Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Living today The beginning of the New Year will often bring back sad memories. This has been the big day for hangovers, coming down, remorse, guilt, and shame. But if we stay with our new purpose - staying clean and staying close to our Higher Power - we don't have to fear the New Year. God has forgiven our...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 29, 2018Quote of the WeekI cant turn back the clock, but I can wind it up again. One of the fears I had when I got sober was that I had ruined large parts of my life, and that the damage I had done was permanent. I spent many nights wishing I could go back in time and make different, better decisions....

soberjulie · soberjulie

Hi guys! Maybe I just need to vent...i dunno....I do need feedback....I dunno what Im feeling. A little frustrated I guess. I have a fairly new sponsee.......she asked me to sponsor her about 2 months ago. She has 5 months of sobriety and she came to AA through a 45 day treatment stint. Anyhow.......ma...

MSchmuk · MSchmuk

Hi ð. I am recently 30 days clean and sober and am trying to tackle my 4th step. Up until 30+ days ago I drank beer everyday for over 20 years. My struggle is that when I try to take my moral inventory I canât think of any resentments that would cause me to drink. I always figure my drinking was just what I alway...

BigZen · BigZen

Hello Everyone! I have another question about an amend. Actually I am not sure if it is an amend to be made or not? In previous posts I have written about how immature and irresponsible I was in my high school days (fighting with younger siblings (brother and sister), teachers, losing jobs, poor grades...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 22, 2018Quote of the WeekGod bless you God change me. I was at a speaker meeting one night where the speaker began his share this way: If I say something tonight that you dont agree with, or that angers you, then say a prayer for me. God knows I could use the blessing, and you could probably use...

Kjm_95 · Kjm_95

After lurking for a few hours I finally decided to post lol. Here recently Iâve let drinking get out of hand and my family has expressed concern over it. I donât know if I am an alcoholic because I donât drink everyday but I do drink 3-4 times a week and there has been times that I drank everyday for up to 6 mon...

bikerbill · bikerbill

So last sunday me and the beloved were planning summer holidays. 5 am monday and i'm awake and have pain and can't urinate more than a teaspoonful. By half eight i'm in hospital, cat scan at 9, diagnosed with kidney stone by 9.15 and off my face on pain meds by 10. Transferred to urology at another hosp...

Braddock · Braddock

Trying to keep up on my daily gratitude list. Any suggestions?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 15, 2018Quote of the WeekWere responsible for the effort, not the outcome. When I got sober, I didnt know how I was ever going to fix everything in my life. All the relationships I had ruined, all the bridges to jobs and opportunities I had burned, there didnt seem anyway I could control and ma...

Percival · Percival

Today is my 44th year Anniversary...I came to my first meeting of AA Jan, 12th 1974...It was a cold New England day in Marblehead Ma.. I would have died soon if I did not go to that meeting to warm up and get a cup of coffee. I was ignorant as to what AA was about.. .I was heading for trouble...Instead I was gi...

Aspgrl · Aspgrl

Hello everyone, First I want to thank you all for being members here at MIP. I have been lurking on the boards for a couple of years now, while I was not sure I was an alcoholic. However, having started a new full time job in February and getting sick of hitting bottoms, I have been attending AA meetings i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 8, 2018Quote of the WeekFaith is spelled a-c-t-i-o-n.. I did a lot of thinking when I was drinking. Id think about how bad my life was and how things werent going to get any better. As I kept drinking, I thought about all the things I could do, and after a few more drinks, I thought about how good I...

Biddy909 · Biddy909

Last night I went to a meeting I usually go to, it was an beginners meeting. The speaker shared a long war story, then open it up for discussion , people shared about drinking. This one old timer shared about someone he saw drinking and dying. Then a lady shared about nonsense not even related to alcoholi...

bikerbill · bikerbill

It was yesterday. A grim, wet and miserable day, there was sadness, reflection, tears and a lot of laughs. Over 300 people attended. Mostly his friends. Every one of those I spoke to said basically the same thing. He was a grumpy, growly owd bugger on the outside, but get past that and he was a gentlema...

