Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is a simple program for complicated people. --Saying heard at meetings Newcomer I heard a speaker with years in recovery share that she'd always done it her own way - that she met friends at bars if she felt like it, had never had a sponsor, and sometimes went for months without a meeting. I know new...

deacon · deacon

I know that I am a newbie but they keep saying that I have to change the way I think before it will change my husband and son's drinking. I will admit that I don't get that. Yes I hate drinking and the effect it has had on them. But I don't yell and scream at them, I don't buy it for them, they know how I feel and ba...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 22 "Belonging to a group makes life an opportunity for me ... something to encourage the best in me while it helps to keep me humble about the worst in me."

justadrunk · justadrunk

It's a gloomy day here in Wisconsin. Rain now for 2 days. I was bleaching my sink this morning with my sad old blue rubber gloves on. I stopped and stared out the window as I do almost every morning as I stop to drink my coffee or tea. It faces the west, and it's where I see rain or shine coming from usually...

Robbie0330 · Robbie0330

Right now Society seems to be hell bent on stopping the tobacco industry. While cigarettes are an addictive and toxic passtime, i dont believe that Outdoor second hand smoke is somthing to really bitch about. NO SMOKING signs are used in excess, And placed in some of the most obvious places one would k...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly ThoughtOur culture craves comfort, the avoidance of pain, easy projects, nothing but success, leisure time, entertainment, fun hobbies, and anything else that can fit under the umbrella of "smooth sailing." When things don't go righta slip on ice, conflict with a loved one, a d...

Larry_H · Larry_H

Today's thought from Hazelden is: How can I believe in a Higher Power? I was taught that God is just an idea that weak people use as a crutch. --Alcoholics Anonymous member After we admit how serious our addiction is, we have to face our fear and sadness. Without the help of a Higher Power, we are hopeless...

Bob K · Bob K

I may never see tomorrowI may never see tomorrow; there's no written guarantee And things that happened yesterday belong to history. I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last.I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass away...

Robbie0330 · Robbie0330

Religion is something that has plagued this world for a long time now. Most of us find comfort in god because it helps us deal with reality. It creates A false sense of security and gives its host something to look forward to after we inevitably die. And we WILL die. Its just a matter of when. so the Idea o...

Frodo · Frodo

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? - King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition I'm not a religious person, and most definitely not a Christian. But when I saw this at 14 it burnt into me. The answer has always been: nothin...

Bodyunderconstruction · Bodyunderconstruction

Well the doctor today told me today I was a dry drunk. Not trying to be stupid but I really don't understand what this is. I have been sober for 16 months. On medication to keep me stable ( sad to admit such a thing ). Don't have a sponsor because the ones I have in the past have been terrible . But recently I hav...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 19 "Times change, people change, and language may change. But the disease of alcoholism does not change. It always kills." -- Edited by Mike B. on Friday 19th of July 2013 07:00:44 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My parents believed in honesty and hard work and they passed that on to me. --Monty Cralley Most of us can think of a number of things we can credit our parents with. For some of us there may not be as many good legacies as bad, however. But time has marched on and we can't redo a bad past. Nor does it help to co...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY GOES TO HEAVEN FIRST? The nun teaching Sunday school was speaking to her class one morning and she asked the question, "When you die and go to Heaven, which part of your body goes first?" Suzy raised her hand and said, "I think it's your hands." "W...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Gratitude is a way of life. Saying thank you from the heart makes us feel full. Perhaps we don't really know we have something until we express our thanks for it. There are different levels of gratitude. There is the polite, automatic response when someone opens a door for us or the bank teller tells us t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I used to watch his show as a kid ... he had many faces, all of them funny ... and yes, he was known for his good clean humor, like Jack Benny and others ... Red Skelton's RecipesFor those of you old enough to remember Red Skelton, I think you will enjoy this e-mail. For those of you not old enough you will se...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I'm not RID nor suffering from any HALT. I'm not craving or worried. I'm not obsessing. I just can't focus. I have work to do and a house to pack and I'm buggering about on the mobile writing posts. Of course. Slightly distracted because girlfriend came home two days ago after nearly a month away. (Go s...

