Alcoholics Anonymous

RubyTues · RubyTues

What was your first meeting like? I went yesterday, and I was surprised by how many people were there. I thought Friday at noon, maybe ten people... there were over forty people there for sure. It was a womens meeting. When the chair asked if there were any newcomers I didn't put my hand up until the last...

Wren · Wren

I must slowly learn to lose control, to let go the petals when it is time...learn step by softly-treading step, that what I am, what we are, is the Power to move and be moved, to change and be changed. ~ Linda Roach Letting go doesn't mean releasing our grip on life and falling into the abyss below. Letting...

salt life · salt life

hi there.. im not new to AA or to this forum just havent been back to the board yet.. Im pretty angry and annoied.. its been a week since i had a drink im pretty disgusted.. seems like my body knows the hour when i typicaly have a drink and i become and automatic asshole to everyone around me. I dunno how man...

brokenrecord · brokenrecord

I read a lot but dont post much. Tomorrow will be two weeks since my last drunk and it has been difficult (understatement of the century). I'm pushing through though! I havent been to a meeting every night but I have visited quite a few. I've made some friends, picked up my white chip, met a few potential s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Carrying the Message What we are always carries a stronger message than what we say. This is why we're sometimes turned off by people who seek to overwhelm us with charm. It's also why we can sometimes be drawn to people who are quiet and unassuming. However it works, there is a powerful message in one...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

My sponsor suggested when I was on step 7 or around 6 months, I personally think thats too soon as I would like at least a year and to have gone through the steps... thoughts? thanks

pinkchip · pinkchip

One topic that came up in today's meeting for me was about what different folks did when given ultimatums about their alcoholism. It was pretty comical to all of us since everyone in the room was/is in recovery but in reality, it's sad and kind of scary. This came about from a story in the Come to Believe...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I went to get coffee today and inside this coffee shop is also fancy liquor and other novelty items - kind of a hippie store/liquor mart/hang out type thing. Anyway - I've gone there many times for coffee - and many more times for liquor. They get all this really trendy stuff that no one's heard of - so no...

Rob84 · Rob84

Congrats Chaya, Some say getting 30 days can be more difficult than getting 30 years. The difficult grind of the first weeks picking up tools along the way to help us become content in sobriety can be trying. Watching new people recover makes this so rewarding for us all.

SpiritBear · SpiritBear

Why I don't attend many meetings anymore - I'm disgusted with hearing people repeat the same bullshit over and over again, whether it be some cliche that they think makes them sound important, such as: "Meeting makers make it." (Make what?) Or the standard rehab-ese psychobabble, such...

Finally · Finally

Hi, I had posted last week about my problem and wife's insistence that I go inpatient. My decision is made to go inpatient. It will be for at least a week, but we literally have no money to plan on anything longer. I have had alcohol twice in the past week but remain determined to stop once and for all. Does a...

apple_mac_dude · apple_mac_dude

I am working with a sponsee. He has decided [without consulting his sponsor, which would be me] to 'celebrate' his 3 year sobriety date one day early. He is planning to do this at our local homegroup with a celebratory AA meeting; cake, guests, the whole 9 yards. Now guys, I am NOT the 'AA' gestapo, a...

hecramsey2 · hecramsey2

I love AA and owe my life to it. But this BS makes me sick. That people would co-opt and distort our loving and tolerant and inclusive program into what i describe below makes me really angry. So I knew this was a "pacific group style' meeting (or a "real" meeting as they describe it). ...

cat005 · cat005

Hello, I am a mother of 3 and married for 10 years. I can say the last 2 years of our lives have been devasting to say the least. My husband's drinking became unbearable. We seperated for 8 months then he decided to go to rehab. After much consideration we decided to have him back home once his 30 days was don...

flipper · flipper

I was just reading a bunch of older post from my start 7 months ago. I was suprised to see alot of people no longer post or visit the site. I hope they are all happy sober and safe during this holay season, and if not I hope the do find their way to soberity - aa or not- all I know is I can not beleive we all lived tha...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Hello! I'm excited to be home and see everyone. Can't imagine I would have said that I would be excited to see my fellow Wisconsin AAer's 6 months ago! But I really am... no one in particular... just all the farmiliar people that are my close family here. I went to a meeting while in Virginia. It was d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Looking for beauty It is important that we look for beauty. There are beautiful things in the world each and every day, if we only know how to see. In recovery, in serenity, beauty is everywhere even in pain and suffering if we only know how to see. Higher Power, help me to use my recovery, my new vision, to...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that. -- Norman Vincent Peale Beginning our days with a positive mental outlook is a great depression chaser. Simply lifting our heads and l...

