Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Halloween SafetyHappy Halloween, have fun and be safe!!!!! I hope this turned out ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 24th of October 2012 08:06:42 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the Day Many people are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

After posting a few comments yesterday, I went to the st9re and came down with a severe headache ... after much arguing with the wife, went to hosptal ... had mild 'stroke' ... taking me f9rever to post .. ths is my 2nd try ... 'righjt hand and arm are fightinmg my every command ... left arm okay ... w8ill...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So anyway, I was off and on that hell-ish stuff for the better part of 3 weeks. I have been off 6 days and feel weak but overall good. I talked with St Pete Dean by PM and he suggested 1/2 doses so I went to 1/4 doses, and I seem to have my "happy" back. It is incredable to me that our pre-dispositi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 22, 2012 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination" Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "...

SteveP · SteveP

...from Lana dey Rey, who I understand is a pop star. Let's just say that I don't know much about pop music, I don't in fact know her music and I have no idea if she's in the Fellowship (and would of course not break her anonymity if I did)....but I do know *exactly* what she's saying: "I was a big drink...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One ChoiceOne... One tree can start a forest, One smile can begin a friendship, One hand can lift a soul, One word can frame the goal, One candle can wipe out darkness, One laugh can conquer gloom, One hope can raise our spirits, And...one choice can change your life. Think about that. One choice, just o...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it. Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic is another matter. After all, we have used shame quite successfully to get our way on occasion, intimidation sometime...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he justcleaned the whole house. (This was me as an active drinker!!!)

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

This is a quote that a friend sent me thought it was worth sharing. "Though I know intellectually how vulnerable I am to pride and power, I am the last one to know when I succumb to their seduction. That's why spiritual Lone Rangers are so dangerous - and why we must depend on trusted brothers and si...

mikef · mikef

Morning and blessings of this day! It has been evident to me for many years now that even my best laid plans do not always come to fruition.For today in the hustle to get my in-laws ready to get to our house of worship,(my mother in laws debilatating Dementia,my father -in laws now total dependance on o...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

We have begun the steps on the step work board. Please stop over and check out step 1. We will be doing a step every 2 weeks posted on Sunday. The step work board can use your support. It is through working and sharing these steps that we can maintain our sobriety.When anyone anywhere, reaches out for...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I listened to a speaker the other night who said he was a chronic relapser for years and years. Finally he got a sponsor, but was still relapsing. The sponsor kept calling him and saying "okay, what are we going to do different this time?" He said he finally stayed sober just to keep his spo...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

As of last Wednesday October 17th thanks to the help of God as I understand Him, AA and the big book I have 36 years of continous sobriety. Couldn't be happier, life is more that I ever dreamed it could be those many years back. It works if you work it.

LinBabaAgo-go · LinBabaAgo-go

Dont make a woman angry! Youve been warned. JOKE OF THE DAYA man left for work one Friday afternoon. But, being pay-day, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend partying with the boys and spending his entire pay check. When he finally appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronte...

LisaF · LisaF

Ok, this isn't about drinking... but I'm attempting to quit smoking... yesterday I got cash from hubby because I was desperate to get cigs, it was the last of our cash. Our checking account is overdrawn... he told me not to put anything on the credit card, we were about $10 away from hitting our limit. So...

bikerbill · bikerbill

......at around this time, the last alcoholic drink went down my throat as I drank my way to a police cell. I dunno how exactly it happened, but I am grateful that I ended up busted and desparate enough to make the call to the helpine the next morning. I'll go to bed sober tonight, in my own bed, in my own home...

Col · Col

Hey guys:) my sponser has asked me to give her her 3 year chip at tommorrow nights meeting. I'm totally honored and I love her tons, she's been my strength, sanity, wisdom, and inspiration throughout my short sobriety. She's truly the first person, and often only person still, that I have no fear of bei...

odat · odat

During those first few moments of consciousness as you wake up in bed, listen carefully. Sometimes it is a lie, like being resentful at someone from yesterday. Other times it is a Truth that God is bringing you. If that's the case, observe it. Let it sink in. Carry it with you for the day - it needs to be no...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADI...

