Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

leeu · leeu

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

bikerbill · bikerbill

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

Tomas · Tomas

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

Closer · Closer

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

SteveP · SteveP

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Closer · Closer

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

jspun · jspun

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

Col · Col

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

bikerbill · bikerbill

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

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

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

Phil · Phil

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

pinkchip · pinkchip

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

Wren · Wren

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

justadrunk · justadrunk

http://www.askmen.com/money/body_and_mind_150/177_better_living.html

John · John

Jerry F · Jerry F

That was the response from my sponsor this morning as I spoke about the 7th stop yesterday by the police which shouldn't have been a stop but was. My sponsor is a native cultural recovering person like myself and of course I was looking for feedback on my journey. If I was still drinking I'd be in jail s...

Tomas · Tomas

. The extent of my exposure to the news goes little beyond what I glean from Yahoo. No Im not in jail.. worseIm a sailor, lately spending much of my time at sea. I was reading about this guy Charlie.. whats his name who was making an obscene amount of money as a TV actor on some situation comedy.. He got drun...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God's Will How do we know what God's will is, especially when we're running around with a severe case of self-will run riot? How can we make sure the choices we're making are God's will when our options seem confusing and we're not sure what to do? What about when we do something we think is God's will and i...

SoberSteve · SoberSteve

Got diagnosed friday :( They dont know if its type 2 or 1, got me on metaformin for a week and checking #'s at drs office it was 234, got it down to 143... sucks :(

justadrunk · justadrunk

My son teaches me more than I teach him... well, both my kids actually. They give me CONSTANT growth opportunities. CONSTANT much needed practice at patience and tolerance. They are so generously themselves, so different from me, but so very the same when I look at the person I was meant to be... th...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I don't realize that I gossip...

Angell · Angell

In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday I found myself in the emergency room at the hospital after work. It was my heart. Twenty years clean has healed alot of the physical problems brought on by active addiction but there is some wreckage that can't be resolved and the damage done to my heart falls in...

John · John

Soldier sues hospital over penis amputation 38 35062Wednesday, 3 October 2012 A former US soldier is suing a hospital claiming that excessive ice-pack treatment on his groin led to the amputation of his penis. Michael Nash claims that a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on him after surgery, c...

Closer · Closer

(Edited this entire post which discusses relapse and glorifies violent crime.) sincerely, "closer" -- Edited by pinkchip on Sunday 14th of October 2012 08:41:13 PM

justadrunk · justadrunk

Do any of you refer to this board in your everyday life, with your family or friends out side of AA, or in? I have a few - maybe 4 times. A couple times to my sponsor - talking about how online support seems like it could really be something younger ones sobering up could latch onto. She's around 50 I think...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A person shows their true self by how much they need other people. --Anonymous What giving we have discovered in our Fellowship! From the very first meeting, we received an outstretched hand that offered us help. People gave freely and asked nothing in return. We, who had known so much taking, could h...

nezyb · nezyb

Today was going to be a banner day in my life. A changing day, as Dr Phil likes to say....

We were going to court, my son and I, before the judge to have my legal guardianship finalized. Due to the fact that he is a vulernable adult, forever a man-child, he needs a guardian to help him navigate life and ens...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So if you are handed lemons----- I have my foot up, eating Greek Yogart(thanks Wren) Drinking lots of water (Thanks Dean) And giving myself milk and honey enemas (Thanks Pappy) One of the things I have done while sitting here is getting tech saavy. I have installed a VOIP phone called "Magic Jac...

barisax · barisax

Experience isn't just everything that has happened to us and everything we've done, it's how it has shaped us, how we've dealt with it, reacted to it, and how it shapes our dealings today. The exact same thing can happen to two people, but their experience may be completely different. I believe exper...