Col · Col

Hey all:) I have posted here a few times about my inability to open up to people, and although I'm working the rest of the program as suggested, this has been a huge roadblock for me in terms of getting connected to the program. Last week at a meeting a gentleman was speaking of ego and humility. Something...

Glitterbaby · Glitterbaby

Why does recovery have to be so hard? Being currently sober, a recovering addict that is just starting to feel again... Hard to explain, but the hurt won't stop. Lots of bad, disgusting memories that won't go away, along with the hurt. Especially if you aren't trying to numb it. People look down on my di...

Rob84 · Rob84

Why? Because it didn't work. Got a call from a sponcee today, he came in the rooms about 2 years ago extremely distressed, facing his 3d DUI in 5 years. He is slightly mental handicap, but I have never seen anyone put as much effort into the program as he has. He calls 70-100 people a week and a lot of...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"I was lucky," a man explained to me. "One of my first mentors in life made me practice serenity. Whenever I'd call him in full-blown panic mode or with that frantic tone in my voice, he'd refuse to talk to me until I calmed myself down."'Go get centered,' he'd tell me. 'Then we'll...

flipper · flipper

Let me start by saying I am truely thank full for my soberity, and I wish all f you best and hope you all have a great holiday. That said Ive been having alot of mixed feelings lately, all are based on life being somewhat boring now. So I took 7 months to get myself on stable ground, family is happy, kids are he...

Chaya · Chaya

Went to a good women's meeting tonight, but because I was new there and it was all women I think it really triggered my insecurity. After the meeting I started getting anxious for work tomorrow as well as obsessing over my ex (it's been a year already). I thought about what I will do with the next 15 minute...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job i...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

November 27 "There is always grace for the days I'm helpless." Allyn, Wash., February 1997 From: "Another Hand to Help Me Along" Best of the Grapevine, Vol. 3

BT · BT

First time poster here. Bare with me. My partner, my best friend and the love of my life is an alcoholic. I'll preffice this by saying - I have had no personal experience with alcoholism before. And I'm finding it difficult to understand this disease. A bit of back ground. High achiever. Smart and sel...

Finally · Finally

I am a 40 something male married 12 years, 3 young children. I/my wife has been dealing with my alcohol problem since before our marriage. I have been good at times, but have been terribly impaired to the point of near disaster many, many times. I have managed to become and remain very successful in term...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 26, 2012 Quote of the Week "When you get to your wit's end, you'll findthat God lives there" Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solut...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

OptimismWhat I think about surrounds me. What I allow to be entertained in my mind becomes a reality. If I think negatively, I will attract negativity in my life. On the other hand, if I concentrate on developing positive thoughts, I will attract positive people and events to my life. My potential wil...

joby · joby

With out going into to much detail, I'm having a very trying weekend. My son (19, in college) made a very "unwise" decision Friday that could have caused legal issues. He was with his cousin, my wife's sister's son, and they did something very stupid. I am having great resentment toward...

Chaya · Chaya

I'm struggling. Really struggling. Tearfully opened up about it at a meeting tonight. I want so badly to make it to 30 days but it feels like its been forever. I need to change what I'm doing because it's not working. I'm not fully giving myself to the program. I don't have a strong enough sponsor to guide...

Ame · Ame

I'm an alcoholic named Ame. I've been a recovered alcoholic in AA for over twelve years. Today has been plodding and rough. I have a surgery coming up and find myself thinking of the free high coming. I feel bored and panicky by turn. Panicky when I think about lack of money/lack of a job right no...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

November 25 "I know that I will never be sober long enough to be alcohol-proof."

pinkchip · pinkchip

I went to see Twilight this past weekend (like any good gay guy would). There was a whole row of women sitting behind me. I would guess they were in their mid 20s. They were all loud and they each had coffees from starbucks. 1 of them is really drunk and saying stuff like "You guys aren't my friend...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my beloved MIP brothers and sisters! To all of our new comers, you are family here. Stick close during the holidays, which is the thoughest time of the year to stay sober.