Paul M · Paul M

Hello everyone, its been awhile since my last post, figure I would stop by and give ya a heads up on my progress, I'm still fighting the good fight, dont think much about drinking anymore and things are much clear on the path Im heading, been really active and doing family things, besides dreaded work, w...

davidg0405 · davidg0405

i've found it difficult to become accustomed to dealing with life situations since i've become sober, it's been 2 1/2 years and things hit me and i feel like a child sometimes cuz i don't know how to handle it properly, i hate that i am still defensive and turn things around, unlike when i drank i don't run...

maire rua · maire rua

I really need to take HALT seriously, (Hungry, left it until 9 last night to eat my main meal of the day) (Lonely: feel upset at the loss of my friend of some of the circle that I had when I first came into AA: some are not with us anymore and some have gone out : I miss them) (Tired: doing trade fairs at work that...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Laughter is an Instant VacationYou know, sometimes life just gets too serious...too busy...and too complicated. We don't mean for it to happen, but we wake up one morning to discover the fun has slipped away. A few years ago a health study determined there are 3 main reasons people can't cope in life:...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Lord, help me to understand: To let go does not mean to stop caring; it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame ano...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is a matter first of beginning - and then following through. --Richard L. Evans How many times have we started a project or a new path of living only to abandon it after a short time? We may have thought it wasn't what we wanted or there wasn't enough time. Instead of following through, we usually gave u...

leeu · leeu

To stay sober today, I must not drink today--this day, this hour, this minute, the next minute, the next five minutes, this minute, the next minute...and when the clock reaches midnight, yee haw-I "have" 24 hrs. And not a minute more. So from 12 to 12:01, I don't drink that minute. And so it g...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Suddenly, due to changed circumstances at work, I find that at the end of this month, I'll be managing 8 people instead of 2. No problem there, just need a bigger shovel........ One of the new team that I'm inheriting is a personal friend and also a member of the fellowship. I have to be clear that friends...

Tomas · Tomas

Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack to sober up at the Jitter Joint.. Jack came down the hill a few weeks later and got drunk in the first bar he saw. I was laughing so hard at my little limerick that I almost fell off my chair. I would repeat it several times to myself and burst out laughing.. The group was wa...

Closer · Closer

After years...as a bum...a psychiatric patient getting abused, abandoned, threatened...I let it go and found a job. Theres a whole lot goin on' Chain is on the door, phone calls are starting.

SteveP · SteveP

In a place that's not known for its sobriety. Last time I was there was pre-sobriety. ;) Had biz meetings for most of it and was jet-lagged like nobody's business. But went to a meeting, a small one, and was of course, right at home. Good sobriety -- one guy with 36 years another visitor with 21 years -- and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Some people grumble because the roses have thorns instead of being grateful that the thorns have roses. ***** We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves. ***** Don't look down on another person unless you are leaning over to help them up. ****...

Closer · Closer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King_Alcohol_and_his_Prime_Minister.jpg-- Edited by Closer on Friday 19th of October 2012 01:11:39 AM

jspun · jspun

I'm Gonna be staying in the City sat afternoon through tuesday morning. Looking for good AA meetings. Went to a very good one in the Mission in 08' or 09' on 24th and Florida at noon. At least I think it was this one. Would have been a good starting point to ask- really liked that one but don't get in until sa...

Col · Col

Hey all:) hit 5 months a couple days ago:) yup, I'm still around! Nothing new really, just doing my thing- work, meeting, redoing step 4 cuz I feel as though I wasn't as fearlessly searching as I could've been haha. That's alright though, cuz I think maybe at 3 months I was being a bit too ambitious by thin...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Well Aquaman (Rob) hasn't been seen on here fro a good while - but he made 1 year of continuous sobriety, one day at a time, yesterday 16th October 2012. Rock on that man!

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

I haven't posted for awhile, revamping the room my computer is in, it was unplugged for over a week. Weird, but nice. Get away from the computer and do something else. That was the beginning of it. I have been drinking the past week. After a couple of proud weeks, I started again. I feel horrible abo...

Phil · Phil

STEP THREE "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert EinsteinWe used to think we knew it all. We had grandiose ideas about ourselves. We stopped asking hard questions that could cause our fragile world of make-believe and deviousness to come crashing down. We protected our addiction by fleein...

pinkchip · pinkchip

I cut off a few folks for the interest of my sobriety when I came into the rooms. Hence, when I was getting sober, I had no friends or significant other pressuring me to drink any more at all. All my friends were pretty much from AA for a good 2 years. In that time, I have now seen, my ex come in (though not st...

