Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are only human . . . paying attention to our growthTrusting our partner has a lot to do with trusting ourselves. When we feel confused, unsure, or in conflict about our own direction, we may shift our attention outside ourselves. Even when we feel unsure about our self-worth, our negative feeling m...

JerryF · JerryF

In an hour and a half I will again enter court, called there because I don't conform to local law. Local law is not Hawaiian Law...it is considered state law and state law is u.s. law. I have no need to be offensive to anyone and ask HP to remind me of that when the anger rises. Hawaii is not a state and has...

leavetherest · leavetherest

Every rough spot I have gone through has added a muscle to my emotional constitution. Heard this today and just wanted to share.

fenners · fenners

Hi All, It has been a very long time since I have posted. I am still in sobriety November 8th 2015 was my last drink and I am proud of my achievements. I have started recently thinking about having a drink but I always quickly dismiss it and carry on. I have missed a few meetings as grew tired of some of the con...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 21, 2016Quote of the Week"I learn to stop trying hard, and learn to try different." We alcoholics are a stubborn lot. When I entered the program, there was only one way to do something - my way. And if that didn't work I would just try harder. Bolstered by a seemingly limitless supply...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Our Spiritual JourneyWe begin our spiritual journey at different times in our lives but most of us reach the same place eventually where we accept the guidance of a Power greater than ourselves. A Power that cares for us and accepts us just as we are. A Power that guides us, teaches us, and grants us just...

memasue · memasue

"My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall free my feet from the snare" Psalm 25:15 Peace, Mema

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen. ~DeVos, Richard M. on Dreams

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love cures. It cures those who give it and it cures those who receive it. --Dr. Karl Menninger Love is no mystery, but its results are magical in many ways. It's generally accepted that many illnesses are psychosomatic. Because we often feel anxiously alone, lonely, fearful, and unloved, we expres...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. ~Collins, John Churton on Advice

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposal, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity. --Robert BurtonIt is just as easy to think, "I can" as it is to think, "I can't." Both attitudes are habitual orientations to life that can become automatic w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather then with one great breakthrough. ~Rabbi Harold Kushner

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You're never too old to grow up. --Shirley ConranA child's view of adults is that they have arrived at some fixed point where they are emancipated and have all the tools necessary for life. An adult knows that we never stop growing. Many of us have been stuck in an immature level of development. Our life...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mr_David · Mr_David

I've spent a decent portion of my life accompanied by a pretty wicked urge to drink. I had an angry at myself, disgusted with the world, sick of it all, drink to die sort of urge. The universe was doing a fine job demonstrating a serious lack of control even without my participation, and when I wasn't doin...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

Where you can drink a 26oz of hard liquor yet you feel basically sober? It's an expensive proposition for anyone wanting to continue getting drunk.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

Well, ShitHappens because Forrest Gump said so... But that ain't reason enough to go get drunk, now is it? I'm glad you agree. :) Was bored and felt like posting something silly. Marc

gonee · gonee

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. ~Max Gunther

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 14, 2016Quote of the Week"God's message to me is 'stay out of the way, but be ready!'" This quote made no sense to me for many years. I mean, in the beginning the whole concept of "turn it over" and "surrender" was as foreign to me as speaking another language. I fo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I always entertain great hopes. --Robert FrostIn our honest journey, we must admit life is often difficult and painful. But these facts do not describe all of life, and they do not determine how we respond. The sun rises warm and bright after a cold and dark night. The open, generous smile of a small chi...

Jakamo · Jakamo

This is a question I always got asked by the nurses at the detox and rehab facilities and by the doctors when seeking treatment at the chemical dependency center. I would say 4 years old. They'd look at me as if they didn't believe me. Until I explained. Yes, 4 year old alcoholic (unless you count in the...

