Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and surely our Hi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 20 "When it seems like love just isn't enough, I remind myself that it is all I have to give beyond my experience, strength and hope."

Philipld · Philipld

Hi everyone...My name is Phil..and Im an alcoholic When this site started up...many moons ago...? It was responsible for keeping this guy sane...for many day... To top it off...I met a lot of freinds here...and we shared and cared for each other daily.. If youve been in AA for a while? I can share with y...

Peej · Peej

I had no idea there was such a thing! I'm looking forward to check one out.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 18, 2013 Quote of the Week "If I don't go to meetings, I don't hear whatGod wants me to hear." Before recovery, I kept a lot of lower companion company. I worked with a bunch of self-serving thieves who wanted the easy way out at the expense of others. My friends were alcoho...

Col · Col

My sponser and I were talking the other day about her vacation home on the beach in Miami. She's one of these people who has money haha. One of those people I used to loathe. Well, shes earned it as a doctor who works insane hours. She out of the blue suggested that we go to celebrate my 1 year in May. It's righ...

Frodo · Frodo

Myself as a sober person is unnatural. To be this person I have to change my nature and deny myself what the real me wants. My natural default setting is to be a drunk and to be drunk. That's who I am if I don't do anything to stop it. But that'll drive me insane, hurt others that love me, and kill me if I let it. S...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Am Leaving shortly to go do some work for my youngest son ... so I will be traveling and will have limited access to our site here for the next few days ... I will have to use his computer when available ... ... ... Just wanted you guys to know I love ya and God Bless you, Pappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. --Samuel Johnson A truly powerful force in the universe is that of optimism. Optimism lies at the root of our mental and physical health. Feelings of hope can stimulate the body's immune system and inspire r...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 16 "It seems to me that I achieve growth by leaving things out - when I don't say the cross word, when I don't answer sarcastically. If I can delay only one second, maybe two, I have time to ask myself, 'Do I really want to say that?'"

jamespmcentegart · jamespmcentegart

can not sleep even with sleep meds

Col · Col

I recently got in contact with one of my former foster mothers. This was my final foster home placement, and it just happened to be wonderful. I instantly clicked and bonded with this woman. After close to 20 placements in under a years time, I was pretty damaged by the time I met this woman. I had no hope f...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey All, I just wanted to note that I am finishing up my fifth week of sobriety and I feel great. Once I got past the first three of weeks and remained determined that I was never going to drink again - EVER - the past two have actually been relatively easy. I think that in the past, I have been foiled by the ide...

John · John

Hi Everyone, I am going to start holding meetings in our chatroom on Tuesday and Saturday nights at 9PM est. I will be asking that those with 6 months or more of continuous sobriety, that attend f2f meetings become willing to donate some time to chair one meeting per week here as well. It does require...

John · John

check it out, click on the link below, it will take you to the meeting/chat room page, a box will be there where the chat room will appear. Just put a nickname for yourself in the box, and then click Connect. Check it out... its really smooth, easy to enter, some good features, and ready for us to start us...

mike1 · mike1

Yesterday my wife and I started to fight. Instead of letting it escalate I simply stopped and left. I went to my local bike shop to look around for a bit. Nothing realy changed for me. I was still upset and starting to obsess. I came home and changed my clothes and went for a run. During this run I prayed to Go...

justadrunk · justadrunk

With skype I think? It was really weird!!!!!!!!! People were smoking - eating etc LOL I clammed up and couldn't say a word when it was my turn.... to weird! Has anyone else done this??? What did you think? I suppose a live meeting was just as 'weird' the first time...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A Weekly Thought! But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40:31Weekly QuoteWhen God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly behaved 3 year-old grandson. It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child screaming for sweets in the sweet aisle, biscuits in the biscuit aisle; and for fruit, cereal and pop in the other aisle. Meanwhile, Granddad is...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I was trying to explain to my wife recently the difference between her method of drinking and mine. My wife is someone who is perfectly capable of coming home from work, having a glass of wine to de-stress, and spending the rest of the evening in a mellow mood. I, on the other hand, would come home from wor...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You have three choices: keep on fighting, ignore each other, or make up and be friends. --John Knoblauch Once there were four sixth-graders - two boys and two girls - who started to fight even though they'd been friends for years. One morning at the bus stop, the boys started playing keep-away with the...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Well guys, I was in a Ph.D. program when I had my first bout with clinical depression...I was a binge drinker before that- I was at the dissertation stage and never could get back on track.. Add to that, I started self-medicating through alcohol and that got worse and worse to the point of being a full bl...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Try this for a definition of Crosstalking at a meeting. My Sunday version of AA by the bay is right off the Pacific Ocean and the water gets as close as about 30 feet. Today it was calm and glassy, warm and breezy and a great day to just jump up and enjoy it and so...the whales did. Yeppers it's the season...

gonee · gonee

I pray for all of you today, that you may have peace in your hearts. Just for today, I pray God that you will not let our troubles overtake us.

