Alcoholics Anonymous

Frodo · Frodo

Something that came up in the drive home from a meeting tonight, and I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. I was talking to a newer member about how I'd spent my life looking for something to fill the void I had in my soul. Drugs, drink, woman, etc. Whatever would get me away from me I'd do to excess, but no...

Britney · Britney

Hello! I have been in the program for aoubt 18 months - trying to get sober for 3 years. I have yet to put together more then 30 days at a time; I will have a slip - that always end as one glass of wine and ends in drinking at work - driving - lying - and eventually me deathly ill to get back on it. One thing I do is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatchingflat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in thechest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-paintedproject which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing c...

aliasisme · aliasisme

Hey everyone, just wanted to drop anote tosay I am doing well. All the kids fed bathed and sleeping and I am about to sit down to watch the Vampire hunter. I wanted to see it when it was in theatres but never got the chance so I picked it up today just for tonight. All my friends at various Halloween parties b...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I just hugged her gently, and kissed her softly on the cheeck. Respectfully - it was about her - not me. And then it was about us, and I was loving myself through loving her. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of October 2012 12:16:55 PM

flipper · flipper

Anyone else in her path, CT here. I'm prepared, we learned from last year, twice with out power for 5+ days. So, 5 days of food, a good weeks worth of wood, all flashlights checked and new bats on hand. Candles ready. Even a hotel booked for the week if it gets that bad. Only thing into do yet, which may be dif...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My sweet husband invited me to go hunting with him this year. I Couldn't believe it...the first time ever! I never thought he'd be willing to share his 'guy time' with me. And being the thoughtful man that he is, he even gave me an opening day present. He calls it 'The First Timers Lucky Hat'. I'm so fort...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Recent Medical Research ResultsRecently, scientists for Health Canada suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. T...

Tomas · Tomas

Twenty some odd years ago I was attending a usual Sunday 11 AM meeting of AA, a regular meeting at Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. There was a then young lady there, fairly new in the program, maybe a year, who told me that she always enjoyed listening to me because of the high minded remarks that I made at the meet...

justadrunk · justadrunk

This isn't a sad song after all. To me it feels like living with alcohol addiction - surrendering to it - and the calm of recovery. I listened to it laying on the floor in the middle of the room with my surround sound on my freshman year in college. It was one of the first times I drank and felt music differ...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I'm the farthest away from being humble. At least I can see it. At least there is a direction. At least I can ask Him for help today, so that's nice. That's still progress for me. Thanks for hangin in there with me, for the support, and for never giving up.

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the g...

Tomas · Tomas

Am I an expert in this fieldOf Course Not .. An Expert. .Hes someone who lives in the next town. I will say however that coincidentally I have been consciously working on dealing with this very personal matter almost 39 years now, about the same time whence I stumbled into AA got sober and gratefully st...

odat · odat

I am not supposed to worship the people, pomp, things, money, the world, the Big Book, even AA. I am only to worship God and Truth. So keeping that in mind, it's a jungle out there! And it depends on where I go, too. Sometimes I have to be really gentle with myself and put myself in places where people are mor...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willing...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Good morning, everyone. I woke up today and had a revelation that probably most people here already know. This is: the reality that alcohol's damage is caused by much more than just what happens when we are actually drunk. I never really understood this until very recently. When I was younger, I use...

sorrowfloats · sorrowfloats

I got some very bad news today; a 46 year old friend of mine when into the ER Tues for back pain. She has cancer in her spine, it has spread everywhere. I want a drink so fucking bad I am shaking. My mouth is literally watering when I think about it. I thought that was just an expression. I didn't know it a...

barisax · barisax

I used to be obsessed with trust. Seems like people were always letting me down, and I was always seeking someone totally trustworthy. Whenever I trusted I got hurt. If I didn't trust, I lived a life of paranoid existence, always believing everyone was out to get me. It was sort of like alcohol... a...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Grateful to be sober today. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 25th of October 2012 05:17:09 PM

pinkchip · pinkchip

When I first came to AA, I thought discussion of "Ism's" was about the stupidest and cheesiest things I'd heard. I thought it was some made up bullcrap from people who had gotten sober but were still looking for more stuff to harp on and "self-improve" on. I really could not gra...

