Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When all else is lost, the future still remains.--Christian BoveeOurs is a program of hope. We sit in meetings and give each other hope. For no matter how long we have been sober - five days or thirty years - there will be times when we feel horrible. This is life. In everyone's life there are times of wond...

Closer · Closer

Im wondering if any of the old timers on the site who understand alcoholism very well can tell me what the best way to help a family affected by alcoholism. I understand this is a family disease and we are in fact ill, but it is ME WHO IS THE ALCOHOLIC AND I WANT TO HELP MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I have been atten...

Neophyte · Neophyte

I'm doing step 8. Before this program, I wanted to bleach my insides. I wanted to Lysol my soul. I wanted to peroxide my brain. After going through some of the steps, I feel my mind and body have been dipped in a bubble bath. And maybe you're right... I did need quite a bit of "brain washing&quo...

Closer · Closer

I am my old self again. Happy inside. Im not a smart man but Im a million times smarter than I was. I am not a drunk anymore, Its a good world the way it once was and Im having a good time, I got a birthday coming up with my family (Later than it was on this site) I have been sober for 9 months and I owe a lot to AA, I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Freedom is like taking a bath - you have to keep doing it every day! --Flo Kennedy Nothing stands still. Change is the law of life. We may sometimes feel that our personal gains have to be won over and over again. But looked at from another perspective, that's not so: our solid personal gains are the ones t...

pinkchip · pinkchip

Okay...so having focused on putting my life back together (mental health, finances, relationships, spirituality - not that I am done with any of those things - just that they have been focused on and healed somewhat) that last thing to get focused on was the fact that I had not been to the doctor or the d...

deb365 · deb365

"Look to Me for all. Rely on Me for all. Drop those burdens, and then, singing and free, you can go on your way rejoicing. Encumbered with them you will fall. Drop them at My feet, knowing surely that I will lift them and deal with each one as is truly best." 365 One-Minute Meditations fr...

Col · Col

Hey all:) haven't really been around MIP in a couple of days and it's great to see so many newcomers!! Ive realized that many of the small, everyday 'struggles' with early sobriety that I've posted about here are not only pretty common, but also perfectly appropriate to bring up at actual face to face m...

Ruhig · Ruhig

There are a few main books mentioned repeatedly in the meetings. And ofcourse pamphlets. So, what's your favorite? Your go to? Mine is living sober. Love that book.

yayo4206923 · yayo4206923

I smoked pot from 14 to 23 years old everyday at least 10 times a day. I drank from 23 til 31. i did outpatient, i did psych counsling, recently i had 13 months sober and lost it. I now have a sponsor and have one week in. I feel like its a totally differnt ballgame when you have a sponsor. the whole recovery see...

aliasisme · aliasisme

Ok, I am not computer savy and I can't figure out how to get this working. I downloaded and installed the java thing and reopened the window but all I have is the white box with an error message, actually like 3 java lang messages. loading errors I guess. Anyone know what to do, I really need to get in and tal...

Daniel2003 · Daniel2003

Hi, I got into a conversation the other day with a fellow group member at my home group about the history of AA about tradition three. I was wondering if anyone on here could help me out. I realize that AA consisted mainly of white men in the early days, but my question is this: DId AA ever turn away anyone be...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm so thankful for you = my AA family and home group away from home group : ) Hope everyone had a relaxing Labor Day. Thanks to my HP for another beautifully laid out sober day. I have so much to be grateful for today thanks to this program and all the love and support you have shown me. This ordinary day...

Paul M · Paul M

All of life is a journey; which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there. From A Little Book of Happiness

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and adventure to discover our own special light. -- Mary Dunbar All of us are gifted. Every person has a gift that can bring great joy and light to those who encounter it. Our task is to stand in the sun and create a climate that will develo...

imjustsayin · imjustsayin

I keep having relapse dreams. They feel so real and I can't stand them! I write them down, talk about them a little but they keep coming back. Anyone else experience this?

emy · emy

I've been lurking around the past week or so; figured now's as good a time as any to properly introduce myself. My apologies if this turns into a novel! My name is Emily, and I'm 26 years old. I count May 17, 2009 as my sobriety birthday, as that is the day I (for the 3rd time in 3 years) checked myself in to Bre...