John · John

First and foremost, I stayed sober... and second, I did some marketing stuff on my truck and online. Here are some pictures of what I created today. Just getting ready for a spring and summer full of good work, but it doesn't happen without my participating in bringing it about. John

gonee · gonee

For every successful person there is a 1st step. The 1st step always begins with powerlessness and unmanageability. One may say, but that is weak. Yes it is from the human perspective, but not from God's. He made us weak so that we may be strong in Him. Imagine having a strong 2 year old son, who knows ever...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...

justadrunk · justadrunk

They are putting huge power lines up in our front yard. I over reacted immediately. They put the pole up, and I called the realtor and told her I wanted her to put my house up for sale. I spent 2 hours reading about kids and leukemia and all kinds of other stuff that can happen when you live under power lin...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step. --Kathy Boevink Our lives in all aspects are a journey toward a destination, one fitting to our purpose, our special gifts, and our particular needs. Each day contributes to our journey, carrying us closer to our destinati...

HJF454 · HJF454

Today I don't have to act on emotion. I can slow down and not have to impulsively fix it right now. Since that is the old way to self centered gratification. I can take a moment or day to ask God for advice and pray on it. I don't have to figure it out right away. This is unnatural for a Alcoholic to do. Today I ha...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

As I sit here thinking about the bullet I dodge on a daily basis due to this program, I think of family members and alcoholism. My father died of alcoholism. My uncle destroyed himself due to alcohol (he's not long for this world) If my brother's not careful, his alcoholism will get him, too. I wish I co...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 14"In the years ahead we shall, of course, make mistakes. Experience has taught us that we need have no fear of doing this, providing that we always remain willing to confess our faults and to correct them promptly."

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi everyone, I have been making a list lately of everything that I have appreciated most about spending the past month sober. At the top of my list is starting to feel my physical body making a recovery. Clearly, a month is not going to heal the damage of ten years of heavy drinking, but I have very much enj...

Col · Col

Im working on step 9 amends. I'm writing the letters- at this point I am willing and eager to make amends to all but 1 person on my list (this 1 person has displayed predator type behavior towards me, and I'm unwilling to attempt to reach out to him again, because he refuses to treat me with respect). Ok- my...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You can observe a lot just by watching. --Yogi Berra When we watch others, we learn how to "act as if." We watch a patient person and then we "act as if" we're a patient person. The result? Over time, we'll become a patient person. We watch how good listeners listen, and we "ac...

Tanin · Tanin

"Members attend an average of 2.6 A.A. meetings per week."So reports the latest AA membership survey (2011). The new average is up .2 from the 2007 survey.This is a useful statistic, since we can get an idea of what is going on across A.A. as a whole. (We'd know a lot more, IMO, if they had publ...

Tracey C · Tracey C

Ok its tantrum time. Powerless, powerless, powerless I'm so sick of powerless!!!! Will there ever be a time where things will work out how Ild like it to? Just for this once..... Tracey

John · John

Well, it's actually two days well spent. Yesterday i completed a good job, spent time with a sponsee, put a new wood floor in my work/utility trailer, made a meeting and then i actually cooked a dinner for myself. I'm really amazed about how my dinner turned out because i am not a cook at all. I just ask...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Disappointment and Frustration How can disappointments be opportunities to grow? When we feel thwarted, frustrated or empty it is difficult - but not impossible - to see the positive side of our pain. Most disappointments come from a sense of failure when our expectations of ourselves or others ar...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 13 "When the shadows of my past were placed in the light, I was thankful for the 'design for living' that the Twelve Steps provide. It helps me to handle the shock of who I was, who I am today, and who I want to be."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

