!!! I remember at my first meeting, someone mentioned they had 22 days of sobriety. I was SHOCKED! She stayed sober for 22 days WHAT THE????? Then some others said they were sober years and decades and I just flat out d...

justadrunk · justadrunk

kWednesday, June 26, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Surviving Slumps A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery...

Jerry F · Jerry F

this morning. Got to where I work and sat down among all the others gabbing and smoking waiting for their work to start. The guy I sat next to is also a recovering brother and he took one look at me and asked..."What's up with you"? I know better today than to try to bs another bs...er and so...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Impulsive reactions never benefit us. Immediate responses to every situation aren't necessary. But sometimes we make snap decisions because we fear looking inadequate or stupid. Unfortunately, because we don't pause long enough to think through a response or to ask God for guidance, we often do...

poi77 · poi77

Hi, I am having trouble with the question: am I an alcoholic? I do know that nobody can diagnose me besides myself - but I am very interested in the feedback of experienced people in/around recovery, so please help.. I would really appreciate it. First, I do know that I am an addict. I started workin...

justadrunk · justadrunk

May 3, 2013 17:02:32 I am in a season of my life right now where I feel bone-tired almost all of the time. Ragged, how-am-I-going-to-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-day, eyes burning exhausted. I have three boys ages 5 and under. I'm not complaining about that. Well, maybe I am a little bit. But I know tha...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the rewards that would be mine when I first contemplated turning my life and will over to the care of God, as I understand God. Now I can rejoice in the blessing of my own recovery, as well as the recoveries of countless others who have fo...

gonee · gonee

"Lord manage my life because, I can't manage it myself." I read this in a book the other day.

pinkchip · pinkchip

I went to one of my regular meetings and the topic brought up was having to do with God and our HP. Most people did not "censor" and state HP instead of "God" when sharing or did not say "My HP that I chose to call God." Of course there is one atheist in the bunch who does ha...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 25 "Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today."

mandm · mandm

Hey everyone its been awhile since i've been active on this board. Still sober haven't had a drink since I can remember. I've been busy , I ended up taking on another job as Head chef for a new resturant, and its been alot of fun. I'm known for Soda water, after my shift i'll sit down and have a quick soda wate...

gonee · gonee

When I knew not who God was, this was my prayer. I desperately needed serenity or I would have gone mad. The 1st step deflated my ego and allowed God to intervene in what was a wreck of a life. The only thing I could utter was this prayer, and it kept me alive until I could grasp bigger truths about God.The Ful...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What I said never changed anybody; what they understood did. --Paul. P. How often have we given our all to change somebody else? How frantically have we tried to force a loved one to see the light? How hopelessly have we watched a destructive pattern - perhaps a pattern we know well from personal experi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 24 "Older AAs who know the record are unanimous in their feeling that an intelligence greater than ours has surely been at work, else we could never have avoided so many pitfalls, could never have been so happily related to our millions of friends in the outside world."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 24, 2013 Quote of the Week "Relapse begins a long time before you pick up that first drink or drug." I'm a three meeting minimum a week kind of guy. Anything below that and I begin feeling, well, kind of vulnerable. Oh, not that I'm going to pick up and use, but vulnerable to what m...

justadrunk · justadrunk

gonee · gonee

A lady walks up to me in a meeting today to invite me to her husband's 1st thanksgiving. I say thank you and then she asks me whether I remember taking her to an Alanon meeting 15 years ago. My wife says yes we did, but I have no recollection of this. I always say that some plant the seed, some water it but God ma...

Celestial65 · Celestial65

I don't understand it at all and now, after almost 2 years of absolute sobriety I took a small sip of wine last night! 2 and half years ago I married into a blended family. Our kids are teens and last night I was just taking it easy after a long 2 days at work. As typical, my husband got the urge to go get somet...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Captain, ... glad you found us ... Sobriety ??? ... 'Today' is as good a day as any to start!!!

