Alcoholics Anonymous

justadrunk · justadrunk

My Grandma's Sister passed at the age of 102 during her mid day nap. My great Aunt. Our family is full of great Aunts by technicality and by love in action. One of her daughters was/is my God mother, and one of her other daughters - daughter - had a boy whom I am God Mother to. The family is tangled neatly...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. --Ralph Waldo EmersonPerhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That's normal and consistent with the human condit...

gonee · gonee

Me and my boys Smurf and Mickey listening to some good old fashion jazz music and chilling out. Some years ago this would have included a bottle of alcohol and some heavy rock music.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

He who knows himself, knows others. --Charles C. ColtonThere are many gifts that can come from disappointments if we are open to them.One such gift is the ability to help others. Having felt anger, guilt, and sorrow, we are better able to identify the same feelings in others. We can be more tolerant of...

Licious · Licious

I am 20 months sober and am still so scared to death that I might be called on in a meeting to share! I thought this was something that would go away with time, but I think it might be getting worse. I find myself so nervous every morning knowing I'm going to a meeting that night. Any suggestions????

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Always think of what you have to do as easy and it will become so. --Emile CorieHow we think about the activities before us is very important. If we think cleaning the garage is hard, dirty, and no chance for fun, that's just how it will feel. We'll be tired before we even begin. However, if we approach it l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. ~Amy Carmichael

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To be alive is power, Existing in itself, Without a further function, Omnipotence enough. --Emily DickinsonBeing a person in this world is an amazing gift. A spiritual awakening promised by this program is open to us. But today, not all of us feel powerful and alive. We may feel weak, inadequate to ou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the DayStrength comes from the fellowship we find when we come into AA. Just being with people who have found the way out gives us a feeling of security. We listen to the speakers and we absorb the atmosphere of confidence and hope that we find in the place. Am I receiving strength from t...

Mystic Man · Mystic Man

My name is JohnR . I got sober in Sydney in 96. I live & work in Sydney & Still Enjoy getting to Regular meetings. I do lots of meetings around the city area, although I live, just on 9 mile(15k) from the city. I am looking forward to getting to know you & assist where I can, as I know you will try to...

Amanda1 · Amanda1

I'm a single mum, I've taken the first steps and admitted all to my gp, who has referred me to a drug and alcohol worker, I've admitted all to her too. Feeling very alone right now, the shame is the worst?? Help!!!

gonee · gonee

I just spent a few hours with one of my AA friends who lost his wife to cancer about 2 years ago. It was heart wrenching to hear him share about how he misses her. But it made me realize how much we need to love those around us who are still alive. So to all my friends around the world in AA, I just want to say that I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Returning to BasicsNow and then, an AA discussion focuses on the theme of "returning to the basics." This is a good time to shake out the excessive concerns that might be cluttering up our lives. No matter how long we've been living in sobriety, we can never afford to dismiss the basic reasons we came to...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sobrietyspell · Sobrietyspell

Hello my loving Sobervibers! My partner and I are coming to NYC 1-8th April and will love to know if any of you are there or can make any suggestions please! We're fancying a trip to WSO and Bill's home. Recovery love to all of you. The miracles of this site helped me in my early sobriety including Dean, Pin...

Toad · Toad

Good to hear from you. Prayer for the feelings of loss. This too shall pass. All is reasonable in my life in West Tennessee USA. It amazes me how much my recovery insists on One Day at a Time. Daily reprieve. Love . Toad

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have. --Leonard NimoyLook around you at the happiest people you know. They are also the most generous and giving people. A generous spirit creates its own environment. In recovery we talk a lot about gratitude - and we have a lot to be grateful for. This...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Most of all, let love guide your life . . . --Colossians 3:14 Envy of another's good fortune puts distance between us. We forget fortune visits us all, though it's frequently disguised in experiences we dread. Resentments over forgotten appointments or misplaced mementos also result in distanc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mystic Man · Mystic Man

A friend , outside the fellowship , sent me this. I like it , it is a Very good 10th reminder. Covers it all.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. --Fyodor DostoevskyThe primary requirement for our recovery is honesty. In order to grow in honesty we first needed to see how we had lied to others and to ourselves. This was not as easy as it first appeared. Our lies to ourselves kept u...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Moving fast is not necessarily the same thing as going somewhere. ***** If you are waiting for your ship to come in - you may have already missed the boat. ***** Courage is fear that has said its prayers. *****Faith is our greatest gift. Sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. ***** The f...