Ed · Ed

cant find meetings ...know or any ....English oe Spanish? Loners?

wildcat · wildcat

I was a former meeting attendee, but haven't in some time now. I just found out that I won't have a job April 1st, and am already getting nervous. I know that if I keep drinking everyday nobody will want me. I'm looking for a support group to help me get clean. I know the steps but need to stay strong, not...

Bblowe · Bblowe

I hope everybody has a sober and blessed 2018.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 1, 2018Quote of the WeekBut by the grace of God, there go I. In early sobriety, I sometimes had trouble identifying with other peoples alcoholism, and often wondered whether I belonged. After all, I had never been to prison for manslaughter while driving drunk. I never robbed a liquor sto...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. --Arabian proverb We need to remember what got us well. The Twelve Steps heal us. The meetings we attend heal us. Reading and listening to program tapes heal us. Talking with our sponsor heals us. The time we spend with program friends heals us. Sometimes we...

Butcher99 · Butcher99

First time poster, been in AA and recovery for many years, had 15 plus years of sobriety/abstinence and now have almost 3 after a bad relapse. I hope this is not offensive, but I go to meetings now primarily to change and grow up in recovery, not simply to "hold on and not drink or use". I found out the hard w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 25, 2017Quote of the WeekSpirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves." When I was newly sober, all I thought about was myself. How was I going to not drink tonight, or tomorrow; how was I going to work the program if I didnt believe in God; who was going to pay my bills if I could...

bikerbill · bikerbill

As you know i find it cathartic and cleansing to post on here. Selfish I know but thats what I do. Sometimes it is easier to write than to say face to face. This one though, i talked with my spinsor and with my surrogate spinsor first. I'm ok. My big brother, the eldest brother, my mate Ronnie died at 5am...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all my family here ... Love youse guys and THANKS for helping me to stay sober ... May God Bless us everyone, Pappy

Childwall Eileen · Childwall Eileen

Could I please have an up to date meeting list for Liverpool. If I am on the wrong site, could someone direct me to the correct one. Thank you, Eileen.

Tanin · Tanin

The blunt, physiological truth for us, as of today, is that a drink pretty surely means a drunk sooner or later, and that spells trouble. Living Sober, 1975

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I feel pain in my liver. It used to be only after drinking, but these days it's always kind of there. It still flares up worse after a binge, but it never completely goes away now. That can't be good :|

margaretbrooks · margaretbrooks

Hey My friend was caught last day for impaired driving. His car collided with another vehicle and he was caught. It was found, the alcohol level in the blood exceeded the permissible range. Is it a serious issue? What should be done to save him? Should we meet [url=http://www.spam/]SPAM Link deleted...

alinicole12 · alinicole12

Hi everyone. Today is my first day sober. I know that alcohol causes me to be destructive and angry, and it's really taking a toll on me and my relationship with my boyfriend. I've been wanting to quit drinking for quite a while, but by the time 5pm rolls around, I just say fuck it and tell myself that I'll j...

Qualtagh · Qualtagh

Hi All! Please do me a favor and let me know what you think of the following statement with respect to presenting a 24 hour chip. ... "and now the most important chip of all, 24 hours to 29 days. No guilt, no shame, we all have enough to go around". Our chip person has been saying this for over a year. Sudd...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 18, 2017Quote of the WeekIf youre having trouble making a decision, maybe you shouldnt." When I got sober, I suddenly found that I had a lot more options and choices in my life. Now that I wasnt drinking all the time, I could decide to do many other things go to meetings or fellowship, fix up t...

SoberToday007 · SoberToday007

One of the sayings that helped me most when I got sober was that I could start my day again any time I wanted. Most of the time I felt totally trapped by my life and what was going on around me. This saying helped me hugely to take back some sense of control over my day and gave me a sense of a way out of feeling so t...