Wren · Wren

This is a reading from today's Night Light, a book by Hazelden that I've had for years. I thought I'd share this one. In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer~ Albert Camus When things seem to be going badly and everyone appears to be against us, what do we see? Do we th...

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	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	525	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	348	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	4662	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	507	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	724	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	8973	Oct 24, 2012 by justadrunk
	Don't Text and Fly (2nd try) (Preview) Subject: Halloween SafetyHappy Halloween, have fun and be safe!!!!! I hope this turned out ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 24th of October 2012 08:06:42 AM	Pythonpappy	1	641	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-23 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Many people are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have...	Pythonpappy	1	248	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Sunday (yesterday) (Preview) After posting a few comments yesterday, I went to the st9re and came down with a severe headache ... after much arguing with the wife, went to hosptal ... had mild 'stroke' ... taking me f9rever to post .. ths is my 2nd try ... 'righjt hand and arm are fightinmg my every command ... left arm okay ... w8ill...	Pythonpappy	14	341	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Off the oxycodone! (Preview) So anyway, I was off and on that hell-ish stuff for the better part of 3 weeks. I have been off 6 days and feel weak but overall good. I talked with St Pete Dean by PM and he suggested 1/2 doses so I went to 1/4 doses, and I seem to have my "happy" back. It is incredable to me that our pre-dispositi...	turninggrey	15	366	Oct 23, 2012 by barisax
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 22, 2012 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination" Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program...	Pythonpappy	4	492	Oct 23, 2012 by bikerbill
	Embarrassing Situations (Preview) A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "...	Pythonpappy	14	439	Oct 23, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Good quote about drinking and not being able to stop (Preview) ...from Lana dey Rey, who I understand is a pop star. Let's just say that I don't know much about pop music, I don't in fact know her music and I have no idea if she's in the Fellowship (and would of course not break her anonymity if I did)....but I do know exactly what she's saying: "I was a big drink...	SteveP	6	510	Oct 23, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	One Choice (Preview) One ChoiceOne... One tree can start a forest, One smile can begin a friendship, One hand can lift a soul, One word can frame the goal, One candle can wipe out darkness, One laugh can conquer gloom, One hope can raise our spirits, And...one choice can change your life. Think about that. One choice, just o...	Pythonpappy	5	311	Oct 23, 2012 by odat
	Daily Reflections ~ True Tolerance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peo...	Sobrietyspell	1	286	Oct 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-22 (Preview) When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it. Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic is another matter. After all, we have used shame quite successfully to get our way on occasion, intimidation sometime...	Pythonpappy	2	251	Oct 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	A Husband (Preview) *A husband is someone who, after taking* *the trash out, gives the impression that* *he justcleaned the whole house.*** (This was me as an active drinker!!!)	Pythonpappy	28	550	Oct 22, 2012 by barisax
	Helping one another (Preview) This is a quote that a friend sent me thought it was worth sharing. "Though I know intellectually how vulnerable I am to pride and power, I am the last one to know when I succumb to their seduction. That's why spiritual Lone Rangers are so dangerous - and why we must depend on trusted brothers and si...	Dan B 76	3	309	Oct 22, 2012 by mikef
	May not be able to control the situation,but can control how I let it affect me! (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! It has been evident to me for many years now that even my best laid plans do not always come to fruition.For today in the hustle to get my in-laws ready to get to our house of worship,(my mother in laws debilatating Dementia,my father -in laws now total dependance on o...	mikef	7	467	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Step work board (Preview) We have begun the steps on the step work board. Please stop over and check out step 1. We will be doing a step every 2 weeks posted on Sunday. The step work board can use your support. It is through working and sharing these steps that we can maintain our sobriety.When anyone anywhere, reaches out for...	Dan B 76	4	348	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-21 (Preview) Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...	Pythonpappy	1	299	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	How much do you bug someone - becomming a sponsor. (Preview) I listened to a speaker the other night who said he was a chronic relapser for years and years. Finally he got a sponsor, but was still relapsing. The sponsor kept calling him and saying "okay, what are we going to do different this time?" He said he finally stayed sober just to keep his spo...	justadrunk	17	1236	Oct 22, 2012 by Rob84