HOW TO INSTALL A SOUTHERN HOME SECURITY SYSTEM1. Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14 -16 men's work boots.2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine.3. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.4. Leave a note on your door that reads ......Bubba, ...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I recently read in an article that one of the most difficult parts of getting sober is realizing how the people who tried the hardest to save us were often the ones that we pushed away with the most force. These are those people who called us out on our drinking and who we in turn became enraged at and cut out...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Just show up. Don't worry about setting records. Don't worry about doing it right. Don't even worry about whether you are completely in the mood. Don't worry about your overall goal. Just show up. Just show up and trust your HP to take care of the rest. Repeat regularly. Results will follow.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have had the pleasure of witnessing some extraordinary courage here on the MIP message board among our ladies ... some of the stories I've read here this past year convince me that some of the most courageous women on this planet are right here ... I would like everyone to take the 2/3 minutes it takes t...

mike1 · mike1

Hi I'm mIke and I'm an alcoholic. I'm coming up on 90 days and really struggling. I'm having a lot of urges to drink and am on an emotional roller coaster. I'm hitting as meetings as I can, I have a sponsor w/ 27 years sobriety and just tonight i joined a homegroup. I'm also reading my big book and Daily Refle...

flipper · flipper

Thank you all for your replies regarding my grandmother. She pasted last week. Toughest days of my sobriety yet, and i managed very well. Deep breathing, relaxation, and inventory got me through. So on a lighter note! So, working towards a year sober, I know, one day at a time, but I now am 100 perce...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