CanadianDreamer · CanadianDreamer

Hi all I am new to the A.A.thing. I am struggling. I live with a severe alcoholic and never considered myself an alcoholic till this year. I cant escape alcohol and its always around me and I totally at a loss. Ive been with my husband for 11 years and this past year his drinking has led me to drink wh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You can feel only your own feelings, not another person's.Having empathy for those we love, and being able to share their joys and sorrows, is part of our nature as warm, caring human beings. Taken to an extreme, however, too much empathy can mean that we lose our boundaries as emotionally separate in...

leavetherest · leavetherest

https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2012/02/seriously-why-do-we-drink-a...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

How I Came To Believe: That's how I came to believe........... now onward to step 4. Hope this helps someone, somewhere. Peace, Scott S. aka Dac. -- Edited by MarcLacroix on Sunday 1st of May 2016 01:13:34 PM

leavetherest · leavetherest

....well for now. Big blowup here on the Ponderosa. No details...(you're welcome)....just by myself and that crappy urge to drink came over me. I almost gave into it. I started to look for my shoes and then I just stopped...and thought about things for a bit and prayed. I thought I don't have to do ANYTH...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The person who is bored in the modern world shows that he is in no full sense a member of it. --Brand BlanshardEnthusiasm doesn't just happen to us. It's an attitude that is either fostered or hindered by our decisions about what we'll bring to our experiences from the most mundane to the momentous. Thi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man! It reflects man's divine nature. ~Napleon Hill

leavetherest · leavetherest

I have been hearing some of you share about the spiritual experience and how important it is. I just read the "Spiritual Experience" in the back of the Big Book. I was (and maybe still am) very confused......I thought once we have that Spiritual Awakening--which I really and truly thought I did awhi...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I just realized today that even though I was sober for awhile, I think I was a Dry Drunk. I read this on google..... "Dry Drunk Syndrome Defined. The term dry drunk is believed to originate from 12 Step recovery groups. It is used to describe those who no longer drink alcohol but in many ways behave like th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You just can't beat the person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I want to change things. I want to see things happen. I don't want just to talk about them. --John Kenneth Galbraith Newcomer I feel as if I should be doing so much more than just staying in recovery and going to meetings. And yet, when I have free time, I'm not accomplishing much these days. I go to a meeti...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

About ten years ago I purchased a refurbished DoubleWide in a gated community. Paid cash money for it so it is mine and I have the title. All was fine until about Two years ago... My MicroWave and My Refrigerator both died. Then came a leak in my bathroom wall so my floor is getting soaked. I walk on water so...

leavetherest · leavetherest

Please pray for me...to whatever Higher Power you have. Here I have been trying to help other alcoholics...and cannot "get" this thing myself. I found out my (as I have referred to him in past postings....my "guyfriend" but really has been my "boyfriend"...for the last 8 years) has been cheating on m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 25, 2016Quote of the Week"If I'm not the problem, then there is no solution." When I came into the program, I had a lot of problems and most of them were your fault. My girlfriend didn't understand me; my boss didn't appreciate me; the police didn't like it when I drove after just a few drinks (I w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Trust An attitude of helpful expectancy can serve me very well today. My Higher Power has my day in His hands. Whatever happens, it will go most smoothly, and I will feel best about myself, if I am open to what the day brings, and at peace with whatever it holds for me. I can give my best if I do not get bogged...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. ~Jim Stovall

