Alcoholics Anonymous

hopefulone · hopefulone

I have been listening to Part One of the Joe and Charlie tapes. I listened to at least the Part One of these earlier on. This one has a glitch --keeps going to what Utube refers to an "Ad" and this guy (Joe???? Charlie????) cuts in and talks about alcoholism...not selling anything...just can...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts. --Edmund Bergler, M.D.There's no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and resolved if we're ever to grow and thus contribute to our world its due. When we keep secrets locked away, the secrets...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A tip-off to an abusive family system is a situation in which nobody ever apologizes. -- Karen Shaud When we get a tip-off, we can open the door to a whole new way of looking at the world. The tip-off about apologies can help us learn to have a healthier family. It is hard to apologize, but with practice, it...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner goes missing, will they put his/her picture on a carton of Half & Half??

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Practicing toleranceEveryone has a different opinion. No two people look the same. We all are different. Differences can cause us fear and set us apart from others, and we have no idea why.If addiction closes us down, recovery opens us up. In the program, we learn that we are all more alike than we are d...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://sobercourage.com/2015/04/24/how-to-get-through-a-tough-time-sober/

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability? Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the program certain that we are managing our lives very well but hoping to learn how to better manage someone else. For some of us, the a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 31, 2015Quote of the Week"Live life today as though you knew you were dying." We've all heard sayings like this before, and for many years my reaction was, "Yeah but it's not my last day and the rent is due at the end of the month, and my relationship isn't getting better, and bla...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be aware of wonder. --Robert FulghumWe have days when we experience the small coincidences in life - our car breaks down and we run into an old friend at the service station; we're thinking about someone and she calls just because we've been on her mind; we ask ourselves a question and the answer appear...

Tanin · Tanin

Bad luck, this. RIP.Recovering alcoholic heading to AA hit and killed by drunk driver SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (MyFoxBoston.com) - A recovering alcoholic was hit and killed on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting by an allegedly drunk driver in New Hampshire on Monday.Reed Hindle, 61, of Fremont...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Detachment doesn't mean denying compassion.Approaching life with detachment may seem cold at first. We are accustomed to offering lots of help to other people. Thus the first few times we back off from what has become our natural inclination we feel uncomfortable.Through this program we are lear...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be grateful for where you are now."It doesn't take as much faith to believe that everything happens for a reason as it does to embrace the belief that I am who and where I am now, today, for a reason - even if I don't know what that reason is and even if I don't particularly like who or where I am today,&q...

Tanin · Tanin

Heard a good story on NPR today of a drunk making it to sobriety. Woman by the name of Sarah Hepola. She authored the book Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget. Sharp lady. Pretty honest account, 5 years into sobriety. She finally got off the party bus. Might be Worth a listen. http://www....

Snugsy · Snugsy

how does this work?

hopefulone · hopefulone

Where'd you guys go???? Would love to hear from both of you. Thinking about you. Have a great safe and sober weekend!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I grew up knowing I had to be a success for others. --Sandy WarmanThe pressure of performance is daunting and extremely stressful. Some, like Sandy, were controlled by it their whole lives. Perhaps that was your experience, too. Are you free of it now?The desire to be successful never was a bad thing i...

DJ9110 · DJ9110

hey guys. I'm new here. Also new in recovery. I finished rehab this past Monday. Went to a meeting that night. My Mom took me to the beach for a short get away. Enjoying the beach so far But having cravings as I've always drank at the beach. Just wanted some helpful words from you guys. Thank you!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. HoweDo you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addictio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed the passage with you? --Walt WhitmanWouldn't it be grand if we could have everything our way! We'd ha...

skitzobill · skitzobill

A company that places disabled people in Government and private sector jobs is trying to place me in a job. My resume probably was approved today. I am looking for a customer service or clerical job. they require knowledge of Microsoft office and good typing. I'm taking an online course for Micros...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

with people when they say "I'm so proud of you", for staying sober. Actually, I don't have a problem with the people who say it. I just have a hard time hearing it. Quitting the poison isn't something I'm proud of, because I never should have let it get that bad in the first place. So, people ar...

gonee · gonee

Thank you all members of this board both old and new. Many of you will never know how much you mean to me. My 1st entry into AA was on the 13 April 1988. I needed 4 months more to convince me that I was powerless over alcohol. I re-entered AA on 19 August 1988. Now I was ready to embark on the 12 step program, with...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you want to change who you are, change what you do. ***The Big Book is like a cookbook - you can read it all day long and starve. You have to take the action. ***If you stay humble, you will not stumble. ***Our neighbor's window looks much cleaner if we first wash our own. ***Yesterday is a canceled check...

