Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...

Enigma · Enigma

No, i'm not talking about 50 shades of grey. Today I'm free from being a slave to alcohol. Also from people places and things which requires acceptance over situations I can't control. Almost 4 months into my new Apt. and now I have peace of mind. I'm actually enjoying the ride to recovery trudging the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Behind an able man there are always other able men. --Chinese proverbMost of us have had a strong desire in our lives to "do it ourselves." We have had the idea that strength and independence meant we should not rely on or receive help from others. Now, in recovery, we are learning a far more m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 19 "It is not stupid to accept myself and others complete with our imperfections. It would be stupid not to."

d_willing · d_willing

Just wanted to check in with MIP and let you know that I have made it to my 1st year anniversary. I went to a meeting pretty much daily for this first year, which is just want this alcoholic has needed. There were plenty of ups and downs, but through everything, i was able to not pick up a drink or substitut...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? --Rose KennedySome of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up,...

Vulure · Vulure

I've been in the rooms for a few months now, and back in after a recent relapse. The 2nd time around has challenged me more than I had anticipated. When a meeting starts some start with the serenity prayer, which starts with the word GOD, they read the AA Preamble (which mentions in a nutshell its a fel...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.~ Danny Kaye

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 17, 2014Quote of the Week"Recovery isn't for people who need it; it's for people who want it." After I was sober a while I started thinking about all the people I knew who could really benefit from, and in fact really needed, the recovery I had found in the program. This was espec...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.~ Arthur Ashe

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We're not here to lose our sense of humor. --Richie BerlinBeing too serious is habit forming. However, many aspects of our lives are serious and need to be addressed. Our disease, for one, is very serious. Working the Twelve Step program to the best of our ability is serious too. So are being honest and...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 17 "Self-justification is a universal destroyer of harmony and of love. It sets man against man, nation against nation. By it, every form of folly and violence can be made to look right, and even respectable. Of course it is not for us to condemn. We need only investigate ourselves.&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

AcceptanceWhen we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of the plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is in control. Ever...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Positive thinking will let you do everythingbetter than negative thinking will.~ Zig Ziglar

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Some of us have an insatiable desire to do something about every situation that occurs in our lives. We fret about this, we rush into that, and we push our confused minds to the edge of despair. Weary from our relentless struggling, we become short-tempered, highly critical, and completely irration...

Brad Pitt 9 · Brad Pitt 9

Help, please.

Dexter04 · Dexter04

I am a gay white male in my late 20s and recently hit my very first AA bday. I had a sponsor who found me in the beginning and he basically faded away after a couple of weeks leaving me high in the water. I'm not sure how but I was able to get to one year the first time by just going to meetings. I have major trust is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.~ Elbert Hubbard

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being present is an expression of love.When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless.Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recover, w...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 14 "A new chapter has once again started in my life -- a chapter that has no ending, a chapter that I did not write, but a chapter with many characters."

meemee5 · meemee5

New to site. How do I find help in working the steps?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really very frightening. --Gertrude SteinLife is full of dangers and risks and challenges. We can choose to meet them fearfully or in a spirit of welcome. To choose fear, to say, "I won't take that risk because I might lose," is to prevent ourselv...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 13 "We don't have to go to Akron, Ohio, to see Dr. Bob's memorial. Dr. Bob's real monument is visible throughout the length and breadth of AA. Let us look again at its true inscription -- one word only, which we AAs have written. That word is sacrifice."

gitguy · gitguy

Hi and thanks for taking the time to respond. We were having a discussion at our business meeting around what our funds can be used to do. Of course everyone agreed on sustaining our group with rent coffee and supplies. There was also agreement on sending money to our service organizations. There...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Robert, 88, married Jane, a lovely 25 year old. Since her new husband is so "Dam Old" Jane decides that after their wedding, she and Robert should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her (NEW), but aged, husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 12 "I don't just hear the slogans anymore; I feel them when I speak them ... They take hold of me; they change the course of my day if I let them "

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ones life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.~ Simone De Beauvoir

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. -- Abraham MaslowWhen we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.~ Mark Twain