Hi, all. what's shakin'? Here's a nutty one for ya. A couple of years back, I did a step 9 with a woman I left for (all together now...) ALKY-HOL! She was a little too complicated for me at the time, and my thirst helped matters none. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I get an e-mail from her and...SHE WANTS ME BAC...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The people in AA keep caring about me. They keep on asking me how I'm doing, and they keep on giving me hugs when they see I'm a tad quiet. They just keep doing it and doing it. I keep expecting them to stop caring. But it's been over a year now, and they keep on loving me. I've never had this before. Neve...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When we lose God, it is not God who is lost. --Anonymous At times any of us can fall into the trap of trying to make deals with God. The thought seems to be, if I can make a deal with God, then I can control the outcome that God alone seems to determine. We cannot make deals with God - not because God is so hard-no...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Today's Gift 03-19 (Preview) Being open Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and surely our Hi...	Pythonpappy	2	355	Mar 20, 2013 by Frodo
	Grapevine (Preview) March 20 "When it seems like love just isn't enough, I remind myself that it is all I have to give beyond my experience, strength and hope."	Mike B.	1	315	Mar 20, 2013 by justadrunk
	Time to get back here...before I die (Preview) Hi everyone...My name is Phil..and Im an alcoholic When this site started up...many moons ago...? It was responsible for keeping this guy sane...for many day... To top it off...I met a lot of freinds here...and we shared and cared for each other daily.. If youve been in AA for a while? I can share with y...	Philipld	16	679	Mar 20, 2013 by tomsteve
	Online meetings (Preview) I had no idea there was such a thing! I'm looking forward to check one out.	Peej	8	556	Mar 19, 2013 by Col
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 18, 2013 Quote of the Week "If I don't go to meetings, I don't hear whatGod wants me to hear." Before recovery, I kept a lot of lower companion company. I worked with a bunch of self-serving thieves who wanted the easy way out at the expense of others. My friends were alcoho...	Pythonpappy	1	421	Mar 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	Going to Miami (Preview) My sponser and I were talking the other day about her vacation home on the beach in Miami. She's one of these people who has money haha. One of those people I used to loathe. Well, shes earned it as a doctor who works insane hours. She out of the blue suggested that we go to celebrate my 1 year in May. It's righ...	Col	11	572	Mar 19, 2013 by Mike B.
	The unnatural me (Preview) Myself as a sober person is unnatural. To be this person I have to change my nature and deny myself what the real me wants. My natural default setting is to be a drunk and to be drunk. That's who I am if I don't do anything to stop it. But that'll drive me insane, hurt others that love me, and kill me if I let it. S...	Frodo	12	1444	Mar 19, 2013 by justadrunk
	Going to See My Son! (Preview) Am Leaving shortly to go do some work for my youngest son ... so I will be traveling and will have limited access to our site here for the next few days ... I will have to use his computer when available ... ... ... Just wanted you guys to know I love ya and God Bless you, Pappy	Pythonpappy	13	573	Mar 19, 2013 by Frodo
	Today's Gift 03-18 (Preview) The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. --Samuel Johnson A truly powerful force in the universe is that of optimism. Optimism lies at the root of our mental and physical health. Feelings of hope can stimulate the body's immune system and inspire r...	Pythonpappy	0	351	Mar 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 16 "It seems to me that I achieve growth by leaving things out - when I don't say the cross word, when I don't answer sarcastically. If I can delay only one second, maybe two, I have time to ask myself, 'Do I really want to say that?'"	Mike B.	0	334	Mar 18, 2013 by Mike B.
	think i am slipping into a manic episode (Preview) can not sleep even with sleep meds	jamespmcentegart	6	500	Mar 18, 2013 by Tanin
	A quick story (Preview) I recently got in contact with one of my former foster mothers. This was my final foster home placement, and it just happened to be wonderful. I instantly clicked and bonded with this woman. After close to 20 placements in under a years time, I was pretty damaged by the time I met this woman. I had no hope f...	Col	8	530	Mar 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Week Five and Loving Chocolate (Preview) Hey All, I just wanted to note that I am finishing up my fifth week of sobriety and I feel great. Once I got past the first three of weeks and remained determined that I was never going to drink again - EVER - the past two have actually been relatively easy. I think that in the past, I have been foiled by the ide...	AdamMoz	18	680	Mar 18, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Online Meeting Schedule (Preview) Hi Everyone, I am going to start holding meetings in our chatroom on Tuesday and Saturday nights at 9PM est. I will be asking that those with 6 months or more of continuous sobriety, that attend f2f meetings become willing to donate some time to chair one meeting per week here as well. It does require...	John	2	452	Mar 18, 2013 by justadrunk
	New, Improved Meeting/Chat Room Entrance! (Preview) check it out, click on the link below, it will take you to the meeting/chat room page, a box will be there where the chat room will appear. Just put a nickname for yourself in the box, and then click Connect. Check it out... its really smooth, easy to enter, some good features, and ready for us to start us...	John	7	880	Mar 18, 2013 by John
	Changed Behaviors (Preview) Yesterday my wife and I started to fight. Instead of letting it escalate I simply stopped and left. I went to my local bike shop to look around for a bit. Nothing realy changed for me. I was still upset and starting to obsess. I came home and changed my clothes and went for a run. During this run I prayed to Go...	mike1	5	762	Mar 17, 2013 by gonee
