Alcoholics Anonymous

ChristineG · ChristineG

There is a house 3 away from me that always has a lot of traffic. Lots of different people in and out. I was talking to a couple guys at the meeting tonight. They live there. It's a sober house. Had to go all the way to AA to meet the neighbors. I need to get out of my bubble a little more! Also ran into a lady at a me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

NowOvercastTemperature66.0 °FFeels Like 66.0 °FWind(mph)5.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:51 PMMoonWaxing CrescentMore Astronomy Tonight59 °FRain Showers70% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 °FRain Showers80% chance of precipitationTomorrow Night46 °FRain Showers70% chance of pr...

gonee · gonee

"The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly." BB pg 75. What a wonderful feeling this was, when I left my sponsor after doing my 5th step with him. For the first time I experienced real sobriety. My drinking friends also knew that I was on my way to recovery. I...

Bob K · Bob K

I got this in an email yesterday.It goes along with something I was told by my sponsor several years ago, that it's not that we aim to high and fail but that we aim to low and succeed and accept things as the best they will ever be. "It must be born in mind, that the tragedy of life does not lie in not re...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 >From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. --AnonymousSome things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with our program, we're taking a risk. We play with the program by missing meetings. Or by not calling our sponsors. Or by skipping t...

TeganTantalize · TeganTantalize

I got so angry at my home group meeting one of my really really good friends whos like a mother figure to me also lead my homegroup...Theres someone who i kinda had a crush on HAD i sat at the table with her and the whole freaking time she was talking mad shit about my freind who was leading..making fun of he...

nezyb · nezyb

I have a sister (actually two sisters) who are still in active alcoholism. I don't get to see them often, once or twice a year, as we live in different states. I try to call them or hope that they call me earlier in the day, as that way maybe they won't be drunk, or quite so drunk yet. The conversations are alw...

SoberSince2010 · SoberSince2010

me neither. though I do react adversely to self willingness, self centerdness, dishonesty and the like (fear) you ?

gonee · gonee

Thanks all for your prayer and blessings. The healing power of my friends and their prayer is amazing. I am well again!!

justadrunk · justadrunk

So here I am. Waiting around for someone to notice me. Hoping that someone will pick me. Bursting with the desire to share what I have found... yet... opportunity does not knock. Do I really trust in the path today? Do I really believe I am exactly where I am suppose to be? Do I belong to this moment....

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

I was able to connect with these two young men-(students) because we had similar families. One side that is sober. One side that are abusers. There are not too many normies in this group. Same goes for my family. The party yesterday was to love and support one of the young men who is about to become a f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Courage and Patience There are times when the "poor me" mood strikes us all. We complain that things are not better. We bemoan our sorry lot in life. We condemn ourselves and others for not meeting our expectations. What can we do when these destructive emotions engulf us? First, we can rea...

Marge · Marge

Hiya all just wanted to know if having trouble sleeping is part of the course with early recovery? I havent had a decent nights sleep for 6 nights now and im exhusted!!! Will this right itself with time? Anyone else had this problem? On the plus side have been having lots of late night chats with god

mich · mich

So, I just celebrated 5 months on December 31st. Woohoo! The real gift came soon after the New Year. My mom and I have always had a difficult relationship. She was physically and mentally abused by my grandmother who is now 83. As a result I grew up similarly in a very abusive, aggressive, angry, sc...

Col · Col

I was at a meeting recently, one that I go to almost every day. It's a great meeting that I feel welcome at and a few people I used to drink with go, too- which I think is great. This particular meeting is full of oldtimers, so I often just listen as there is much to learn from these guys. Anyway, one gentleman...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Page 122 & 123 ... ... ... 12 & 12 'When AA was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good sized group of so-called problem drinkers. The doctors weren't trying to find how different we were from one another; they sought to find whatever pers...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I got this from one of the two meetings I went to today ... it's called Whisper of the Heart 1. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present. 2. What others think about you is none of your business. 3. Time heals most everything, give it time. 4. Don't comp[are your life to others and do...

gatefold_cover · gatefold_cover

I have what may be a silly question - The big book in chapter 3 lays out what it says are ways that people are alcoholics, and without getting into a lengthy explanation of my condition, I was wondering if the suggestion to have a drink and try to stop is actually a worthwhile test - on pp31-31 is suggests th...

longroad12 · longroad12

New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent Peale What does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...