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New Thread Gonee (Preview) My Grandma's Sister passed at the age of 102 during her mid day nap. My great Aunt. Our family is full of great Aunts by technicality and by love in action. One of her daughters was/is my God mother, and one of her other daughters - daughter - had a boy whom I am God Mother to. The family is tangled neatly...	justadrunk	5	672	May 8, 2016 by gonee
	Today's Gift 5/8 (Preview) There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. --Ralph Waldo EmersonPerhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That's normal and consistent with the human condit...	Pythonpappy	1	574	May 8, 2016 by tmrah55
	Just chilling out. (Preview) Me and my boys Smurf and Mickey listening to some good old fashion jazz music and chilling out. Some years ago this would have included a bottle of alcohol and some heavy rock music.	gonee	3	574	May 8, 2016 by tmrah55
	Simple Reminder 5/8 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	574	May 8, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/7 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	570	May 7, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/7 (Preview) He who knows himself, knows others. --Charles C. ColtonThere are many gifts that can come from disappointments if we are open to them.One such gift is the ability to help others. Having felt anger, guilt, and sorrow, we are better able to identify the same feelings in others. We can be more tolerant of...	Pythonpappy	0	575	May 7, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sharing at meetings (Preview) I am 20 months sober and am still so scared to death that I might be called on in a meeting to share! I thought this was something that would go away with time, but I think it might be getting worse. I find myself so nervous every morning knowing I'm going to a meeting that night. Any suggestions????	Licious	4	857	May 6, 2016 by gonee
	Today's Gift 5/6 (Preview) Always think of what you have to do as easy and it will become so. --Emile CorieHow we think about the activities before us is very important. If we think cleaning the garage is hard, dirty, and no chance for fun, that's just how it will feel. We'll be tired before we even begin. However, if we approach it l...	Pythonpappy	0	439	May 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/6 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	417	May 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 5/6 (Preview) You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. ~Amy Carmichael	Pythonpappy	0	411	May 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/5 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	507	May 5, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/5 (Preview) To be alive is power, Existing in itself, Without a further function, Omnipotence enough. --Emily DickinsonBeing a person in this world is an amazing gift. A spiritual awakening promised by this program is open to us. But today, not all of us feel powerful and alive. We may feel weak, inadequate to ou...	Pythonpappy	0	516	May 5, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/4 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	1	504	May 4, 2016 by gonee
	Today's Gift 5/4 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the DayStrength comes from the fellowship we find when we come into AA. Just being with people who have found the way out gives us a feeling of security. We listen to the speakers and we absorb the atmosphere of confidence and hope that we find in the place. Am I receiving strength from t...	Pythonpappy	0	471	May 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	a newby (Preview) My name is JohnR . I got sober in Sydney in 96. I live & work in Sydney & Still Enjoy getting to Regular meetings. I do lots of meetings around the city area, although I live, just on 9 mile(15k) from the city. I am looking forward to getting to know you & assist where I can, as I know you will try to...	Mystic Man	16	1165	May 4, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Please help (Preview) I'm a single mum, I've taken the first steps and admitted all to my gp, who has referred me to a drug and alcohol worker, I've admitted all to her too. Feeling very alone right now, the shame is the worst?? Help!!!	Amanda1	11	731	May 3, 2016 by gonee
	Just want to share some love on the board. (Preview) I just spent a few hours with one of my AA friends who lost his wife to cancer about 2 years ago. It was heart wrenching to hear him share about how he misses her. But it made me realize how much we need to love those around us who are still alive. So to all my friends around the world in AA, I just want to say that I...	gonee	9	705	May 3, 2016 by gonee
	Today's Gift 5/3 (Preview) Returning to BasicsNow and then, an AA discussion focuses on the theme of "returning to the basics." This is a good time to shake out the excessive concerns that might be cluttering up our lives. No matter how long we've been living in sobriety, we can never afford to dismiss the basic reasons we came to...	Pythonpappy	0	421	May 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/3 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	461	May 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	New York Visit! (Preview) Hello my loving Sobervibers! My partner and I are coming to NYC 1-8th April and will love to know if any of you are there or can make any suggestions please! We're fancying a trip to WSO and Bill's home. Recovery love to all of you. The miracles of this site helped me in my early sobriety including Dean, Pin...	Sobrietyspell	4	651	May 2, 2016 by StPeteDean
	New Thread Gonee (Preview) Good to hear from you. Prayer for the feelings of loss. This too shall pass. All is reasonable in my life in West Tennessee USA. It amazes me how much my recovery insists on One Day at a Time. Daily reprieve. Love . Toad	Toad	2	548	May 2, 2016 by StPeteDean
	Simple Reminder 5/2 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	437	May 2, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/2 (Preview) The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have. --Leonard NimoyLook around you at the happiest people you know. They are also the most generous and giving people. A generous spirit creates its own environment. In recovery we talk a lot about gratitude - and we have a lot to be grateful for. This...	Pythonpappy	0	492	May 2, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/1 (Preview) Most of all, let love guide your life . . . --Colossians 3:14 Envy of another's good fortune puts distance between us. We forget fortune visits us all, though it's frequently disguised in experiences we dread. Resentments over forgotten appointments or misplaced mementos also result in distanc...	Pythonpappy	0	567	May 1, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 5/1 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	499	May 1, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Doing 10th (Preview) A friend , outside the fellowship , sent me this. I like it , it is a Very good 10th reminder. Covers it all.	