Neophyte · Neophyte

This week I have two papers to write. One for english and one for nutrition. Guess what the topic for both papers are? Alcoholism. Yep. And guess where I got my thesis statement? A sentence I pulled from the post about ruhig's death. Oh the hue manatee!!! My only stuggle here will be 1. My English paper...

Chaya · Chaya

So I'm struggling to figure out if my drinking is an issue. I've been doing my little test this week and I don't know what I'm proving. I feel guilty because during my "experiment" I am seeing that I am much happier under the influence than not. I haven't been irritable, I haven't been edgy. I a...

turninggrey · turninggrey

My mood is about 80% better. Quick background: Broken leg, bone through skin, surgery, a bunch of plates and screws, oxycodone situation (solved), infection from wound, antibiotic reaction (Levofloxacin, Levaquin read about these before you take them) (pretty much solved) and as of today, I am...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started & hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Cha...

Sandy_1 · Sandy_1

My sponser recommended I join this site. I can't attend meetings regularly as I am 'mostly' a single dad. My wife who is just a few weeks sober and back in AA has recently left me. I am just 2 weeks sober as well. I didn't think I was diseased for the longest time, but bad drinking habbits got worse. I'd...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha Family...I just had a gratitude hit. I have soooo much to be grateful for in sober recovery...there was soooo much to learn and I didn't know if I'd get it or have the time remaining to even hope for it. The very first thing I had to get which is in the BB was the absense of fear. I was at that time so...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I wish I hadn't lost track of the guys I was stationed with. I kick myself for that. --Tom Harding We all have regrets, don't we? Some of us left jobs or spouses or neighborhoods only to wish we hadn't. Perhaps we closed the door on our family of origin and then felt grief when parents or siblings died. More...

Run · Run

After 20 years of research I have concluded that I want what you have. I know what it takes to get what you have but I always figured I'd do it my way. That usually consists of doing everything but THAT. "That" can be anything from calling a sponsor to getting to the next meeting. I can always adj...

Neophyte · Neophyte

Take Action guys. Action against this disease. For the lurkers out there, I hope you find a saving grace. Be it AA, NA, religion, anything that prevents you from spiralling down do the deepests depths this disease will take you- to the rock bottom. Alcoholism is a black hole, it sphegettifies (yes tha...

nezyb · nezyb

I have often spoken of my son here on this board, but not much about his sister. She is a funny, bright, beautiful 27 year old woman. With a new BF. Who is an alcoholic. I just learned the last part last night when I spoke to her on the phone. She had moved out before my addiction and alcoholism took me to my bo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween Party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, So he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The spo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Halloween SafetyHappy Halloween, have fun and be safe!!!!! I hope this turned out ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 24th of October 2012 08:06:42 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the Day Many people are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

After posting a few comments yesterday, I went to the st9re and came down with a severe headache ... after much arguing with the wife, went to hosptal ... had mild 'stroke' ... taking me f9rever to post .. ths is my 2nd try ... 'righjt hand and arm are fightinmg my every command ... left arm okay ... w8ill...

turninggrey · turninggrey

So anyway, I was off and on that hell-ish stuff for the better part of 3 weeks. I have been off 6 days and feel weak but overall good. I talked with St Pete Dean by PM and he suggested 1/2 doses so I went to 1/4 doses, and I seem to have my "happy" back. It is incredable to me that our pre-dispositi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 22, 2012 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination" Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "...

SteveP · SteveP

...from Lana dey Rey, who I understand is a pop star. Let's just say that I don't know much about pop music, I don't in fact know her music and I have no idea if she's in the Fellowship (and would of course not break her anonymity if I did)....but I do know *exactly* what she's saying: "I was a big drink...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One ChoiceOne... One tree can start a forest, One smile can begin a friendship, One hand can lift a soul, One word can frame the goal, One candle can wipe out darkness, One laugh can conquer gloom, One hope can raise our spirits, And...one choice can change your life. Think about that. One choice, just o...

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it. Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic is another matter. After all, we have used shame quite successfully to get our way on occasion, intimidation sometime...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he justcleaned the whole house. (This was me as an active drinker!!!)