HJF454 · HJF454

Just here to claim my seat. Grateful to be sober today. Went to a meeting, doing some step work, talked to my sponser. I also worked out, spent a few hours with the wife and bought her some new boots and shoes without expecting anything in return. Imagine doing something for someone as selfless. I'm at wo...

mandm · mandm

So I just got off work, well a little while ago. The last hour at work, all i could think about is that I wanted to kill off a 8 pack. I was really jonesing for a drink. I kept thinking how this time its ok. But then I started to think about this Ted talk I watched on happyness. And it talks about long term happy...

Phil · Phil

Resentment is the: harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event is discussed. lack of forgiving, t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 11 "We organize our principles merely so that they can be better understood, and we continue so to organize our services that AA's life-blood can be transfused into those who must otherwise die. That is the all-in...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of the universe and create change...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm so grateful to be sober tonight. There were so many people who came in to this evenings meeting that have been around since I have, that confessed to a relapse tonight. It was shocking how many and I thought of the difficulty people have with the holidays... but then I remembered, we're just alcoh...

gonee · gonee

I thank God for His grace given to me. I only realise how vulnerable and weak I am , is when I get sick. My body temperature just has to elevate by 1 degree and I am disabled. Therefore it makes me realise that all 6 billion people on earth are all vulnerable. Despite our arrogance He has shown mercy to us. Phy...

RubyTues · RubyTues

I know that praying is pretty personal stuff, but I wonder if anyone feels comfortable explaining what works for them, or feels right for them?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day I must never forget who and what I am and where I come from. I have to remember the nature of my illness and what it was like before I came to The Program. I'll try to keep the memory green, yet not spend my time dwelling morbidly on the past. I won't be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, a...

ChristineG · ChristineG

When I went to the doctor yesterday blood was taken for....whatever they do to find out about your liver. I swear I can feel my liver poking at me now...lol. Won't have the results until tomorrow. Can anyone tell me more about the test? What exactly are they looking for in the blood? Is it something tha...

Gleek22 · Gleek22

Is it normal to get depressed still while sober? I have been doing everything my sponsor has been telling me to do like going to meetings everyday, calling her once a day, calling 2 sober people other than her a day, service work (giving people rides), meeting up with her once a week to do big book + still w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

NowOvercastTemperature59.2 °FFeels Like 59.2 °FWind(mph)2.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:49 PMMoonWaning CrescentMore Astronomy Today66 °FChance of Rain20% chance of precipitationTonight57 °FOvercast20% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 | 57 °FChance of Rain40% chance of precipi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 10 "I realized that it is possible to believe in a Higher Power, in the efficacy of prayer and meditation, in making a conscious contact with a Higher Power as those concepts, privately understood - or not un...

SarahSox · SarahSox

I have been sober for 15 months and am dating a young man who has been in the program for over 4 years. He has a chronic illness and has chosen to treat some of the symptoms with marijuana. I am having an extremely difficult time accepting his choice of treatment. A) he is an alcoholic who attends meeti...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today I will review the goals I've set for myself.Have I met some of them? Do some of them seem out of reach? If so, I will consider how I can simplify them by breaking them down into smaller goals.If one of my goals is to live in a nicer house, I'll look at ways I can begin to work toward that goal. Do I already k...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Soon a couple of days ago my motorbike caught fire. I moved it away from the house and put the fire out. It gets picked up and taken to the assessor today. There I was looking on the bright side, the bike didn't set the house on fire. I put the fire out. I wasn't injured, when my brother rang me. His projecti...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experie...