Col · Col

As my first holiday season sober is upon us, I'm trying to not fall into the usual default pity party. That's my typical 'go to'.. I avoid my family and have the perfect excuse to sit in a bar all day. I'm grateful that will not be the case this year:) I'm not spending today with family- I just know I'm not rea...

pinkchip · pinkchip

That is a cliche name for a topic but there are some cool firsts this year. I'm not going to say my life is perfect. God would probably smite me lol. But...This is literally the first time in my adult life that I have had people come over to my house for Thanksgiving. 4 years ago, I lived in filth and didn'...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation. --Catherine PonderPraise inevitably has a multiple effect. It positively acknowledges another human being, enhancing his or her well being, while making us feel good. This offering of...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Tomorrow we will be getting up at 3:30am to carry our (hopefully) sleeping children to the car for our 1.5 hr drive to the Minneapolis airport. From there we will head to Roanoke Virginia, and should have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my brother. We're all really excited. I'm a little nervo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Well I just pulled this stunt (as Neophyte mentioned in another post entitled: It's never them, it's always me) with my hubby last night. Big time resentments going on - or as we would call it in the olden days "not talking to that ass". We are both capable of carrying on the silent treatmen...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 21 "The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer." Seattle, Wash., April 1974 From: "Prayer" Spiritual Awakenings

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. --Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...

joby · joby

Hello everyone, excited to be here. I got out of a self-admitted rehab 2 months ago, after about 30 yrs of drinking. Have been going to at least 1 meeting a day since then. Have been feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy and learn all that I can. The one main problem that I am dealing with right no...

brokenrecord · brokenrecord

Sunday, November 19, 2012. Hi I'm Bethany, and I'm an alcoholic. I've been debating with that statement in my head for a long time now, and tonight I finally went to my first meeting...and I can't wait to go back!! I listened and spoke to some pretty amazing people tonight. I received some free liter...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

. . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We can stop making mountains out of molehills.Learning to let go of the choices other people make takes away much of the angst we have grown accustomed to. Letting go of the outcome of all experiences, even those that involve us, frees our minds from the needless worry that keeps us stuck. The more we fo...

Frodo · Frodo

Hi all. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I thought I'd give you a progress report. Got my divorce finalised on Wednesday. No bitterness, anger or regrets. Just a gentle turning of the page, and excitement about what the next chapter of my life will be like. Finished my civil construction course. That me...