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was stuck. She fought w...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 11 "Sobriety -- freedom from alcohol -- through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an AA group."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"Listen for the similarities not the differences." I was given this suggestion right before my first ever meeting, and not only did it allow me to pay closer attention, but it also helped me to identify and come to see how I fit in. I relied on this and kept lis...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.~ Peter F. Drucker

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 10 "Notes in the same key resonate together .... No matter how much continuous sobriety I have to my and AA's credit, I am still only one drink away from a drunk, just like everybody else in these meeting rooms."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hurts do heal.Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assi...

fritzvetter · fritzvetter

Being a professional drunk for so many years I have surrounded myself with various items of booze worship. Metal signs, banners, specialty drink glasses, flasks, bottle openers, etc. I have grown an attachment to these things, somehow they made me feel justified in partaking in my craft. I real...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I must changeSpirit of the Universe, I pray to remember,No one can make me change.No one can stop me from changing.No one really knows how I must change,Not even I. Not until I start.Help me remember that it only takes a slight shiftIn direction to begin to change my life.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whether part of recovery or not, some things learned here simply apply to life in general ... Between Jerry, Dean, and Tasha, I've learned some good 'health related' tips ... the latest, Dean and Tasha's 'herbal tea' for joint health ... just got my shipment in a few minutes ago, the Turmeric/Ginger T...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.~ Martha Washington

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice MeynellIt's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is remem...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.~ Roy L. Smith

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 7 "I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Practicing SerenityWe often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and anxiety.The slogan "Easy does it" is our answer to such calls to hurry. The slogan suggests that we simply move into the rhythms of life a...

Amigo · Amigo

Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results Bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. One suffers through wrong thought...It is an indication one is out of harmony with self...with the laws of his Being. the sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify..to burn out all t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 6 "Practicing the Eleventh Step, along with reworking all the other Steps, has given me greater integrity and strengthened my sobriety. This is the kind of dependence I need: a healthy dependence on the Twelve Steps."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.~ Diana, Princess of Wales

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How we look at the world.The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience.The choi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Permalink Oh... how I feel love today - to those who taught me the rules to 'recovery' with all the ridged splendor of a sparkling spider web in the sun. I got 'stuck in it' for a while - as I'm so sure today I was meant to do... only to find if I did not struggle to break free... I could just step out. Oh lo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. CummingsOne of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and Ill show you someone who has overcome adversity. ~ Lou Holtz -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 5th of November 2014 05:22:43 PM