	October 17, 1976 (Preview) As of last Wednesday October 17th thanks to the help of God as I understand Him, AA and the big book I have 36 years of continous sobriety. Couldn't be happier, life is more that I ever dreamed it could be those many years back. It works if you work it.	Dan B 76	16	538	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Don't make your wife mad (For Pappy) (Preview) Dont make a woman angry! Youve been warned. JOKE OF THE DAYA man left for work one Friday afternoon. But, being pay-day, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend partying with the boys and spending his entire pay check. When he finally appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronte...	LinBabaAgo-go	12	554	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	no self control (Preview) Ok, this isn't about drinking... but I'm attempting to quit smoking... yesterday I got cash from hubby because I was desperate to get cigs, it was the last of our cash. Our checking account is overdrawn... he told me not to put anything on the credit card, we were about $10 away from hitting our limit. So...	LisaF	10	474	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	6 Years ago today (Preview) ......at around this time, the last alcoholic drink went down my throat as I drank my way to a police cell. I dunno how exactly it happened, but I am grateful that I ended up busted and desparate enough to make the call to the helpine the next morning. I'll go to bed sober tonight, in my own bed, in my own home...	bikerbill	21	488	Oct 21, 2012 by Dan B 76
	My sponsers anniversary (Preview) Hey guys:) my sponser has asked me to give her her 3 year chip at tommorrow nights meeting. I'm totally honored and I love her tons, she's been my strength, sanity, wisdom, and inspiration throughout my short sobriety. She's truly the first person, and often only person still, that I have no fear of bei...	Col	6	869	Oct 21, 2012 by pinkchip
	The Truth in the Morning (Preview) During those first few moments of consciousness as you wake up in bed, listen carefully. Sometimes it is a lie, like being resentful at someone from yesterday. Other times it is a Truth that God is bringing you. If that's the case, observe it. Let it sink in. Carry it with you for the day - it needs to be no...	odat	25	468	Oct 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Comfort for Solace & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He is the bewildered one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADI...	Sobrietyspell	2	427	Oct 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Two Months and counting!! (Preview) Hello everyone, its been awhile since my last post, figure I would stop by and give ya a heads up on my progress, I'm still fighting the good fight, dont think much about drinking anymore and things are much clear on the path Im heading, been really active and doing family things, besides dreaded work, w...	Paul M	8	331	Oct 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	when life happens (Preview) i've found it difficult to become accustomed to dealing with life situations since i've become sober, it's been 2 1/2 years and things hit me and i feel like a child sometimes cuz i don't know how to handle it properly, i hate that i am still defensive and turn things around, unlike when i drank i don't run...	davidg0405	11	662	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	When will I learn (Preview) I really need to take HALT seriously, (Hungry, left it until 9 last night to eat my main meal of the day) (Lonely: feel upset at the loss of my friend of some of the circle that I had when I first came into AA: some are not with us anymore and some have gone out : I miss them) (Tired: doing trade fairs at work that...	maire rua	6	441	Oct 20, 2012 by Zoomtopz
	3 Reasons People Can't Cope with Life (Preview) Laughter is an Instant VacationYou know, sometimes life just gets too serious...too busy...and too complicated. We don't mean for it to happen, but we wake up one morning to discover the fun has slipped away. A few years ago a health study determined there are 3 main reasons people can't cope in life:...	Pythonpappy	4	797	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	What does it mean to 'Let Go'? (Preview) Lord, help me to understand: To let go does not mean to stop caring; it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame ano...	Pythonpappy	8	607	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-20 (Preview) It is a matter first of beginning - and then following through. --Richard L. Evans How many times have we started a project or a new path of living only to abandon it after a short time? We may have thought it wasn't what we wanted or there wasn't enough time. Instead of following through, we usually gave u...	Pythonpappy	1	257	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	Yesterday, today, tomorrow, and a few years from now. (Preview) To stay sober today, I must not drink today--this day, this hour, this minute, the next minute, the next five minutes, this minute, the next minute...and when the clock reaches midnight, yee haw-I "have" 24 hrs. And not a minute more. So from 12 to 12:01, I don't drink that minute. And so it g...	leeu	5	349	Oct 20, 2012 by SteveP