Mr_David · Mr_David

Recently, I was hired on as a contractor with a local firm. Actually, it's more of a liaison position than actual contracting work. I'm kind of like a mediator of sorts or what they call a go between, if that word still exists. Anyway, I do a good amount of traveling for work. So a few times each month I pack...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. ~Bach, Richard on Dreams

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We wonder, "How can I ever say this?"We need to be free to talk about anything in our intimate relationships. Some things are very hard to say - an old secret we have never told before, a feeling or an observation our partner does not want to hear, a mistake we made that calls for confession. We...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ~Heather Pryor

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Comparing my insides to other people's outsides causes me problems. --Joan RohdeFor most of our lives we felt inferior. Others seemed smarter, wittier, and more attractive. We felt inadequate every time we compared ourselves to others. Getting sober hasn't freed us from this behavior, at least n...

Serenity18 · Serenity18

I'm new, only two weeks sober. It's hard for me to admit that I'm in alcoholic because I can go for weeks or months without drinking. I can go out to dinner and have one or two glasses of wine with my friends and be satisfied. Then once in a while, I'll go out and have nine drinks, blackout, pass out, & e...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. ~Churchill, Winston on Simplicity

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The love, the acceptance of other persons makes me into the unique person I am meant to be. --Peter G. van Breemen, S.J.Our destinies are fulfilled through our loving involvement with the men, women, and children sharing our experiences. It is not by accident but by design that we've been drawn toget...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours. ~Noela Evans

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Good Grief"The strangest thing happened," said my friend, a lovably neurotic, very obsessive businessman in his mid-forties. "I was watching one of those afternoon TV talk show. This one was about problem kids. A parent comes on. She talks about how out of control her child is. The...

gonee · gonee

"If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it--then you are ready to take certain steps." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS How many organisations do you know of that will put their members through that type of scrutiny. Our spiritual life demands of us to live o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Blame and CriticismAm I bored? Highly critical? Fearful or anxious? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I may be suffering the effects of procrastination.If I am plagued by boredom, I may not be seeking or initiating constructive changes in my life. By refusing to ask questi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. --Faith BaldwinWe are learning as we go, and the experiences shed light on our own plans for proceeding. The steps we are taking in unison as well as on separate but parallel paths enhance the particular movements of us all.We often expect perfectio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. ~Seller, Peter on Appreciation

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 7, 2016Quote of the Week"My sanity today is directly proportional to my honesty." Before recovery it was hard to keep my story straight. As my drinking and using increased, my omissions turned into half-truths, and these turned into little white lies. After a while I couldn't r...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being alone and feeling vulnerable. Like two separate themes, these two parts of myself unite in my being and sow the seeds of my longing for unconditional love. --Mary CaseyHow easily we slip into self-doubt, fearing we're incapable or unlovable, perhaps both. How common for us to look into the fac...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love it the way it is. --Thaddeus ColasIt's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we shou...

Tanin · Tanin

This Toronto atheist alcoholics vs. AA intergoup problem keeps bubbling up. Doesn't seem like there's a solution, though if there is one, it'll probably come from a sensitive reading and application of the Traditions. I haven't seen anyone do that yet. I have empathy for both sides but each side's...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. ~Anna Quindlen

New at this · New at this

My name is melissa. I'm really new at this. I have been trying since the last of the summer. Only to fall back off the wagan. I tryed to quit drinking on my own however I always turn back to drinking. My family and friends are worried. They try there best to help me out. But I lie and hide from them. I'm just so t...

sponsor50 · sponsor50

I've never used this before,I've had some ups and downs and now have finally put the drink down ,I have an amazing sponsor,best friend and good group support,anyone have any suggestions on how they are coping in recovery?

Dantheman · Dantheman

I was drinking a lot very consistently. Tapered to about a 6 pack a day pretty quickly. The first 32 hours has been a cake walk. Does that mean it will likely be OK the rest of the way. I am reading scary things about detox especially 48 to 72. What is the likelyhood of encountering sever symptoms late i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A police recruit was asked during the exam,"What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?"He answered, "Call for backup." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A cop pulls a guy over for weaving across two lanes of traffic. He walks up to the driver's window and asks, "You...

Mr_David · Mr_David

Even after its inception, A.A. - with all its glowing endorsements - still remains a work in progress. As the largest recovery outlet for the last 80+ years, AA still manages to provide a welcome relief to countless victims around the globe. AA will, of course, have its detractors, here and abroad, ye...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can change only myself, but sometimes that is enough. --Ruth HumleckerHappiness is more fleeting for some of us than for others. We may ponder this notion but fail to grasp the reason. However, careful attention to how "the happy ones" go through life will enlighten us. We will note how s...