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

This is a quote that a friend sent me thought it was worth sharing. "Though I know intellectually how vulnerable I am to pride and power, I am the last one to know when I succumb to their seduction. That's why spiritual Lone Rangers are so dangerous - and why we must depend on trusted brothers and si...

mikef · mikef

Morning and blessings of this day! It has been evident to me for many years now that even my best laid plans do not always come to fruition.For today in the hustle to get my in-laws ready to get to our house of worship,(my mother in laws debilatating Dementia,my father -in laws now total dependance on o...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

We have begun the steps on the step work board. Please stop over and check out step 1. We will be doing a step every 2 weeks posted on Sunday. The step work board can use your support. It is through working and sharing these steps that we can maintain our sobriety.When anyone anywhere, reaches out for...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I listened to a speaker the other night who said he was a chronic relapser for years and years. Finally he got a sponsor, but was still relapsing. The sponsor kept calling him and saying "okay, what are we going to do different this time?" He said he finally stayed sober just to keep his spo...

Dan B 76 · Dan B 76

As of last Wednesday October 17th thanks to the help of God as I understand Him, AA and the big book I have 36 years of continous sobriety. Couldn't be happier, life is more that I ever dreamed it could be those many years back. It works if you work it.

LinBabaAgo-go · LinBabaAgo-go

Dont make a woman angry! Youve been warned. JOKE OF THE DAYA man left for work one Friday afternoon. But, being pay-day, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend partying with the boys and spending his entire pay check. When he finally appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronte...

LisaF · LisaF

Ok, this isn't about drinking... but I'm attempting to quit smoking... yesterday I got cash from hubby because I was desperate to get cigs, it was the last of our cash. Our checking account is overdrawn... he told me not to put anything on the credit card, we were about $10 away from hitting our limit. So...