	Tried an online meeting last night (Preview) With skype I think? It was really weird!!!!!!!!! People were smoking - eating etc LOL I clammed up and couldn't say a word when it was my turn.... to weird! Has anyone else done this??? What did you think? I suppose a live meeting was just as 'weird' the first time...	justadrunk	9	677	Mar 17, 2013 by Tanin
	Simple Truths (Preview) A Weekly Thought! But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40:31Weekly QuoteWhen God is our strength, it is strength indeed; when our strength is our own, it is only weakness...	Pythonpappy	0	375	Mar 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	For Sober Mc - Patience! (since it's quiet) (Preview) A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly behaved 3 year-old grandson. It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child screaming for sweets in the sweet aisle, biscuits in the biscuit aisle; and for fruit, cereal and pop in the other aisle. Meanwhile, Granddad is...	Pythonpappy	10	770	Mar 17, 2013 by Sports dude
	Jekyll and Hyde (Preview) I was trying to explain to my wife recently the difference between her method of drinking and mine. My wife is someone who is perfectly capable of coming home from work, having a glass of wine to de-stress, and spending the rest of the evening in a mellow mood. I, on the other hand, would come home from wor...	AdamMoz	8	1782	Mar 17, 2013 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift 03-17 (Preview) You have three choices: keep on fighting, ignore each other, or make up and be friends. --John Knoblauch Once there were four sixth-graders - two boys and two girls - who started to fight even though they'd been friends for years. One morning at the bus stop, the boys started playing keep-away with the...	Pythonpappy	1	294	Mar 17, 2013 by justadrunk
	Licensed (Preview) Well guys, I was in a Ph.D. program when I had my first bout with clinical depression...I was a binge drinker before that- I was at the dissertation stage and never could get back on track.. Add to that, I started self-medicating through alcohol and that got worse and worse to the point of being a full bl...	pinkchip	17	548	Mar 17, 2013 by mike1
	Cross talking at meetings... (Preview) Try this for a definition of Crosstalking at a meeting. My Sunday version of AA by the bay is right off the Pacific Ocean and the water gets as close as about 30 feet. Today it was calm and glassy, warm and breezy and a great day to just jump up and enjoy it and so...the whales did. Yeppers it's the season...	Jerry F	8	551	Mar 17, 2013 by mike1
	Just for today. if you have anything else just for today add it on. (Preview) I pray for all of you today, that you may have peace in your hearts. Just for today, I pray God that you will not let our troubles overtake us.	gonee	7	1016	Mar 17, 2013 by RubyTues
	What I did today... (Preview) First and foremost, I stayed sober... and second, I did some marketing stuff on my truck and online. Here are some pictures of what I created today. Just getting ready for a spring and summer full of good work, but it doesn't happen without my participating in bringing it about. John	John	4	439	Mar 17, 2013 by RubyTues
	When we are weak. (Preview) For every successful person there is a 1st step. The 1st step always begins with powerlessness and unmanageability. One may say, but that is weak. Yes it is from the human perspective, but not from God's. He made us weak so that we may be strong in Him. Imagine having a strong 2 year old son, who knows ever...	gonee	4	523	Mar 17, 2013 by Sports dude
	Today's Gift 03-16 (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Pythonpappy	0	300	Mar 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just playing God again. (Preview) They are putting huge power lines up in our front yard. I over reacted immediately. They put the pole up, and I called the realtor and told her I wanted her to put my house up for sale. I spent 2 hours reading about kids and leukemia and all kinds of other stuff that can happen when you live under power lin...	justadrunk	14	597	Mar 16, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Indian 10 commandments (Preview)	justadrunk	8	3376	Mar 16, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 03-15 (Preview) On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step. --Kathy Boevink Our lives in all aspects are a journey toward a destination, one fitting to our purpose, our special gifts, and our particular needs. Each day contributes to our journey, carrying us closer to our destinati...	Pythonpappy	0	408	Mar 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Patience and impulsiveness (Preview) Today I don't have to act on emotion. I can slow down and not have to impulsively fix it right now. Since that is the old way to self centered gratification. I can take a moment or day to ask God for advice and pray on it. I don't have to figure it out right away. This is unnatural for a Alcoholic to do. Today I ha...	HJF454	2	463	Mar 15, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Helpless To Help (Preview) As I sit here thinking about the bullet I dodge on a daily basis due to this program, I think of family members and alcoholism. My father died of alcoholism. My uncle destroyed himself due to alcohol (he's not long for this world) If my brother's not careful, his alcoholism will get him, too. I wish I co...	AlcoHater	9	693	Mar 15, 2013 by nezyb
	Grapevine (Preview) March 14"In the years ahead we shall, of course, make mistakes. Experience has taught us that we need have no fear of doing this, providing that we always remain willing to confess our faults and to correct them promptly."	Mike B.	2	328	Mar 14, 2013 by Col
