Alcoholics Anonymous

newlysober · newlysober

Hi, New here! This Sunday 4/5/15 I'll be getting my 30 day chip. Just got out of treatment for my OD, and this Friday will be starting treatment for my alcoholism. During my 3 week stint including a few days IP on psych ward and then doing a 3 week intensive outpatient program to deal with my Bipolar II, I st...

Jerry F · Jerry F

For the kind thoughts and prayers and heartfelt expressions which sobriety allows us to feel and express with others. I am trying to be obedient and humble. Its not impossible and it is difficult mostly because of that egotistical gene I carry. Humorously and humbly HP puts tons of people in m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayEvery person, no matter what his or her balance for good or evil, is a part of the Divine economy. We are all children of God, and it is unlikely that God intends to favor one over another. So it is necessary for all of us to accept whatever positive gifts we receive with a deep humilit...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Came away from my home group this morning and on the way home was expressing to my wife the positives of this journey of hospitalization and recovery over the last couple months. I expressed the need during the hospital stay for the need to have AA literature available during the quiet, still times...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.~ Earl Nightingale

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayThe Program is a road, not a resting place. Before we came to The Program - and, for some of us, many times afterward - most of us looked for answers to our living problems in religion, philosophy, psychology, self-help groups, and so on. Invariably, these fields held forth the go...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.~ Epicurus

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If I should lose, let me stand by the road and cheer as the winners go by. --Berton BradleyIf we are to be among the winners in the recovery from addiction and obsession, we must maintain the attitude of success. Winners in any Twelve Step program take fearless inventories, correct shortcomings, and w...

Alpine Sage · Alpine Sage

When I first came into the program I was attracted to stay because I was able to find Fun In Recovery! With a background in the Entertainment Industry, I found a place where I could bring my talents to the fellowship, and help others to realize we are not a glum lot. I served on a couple entertainment com...

Angie · Angie

Bonjour à tous, Je suis nouvelle sur le forum! Je me présente je ai 34ans, sans emploi de ACTUELLEMENT, je suis célibataire, je vis Seule et l'alcool is Entré Dans ma vie en avril 2012. Je suis plutot de Nature Timide, très discrète, pas franchement A l'aise en société. Je suis quelqu'un de calme Qui str...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Conflict can produce positive results.If our policy is to avoid conflict at all cost, we may impede our growth by trying to sweep important issues under the rug and refusing to deal with them. The issues don't disappear, however, and by sweeping them under the rug, we make them more toxic and unwieldy...

Amigo · Amigo

No one has the moral right to deliberately hurt another either through acts of commission or ommision...that is not God's Will.....That must be left in the hands of God..and your job is to forgive..and NEVER retaliate or harbor resentment. God is LOVE My Sobriety is Contingent to my Spiritual well...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 2 "Nothing is so bad that a drink won't make worse."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Awareness, Acceptance, ActionDear God,Slow me down when all I do is try to fix and control things and people. Help me to first accept situations, as they are when I become aware of them.Slow me down in your stillness.Mark my awareness with unselfishness, my acceptance with humility, and my actions w...

odat · odat

What causes women in AA to prey on other women who show vulnerabilities? You know, like people who use their share to "subtly" cut down the previous share of someone who hadn't sounded confident. Or people who try to get someone with trust issues to trust them, only to end up playing mind gam...

Coogi · Coogi

I had some insight that I was drinking alcoholically before I ever admitted it out loud...I knew it wasn't normal to hide the bottles (and worry if they would be found). I knew it wasn't normal to lie about drinking. I knew it wasn't normal to plan my day around drinking and I definitely knew it wasn't nor...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 1 "Sobriety is precious! A fact I didn't know until I had some."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome Augie Doggie, ... I am positive we will enjoy and cherish your ESH here on MIP ... Please share frequently ... our support to each other is both needed and fulfilling, to know we have helped someone make the 'right' decisions ... ... ... Love ya brother and God Bless, Pappy

gonee · gonee

Please pray for my newborn grandson, Nathanael. His heart stopped during birth and he had to revived. He is in ICU at our hospital. I had already built his cot, compactum and furniture for him. This was going to be my daughter's 1st baby and I am sober to witness it. Unfortunately we are under a life and de...

