Alcoholics Anonymous

gonee · gonee

Please pray for my newborn grandson, Nathanael. His heart stopped during birth and he had to revived. He is in ICU at our hospital. I had already built his cot, compactum and furniture for him. This was going to be my daughter's 1st baby and I am sober to witness it. Unfortunately we are under a life and de...

Amigo · Amigo

When I was a young child I'd wake up in the night crying...and complain to my mother that I had cramps in my legs...she told me that was because I was growing and getting bigger...She'd often take me down to Macy's in N.Y. where I was fitted with a new pair ofr Buster Brown shoes...the older ones didn't fit...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

For true success, ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?~ James Allen

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully like other people. -- James Russell LowellSharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 31 "The unity of our Fellowship, the love we cherish for each other, the esteem in which the world holds us -- all of these are products of such integrity, as under God, we have been privileged to achieve. May we therefore quicken our search for still more genuine honor, and deepen its pract...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 30, 2015Quote of the Week"Anger and resentment are masks for fear." When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol and drugs gone, I very quickly got in touch with my feelings, and for me that meant my anger quickly turned into rage. Oh, and resentments - I had a lot...

Llo · Llo

I don't even know where to start. I'm in crisis. Mainly due to my codependent marriage which is quite abusive. My husband runs me into the ground emotionally as hard as he can and enjoys it completely, like he delights in it. He is an alcoholic like me, and this has just become intolerable. I'm in the mids...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 30 "I thank God for bringing me to Alcoholics Anonymous, but mostly I thank Alcoholics Anonymous for bringing me to God."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Each of us has the freedom to choose how we will respond to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.~ Nido Qubein

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I usually just lived one day at a time. I never had a sense of where I was going. --Ruth CaseyDid any of us really know where we were going? We probably spent many hours, days, weeks even, making detailed plans for the people around us. These plans didn't usually suit others so they didn't often materiali...

gonee · gonee

I lost my temper and became very angry with my wife recently. This has not happened in very many years. It was not pleasant at all. The emotional tragedy of alcoholism is one of the most dangerous thing for an alcoholic like me. Waves of self pity, resentment and anger plagued me for days. My outburst of a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I walked a mile with Sorrow, And never a word said she; But, Oh, the things I learned from her When Sorrow walked with me! -- Robert Browning HamiltonWe may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But i...

mama krall · mama krall

As a member since 4/98, I am wondering how y'all keep your long term sobriety fresh. after 6 1/2 years I went out for 3 months in '03. I recommited myself and recently celebrated my 11 year anniversary on 2/20 this year. I am trying to reignite my program and having a hard time of it. Meetings are gett...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.~ Peter F. Drucker

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

People-PleasingFor some of us, people-pleasing has become a way of getting our needs and wants met. But people-pleasing is manipulative and condescending. And it cheats us. When we are busy pleasing others, we are not being true to ourselves (nor those we are pleasing).Rather than manipulating p...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 27 "I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics AnonymousAccepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn't we b...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 26 "Having an honest relationship with my sponsor allowed me an honest relationship with myself and others."

KatrinaLM · KatrinaLM

Hi all I'm Katrina. As much as I hate to admit it, im an alcoholic. I never really had a problem handling it. I could out drink anyone. I hurt everyone I loved tho. I still remember the day that changed my life and thinking forever. My mama (also an alcoholic) had been begging me for a week to come b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David ThoreauNature confronts us with its beauty in a flower or a furry animal. The awesomeness of nature is in a lightning bolt or a majestic mountain. Every variety of tree has its own uniquely textured bark. Each annual ring in a tree trunk is a na...

Coogi · Coogi

Not long ago, I would've handled extreme stress and anxiety differently. I would've made an excuse to be by myself and drank myself silly, convincing myself that things were ok. I would've eventually passed out believing that my problem was taken care of. Sober me knows better and the Serenity Pr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. --Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonOur minds mold who we become. Our thoughts not only contribute to our achievements, they determine the postur...

Amigo · Amigo

There was a great bar at the Panama Canal Yacht ClubI would drink ginger ale with my friend Scott and other sailors while watching football and baseball. Scott was a good sociable guy but he is now in prison for trying to smuggle one ton of cocaine in his boat into Canada.. There was this other acquaint...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 23, 2015Quote of the Week"We go to meetings for relief; we work the steps for recovery" It happens every time - I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what's going on, or what my mood is, after a meeting I always feel more centered, more connected, and more at peace. The o...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Embracing virtues and new attitudesBecause of our addiction, our actions (and inaction) have fostered cynicism, futility, and distrust. How could we ever have hoped to succeed with attitudes like that? Now we are cultivating the virtues of understanding, love, and patience. It is often slow and...