DevinS · DevinS

www.SoberSector.com Sober sector is a new social network specifically for sober people! Come by and check it out!

mandm · mandm

i'm pretty upset with myself . I had a small relapse last night. I didn't do anything crazy or drink a crazy amount, I just had more then I wanted to. I didn't embarasse myself. I didn't do anything stupid. I actually had a really great time at the club with my friends. I just wish I drank a little less then I d...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

I don't need to know how long you people have been sober to learn from and share with you. I've met AA folks with 30-40 years clean time who were complete assholes and were unhappy. I've also met people with 6 moths or a year who absolutely glow and radiate the beauty of the fellowship and the program. Mayb...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. --Joseph Addison Our Program allows us to stand back from day-to-day confusion and let serenity come into our lives. Our program doesnt take away all the struggles and problems from life, but it do...

Neophyte · Neophyte

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well, i just have a quick question. Ive been making 6 mtgs/week and go to my local library to read up on spirituality 2x a week. My sponsor and i are connecting ok, but... Im bored. Im tired of hearing the same things over and over again. I feel my brain is atrophying. I als...

gatefold_cover · gatefold_cover

Does anyone have any ideas for where sober singles can go hang out like in a bar to mingle for potential dating scenarios? Or dating sites? Are there already topics on this? I'm sure there are but this site lacks a search feature :(

justadrunk · justadrunk

Grateful for another sober day! So I have a question for all you wise ones: I'm secretly (well not anymore) thinking of going to school for an Associates in AODA counseling. I have all the generals done, so each semester would only be about 12 credits. So here's the question. I was wondering if you t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I live in Wisconsin, and we just turned the corner - gaining 30 seconds of daylight per day. It is still dark at breakfast and supper though. I haven't been diagnosed with it, but I feel like I have a lot of the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. (SAD) Usually to combat this in the past, I would tr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it. "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program. One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Onc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 7, 2013 Quote of the Week "Trying to understand God just makesHis job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

The sun was shining through the window just so, that the lace curtain in the hallway reflected roses and dancing swirls against the wall. I've never noticed that before. 6 eagles were watching over the Chippewa River behind our house. One was watching me. My daughter learned how to play a driving ar...

