Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae BrownIt is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as con...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.~ Brian Tracy

mommyneedsabreak · mommyneedsabreak

This is my very first post...my very first time to admit that I "may" have a problem. I am a school teacher with beautiful children and a dedicated husband. I have a Master's degree and we live in a typical suburban house. I drive an SUV. I volunteer at my children's schools. When I "play...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.~ Zig Ziglar

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is for enjoying. It is not a race to see how much you can get done. --Jill ClarkBefore we quit using alcohol and other drugs, we wasted precious hours, days, maybe years. Consequently, we feel we must make up for lost time. We make promises and commitments we don't have the time or the energy to fulfi...

The Ghost of Tipsy · The Ghost of Tipsy

More specifically I have zero patience for people who are like I used to be. They show up at meetings with their tails tucked between their legs all full of "willingness" and a sincere desire to change their lives because of some drunken bender. By day 3 they've got issues with the spiritual...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 6 "Believing that I was powerless ultimately reduced the size of my world -- down to me in the moment."

Amigo · Amigo

If the action of another irritates you and you chafe under a sense of injustice, DO NOT TRY TO ATTACK..."That's your usual route Amigo"....even in your THOUGHTS the one who appears to have offended...Have you not given yourself to the Master of Love..."I try but not very good at it...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 5, 2015Quote of the Week"The monkey may be off my back, but the circus hasn't left town yet." Once I had about 6 months of recovery, I began to feel as if my addiction was finally beginning to be manageable - I didn't crave it all the time, it didn't drive me as it once had, and I found m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Youre going to have to find out where you want to go. And then youve got to start going there. But immediately. You cant afford to lose a minute.~ J.D. Salinger

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let Go and Let God. --Twelve Step sloganSome days we might ask ourselves, Is it worth it? We feel alone. No one seems to care. Life seems hard. Recovery seems hard. This is when we need to slow down and take a look at what's going on. We're feeling this way because we're off our recovery path. We may be back i...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 5 "Beaten into complete defeat by alcohol, confronted by the living proof of release, and surrounded by those who can speak to us from the heart, we have finally surrendered. And then, paradoxically, we have found ourselves in a new dimension, the real world of spirit and of faith....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Verse Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 Quote His command is the sure guarantee that He will give what He desires us to possess. Andrew Murray Thoughts The highest peak in the count...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whether you think you can or you think you can't, youre right.~ Henry Ford

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"All too often," confesses a gal, "I get so caught up in hurry and worry that I ignore my own needs. I push myself so hard to get this and that done that I make myself physically ill before I have the sense to rest. There's got to be a better way!"Some of us, it seems, have to learn the im...

gonee · gonee

Wishing all you everything of the best in 2015. Stick close to our meetings and program. It's the only thing tangible for us alcoholics. Kind regards. Gonee.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you are going to do, and just do it.~ Marilyn Grey

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When I came in, they told me, "Let us love you until you can learn to love yourself." --AnonymousIt takes a long time to learn to love ourselves. So many things we've done seem hard to forgive. We might be trying to dig out from under tons of negative garbage, negative images. Fortunately, ou...

ChickenLittle · ChickenLittle

First meeting was an epic fail everyone there spent the whole meeting trying to tell me I'm just like them and if I don't agree I'm just in denial.. I related to some of the things that were said but I still don't identify as an alcoholic.... Today I am powerless over alcohol sure but I believe that in due ti...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Long-range planning does not deal with the future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.~ Peter F. Drucker

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The new is but the old come true; each sunrise sees a new year born. --Helen Hunt JacksonWe know that a totally new life can begin on any day of a year, at any hour of the day, or at any moment of an hour. That new life began the moment we decided to surrender and admit to powerlessness over a substance or an imp...

bikerbill · bikerbill

It feels like it's been an awful long time since I contributed to this forum so I thought this morning I'd look around and see what's happening. I was surprised to find a post from 2012 resurrected. The one about the chip system. Well anyway here were are, last day of the year and in a couple days it'll be...

justadrunk · justadrunk

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting GoThe New Year Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us dir...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal.~ Curtis Carlson