Tanin · Tanin

jtbardo · jtbardo

Hello everyone..my name is Jeremiah. I am new to this forum. This is only day 5 and this sucks. I tried the meetings a few years ago but i wasnt really ready...i continued to lie to myself and everyone else. i guess i just wanted to say hello and vent a little

Paul M · Paul M

Well everyone, I made it one week! Congrats to myself! my withdraws are becoming better, which I'm handling pretty well, been eating more than ever, fruits and Vegs. breakfast mostly cause I would be hangover to eat! My sleeping is a major improvement, first cuople of days was tough, but now I can lay d...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I've been at the lake home for the past few days, and being away from my AA family and regular routine of meetings and sponsored work is starting to feel a bit scary. For the first time in 8 months, I'm just me again. Though... there are constant reminders that I'm an alcoholic, and at times, I've wished...

imjustsayin · imjustsayin

Hey AA Community. I am new to this Online aa community and would love to introduce myself. My name is Joanne I am almost 8 months sober and looking for some extra support. Glad to be here and would love to make some friends. =)

justadrunk · justadrunk

Hello - I was wanting to figure out how to get the chatroom open for the meeting tonight - but I am at our family cabin, and we have unexpected company coming here - I don't know if I will be able to make it yet or not. I have also never been successful in getting it to work on my computer : ( Hopefully tonight w...

Closer · Closer

How come some people grow up surrounded by so much addiction of various kinds? It isnt the norm for most people, and how come some people find it everywhere they turn no matter where they look? is it our families, our friends, what brings more and more addiction into peoples lives, and being associate...

Sally Mae · Sally Mae

I'm just pissed at DH (darling husband), AA members from the meeting last night, my parents, my children, anyone and everyone I have ever said hi to in passing...and this includes anyone who reads this! I don't / didn't have a problem. My life is just peachy. DH has a problem and being a good wife I went...

Closer · Closer

Cant stop listening to this one... And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you le...

gonee · gonee

There are always 2 forces operating in my life, one is good and the other evil. Sometimes, when there is the overcrowding of the world in my life, that still small voice gets drowned. I can choose to listen to the voice of resentment and anger or the still small voice of God. The one good thing that I have ov...

odat · odat

When I was just through the writing of my 4th step I made a big mistake in my life. I had grown so much and found God and I made the mistake to shoot myself in the foot, so I'd be back in my pain that I was so used to. It took me over 2 years to see that. Self-sabotage. My steps sponsor, the first person I ever truste...

turninggrey · turninggrey

Soooooooo, to tag on to Tasha's great post, I wanted to tell a similar story from a different perspective. My job takes me to some really great places, and when I get there, I generally have nothing to do. This is the result of a job change I did reciently. (The old job was pretty fast and furious work, t...

Angell · Angell

I took my sponsee hostage (with his kind permission and at his request) over the last couple of days and did some intense step work. We started at step one but step two was where the fun began. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Now in order to want a power greate...

Col · Col

Hey all:) 108 days sober..wow. I questioned whether or not it were possible for me to live sober for many years before the necessary (for me) divine intervention that gave me the strength to do it. I started off strong-'pink cloud' or whatever, and have gone up, down, sideways haha! Ive been wrestling...

mich · mich

I just got home from my first meeting with my sponsor. She is really awesome. We read chapter one of the twelve steps. We went over each paragraph stopping to reflect and share our thoughts. We had great conversations. Tonight I got just a glimmer of what you all call the fellowship or should I say w...

gonee · gonee

Alcoholics Anonymous did not stop me from drinking. It destroyed my pride of self sufficiency, which enabled me to have a relationship with God. He then removed this obsession to drink alcohol and restore me to sanity. AA's objective is to enable us to find God, through the 12 steps of recovery.