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	The neighbors (Preview) There is a house 3 away from me that always has a lot of traffic. Lots of different people in and out. I was talking to a couple guys at the meeting tonight. They live there. It's a sober house. Had to go all the way to AA to meet the neighbors. I need to get out of my bubble a little more! Also ran into a lady at a me...	ChristineG	11	559	Jan 15, 2013 by Frodo
	Tasha? (Preview) NowOvercastTemperature66.0 °FFeels Like 66.0 °FWind(mph)5.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:51 PMMoonWaxing CrescentMore Astronomy Tonight59 °FRain Showers70% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 °FRain Showers80% chance of precipitationTomorrow Night46 °FRain Showers70% chance of pr...	Pythonpappy	11	507	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Step 5 (Preview) "The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly." BB pg 75. What a wonderful feeling this was, when I left my sponsor after doing my 5th step with him. For the first time I experienced real sobriety. My drinking friends also knew that I was on my way to recovery. I...	gonee	6	405	Jan 15, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Dreams (Preview) I got this in an email yesterday.It goes along with something I was told by my sponsor several years ago, that it's not that we aim to high and fail but that we aim to low and succeed and accept things as the best they will ever be. "It must be born in mind, that the tragedy of life does not lie in not re...	Bob K	4	588	Jan 15, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource & 24hrs a Day (Preview) With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 >From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these w...	Sobrietyspell	2	505	Jan 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 01-14 (Preview) If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it. --AnonymousSome things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with our program, we're taking a risk. We play with the program by missing meetings. Or by not calling our sponsors. Or by skipping t...	Pythonpappy	2	355	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just need to vent (Preview) I got so angry at my home group meeting one of my really really good friends whos like a mother figure to me also lead my homegroup...Theres someone who i kinda had a crush on HAD i sat at the table with her and the whole freaking time she was talking mad shit about my freind who was leading..making fun of he...	TeganTantalize	6	506	Jan 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Where did you learn that? (Preview) I have a sister (actually two sisters) who are still in active alcoholism. I don't get to see them often, once or twice a year, as we live in different states. I try to call them or hope that they call me earlier in the day, as that way maybe they won't be drunk, or quite so drunk yet. The conversations are alw...	nezyb	5	579	Jan 14, 2013 by Col
	tried any controlled drinking lately (Preview) me neither. though I do react adversely to self willingness, self centerdness, dishonesty and the like (fear) you ?	SoberSince2010	48	1004	Jan 14, 2013 by TeganTantalize
	Restored! (Preview) Thanks all for your prayer and blessings. The healing power of my friends and their prayer is amazing. I am well again!!	gonee	3	392	Jan 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” (Preview) So here I am. Waiting around for someone to notice me. Hoping that someone will pick me. Bursting with the desire to share what I have found... yet... opportunity does not knock. Do I really trust in the path today? Do I really believe I am exactly where I am suppose to be? Do I belong to this moment....	justadrunk	4	595	Jan 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Attended a baby shower for a former student yesterday. (Preview) I was able to connect with these two young men-(students) because we had similar families. One side that is sober. One side that are abusers. There are not too many normies in this group. Same goes for my family. The party yesterday was to love and support one of the young men who is about to become a f...	Pablomoses	2	554	Jan 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 01-13 (Preview) Courage and Patience There are times when the "poor me" mood strikes us all. We complain that things are not better. We bemoan our sorry lot in life. We condemn ourselves and others for not meeting our expectations. What can we do when these destructive emotions engulf us? First, we can rea...	Pythonpappy	0	356	Jan 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sleeping. (Preview) Hiya all just wanted to know if having trouble sleeping is part of the course with early recovery? I havent had a decent nights sleep for 6 nights now and im exhusted!!! Will this right itself with time? Anyone else had this problem? On the plus side have been having lots of late night chats with god	Marge	13	523	Jan 13, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Healing (Preview) So, I just celebrated 5 months on December 31st. Woohoo! The real gift came soon after the New Year. My mom and I have always had a difficult relationship. She was physically and mentally abused by my grandmother who is now 83. As a result I grew up similarly in a very abusive, aggressive, angry, sc...	mich	6	608	Jan 13, 2013 by Pablomoses
	Open hostility towards newcomers? (Preview) I was at a meeting recently, one that I go to almost every day. It's a great meeting that I feel welcome at and a few people I used to drink with go, too- which I think is great. This particular meeting is full of oldtimers, so I often just listen as there is much to learn from these guys. Anyway, one gentleman...	Col	17	802	Jan 13, 2013 by ChristineG