LinBabaAgo-go · LinBabaAgo-go

It's been a few years since I picked up a drink, in twenty years I've drank twice, and in neither instance was the alcohol the problem. My spiritual condition was the problem, my emotional condition, even my health, physical and mental played a part. Sobriety, to me, means healthy in mind, body and spi...

cag333 · cag333

Hello everyone. I dont know why I am sharing this. I guess I hope to find people with similar feelings at this moment or sometime in their life. I have been sober for 63 days. YAy. well I woke up today and went to class and ended up zoning out and I found this in my notebook. It explained how I was feeling at tha...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Good over evil. A Higher Power. Great graphics. Just keepin' it simple! Tom

Mike B. · Mike B.

I took my car to the garage. Suspected the wheel bearing or cv unit was gone on the driver's side. I had another vehicle to use in the interim. The garage calls and tells me the car is done and ready for pickup. They informed me the only problem I had was a loose tire. My initial reaction was- what, that...

Closer · Closer

Sometimes a good song is better than a case of beer...What are you listening to these days... Im enjoying this one, old but good... Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead Youv'e taken lots of chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes Cause pa...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So on the busted leg front, today was the day I got to take off the bandage and was going to be able to wash the old leg. It was wrapped up for a week. When I pulled off the bangage the outdide incision was not good. That is where the bone broke the skin. Sooo I am back on an antibotic, hoping it heals up so the pl...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

It's already in the 30's at night there. 60 gallons of paint has my name on it. See you soon. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 15:53, 2008-09-30

nezyb · nezyb

It's o'dark thirty here in the Great Pacific Northwest, so not my time of day.

Been awake for a couple of hours now, finally gave up trying to go back to sleep. The hamster was on the wheel, running in circles, round and round and round. The good thing is that a couple of years ago, this was a daily(or nig...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I am home alone. Well not completely alone - my kids are here of course. Just as I emerged with this sentence, it occured to me that in my drinking life, I would be completely blacked out, passed out and gone by now. 8:21 pm. My kids, would likely not be asleep yet. They would be wondering why Mom...

odat · odat

Welp, this is it...tomorrow I move back to the city... "I Don't Know" are the most important words I can say today. I don't know what is next, who I will meet, how things will be. All I know is if I take care of myself and my illness I'll do ok. God will bring me everything I need. Self-care is impor...

Mike B. · Mike B.

I've learned through The 12 Step process and working The Program of AA that a power outside myself exist. He was always there for me, but I would walk through the gifts and treated them as accomplishments. The lessons sent my way(many of them painful) I blew through and failed to heed the warnings. T...

odat · odat

On pg 88 BB I ask God every morning to help me be watchful of excitement. Excitement is a defect of character which leads me to being dishonest and looking for the old queer idea of fun I was addicted to...wanting attention and approval and going to places I really don't need to be. Even happiness is a word...

John · John

Hi everyone! Please give a warm thanks to Rob84 and Pinkchip for their willingness to provide their service on MIP's AA message board as moderators. They will help us continue offering a safehaven to our board visitors seeking support and help via AA and the online community. They are respons...

barisax · barisax

I came in late to the "Dated" thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. Someone there mentioned AA being used as "talk therapy" and thus watering down the program. I don't know if I agree that having discussion meetings waters down AA. I've always been a talker. I've been to the...

Mason · Mason

Hello I have a friend who would like to talk to people in Recovery, he has reached out from a Wisconsin prison, If anyone feels like doing some service work please write to : Jacob Muller #455495 Unit 15 Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution P.O. Box 282, W9071 Forest Drive Plymouth, WI 53073-0282...

emy · emy

Last Thursday I got really, really ridiculously physically ill. Ever since I was in high school I've known that when I'm about to throw up, I have a tendency to pass out (which I also now suspect is a vasovagal response) so, I was laying in bed after I had already thrown up at least a couple times, when I sta...

justadrunk · justadrunk

When I'm really happy and excited, it isn't a fleeting moment of joy. It isn't just that synthetic feeling I get after 2 drinks that only hangs on 10 minutes... which I pay for dearly with hours and sometimes days of drunken stooper. It's more like that feeling you get when you're 6, and you know it's th...

