Alcoholics Anonymous

Tanin · Tanin

9,000 POSTS!!! Congrats to Pythonpappy on achieving this noteworthy level of forum participation. Pappy has more threads, posts, and replies than ANY OTHER MEMBER OF MIP IN HISTORY!! And he's only been onboard for four years. Check the home page for MIP AA and one cannot but be impressed by how man...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Yes, this is something that I needed in early recovery ... until I finished working the steps and created a 'solid foundation' for my recovery, every spare moment was dedicated to changing my think'n by go'n to meet'ns ... for me, that took right at 700 meet'ns in 700 days ... (the suggested 90 in 90 is a g...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Always look at what you have left, never look at what you have lost. ~Robert H. Schuller

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. ~Denis Waitley

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur WardManipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear. --Lao-tzuA group of friends went swimming one day and one of them lost a ring in the bottom of the lake.Everyone started diving from different directions to find it until there was so much mud and sand stirred up that no one could see anything. Finally, they decid...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

JerryF · JerryF

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

leavetherest · leavetherest

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

fenners · fenners

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

memasue · memasue

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mr_David · Mr_David

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

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

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

gonee · gonee

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Jakamo · Jakamo

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

Mr_David · Mr_David

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Serenity18 · Serenity18

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

gonee · gonee

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Tanin · Tanin

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

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	9000 Posts! (Preview) 9,000 POSTS!!! Congrats to Pythonpappy on achieving this noteworthy level of forum participation. Pappy has more threads, posts, and replies than ANY OTHER MEMBER OF MIP IN HISTORY!! And he's only been onboard for four years. Check the home page for MIP AA and one cannot but be impressed by how man...	Tanin	43	3685	Mar 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/25 ... This One is a Biggie!!! (Preview) Yes, this is something that I needed in early recovery ... until I finished working the steps and created a 'solid foundation' for my recovery, every spare moment was dedicated to changing my think'n by go'n to meet'ns ... for me, that took right at 700 meet'ns in 700 days ... (the suggested 90 in 90 is a g...	Pythonpappy	0	624	Mar 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/24 (Preview) I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso	Pythonpappy	0	519	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/23 (Preview) Always look at what you have left, never look at what you have lost. ~Robert H. Schuller	Pythonpappy	0	503	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/22 (Preview) There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. ~Denis Waitley	Pythonpappy	0	543	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/24 (Preview) Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur WardManipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...	Pythonpappy	0	527	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/23 (Preview) Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear. --Lao-tzuA group of friends went swimming one day and one of them lost a ring in the bottom of the lake.Everyone started diving from different directions to find it until there was so much mud and sand stirred up that no one could see anything. Finally, they decid...	Pythonpappy	0	553	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/22 (Preview) We are only human . . . paying attention to our growthTrusting our partner has a lot to do with trusting ourselves. When we feel confused, unsure, or in conflict about our own direction, we may shift our attention outside ourselves. Even when we feel unsure about our self-worth, our negative feeling m...	Pythonpappy	0	498	Mar 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Stinking Thinking (lol) (Preview) In an hour and a half I will again enter court, called there because I don't conform to local law. Local law is not Hawaiian Law...it is considered state law and state law is u.s. law. I have no need to be offensive to anyone and ask HP to remind me of that when the anger rises. Hawaii is not a state and has...	JerryF	3	923	Mar 22, 2016 by JerryF
	Tough Spots (Preview) Every rough spot I have gone through has added a muscle to my emotional constitution. Heard this today and just wanted to share.	leavetherest	4	568	Mar 22, 2016 by leavetherest