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

I've been reading a lot of "feeling uncomfortable with my group" posts lately, and I know exactly how the authors feel. I am in a group that I have absolutely nothing in common with. I'm poor and struggling, a person who didn't have much to lose but lost everything, and can't find any direc...

Chaya · Chaya

So guys, I spoke at the big speaker meeting in my area last night and it was incredible. I had been so frightened but I just asked G-d to help me with my fear of not being good enough and to be there with me up at the podium. What was amazing was how great it felt to share with a room of so many other alcoholics. Th...

Bob K · Bob K

I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking. My name is I AM! He paused. I waited. He continued.When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was.When you live in the future with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What happens to us is not as important as how we respond. The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...

MiddleRoad · MiddleRoad

This is a great forum. Can anyone tell me about some other forums I might enjoy - relating to AA and recovery.

fiestalady · fiestalady

Hi...I had 105 days sobriety in, but I recently had a slip. I am attending an AA mtg tonight. Do I need to "confess" this slip?

justadrunk · justadrunk

I did a 5th step with the sponsee that I've had since I was 6 months sober. She's been relapsing the whole time - now has 3 months and experienced the 5th step the way it was meant to be (I felt it anyway). It went really well and I almost heard audible clicks : ) I do hope that God has chosen this to be her time....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge. --Moses Luzzatto This program promises many rewards for those who follow it, but it does not promise to be easy. We search our conscience for resentments and face them. None of us can progress in our recovery while holding o...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Wednesday, June 19, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Making Life Easier Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affa...

Mr_David · Q

Missed an appointment with someone, work-related. It just flew out of my head, and I stood them up. It's not a huge deal because I apologized and rescheduled, but I'm overly-sensitive to my mistakes. They remind me that this was a pattern when I was drunk, and I have a difficult time letting go of the gui...

Bob K · Bob K

Lesson From Exchanging PenniesIf you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent, and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas. -- Edited by Bob K on Wednesday 19th of June 2013 06...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come. 'Tis grace that hath brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.' --John Newton Today and always, let joy be your compass. When choosing a direction in life, choose the path of your heart. Do what you love, follow your bliss. Fun is a...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 20 "When we reach a maximum in understanding, we know how very much we shall never understand."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have been told that I need to find a sponsor asap. I have been sober for 22 days today. This intimidates me so much, but I never had one before when I was in AA and I hear at the meetings that without a sponsor it is hard to have success in this program. I don't know how to go about this. I know I need to find a wom...

mikef · mikef

Morning and blessings of this day! After many applications and searching for part time employment, finally got a call from OFFICE DEPOT to come in for online assessment 2nd stage of interview.Excited because haven;t worked since retired last april from a job I held for 34 years, before we moved to Fl...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Someone the other day described me as 'fun'. I was so worried when I stopped drinking that I wouldn't be any fun anymore. What I've realized is that when I was drinking I was fun at parties (until the moment when I was a gong show), now I am fun the rest of the time. Freedom, right? Have a good 24, all!

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 21 "Imperfection offers me the freedom of a million potentials."

Mr_David · Q

In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. << << << >> >> >> My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as though I were at t...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I picked up this journal which I am going to use on my new "journey". When I bought this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't pay any attention to the quote on the cover, I just purchased it at a yard sale and thought since it hadn't been used, it would be good to jot down things I learned along the way. It...

gonee · gonee

I saw this slogan at a group recently. For me it stated all the traditions and steps in one go. I thought about this in my own life, and I realised that self will runs a riot sometimes. God has to be in charge for me otherwise my peace and serenity is affected.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it. --Archibald. MacLeish Many of us have lived double lives. There were public selves whom others knew, and private selves whom no one met. It was a compulsive world, and both sides were false. Many of us grew up in addicted families and learn...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I'll try to make this short....I've been an alcoholic for 30+ years. This is my third attempt in last five years at trying to get straight. I have been living with a man during this time. Thought it was "true love". We are both alcoholics...met in a bar...need I say more? The alcohol has reall...

gonee · gonee

Last night I was unable to sleep no matter how hard I tried. My mind would not switch off. I tried breathing exercises, physical exercise to no avail. Eventually I just got into bed and asked God to clear all memory. When I got up this morning, I felt like I had a blackout sleep. I cannot recall what time I sl...