Coogi · Coogi

Thinking back, I did some outrageous things to drink. I hid my drinking, hid bottles of booze, lied about money spent on booze, got in trouble at work, made excuses or created situations where drinking would be acceptable. I was ashamed of myself. I didn't like myself at all. Getting sober (with he...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.~ Anonymous

Coogi · Coogi

Gratitude is... Being sober, just for today! Sitting here on the floor of an empty trailer with my cat, and realizing the trailer is my temporary home...and it's so full of love it isn't empty at all! Gratitude is walking away from a lavish life with nothing and finding I have more than I ever had...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Even if you understand and follow all of the rules for more effectively engaging manipulators, life with them is not likely to be easy. --George K. Simon Jr.Sometimes they want something. Sometimes they want someone to give them something or to feel a particular way. They want power in some way, shap...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Don't talk to the parrot Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called in a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check. Oh, by the way don't worry about my...

New online member, not new to recovery · Coogi

Hello, My name is Jerricka and I'm an alcoholic. I'm here with an attitude of gratitude...so thankful to have found AA recovery/fellowship, through my phone, of all things! I live in a one-horse town that doesn't even have one horse...and a meeting only once a week. I finally made it to the meeting l...

Amigo · Amigo

There is no vindication in hatred. Besides we are ALL PRODUCTS OF OUR OWN DEVILS. Hate kills the spirit. Don't waste your time on vengence. Vengence is depressing...Better to forget your enemies than to invite madness. Humor feeds the soul. If the soul is starved, so does the conscience and your cons...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.~ Leonardo DaVinci

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

F.I.N.E.[I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, EmotionalF.E.A.R. Face Everything And RecoverN.U.T.S. Not Using The StepsE.G.O. Edging God Out.D.E.N.I.A.L. Don't Even Notice I Am Lying.H.A.L.T.[Don't get too] Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.H.O.P.E. Happy Our Pro...

BGG · BGG

I haven't been on the board for quite some time, but decided to come on and check in. I've been going through a grieving process since late November when my sponsor passed away unexpectedly. I've certainly been here before, since I have had three sponsors in the 29 years I've been in A.A., and each of t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

Well, the struggles of my teens(2) drug use has worn me down. I removed my daughter from my house on 1/1/2015. For sons(16) use progressed to a daily basis. The symptoms are all there: lying, isolating, anger and his world getting smaller. He can't wait for me to go to a meeting or leave the house so he ca...

Tanin · Tanin

Interesting development. Interesting issues.http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150317/NEWS01/150319611/Marijuana-shop-approved-to-open-near-AA-chapter-

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.~ Brian Tracy

snapcracklepop · snapcracklepop

This is my second time around getting sober. After my relapse I decided to get a new sponsor. Sometime after doing my 5th step I noticed a shift in the way I saw my sponsor. I have worked the 12 step and continue to work them with her. She has an amazing insight of recover and I've grown tremendously fro...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It's an esteemable act to stop and smell the roses.For years I diligently and faithfully read my daily meditations. I worked them into my routine activities, just as I shower, brush my teeth, and press my clothes. After each reading, I'd stop and digest the material, allowing myself to mentally inte...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 19 "Through uncovering and admitting my character defects, I realized that I was no different than the people I was so afraid of. I understood that we were all suffering and that I didn't need to disguise my authentic self."

Sharonmack · Sharonmack

I am a 33 year old woman with a beautiful daughter and wonderful husband but I really have a problem with alcohol . Today is day 2 of being sober and I feel miserable not because of not having alcohol but because I am depressed from what alcohol makes me do. so here I go , I am one of those peoples that gets ho...

Enigma · Enigma

Looks like I'm going to be a single dad. Well last piece of the puzzle the house is being foreclosed on the 23rd. The ex still has no job income or place to go which is not my problem but the children are. I planned for this day 8months ago. I'm anxious sometimes knowing I'll have full time parenting respons...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 18 "Most of the important and astounding things that have happened to me in the last eighteen years of sobriety in AA have been slow in coming and impossible to recognize or appreciate until long after they took place."