Neophyte · Neophyte

I only access this site on my mobile device. But when I try to load full site (check & reply messages) I can only see a fourth of the entire page. Advice??

gonee · gonee

Over the years I have learned to take away the controversy and disagreements from my life. I have learned to look for the good in the other persons viewpoint. Many times when I find myself disagreeing with the other brother, God has pointed out to me something in that person, which I am lacking in own per...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Really strange to be sick for the first time since getting sober. I'm not used to being sick ALL THE TIME anymore, so it kind of hit me hard. Really nothing more than some fever and chills - upper resp. flu/cold, but boy it sure reminded me of all the mornings I was sick and feeling hot/cold clammy sweati...

stayhumble · stayhumble

I just wanted to share my experience with anonymity when I first came in because it was brought up in a meeting the other day. Mind you, this is my experience. When I came to AA and started working the program I didn't mention it to my immediate family. As a matter of fact, believe it or not, my mom, dad, a...

Bob K · Bob K

Good morning all. Today is my AA birthday I am 23 years sober today. I would like to thank everyone on this board and every meeting I have ever attended. If I would have written down 23 years ago what I thought my life would be like now I would have missed it by a mile. I don't know how many 24 hour periods there...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Burglar and an Elderly WomanAn elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Ch...

Jerry F · Jerry F

to any woman who was abused and/or assaulted by a man in the past. Aloha members...I went to the morning Attitude Adjustment AA meeting (I had the day off) and listen to the female speaker tell her story part of which is very very near and dear to my amends process; that of being violent and a physical,...

ready2Bme · ready2Bme

I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks...reading posts, trying to figure out what "fits" me and what doesn't. I've been moved by many of your posts, and shocked at the striking similarities to my own life of some of them, and yet still can't figure out what the path in front of me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you want to change who you are, change what you do. xxxxxxThe Big Book is like a cookbook - you can read it all day long and starve. You have to take the action. xxxxxxIf you stay humble, you will not stumble. xxxxxxOur neighbor's window looks much cleaner if we first wash our own. xxxxxxYesterday is a c...

Phil · Phil

>>When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to >>take it >>out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know --take it out >>on >>someone you don't know. >> >>I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I ha...

Col · Col

I have just a quick story to relate. On Sunday, I attended the weekly meeting of my home group. This group meets only once a week, but it's my home group because it's the first meeting I attended. I could not attend the prior weeks meeting because I got stuck at work late .. It's the meeting I would've gotte...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey mich, ... .... Congrats on 30 days ... ... ... that was a tough one to reach for me ... you go girl ... __________________

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

I hope you're having a beautiful day, brother. I'm loving your recovery. Thank you for sharing it with us all here on MIP. A good year to get sober, aye. Staying out of that other famous club of 27 year olds ;) I'm glad you're alive, Brother. I celebrate the day you were born today & many more to come oda...