Tanin · Tanin

What we did was simply go to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are over five million each year, in approximately 150 countries around the globe. And remember, you do not have to become an AA member in order to visit some AA meetings. If all you want to do is sort of "try out" AA, you are entirely welc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 11, 2017Quote of the WeekThe worst bottom can become the greatest beginning." A woman once shared in a meeting that she used to keep a breathalyzer in her house to help her control her drinking. One day she started drinking too early, lost track of time, and her husband caught her using it...

change57 · change57

I am back...never really left...just didn't post. Gave up on others, mostly myself. Used this board to vent and unload and caused unnecessary turmoil just because I wasn't handling things in my life....didn't know how to handle things in my life. So when someone here disagreed with me, called me on m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 4, 2017Quote of the WeekAlcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic. My idea of an alcoholic was a bum living in the gutter downtown, or someone wearing a dirty raincoat drinking from a paper bag. I owned a home, had a retirement account, and dine...

mikef · mikef

I repost this short focus every year to remind myself of the grace and mercy I have received(God's unmerited favor for me)and the daily work I do to remain free of active drug addiction)Alcohol is a drug)I reflect on my sponsor ,my sponsees and above all the God of my own understanding.The message is Ho...

Tanin · Tanin

For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a steppingstone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the more we shall begin to fin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I Will Attend a Meeting Creator; I will attend a meeting today. I promise to seek out the similarities and not the differences. I will find something good in everything that is shared. I will praise the clean and sober and pray for the using addict. At the end of the day I will thank You for my recovery. It d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 27, 2017Quote of the WeekWillingness is the key. I was one big Gordian knot of self-will when I got to the program. I bristled at your suggestions to attend meetings every day, and took offense at many of my sponsors directions. I was too good to sweep the floors, and had no interest in shakin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Tonight, with all the 'trick or treaters', I was transported to the late 50's ... my folks took me and my sister to the 'exclusive' side of town, with a couple neighborhood kids, to go collect some candy ... since we were in the 'low rent' district, it was a real treat ... ... ... (the big candy bars)(5cent...

JerryF · JerryF

I had never heard that as a topic before in any recovery meeting I've ever been to. I went to the morning meeting because I needed to be in the dialogue where I often find the characteristics of my Higher Power and a friend of mine started the sharing and with the topic of Tenderness and I got triggered b...

JerryF · JerryF

I wanted a morning meeting this morning and went with the awareness that last week Wednesday I got "smoked out" of the meeting. The meeting is held in a county park pavilion and county park ordinances are no smoking and then ordinances are subject to alcoholism right? I left that meeting...not on...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I can now drink 26 ounces of vodka with hardly a stumble. My increasing tolerance is starting to frighten me. Oh well...at least I dont drive drunk anymore :) But seriously...I'm kind of concerned :|

MaybeIAm · MaybeIAm

When i created my name i used the name Maybe I Am .. I have been a member of alanon for a long time (many years) and one day i was talking to a friend in recovery who is yep a double 'winner. she's got aa under her belt for many years and one day as we were talking she mentioned to me .. ''have you ever thought you m...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I can never believe in god or a higher power. Am I doomed?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 6, 2017Quote of the WeekA.A. = A program of 1,000 surrenders. I was taught to never give in and never give up. To surrender was to lose, and I was to avoid it at all costs. As such, I led with my ego, and thought that I could bully, cajole, or manipulate my way into getting just about anything I wa...

Mevon7 · Mevon7

Hello all- new to the boards, but not new to recovery and AA. Could just use some friends. Got sober in 2006, relapsed after 8 years, and have been in and out ever since. I don't go to meetings anymore... I guess that's why I'm here.