Amigo · Amigo

When I was a young child I'd wake up in the night crying...and complain to my mother that I had cramps in my legs...she told me that was because I was growing and getting bigger...She'd often take me down to Macy's in N.Y. where I was fitted with a new pair ofr Buster Brown shoes...the older ones didn't fit...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

For true success, ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?~ James Allen

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully like other people. -- James Russell LowellSharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 31 "The unity of our Fellowship, the love we cherish for each other, the esteem in which the world holds us -- all of these are products of such integrity, as under God, we have been privileged to achieve. May we therefore quicken our search for still more genuine honor, and deepen its pract...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 30, 2015Quote of the Week"Anger and resentment are masks for fear." When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol and drugs gone, I very quickly got in touch with my feelings, and for me that meant my anger quickly turned into rage. Oh, and resentments - I had a lot...

Llo · Llo

I don't even know where to start. I'm in crisis. Mainly due to my codependent marriage which is quite abusive. My husband runs me into the ground emotionally as hard as he can and enjoys it completely, like he delights in it. He is an alcoholic like me, and this has just become intolerable. I'm in the mids...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 30 "I thank God for bringing me to Alcoholics Anonymous, but mostly I thank Alcoholics Anonymous for bringing me to God."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Each of us has the freedom to choose how we will respond to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.~ Nido Qubein

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I usually just lived one day at a time. I never had a sense of where I was going. --Ruth CaseyDid any of us really know where we were going? We probably spent many hours, days, weeks even, making detailed plans for the people around us. These plans didn't usually suit others so they didn't often materiali...

gonee · gonee

I lost my temper and became very angry with my wife recently. This has not happened in very many years. It was not pleasant at all. The emotional tragedy of alcoholism is one of the most dangerous thing for an alcoholic like me. Waves of self pity, resentment and anger plagued me for days. My outburst of a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I walked a mile with Sorrow, And never a word said she; But, Oh, the things I learned from her When Sorrow walked with me! -- Robert Browning HamiltonWe may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But i...

mama krall · mama krall

As a member since 4/98, I am wondering how y'all keep your long term sobriety fresh. after 6 1/2 years I went out for 3 months in '03. I recommited myself and recently celebrated my 11 year anniversary on 2/20 this year. I am trying to reignite my program and having a hard time of it. Meetings are gett...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.~ Peter F. Drucker

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

People-PleasingFor some of us, people-pleasing has become a way of getting our needs and wants met. But people-pleasing is manipulative and condescending. And it cheats us. When we are busy pleasing others, we are not being true to ourselves (nor those we are pleasing).Rather than manipulating p...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 27 "I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics AnonymousAccepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn't we b...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 26 "Having an honest relationship with my sponsor allowed me an honest relationship with myself and others."

KatrinaLM · KatrinaLM

Hi all I'm Katrina. As much as I hate to admit it, im an alcoholic. I never really had a problem handling it. I could out drink anyone. I hurt everyone I loved tho. I still remember the day that changed my life and thinking forever. My mama (also an alcoholic) had been begging me for a week to come b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David ThoreauNature confronts us with its beauty in a flower or a furry animal. The awesomeness of nature is in a lightning bolt or a majestic mountain. Every variety of tree has its own uniquely textured bark. Each annual ring in a tree trunk is a na...

Coogi · Coogi

Not long ago, I would've handled extreme stress and anxiety differently. I would've made an excuse to be by myself and drank myself silly, convincing myself that things were ok. I would've eventually passed out believing that my problem was taken care of. Sober me knows better and the Serenity Pr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. --Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonOur minds mold who we become. Our thoughts not only contribute to our achievements, they determine the postur...

Amigo · Amigo

There was a great bar at the Panama Canal Yacht ClubI would drink ginger ale with my friend Scott and other sailors while watching football and baseball. Scott was a good sociable guy but he is now in prison for trying to smuggle one ton of cocaine in his boat into Canada.. There was this other acquaint...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 23, 2015Quote of the Week"We go to meetings for relief; we work the steps for recovery" It happens every time - I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what's going on, or what my mood is, after a meeting I always feel more centered, more connected, and more at peace. The o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Embracing virtues and new attitudesBecause of our addiction, our actions (and inaction) have fostered cynicism, futility, and distrust. How could we ever have hoped to succeed with attitudes like that? Now we are cultivating the virtues of understanding, love, and patience. It is often slow and...