Robbie0330 · Robbie0330

Dammit Frodo, I told you not to read this...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

I remember one time someone saying A.A. is a want, not a need. Speaking for myself, though, I have to admit that yeah, I really need this fellowship. I have no problem with it. Weakness? Okay. It's what's keeping me from drink numero uno. I live in a world where any excuse to drink is out there. I'll bet th...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Thursday, July 18, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It ca...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Got the important stuff safely packed already - the guitars. Other than that I have 3 weeks to pack the house up ready to move on the 7th August. Fortunately I kept all the packing boxes - but let's hope that I don't have to use them all. Spare bedroom is packed now - but then all that was in there was a bed and 4...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

OH NO,No, No, No, No ..... I think I have this AAADD .... It's like someone was following me around all day and writin' this stuff down ... OH MY!!!!! .... Lord help me! AAADD KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ! Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder Somehow I feel better even t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 18 "Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn't. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Enjoying the Good Days Good feelings can become a habitual part of our life. There is absolutely no virtue in the unnecessary suffering many of us have felt for much of our life. We don't have to allow others to make us miserable, and we don't have to make ourselves miserable. A good day does not have to b...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

Yep. Went to the store for cigs and a beverage and what did I see? A 6 pack of the jolly old harmful. Thought about purchasing it. Can't. It wouldn't be enough, I'd have to wobble back for another. That wouldn't be enough, I'd have to stagger back for another. A case isn't enough. A thirty pack isn't enough...

Murano · Murano

Mother's Day was terrible. I thought I've changed, that my family would notice. They didn't. It doesn't seem worth the fight sometime. No one will love me back even though I've tried to reconcile with them the things I've done in the past, trying to over come what others did to me. They see still pun...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Inches make champions. -- Vince Lombardi What's the difference between success and failure? Ideal conditions? Half again as much effort? Twice the talent? Ten times "the breaks"? Or is it simply that some people have what it takes and some people don't? Vince Lombardi, the football co...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Wednesday, July 17, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Love, in Words and Actions Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a m...

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

Took a nap at 6pm.....not a good thing for sleeping the night through, so here goes some writing. Hung out with my friend who I've known since he was three and his brother. We are 48, his brother is 54. We went to see their father, who they had just put in a home that specializes in dementia/Alzheimer's...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tuesday, July 16, 2013You are reading from the book Today's Gift Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by. Carl Sandburg There is a song that says joy is like the rain. It comes across our windowpane and then goes away again. When joy comes knocking at our window we can reach out a...

Robbie0330 · Robbie0330

Somethings not right. Life has abandoned me. the world smells different today. the food doesn't taste the same. The video games are no longer fun. The sun saps my energy. The world is a corpse. The living dead. an echo of what once was. I have moved on. We have moved on. Sometimes when I hear those old son...

Bob K · Bob K

Beginning today I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so. Beginning today I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it. But I cannot make the most of tomorrow...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Glad I don't have to worry about this today!!! Bad Buzz: Mosquitoes Love to Bite Beer DrinkersFiled under DISEASE, HEALTH, RESEARCH Roughly 20 percent of people are more frequent meal tickets for mosquitoes than the rest of the population, and Smithsonian Magazine set out to investigate:...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Seems Ironic (in a very sad way) that the guy who was playing the "all american kid" from Glee - Cory Monteith was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at age 31. Such a horrible epidemic.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Inertia is a powerful force. So is compulsive behavior. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results," writer Earnie Larsen has said for years. I think it goes one step further. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over because we can't find the butt...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 16 "In the years that lie just ahead Alcoholics Anonymous faces a supreme test - the great ordeal of its own prosperity and success. I think it will prove the greatest trial of all. Can we but weather that, the waves of time and circumstance may beat upon us in vain."