Paul M · Paul M

Hello, My name is Paul, and as of today Im looking to quit drinking and thought this site would be a start, I read the 12 steps but not really sure where to start, my drinking has been getting worse, but did not have one drink today and trying to find ways to keep my mind off it, hope I can find support here and w...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Greetings from Berlin, my fellow sobervibers! Carl & I just got here today! We're staying in a great little apartment right opposite the venue. If any of our cyberclever members here can do it, would you post a link for the convention this weekend please? Even better, is there anyone here who is co...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Can we open up the chat room for an online meeting tonight? I do not know how to do it. I would be happy to with instructions though!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Cookies in Heaven?An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Today's Gift (Preview) When all else is lost, the future still remains.--Christian BoveeOurs is a program of hope. We sit in meetings and give each other hope. For no matter how long we have been sober - five days or thirty years - there will be times when we feel horrible. This is life. In everyone's life there are times of wond...	Pythonpappy	5	550	Sep 8, 2012 by Mr_David
	Helping myself/ others/ my family. (Preview) Im wondering if any of the old timers on the site who understand alcoholism very well can tell me what the best way to help a family affected by alcoholism. I understand this is a family disease and we are in fact ill, but it is ME WHO IS THE ALCOHOLIC AND I WANT TO HELP MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I have been atten...	Closer	8	619	Sep 7, 2012 by Angell
	Scooping the yuck out (Preview) I'm doing step 8. Before this program, I wanted to bleach my insides. I wanted to Lysol my soul. I wanted to peroxide my brain. After going through some of the steps, I feel my mind and body have been dipped in a bubble bath. And maybe you're right... I did need quite a bit of "brain washing&quo...	Neophyte	6	557	Sep 6, 2012 by justadrunk
	I am over it! (Preview) I am my old self again. Happy inside. Im not a smart man but Im a million times smarter than I was. I am not a drunk anymore, Its a good world the way it once was and Im having a good time, I got a birthday coming up with my family (Later than it was on this site) I have been sober for 9 months and I owe a lot to AA, I...	Closer	6	566	Sep 6, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Freedom is like taking a bath - you have to keep doing it every day! --Flo Kennedy Nothing stands still. Change is the law of life. We may sometimes feel that our personal gains have to be won over and over again. But looked at from another perspective, that's not so: our solid personal gains are the ones t...	Pythonpappy	2	381	Sep 6, 2012 by Mr_David
	Surveying the damage (Preview) Okay...so having focused on putting my life back together (mental health, finances, relationships, spirituality - not that I am done with any of those things - just that they have been focused on and healed somewhat) that last thing to get focused on was the fact that I had not been to the doctor or the d...	pinkchip	5	593	Sep 6, 2012 by Mr_David
	God Calling - Drop Those Burdens (Preview) "Look to Me for all. Rely on Me for all. Drop those burdens, and then, singing and free, you can go on your way rejoicing. Encumbered with them you will fall. Drop them at My feet, knowing surely that I will lift them and deal with each one as is truly best." 365 One-Minute Meditations fr...	deb365	2	345	Sep 6, 2012 by Closer
	Progress... Not perfection (Preview) Hey all:) haven't really been around MIP in a couple of days and it's great to see so many newcomers!! Ive realized that many of the small, everyday 'struggles' with early sobriety that I've posted about here are not only pretty common, but also perfectly appropriate to bring up at actual face to face m...	Col	8	436	Sep 6, 2012 by Closer
	The literature (Preview) There are a few main books mentioned repeatedly in the meetings. And ofcourse pamphlets. So, what's your favorite? Your go to? Mine is living sober. Love that book.	Ruhig	21	1801	Sep 6, 2012 by Rob84
	my intro thread (Preview) I smoked pot from 14 to 23 years old everyday at least 10 times a day. I drank from 23 til 31. i did outpatient, i did psych counsling, recently i had 13 months sober and lost it. I now have a sponsor and have one week in. I feel like its a totally differnt ballgame when you have a sponsor. the whole recovery see...	yayo4206923	25	625	Sep 6, 2012 by yayo4206923