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 17 "The expression of true humility is the willingness to serve others without expectation of reward, prestige or recognition for our services to them. It should be done in a spirit of cheerfulness and joy."

Tanin · Tanin

Happy St. Paddy's!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want the other person. --Margaret AndersonThe expression of real love is so easy between grandparents and children - and between good friends it passes effortlessly. But why is it so hard to share real love with a spouse or lover? Why...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 16, 2015Quote of the Week"When fear knocks on the door, and faith answers, no one is home." When I was new to the program, I was taught that I could not be in fear and in faith at the same time. I was either living in fear, or I was living in faith. What recovery has taught me is that today I h...

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	Prayer request. (Preview) Please pray for my newborn grandson, Nathanael. His heart stopped during birth and he had to revived. He is in ICU at our hospital. I had already built his cot, compactum and furniture for him. This was going to be my daughter's 1st baby and I am sober to witness it. Unfortunately we are under a life and de...	gonee	7	530	Mar 31, 2015 by gonee
	Growing Along Spiritual Lines (Preview) When I was a young child I'd wake up in the night crying...and complain to my mother that I had cramps in my legs...she told me that was because I was growing and getting bigger...She'd often take me down to Macy's in N.Y. where I was fitted with a new pair ofr Buster Brown shoes...the older ones didn't fit...	Amigo	3	787	Mar 31, 2015 by gonee
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) For true success, ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?~ James Allen	Pythonpappy	0	424	Mar 31, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/31 (Preview) Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully like other people. -- James Russell LowellSharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to m...	Pythonpappy	0	400	Mar 31, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 31 "The unity of our Fellowship, the love we cherish for each other, the esteem in which the world holds us -- all of these are products of such integrity, as under God, we have been privileged to achieve. May we therefore quicken our search for still more genuine honor, and deepen its pract...	Mike B.	0	369	Mar 31, 2015 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 30, 2015Quote of the Week"Anger and resentment are masks for fear." When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol and drugs gone, I very quickly got in touch with my feelings, and for me that meant my anger quickly turned into rage. Oh, and resentments - I had a lot...	Pythonpappy	0	452	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Abused married woman in need of guidance (Preview) I don't even know where to start. I'm in crisis. Mainly due to my codependent marriage which is quite abusive. My husband runs me into the ground emotionally as hard as he can and enjoys it completely, like he delights in it. He is an alcoholic like me, and this has just become intolerable. I'm in the mids...	Llo	11	749	Mar 30, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) March 30 "I thank God for bringing me to Alcoholics Anonymous, but mostly I thank Alcoholics Anonymous for bringing me to God."	Mike B.	1	378	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Each of us has the freedom to choose how we will respond to the circumstances in which we find ourselves.~ Nido Qubein	Pythonpappy	0	421	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/30 (Preview) I usually just lived one day at a time. I never had a sense of where I was going. --Ruth CaseyDid any of us really know where we were going? We probably spent many hours, days, weeks even, making detailed plans for the people around us. These plans didn't usually suit others so they didn't often materiali...	Pythonpappy	0	464	Mar 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Emotional relapse. (Preview) I lost my temper and became very angry with my wife recently. This has not happened in very many years. It was not pleasant at all. The emotional tragedy of alcoholism is one of the most dangerous thing for an alcoholic like me. Waves of self pity, resentment and anger plagued me for days. My outburst of a...	gonee	5	2999	Mar 29, 2015 by mikef
	Today's Gift 3/29 (Preview) I walked a mile with Sorrow, And never a word said she; But, Oh, the things I learned from her When Sorrow walked with me! -- Robert Browning HamiltonWe may think that forgetting the past is essential for growth and peace of mind. It's a tempting idea: we'll start over again, we think, fresh and new. But i...	Pythonpappy	0	459	Mar 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Long Term Sobriety---Keeping it Fresh (Preview) As a member since 4/98, I am wondering how y'all keep your long term sobriety fresh. after 6 1/2 years I went out for 3 months in '03. I recommited myself and recently celebrated my 11 year anniversary on 2/20 this year. I am trying to reignite my program and having a hard time of it. Meetings are gett...	mama krall	15	1879	Mar 28, 2015 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	390	Mar 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/28 (Preview) People-PleasingFor some of us, people-pleasing has become a way of getting our needs and wants met. But people-pleasing is manipulative and condescending. And it cheats us. When we are busy pleasing others, we are not being true to ourselves (nor those we are pleasing).Rather than manipulating p...	