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	Today's Gift - Jan (Preview) Living today The beginning of the New Year will often bring back sad memories. This has been the big day for hangovers, coming down, remorse, guilt, and shame. But if we stay with our new purpose - staying clean and staying close to our Higher Power - we don't have to fear the New Year. God has forgiven our...	Pythonpappy	30	1189	Jan 31, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 1-29 (Preview) January 29, 2018Quote of the WeekI cant turn back the clock, but I can wind it up again. One of the fears I had when I got sober was that I had ruined large parts of my life, and that the damage I had done was permanent. I spent many nights wishing I could go back in time and make different, better decisions....	Pythonpappy	0	811	Jan 29, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Working with sponsee's (Preview) Hi guys! Maybe I just need to vent...i dunno....I do need feedback....I dunno what Im feeling. A little frustrated I guess. I have a fairly new sponsee.......she asked me to sponsor her about 2 months ago. She has 5 months of sobriety and she came to AA through a 45 day treatment stint. Anyhow.......ma...	soberjulie	15	8177	Jan 29, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	4th Step Help (Preview) Hi ð. I am recently 30 days clean and sober and am trying to tackle my 4th step. Up until 30+ days ago I drank beer everyday for over 20 years. My struggle is that when I try to take my moral inventory I canât think of any resentments that would cause me to drink. I always figure my drinking was just what I alway...	MSchmuk	3	1045	Jan 25, 2018 by JerryF
	Another Question about an amend I have tried to make (Preview) Hello Everyone! I have another question about an amend. Actually I am not sure if it is an amend to be made or not? In previous posts I have written about how immature and irresponsible I was in my high school days (fighting with younger siblings (brother and sister), teachers, losing jobs, poor grades...	BigZen	2	921	Jan 25, 2018 by JerryF
	Wisdom of the Rooms 1-22 (Preview) January 22, 2018Quote of the WeekGod bless you God change me. I was at a speaker meeting one night where the speaker began his share this way: If I say something tonight that you dont agree with, or that angers you, then say a prayer for me. God knows I could use the blessing, and you could probably use...	Pythonpappy	0	881	Jan 22, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Do I have a problem? (Preview) After lurking for a few hours I finally decided to post lol. Here recently Iâve let drinking get out of hand and my family has expressed concern over it. I donât know if I am an alcoholic because I donât drink everyday but I do drink 3-4 times a week and there has been times that I drank everyday for up to 6 mon...	Kjm_95	11	926	Jan 21, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Living one day at a time. (Preview) So last sunday me and the beloved were planning summer holidays. 5 am monday and i'm awake and have pain and can't urinate more than a teaspoonful. By half eight i'm in hospital, cat scan at 9, diagnosed with kidney stone by 9.15 and off my face on pain meds by 10. Transferred to urology at another hosp...	bikerbill	2	937	Jan 20, 2018 by bikerbill
	gratitude list (Preview) Trying to keep up on my daily gratitude list. Any suggestions?	Braddock	5	860	Jan 19, 2018 by bikerbill
	Wisdom of the Rooms 1-14 (Preview) January 15, 2018Quote of the WeekWere responsible for the effort, not the outcome. When I got sober, I didnt know how I was ever going to fix everything in my life. All the relationships I had ruined, all the bridges to jobs and opportunities I had burned, there didnt seem anyway I could control and ma...	Pythonpappy	0	766	Jan 15, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	TODAY IS MY 44th ANNIVERSARY (Preview) Today is my 44th year Anniversary...I came to my first meeting of AA Jan, 12th 1974...It was a cold New England day in Marblehead Ma.. I would have died soon if I did not go to that meeting to warm up and get a cup of coffee. I was ignorant as to what AA was about.. .I was heading for trouble...Instead I was gi...	Percival	4	939	Jan 13, 2018 by mikef