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	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	309	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	888	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	308	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	2365	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	644	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	841	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	287	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	697	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	431	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	713	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	647	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	672	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	568	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	492	Jul 23, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 07-22 (Preview) This is a simple program for complicated people. --Saying heard at meetings Newcomer I heard a speaker with years in recovery share that she'd always done it her own way - that she met friends at bars if she felt like it, had never had a sponsor, and sometimes went for months without a meeting. I know new...	Pythonpappy	2	328	Jul 23, 2013 by Mike B.
	So I have been going to al-anon for a few weeks and I am a bit confused (Preview) I know that I am a newbie but they keep saying that I have to change the way I think before it will change my husband and son's drinking. I will admit that I don't get that. Yes I hate drinking and the effect it has had on them. But I don't yell and scream at them, I don't buy it for them, they know how I feel and ba...	deacon	8	796	Jul 23, 2013 by Tanin
	Grapevine (Preview) July 22 "Belonging to a group makes life an opportunity for me ... something to encourage the best in me while it helps to keep me humble about the worst in me."	Mike B.	2	337	Jul 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Dancing in the rain. (Preview) It's a gloomy day here in Wisconsin. Rain now for 2 days. I was bleaching my sink this morning with my sad old blue rubber gloves on. I stopped and stared out the window as I do almost every morning as I stop to drink my coffee or tea. It faces the west, and it's where I see rain or shine coming from usually...	justadrunk	17	825	Jul 22, 2013 by justadrunk
	Tear down the clown (Preview) Right now Society seems to be hell bent on stopping the tobacco industry. While cigarettes are an addictive and toxic passtime, i dont believe that Outdoor second hand smoke is somthing to really bitch about. NO SMOKING signs are used in excess, And placed in some of the most obvious places one would k...	Robbie0330	23	739	Jul 22, 2013 by Q
	Weekly Thought (Preview) Weekly ThoughtOur culture craves comfort, the avoidance of pain, easy projects, nothing but success, leisure time, entertainment, fun hobbies, and anything else that can fit under the umbrella of "smooth sailing." When things don't go righta slip on ice, conflict with a loved one, a d...	Pythonpappy	0	462	Jul 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	How can I believe in a Higher Power? (Preview) Today's thought from Hazelden is: How can I believe in a Higher Power? I was taught that God is just an idea that weak people use as a crutch. --Alcoholics Anonymous member After we admit how serious our addiction is, we have to face our fear and sadness. Without the help of a Higher Power, we are hopeless...	Larry_H	18	6380	Jul 21, 2013 by Travel an
	I May Never See Tomorrow (Preview) I may never see tomorrowI may never see tomorrow; there's no written guarantee And things that happened yesterday belong to history. I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last.I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass away...	Bob K	3	430	Jul 21, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Deicide (Preview) Religion is something that has plagued this world for a long time now. Most of us find comfort in god because it helps us deal with reality. It creates A false sense of security and gives its host something to look forward to after we inevitably die. And we WILL die. Its just a matter of when. so the Idea o...	Robbie0330	29	761	Jul 21, 2013 by Jerry F
	Mark 8:35 (Preview) For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? - King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition I'm not a religious person, and most definitely not a Christian. But when I saw this at 14 it burnt into me. The answer has always been: nothin...	Frodo	5	476	Jul 21, 2013 by Jerry F
	What is a dry drunk? (Preview) Well the doctor today told me today I was a dry drunk. Not trying to be stupid but I really don't understand what this is. I have been sober for 16 months. On medication to keep me stable ( sad to admit such a thing ). Don't have a sponsor because the ones I have in the past have been terrible . But recently I hav...	Bodyunderconstruction	13	1562	Jul 21, 2013 by Jerry F
	Grapevine (Preview) July 19 "Times change, people change, and language may change. But the disease of alcoholism does not change. It always kills." -- Edited by Mike B. on Friday 19th of July 2013 07:00:44 AM	Mike B.	3	315	Jul 21, 2013 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 07-20 (Preview) My parents believed in honesty and hard work and they passed that on to me. --Monty Cralley Most of us can think of a number of things we can credit our parents with. For some of us there may not be as many good legacies as bad, however. But time has marched on and we can't redo a bad past. Nor does it help to co...	Pythonpappy	1	293	Jul 21, 2013 by Mr_David
	What Part of Your Body goes to Heaven First? (Preview) WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY GOES TO HEAVEN FIRST? The nun teaching Sunday school was speaking to her class one morning and she asked the question, "When you die and go to Heaven, which part of your body goes first?" Suzy raised her hand and said, "I think it's your hands." "W...	Pythonpappy	5	442	Jul 21, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift 07-19 (Preview) Gratitude is a way of life. Saying thank you from the heart makes us feel full. Perhaps we don't really know we have something until we express our thanks for it. There are different levels of gratitude. There is the polite, automatic response when someone opens a door for us or the bank teller tells us t...	Pythonpappy	3	375	Jul 20, 2013 by Mr_David
	Take a Break for a little Humor (Preview) I used to watch his show as a kid ... he had many faces, all of them funny ... and yes, he was known for his good clean humor, like Jack Benny and others ... Red Skelton's RecipesFor those of you old enough to remember Red Skelton, I think you will enjoy this e-mail. For those of you not old enough you will se...	Pythonpappy	7	558	Jul 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	lacking focus (Preview) I'm not RID nor suffering from any HALT. I'm not craving or worried. I'm not obsessing. I just can't focus. I have work to do and a house to pack and I'm buggering about on the mobile writing posts. Of course. Slightly distracted because girlfriend came home two days ago after nearly a month away. (Go s...	bikerbill	5	617	Jul 19, 2013 by Philipld