	getting in the meeting (Preview) Ok, I am not computer savy and I can't figure out how to get this working. I downloaded and installed the java thing and reopened the window but all I have is the white box with an error message, actually like 3 java lang messages. loading errors I guess. Anyone know what to do, I really need to get in and tal...	aliasisme	25	683	Sep 5, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	question about aa history (Preview) Hi, I got into a conversation the other day with a fellow group member at my home group about the history of AA about tradition three. I was wondering if anyone on here could help me out. I realize that AA consisted mainly of white men in the early days, but my question is this: DId AA ever turn away anyone be...	Daniel2003	14	589	Sep 6, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	I love my sober life. (Preview) I'm so thankful for you = my AA family and home group away from home group : ) Hope everyone had a relaxing Labor Day. Thanks to my HP for another beautifully laid out sober day. I have so much to be grateful for today thanks to this program and all the love and support you have shown me. This ordinary day...	justadrunk	8	555	Sep 5, 2012 by Rob84
	All life is a Journey (Preview) All of life is a journey; which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there. From A Little Book of Happiness	Paul M	8	474	Sep 5, 2012 by Rob84
	Today's Gift (Preview) We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and adventure to discover our own special light. -- Mary Dunbar All of us are gifted. Every person has a gift that can bring great joy and light to those who encounter it. Our task is to stand in the sun and create a climate that will develo...	Pythonpappy	7	584	Sep 4, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Relapse Dreams (Preview) I keep having relapse dreams. They feel so real and I can't stand them! I write them down, talk about them a little but they keep coming back. Anyone else experience this?	imjustsayin	16	1206	Sep 4, 2012 by imjustsayin
	hello all :) (Preview) I've been lurking around the past week or so; figured now's as good a time as any to properly introduce myself. My apologies if this turns into a novel! My name is Emily, and I'm 26 years old. I count May 17, 2009 as my sobriety birthday, as that is the day I (for the 3rd time in 3 years) checked myself in to Bre...	emy	30	865	Sep 4, 2012 by justadrunk
	Is Spam Allowed On This Site? Spam spam spam (Preview)	Tanin	4	6680	Sep 4, 2012 by yayo4206923
	first week....and this sucks (Preview) Hello everyone..my name is Jeremiah. I am new to this forum. This is only day 5 and this sucks. I tried the meetings a few years ago but i wasnt really ready...i continued to lie to myself and everyone else. i guess i just wanted to say hello and vent a little	jtbardo	13	627	Sep 4, 2012 by gonee
	My First Week Sober! :) (Preview) Well everyone, I made it one week! Congrats to myself! my withdraws are becoming better, which I'm handling pretty well, been eating more than ever, fruits and Vegs. breakfast mostly cause I would be hangover to eat! My sleeping is a major improvement, first cuople of days was tough, but now I can lay d...	Paul M	27	1220	Sep 4, 2012 by Paul M
	Life feels so normal - wishing I was today. (Preview) I've been at the lake home for the past few days, and being away from my AA family and regular routine of meetings and sponsored work is starting to feel a bit scary. For the first time in 8 months, I'm just me again. Though... there are constant reminders that I'm an alcoholic, and at times, I've wished...	justadrunk	20	695	Sep 3, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Newbie (Preview) Hey AA Community. I am new to this Online aa community and would love to introduce myself. My name is Joanne I am almost 8 months sober and looking for some extra support. Glad to be here and would love to make some friends. =)	imjustsayin	30	809	Sep 3, 2012 by yayo4206923
	Online meeting tonight? (Preview) Hello - I was wanting to figure out how to get the chatroom open for the meeting tonight - but I am at our family cabin, and we have unexpected company coming here - I don't know if I will be able to make it yet or not. I have also never been successful in getting it to work on my computer : ( Hopefully tonight w...	justadrunk	6	456	Sep 3, 2012 by Paul M