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	Today's Gift 3/22 (Preview) We are only human . . . paying attention to our growthTrusting our partner has a lot to do with trusting ourselves. When we feel confused, unsure, or in conflict about our own direction, we may shift our attention outside ourselves. Even when we feel unsure about our self-worth, our negative feeling m...	Pythonpappy	0	297	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Stinking Thinking (lol) (Preview) In an hour and a half I will again enter court, called there because I don't conform to local law. Local law is not Hawaiian Law...it is considered state law and state law is u.s. law. I have no need to be offensive to anyone and ask HP to remind me of that when the anger rises. Hawaii is not a state and has...	JerryF	3	716	Mar 22, 2016 by JerryF
	Tough Spots (Preview) Every rough spot I have gone through has added a muscle to my emotional constitution. Heard this today and just wanted to share.	leavetherest	4	350	Mar 22, 2016 by leavetherest
	Time to Post (Preview) Hi All, It has been a very long time since I have posted. I am still in sobriety November 8th 2015 was my last drink and I am proud of my achievements. I have started recently thinking about having a drink but I always quickly dismiss it and carry on. I have missed a few meetings as grew tired of some of the con...	fenners	8	615	Mar 22, 2016 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 21, 2016Quote of the Week"I learn to stop trying hard, and learn to try different." We alcoholics are a stubborn lot. When I entered the program, there was only one way to do something - my way. And if that didn't work I would just try harder. Bolstered by a seemingly limitless supply...	Pythonpappy	0	340	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher	Pythonpappy	0	308	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/21 (Preview) Our Spiritual JourneyWe begin our spiritual journey at different times in our lives but most of us reach the same place eventually where we accept the guidance of a Power greater than ourselves. A Power that cares for us and accepts us just as we are. A Power that guides us, teaches us, and grants us just...	Pythonpappy	0	335	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Short Share (Preview) "My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall free my feet from the snare" Psalm 25:15 Peace, Mema	memasue	41	1118	Mar 20, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen. ~DeVos, Richard M. on Dreams	Pythonpappy	0	333	Mar 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) Love cures. It cures those who give it and it cures those who receive it. --Dr. Karl Menninger Love is no mystery, but its results are magical in many ways. It's generally accepted that many illnesses are psychosomatic. Because we often feel anxiously alone, lonely, fearful, and unloved, we expres...	Pythonpappy	0	315	Mar 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/19 (Preview) Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. ~Collins, John Churton on Advice	Pythonpappy	0	340	Mar 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/19 (Preview) Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposal, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity. --Robert BurtonIt is just as easy to think, "I can" as it is to think, "I can't." Both attitudes are habitual orientations to life that can become automatic w...	Pythonpappy	0	307	Mar 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/18 (Preview) We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather then with one great breakthrough. ~Rabbi Harold Kushner	Pythonpappy	0	336	Mar 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/18 (Preview) You're never too old to grow up. --Shirley ConranA child's view of adults is that they have arrived at some fixed point where they are emancipated and have all the tools necessary for life. An adult knows that we never stop growing. Many of us have been stuck in an immature level of development. Our life...	Pythonpappy	0	365	Mar 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/17 (Preview) You have three choices: keep on fighting, ignore each other, or make up and be friends. --John KnoblauchOnce there were four sixth-graders - two boys and two girls - who started to fight even though they'd been friends for years. One morning at the bus stop, the boys started playing keep-away with the...	Pythonpappy	0	375	Mar 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Remembering Why? (Preview) I've spent a decent portion of my life accompanied by a pretty wicked urge to drink. I had an angry at myself, disgusted with the world, sick of it all, drink to die sort of urge. The universe was doing a fine job demonstrating a serious lack of control even without my participation, and when I wasn't doin...	Mr_David	2	612	Mar 16, 2016 by Mr_David