Pythonpappy	0	341	Mar 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 27 "I used to be a champ at unrealistic self-appraisal. I wanted to look only at the part of my life which seemed good."	Mike B.	0	402	Mar 27, 2015 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 3/27 (Preview) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. --Step One of Alcoholics AnonymousAccepting powerlessness is a prerequisite of recovery. As adult children, the very idea may seem puzzling or even laughable. Haven't we felt powerless all along? Shouldn't we b...	Pythonpappy	0	440	Mar 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 26 "Having an honest relationship with my sponsor allowed me an honest relationship with myself and others."	Mike B.	0	364	Mar 26, 2015 by Mike B.
	New Here (Preview) Hi all I'm Katrina. As much as I hate to admit it, im an alcoholic. I never really had a problem handling it. I could out drink anyone. I hurt everyone I loved tho. I still remember the day that changed my life and thinking forever. My mama (also an alcoholic) had been begging me for a week to come b...	KatrinaLM	5	584	Mar 25, 2015 by peecee
	Today's Gift 3/25 (Preview) In wildness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David ThoreauNature confronts us with its beauty in a flower or a furry animal. The awesomeness of nature is in a lightning bolt or a majestic mountain. Every variety of tree has its own uniquely textured bark. Each annual ring in a tree trunk is a na...	Pythonpappy	0	358	Mar 25, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Strength in a time of weakness (Preview) Not long ago, I would've handled extreme stress and anxiety differently. I would've made an excuse to be by myself and drank myself silly, convincing myself that things were ok. I would've eventually passed out believing that my problem was taken care of. Sober me knows better and the Serenity Pr...	Coogi	3	902	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt	Pythonpappy	0	408	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/24 (Preview) Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination. --Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonOur minds mold who we become. Our thoughts not only contribute to our achievements, they determine the postur...	Pythonpappy	0	423	Mar 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Just Pure Evil (Preview) There was a great bar at the Panama Canal Yacht ClubI would drink ginger ale with my friend Scott and other sailors while watching football and baseball. Scott was a good sociable guy but he is now in prison for trying to smuggle one ton of cocaine in his boat into Canada.. There was this other acquaint...	Amigo	5	755	Mar 23, 2015 by Amigo
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 23, 2015Quote of the Week"We go to meetings for relief; we work the steps for recovery" It happens every time - I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what's going on, or what my mood is, after a meeting I always feel more centered, more connected, and more at peace. The o...	Pythonpappy	0	446	Mar 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/23 (Preview) Embracing virtues and new attitudesBecause of our addiction, our actions (and inaction) have fostered cynicism, futility, and distrust. How could we ever have hoped to succeed with attitudes like that? Now we are cultivating the virtues of understanding, love, and patience. It is often slow and...	Pythonpappy	0	440	Mar 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wiling to go to ANY length (Preview) Thinking back, I did some outrageous things to drink. I hid my drinking, hid bottles of booze, lied about money spent on booze, got in trouble at work, made excuses or created situations where drinking would be acceptable. I was ashamed of myself. I didn't like myself at all. Getting sober (with he...	Coogi	2	952	Mar 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.~ F. Scott Fitzgerald	Pythonpappy	0	447	Mar 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.~ Anonymous	Pythonpappy	0	532	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude (Preview) Gratitude is... Being sober, just for today! Sitting here on the floor of an empty trailer with my cat, and realizing the trailer is my temporary home...and it's so full of love it isn't empty at all! Gratitude is walking away from a lavish life with nothing and finding I have more than I ever had...	Coogi	3	708	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/21 (Preview) Even if you understand and follow all of the rules for more effectively engaging manipulators, life with them is not likely to be easy. --George K. Simon Jr.Sometimes they want something. Sometimes they want someone to give them something or to feel a particular way. They want power in some way, shap...	Pythonpappy	0	470	Mar 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Time for a Funny!!! (Preview) Don't talk to the parrot Wanda's dishwasher quit working so she called in a repairman. Since she had to go to work the next day, she told the repairman, "I'll leave the key under the mat. Fix the dishwasher, leave the bill on the counter, and I'll mail you a check. Oh, by the way don't worry about my...	Pythonpappy	1	451	Mar 21, 2015 by Coogi