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Today's Gift - 11/20 (Preview) Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...	Pythonpappy	0	301	Nov 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Freedom from bondage. (Preview) No, i'm not talking about 50 shades of grey. Today I'm free from being a slave to alcohol. Also from people places and things which requires acceptance over situations I can't control. Almost 4 months into my new Apt. and now I have peace of mind. I'm actually enjoying the ride to recovery trudging the...	Enigma	10	1585	Nov 19, 2014 by Enigma
	Today's Gift - 11/19 (Preview) Behind an able man there are always other able men. --Chinese proverbMost of us have had a strong desire in our lives to "do it ourselves." We have had the idea that strength and independence meant we should not rely on or receive help from others. Now, in recovery, we are learning a far more m...	Pythonpappy	0	243	Nov 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 19 "It is not stupid to accept myself and others complete with our imperfections. It would be stupid not to."	Mike B.	0	292	Nov 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	1 year (Preview) Just wanted to check in with MIP and let you know that I have made it to my 1st year anniversary. I went to a meeting pretty much daily for this first year, which is just want this alcoholic has needed. There were plenty of ups and downs, but through everything, i was able to not pick up a drink or substitut...	d_willing	12	769	Nov 18, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 11/18 (Preview) Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? --Rose KennedySome of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up,...	Pythonpappy	1	284	Nov 18, 2014 by Enigma
	Is there hope in a 12 step program for the "non-believer" GOD 12 steps spirituality sponsor (Preview) I've been in the rooms for a few months now, and back in after a recent relapse. The 2nd time around has challenged me more than I had anticipated. When a meeting starts some start with the serenity prayer, which starts with the word GOD, they read the AA Preamble (which mentions in a nutshell its a fel...	Vulure	17	8719	Nov 18, 2014 by Enigma
	Sunrise Quote - 11/18 (Preview) Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.~ Danny Kaye	Pythonpappy	0	265	Nov 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 17, 2014Quote of the Week"Recovery isn't for people who need it; it's for people who want it." After I was sober a while I started thinking about all the people I knew who could really benefit from, and in fact really needed, the recovery I had found in the program. This was espec...	Pythonpappy	0	359	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/17 (Preview) From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.~ Arthur Ashe	Pythonpappy	0	430	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/17 (Preview) We're not here to lose our sense of humor. --Richie BerlinBeing too serious is habit forming. However, many aspects of our lives are serious and need to be addressed. Our disease, for one, is very serious. Working the Twelve Step program to the best of our ability is serious too. So are being honest and...	Pythonpappy	0	271	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 17 "Self-justification is a universal destroyer of harmony and of love. It sets man against man, nation against nation. By it, every form of folly and violence can be made to look right, and even respectable. Of course it is not for us to condemn. We need only investigate ourselves.&q...	Mike B.	0	284	Nov 17, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/16 (Preview) AcceptanceWhen we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of the plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is in control. Ever...	Pythonpappy	0	317	Nov 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/15 (Preview) Positive thinking will let you do everythingbetter than negative thinking will.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	0	361	Nov 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/15 (Preview) Some of us have an insatiable desire to do something about every situation that occurs in our lives. We fret about this, we rush into that, and we push our confused minds to the edge of despair. Weary from our relentless struggling, we become short-tempered, highly critical, and completely irration...	Pythonpappy	0	310	Nov 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I want to stop, but can't. (Preview) Help, please.	Brad Pitt 9	12	1733	Nov 14, 2014 by Mr_David
	HELP!!!!! Sponsor advice needed (Preview) I am a gay white male in my late 20s and recently hit my very first AA bday. I had a sponsor who found me in the beginning and he basically faded away after a couple of weeks leaving me high in the water. I'm not sure how but I was able to get to one year the first time by just going to meetings. I have major trust is...	Dexter04	13	893	Nov 14, 2014 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote - 11/14 (Preview) It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.~ Elbert Hubbard	Pythonpappy	0	297	Nov 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/14 (Preview) Being present is an expression of love.When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless.Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recover, w...	Pythonpappy	0	362	Nov 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 14 "A new chapter has once again started in my life -- a chapter that has no ending, a chapter that I did not write, but a chapter with many characters."	Mike B.	0	277	Nov 14, 2014 by Mike B.
	info please (Preview) New to site. How do I find help in working the steps?	meemee5	5	559	Nov 13, 2014 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift - 11/13 (Preview) Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really very frightening. --Gertrude SteinLife is full of dangers and risks and challenges. We can choose to meet them fearfully or in a spirit of welcome. To choose fear, to say, "I won't take that risk because I might lose," is to prevent ourselv...	Pythonpappy	0	353	Nov 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 13 "We don't have to go to Akron, Ohio, to see Dr. Bob's memorial. Dr. Bob's real monument is visible throughout the length and breadth of AA. Let us look again at its true inscription -- one word only, which we AAs have written. That word is sacrifice."	Mike B.	0	305	Nov 13, 2014 by Mike B.
	7TH Tradition (Preview) Hi and thanks for taking the time to respond. We were having a discussion at our business meeting around what our funds can be used to do. Of course everyone agreed on sustaining our group with rent coffee and supplies. There was also agreement on sending money to our service organizations. There...	gitguy	10	1697	Nov 13, 2014 by pinkchip