Pauliene M · Pauliene M

I haven't been on here for a while...I think I joined when I started treatment. I cannot believe how much has changed since then. I'm doing pretty good but have been dealing with some painful things in treatment. Learning to deal with my emotions....oh how that can be tough but willing to go to any l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Having realistic expectations. Sometimes we expect much too much of people and things. We will never be happy if we expect our doctor to work instant cures or if we blame our teacher for what we failed to learn. We need to examine what's realistic to expect of others and what we are responsible for ourse...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 15, 2013 Quote of the Week "The only thing worse than my problemsare my solutions to them." Before recovery, I couldn't understand why my life wasn't getting better despite what I did to fix it. If my boss was a jerk, I'd quit. If my girlfriend wasn't paying attentio...

Col · Col

A friend of mine in the program said this to me recenty as I was carrying on about how imperfect I am, and my plans to change this. Im not always aware of my habit of doing this- I need it to be pointed out. I understand the theory of 'progress not perfection', and it sounds great.. In theory. I tend to hold mys...

Jerry F · Q

Personality Change It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without u...

pinkchip · pinkchip

My partner and I went out to a gathering and it was a party for someone at a restaurant. I thought "Cool. A dinner thing. Sounds nice." Okay, so we get there and they are waiting for an hour to seat us and I don't know the reason, but in that time all that is going on is people slamming mojitos a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Quote Let your love grow as God wants it to grow. Seek goodness in others. Love more persons more. Love them more impersonally, more unselfishly, without thought of return. The return, never fear, will take care of itself. -Henry DrummondWeekly Thought Have you ever noticed that we tend to b...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Humor - Getting Old (Preview) I called your house the other day and was told you were down at your favorite biker bar with some friends.I wasn't sure where that was, but was told I wouldn't have much trouble finding it. Sure enough, I drove just a couple blocks and there it was... There is nothing like the feel of the sun on your face a...	Pythonpappy	8	493	Jun 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Promises (Preview) They told me when I got here, that I never had to drink again. That seemed overwhelming!!!! I remember at my first meeting, someone mentioned they had 22 days of sobriety. I was SHOCKED! She stayed sober for 22 days WHAT THE????? Then some others said they were sober years and decades and I just flat out d...	justadrunk	4	522	Jun 26, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Thought for the day (Preview) kWednesday, June 26, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Surviving Slumps A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery...	justadrunk	4	523	Jun 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Needed a stadium (Preview) this morning. Got to where I work and sat down among all the others gabbing and smoking waiting for their work to start. The guy I sat next to is also a recovering brother and he took one look at me and asked..."What's up with you"? I know better today than to try to bs another bs...er and so...	Jerry F	1	391	Jun 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-26 (Preview) Impulsive reactions never benefit us. Immediate responses to every situation aren't necessary. But sometimes we make snap decisions because we fear looking inadequate or stupid. Unfortunately, because we don't pause long enough to think through a response or to ask God for guidance, we often do...	Pythonpappy	2	320	Jun 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	Am I an alcoholic? (help) (Preview) Hi, I am having trouble with the question: am I an alcoholic? I do know that nobody can diagnose me besides myself - but I am very interested in the feedback of experienced people in/around recovery, so please help.. I would really appreciate it. First, I do know that I am an addict. I started workin...	poi77	29	1060	Jun 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	This has nothing to do with alcoholism : The Huffington Post (Preview) May 3, 2013 17:02:32 I am in a season of my life right now where I feel bone-tired almost all of the time. Ragged, how-am-I-going-to-make-it-to-the-end-of-the-day, eyes burning exhausted. I have three boys ages 5 and under. I'm not complaining about that. Well, maybe I am a little bit. But I know tha...	justadrunk	4	501	Jun 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-25 (Preview) Reflection for the Day Not in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the rewards that would be mine when I first contemplated turning my life and will over to the care of God, as I understand God. Now I can rejoice in the blessing of my own recovery, as well as the recoveries of countless others who have fo...	