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	Itchy feet (Preview) Something that came up in the drive home from a meeting tonight, and I thought I'd get some thoughts on it. I was talking to a newer member about how I'd spent my life looking for something to fill the void I had in my soul. Drugs, drink, woman, etc. Whatever would get me away from me I'd do to excess, but no...	Frodo	11	677	Oct 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	First Time on This Message Board (Preview) Hello! I have been in the program for aoubt 18 months - trying to get sober for 3 years. I have yet to put together more then 30 days at a time; I will have a slip - that always end as one glass of wine and ends in drinking at work - driving - lying - and eventually me deathly ill to get back on it. One thing I do is...	Britney	11	568	Oct 29, 2012 by SteveP
	Tools Explained! (Preview) Subject: Tools Explained DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatchingflat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in thechest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-paintedproject which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing c...	Pythonpappy	5	507	Oct 29, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	update... (Preview) Hey everyone, just wanted to drop anote tosay I am doing well. All the kids fed bathed and sleeping and I am about to sit down to watch the Vampire hunter. I wanted to see it when it was in theatres but never got the chance so I picked it up today just for tonight. All my friends at various Halloween parties b...	aliasisme	5	447	Oct 29, 2012 by justadrunk
	I didn't squeeze her brains out or slobber all over her face. (Preview) I just hugged her gently, and kissed her softly on the cheeck. Respectfully - it was about her - not me. And then it was about us, and I was loving myself through loving her. -- Edited by justadrunk on Friday 26th of October 2012 12:16:55 PM	justadrunk	14	681	Oct 28, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	sandy (Preview) Anyone else in her path, CT here. I'm prepared, we learned from last year, twice with out power for 5+ days. So, 5 days of food, a good weeks worth of wood, all flashlights checked and new bats on hand. Candles ready. Even a hotel booked for the week if it gets that bad. Only thing into do yet, which may be dif...	flipper	8	418	Oct 28, 2012 by Jerry F
	My 1st Hunt (Preview) My sweet husband invited me to go hunting with him this year. I Couldn't believe it...the first time ever! I never thought he'd be willing to share his 'guy time' with me. And being the thoughtful man that he is, he even gave me an opening day present. He calls it 'The First Timers Lucky Hat'. I'm so fort...	Pythonpappy	2	580	Oct 28, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Recent Medical Results are in! (Preview) Recent Medical Research ResultsRecently, scientists for Health Canada suggested that men should take a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. T...	Pythonpappy	3	387	Oct 28, 2012 by Mr_David
	The Mechanics Of Dealing With Anger Part 2 (Preview) Twenty some odd years ago I was attending a usual Sunday 11 AM meeting of AA, a regular meeting at Indian Rocks Beach, Fl. There was a then young lady there, fairly new in the program, maybe a year, who told me that she always enjoyed listening to me because of the high minded remarks that I made at the meet...	Tomas	9	551	Oct 28, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Addiction - Surrender - Recovery. Adagio for Strings - Op. 11 Samuel Barber (Preview) This isn't a sad song after all. To me it feels like living with alcohol addiction - surrendering to it - and the calm of recovery. I listened to it laying on the floor in the middle of the room with my surround sound on my freshman year in college. It was one of the first times I drank and felt music differ...	justadrunk	2	464	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Peanuts (Preview) I'm the farthest away from being humble. At least I can see it. At least there is a direction. At least I can ask Him for help today, so that's nice. That's still progress for me. Thanks for hangin in there with me, for the support, and for never giving up.	justadrunk	5	400	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	Daily Reflections ~ Global Sharing & 24hrs a Day (Preview) The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the g...	Sobrietyspell	1	408	Oct 27, 2012 by Mr_David
	The Mechanics Of Dealing With Anger Part ! (Preview) Am I an expert in this fieldOf Course Not .. An Expert. .Hes someone who lives in the next town. I will say however that coincidentally I have been consciously working on dealing with this very personal matter almost 39 years now, about the same time whence I stumbled into AA got sober and gratefully st...	Tomas	8	620	Oct 27, 2012 by justadrunk
	Wow! It's a jungle out there!! (Preview) I am not supposed to worship the people, pomp, things, money, the world, the Big Book, even AA. I am only to worship God and Truth. So keeping that in mind, it's a jungle out there! And it depends on where I go, too. Sometimes I have to be really gentle with myself and put myself in places where people are mor...	odat	9	542	Oct 27, 2012 by odat
	Daily Reflections ~ One Ultimate Authority & 24hrs a Day (Preview) For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willing...	Sobrietyspell	2	400	Oct 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Inevitable Return (Preview) Good morning, everyone. I woke up today and had a revelation that probably most people here already know. This is: the reality that alcohol's damage is caused by much more than just what happens when we are actually drunk. I never really understood this until very recently. When I was younger, I use...	AdamMoz	6	488	Oct 26, 2012 by Mr_David