	Daily Reflections ~ It Doesn't Happen Overnight & 24hrs a Day (Preview) We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the firs...	Sobrietyspell	0	422	Jan 13, 2013 by Sobrietyspell
	Are We Still Childish? - Grandiose? - Emotionally Sensitive? (Preview) Page 122 & 123 ... ... ... 12 & 12 'When AA was quite young, a number of eminent psychologists and doctors made an exhaustive study of a good sized group of so-called problem drinkers. The doctors weren't trying to find how different we were from one another; they sought to find whatever pers...	Pythonpappy	6	2919	Jan 13, 2013 by lady eli
	Whisper of the Heart (Preview) I got this from one of the two meetings I went to today ... it's called Whisper of the Heart 1. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up the present. 2. What others think about you is none of your business. 3. Time heals most everything, give it time. 4. Don't comp[are your life to others and do...	Pythonpappy	3	439	Jan 13, 2013 by lady eli
	testing for alcoholism (Preview) I have what may be a silly question - The big book in chapter 3 lays out what it says are ways that people are alcoholics, and without getting into a lengthy explanation of my condition, I was wondering if the suggestion to have a drink and try to stop is actually a worthwhile test - on pp31-31 is suggests th...	gatefold_cover	18	719	Jan 13, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Freedom Fighter/Twelve Step (Preview) New to these boards. Working a traditional 12-step program with a book a friend of mine recommended. They seem to be working well together. The book is a nice supplement that's really helped me get alot stronger (I've been working twelve step for a while but kept having relapses), not sure if anyone's...	longroad12	3	499	Jan 13, 2013 by Ex-MA Hole
	Today's Gift 01-12 (Preview) Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent Peale What does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...	Pythonpappy	0	387	Jan 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Checkig in (Preview) Just here to claim my seat. Grateful to be sober today. Went to a meeting, doing some step work, talked to my sponser. I also worked out, spent a few hours with the wife and bought her some new boots and shoes without expecting anything in return. Imagine doing something for someone as selfless. I'm at wo...	HJF454	5	408	Jan 12, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Decided not to go swimming. (Preview) So I just got off work, well a little while ago. The last hour at work, all i could think about is that I wanted to kill off a 8 pack. I was really jonesing for a drink. I kept thinking how this time its ok. But then I started to think about this Ted talk I watched on happyness. And it talks about long term happy...	mandm	4	609	Jan 12, 2013 by Rob84
	Resentment (Preview) *Resentment is the:* harboring of animosity against a person or group of people whom I feel has mistreated me. unresolved anger I have over a negative event which occurred in my past life. seething, aching emotional turmoil I feel whenever a certain person or event is discussed. lack of forgiving, t...	Phil	9	669	Jan 12, 2013 by Frodo
	Grapevine (Preview) January 11 "We organize our principles merely so that they can be better understood, and we continue so to organize our services that AA's life-blood can be transfused into those who must otherwise die. That is the all-in...	Pythonpappy	0	310	Jan 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 01-11 (Preview) Newcomer You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it? Sponsor I've heard various descriptions of how prayer works. Some say God listens, some say our thoughts affect the energy of the universe and create change...	Pythonpappy	1	350	Jan 11, 2013 by Col
	Sober anyone? (Preview) I'm so grateful to be sober tonight. There were so many people who came in to this evenings meeting that have been around since I have, that confessed to a relapse tonight. It was shocking how many and I thought of the difficulty people have with the holidays... but then I remembered, we're just alcoh...	justadrunk	13	604	Jan 11, 2013 by Bob K
	Sick. (Preview) I thank God for His grace given to me. I only realise how vulnerable and weak I am , is when I get sick. My body temperature just has to elevate by 1 degree and I am disabled. Therefore it makes me realise that all 6 billion people on earth are all vulnerable. Despite our arrogance He has shown mercy to us. Phy...	gonee	7	499	Jan 11, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Praying (Preview) I know that praying is pretty personal stuff, but I wonder if anyone feels comfortable explaining what works for them, or feels right for them?	RubyTues	9	585	Jan 11, 2013 by RubyTues
	Today's Gift 01-10 (Preview) Reflection for the Day I must never forget who and what I am and where I come from. I have to remember the nature of my illness and what it was like before I came to The Program. I'll try to keep the memory green, yet not spend my time dwelling morbidly on the past. I won't be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, a...	Pythonpappy	4	351	Jan 10, 2013 by RubyTues
	liver (Preview) When I went to the doctor yesterday blood was taken for....whatever they do to find out about your liver. I swear I can feel my liver poking at me now...lol. Won't have the results until tomorrow. Can anyone tell me more about the test? What exactly are they looking for in the blood? Is it something tha...	ChristineG	66	923	Jan 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Down (Preview) Is it normal to get depressed still while sober? I have been doing everything my sponsor has been telling me to do like going to meetings everyday, calling her once a day, calling 2 sober people other than her a day, service work (giving people rides), meeting up with her once a week to do big book + still w...	Gleek22	8	410	Jan 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Tasha? (Preview) NowOvercastTemperature59.2 °FFeels Like 59.2 °FWind(mph)2.0Sunrise / Set7:42 AM5:49 PMMoonWaning CrescentMore Astronomy Today66 °FChance of Rain20% chance of precipitationTonight57 °FOvercast20% chance of precipitationTomorrow72 \| 57 °FChance of Rain40% chance of precipi...	Pythonpappy	12	722	Jan 10, 2013 by ChristineG