	Time to Post (Preview) Hi All, It has been a very long time since I have posted. I am still in sobriety November 8th 2015 was my last drink and I am proud of my achievements. I have started recently thinking about having a drink but I always quickly dismiss it and carry on. I have missed a few meetings as grew tired of some of the con...	fenners	8	813	Mar 22, 2016 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 21, 2016Quote of the Week"I learn to stop trying hard, and learn to try different." We alcoholics are a stubborn lot. When I entered the program, there was only one way to do something - my way. And if that didn't work I would just try harder. Bolstered by a seemingly limitless supply...	Pythonpappy	0	538	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher	Pythonpappy	0	503	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/21 (Preview) Our Spiritual JourneyWe begin our spiritual journey at different times in our lives but most of us reach the same place eventually where we accept the guidance of a Power greater than ourselves. A Power that cares for us and accepts us just as we are. A Power that guides us, teaches us, and grants us just...	Pythonpappy	0	543	Mar 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Short Share (Preview) "My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He shall free my feet from the snare" Psalm 25:15 Peace, Mema	memasue	41	1336	Mar 20, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen. ~DeVos, Richard M. on Dreams	Pythonpappy	0	523	Mar 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) Love cures. It cures those who give it and it cures those who receive it. --Dr. Karl Menninger Love is no mystery, but its results are magical in many ways. It's generally accepted that many illnesses are psychosomatic. Because we often feel anxiously alone, lonely, fearful, and unloved, we expres...	Pythonpappy	0	519	Mar 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/19 (Preview) Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. ~Collins, John Churton on Advice	Pythonpappy	0	532	Mar 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/19 (Preview) Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposal, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity. --Robert BurtonIt is just as easy to think, "I can" as it is to think, "I can't." Both attitudes are habitual orientations to life that can become automatic w...	Pythonpappy	0	511	Mar 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/18 (Preview) We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather then with one great breakthrough. ~Rabbi Harold Kushner	Pythonpappy	0	518	Mar 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/18 (Preview) You're never too old to grow up. --Shirley ConranA child's view of adults is that they have arrived at some fixed point where they are emancipated and have all the tools necessary for life. An adult knows that we never stop growing. Many of us have been stuck in an immature level of development. Our life...	Pythonpappy	0	553	Mar 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/17 (Preview) You have three choices: keep on fighting, ignore each other, or make up and be friends. --John KnoblauchOnce there were four sixth-graders - two boys and two girls - who started to fight even though they'd been friends for years. One morning at the bus stop, the boys started playing keep-away with the...	Pythonpappy	0	579	Mar 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Remembering Why? (Preview) I've spent a decent portion of my life accompanied by a pretty wicked urge to drink. I had an angry at myself, disgusted with the world, sick of it all, drink to die sort of urge. The universe was doing a fine job demonstrating a serious lack of control even without my participation, and when I wasn't doin...	Mr_David	2	833	Mar 16, 2016 by Mr_David
	Ever hit the stage where you just can't get drunk anymore? (Preview) Where you can drink a 26oz of hard liquor yet you feel basically sober? It's an expensive proposition for anyone wanting to continue getting drunk.	TipsyMcstagger	40	5113	Mar 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/16 (Preview) I've started to realize that waiting is an art, that waiting achieves things. Waiting can be very, very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait two years, you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today, however hard you worked, however much money you threw up in the ai...	Pythonpappy	0	550	Mar 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Why does Shit Happen? (Preview) Well, ShitHappens because Forrest Gump said so... But that ain't reason enough to go get drunk, now is it? I'm glad you agree. :) Was bored and felt like posting something silly. Marc	MarcLacroix	18	1419	Mar 15, 2016 by chelle30
	Great moderator Pappy. (Preview)	gonee	26	1097	Mar 15, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope. ~Max Gunther	Pythonpappy	0	603	Mar 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/15 (Preview) On any journey, we must find out where we are before we can plan the first step. --Kathy BoevinkOur lives in all aspects are a journey toward a destination, one fitting to our purpose, our special gifts, and our particular needs. Each day contributes to our journey, carrying us closer to our destinati...	Pythonpappy	0	520	Mar 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 14, 2016Quote of the Week"God's message to me is 'stay out of the way, but be ready!'" This quote made no sense to me for many years. I mean, in the beginning the whole concept of "turn it over" and "surrender" was as foreign to me as speaking another language. I fo...	Pythonpappy	0	663	Mar 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/14 (Preview) I always entertain great hopes. --Robert FrostIn our honest journey, we must admit life is often difficult and painful. But these facts do not describe all of life, and they do not determine how we respond. The sun rises warm and bright after a cold and dark night. The open, generous smile of a small chi...	Pythonpappy	0	546	Mar 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	"How old were you when you had your first drink and/or became an alcoholic?" (Preview) This is a question I always got asked by the nurses at the detox and rehab facilities and by the doctors when seeking treatment at the chemical dependency center. I would say 4 years old. They'd look at me as if they didn't believe me. Until I explained. Yes, 4 year old alcoholic (unless you count in the...	