	Growing up around alcohol/drugs (Preview) How come some people grow up surrounded by so much addiction of various kinds? It isnt the norm for most people, and how come some people find it everywhere they turn no matter where they look? is it our families, our friends, what brings more and more addiction into peoples lives, and being associate...	Closer	11	1031	Sep 3, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Mad at everyone Beginner pissed (Preview) I'm just pissed at DH (darling husband), AA members from the meeting last night, my parents, my children, anyone and everyone I have ever said hi to in passing...and this includes anyone who reads this! I don't / didn't have a problem. My life is just peachy. DH has a problem and being a good wife I went...	Sally Mae	15	4861	Sep 3, 2012 by yayo4206923
	Mrs. Robinson (Preview) Cant stop listening to this one... And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey) We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files We'd like to help you le...	Closer	6	542	Sep 3, 2012 by justadrunk
	The still small voice. (Preview) There are always 2 forces operating in my life, one is good and the other evil. Sometimes, when there is the overcrowding of the world in my life, that still small voice gets drowned. I can choose to listen to the voice of resentment and anger or the still small voice of God. The one good thing that I have ov...	gonee	3	1087	Sep 2, 2012 by Closer
	Difficult Experiences (Preview) When I was just through the writing of my 4th step I made a big mistake in my life. I had grown so much and found God and I made the mistake to shoot myself in the foot, so I'd be back in my pain that I was so used to. It took me over 2 years to see that. Self-sabotage. My steps sponsor, the first person I ever truste...	odat	23	723	Sep 2, 2012 by odat
	Life feels so normal-glad I am not "normal" (Preview) Soooooooo, to tag on to Tasha's great post, I wanted to tell a similar story from a different perspective. My job takes me to some really great places, and when I get there, I generally have nothing to do. This is the result of a job change I did reciently. (The old job was pretty fast and furious work, t...	turninggrey	7	600	Sep 2, 2012 by StPeteDean
	Second Step (Preview) I took my sponsee hostage (with his kind permission and at his request) over the last couple of days and did some intense step work. We started at step one but step two was where the fun began. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Now in order to want a power greate...	Angell	9	621	Sep 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	A small miracle (Preview) Hey all:) 108 days sober..wow. I questioned whether or not it were possible for me to live sober for many years before the necessary (for me) divine intervention that gave me the strength to do it. I started off strong-'pink cloud' or whatever, and have gone up, down, sideways haha! Ive been wrestling...	Col	4	478	Sep 2, 2012 by Mr_David
	First official meeting with my sponsor (Preview) I just got home from my first meeting with my sponsor. She is really awesome. We read chapter one of the twelve steps. We went over each paragraph stopping to reflect and share our thoughts. We had great conversations. Tonight I got just a glimmer of what you all call the fellowship or should I say w...	mich	6	554	Sep 2, 2012 by imjustsayin
	AA objective (Preview) Alcoholics Anonymous did not stop me from drinking. It destroyed my pride of self sufficiency, which enabled me to have a relationship with God. He then removed this obsession to drink alcohol and restore me to sanity. AA's objective is to enable us to find God, through the 12 steps of recovery.	gonee	11	1597	Sep 1, 2012 by Dan B 76
	Trouble shooting? (Preview) I only access this site on my mobile device. But when I try to load full site (check & reply messages) I can only see a fourth of the entire page. Advice??	Neophyte	7	484	Sep 1, 2012 by Neophyte
	Go with the flow. (Preview) Over the years I have learned to take away the controversy and disagreements from my life. I have learned to look for the good in the other persons viewpoint. Many times when I find myself disagreeing with the other brother, God has pointed out to me something in that person, which I am lacking in own per...	gonee	6	696	Sep 1, 2012 by Paul M
	Sick - but not hungover sick : ) (Preview) Really strange to be sick for the first time since getting sober. I'm not used to being sick ALL THE TIME anymore, so it kind of hit me hard. Really nothing more than some fever and chills - upper resp. flu/cold, but boy it sure reminded me of all the mornings I was sick and feeling hot/cold clammy sweati...	justadrunk	10	988	Sep 1, 2012 by mich