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day In the old days, I saw everything in terms of forever. Endless hours were spent rehashing old mistakes. I tried to take comfort in the forlorn hope that tomorrow would be "different." As a result, I lived a fantasy life in which happiness was all but nonexistent. N...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Janet ... glad you found us ... and Congrats on your upcoming 1 year anniversary ...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

IT's New Years day in Aussie . th world has not ended , ok so I Will keep my daytime job. Happy New Year My Fellow MIRACLES. Together We go forward . One Day at a time . we have No big shots One shot & we Are all shot

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.~ Steve Maraboli

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Time is a circle. The end is the beginning.Day by day, a year comes and goes. Today's end is the beginning of the rest of our lives. We take with us what we have learned today. We are the same and not the same.As long as we are alive, we will continue to wrestle with questions, seek answers, and solve problem...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; its what you share.~ Unknown

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being less than perfect.It was not a perfect year. But is there ever a perfect year? Being clean and sober does not purport or offer perfection. It gives us a chance to strive for progress. When we keep our Higher Power in our thoughts and actions, we come closer to perfection all the time.Despite the di...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

December 29, 2014Quote of the Week"God handed me the menu. He didn't tell me to choose the shit sandwich." This quote seemed appropriate for the New Year because it reminds me that in recovery, with a relationship with a Higher Power, I have a world of opportunities open to me. In meeti...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.~ Soren Kierkegaard

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Has it been a year of growth?As any year draws to a close, we should reflect on how we have grown in sobriety. We should also identify changes during the year that enabled us to overcome bad habits and to move closer to better patterns of living.Though we never are guaranteed favorable outcomes, we shou...

The Ghost of Tipsy · The Ghost of Tipsy

This is my first sober holiday season since I was a child. I don't have the words to express how amazing it is that I am experiencing a Christmas this way with my babies and wife. I won't go into detail about the way it used to be because I want to focus on the positive right now. All I know is that I'm 100% prese...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.~ Mahatma Ghandi

Amigo · Amigo

The Peanut Gallery was an easy audience once they were warmed up by Princess Kandy Kane..Distributing "All they could Eat" candy. I posted picture through My avitar

WeDoRecover12 · WeDoRecover12

Check out our selection of AA talks by famous people, it turns out, they're just like us! The disease of alcoholism doesn't discriminate, but thankfully, neither do the 12 steps of AA. Enjoy this playlist, and if you like our channel, please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesnt lead anywhere.~ Frank A. Clark

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love-abilityA friend of mine recently told me how he met his wife. He had watched her walk by his store every day for a year with her young son. She also happened to be a friend of his neighbor."Fix me up," he suggested to his neighbor. "We'll go on a double date. I really want to meet her.&...

Moe · Moe

I worry they won't welcome me. I am ashamed I need to find a sponsor and it's a group I can walk too? I'm disappointed in myself and worry about others being too.

justadrunk · justadrunk

For me... coming home like never before after a christmas party some years ago... saying the words to my inner most self... and logging in here... never to be the same again. Merry Christmas. I love you all. Xxxxhugsxxx.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.~ Mahatma Gandhi

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Working todayAs we approach a new year, many of us feel fear. We look back on the past and worry about the future. But if we remember we only have today, we can work to make that future better. We have found true friends in our fellowship, and this is a time to be with them.Am I ensuring a fruitful future by wo...

Jerry F · Jerry F

From Hilo...cloudy and cold and niiiiice. Wishing you all sober and sane and serene days. Our AA by the Bay, "Brunch before the Christmas Crunch" went awesomely well and wish ya`ll could have been with us. God Bless. (((((Hugs)))))

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Celebration is a forgetting in order to remember. A forgetting of ego, of problems, of difficulties. A letting go. --Matthew FoxA holiday presents us with an opportunity to practice the letting go of this program. This is a special day to set aside our work and our routines, to put our problems and bur...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Hi All, Today, 12/23/14, I'm celebrating 26 years of continuous sobriety. I just flew into southern California this morning to spend the holidays with my family and I'll be taking the opportunity to visit some old AA friends in some of my old meetings where I got sober. Happy Holidays to all, one day...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.~ Clarence E. Hodges

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

... [To] take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again. --Thomas MoreWe take different kinds of pleasure in giving. Perhaps the purest is the gift to a child so young it doesn't really know who the gift came from; the pu...