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	What does it mean to 'Let Go'? (Preview) Lord, help me to understand: To let go does not mean to stop caring; it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame ano...	Pythonpappy	8	707	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-20 (Preview) It is a matter first of beginning - and then following through. --Richard L. Evans How many times have we started a project or a new path of living only to abandon it after a short time? We may have thought it wasn't what we wanted or there wasn't enough time. Instead of following through, we usually gave u...	Pythonpappy	1	355	Oct 20, 2012 by Mr_David
	Yesterday, today, tomorrow, and a few years from now. (Preview) To stay sober today, I must not drink today--this day, this hour, this minute, the next minute, the next five minutes, this minute, the next minute...and when the clock reaches midnight, yee haw-I "have" 24 hrs. And not a minute more. So from 12 to 12:01, I don't drink that minute. And so it g...	leeu	5	452	Oct 20, 2012 by SteveP
	This'll be a new experience for me.... (Preview) Suddenly, due to changed circumstances at work, I find that at the end of this month, I'll be managing 8 people instead of 2. No problem there, just need a bigger shovel........ One of the new team that I'm inheriting is a personal friend and also a member of the fellowship. I have to be clear that friends...	bikerbill	9	485	Oct 20, 2012 by SteveP
	The Jitter Joint (Preview) Jack and Jill went up the hill, Jack to sober up at the Jitter Joint.. Jack came down the hill a few weeks later and got drunk in the first bar he saw. I was laughing so hard at my little limerick that I almost fell off my chair. I would repeat it several times to myself and burst out laughing.. The group was wa...	Tomas	3	907	Oct 20, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Hee hee hee (Preview) After years...as a bum...a psychiatric patient getting abused, abandoned, threatened...I let it go and found a job. Theres a whole lot goin on' Chain is on the door, phone calls are starting.	Closer	8	637	Oct 19, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Just got back from a 3-day biz trip (Preview) In a place that's not known for its sobriety. Last time I was there was pre-sobriety. ;) Had biz meetings for most of it and was jet-lagged like nobody's business. But went to a meeting, a small one, and was of course, right at home. Good sobriety -- one guy with 36 years another visitor with 21 years -- and...	SteveP	9	518	Oct 19, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-19 (Preview) Some people grumble because the roses have thorns instead of being grateful that the thorns have roses. *** We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves. * Don't look down on another person unless you are leaning over to help them up. **...	Pythonpappy	3	354	Oct 19, 2012 by justadrunk
	King Alcohol and His prime minister. (Preview) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King_Alcohol_and_his_Prime_Minister.jpg-- Edited by Closer on Friday 19th of October 2012 01:11:39 AM	Closer	2	3997	Oct 19, 2012 by turninggrey
	AA meetings in San Francisco/ Bay Area (Preview) I'm Gonna be staying in the City sat afternoon through tuesday morning. Looking for good AA meetings. Went to a very good one in the Mission in 08' or 09' on 24th and Florida at noon. At least I think it was this one. Would have been a good starting point to ask- really liked that one but don't get in until sa...	jspun	6	3942	Oct 18, 2012 by jspun
	Defining normal (Preview) Hey all:) hit 5 months a couple days ago:) yup, I'm still around! Nothing new really, just doing my thing- work, meeting, redoing step 4 cuz I feel as though I wasn't as fearlessly searching as I could've been haha. That's alright though, cuz I think maybe at 3 months I was being a bit too ambitious by thin...	Col	12	602	Oct 19, 2012 by Frodo
	Aquaman 1 Year yesterday. (Preview) Well Aquaman (Rob) hasn't been seen on here fro a good while - but he made 1 year of continuous sobriety, one day at a time, yesterday 16th October 2012. Rock on that man!	bikerbill	7	470	Oct 19, 2012 by SoberSteve
	I'm back...I hope (Preview) I haven't posted for awhile, revamping the room my computer is in, it was unplugged for over a week. Weird, but nice. Get away from the computer and do something else. That was the beginning of it. I have been drinking the past week. After a couple of proud weeks, I started again. I feel horrible abo...	sorrowfloats	11	548	Oct 19, 2012 by sorrowfloats