Jakamo	12	944	Mar 13, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Largely Anonymous... (Preview) Recently, I was hired on as a contractor with a local firm. Actually, it's more of a liaison position than actual contracting work. I'm kind of like a mediator of sorts or what they call a go between, if that word still exists. Anyway, I do a good amount of traveling for work. So a few times each month I pack...	Mr_David	12	1015	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/13 (Preview) You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. ~Bach, Richard on Dreams	Pythonpappy	0	614	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/13 (Preview) We wonder, "How can I ever say this?"We need to be free to talk about anything in our intimate relationships. Some things are very hard to say - an old secret we have never told before, a feeling or an observation our partner does not want to hear, a mistake we made that calls for confession. We...	Pythonpappy	0	611	Mar 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 3/12 (Preview) A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ~Heather Pryor	Pythonpappy	0	504	Mar 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/12 (Preview) Comparing my insides to other people's outsides causes me problems. --Joan RohdeFor most of our lives we felt inferior. Others seemed smarter, wittier, and more attractive. We felt inadequate every time we compared ourselves to others. Getting sober hasn't freed us from this behavior, at least n...	Pythonpappy	0	512	Mar 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Binge drinking (Preview) I'm new, only two weeks sober. It's hard for me to admit that I'm in alcoholic because I can go for weeks or months without drinking. I can go out to dinner and have one or two glasses of wine with my friends and be satisfied. Then once in a while, I'll go out and have nine drinks, blackout, pass out, & e...	Serenity18	13	1020	Mar 12, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote 3/11 (Preview) All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. ~Churchill, Winston on Simplicity	Pythonpappy	0	598	Mar 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/11 (Preview) The love, the acceptance of other persons makes me into the unique person I am meant to be. --Peter G. van Breemen, S.J.Our destinies are fulfilled through our loving involvement with the men, women, and children sharing our experiences. It is not by accident but by design that we've been drawn toget...	Pythonpappy	0	650	Mar 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours. ~Noela Evans	Pythonpappy	0	566	Mar 10, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/10 (Preview) Good Grief"The strangest thing happened," said my friend, a lovably neurotic, very obsessive businessman in his mid-forties. "I was watching one of those afternoon TV talk show. This one was about problem kids. A parent comes on. She talks about how out of control her child is. The...	Pythonpappy	0	599	Mar 10, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Me the unholy alcoholic! (Preview) "If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it--then you are ready to take certain steps." ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS How many organisations do you know of that will put their members through that type of scrutiny. Our spiritual life demands of us to live o...	gonee	14	1221	Mar 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/9 (Preview) Blame and CriticismAm I bored? Highly critical? Fearful or anxious? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," I may be suffering the effects of procrastination.If I am plagued by boredom, I may not be seeking or initiating constructive changes in my life. By refusing to ask questi...	Pythonpappy	2	535	Mar 9, 2016 by Toad
	Today's Gift 2/29 (Preview) Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. --Faith BaldwinWe are learning as we go, and the experiences shed light on our own plans for proceeding. The steps we are taking in unison as well as on separate but parallel paths enhance the particular movements of us all.We often expect perfectio...	Pythonpappy	7	761	Mar 9, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote 3/9 (Preview) Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. ~Seller, Peter on Appreciation	Pythonpappy	0	592	Mar 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 7, 2016Quote of the Week"My sanity today is directly proportional to my honesty." Before recovery it was hard to keep my story straight. As my drinking and using increased, my omissions turned into half-truths, and these turned into little white lies. After a while I couldn't r...	Pythonpappy	1	832	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 3/7 (Preview) Being alone and feeling vulnerable. Like two separate themes, these two parts of myself unite in my being and sow the seeds of my longing for unconditional love. --Mary CaseyHow easily we slip into self-doubt, fearing we're incapable or unlovable, perhaps both. How common for us to look into the fac...	Pythonpappy	1	566	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift 3/8 (Preview) Love it the way it is. --Thaddeus ColasIt's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we shou...	Pythonpappy	1	690	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
	Atheist Alcoholics vs. Alcoholics Anonymous (GTA Intergroup) (Preview) This Toronto atheist alcoholics vs. AA intergoup problem keeps bubbling up. Doesn't seem like there's a solution, though if there is one, it'll probably come from a sensitive reading and application of the Traditions. I haven't seen anyone do that yet. I have empathy for both sides but each side's...	Tanin	12	3946	Mar 9, 2016 by Mr_David
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