Pythonpappy	3	369	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Step 1 prayer. (Preview) "Lord manage my life because, I can't manage it myself." I read this in a book the other day.	gonee	2	2382	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	God Talk (Preview) I went to one of my regular meetings and the topic brought up was having to do with God and our HP. Most people did not "censor" and state HP instead of "God" when sharing or did not say "My HP that I chose to call God." Of course there is one atheist in the bunch who does ha...	pinkchip	11	632	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 25 "Our mistakes of yesterday can be stepping stones for tomorrow if we do something about them today."	Mike B.	2	302	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Soda water Chef (Preview) Hey everyone its been awhile since i've been active on this board. Still sober haven't had a drink since I can remember. I've been busy , I ended up taking on another job as Head chef for a new resturant, and its been alot of fun. I'm known for Soda water, after my shift i'll sit down and have a quick soda wate...	mandm	7	1195	Jun 25, 2013 by mandm
	The Serenity prayer. (Preview) When I knew not who God was, this was my prayer. I desperately needed serenity or I would have gone mad. The 1st step deflated my ego and allowed God to intervene in what was a wreck of a life. The only thing I could utter was this prayer, and it kept me alive until I could grasp bigger truths about God.The Ful...	gonee	1	386	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 06-24 (Preview) What I said never changed anybody; what they understood did. --Paul. P. How often have we given our all to change somebody else? How frantically have we tried to force a loved one to see the light? How hopelessly have we watched a destructive pattern - perhaps a pattern we know well from personal experi...	Pythonpappy	3	304	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Grapevine (Preview) June 24 "Older AAs who know the record are unanimous in their feeling that an intelligence greater than ours has surely been at work, else we could never have avoided so many pitfalls, could never have been so happily related to our millions of friends in the outside world."	Mike B.	2	284	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 24, 2013 Quote of the Week "Relapse begins a long time before you pick up that first drink or drug." I'm a three meeting minimum a week kind of guy. Anything below that and I begin feeling, well, kind of vulnerable. Oh, not that I'm going to pick up and use, but vulnerable to what m...	Pythonpappy	3	415	Jun 25, 2013 by gonee
	I am alcoholic. (Preview)	justadrunk	5	409	Jun 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The seed was planted. (Preview) A lady walks up to me in a meeting today to invite me to her husband's 1st thanksgiving. I say thank you and then she asks me whether I remember taking her to an Alanon meeting 15 years ago. My wife says yes we did, but I have no recollection of this. I always say that some plant the seed, some water it but God ma...	gonee	3	361	Jun 25, 2013 by justadrunk
	He tried to get me to Drink (Preview) I don't understand it at all and now, after almost 2 years of absolute sobriety I took a small sip of wine last night! 2 and half years ago I married into a blended family. Our kids are teens and last night I was just taking it easy after a long 2 days at work. As typical, my husband got the urge to go get somet...	Celestial65	8	489	Jun 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	Welcome Captain Jim (Preview) Welcome to MIP Captain, ... glad you found us ... Sobriety ??? ... 'Today' is as good a day as any to start!!!	Pythonpappy	2	312	Jun 24, 2013 by Mike B.
	How do I "Break Up" With My Home Group? (Preview) I've been reading a lot of "feeling uncomfortable with my group" posts lately, and I know exactly how the authors feel. I am in a group that I have absolutely nothing in common with. I'm poor and struggling, a person who didn't have much to lose but lost everything, and can't find any direc...	AlcoHater	26	3875	Jun 24, 2013 by Sports dude
	Speaker Meeting (Preview) So guys, I spoke at the big speaker meeting in my area last night and it was incredible. I had been so frightened but I just asked G-d to help me with my fear of not being good enough and to be there with me up at the podium. What was amazing was how great it felt to share with a room of so many other alcoholics. Th...	Chaya	5	484	Jun 24, 2013 by gonee