	Anonymity or Not? (Preview) I just wanted to share my experience with anonymity when I first came in because it was brought up in a meeting the other day. Mind you, this is my experience. When I came to AA and started working the program I didn't mention it to my immediate family. As a matter of fact, believe it or not, my mom, dad, a...	stayhumble	7	619	Aug 31, 2012 by Rob84
	Bob K is Another Miracle! Happy Bellybutton Birthday, Bob :Dxx anniversary (Preview) Good morning all. Today is my AA birthday I am 23 years sober today. I would like to thank everyone on this board and every meeting I have ever attended. If I would have written down 23 years ago what I thought my life would be like now I would have missed it by a mile. I don't know how many 24 hour periods there...	Bob K	15	6068	Aug 31, 2012 by StPeteDean
	The Burglar and the Elderly Woman (Preview) Burglar and an Elderly WomanAn elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Ch...	Pythonpappy	3	830	Aug 31, 2012 by Mr_David
	An ongoing amends (Preview) to any woman who was abused and/or assaulted by a man in the past. Aloha members...I went to the morning Attitude Adjustment AA meeting (I had the day off) and listen to the female speaker tell her story part of which is very very near and dear to my amends process; that of being violent and a physical,...	Jerry F	7	627	Aug 31, 2012 by mikef
	Just putting it all out there. (Preview) I've been lurking around here for a couple of weeks...reading posts, trying to figure out what "fits" me and what doesn't. I've been moved by many of your posts, and shocked at the striking similarities to my own life of some of them, and yet still can't figure out what the path in front of me...	ready2Bme	22	1213	Aug 31, 2012 by Tanin
	Today's Gift from a couple days ago (Preview) If you want to change who you are, change what you do. xxxxxxThe Big Book is like a cookbook - you can read it all day long and starve. You have to take the action. xxxxxxIf you stay humble, you will not stumble. xxxxxxOur neighbor's window looks much cleaner if we first wash our own. xxxxxxYesterday is a c...	Pythonpappy	5	525	Aug 30, 2012 by stayhumble
	Another Great Way To Handle Anger :) (Preview) >>When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to >>take it >>out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know --take it out >>on >>someone you don't know. >> >>I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I ha...	Phil	3	541	Aug 30, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Putting others before myself...? (Preview) I have just a quick story to relate. On Sunday, I attended the weekly meeting of my home group. This group meets only once a week, but it's my home group because it's the first meeting I attended. I could not attend the prior weeks meeting because I got stuck at work late .. It's the meeting I would've gotte...	Col	10	828	Aug 30, 2012 by Jerry F
	Congrats on 30 days 'mich' (Kathy) !!! (Preview) Hey mich, ... .... Congrats on 30 days ... ... ... that was a tough one to reach for me ... you go girl ... __________________	Pythonpappy	12	614	Aug 30, 2012 by Mr_David
	Happy Bellybutton Birthday, Brian ((((Closer!!!)))) (Preview) I hope you're having a beautiful day, brother. I'm loving your recovery. Thank you for sharing it with us all here on MIP. A good year to get sober, aye. Staying out of that other famous club of 27 year olds ;) I'm glad you're alive, Brother. I celebrate the day you were born today & many more to come oda...	Sobrietyspell	18	604	Aug 30, 2012 by justadrunk
	New Here (Preview) Hello, My name is Paul, and as of today Im looking to quit drinking and thought this site would be a start, I read the 12 steps but not really sure where to start, my drinking has been getting worse, but did not have one drink today and trying to find ways to keep my mind off it, hope I can find support here and w...	Paul M	42	1558	Aug 30, 2012 by justadrunk
	Berlin Convention (Preview) Greetings from Berlin, my fellow sobervibers! Carl & I just got here today! We're staying in a great little apartment right opposite the venue. If any of our cyberclever members here can do it, would you post a link for the convention this weekend please? Even better, is there anyone here who is co...	Sobrietyspell	3	837	Aug 30, 2012 by Sobrietyspell
	Chat meeting tonight? (Preview) Can we open up the chat room for an online meeting tonight? I do not know how to do it. I would be happy to with instructions though!	justadrunk	8	481	Aug 29, 2012 by SoberSteve
	Cookies in Heaven? (Preview) Cookies in Heaven?An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed. Leaning against the wall, he slowly made his way out of the bedroom...	Pythonpappy	4	642	Aug 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
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