Draco XIV · Draco XIV

Hi, I'm a miserable alcoholic. But I'm even more miserable sober. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I've read through a few posts here and I have to say I see now where you people are coming from. It's not how much you drink, or how occasional it might be, but how you obsess over it. If you have to worr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 24, 2015Quote of the Week"Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake." Lately, things haven't been going my way. Both small things as well as big, scary health related issues have come up that are definitely not what I wanted and can't be good for me. As I cli...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When folks have allotted themselves a task and work together in unison, they escape unhappiness. --Emile ZolaWe may have been loners in the past, preferring solitude to the company of others. We may have spent time as children buried in books instead of outside playing with other children. We may ha...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

As the twig is bent, the tree inclines.A positive self-image is critical to our recovery. Why? Because it is the glasses through which we look, the gloves with which we touch, the door by which we enter into a relationship with life. Self-image is not who we really are, but a combination of what we wish w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

1st of all, thank you to all those who have kept me in their prayers ... this is the first day in a long time that I've felt good enough to post something other than gibberish ... The Dr's visits and testing continues ... please keep the prayers going ... I have missed you guys more than you know ... Love y...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Seeking growthWe are where we are for a reason. As long as that reason remains, we remain where we are. If we aren't where we think we should be, working the program will help us get to where our deepest self longs to be. This is growth. And growth is work. We must be willing to do the simple things that our ne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have one request: may I never use my reason against truth. --Elie WieselHonesty with ourselves is a great asset in every situation we confront. The skill to look reality square in the face and call it what it is takes us a good distance toward coping with it. However, many of us also have the skill to spi...

hopefulone · hopefulone

OK....the two videos--which I suspect are the same video-- were not removed from this site by the owner/a moderator as of yet. Okay. I get it...everyone has a right to have their own opinion...free speech. Well then, so do I and this post should not be removed either. I am in AA to not only save my own life...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/my-name-is-roger-and-im-an-alcoholic

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Unconditional love corresponds to one of the deepest longings, not only of the child, but of every human being. --Erich FrommFeeling the need to be perfect to ensure we'll be loved is as familiar as the robin's whistle heralding spring. Am I too fat to be loved? Do people think I'm dumb when I speak out?...

hopefulone · hopefulone

My meeting the other week with my sponsor went great! I really dreaded it because I had written out a situational 4th Step for actually several resentments which I had been carrying with me. What this person and that person had done to upset/hurt me. Of course it was not nearly as many as when I first did m...

LadyAA81 · LadyAA81

Hi, I have been wondering lately what does "spiritually fit" mean to everyone here? I know for me it begins and ends with the 4 absolutes. Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness, Love. Also, for me the word HONESTY means the most to me. I wonder, though, if anyone has seen this video? https://...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they live. --The Philosophy of Human Ecology The philosophy of Human Ecology covers all three aspects of our recover...

hopefulone · hopefulone

LETTING GO OF SHAME AUGUST 19From The Language of Letting Go, Melody Beattie Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviours that are in our best interest.In dysfunctional...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Language of Letting Go - August 18 - Valuing This MomentYou are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Valuing this Moment Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a spiritual realm. --Virginia SatirWe do not belong to ourselves, but to the universe. No one planned to come into existence; we just happened to find o...