	Grapevine (Preview) January 10 "I realized that it is possible to believe in a Higher Power, in the efficacy of prayer and meditation, in making a conscious contact with a Higher Power as those concepts, privately understood - or not un...	Pythonpappy	1	374	Jan 10, 2013 by Frodo
	Medical marijuana in recovery (Preview) I have been sober for 15 months and am dating a young man who has been in the program for over 4 years. He has a chronic illness and has chosen to treat some of the symptoms with marijuana. I am having an extremely difficult time accepting his choice of treatment. A) he is an alcoholic who attends meeti...	SarahSox	14	5813	Jan 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 01-09 (Preview) Today I will review the goals I've set for myself.Have I met some of them? Do some of them seem out of reach? If so, I will consider how I can simplify them by breaking them down into smaller goals.If one of my goals is to live in a nicer house, I'll look at ways I can begin to work toward that goal. Do I already k...	Pythonpappy	0	363	Jan 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Normies doing my projection for me. (Preview) Soon a couple of days ago my motorbike caught fire. I moved it away from the house and put the fire out. It gets picked up and taken to the assessor today. There I was looking on the bright side, the bike didn't set the house on fire. I put the fire out. I wasn't injured, when my brother rang me. His projecti...	bikerbill	13	634	Jan 9, 2013 by Mike B.
	Daily Reflections ~ An Act of Providence & 24hrs a Day (Preview) It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 My act of Providence, (a manifestation of divine care and direction), came as I experie...	Sobrietyspell	1	423	Jan 9, 2013 by Mike B.
	A Facebook for Sober Folks! (Preview) www.SoberSector.com Sober sector is a new social network specifically for sober people! Come by and check it out!	DevinS	0	434	Jan 9, 2013 by DevinS
	What makes us fall ! small relapse (Preview) i'm pretty upset with myself . I had a small relapse last night. I didn't do anything crazy or drink a crazy amount, I just had more then I wanted to. I didn't embarasse myself. I didn't do anything stupid. I actually had a really great time at the club with my friends. I just wish I drank a little less then I d...	mandm	23	798	Jan 9, 2013 by mandm
	I don't want to talk about my AA birthday (Preview) I don't need to know how long you people have been sober to learn from and share with you. I've met AA folks with 30-40 years clean time who were complete assholes and were unhappy. I've also met people with 6 moths or a year who absolutely glow and radiate the beauty of the fellowship and the program. Mayb...	Sober McHappy	13	670	Jan 9, 2013 by Home Grouper
	Today's Gift 01-08 (Preview) Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity. --Joseph Addison Our Program allows us to stand back from day-to-day confusion and let serenity come into our lives. Our program doesnt take away all the struggles and problems from life, but it do...	Pythonpappy	0	367	Jan 8, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Quck question (Preview) Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well, i just have a quick question. Ive been making 6 mtgs/week and go to my local library to read up on spirituality 2x a week. My sponsor and i are connecting ok, but... Im bored. Im tired of hearing the same things over and over again. I feel my brain is atrophying. I als...	Neophyte	11	488	Jan 9, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Dating Dating singles love sex relationships (Preview) Does anyone have any ideas for where sober singles can go hang out like in a bar to mingle for potential dating scenarios? Or dating sites? Are there already topics on this? I'm sure there are but this site lacks a search feature :(	gatefold_cover	12	7740	Jan 9, 2013 by Pablomoses
	just checking (Preview) Grateful for another sober day! So I have a question for all you wise ones: I'm secretly (well not anymore) thinking of going to school for an Associates in AODA counseling. I have all the generals done, so each semester would only be about 12 credits. So here's the question. I was wondering if you t...	justadrunk	12	623	Jan 8, 2013 by Rob84
	SAD (Preview) I live in Wisconsin, and we just turned the corner - gaining 30 seconds of daylight per day. It is still dark at breakfast and supper though. I haven't been diagnosed with it, but I feel like I have a lot of the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. (SAD) Usually to combat this in the past, I would tr...	justadrunk	21	437	Jan 8, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 01-07 (Preview) We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it. "We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program. One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Onc...	Pythonpappy	0	292	Jan 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 7, 2013 Quote of the Week "Trying to understand God just makesHis job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philo...	Pythonpappy	4	405	Jan 7, 2013 by justadrunk
	Oh happy day (Preview) The sun was shining through the window just so, that the lace curtain in the hallway reflected roses and dancing swirls against the wall. I've never noticed that before. 6 eagles were watching over the Chippewa River behind our house. One was watching me. My daughter learned how to play a driving ar...	justadrunk	8	510	Jan 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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