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	Your first meeting (Preview) What was your first meeting like? I went yesterday, and I was surprised by how many people were there. I thought Friday at noon, maybe ten people... there were over forty people there for sure. It was a womens meeting. When the chair asked if there were any newcomers I didn't put my hand up until the last...	RubyTues	13	557	Dec 2, 2012 by Zoomtopz
	Releasing (Preview) I must slowly learn to lose control, to let go the petals when it is time...learn step by softly-treading step, that what I am, what we are, is the Power to move and be moved, to change and be changed. ~ Linda Roach Letting go doesn't mean releasing our grip on life and falling into the abyss below. Letting...	Wren	9	452	Dec 2, 2012 by SteveP
	just another day in paradise (Preview) hi there.. im not new to AA or to this forum just havent been back to the board yet.. Im pretty angry and annoied.. its been a week since i had a drink im pretty disgusted.. seems like my body knows the hour when i typicaly have a drink and i become and automatic asshole to everyone around me. I dunno how man...	salt life	23	551	Dec 2, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I'm stilll here (Preview) I read a lot but dont post much. Tomorrow will be two weeks since my last drunk and it has been difficult (understatement of the century). I'm pushing through though! I havent been to a meeting every night but I have visited quite a few. I've made some friends, picked up my white chip, met a few potential s...	brokenrecord	12	560	Dec 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 12 - 01 (Preview) Carrying the Message What we are always carries a stronger message than what we say. This is why we're sometimes turned off by people who seek to overwhelm us with charm. It's also why we can sometimes be drawn to people who are quiet and unassuming. However it works, there is a powerful message in one...	Pythonpappy	2	238	Dec 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	When do you think is a good time to sponsor someone? (Preview) My sponsor suggested when I was on step 7 or around 6 months, I personally think thats too soon as I would like at least a year and to have gone through the steps... thoughts? thanks	SoberSteve	19	1496	Dec 2, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	When given the choice.... (Preview) One topic that came up in today's meeting for me was about what different folks did when given ultimatums about their alcoholism. It was pretty comical to all of us since everyone in the room was/is in recovery but in reality, it's sad and kind of scary. This came about from a story in the Come to Believe...	pinkchip	14	596	Dec 2, 2012 by justadrunk
	Liquor whore (Preview) I went to get coffee today and inside this coffee shop is also fancy liquor and other novelty items - kind of a hippie store/liquor mart/hang out type thing. Anyway - I've gone there many times for coffee - and many more times for liquor. They get all this really trendy stuff that no one's heard of - so no...	justadrunk	10	1082	Dec 2, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Chaya Congrats 30 days! (Preview) Congrats Chaya, Some say getting 30 days can be more difficult than getting 30 years. The difficult grind of the first weeks picking up tools along the way to help us become content in sobriety can be trying. Watching new people recover makes this so rewarding for us all.	Rob84	14	459	Dec 1, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Why I don't attend many meetings these days... (Preview) Why I don't attend many meetings anymore - I'm disgusted with hearing people repeat the same bullshit over and over again, whether it be some cliche that they think makes them sound important, such as: "Meeting makers make it." (Make what?) Or the standard rehab-ese psychobabble, such...	SpiritBear	18	779	Dec 1, 2012 by SteveP
	Caron? (Preview) Hi, I had posted last week about my problem and wife's insistence that I go inpatient. My decision is made to go inpatient. It will be for at least a week, but we literally have no money to plan on anything longer. I have had alcohol twice in the past week but remain determined to stop once and for all. Does a...	Finally	13	608	Dec 1, 2012 by Jerry F
	Celebrating Sobriety Dates early? Need input gang, please- sobriety date-early- sobriety-date-first sober day (Preview) I am working with a sponsee. He has decided [without consulting his sponsor, which would be me] to 'celebrate' his 3 year sobriety date one day early. He is planning to do this at our local homegroup with a celebratory AA meeting; cake, guests, the whole 9 yards. Now guys, I am NOT the 'AA' gestapo, a...	apple_mac_dude	25	2314	Dec 1, 2012 by Wren
	Worst. Meeting. Ever. California Group, Chicago, Tues 7PM AAAARRGGH (Preview) I love AA and owe my life to it. But this BS makes me sick. That people would co-opt and distort our loving and tolerant and inclusive program into what i describe below makes me really angry. So I knew this was a "pacific group style' meeting (or a "real" meeting as they describe it). ...	hecramsey2	16	13410	Dec 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Husband back home from rehab (Preview) Hello, I am a mother of 3 and married for 10 years. I can say the last 2 years of our lives have been devasting to say the least. My husband's drinking became unbearable. We seperated for 8 months then he decided to go to rehab. After much consideration we decided to have him back home once his 30 days was don...	cat005	6	591	Dec 1, 2012 by Tanin
	come and gone...... (Preview) I was just reading a bunch of older post from my start 7 months ago. I was suprised to see alot of people no longer post or visit the site. I hope they are all happy sober and safe during this holay season, and if not I hope the do find their way to soberity - aa or not- all I know is I can not beleive we all lived tha...	flipper	6	447	Dec 1, 2012 by justadrunk