Amigo · Amigo

I came into AA , like Bill W. an out of work stockbroker who at 30 drank around the clock 7 days a week..I figured if I could just control morning drinking I'd be all right..but that was impossible..It was a cold day so I came in the doors because I was with a friend who was going to a meeting I could get a cup of c...

hopefulone · hopefulone

There is something about this board... ....and I really cannot really figure it out. But I'm going to try..... I came across this board when I was new in sobriety. It was comforting to me to come on and read the postings of people who had more sobriety than me share their ES and H. I was attending meetings...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/08/nhsta-anti-drunk-driving-technology/

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/police_drunk_ny_man_has_his_10-year-old_drive_him_home.html

ohhello · ohhello

I am a counselor and a grateful member of al-anon. I work with a lot of active addicts and people in recovery...as well as family members of alcoholics/addicts. Looking for a better understanding of something. What is it like for you to manage both your own recovery and have family members who are sti...

anon11 · anon11

Hi, I am first time sponsoring somebody. I am a female he is male. When he asked me to sponsor him I did talk to my sponsor about it because of the obvious fact that he is male. Justification here and why we agreed that I would take on the role of being his sponsor is because I thought he is gay. I thought this, s...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I have heard people before they share introduce themselves as "I am (name) and I am a real alcoholic". Just curious as to why some do this. I have noticed that when some say this, emphasis is placed on the word "real" as if to distinguish themselves from others. I was under the impr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life. --Garrison KeillorOur problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some of us have held back our anger, which led to resentment of our loved ones. Some of us have indulged our anger and become abu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 17, 2015Quote of the Week"I don't have a rewind button in my life, but I do have a pause..." I can't tell you how many times - usually when I'm really mad or hurt - I've said or done things that I've later regretted. But in the heat of the moment when I felt I needed to defend, attack, or ju...

Tanin · Tanin

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you-oo Happy birthday to you On this day in 1935, Dr. Bob Smith, recovering from his last bender, said "I'm going to do what it takes to get sober and stay that way." This date is generally regarded as the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

so, I'm sitting at home, playing my guitar, and my next door neighbor comes over. Drunk. "Steve, come on, hop on my 4 wheeler, let's go down the road to the bar." I figured I haven't been out in awhile, so, why not. I sez, "I ain't riding on that thing with you. Yer drunk. I'll drive the ca...