	Step Number Three Opens The Door (Preview) STEP THREE "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" Practicing Step Three is like the opening of a door which to all appearances is still closed and locked. All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open. There is only one key, and it i...	Phil	3	1185	Oct 18, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-17 (Preview) The important thing is not to stop questioning. --Albert EinsteinWe used to think we knew it all. We had grandiose ideas about ourselves. We stopped asking hard questions that could cause our fragile world of make-believe and deviousness to come crashing down. We protected our addiction by fleein...	Pythonpappy	2	472	Oct 18, 2012 by Mr_David
	The ones we leave behind...They catch up (Preview) I cut off a few folks for the interest of my sobriety when I came into the rooms. Hence, when I was getting sober, I had no friends or significant other pressuring me to drink any more at all. All my friends were pretty much from AA for a good 2 years. In that time, I have now seen, my ex come in (though not st...	pinkchip	6	625	Oct 18, 2012 by odat
	Night Light (Preview) This is a reading from today's Night Light, a book by Hazelden that I've had for years. I thought I'd share this one. In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer~ Albert Camus When things seem to be going badly and everyone appears to be against us, what do we see? Do we th...	Wren	6	584	Oct 17, 2012 by vixen
	I didn't know how to apologize. (Preview) http://www.askmen.com/money/body_and_mind_150/177_better_living.html	justadrunk	5	566	Oct 17, 2012 by vixen
	A Great Accoustic Guitarist, Vocalist and Song... (hope ya like) (Preview)	John	7	487	Oct 17, 2012 by Mike B.
	"Get a different truck" (Preview) That was the response from my sponsor this morning as I spoke about the 7th stop yesterday by the police which shouldn't have been a stop but was. My sponsor is a native cultural recovering person like myself and of course I was looking for feedback on my journey. If I was still drinking I'd be in jail s...	Jerry F	16	669	Oct 17, 2012 by justadrunk
	Statistics Are for Losers (Preview) . The extent of my exposure to the news goes little beyond what I glean from Yahoo. No Im not in jail.. worseIm a sailor, lately spending much of my time at sea. I was reading about this guy Charlie.. whats his name who was making an obscene amount of money as a TV actor on some situation comedy.. He got drun...	Tomas	7	1499	Oct 17, 2012 by Rob84
	Today's Gift 10-15 (Preview) God's Will How do we know what God's will is, especially when we're running around with a severe case of self-will run riot? How can we make sure the choices we're making are God's will when our options seem confusing and we're not sure what to do? What about when we do something we think is God's will and i...	Pythonpappy	3	478	Oct 17, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Diabetes.... (Preview) Got diagnosed friday :( They dont know if its type 2 or 1, got me on metaformin for a week and checking #'s at drs office it was 234, got it down to 143... sucks :(	SoberSteve	21	716	Oct 16, 2012 by barisax
	Gratitude for a 6 yr old : ) (Preview) My son teaches me more than I teach him... well, both my kids actually. They give me CONSTANT growth opportunities. CONSTANT much needed practice at patience and tolerance. They are so generously themselves, so different from me, but so very the same when I look at the person I was meant to be... th...	justadrunk	5	660	Oct 16, 2012 by michaelwintrss
	Daily Reflections ~ My Checklist, Not Yours & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 Sometimes I don't realize that I gossip...	Sobrietyspell	1	916	Oct 16, 2012 by Mr_David
	A good day to live (Preview) In the wee hours of the morning on Thursday I found myself in the emergency room at the hospital after work. It was my heart. Twenty years clean has healed alot of the physical problems brought on by active addiction but there is some wreckage that can't be resolved and the damage done to my heart falls in...	Angell	10	509	Oct 16, 2012 by Rob84