Coogi · Coogi

Thinking back, I did some outrageous things to drink. I hid my drinking, hid bottles of booze, lied about money spent on booze, got in trouble at work, made excuses or created situations where drinking would be acceptable. I was ashamed of myself. I didn't like myself at all. Getting sober (with he...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.~ Anonymous

Coogi · Coogi

Gratitude is... Being sober, just for today! Sitting here on the floor of an empty trailer with my cat, and realizing the trailer is my temporary home...and it's so full of love it isn't empty at all! Gratitude is walking away from a lavish life with nothing and finding I have more than I ever had...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Even if you understand and follow all of the rules for more effectively engaging manipulators, life with them is not likely to be easy. --George K. Simon Jr.Sometimes they want something. Sometimes they want someone to give them something or to feel a particular way. They want power in some way, shap...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Don't talk to the parrot Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called in a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check. Oh, by the way don't worry about my...

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	Antabuse (Preview) Hi, New here! This Sunday 4/5/15 I'll be getting my 30 day chip. Just got out of treatment for my OD, and this Friday will be starting treatment for my alcoholism. During my 3 week stint including a few days IP on psych ward and then doing a 3 week intensive outpatient program to deal with my Bipolar II, I st...	newlysober	4	691	Apr 6, 2015 by Jerry F
	Mahalo (Preview) For the kind thoughts and prayers and heartfelt expressions which sobriety allows us to feel and express with others. I am trying to be obedient and humble. Its not impossible and it is difficult mostly because of that egotistical gene I carry. Humorously and humbly HP puts tons of people in m...	Jerry F	13	720	Apr 6, 2015 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 4/6 (Preview) Reflection for the DayEvery person, no matter what his or her balance for good or evil, is a part of the Divine economy. We are all children of God, and it is unlikely that God intends to favor one over another. So it is necessary for all of us to accept whatever positive gifts we receive with a deep humilit...	Pythonpappy	0	403	Apr 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Great Easter and Gratitude Idea.... (Preview) Came away from my home group this morning and on the way home was expressing to my wife the positives of this journey of hospitalization and recovery over the last couple months. I expressed the need during the hospital stay for the need to have AA literature available during the quiet, still times...	Jerry F	3	561	Apr 5, 2015 by Coogi
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The picture you have of yourself, your self-esteem, will have a profound effect on the way you see the world and the way your world sees you.~ Earl Nightingale	Pythonpappy	0	326	Apr 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/5 (Preview) Reflection for the DayThe Program is a road, not a resting place. Before we came to The Program - and, for some of us, many times afterward - most of us looked for answers to our living problems in religion, philosophy, psychology, self-help groups, and so on. Invariably, these fields held forth the go...	Pythonpappy	0	353	Apr 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.~ Epicurus	Pythonpappy	0	355	Apr 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/4 (Preview) If I should lose, let me stand by the road and cheer as the winners go by. --Berton BradleyIf we are to be among the winners in the recovery from addiction and obsession, we must maintain the attitude of success. Winners in any Twelve Step program take fearless inventories, correct shortcomings, and w...	Pythonpappy	0	340	Apr 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Fun In Recovery fun entertainment recovery 12-Steps (Preview) When I first came into the program I was attracted to stay because I was able to find Fun In Recovery! With a background in the Entertainment Industry, I found a place where I could bring my talents to the fellowship, and help others to realize we are not a glum lot. I served on a couple entertainment com...	Alpine Sage	0	5343	Apr 3, 2015 by Alpine Sage
	Nouvelle venue (Preview) Bonjour à tous, Je suis nouvelle sur le forum! Je me présente je ai 34ans, sans emploi de ACTUELLEMENT, je suis célibataire, je vis Seule et l'alcool is Entré Dans ma vie en avril 2012. Je suis plutot de Nature Timide, très discrète, pas franchement A l'aise en société. Je suis quelqu'un de calme Qui str...	Angie	3	431	Apr 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/3 (Preview) Conflict can produce positive results.If our policy is to avoid conflict at all cost, we may impede our growth by trying to sweep important issues under the rug and refusing to deal with them. The issues don't disappear, however, and by sweeping them under the rug, we make them more toxic and unwieldy...	Pythonpappy	0	344	Apr 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Spiritual Things I OPractice Today (Preview) No one has the moral right to deliberately hurt another either through acts of commission or ommision...that is not God's Will.....That must be left in the hands of God..and your job is to forgive..and NEVER retaliate or harbor resentment. God is LOVE My Sobriety is Contingent to my Spiritual well...	Amigo	5	489	Apr 2, 2015 by Amigo