	This'll be a new experience for me.... (Preview) Suddenly, due to changed circumstances at work, I find that at the end of this month, I'll be managing 8 people instead of 2. No problem there, just need a bigger shovel........ One of the new team that I'm inheriting is a personal friend and also a member of the fellowship. I have to be clear that friends...	bikerbill	9	379	Oct 20, 2012 by SteveP
	The Jitter Joint (Preview) Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack to sober up at the Jitter Joint.. Jack came down the hill a few weeks later and got drunk in the first bar he saw. I was laughing so hard at my little limerick that I almost fell off my chair. I would repeat it several times to myself and burst out laughing.. The group was wa...	Tomas	3	793	Oct 20, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Hee hee hee (Preview) After years...as a bum...a psychiatric patient getting abused, abandoned, threatened...I let it go and found a job. Theres a whole lot goin on' Chain is on the door, phone calls are starting.	Closer	8	520	Oct 19, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Just got back from a 3-day biz trip (Preview) In a place that's not known for its sobriety. Last time I was there was pre-sobriety. ;) Had biz meetings for most of it and was jet-lagged like nobody's business. But went to a meeting, a small one, and was of course, right at home. Good sobriety -- one guy with 36 years another visitor with 21 years -- and...	SteveP	9	417	Oct 19, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-19 (Preview) Some people grumble because the roses have thorns instead of being grateful that the thorns have roses. *** We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves. * Don't look down on another person unless you are leaning over to help them up. **...	Pythonpappy	3	245	Oct 19, 2012 by justadrunk
	King Alcohol and His prime minister. (Preview) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King_Alcohol_and_his_Prime_Minister.jpg-- Edited by Closer on Friday 19th of October 2012 01:11:39 AM	Closer	2	3410	Oct 19, 2012 by turninggrey
	AA meetings in San Francisco/ Bay Area (Preview) I'm Gonna be staying in the City sat afternoon through tuesday morning. Looking for good AA meetings. Went to a very good one in the Mission in 08' or 09' on 24th and Florida at noon. At least I think it was this one. Would have been a good starting point to ask- really liked that one but don't get in until sa...	jspun	6	3555	Oct 18, 2012 by jspun
	Defining normal (Preview) Hey all:) hit 5 months a couple days ago:) yup, I'm still around! Nothing new really, just doing my thing- work, meeting, redoing step 4 cuz I feel as though I wasn't as fearlessly searching as I could've been haha. That's alright though, cuz I think maybe at 3 months I was being a bit too ambitious by thin...	Col	12	494	Oct 19, 2012 by Frodo
	Aquaman 1 Year yesterday. (Preview) Well Aquaman (Rob) hasn't been seen on here fro a good while - but he made 1 year of continuous sobriety, one day at a time, yesterday 16th October 2012. Rock on that man!	bikerbill	7	362	Oct 19, 2012 by SoberSteve
	I'm back...I hope (Preview) I haven't posted for awhile, revamping the room my computer is in, it was unplugged for over a week. Weird, but nice. Get away from the computer and do something else. That was the beginning of it. I have been drinking the past week. After a couple of proud weeks, I started again. I feel horrible abo...	sorrowfloats	11	451	Oct 19, 2012 by sorrowfloats
	Step Number Three Opens The Door (Preview) STEP THREE "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it i...	Phil	3	1080	Oct 18, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-17 (Preview) The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert EinsteinWe used to think we knew it all. We had grandiose ideas about ourselves. We stopped asking hard questions that could cause our fragile world of make-believe and deviousness to come crashing down. We protected our addiction by fleein...	Pythonpappy	2	376	Oct 18, 2012 by Mr_David
	The ones we leave behind...They catch up (Preview) I cut off a few folks for the interest of my sobriety when I came into the rooms. Hence, when I was getting sober, I had no friends or significant other pressuring me to drink any more at all. All my friends were pretty much from AA for a good 2 years. In that time, I have now seen, my ex come in (though not st...	pinkchip	6	511	Oct 18, 2012 by odat
	Night Light (Preview) This is a reading from today's Night Light, a book by Hazelden that I've had for years. I thought I'd share this one. In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer~ Albert Camus When things seem to be going badly and everyone appears to be against us, what do we see? Do we th...	Wren	6	473	Oct 17, 2012 by vixen
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