Mystic Man	4	847	May 1, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Today's Gift 4/30 (Preview) Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others. --Fyodor DostoevskyThe primary requirement for our recovery is honesty. In order to grow in honesty we first needed to see how we had lied to others and to ourselves. This was not as easy as it first appeared. Our lies to ourselves kept u...	Pythonpappy	0	595	Apr 30, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 4/30 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	509	Apr 30, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 4/29 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	443	Apr 29, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/29 (Preview) Moving fast is not necessarily the same thing as going somewhere. *** If you are waiting for your ship to come in - you may have already missed the boat. * Courage is fear that has said its prayers. *Faith is our greatest gift. Sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. *** The f...	Pythonpappy	0	488	Apr 29, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	New.. (Preview) Hi all I am new to the A.A.thing. I am struggling. I live with a severe alcoholic and never considered myself an alcoholic till this year. I cant escape alcohol and its always around me and I totally at a loss. Ive been with my husband for 11 years and this past year his drinking has led me to drink wh...	CanadianDreamer	8	704	Apr 29, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Simple Reminder (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	483	Apr 28, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/28 (Preview) You can feel only your own feelings, not another person's.Having empathy for those we love, and being able to share their joys and sorrows, is part of our nature as warm, caring human beings. Taken to an extreme, however, too much empathy can mean that we lose our boundaries as emotionally separate in...	Pythonpappy	0	530	Apr 28, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Seriously Why Do We Drink Alcohol? (Preview) https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2012/02/seriously-why-do-we-drink-a...	leavetherest	5	792	Apr 28, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	A Sample 1,2,3 (Preview) How I Came To Believe: That's how I came to believe........... now onward to step 4. Hope this helps someone, somewhere. Peace, Scott S. aka Dac. -- Edited by MarcLacroix on Sunday 1st of May 2016 01:13:34 PM	MarcLacroix	2	634	Apr 27, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Fought off the urge... (Preview) ....well for now. Big blowup here on the Ponderosa. No details...(you're welcome)....just by myself and that crappy urge to drink came over me. I almost gave into it. I started to look for my shoes and then I just stopped...and thought about things for a bit and prayed. I thought I don't have to do ANYTH...	leavetherest	3	616	Apr 27, 2016 by leavetherest
	Resentment (Preview)	MarcLacroix	1	610	Apr 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	484	Apr 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/27 (Preview) The person who is bored in the modern world shows that he is in no full sense a member of it. --Brand BlanshardEnthusiasm doesn't just happen to us. It's an attitude that is either fostered or hindered by our decisions about what we'll bring to our experiences from the most mundane to the momentous. Thi...	Pythonpappy	0	497	Apr 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 4/27 (Preview) You have absolute control over but one thing, and that is your thoughts. This is the most significant and inspiring of all facts known to man! It reflects man's divine nature. ~Napleon Hill	Pythonpappy	0	454	Apr 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	I'm Confused (Preview) I have been hearing some of you share about the spiritual experience and how important it is. I just read the "Spiritual Experience" in the back of the Big Book. I was (and maybe still am) very confused......I thought once we have that Spiritual Awakening--which I really and truly thought I did awhi...	leavetherest	14	1093	Apr 27, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Dry Drunk Behavior (Preview) I just realized today that even though I was sober for awhile, I think I was a Dry Drunk. I read this on google..... "Dry Drunk Syndrome Defined. The term dry drunk is believed to originate from 12 Step recovery groups. It is used to describe those who no longer drink alcohol but in many ways behave like th...	leavetherest	2	818	Apr 26, 2016 by leavetherest
	Simple Reminder 4/26 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	542	Apr 26, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 4/26 (Preview) You just can't beat the person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth	Pythonpappy	0	521	Apr 26, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/26 (Preview) I want to change things. I want to see things happen. I don't want just to talk about them. --John Kenneth Galbraith Newcomer I feel as if I should be doing so much more than just staying in recovery and going to meetings. And yet, when I have free time, I'm not accomplishing much these days. I go to a meeti...	Pythonpappy	0	508	Apr 26, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Independent Living (Preview) About ten years ago I purchased a refurbished DoubleWide in a gated community. Paid cash money for it so it is mine and I have the title. All was fine until about Two years ago... My MicroWave and My Refrigerator both died. Then came a leak in my bathroom wall so my floor is getting soaked. I walk on water so...	MarcLacroix	12	739	Apr 25, 2016 by leavetherest
	Please (Preview) Please pray for me...to whatever Higher Power you have. Here I have been trying to help other alcoholics...and cannot "get" this thing myself. I found out my (as I have referred to him in past postings....my "guyfriend" but really has been my "boyfriend"...for the last 8 years) has been cheating on m...	leavetherest	34	1298	Apr 25, 2016 by leavetherest
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 25, 2016Quote of the Week"If I'm not the problem, then there is no solution." When I came into the program, I had a lot of problems and most of them were your fault. My girlfriend didn't understand me; my boss didn't appreciate me; the police didn't like it when I drove after just a few drinks (I w...	Pythonpappy	0	550	Apr 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/25 (Preview) Trust An attitude of helpful expectancy can serve me very well today. My Higher Power has my day in His hands. Whatever happens, it will go most smoothly, and I will feel best about myself, if I am open to what the day brings, and at peace with whatever it holds for me. I can give my best if I do not get bogged...	Pythonpappy	0	441	Apr 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 4/25 (Preview) You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. ~Jim Stovall	Pythonpappy	0	529	Apr 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
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