	I Am (Preview) I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking. My name is I AM! He paused. I waited. He continued.When you live in the past with its mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was.When you live in the future with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am n...	Bob K	3	369	Jun 24, 2013 by gonee
	Today's Gift 06-23 (Preview) What happens to us is not as important as how we respond. The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...	Pythonpappy	0	296	Jun 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Other AA Forums (Preview) This is a great forum. Can anyone tell me about some other forums I might enjoy - relating to AA and recovery.	MiddleRoad	4	718	Jun 23, 2013 by leeu
	Do I tell someone? (Preview) Hi...I had 105 days sobriety in, but I recently had a slip. I am attending an AA mtg tonight. Do I need to "confess" this slip?	fiestalady	12	631	Jun 23, 2013 by Sports dude
	Feeling loved by HP (Preview) I did a 5th step with the sponsee that I've had since I was 6 months sober. She's been relapsing the whole time - now has 3 months and experienced the 5th step the way it was meant to be (I felt it anyway). It went really well and I almost heard audible clicks : ) I do hope that God has chosen this to be her time....	justadrunk	5	884	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-19 (Preview) The human heart in its perversity finds it hard to escape hatred and revenge. --Moses Luzzatto This program promises many rewards for those who follow it, but it does not promise to be easy. We search our conscience for resentments and face them. None of us can progress in our recovery while holding o...	Pythonpappy	2	828	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Thought for the day (Preview) Wednesday, June 19, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Making Life Easier Life doesn't have to be hard. Yes, there are times we need to endure, struggle through, and rely on our survival skills. But we don't have to make life, growth, recovery, change, or our day-to-day affa...	justadrunk	5	1146	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Ugh. I dropped the ball. (Preview) Missed an appointment with someone, work-related. It just flew out of my head, and I stood them up. It's not a huge deal because I apologized and rescheduled, but I'm overly-sensitive to my mistakes. They remind me that this was a pattern when I was drunk, and I have a difficult time letting go of the gui...	Q	6	1139	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Lessons from exchanging pennies (Preview) Lesson From Exchanging PenniesIf you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent, and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas. -- Edited by Bob K on Wednesday 19th of June 2013 06...	Bob K	2	865	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-20 (Preview) Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come. 'Tis grace that hath brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home.' --John Newton Today and always, let joy be your compass. When choosing a direction in life, choose the path of your heart. Do what you love, follow your bliss. Fun is a...	Pythonpappy	5	903	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) June 20 "When we reach a maximum in understanding, we know how very much we shall never understand."	Mike B.	2	861	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	I Need to Find A Sponsor....Any Advice? (Preview) I have been told that I need to find a sponsor asap. I have been sober for 22 days today. This intimidates me so much, but I never had one before when I was in AA and I hear at the meetings that without a sponsor it is hard to have success in this program. I don't know how to go about this. I know I need to find a wom...	betterthanyesterday52	9	1061	Jun 22, 2013 by Mr_David
	More to be revealed (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! After many applications and searching for part time employment, finally got a call from OFFICE DEPOT to come in for online assessment 2nd stage of interview.Excited because haven;t worked since retired last april from a job I held for 34 years, before we moved to Fl...	mikef	9	1059	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	We are not a glum lot (Preview) Someone the other day described me as 'fun'. I was so worried when I stopped drinking that I wouldn't be any fun anymore. What I've realized is that when I was drinking I was fun at parties (until the moment when I was a gong show), now I am fun the rest of the time. Freedom, right? Have a good 24, all!	RubyTues	3	977	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) June 21 "Imperfection offers me the freedom of a million potentials."	