	Ever hit the stage where you just can't get drunk anymore? (Preview) Where you can drink a 26oz of hard liquor yet you feel basically sober? It's an expensive proposition for anyone wanting to continue getting drunk.	TipsyMcstagger	40	4421	Mar 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/16 (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Pythonpappy	0	350	Mar 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Why does Shit Happen? (Preview) Well, ShitHappens because Forrest Gump said so... But that ain't reason enough to go get drunk, now is it? I'm glad you agree. :) Was bored and felt like posting something silly. Marc	MarcLacroix	18	1105	Mar 15, 2016 by chelle30
	Great moderator Pappy. (Preview)	gonee	26	886	Mar 15, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. ~Max Gunther	Pythonpappy	0	377	Mar 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/15 (Preview) On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step. --Kathy BoevinkOur lives in all aspects are a journey toward a destination, one fitting to our purpose, our special gifts, and our particular needs. Each day contributes to our journey, carrying us closer to our destinati...	Pythonpappy	0	309	Mar 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 14, 2016Quote of the Week"God's message to me is 'stay out of the way, but be ready!'" This quote made no sense to me for many years. I mean, in the beginning the whole concept of "turn it over" and "surrender" was as foreign to me as speaking another language. I fo...	Pythonpappy	0	377	Mar 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/14 (Preview) I always entertain great hopes. --Robert FrostIn our honest journey, we must admit life is often difficult and painful. But these facts do not describe all of life, and they do not determine how we respond. The sun rises warm and bright after a cold and dark night. The open, generous smile of a small chi...	Pythonpappy	0	339	Mar 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	"How old were you when you had your first drink and/or became an alcoholic?" (Preview) This is a question I always got asked by the nurses at the detox and rehab facilities and by the doctors when seeking treatment at the chemical dependency center. I would say 4 years old. They'd look at me as if they didn't believe me. Until I explained. Yes, 4 year old alcoholic (unless you count in the...	Jakamo	12	741	Mar 13, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Largely Anonymous... (Preview) Recently, I was hired on as a contractor with a local firm. Actually, it's more of a liaison position than actual contracting work. I'm kind of like a mediator of sorts or what they call a go between, if that word still exists. Anyway, I do a good amount of traveling for work. So a few times each month I pack...	Mr_David	12	805	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/13 (Preview) You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. ~Bach, Richard on Dreams	Pythonpappy	0	429	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/13 (Preview) We wonder, "How can I ever say this?"We need to be free to talk about anything in our intimate relationships. Some things are very hard to say - an old secret we have never told before, a feeling or an observation our partner does not want to hear, a mistake we made that calls for confession. We...	Pythonpappy	0	383	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/12 (Preview) A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ~Heather Pryor	Pythonpappy	0	319	Mar 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/12 (Preview) Comparing my insides to other people's outsides causes me problems. --Joan RohdeFor most of our lives we felt inferior. Others seemed smarter, wittier, and more attractive. We felt inadequate every time we compared ourselves to others. Getting sober hasn't freed us from this behavior, at least n...	Pythonpappy	0	310	Mar 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Binge drinking (Preview) I'm new, only two weeks sober. It's hard for me to admit that I'm in alcoholic because I can go for weeks or months without drinking. I can go out to dinner and have one or two glasses of wine with my friends and be satisfied. Then once in a while, I'll go out and have nine drinks, blackout, pass out, & e...	Serenity18	13	809	Mar 12, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote 3/11 (Preview) All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. ~Churchill, Winston on Simplicity	Pythonpappy	0	417	Mar 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/11 (Preview) The love, the acceptance of other persons makes me into the unique person I am meant to be. --Peter G. van Breemen, S.J.Our destinies are fulfilled through our loving involvement with the men, women, and children sharing our experiences. It is not by accident but by design that we've been drawn toget...	Pythonpappy	0	435	Mar 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours. ~Noela Evans	Pythonpappy	0	365	Mar 10, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/10 (Preview) Good Grief"The strangest thing happened," said my friend, a lovably neurotic, very obsessive businessman in his mid-forties. "I was watching one of those afternoon TV talk show. This one was about problem kids. A parent comes on. She talks about how out of control her child is. The...	Pythonpappy	0	402	Mar 10, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Me the unholy alcoholic! (Preview) "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it--then you are ready to take certain steps." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS How many organisations do you know of that will put their members through that type of scrutiny. Our spiritual life demands of us to live o...	gonee	14	1027	Mar 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/9 (Preview) Blame and CriticismAm I bored? Highly critical? Fearful or anxious? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I may be suffering the effects of procrastination.If I am plagued by boredom, I may not be seeking or initiating constructive changes in my life. By refusing to ask questi...	Pythonpappy	2	332	Mar 9, 2016 by Toad