	Bad News (Preview) I got some very bad news today; a 46 year old friend of mine when into the ER Tues for back pain. She has cancer in her spine, it has spread everywhere. I want a drink so fucking bad I am shaking. My mouth is literally watering when I think about it. I thought that was just an expression. I didn't know it a...	sorrowfloats	12	868	Oct 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Obsession With Trust (Preview) I used to be obsessed with trust. Seems like people were always letting me down, and I was always seeking someone totally trustworthy. Whenever I trusted I got hurt. If I didn't trust, I lived a life of paranoid existence, always believing everyone was out to get me. It was sort of like alcohol... a...	barisax	3	668	Oct 26, 2012 by justadrunk
	Another deleted post. (Preview) Grateful to be sober today. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Thursday 25th of October 2012 05:17:09 PM	justadrunk	4	865	Oct 26, 2012 by Rob84
	ISMS (Preview) When I first came to AA, I thought discussion of "Ism's" was about the stupidest and cheesiest things I'd heard. I thought it was some made up bullcrap from people who had gotten sober but were still looking for more stuff to harp on and "self-improve" on. I really could not gra...	pinkchip	17	7081	Oct 26, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	HP is having a laugh (Preview) This week I have two papers to write. One for english and one for nutrition. Guess what the topic for both papers are? Alcoholism. Yep. And guess where I got my thesis statement? A sentence I pulled from the post about ruhig's death. Oh the hue manatee!!! My only stuggle here will be 1. My English paper...	Neophyte	10	4583	Oct 25, 2012 by Neophyte
	Is it really an issue? (Preview) So I'm struggling to figure out if my drinking is an issue. I've been doing my little test this week and I don't know what I'm proving. I feel guilty because during my "experiment" I am seeing that I am much happier under the influence than not. I haven't been irritable, I haven't been edgy. I a...	Chaya	18	4744	Oct 25, 2012 by justadrunk
	Wow, that was quick..... (Preview) My mood is about 80% better. Quick background: Broken leg, bone through skin, surgery, a bunch of plates and screws, oxycodone situation (solved), infection from wound, antibiotic reaction (Levofloxacin, Levaquin read about these before you take them) (pretty much solved) and as of today, I am...	turninggrey	9	538	Oct 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	'for Neo' ... 'Inner Peace' (Preview) I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked around my house to find things I'd started & hadn't finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Cha...	Pythonpappy	8	730	Oct 25, 2012 by Mike B.
	Hi. First time here... (Preview) My sponser recommended I join this site. I can't attend meetings regularly as I am 'mostly' a single dad. My wife who is just a few weeks sober and back in AA has recently left me. I am just 2 weeks sober as well. I didn't think I was diseased for the longest time, but bad drinking habbits got worse. I'd...	Sandy_1	15	658	Oct 25, 2012 by pinkchip
	I asked for it and when I awoke I awoke with it.... (Preview) Aloha Family...I just had a gratitude hit. I have soooo much to be grateful for in sober recovery...there was soooo much to learn and I didn't know if I'd get it or have the time remaining to even hope for it. The very first thing I had to get which is in the BB was the absense of fear. I was at that time so...	Jerry F	8	651	Oct 25, 2012 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 10-24 (Preview) I wish I hadn't lost track of the guys I was stationed with. I kick myself for that. --Tom Harding We all have regrets, don't we? Some of us left jobs or spouses or neighborhoods only to wish we hadn't. Perhaps we closed the door on our family of origin and then felt grief when parents or siblings died. More...	Pythonpappy	2	471	Oct 25, 2012 by Mr_David
	Self Sabotage (Preview) After 20 years of research I have concluded that I want what you have. I know what it takes to get what you have but I always figured I'd do it my way. That usually consists of doing everything but THAT. "That" can be anything from calling a sponsor to getting to the next meeting. I can always adj...	Run	13	5353	Oct 25, 2012 by Rob84
	Warning: Take Action (Preview) Take Action guys. Action against this disease. For the lurkers out there, I hope you find a saving grace. Be it AA, NA, religion, anything that prevents you from spiralling down do the deepests depths this disease will take you- to the rock bottom. Alcoholism is a black hole, it sphegettifies (yes tha...	Neophyte	19	637	Oct 25, 2012 by stayhumble
	Daughters New Boyfriend (Preview) I have often spoken of my son here on this board, but not much about his sister. She is a funny, bright, beautiful 27 year old woman. With a new BF. Who is an alcoholic. I just learned the last part last night when I spoke to her on the phone. She had moved out before my addiction and alcoholism took me to my bo...	nezyb	8	844	Oct 25, 2012 by stayhumble
	The Halloween Costume (Preview) A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween Party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, So he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The spo...	Pythonpappy	4	9203	Oct 24, 2012 by justadrunk
	Don't Text and Fly (2nd try) (Preview) Subject: Halloween SafetyHappy Halloween, have fun and be safe!!!!! I hope this turned out ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 24th of October 2012 08:06:42 AM	Pythonpappy	1	828	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-23 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the Day Many people are creeping through life on their hands and knees, merely because they refuse to rely on any power but themselves. Many of them feel that they are being brave and independent, but actually they are only courting disaster. Anxiety and the inferiority complex have...	Pythonpappy	1	367	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Sunday (yesterday) (Preview) After posting a few comments yesterday, I went to the st9re and came down with a severe headache ... after much arguing with the wife, went to hosptal ... had mild 'stroke' ... taking me f9rever to post .. ths is my 2nd try ... 'righjt hand and arm are fightinmg my every command ... left arm okay ... w8ill...	Pythonpappy	14	453	Oct 24, 2012 by Mr_David