	Health (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been making a list lately of everything that I have appreciated most about spending the past month sober. At the top of my list is starting to feel my physical body making a recovery. Clearly, a month is not going to heal the damage of ten years of heavy drinking, but I have very much enj...	AdamMoz	17	881	Mar 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Question regarding step 9 amends (Preview) Im working on step 9 amends. I'm writing the letters- at this point I am willing and eager to make amends to all but 1 person on my list (this 1 person has displayed predator type behavior towards me, and I'm unwilling to attempt to reach out to him again, because he refuses to treat me with respect). Ok- my...	Col	24	1535	Mar 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 03-14 (Preview) You can observe a lot just by watching. --Yogi Berra When we watch others, we learn how to "act as if." We watch a patient person and then we "act as if" we're a patient person. The result? Over time, we'll become a patient person. We watch how good listeners listen, and we "ac...	Pythonpappy	2	385	Mar 14, 2013 by Mike B.
	2.6 Meetings Per Week (Preview) *"Members attend an average of 2.6 A.A. meetings per week."*So reports the latest AA membership survey (2011). The new average is up .2 from the 2007 survey.This is a useful statistic, since we can get an idea of what is going on across A.A. as a whole. (We'd know a lot more, IMO, if they had publ...	Tanin	20	8652	Mar 13, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Powerless (Preview) Ok its tantrum time. Powerless, powerless, powerless I'm so sick of powerless!!!! Will there ever be a time where things will work out how Ild like it to? Just for this once..... Tracey	Tracey C	16	1068	Mar 14, 2013 by AlcoHater
	A day well spent! (Preview) Well, it's actually two days well spent. Yesterday i completed a good job, spent time with a sponsee, put a new wood floor in my work/utility trailer, made a meeting and then i actually cooked a dinner for myself. I'm really amazed about how my dinner turned out because i am not a cook at all. I just ask...	John	6	1091	Mar 14, 2013 by leeu
	Today's Gift 03-13 (Preview) Disappointment and Frustration How can disappointments be opportunities to grow? When we feel thwarted, frustrated or empty it is difficult - but not impossible - to see the positive side of our pain. Most disappointments come from a sense of failure when our expectations of ourselves or others ar...	Pythonpappy	0	368	Mar 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 13 "When the shadows of my past were placed in the light, I was thankful for the 'design for living' that the Twelve Steps provide. It helps me to handle the shock of who I was, who I am today, and who I want to be."	Mike B.	0	592	Mar 13, 2013 by Mike B.
	Southern Home Security (Preview) HOW TO INSTALL A SOUTHERN HOME SECURITY SYSTEM1. Go to Goodwill and buy a pair of size 14 -16 men's work boots.2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine.3. Put four giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.4. Leave a note on your door that reads ......Bubba, ...	Pythonpappy	1	908	Mar 13, 2013 by 2granddaughters
	The people who tried to rescue us from alcohol abuse (Preview) I recently read in an article that one of the most difficult parts of getting sober is realizing how the people who tried the hardest to save us were often the ones that we pushed away with the most force. These are those people who called us out on our drinking and who we in turn became enraged at and cut out...	AdamMoz	6	881	Mar 13, 2013 by pinkchip
	Just show up (Preview) Just show up. Don't worry about setting records. Don't worry about doing it right. Don't even worry about whether you are completely in the mood. Don't worry about your overall goal. Just show up. Just show up and trust your HP to take care of the rest. Repeat regularly. Results will follow.	justadrunk	5	1146	Mar 13, 2013 by Rob84
	Courage ... Dedicated to all the women here on this Board! (Preview) I have had the pleasure of witnessing some extraordinary courage here on the MIP message board among our ladies ... some of the stories I've read here this past year convince me that some of the most courageous women on this planet are right here ... I would like everyone to take the 2/3 minutes it takes t...	Pythonpappy	8	406	Mar 13, 2013 by Col
	New guy here (Preview) Hi I'm mIke and I'm an alcoholic. I'm coming up on 90 days and really struggling. I'm having a lot of urges to drink and am on an emotional roller coaster. I'm hitting as meetings as I can, I have a sponsor w/ 27 years sobriety and just tonight i joined a homegroup. I'm also reading my big book and Daily Refle...	mike1	17	646	Mar 12, 2013 by mike1
	updates (Preview) Thank you all for your replies regarding my grandmother. She pasted last week. Toughest days of my sobriety yet, and i managed very well. Deep breathing, relaxation, and inventory got me through. So on a lighter note! So, working towards a year sober, I know, one day at a time, but I now am 100 perce...	flipper	3	917	Mar 12, 2013 by mikef
	Who'da thunk it? (Preview) Hi, all. what's shakin'? Here's a nutty one for ya. A couple of years back, I did a step 9 with a woman I left for (all together now...) ALKY-HOL! She was a little too complicated for me at the time, and my thirst helped matters none. Well, a couple of weeks ago, I get an e-mail from her and...SHE WANTS ME BAC...	AlcoHater	5	743	Mar 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	People (Preview) The people in AA keep caring about me. They keep on asking me how I'm doing, and they keep on giving me hugs when they see I'm a tad quiet. They just keep doing it and doing it. I keep expecting them to stop caring. But it's been over a year now, and they keep on loving me. I've never had this before. Neve...	justadrunk	10	1103	Mar 12, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 03-12 (Preview) When we lose God, it is not God who is lost. --Anonymous At times any of us can fall into the trap of trying to make deals with God. The thought seems to be, if I can make a deal with God, then I can control the outcome that God alone seems to determine. We cannot make deals with God - not because God is so hard-no...	Pythonpappy	1	878	Mar 12, 2013 by Mike B.
«First < 1 … 174 175 176 177 178 … 530 > Last» \| Page of 530 sorted by