	Today's Gift 2/29 (Preview) Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. --Faith BaldwinWe are learning as we go, and the experiences shed light on our own plans for proceeding. The steps we are taking in unison as well as on separate but parallel paths enhance the particular movements of us all.We often expect perfectio...	Pythonpappy	7	551	Mar 9, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote 3/9 (Preview) Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. ~Seller, Peter on Appreciation	Pythonpappy	0	397	Mar 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 7, 2016Quote of the Week"My sanity today is directly proportional to my honesty." Before recovery it was hard to keep my story straight. As my drinking and using increased, my omissions turned into half-truths, and these turned into little white lies. After a while I couldn't r...	Pythonpappy	1	620	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 3/7 (Preview) Being alone and feeling vulnerable. Like two separate themes, these two parts of myself unite in my being and sow the seeds of my longing for unconditional love. --Mary CaseyHow easily we slip into self-doubt, fearing we're incapable or unlovable, perhaps both. How common for us to look into the fac...	Pythonpappy	1	353	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 3/8 (Preview) Love it the way it is. --Thaddeus ColasIt's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we shou...	Pythonpappy	1	478	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Atheist Alcoholics vs. Alcoholics Anonymous (GTA Intergroup) (Preview) This Toronto atheist alcoholics vs. AA intergoup problem keeps bubbling up. Doesn't seem like there's a solution, though if there is one, it'll probably come from a sensitive reading and application of the Traditions. I haven't seen anyone do that yet. I have empathy for both sides but each side's...	Tanin	12	2932	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote --- This One Spoke Volumes (to me) (Preview) The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. ~Anna Quindlen	Pythonpappy	1	455	Mar 8, 2016 by Mr_David
	Hi people (Preview) My name is melissa. I'm really new at this. I have been trying since the last of the summer. Only to fall back off the wagan. I tryed to quit drinking on my own however I always turn back to drinking. My family and friends are worried. They try there best to help me out. But I lie and hide from them. I'm just so t...	New at this	15	678	Mar 8, 2016 by gonee
	new comer (Preview) I've never used this before,I've had some ups and downs and now have finally put the drink down ,I have an amazing sponsor,best friend and good group support,anyone have any suggestions on how they are coping in recovery?	sponsor50	13	646	Mar 7, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Tetox question (Preview) I was drinking a lot very consistently. Tapered to about a 6 pack a day pretty quickly. The first 32 hours has been a cake walk. Does that mean it will likely be OK the rest of the way. I am reading scary things about detox especially 48 to 72. What is the likelyhood of encountering sever symptoms late i...	Dantheman	7	624	Mar 7, 2016 by Mr_David
	Time for some Comic Relief??? (Preview) A police recruit was asked during the exam,"What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?"He answered, "Call for backup." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A cop pulls a guy over for weaving across two lanes of traffic. *He walks up to the driver's window and asks, "You...*	Pythonpappy	5	512	Mar 6, 2016 by Mr_David
	Dialing in... (Preview) Even after its inception, A.A. - with all its glowing endorsements - still remains a work in progress. As the largest recovery outlet for the last 80+ years, AA still manages to provide a welcome relief to countless victims around the globe. AA will, of course, have its detractors, here and abroad, ye...	Mr_David	6	638	Mar 6, 2016 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 3/6 (Preview) I can change only myself, but sometimes that is enough. --Ruth HumleckerHappiness is more fleeting for some of us than for others. We may ponder this notion but fail to grasp the reason. However, careful attention to how "the happy ones" go through life will enlighten us. We will note how s...	Pythonpappy	0	336	Mar 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
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