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	Joe and Charlie tapes (Preview) I have been listening to Part One of the Joe and Charlie tapes. I listened to at least the Part One of these earlier on. This one has a glitch --keeps going to what Utube refers to an "Ad" and this guy (Joe???? Charlie????) cuts in and talks about alcoholism...not selling anything...just can...	hopefulone	6	3671	Sep 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9/5 (Preview) Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts. --Edmund Bergler, M.D.There's no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and resolved if we're ever to grow and thus contribute to our world its due. When we keep secrets locked away, the secrets...	Pythonpappy	0	523	Sep 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9/4 (Preview) A tip-off to an abusive family system is a situation in which nobody ever apologizes. -- Karen Shaud When we get a tip-off, we can open the door to a whole new way of looking at the world. The tip-off about apologies can help us learn to have a healthier family. It is hard to apologize, but with practice, it...	Pythonpappy	0	446	Sep 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Humor ... Question of the Day (Preview) If Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner goes missing, will they put his/her picture on a carton of Half & Half??	Pythonpappy	0	407	Sep 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9/3 (Preview) Practicing toleranceEveryone has a different opinion. No two people look the same. We all are different. Differences can cause us fear and set us apart from others, and we have no idea why.If addiction closes us down, recovery opens us up. In the program, we learn that we are all more alike than we are d...	Pythonpappy	0	417	Sep 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	How To Get Through a Tough Sober Time (Preview) http://sobercourage.com/2015/04/24/how-to-get-through-a-tough-time-sober/	hopefulone	1	555	Sep 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9/2 (Preview) Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability? Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the program certain that we are managing our lives very well but hoping to learn how to better manage someone else. For some of us, the a...	Pythonpappy	0	494	Sep 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 31, 2015Quote of the Week"Live life today as though you knew you were dying." We've all heard sayings like this before, and for many years my reaction was, "Yeah but it's not my last day and the rent is due at the end of the month, and my relationship isn't getting better, and bla...	Pythonpappy	0	569	Sep 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 9/1 (Preview) Be aware of wonder. --Robert FulghumWe have days when we experience the small coincidences in life - our car breaks down and we run into an old friend at the service station; we're thinking about someone and she calls just because we've been on her mind; we ask ourselves a question and the answer appear...	Pythonpappy	0	418	Sep 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	AA Killed On Way To Meeting (Preview) Bad luck, this. RIP.Recovering alcoholic heading to AA hit and killed by drunk driver SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (MyFoxBoston.com) - A recovering alcoholic was hit and killed on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting by an allegedly drunk driver in New Hampshire on Monday.Reed Hindle, 61, of Fremont...	Tanin	4	911	Aug 30, 2015 by Coogi
	Today's Gift 8/30 (Preview) Detachment doesn't mean denying compassion.Approaching life with detachment may seem cold at first. We are accustomed to offering lots of help to other people. Thus the first few times we back off from what has become our natural inclination we feel uncomfortable.Through this program we are lear...	Pythonpappy	0	591	Aug 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 8/29 (Preview) Be grateful for where you are now."It doesn't take as much faith to believe that everything happens for a reason as it does to embrace the belief that I am who and where I am now, today, for a reason - even if I don't know what that reason is and even if I don't particularly like who or where I am today,&q...	Pythonpappy	0	451	Aug 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Alcohol, the Fuel Of All Adventure, No Longer Works blackouts (Preview) Heard a good story on NPR today of a drunk making it to sobriety. Woman by the name of Sarah Hepola. She authored the book Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget. Sharp lady. Pretty honest account, 5 years into sobriety. She finally got off the party bus. Might be Worth a listen. http://www....	Tanin	1	623	Aug 29, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Never been on here before (Preview) how does this work?	Snugsy	5	628	Aug 29, 2015 by gonee
	DJ9110 and Snugsy---Our 2 Newbies....Hope you both are doing okay (Preview) Where'd you guys go???? Would love to hear from both of you. Thinking about you. Have a great safe and sober weekend!	hopefulone	0	555	Aug 29, 2015 by hopefulone
	Today's Gift 8/28 (Preview) I grew up knowing I had to be a success for others. --Sandy WarmanThe pressure of performance is daunting and extremely stressful. Some, like Sandy, were controlled by it their whole lives. Perhaps that was your experience, too. Are you free of it now?The desire to be successful never was a bad thing i...	Pythonpappy	0	453	Aug 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Need some comfort (Preview) hey guys. I'm new here. Also new in recovery. I finished rehab this past Monday. Went to a meeting that night. My Mom took me to the beach for a short get away. Enjoying the beach so far But having cravings as I've always drank at the beach. Just wanted some helpful words from you guys. Thank you!	DJ9110	18	1297	Aug 27, 2015 by hopefulone
	Today's Gift 8/26 (Preview) A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. -- E. W. HoweDo you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a spiritual awakening directly follows a good scare. Fear seems to improve our vision. Are you smart enough to run from your addictio...	Pythonpappy	1	459	Aug 27, 2015 by gonee