	Too Cute Not to Share!!! ... (Humor)(Robert's Wedding Night) (Preview) Robert, 88, married Jane, a lovely 25 year old. Since her new husband is so "Dam Old" Jane decides that after their wedding, she and Robert should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her (NEW), but aged, husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night...	Pythonpappy	3	572	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 12 "I don't just hear the slogans anymore; I feel them when I speak them ... They take hold of me; they change the course of my day if I let them "	Mike B.	1	301	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/12 (Preview) Ones life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.~ Simone De Beauvoir	Pythonpappy	2	285	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/12 (Preview) If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. -- Abraham MaslowWhen we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...	Pythonpappy	2	421	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/11 (Preview) The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.~ Mark Twain	Pythonpappy	3	425	Nov 12, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Today's Gift - 11/11 (Preview) The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was stuck. She fought w...	Pythonpappy	0	314	Nov 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 11 "Sobriety -- freedom from alcohol -- through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an AA group."	Mike B.	0	290	Nov 11, 2014 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"Listen for the similarities not the differences." I was given this suggestion right before my first ever meeting, and not only did it allow me to pay closer attention, but it also helped me to identify and come to see how I fit in. I relied on this and kept lis...	Pythonpappy	2	347	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/10 (Preview) Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	280	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 10 "Notes in the same key resonate together .... No matter how much continuous sobriety I have to my and AA's credit, I am still only one drink away from a drunk, just like everybody else in these meeting rooms."	Mike B.	0	288	Nov 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/10 (Preview) Hurts do heal.Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assi...	Pythonpappy	0	312	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Identity Crisis (Preview) Being a professional drunk for so many years I have surrounded myself with various items of booze worship. Metal signs, banners, specialty drink glasses, flasks, bottle openers, etc. I have grown an attachment to these things, somehow they made me feel justified in partaking in my craft. I real...	fritzvetter	6	614	Nov 9, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Today's Gift - 11/9 (Preview) I must changeSpirit of the Universe, I pray to remember,No one can make me change.No one can stop me from changing.No one really knows how I must change,Not even I. Not until I start.Help me remember that it only takes a slight shiftIn direction to begin to change my life.	Pythonpappy	1	280	Nov 9, 2014 by justadrunk
	A Big Thank You to Dean ... (Preview) Whether part of recovery or not, some things learned here simply apply to life in general ... Between Jerry, Dean, and Tasha, I've learned some good 'health related' tips ... the latest, Dean and Tasha's 'herbal tea' for joint health ... just got my shipment in a few minutes ago, the Turmeric/Ginger T...	Pythonpappy	16	870	Nov 9, 2014 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote - 11/8 (Preview) Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.~ Martha Washington	Pythonpappy	0	270	Nov 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/8 (Preview) Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice MeynellIt's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is remem...	Pythonpappy	0	318	Nov 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/7 (Preview) Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.~ Roy L. Smith	Pythonpappy	0	274	Nov 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 7 "I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful."	Mike B.	0	268	Nov 7, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/7 (Preview) Practicing SerenityWe often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and anxiety.The slogan "Easy does it" is our answer to such calls to hurry. The slogan suggests that we simply move into the rhythms of life a...	Pythonpappy	0	270	Nov 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	SPIRITUAL thoughts that I remind myself Today (Preview) Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results Bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. One suffers through wrong thought...It is an indication one is out of harmony with self...with the laws of his Being. the sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify..to burn out all t...	Amigo	0	462	Nov 6, 2014 by Amigo
	Grapevine (Preview) November 6 "Practicing the Eleventh Step, along with reworking all the other Steps, has given me greater integrity and strengthened my sobriety. This is the kind of dependence I need: a healthy dependence on the Twelve Steps."	Mike B.	0	287	Nov 6, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 11/6 (Preview) Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.~ Diana, Princess of Wales	Pythonpappy	0	318	Nov 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/6 (Preview) How we look at the world.The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience.The choi...	Pythonpappy	0	254	Nov 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Have to learn the rules to break them. (Preview) Permalink Oh... how I feel love today - to those who taught me the rules to 'recovery' with all the ridged splendor of a sparkling spider web in the sun. I got 'stuck in it' for a while - as I'm so sure today I was meant to do... only to find if I did not struggle to break free... I could just step out. Oh lo...	justadrunk	2	529	Nov 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/5 (Preview) The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. CummingsOne of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our h...	Pythonpappy	1	275	Nov 5, 2014 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote - 11/5 (Preview) Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and Ill show you someone who has overcome adversity. ~ Lou Holtz -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 5th of November 2014 05:22:43 PM	Pythonpappy	1	501	Nov 5, 2014 by Mr_David
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