	Grapevine (Preview) April 2 "Nothing is so bad that a drink won't make worse."	Mike B.	0	317	Apr 2, 2015 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 4/2 (Preview) Awareness, Acceptance, ActionDear God,Slow me down when all I do is try to fix and control things and people. Help me to first accept situations, as they are when I become aware of them.Slow me down in your stillness.Mark my awareness with unselfishness, my acceptance with humility, and my actions w...	Pythonpappy	0	362	Apr 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	People who Prey Emotionally on Others in AA (Preview) What causes women in AA to prey on other women who show vulnerabilities? You know, like people who use their share to "subtly" cut down the previous share of someone who hadn't sounded confident. Or people who try to get someone with trust issues to trust them, only to end up playing mind gam...	odat	32	3544	Apr 1, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Fooling myself (Preview) I had some insight that I was drinking alcoholically before I ever admitted it out loud...I knew it wasn't normal to hide the bottles (and worry if they would be found). I knew it wasn't normal to lie about drinking. I knew it wasn't normal to plan my day around drinking and I definitely knew it wasn't nor...	Coogi	3	577	Apr 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 1 "Sobriety is precious! A fact I didn't know until I had some."	Mike B.	1	430	Apr 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome to MIP Augie Doggie (Preview) Welcome Augie Doggie, ... I am positive we will enjoy and cherish your ESH here on MIP ... Please share frequently ... our support to each other is both needed and fulfilling, to know we have helped someone make the 'right' decisions ... ... ... Love ya brother and God Bless, Pappy	Pythonpappy	1	378	Apr 1, 2015 by Coogi
	Prayer request. (Preview) Please pray for my newborn grandson, Nathanael. His heart stopped during birth and he had to revived. He is in ICU at our hospital. I had already built his cot, compactum and furniture for him. This was going to be my daughter's 1st baby and I am sober to witness it. Unfortunately we are under a life and de...	gonee	7	486	Mar 31, 2015 by gonee
	Growing Along Spiritual Lines (Preview) When I was a young child I'd wake up in the night crying...and complain to my mother that I had cramps in my legs...she told me that was because I was growing and getting bigger...She'd often take me down to Macy's in N.Y. where I was fitted with a new pair ofr Buster Brown shoes...the older ones didn't fit...	Amigo	3	736	Mar 31, 2015 by gonee
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) For true success, ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?~ James Allen	Pythonpappy	0	377	Mar 31, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/31 (Preview) Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully like other people. -- James Russell LowellSharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to m...	Pythonpappy	0	348	Mar 31, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 31 "The unity of our Fellowship, the love we cherish for each other, the esteem in which the world holds us -- all of these are products of such integrity, as under God, we have been privileged to achieve. May we therefore quicken our search for still more genuine honor, and deepen its pract...	Mike B.	0	324	Mar 31, 2015 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 30, 2015Quote of the Week"Anger and resentment are masks for fear." When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol and drugs gone, I very quickly got in touch with my feelings, and for me that meant my anger quickly turned into rage. Oh, and resentments - I had a lot...	Pythonpappy	0	410	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Abused married woman in need of guidance (Preview) I don't even know where to start. I'm in crisis. Mainly due to my codependent marriage which is quite abusive. My husband runs me into the ground emotionally as hard as he can and enjoys it completely, like he delights in it. He is an alcoholic like me, and this has just become intolerable. I'm in the mids...	Llo	11	701	Mar 30, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) March 30 "I thank God for bringing me to Alcoholics Anonymous, but mostly I thank Alcoholics Anonymous for bringing me to God."	Mike B.	1	339	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Each of us has the freedom to choose how we will respond to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.~ Nido Qubein	Pythonpappy	0	370	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/30 (Preview) I usually just lived one day at a time. I never had a sense of where I was going. --Ruth CaseyDid any of us really know where we were going? We probably spent many hours, days, weeks even, making detailed plans for the people around us. These plans didn't usually suit others so they didn't often materiali...	Pythonpappy	0	416	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Emotional relapse. (Preview) I lost my temper and became very angry with my wife recently. This has not happened in very many years. It was not pleasant at all. The emotional tragedy of alcoholism is one of the most dangerous thing for an alcoholic like me. Waves of self pity, resentment and anger plagued me for days. My outburst of a...	gonee	5	2730	Mar 29, 2015 by mikef