	Off the oxycodone! (Preview) So anyway, I was off and on that hell-ish stuff for the better part of 3 weeks. I have been off 6 days and feel weak but overall good. I talked with St Pete Dean by PM and he suggested 1/2 doses so I went to 1/4 doses, and I seem to have my "happy" back. It is incredable to me that our pre-dispositi...	turninggrey	15	483	Oct 23, 2012 by barisax
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 22, 2012 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination" Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program...	Pythonpappy	4	620	Oct 23, 2012 by bikerbill
	Embarrassing Situations (Preview) A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, "Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?" To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "...	Pythonpappy	14	558	Oct 23, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	Good quote about drinking and not being able to stop (Preview) ...from Lana dey Rey, who I understand is a pop star. Let's just say that I don't know much about pop music, I don't in fact know her music and I have no idea if she's in the Fellowship (and would of course not break her anonymity if I did)....but I do know exactly what she's saying: "I was a big drink...	SteveP	6	641	Oct 23, 2012 by Pythonpappy
	One Choice (Preview) One ChoiceOne... One tree can start a forest, One smile can begin a friendship, One hand can lift a soul, One word can frame the goal, One candle can wipe out darkness, One laugh can conquer gloom, One hope can raise our spirits, And...one choice can change your life. Think about that. One choice, just o...	Pythonpappy	5	438	Oct 23, 2012 by odat
	Daily Reflections ~ True Tolerance & 24hrs a Day (Preview) Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 92 The thought occurred to me that all peo...	Sobrietyspell	1	406	Oct 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-22 (Preview) When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it. Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic is another matter. After all, we have used shame quite successfully to get our way on occasion, intimidation sometime...	Pythonpappy	2	380	Oct 23, 2012 by Mr_David
	A Husband (Preview) *A husband is someone who, after taking* *the trash out, gives the impression that* *he justcleaned the whole house.*** (This was me as an active drinker!!!)	Pythonpappy	28	679	Oct 22, 2012 by barisax
	Helping one another (Preview) This is a quote that a friend sent me thought it was worth sharing. "Though I know intellectually how vulnerable I am to pride and power, I am the last one to know when I succumb to their seduction. That's why spiritual Lone Rangers are so dangerous - and why we must depend on trusted brothers and si...	Dan B 76	3	447	Oct 22, 2012 by mikef
	May not be able to control the situation,but can control how I let it affect me! (Preview) Morning and blessings of this day! It has been evident to me for many years now that even my best laid plans do not always come to fruition.For today in the hustle to get my in-laws ready to get to our house of worship,(my mother in laws debilatating Dementia,my father -in laws now total dependance on o...	mikef	7	619	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Step work board (Preview) We have begun the steps on the step work board. Please stop over and check out step 1. We will be doing a step every 2 weeks posted on Sunday. The step work board can use your support. It is through working and sharing these steps that we can maintain our sobriety.When anyone anywhere, reaches out for...	Dan B 76	4	479	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 10-21 (Preview) Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...	Pythonpappy	1	440	Oct 22, 2012 by Mr_David
	How much do you bug someone - becomming a sponsor. (Preview) I listened to a speaker the other night who said he was a chronic relapser for years and years. Finally he got a sponsor, but was still relapsing. The sponsor kept calling him and saying "okay, what are we going to do different this time?" He said he finally stayed sober just to keep his spo...	justadrunk	17	1446	Oct 22, 2012 by Rob84
	October 17, 1976 (Preview) As of last Wednesday October 17th thanks to the help of God as I understand Him, AA and the big book I have 36 years of continous sobriety. Couldn't be happier, life is more that I ever dreamed it could be those many years back. It works if you work it.	Dan B 76	16	655	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	Don't make your wife mad (For Pappy) (Preview) Dont make a woman angry! Youve been warned. JOKE OF THE DAYA man left for work one Friday afternoon. But, being pay-day, instead of going home, he stayed out the entire weekend partying with the boys and spending his entire pay check. When he finally appeared at home, Sunday night, he was confronte...	LinBabaAgo-go	12	687	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
	no self control (Preview) Ok, this isn't about drinking... but I'm attempting to quit smoking... yesterday I got cash from hubby because I was desperate to get cigs, it was the last of our cash. Our checking account is overdrawn... he told me not to put anything on the credit card, we were about $10 away from hitting our limit. So...	LisaF	10	620	Oct 22, 2012 by Fyne Spirit
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