Mike B. · Mike B.

December 24 "My miracle occurred when I became willing to go to any lengths to take action. Like the trapeze artist, it wasn't the knowledge of it being there -- it was the action of letting go."

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	Today's Gift - 1/7 (Preview) A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae BrownIt is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as con...	Pythonpappy	2	513	Jan 7, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.~ Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	1	381	Jan 7, 2015 by Mike B.
	What is wrong with me? (Preview) This is my very first post...my very first time to admit that I "may" have a problem. I am a school teacher with beautiful children and a dedicated husband. I have a Master's degree and we live in a typical suburban house. I drive an SUV. I volunteer at my children's schools. When I "play...	mommyneedsabreak	17	1022	Jan 6, 2015 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	0	340	Jan 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/6 (Preview) Life is for enjoying. It is not a race to see how much you can get done. --Jill ClarkBefore we quit using alcohol and other drugs, we wasted precious hours, days, maybe years. Consequently, we feel we must make up for lost time. We make promises and commitments we don't have the time or the energy to fulfi...	Pythonpappy	0	414	Jan 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	I have zero patience for people like me (Preview) More specifically I have zero patience for people who are like I used to be. They show up at meetings with their tails tucked between their legs all full of "willingness" and a sincere desire to change their lives because of some drunken bender. By day 3 they've got issues with the spiritual...	The Ghost of Tipsy	16	993	Jan 6, 2015 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) January 6 "Believing that I was powerless ultimately reduced the size of my world -- down to me in the moment."	Mike B.	0	362	Jan 6, 2015 by Mike B.
	Spiritual Reminder of My Day (Preview) If the action of another irritates you and you chafe under a sense of injustice, DO NOT TRY TO ATTACK..."That's your usual route Amigo"....even in your THOUGHTS the one who appears to have offended...Have you not given yourself to the Master of Love..."I try but not very good at it...	Amigo	3	395	Jan 5, 2015 by 2granddaughters
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 5, 2015Quote of the Week"The monkey may be off my back, but the circus hasn't left town yet." Once I had about 6 months of recovery, I began to feel as if my addiction was finally beginning to be manageable - I didn't crave it all the time, it didn't drive me as it once had, and I found m...	Pythonpappy	0	473	Jan 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Youre going to have to find out where you want to go. And then youve got to start going there. But immediately. You cant afford to lose a minute.~ J.D. Salinger	Pythonpappy	0	315	Jan 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/5 (Preview) Let Go and Let God. --Twelve Step sloganSome days we might ask ourselves, Is it worth it? We feel alone. No one seems to care. Life seems hard. Recovery seems hard. This is when we need to slow down and take a look at what's going on. We're feeling this way because we're off our recovery path. We may be back i...	Pythonpappy	0	425	Jan 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 5 "Beaten into complete defeat by alcohol, confronted by the living proof of release, and surrounded by those who can speak to us from the heart, we have finally surrendered. And then, paradoxically, we have found ourselves in a new dimension, the real world of spirit and of faith....	Mike B.	0	322	Jan 5, 2015 by Mike B.
	Weekly Thought (Religious Concept) (Preview) Verse Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 Quote His command is the sure guarantee that He will give what He desires us to possess. Andrew Murray Thoughts The highest peak in the count...	Pythonpappy	0	407	Jan 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Whether you think you can or you think you can't, youre right.~ Henry Ford	Pythonpappy	0	327	Jan 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/4 (Preview) "All too often," confesses a gal, "I get so caught up in hurry and worry that I ignore my own needs. I push myself so hard to get this and that done that I make myself physically ill before I have the sense to rest. There's got to be a better way!"Some of us, it seems, have to learn the im...	Pythonpappy	0	356	Jan 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Hi Everyone. (Preview) Wishing all you everything of the best in 2015. Stick close to our meetings and program. It's the only thing tangible for us alcoholics. Kind regards. Gonee.	gonee	7	419	Jan 3, 2015 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Why wait? Life is not a dress rehearsal. Quit practicing what you are going to do, and just do it.