	And we've had a bad day??? (Preview) Soldier sues hospital over penis amputation 38 3 5062Wednesday, 3 October 2012 A former US soldier is suing a hospital claiming that excessive ice-pack treatment on his groin led to the amputation of his penis. Michael Nash claims that a nurse repeatedly put ice packs on him after surgery, c...	John	12	709	Oct 15, 2012 by Tanin
	Abuse, Drugs, I dont care anymore. (closed) (Preview) (Edited this entire post which discusses relapse and glorifies violent crime.) sincerely, "closer" -- Edited by pinkchip on Sunday 14th of October 2012 08:41:13 PM	Closer	8	772	Oct 15, 2012 by Wren
	Are we friends? (Preview) Do any of you refer to this board in your everyday life, with your family or friends out side of AA, or in? I have a few - maybe 4 times. A couple times to my sponsor - talking about how online support seems like it could really be something younger ones sobering up could latch onto. She's around 50 I think...	justadrunk	7	613	Oct 15, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 10-14 (Preview) A person shows their true self by how much they need other people. --Anonymous What giving we have discovered in our Fellowship! From the very first meeting, we received an outstretched hand that offered us help. People gave freely and asked nothing in return. We, who had known so much taking, could h...	Pythonpappy	3	470	Oct 15, 2012 by Mr_David
	Pride and ego and what I learned about mine today (Preview) Today was going to be a banner day in my life. A changing day, as Dr Phil likes to say.... We were going to court, my son and I, before the judge to have my legal guardianship finalized. Due to the fact that he is a vulernable adult, forever a man-child, he needs a guardian to help him navigate life and ens...	nezyb	12	782	Oct 14, 2012 by justadrunk
	Turning down time into--tech time. (Preview) So if you are handed lemons----- I have my foot up, eating Greek Yogart(thanks Wren) Drinking lots of water (Thanks Dean) And giving myself milk and honey enemas (Thanks Pappy) One of the things I have done while sitting here is getting tech saavy. I have installed a VOIP phone called "Magic Jac...	turninggrey	6	511	Oct 14, 2012 by turninggrey
	What Does Experience Mean To You? (Preview) Experience isn't just everything that has happened to us and everything we've done, it's how it has shaped us, how we've dealt with it, reacted to it, and how it shapes our dealings today. The exact same thing can happen to two people, but their experience may be completely different. I believe exper...	barisax	10	601	Oct 14, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	What does Sobriety mean to you? (Preview) It's been a few years since I picked up a drink, in twenty years I've drank twice, and in neither instance was the alcohol the problem. My spiritual condition was the problem, my emotional condition, even my health, physical and mental played a part. Sobriety, to me, means healthy in mind, body and spi...	LinBabaAgo-go	29	3622	Oct 14, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	TODAY (Preview) Hello everyone. I dont know why I am sharing this. I guess I hope to find people with similar feelings at this moment or sometime in their life. I have been sober for 63 days. YAy. well I woke up today and went to class and ended up zoning out and I found this in my notebook. It explained how I was feeling at tha...	cag333	13	885	Oct 14, 2012 by Rob84
	Watching Avatar again. (Preview) Good over evil. A Higher Power. Great graphics. Just keepin' it simple! Tom	turninggrey	7	473	Oct 13, 2012 by turninggrey
	Saving Face- Why? (Preview) I took my car to the garage. Suspected the wheel bearing or cv unit was gone on the driver's side. I had another vehicle to use in the interim. The garage calls and tells me the car is done and ready for pickup. They informed me the only problem I had was a loose tire. My initial reaction was- what, that...	Mike B.	11	659	Oct 13, 2012 by justadrunk
	Music... (Preview) Sometimes a good song is better than a case of beer...What are you listening to these days... Im enjoying this one, old but good... Don't think sorry's easily said Don't try turning tables instead Youv'e taken lots of chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes Cause pa...	Closer	16	636	Oct 13, 2012 by justadrunk