	Just reading (Preview) Hello! I'm excited to be home and see everyone. Can't imagine I would have said that I would be excited to see my fellow Wisconsin AAer's 6 months ago! But I really am... no one in particular... just all the farmiliar people that are my close family here. I went to a meeting while in Virginia. It was d...	justadrunk	5	368	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-30 (Preview) Looking for beauty It is important that we look for beauty. There are beautiful things in the world each and every day, if we only know how to see. In recovery, in serenity, beauty is everywhere even in pain and suffering if we only know how to see. Higher Power, help me to use my recovery, my new vision, to...	Pythonpappy	2	262	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-29 (Preview) One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that. -- Norman Vincent Peale Beginning our days with a positive mental outlook is a great depression chaser. Simply lifting our heads and l...	Pythonpappy	1	232	Nov 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Ego and fear (Preview) Hey all:) I have posted here a few times about my inability to open up to people, and although I'm working the rest of the program as suggested, this has been a huge roadblock for me in terms of getting connected to the program. Last week at a meeting a gentleman was speaking of ego and humility. Something...	Col	6	428	Nov 30, 2012 by Rob84
	When will the hurt go away? (Preview) Why does recovery have to be so hard? Being currently sober, a recovering addict that is just starting to feel again... Hard to explain, but the hurt won't stop. Lots of bad, disgusting memories that won't go away, along with the hurt. Especially if you aren't trying to numb it. People look down on my di...	Glitterbaby	11	1430	Nov 30, 2012 by Frodo
	Had to quit playing God... (Preview) Why? Because it didn't work. Got a call from a sponcee today, he came in the rooms about 2 years ago extremely distressed, facing his 3d DUI in 5 years. He is slightly mental handicap, but I have never seen anyone put as much effort into the program as he has. He calls 70-100 people a week and a lot of...	Rob84	18	2043	Nov 29, 2012 by Rob84
	Today's Gift 11-28 (Preview) "I was lucky," a man explained to me. "One of my first mentors in life made me practice serenity. Whenever I'd call him in full-blown panic mode or with that frantic tone in my voice, he'd refuse to talk to me until I calmed myself down."'Go get centered,' he'd tell me. 'Then we'll...	Pythonpappy	2	210	Nov 29, 2012 by Mr_David
	mixed feelings......s (Preview) Let me start by saying I am truely thank full for my soberity, and I wish all f you best and hope you all have a great holiday. That said Ive been having alot of mixed feelings lately, all are based on life being somewhat boring now. So I took 7 months to get myself on stable ground, family is happy, kids are he...	flipper	11	544	Nov 29, 2012 by Tanin
	I want to be sick?! (Preview) Went to a good women's meeting tonight, but because I was new there and it was all women I think it really triggered my insecurity. After the meeting I started getting anxious for work tomorrow as well as obsessing over my ex (it's been a year already). I thought about what I will do with the next 15 minute...	Chaya	6	492	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ The Perils of the Limelight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) In the beginning, the press could not understand our refusal of all personal publicity. They were genuinely baffled by our insistence upon anonymity. Then they got the point. Here was something rare in the world a society which said it wished to publicize its principles and its work, but not its indi...	Sobrietyspell	1	324	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-27 (Preview) ... satisfaction is a lowly thing, how pure a thing is joy. --Marianne Moore Our perfectionism generally dashes all hopes of self-satisfaction. But the program is here to show us that we can make progress. We can learn to believe that we are doing any task as well as we need to do it, at this time. Our job i...	Pythonpappy	1	308	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	Grapevine Quote of the Day Nov 27 (Preview) November 27 "There is always grace for the days I'm helpless." Allyn, Wash., February 1997 From: "Another Hand to Help Me Along" Best of the Grapevine, Vol. 3	StPeteDean	5	377	Nov 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	I'm the partner of an alcoholic.. and I don't understand. (Preview) First time poster here. Bare with me. My partner, my best friend and the love of my life is an alcoholic. I'll preffice this by saying - I have had no personal experience with alcoholism before. And I'm finding it difficult to understand this disease. A bit of back ground. High achiever. Smart and sel...	BT	15	864	Nov 28, 2012 by MooMoo
	Need help getting wife's support! (Preview) I am a 40 something male married 12 years, 3 young children. I/my wife has been dealing with my alcohol problem since before our marriage. I have been good at times, but have been terribly impaired to the point of near disaster many, many times. I have managed to become and remain very successful in term...	Finally	25	1606	Nov 28, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 26, 2012 Quote of the Week "When you get to your wit's end, you'll findthat God lives there" Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solut...	Pythonpappy	1	272	Nov 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-26 (Preview) OptimismWhat I think about surrounds me. What I allow to be entertained in my mind becomes a reality. If I think negatively, I will attract negativity in my life. On the other hand, if I concentrate on developing positive thoughts, I will attract positive people and events to my life. My potential wil...	Pythonpappy	4	299	Nov 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Trying weekend!! (Preview) With out going into to much detail, I'm having a very trying weekend. My son (19, in college) made a very "unwise" decision Friday that could have caused legal issues. He was with his cousin, my wife's sister's son, and they did something very stupid. I am having great resentment toward...	joby	9	507	Nov 27, 2012 by joby