~ Marilyn Grey	Pythonpappy	0	289	Jan 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/3 (Preview) When I came in, they told me, "Let us love you until you can learn to love yourself." --AnonymousIt takes a long time to learn to love ourselves. So many things we've done seem hard to forgive. We might be trying to dig out from under tons of negative garbage, negative images. Fortunately, ou...	Pythonpappy	0	383	Jan 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Can't I just be a problem drinker that has a desire to quit drinking today without being an alcoholic? (Preview) First meeting was an epic fail everyone there spent the whole meeting trying to tell me I'm just like them and if I don't agree I'm just in denial.. I related to some of the things that were said but I still don't identify as an alcoholic.... Today I am powerless over alcohol sure but I believe that in due ti...	ChickenLittle	13	768	Jan 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Long-range planning does not deal with the future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	341	Jan 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/2 (Preview) The new is but the old come true; each sunrise sees a new year born. --Helen Hunt JacksonWe know that a totally new life can begin on any day of a year, at any hour of the day, or at any moment of an hour. That new life began the moment we decided to surrender and admit to powerlessness over a substance or an imp...	Pythonpappy	0	321	Jan 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Good morning brothers and sisters (Preview) It feels like it's been an awful long time since I contributed to this forum so I thought this morning I'd look around and see what's happening. I was surprised to find a post from 2012 resurrected. The one about the chip system. Well anyway here were are, last day of the year and in a couple days it'll be...	bikerbill	4	700	Jan 2, 2015 by Jerry F
	I'm so confused really? This reading - can anyone help? (Preview) You are reading from the book The Language of Letting GoThe New Year Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come. Goals give us dir...	justadrunk	10	743	Jan 2, 2015 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal.~ Curtis Carlson	Pythonpappy	0	366	Jan 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/1 (Preview) Reflection for the Day In the old days, I saw everything in terms of forever. Endless hours were spent rehashing old mistakes. I tried to take comfort in the forlorn hope that tomorrow would be "different." As a result, I lived a fantasy life in which happiness was all but nonexistent. N...	Pythonpappy	0	353	Jan 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome Janet K of Baltimore (Preview) Welcome to MIP Janet ... glad you found us ... and Congrats on your upcoming 1 year anniversary ...	Pythonpappy	1	340	Jan 1, 2015 by pinkchip
	1/1/15 (Preview) IT's New Years day in Aussie . th world has not ended , ok so I Will keep my daytime job. Happy New Year My Fellow MIRACLES. Together We go forward . One Day at a time . we have No big shots One shot & we Are all shot	Zoomtopz	6	490	Dec 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.~ Steve Maraboli	Pythonpappy	0	298	Dec 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/31 (Preview) Time is a circle. The end is the beginning.Day by day, a year comes and goes. Today's end is the beginning of the rest of our lives. We take with us what we have learned today. We are the same and not the same.As long as we are alive, we will continue to wrestle with questions, seek answers, and solve problem...	Pythonpappy	0	360	Dec 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The real secret of happiness is not what you have or what you receive; its what you share.~ Unknown	Pythonpappy	0	330	Dec 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/30 (Preview) Being less than perfect.It was not a perfect year. But is there ever a perfect year? Being clean and sober does not purport or offer perfection. It gives us a chance to strive for progress. When we keep our Higher Power in our thoughts and actions, we come closer to perfection all the time.Despite the di...	Pythonpappy	0	304	Dec 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) December 29, 2014Quote of the Week"God handed me the menu. He didn't tell me to choose the shit sandwich." This quote seemed appropriate for the New Year because it reminds me that in recovery, with a relationship with a Higher Power, I have a world of opportunities open to me. In meeti...	Pythonpappy	0	413	Dec 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.~ Soren Kierkegaard	Pythonpappy	0	281	Dec 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/29 (Preview) Has it been a year of growth?As any year draws to a close, we should reflect on how we have grown in sobriety. We should also identify changes during the year that enabled us to overcome bad habits and to move closer to better patterns of living.Though we never are guaranteed favorable outcomes, we shou...	