	FRODO:DO NOT READ THIS POST. (Preview) Dammit Frodo, I told you not to read this...	Robbie0330	3	488	Jul 19, 2013 by Stepchild
	A Want and a Need. (Preview) I remember one time someone saying A.A. is a want, not a need. Speaking for myself, though, I have to admit that yeah, I really need this fellowship. I have no problem with it. Weakness? Okay. It's what's keeping me from drink numero uno. I live in a world where any excuse to drink is out there. I'll bet th...	AlcoHater	7	650	Jul 19, 2013 by Sports dude
	Thought for the day (Preview) Thursday, July 18, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It ca...	justadrunk	3	684	Jul 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Started Packing again! (Preview) Got the important stuff safely packed already - the guitars. Other than that I have 3 weeks to pack the house up ready to move on the 7th August. Fortunately I kept all the packing boxes - but let's hope that I don't have to use them all. Spare bedroom is packed now - but then all that was in there was a bed and 4...	bikerbill	9	577	Jul 19, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	AAADD, oh no, I think I have it ... ... ... for Q (Preview) OH NO,No, No, No, No ..... I think I have this AAADD .... It's like someone was following me around all day and writin' this stuff down ... OH MY!!!!! .... Lord help me! AAADD KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....PLEASE READ! *Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder* *Somehow I feel better even t...*	Pythonpappy	15	563	Jul 19, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Grapevine (Preview) July 18 "Though my sobriety had come easy, the growing up business hadn't. Both emotional and spiritual growth have always been mighty difficult for me."	Mike B.	2	303	Jul 19, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Today's Gift 07-18 (Preview) Enjoying the Good Days Good feelings can become a habitual part of our life. There is absolutely no virtue in the unnecessary suffering many of us have felt for much of our life. We don't have to allow others to make us miserable, and we don't have to make ourselves miserable. A good day does not have to b...	Pythonpappy	6	343	Jul 19, 2013 by Pablomoses
	The 6 pack (Preview) Yep. Went to the store for cigs and a beverage and what did I see? A 6 pack of the jolly old harmful. Thought about purchasing it. Can't. It wouldn't be enough, I'd have to wobble back for another. That wouldn't be enough, I'd have to stagger back for another. A case isn't enough. A thirty pack isn't enough...	AlcoHater	9	708	Jul 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	New ...bad relapse (Preview) Mother's Day was terrible. I thought I've changed, that my family would notice. They didn't. It doesn't seem worth the fight sometime. No one will love me back even though I've tried to reconcile with them the things I've done in the past, trying to over come what others did to me. They see still pun...	Murano	16	737	Jul 18, 2013 by Frodo
	Today's Gift 07-17 (Preview) Inches make champions. -- Vince Lombardi What's the difference between success and failure? Ideal conditions? Half again as much effort? Twice the talent? Ten times "the breaks"? Or is it simply that some people have what it takes and some people don't? Vince Lombardi, the football co...	Pythonpappy	12	476	Jul 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thought for the day (Preview) Wednesday, July 17, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Love, in Words and Actions Many of us have confused notions about what it means to be loved and cared about. Many of us were loved and cared for by people who had discrepancies between what they said and did. We may have had a m...	justadrunk	1	320	Jul 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Old friendships, visiting each other families. (Preview) Took a nap at 6pm.....not a good thing for sleeping the night through, so here goes some writing. Hung out with my friend who I've known since he was three and his brother. We are 48, his brother is 54. We went to see their father, who they had just put in a home that specializes in dementia/Alzheimer's...	Pablomoses	7	522	Jul 17, 2013 by Rob84
	Today's Gift (Preview) Tuesday, July 16, 2013You are reading from the book Today's Gift Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by. Carl Sandburg There is a song that says joy is like the rain. It comes across our windowpane and then goes away again. When joy comes knocking at our window we can reach out a...	justadrunk	2	328	Jul 17, 2013 by Rob84
	Turn the season upside down (Preview) Somethings not right. Life has abandoned me. the world smells different today. the food doesn't taste the same. The video games are no longer fun. The sun saps my energy. The world is a corpse. The living dead. an echo of what once was. I have moved on. We have moved on. Sometimes when I hear those old son...	Robbie0330	12	683	Jul 17, 2013 by Robbie0330
	Beginning today (Preview) Beginning today I will no longer worry about yesterday. It is in the past and the past will never change. Only I can change by choosing to do so. Beginning today I will no longer worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it. But I cannot make the most of tomorrow...	Bob K	2	379	Jul 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Bad News for Beer Drinkers! (Preview) Glad I don't have to worry about this today!!! Bad Buzz: Mosquitoes Love to Bite Beer DrinkersFiled under DISEASE, HEALTH, RESEARCH Roughly 20 percent of people are more frequent meal tickets for mosquitoes than the rest of the population, and Smithsonian Magazine set out to investigate:...	Pythonpappy	3	555	Jul 17, 2013 by Jerry F
	RIP Finn Hudson (Preview) Seems Ironic (in a very sad way) that the guy who was playing the "all american kid" from Glee - Cory Monteith was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at age 31. Such a horrible epidemic.	pinkchip	6	514	Jul 17, 2013 by vixen
	Today's Gift 07-16 (Preview) Inertia is a powerful force. So is compulsive behavior. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results," writer Earnie Larsen has said for years. I think it goes one step further. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over because we can't find the butt...	Pythonpappy	1	337	Jul 16, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 16 "In the years that lie just ahead Alcoholics Anonymous faces a supreme test - the great ordeal of its own prosperity and success. I think it will prove the greatest trial of all. Can we but weather that, the waves of time and circumstance may beat upon us in vain."	Mike B.	1	312	Jul 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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