	Today's Gift 8/27 (Preview) Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed the passage with you? --Walt WhitmanWouldn't it be grand if we could have everything our way! We'd ha...	Pythonpappy	0	456	Aug 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	job search (Preview) A company that places disabled people in Government and private sector jobs is trying to place me in a job. My resume probably was approved today. I am looking for a customer service or clerical job. they require knowledge of Microsoft office and good typing. I'm taking an online course for Micros...	skitzobill	5	587	Aug 26, 2015 by Baba Louie
	I have a problem... (Preview) with people when they say "I'm so proud of you", for staying sober. Actually, I don't have a problem with the people who say it. I just have a hard time hearing it. Quitting the poison isn't something I'm proud of, because I never should have let it get that bad in the first place. So, people ar...	Baba Louie	23	1125	Aug 26, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grateful for 27 years of AA sobriety. (Preview) Thank you all members of this board both old and new. Many of you will never know how much you mean to me. My 1st entry into AA was on the 13 April 1988. I needed 4 months more to convince me that I was powerless over alcohol. I re-entered AA on 19 August 1988. Now I was ready to embark on the 12 step program, with...	gonee	13	856	Aug 25, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift 8/25 (Preview) If you want to change who you are, change what you do. *The Big Book is like a cookbook - you can read it all day long and starve. You have to take the action. If you stay humble, you will not stumble. Our neighbor's window looks much cleaner if we first wash our own. *Yesterday is a canceled check...	Pythonpappy	0	497	Aug 25, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	South Park - Bloody Mary Draco XIV's Introductory thread (Preview) Hi, I'm a miserable alcoholic. But I'm even more miserable sober. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I've read through a few posts here and I have to say I see now where you people are coming from. It's not how much you drink, or how occasional it might be, but how you obsess over it. If you have to worr...	Draco XIV	20	7151	Aug 24, 2015 by skitzobill
	Wisdom of the Rooms --- (Boy, Did I Need This One!!!) (Preview) August 24, 2015Quote of the Week"Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake." Lately, things haven't been going my way. Both small things as well as big, scary health related issues have come up that are definitely not what I wanted and can't be good for me. As I cli...	Pythonpappy	0	635	Aug 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 8/24 (Preview) When folks have allotted themselves a task and work together in unison, they escape unhappiness. --Emile ZolaWe may have been loners in the past, preferring solitude to the company of others. We may have spent time as children buried in books instead of outside playing with other children. We may ha...	Pythonpappy	0	536	Aug 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 8/23 (Preview) As the twig is bent, the tree inclines.A positive self-image is critical to our recovery. Why? Because it is the glasses through which we look, the gloves with which we touch, the door by which we enter into a relationship with life. Self-image is not who we really are, but a combination of what we wish w...	Pythonpappy	2	483	Aug 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Update 8/13 (Preview) 1st of all, thank you to all those who have kept me in their prayers ... this is the first day in a long time that I've felt good enough to post something other than gibberish ... The Dr's visits and testing continues ... please keep the prayers going ... I have missed you guys more than you know ... Love y...	Pythonpappy	7	790	Aug 23, 2015 by RubyTues
	Today's Gift 8/21 (Preview) Seeking growthWe are where we are for a reason. As long as that reason remains, we remain where we are. If we aren't where we think we should be, working the program will help us get to where our deepest self longs to be. This is growth. And growth is work. We must be willing to do the simple things that our ne...	Pythonpappy	5	557	Aug 23, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Today's Gift 8/22 (Preview) I have one request: may I never use my reason against truth. --Elie WieselHonesty with ourselves is a great asset in every situation we confront. The skill to look reality square in the face and call it what it is takes us a good distance toward coping with it. However, many of us also have the skill to spi...	Pythonpappy	0	436	Aug 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Show Me an Easier Softer Way To Stay Sober and I'll Try It (Preview) OK....the two videos--which I suspect are the same video-- were not removed from this site by the owner/a moderator as of yet. Okay. I get it...everyone has a right to have their own opinion...free speech. Well then, so do I and this post should not be removed either. I am in AA to not only save my own life...	hopefulone	3	735	Aug 21, 2015 by Baba Louie
	My Name is Roger and I am an Alcoholic rogerebert site (Preview) http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/my-name-is-roger-and-im-an-alcoholic	hopefulone	0	826	Aug 21, 2015 by hopefulone
	Today's Gift 8/19 (Preview) Unconditional love corresponds to one of the deepest longings, not only of the child, but of every human being. --Erich FrommFeeling the need to be perfect to ensure we'll be loved is as familiar as the robin's whistle heralding spring. Am I too fat to be loved? Do people think I'm dumb when I speak out?...	Pythonpappy	1	593	Aug 21, 2015 by hopefulone
	Staying on Course (Preview) My meeting the other week with my sponsor went great! I really dreaded it because I had written out a situational 4th Step for actually several resentments which I had been carrying with me. What this person and that person had done to upset/hurt me. Of course it was not nearly as many as when I first did m...	hopefulone	4	913	Aug 21, 2015 by hopefulone