	Alcohol Withdrawal in Women (Preview) Hello everyone, First I want to thank you all for being members here at MIP. I have been lurking on the boards for a couple of years now, while I was not sure I was an alcoholic. However, having started a new full time job in February and getting sick of hitting bottoms, I have been attending AA meetings i...	Aspgrl	11	4955	Jan 13, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 1-8 (Preview) January 8, 2018Quote of the WeekFaith is spelled a-c-t-i-o-n.. I did a lot of thinking when I was drinking. Id think about how bad my life was and how things werent going to get any better. As I kept drinking, I thought about all the things I could do, and after a few more drinks, I thought about how good I...	Pythonpappy	0	2652	Jan 8, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH TERRIBLE AA MEETINGS. (Preview) Last night I went to a meeting I usually go to, it was an beginners meeting. The speaker shared a long war story, then open it up for discussion , people shared about drinking. This one old timer shared about someone he saw drinking and dying. Then a lady shared about nonsense not even related to alcoholi...	Biddy909	13	1555	Jan 7, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	My big brother's funeral (Preview) It was yesterday. A grim, wet and miserable day, there was sadness, reflection, tears and a lot of laughs. Over 300 people attended. Mostly his friends. Every one of those I spoke to said basically the same thing. He was a grumpy, growly owd bugger on the outside, but get past that and he was a gentlema...	bikerbill	3	946	Jan 7, 2018 by mikef
	Living in Puerto Lopez Ecuador (Preview) cant find meetings ...know or any ....English oe Spanish? Loners?	Ed	3	872	Jan 3, 2018 by Ed
	I'm new to this site. (Preview) I was a former meeting attendee, but haven't in some time now. I just found out that I won't have a job April 1st, and am already getting nervous. I know that if I keep drinking everyday nobody will want me. I'm looking for a support group to help me get clean. I know the steps but need to stay strong, not...	wildcat	7	903	Jan 2, 2018 by mikef
	Happy new year (Preview) I hope everybody has a sober and blessed 2018.	Bblowe	2	708	Jan 2, 2018 by Tanin
	Wisdom of the Rooms 1-1 (Preview) January 1, 2018Quote of the WeekBut by the grace of God, there go I. In early sobriety, I sometimes had trouble identifying with other peoples alcoholism, and often wondered whether I belonged. After all, I had never been to prison for manslaughter while driving drunk. I never robbed a liquor sto...	Pythonpappy	0	827	Jan 1, 2018 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminders - Dec (Preview)	Pythonpappy	31	1425	Dec 31, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - Dec (Preview) Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. --Arabian proverb We need to remember what got us well. The Twelve Steps heal us. The meetings we attend heal us. Reading and listening to program tapes heal us. Talking with our sponsor heals us. The time we spend with program friends heals us. Sometimes we...	Pythonpappy	30	1111	Dec 31, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Change and Emotional Recovery (Preview) First time poster, been in AA and recovery for many years, had 15 plus years of sobriety/abstinence and now have almost 3 after a bad relapse. I hope this is not offensive, but I go to meetings now primarily to change and grow up in recovery, not simply to "hold on and not drink or use". I found out the hard w...	Butcher99	3	865	Dec 26, 2017 by wildcat
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12 - 25 (Preview) December 25, 2017Quote of the WeekSpirituality is the ability to get our minds off ourselves." When I was newly sober, all I thought about was myself. How was I going to not drink tonight, or tomorrow; how was I going to work the program if I didnt believe in God; who was going to pay my bills if I could...	Pythonpappy	0	752	Dec 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Friends across the pond. ...had some tough news (Preview) As you know i find it cathartic and cleansing to post on here. Selfish I know but thats what I do. Sometimes it is easier to write than to say face to face. This one though, i talked with my spinsor and with my surrogate spinsor first. I'm ok. My big brother, the eldest brother, my mate Ronnie died at 5am...	bikerbill	11	1066	Dec 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Happy Sober Holidays (Preview) Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all my family here ... Love youse guys and THANKS for helping me to stay sober ... May God Bless us everyone, Pappy	Pythonpappy	1	682	Dec 25, 2017 by Tanin