	On thin ice (Preview) I'm struggling. Really struggling. Tearfully opened up about it at a meeting tonight. I want so badly to make it to 30 days but it feels like its been forever. I need to change what I'm doing because it's not working. I'm not fully giving myself to the program. I don't have a strong enough sponsor to guide...	Chaya	13	596	Nov 27, 2012 by Chaya
	discontent restless irritable discontent first step (Preview) I'm an alcoholic named Ame. I've been a recovered alcoholic in AA for over twelve years. Today has been plodding and rough. I have a surgery coming up and find myself thinking of the free high coming. I feel bored and panicky by turn. Panicky when I think about lack of money/lack of a job right no...	Ame	11	702	Nov 27, 2012 by runs10k11714
	Today's Gift 11-25 (Preview) God gave burdens, also shoulders. --Yiddish proverbSome days we wake up, and we know we can't get out of bed. We lie there, trying to force ourselves, but none of the usual motivations work. We may be depressed, we may be grieving, or we may simply be tired. It's hard to resist the temptation to believe t...	Pythonpappy	3	321	Nov 26, 2012 by Mike B.
	Grapevine Quote of the Day (Preview) November 25 "I know that I will never be sober long enough to be alcohol-proof."	StPeteDean	5	1223	Nov 26, 2012 by jj
	Stupid drunk girls (Preview) I went to see Twilight this past weekend (like any good gay guy would). There was a whole row of women sitting behind me. I would guess they were in their mid 20s. They were all loud and they each had coffees from starbucks. 1 of them is really drunk and saying stuff like "You guys aren't my friend...	pinkchip	8	577	Nov 26, 2012 by Neophyte
	Holiday Greatings (Preview) Happy Thanksgiving to all of my beloved MIP brothers and sisters! To all of our new comers, you are family here. Stick close during the holidays, which is the thoughest time of the year to stay sober.	StPeteDean	7	409	Nov 26, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I'll be praying frequently (Preview) As my first holiday season sober is upon us, I'm trying to not fall into the usual default pity party. That's my typical 'go to'.. I avoid my family and have the perfect excuse to sit in a bar all day. I'm grateful that will not be the case this year:) I'm not spending today with family- I just know I'm not rea...	Col	6	457	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	The first Thanksgiving (Preview) That is a cliche name for a topic but there are some cool firsts this year. I'm not going to say my life is perfect. God would probably smite me lol. But...This is literally the first time in my adult life that I have had people come over to my house for Thanksgiving. 4 years ago, I lived in filth and didn'...	pinkchip	5	431	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-22 (Preview) The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation. --Catherine PonderPraise inevitably has a multiple effect. It positively acknowledges another human being, enhancing his or her well being, while making us feel good. This offering of...	Pythonpappy	1	256	Nov 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Have a wonderful Thanksgiving : ) (Preview) Tomorrow we will be getting up at 3:30am to carry our (hopefully) sleeping children to the car for our 1.5 hr drive to the Minneapolis airport. From there we will head to Roanoke Virginia, and should have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my brother. We're all really excited. I'm a little nervo...	justadrunk	10	411	Nov 22, 2012 by Jerry F
	Oh, so you thought everything was so honky dory ALL the time... um nope... (Preview) Well I just pulled this stunt (as Neophyte mentioned in another post entitled: It's never them, it's always me) with my hubby last night. Big time resentments going on - or as we would call it in the olden days "not talking to that ass". We are both capable of carrying on the silent treatmen...	justadrunk	7	535	Nov 22, 2012 by bikerbill
	Grapevine (Preview) November 21 "The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer." Seattle, Wash., April 1974 From: "Prayer" Spiritual Awakenings	Pythonpappy	1	270	Nov 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-21 (Preview) Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. --Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...	Pythonpappy	1	235	Nov 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	New guy here! (Preview) Hello everyone, excited to be here. I got out of a self-admitted rehab 2 months ago, after about 30 yrs of drinking. Have been going to at least 1 meeting a day since then. Have been feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy and learn all that I can. The one main problem that I am dealing with right no...	joby	17	750	Nov 22, 2012 by leeu
	Finally admitting it (Preview) Sunday, November 19, 2012. Hi I'm Bethany, and I'm an alcoholic. I've been debating with that statement in my head for a long time now, and tonight I finally went to my first meeting...and I can't wait to go back!! I listened and spoke to some pretty amazing people tonight. I received some free liter...	brokenrecord	32	674	Nov 21, 2012 by justadrunk
	Daily Reflections ~ Thy Will, Not Mine & 24hrs a Day (Preview) . . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I b...	Sobrietyspell	2	285	Nov 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 11-20 (Preview) We can stop making mountains out of molehills.Learning to let go of the choices other people make takes away much of the angst we have grown accustomed to. Letting go of the outcome of all experiences, even those that involve us, frees our minds from the needless worry that keeps us stuck. The more we fo...	Pythonpappy	3	269	Nov 21, 2012 by Mr_David
	It's been a good week. (Preview) Hi all. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I thought I'd give you a progress report. Got my divorce finalised on Wednesday. No bitterness, anger or regrets. Just a gentle turning of the page, and excitement about what the next chapter of my life will be like. Finished my civil construction course. That me...	Frodo	12	673	Nov 21, 2012 by SteveP
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