Mike B.	2	789	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	As Bill Sees It 2 (Preview) In God's Hands When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned. << << << >> >> >> My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as though I were at t...	Q	5	1068	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	I Love This Quote... (Preview) I picked up this journal which I am going to use on my new "journey". When I bought this a couple of weeks ago, I didn't pay any attention to the quote on the cover, I just purchased it at a yard sale and thought since it hadn't been used, it would be good to jot down things I learned along the way. It...	betterthanyesterday52	4	912	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	"Relax God is in charge." (Preview) I saw this slogan at a group recently. For me it stated all the traditions and steps in one go. I thought about this in my own life, and I realised that self will runs a riot sometimes. God has to be in charge for me otherwise my peace and serenity is affected.	gonee	4	1098	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 06-22 (Preview) Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it. --Archibald. MacLeish Many of us have lived double lives. There were public selves whom others knew, and private selves whom no one met. It was a compulsive world, and both sides were false. Many of us grew up in addicted families and learn...	Pythonpappy	3	310	Jun 23, 2013 by Mr_David
	Need Advice From You Seasoned AAer's (Preview) I'll try to make this short....I've been an alcoholic for 30+ years. This is my third attempt in last five years at trying to get straight. I have been living with a man during this time. Thought it was "true love". We are both alcoholics...met in a bar...need I say more? The alcohol has reall...	betterthanyesterday52	29	1387	Jun 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just some thoughts on prayer. (Preview) Last night I was unable to sleep no matter how hard I tried. My mind would not switch off. I tried breathing exercises, physical exercise to no avail. Eventually I just got into bed and asked God to clear all memory. When I got up this morning, I felt like I had a blackout sleep. I cannot recall what time I sl...	gonee	12	1108	Jun 23, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	60 days (Preview) I haven't been on here for a while...I think I joined when I started treatment. I cannot believe how much has changed since then. I'm doing pretty good but have been dealing with some painful things in treatment. Learning to deal with my emotions....oh how that can be tough but willing to go to any l...	Pauliene M	11	462	Jun 22, 2013 by RubyTues
	Today's Gift 04-16 (Preview) Having realistic expectations. Sometimes we expect much too much of people and things. We will never be happy if we expect our doctor to work instant cures or if we blame our teacher for what we failed to learn. We need to examine what's realistic to expect of others and what we are responsible for ourse...	Pythonpappy	2	909	Jun 21, 2013 by Sports dude
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 15, 2013 Quote of the Week "The only thing worse than my problemsare my solutions to them." Before recovery, I couldn't understand why my life wasn't getting better despite what I did to fix it. If my boss was a jerk, I'd quit. If my girlfriend wasn't paying attentio...	Pythonpappy	3	349	Jun 20, 2013 by Sports dude
	Don't let perfection get in the way of the good (Preview) A friend of mine in the program said this to me recenty as I was carrying on about how imperfect I am, and my plans to change this. Im not always aware of my habit of doing this- I need it to be pointed out. I understand the theory of 'progress not perfection', and it sounds great.. In theory. I tend to hold mys...	Col	9	1260	Jun 20, 2013 by vixen
	As Bill Sees It 1 (Preview) Personality Change It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without u...	Q	5	1732	Jun 20, 2013 by Jerry F
	One situation that continues to annoy me - feedback welcome (Preview) My partner and I went out to a gathering and it was a party for someone at a restaurant. I thought "Cool. A dinner thing. Sounds nice." Okay, so we get there and they are waiting for an hour to seat us and I don't know the reason, but in that time all that is going on is people slamming mojitos a...	pinkchip	16	836	Jun 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly Thought (Preview) Weekly Quote Let your love grow as God wants it to grow. Seek goodness in others. Love more persons more. Love them more impersonally, more unselfishly, without thought of return. The return, never fear, will take care of itself. -Henry DrummondWeekly Thought Have you ever noticed that we tend to b...	Pythonpappy	4	389	Jun 19, 2013 by Q
«First < 1 … 156 157 158 159 160 … 524 > Last» \| Page of 524 sorted by