	Today's Gift 3/29 (Preview) I walked a mile with Sorrow, And never a word said she; But, Oh, the things I learned from her When Sorrow walked with me! -- Robert Browning HamiltonWe may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But i...	Pythonpappy	0	413	Mar 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Long Term Sobriety---Keeping it Fresh (Preview) As a member since 4/98, I am wondering how y'all keep your long term sobriety fresh. after 6 1/2 years I went out for 3 months in '03. I recommited myself and recently celebrated my 11 year anniversary on 2/20 this year. I am trying to reignite my program and having a hard time of it. Meetings are gett...	mama krall	15	1674	Mar 28, 2015 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	349	Mar 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/28 (Preview) People-PleasingFor some of us, people-pleasing has become a way of getting our needs and wants met. But people-pleasing is manipulative and condescending. And it cheats us. When we are busy pleasing others, we are not being true to ourselves (nor those we are pleasing).Rather than manipulating p...	Pythonpappy	0	299	Mar 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 27 "I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good."	Mike B.	0	363	Mar 27, 2015 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 3/27 (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics AnonymousAccepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn't we b...	Pythonpappy	0	381	Mar 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 26 "Having an honest relationship with my sponsor allowed me an honest relationship with myself and others."	Mike B.	0	323	Mar 26, 2015 by Mike B.
	New Here (Preview) Hi all I'm Katrina. As much as I hate to admit it, im an alcoholic. I never really had a problem handling it. I could out drink anyone. I hurt everyone I loved tho. I still remember the day that changed my life and thinking forever. My mama (also an alcoholic) had been begging me for a week to come b...	KatrinaLM	5	539	Mar 25, 2015 by peecee
	Today's Gift 3/25 (Preview) In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David ThoreauNature confronts us with its beauty in a flower or a furry animal. The awesomeness of nature is in a lightning bolt or a majestic mountain. Every variety of tree has its own uniquely textured bark. Each annual ring in a tree trunk is a na...	Pythonpappy	0	313	Mar 25, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Strength in a time of weakness (Preview) Not long ago, I would've handled extreme stress and anxiety differently. I would've made an excuse to be by myself and drank myself silly, convincing myself that things were ok. I would've eventually passed out believing that my problem was taken care of. Sober me knows better and the Serenity Pr...	Coogi	3	858	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt	Pythonpappy	0	360	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/24 (Preview) Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. --Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonOur minds mold who we become. Our thoughts not only contribute to our achievements, they determine the postur...	Pythonpappy	0	382	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Just Pure Evil (Preview) There was a great bar at the Panama Canal Yacht ClubI would drink ginger ale with my friend Scott and other sailors while watching football and baseball. Scott was a good sociable guy but he is now in prison for trying to smuggle one ton of cocaine in his boat into Canada.. There was this other acquaint...	Amigo	5	705	Mar 23, 2015 by Amigo
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 23, 2015Quote of the Week"We go to meetings for relief; we work the steps for recovery" It happens every time - I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what's going on, or what my mood is, after a meeting I always feel more centered, more connected, and more at peace. The o...	Pythonpappy	0	399	Mar 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/23 (Preview) Embracing virtues and new attitudesBecause of our addiction, our actions (and inaction) have fostered cynicism, futility, and distrust. How could we ever have hoped to succeed with attitudes like that? Now we are cultivating the virtues of understanding, love, and patience. It is often slow and...	Pythonpappy	0	391	Mar 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wiling to go to ANY length (Preview) Thinking back, I did some outrageous things to drink. I hid my drinking, hid bottles of booze, lied about money spent on booze, got in trouble at work, made excuses or created situations where drinking would be acceptable. I was ashamed of myself. I didn't like myself at all. Getting sober (with he...	Coogi	2	905	Mar 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.~ F. Scott Fitzgerald	Pythonpappy	0	402	Mar 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.~ Anonymous	Pythonpappy	0	481	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude (Preview) Gratitude is... Being sober, just for today! Sitting here on the floor of an empty trailer with my cat, and realizing the trailer is my temporary home...and it's so full of love it isn't empty at all! Gratitude is walking away from a lavish life with nothing and finding I have more than I ever had...	Coogi	3	668	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/21 (Preview) Even if you understand and follow all of the rules for more effectively engaging manipulators, life with them is not likely to be easy. --George K. Simon Jr.Sometimes they want something. Sometimes they want someone to give them something or to feel a particular way. They want power in some way, shap...	Pythonpappy	0	412	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Time for a Funny!!! (Preview) Don't talk to the parrot Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called in a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check. Oh, by the way don't worry about my...	Pythonpappy	1	409	Mar 21, 2015 by Coogi
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