Pythonpappy	0	322	Dec 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Thoughts on my first sober Christmas (Preview) This is my first sober holiday season since I was a child. I don't have the words to express how amazing it is that I am experiencing a Christmas this way with my babies and wife. I won't go into detail about the way it used to be because I want to focus on the positive right now. All I know is that I'm 100% prese...	The Ghost of Tipsy	9	600	Dec 28, 2014 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.~ Mahatma Ghandi	Pythonpappy	0	295	Dec 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	My Christmas Gig (Preview) The Peanut Gallery was an easy audience once they were warmed up by Princess Kandy Kane..Distributing "All they could Eat" candy. I posted picture through My avitar	Amigo	4	290	Dec 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Speaker Tapes of Famous People! Alcoholics Anonymous AA AA Speaker Alcoholics Anonymous Speaker AA Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous World Services aa.org Alcoholics Anonymous World Convention Twelve Steps and Twelve traditions 12 steps xa speaker xa speakers Bill W Bill Wilson xa wedorecover12 we do recover 12 carry the message addiction treatment for alcoholism alcohol abuse substance abuse treatment addiction rehab (Preview) Check out our selection of AA talks by famous people, it turns out, they're just like us! The disease of alcoholism doesn't discriminate, but thankfully, neither do the 12 steps of AA. Enjoy this playlist, and if you like our channel, please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...	WeDoRecover12	1	7255	Dec 27, 2014 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesnt lead anywhere.~ Frank A. Clark	Pythonpappy	0	296	Dec 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/27 (Preview) Love-abilityA friend of mine recently told me how he met his wife. He had watched her walk by his store every day for a year with her young son. She also happened to be a friend of his neighbor."Fix me up," he suggested to his neighbor. "We'll go on a double date. I really want to meet her.&...	Pythonpappy	0	372	Dec 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Can I go back to a meeting after I had a lapse (Preview) I worry they won't welcome me. I am ashamed I need to find a sponsor and it's a group I can walk too? I'm disappointed in myself and worry about others being too.	Moe	10	781	Dec 27, 2014 by justadrunk
	A day of rebirth (Preview) For me... coming home like never before after a christmas party some years ago... saying the words to my inner most self... and logging in here... never to be the same again. Merry Christmas. I love you all. Xxxxhugsxxx.	justadrunk	2	469	Dec 26, 2014 by mikef
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.~ Mahatma Gandhi	Pythonpappy	0	326	Dec 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/26 (Preview) Working todayAs we approach a new year, many of us feel fear. We look back on the past and worry about the future. But if we remember we only have today, we can work to make that future better. We have found true friends in our fellowship, and this is a time to be with them.Am I ensuring a fruitful future by wo...	Pythonpappy	0	295	Dec 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Merry Christmas (Preview) From Hilo...cloudy and cold and niiiiice. Wishing you all sober and sane and serene days. Our AA by the Bay, "Brunch before the Christmas Crunch" went awesomely well and wish ya`ll could have been with us. God Bless. (((((Hugs)))))	Jerry F	5	600	Dec 26, 2014 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift - 12/25 - Merry Christmas (Preview) Celebration is a forgetting in order to remember. A forgetting of ego, of problems, of difficulties. A letting go. --Matthew FoxA holiday presents us with an opportunity to practice the letting go of this program. This is a special day to set aside our work and our routines, to put our problems and bur...	Pythonpappy	2	348	Dec 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Twenty Six years sober today (Preview) Hi All, Today, 12/23/14, I'm celebrating 26 years of continuous sobriety. I just flew into southern California this morning to spend the holidays with my family and I'll be taking the opportunity to visit some old AA friends in some of my old meetings where I got sober. Happy Holidays to all, one day...	davep12and12	9	508	Dec 25, 2014 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.~ Clarence E. Hodges	Pythonpappy	0	307	Dec 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/24 (Preview) ... [To] take something from yourself, to give to another, that is humane and gentle and never takes away as much comfort as it brings again. --Thomas MoreWe take different kinds of pleasure in giving. Perhaps the purest is the gift to a child so young it doesn't really know who the gift came from; the pu...	Pythonpappy	0	341	Dec 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) December 24 "My miracle occurred when I became willing to go to any lengths to take action. Like the trapeze artist, it wasn't the knowledge of it being there -- it was the action of letting go."	Mike B.	0	274	Dec 24, 2014 by Mike B.
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