	Meeting list Liverpool. (Preview) Could I please have an up to date meeting list for Liverpool. If I am on the wrong site, could someone direct me to the correct one. Thank you, Eileen.	Childwall Eileen	1	824	Dec 21, 2017 by Tanin
	What Is One Drink? (Preview) The blunt, physiological truth for us, as of today, is that a drink pretty surely means a drunk sooner or later, and that spells trouble. Living Sober, 1975	Tanin	5	828	Dec 21, 2017 by bikerbill
	Liver pain... (Preview) I feel pain in my liver. It used to be only after drinking, but these days it's always kind of there. It still flares up worse after a binge, but it never completely goes away now. That can't be good :\|	TipsyMcstagger	2	755	Dec 19, 2017 by Tanin
	Alcoholic friend stuck with DUI (Preview) Hey My friend was caught last day for impaired driving. His car collided with another vehicle and he was caught. It was found, the alcohol level in the blood exceeded the permissible range. Is it a serious issue? What should be done to save him? Should we meet [url=http://www.spam/]SPAM Link deleted...	margaretbrooks	2	810	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Your First Meeting Experience? First meeting jitters (Preview) Hi everyone. Today is my first day sober. I know that alcohol causes me to be destructive and angry, and it's really taking a toll on me and my relationship with my boyfriend. I've been wanting to quit drinking for quite a while, but by the time 5pm rolls around, I just say fuck it and tell myself that I'll j...	alinicole12	3	848	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Sanity Check - Please weigh in (Preview) Hi All! Please do me a favor and let me know what you think of the following statement with respect to presenting a 24 hour chip. ... "and now the most important chip of all, 24 hours to 29 days. No guilt, no shame, we all have enough to go around". Our chip person has been saying this for over a year. Sudd...	Qualtagh	4	834	Dec 18, 2017 by TipsyMcstagger
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12-18 (Preview) December 18, 2017Quote of the WeekIf youre having trouble making a decision, maybe you shouldnt." When I got sober, I suddenly found that I had a lot more options and choices in my life. Now that I wasnt drinking all the time, I could decide to do many other things go to meetings or fellowship, fix up t...	Pythonpappy	0	717	Dec 18, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Sayings that helped ....... (Preview) One of the sayings that helped me most when I got sober was that I could start my day again any time I wanted. Most of the time I felt totally trapped by my life and what was going on around me. This saying helped me hugely to take back some sense of control over my day and gave me a sense of a way out of feeling so t...	SoberToday007	2	812	Dec 18, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	How Does Someone Learn About The Benefits Of AA Meetings? (Preview) What we did was simply go to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are over five million each year, in approximately 150 countries around the globe. And remember, you do not have to become an AA member in order to visit some AA meetings. If all you want to do is sort of "try out" AA, you are entirely welc...	Tanin	6	838	Dec 16, 2017 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12 - 11 (Preview) December 11, 2017Quote of the WeekThe worst bottom can become the greatest beginning." A woman once shared in a meeting that she used to keep a breathalyzer in her house to help her control her drinking. One day she started drinking too early, lost track of time, and her husband caught her using it...	Pythonpappy	0	915	Dec 11, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Hello Again (Preview) I am back...never really left...just didn't post. Gave up on others, mostly myself. Used this board to vent and unload and caused unnecessary turmoil just because I wasn't handling things in my life....didn't know how to handle things in my life. So when someone here disagreed with me, called me on m...	change57	4	1155	Dec 7, 2017 by margaretbrooks
	Wisdom of the Rooms 12-4 (Preview) December 4, 2017Quote of the WeekAlcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic. My idea of an alcoholic was a bum living in the gutter downtown, or someone wearing a dirty raincoat drinking from a paper bag. I owned a home, had a retirement account, and dine...	Pythonpappy	0	759	Dec 4, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	In God's grace and mercy,33 years freedom from active addiction (Preview) I repost this short focus every year to remind myself of the grace and mercy I have received(God's unmerited favor for me)and the daily work I do to remain free of active drug addiction)Alcohol is a drug)I reflect on my sponsor ,my sponsees and above all the God of my own understanding.The message is Ho...	mikef	4	730	Dec 3, 2017 by gonee