	Sigh, Infection (Preview) So on the busted leg front, today was the day I got to take off the bandage and was going to be able to wash the old leg. It was wrapped up for a week. When I pulled off the bangage the outdide incision was not good. That is where the bone broke the skin. Sooo I am back on an antibotic, hoping it heals up so the pl...	turninggrey	11	584	Oct 12, 2012 by pinkchip
	Going to the mountains for few days (Preview) It's already in the 30's at night there. 60 gallons of paint has my name on it. See you soon. Dean -- Edited by StPeteDean at 15:53, 2008-09-30	StPeteDean	7	572	Oct 11, 2012 by StPeteDean
	The house of cards.... (Preview) It's o'dark thirty here in the Great Pacific Northwest, so not my time of day. Been awake for a couple of hours now, finally gave up trying to go back to sleep. The hamster was on the wheel, running in circles, round and round and round. The good thing is that a couple of years ago, this was a daily(or nig...	nezyb	7	582	Oct 11, 2012 by mikef
	Home alone (Preview) Today I am home alone. Well not completely alone - my kids are here of course. Just as I emerged with this sentence, it occured to me that in my drinking life, I would be completely blacked out, passed out and gone by now. 8:21 pm. My kids, would likely not be asleep yet. They would be wondering why Mom...	justadrunk	14	569	Oct 11, 2012 by vixen
	Motives in Recovery (Preview) Welp, this is it...tomorrow I move back to the city... "I Don't Know" are the most important words I can say today. I don't know what is next, who I will meet, how things will be. All I know is if I take care of myself and my illness I'll do ok. God will bring me everything I need. Self-care is impor...	odat	9	1576	Oct 11, 2012 by Mr_David
	My HP works in different ways (Preview) I've learned through The 12 Step process and working The Program of AA that a power outside myself exist. He was always there for me, but I would walk through the gifts and treated them as accomplishments. The lessons sent my way(many of them painful) I blew through and failed to heed the warnings. T...	Mike B.	7	489	Oct 11, 2012 by Mr_David
	Excitement (Preview) On pg 88 BB I ask God every morning to help me be watchful of excitement. Excitement is a defect of character which leads me to being dishonest and looking for the old queer idea of fun I was addicted to...wanting attention and approval and going to places I really don't need to be. Even happiness is a word...	odat	15	948	Oct 11, 2012 by StPeteDean
	welcome our new board moderators! (Preview) Hi everyone! Please give a warm thanks to Rob84 and Pinkchip for their willingness to provide their service on MIP's AA message board as moderators. They will help us continue offering a safehaven to our board visitors seeking support and help via AA and the online community. They are respons...	John	24	655	Oct 11, 2012 by carlasober
	AA as "Talk Therapy" (Preview) I came in late to the "Dated" thread, so I thought I'd start a new one. Someone there mentioned AA being used as "talk therapy" and thus watering down the program. I don't know if I agree that having discussion meetings waters down AA. I've always been a talker. I've been to the...	barisax	20	882	Oct 10, 2012 by justadrunk
	Please Write to my friend who has reached out for help From a Wisconsin Prison, he has a 14 month wait list for a rehab. Please read !!! (Preview) Hello I have a friend who would like to talk to people in Recovery, he has reached out from a Wisconsin prison, If anyone feels like doing some service work please write to : Jacob Muller #455495 Unit 15 Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution P.O. Box 282, W9071 Forest Drive Plymouth, WI 53073-0282...	Mason	19	862	Oct 10, 2012 by Mason
	checking in... life on life's terms? (Preview) Last Thursday I got really, really ridiculously physically ill. Ever since I was in high school I've known that when I'm about to throw up, I have a tendency to pass out (which I also now suspect is a vasovagal response) so, I was laying in bed after I had already thrown up at least a couple times, when I sta...	emy	5	628	Oct 10, 2012 by emy
	Here's why I love AA (Preview) When I'm really happy and excited, it isn't a fleeting moment of joy. It isn't just that synthetic feeling I get after 2 drinks that only hangs on 10 minutes... which I pay for dearly with hours and sometimes days of drunken stooper. It's more like that feeling you get when you're 6, and you know it's th...	justadrunk	7	3687	Oct 10, 2012 by Mr_David
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