	Feeling "Spiritually Fit" (Preview) Hi, I have been wondering lately what does "spiritually fit" mean to everyone here? I know for me it begins and ends with the 4 absolutes. Honesty, Purity, Unselfishness, Love. Also, for me the word HONESTY means the most to me. I wonder, though, if anyone has seen this video? https://...	LadyAA81	14	1613	Aug 20, 2015 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift 8/20 (Preview) We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they live. --The Philosophy of Human Ecology The philosophy of Human Ecology covers all three aspects of our recover...	Pythonpappy	1	563	Aug 20, 2015 by hopefulone
	Letting Go of Shame Melodie Beattie August 19 (Preview) LETTING GO OF SHAME AUGUST 19From The Language of Letting Go, Melody Beattie Shame is that dark, powerful feeling that holds us back. Yes, shame can stop us from acting inappropriately. But many of us have learned to attach shame to healthy behaviours that are in our best interest.In dysfunctional...	hopefulone	1	682	Aug 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Valuing This Moment August 18 Melodie Beattie (Preview) Language of Letting Go - August 18 - Valuing This MomentYou are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Valuing this Moment Detachment involves present moment living - living in the here and now. We allow life to happen instead of forcing and trying to control it. We relinquish regrets over th...	hopefulone	1	652	Aug 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 8/18 (Preview) What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a spiritual realm. --Virginia SatirWe do not belong to ourselves, but to the universe. No one planned to come into existence; we just happened to find o...	Pythonpappy	0	500	Aug 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Easter Sunsday 1974 (Preview) I came into AA , like Bill W. an out of work stockbroker who at 30 drank around the clock 7 days a week..I figured if I could just control morning drinking I'd be all right..but that was impossible..It was a cold day so I came in the doors because I was with a friend who was going to a meeting I could get a cup of c...	Amigo	31	1483	Aug 18, 2015 by Tanin
	There is Something About This Board... (Preview) There is something about this board... ....and I really cannot really figure it out. But I'm going to try..... I came across this board when I was new in sobriety. It was comforting to me to come on and read the postings of people who had more sobriety than me share their ES and H. I was attending meetings...	hopefulone	1	729	Aug 18, 2015 by AdamMoz
	New Technology Won't Start Car if You are Drunk (Preview) http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/08/nhsta-anti-drunk-driving-technology/	hopefulone	0	446	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	"Drunk Man Has His 10 Year Old Drive Him Home" (Preview) http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/police_drunk_ny_man_has_his_10-year-old_drive_him_home.html	hopefulone	0	512	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	alcoholic/addict family members/loved ones...? (Preview) I am a counselor and a grateful member of al-anon. I work with a lot of active addicts and people in recovery...as well as family members of alcoholics/addicts. Looking for a better understanding of something. What is it like for you to manage both your own recovery and have family members who are sti...	ohhello	4	705	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	Male/Female Sponsorship - Please ?? sponsorship male female (Preview) Hi, I am first time sponsoring somebody. I am a female he is male. When he asked me to sponsor him I did talk to my sponsor about it because of the obvious fact that he is male. Justification here and why we agreed that I would take on the role of being his sponsor is because I thought he is gay. I thought this, s...	anon11	17	12116	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	A "Real" Alcoholic.... Question (Preview) I have heard people before they share introduce themselves as "I am (name) and I am a real alcoholic". Just curious as to why some do this. I have noticed that when some say this, emphasis is placed on the word "real" as if to distinguish themselves from others. I was under the impr...	hopefulone	15	2840	Aug 17, 2015 by ohhello
	Today's Gift 8/17 (Preview) That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life. --Garrison KeillorOur problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some of us have held back our anger, which led to resentment of our loved ones. Some of us have indulged our anger and become abu...	Pythonpappy	2	512	Aug 17, 2015 by BLUESMAN
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 17, 2015Quote of the Week"I don't have a rewind button in my life, but I do have a pause..." I can't tell you how many times - usually when I'm really mad or hurt - I've said or done things that I've later regretted. But in the heat of the moment when I felt I needed to defend, attack, or ju...	Pythonpappy	1	646	Aug 17, 2015 by BLUESMAN
	Happy 80th Birthday To You... AA Founding Anniversary (Preview) Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you-oo Happy birthday to you On this day in 1935, Dr. Bob Smith, recovering from his last bender, said "I'm going to do what it takes to get sober and stay that way." This date is generally regarded as the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.	Tanin	8	992	Aug 17, 2015 by davep12and12
	Went to the bar last night (Preview) so, I'm sitting at home, playing my guitar, and my next door neighbor comes over. Drunk. "Steve, come on, hop on my 4 wheeler, let's go down the road to the bar." I figured I haven't been out in awhile, so, why not. I sez, "I ain't riding on that thing with you. Yer drunk. I'll drive the ca...	Baba Louie	18	924	Aug 17, 2015 by hopefulone
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