	Fear and Prudence (Preview) For all its usual destructiveness, we have found that fear can be the starting point for better things. Fear can be a steppingstone to prudence and to a decent respect for others. It can point the path to justice, as well as to hate. And the more we have of respect and justice, the more we shall begin to fin...	Tanin	4	865	Dec 1, 2017 by Tanin
	Simple Reminders - Nov (Preview)	Pythonpappy	27	1990	Nov 30, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - Nov (Preview) I Will Attend a Meeting Creator; I will attend a meeting today. I promise to seek out the similarities and not the differences. I will find something good in everything that is shared. I will praise the clean and sober and pray for the using addict. At the end of the day I will thank You for my recovery. It d...	Pythonpappy	30	1081	Nov 30, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-27 (Preview) November 27, 2017Quote of the WeekWillingness is the key. I was one big Gordian knot of self-will when I got to the program. I bristled at your suggestions to attend meetings every day, and took offense at many of my sponsors directions. I was too good to sweep the floors, and had no interest in shakin...	Pythonpappy	0	812	Nov 27, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Trip to the Past (Preview) Tonight, with all the 'trick or treaters', I was transported to the late 50's ... my folks took me and my sister to the 'exclusive' side of town, with a couple neighborhood kids, to go collect some candy ... since we were in the 'low rent' district, it was a real treat ... ... ... (the big candy bars)(5cent...	Pythonpappy	6	3701	Nov 27, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Tenderness (Preview) I had never heard that as a topic before in any recovery meeting I've ever been to. I went to the morning meeting because I needed to be in the dialogue where I often find the characteristics of my Higher Power and a friend of mine started the sharing and with the topic of Tenderness and I got triggered b...	JerryF	5	2910	Nov 26, 2017 by Pythonpappy
	Walked Away... (Preview) I wanted a morning meeting this morning and went with the awareness that last week Wednesday I got "smoked out" of the meeting. The meeting is held in a county park pavilion and county park ordinances are no smoking and then ordinances are subject to alcoholism right? I left that meeting...not on...	JerryF	5	3390	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Wow, it's kind of weird... (Preview) I can now drink 26 ounces of vodka with hardly a stumble. My increasing tolerance is starting to frighten me. Oh well...at least I dont drive drunk anymore :) But seriously...I'm kind of concerned :\|	TipsyMcstagger	12	2488	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	New & checking things out (Preview) When i created my name i used the name Maybe I Am .. I have been a member of alanon for a long time (many years) and one day i was talking to a friend in recovery who is yep a double 'winner. she's got aa under her belt for many years and one day as we were talking she mentioned to me .. ''have you ever thought you m...	MaybeIAm	15	4065	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	As a die hard atheist... (Preview) I can never believe in god or a higher power. Am I doomed?	TipsyMcstagger	7	3047	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Wisdom of the Rooms 11-6 (Preview) November 6, 2017Quote of the WeekA.A. = A program of 1,000 surrenders. I was taught to never give in and never give up. To surrender was to lose, and I was to avoid it at all costs. As such, I led with my ego, and thought that I could bully, cajole, or manipulate my way into getting just about anything I wa...	Pythonpappy	4	2524	Nov 26, 2017 by MaybeIAm
	Need some friends :) (Preview) Hello all- new to the boards, but not new to recovery and AA. Could just use some friends. Got sober in 2006, relapsed after 8 years, and have been in and out ever since. I don't go to meetings anymore... I guess that's why I'm here.	Mevon7	3	774	Nov 25, 2017 by Pythonpappy
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