	New online member, not new to recovery (Preview) Hello, My name is Jerricka and I'm an alcoholic. I'm here with an attitude of gratitude...so thankful to have found AA recovery/fellowship, through my phone, of all things! I live in a one-horse town that doesn't even have one horse...and a meeting only once a week. I finally made it to the meeting l...	Coogi	4	750	Mar 21, 2015 by Coogi
	Spiritual Lessons That I Remind Myself Today (Preview) There is no vindication in hatred. Besides we are ALL PRODUCTS OF OUR OWN DEVILS. Hate kills the spirit. Don't waste your time on vengence. Vengence is depressing...Better to forget your enemies than to invite madness. Humor feeds the soul. If the soul is starved, so does the conscience and your cons...	Amigo	0	515	Mar 20, 2015 by Amigo
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.~ Leonardo DaVinci	Pythonpappy	0	419	Mar 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/20 (Preview) F.I.N.E.[I'm] Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, EmotionalF.E.A.R. Face Everything And RecoverN.U.T.S. Not Using The StepsE.G.O. Edging God Out.D.E.N.I.A.L. Don't Even Notice I Am Lying.H.A.L.T.[Don't get too] Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.H.O.P.E. Happy Our Pro...	Pythonpappy	0	580	Mar 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grieving (Preview) I haven't been on the board for quite some time, but decided to come on and check in. I've been going through a grieving process since late November when my sponsor passed away unexpectedly. I've certainly been here before, since I have had three sponsors in the 29 years I've been in A.A., and each of t...	BGG	3	767	Mar 20, 2015 by Tanin
	Support and Hope (Preview) Well, the struggles of my teens(2) drug use has worn me down. I removed my daughter from my house on 1/1/2015. For sons(16) use progressed to a daily basis. The symptoms are all there: lying, isolating, anger and his world getting smaller. He can't wait for me to go to a meeting or leave the house so he ca...	Mike B.	5	601	Mar 20, 2015 by Coogi
	Pot shop approved near AA chapter (Preview) Interesting development. Interesting issues.http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20150317/NEWS01/150319611/Marijuana-shop-approved-to-open-near-AA-chapter-	Tanin	5	920	Mar 19, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.~ Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	0	492	Mar 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	I've developed feelings for my sponsor (Preview) This is my second time around getting sober. After my relapse I decided to get a new sponsor. Sometime after doing my 5th step I noticed a shift in the way I saw my sponsor. I have worked the 12 step and continue to work them with her. She has an amazing insight of recover and I've grown tremendously fro...	snapcracklepop	9	3385	Mar 19, 2015 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift 3/19 (Preview) It's an esteemable act to stop and smell the roses.For years I diligently and faithfully read my daily meditations. I worked them into my routine activities, just as I shower, brush my teeth, and press my clothes. After each reading, I'd stop and digest the material, allowing myself to mentally inte...	Pythonpappy	0	496	Mar 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 19 "Through uncovering and admitting my character defects, I realized that I was no different than the people I was so afraid of. I understood that we were all suffering and that I didn't need to disguise my authentic self."	Mike B.	0	386	Mar 19, 2015 by Mike B.
	New to board. My story (Preview) I am a 33 year old woman with a beautiful daughter and wonderful husband but I really have a problem with alcohol . Today is day 2 of being sober and I feel miserable not because of not having alcohol but because I am depressed from what alcohol makes me do. so here I go , I am one of those peoples that gets ho...	Sharonmack	13	2087	Mar 18, 2015 by justadrunk
	New territory (Preview) Looks like I'm going to be a single dad. Well last piece of the puzzle the house is being foreclosed on the 23rd. The ex still has no job income or place to go which is not my problem but the children are. I planned for this day 8months ago. I'm anxious sometimes knowing I'll have full time parenting respons...	Enigma	4	745	Mar 18, 2015 by Enigma
	Grapevine (Preview) March 18 "Most of the important and astounding things that have happened to me in the last eighteen years of sobriety in AA have been slow in coming and impossible to recognize or appreciate until long after they took place."	Mike B.	0	440	Mar 18, 2015 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) March 17 "The expression of true humility is the willingness to serve others without expectation of reward, prestige or recognition for our services to them. It should be done in a spirit of cheerfulness and joy."	Mike B.	0	381	Mar 17, 2015 by Mike B.
	St. Patrick's Day March 17 (Preview) Happy St. Paddy's!	Tanin	0	519	Mar 17, 2015 by Tanin
	Today's Gift 3/17 (Preview) In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love, you want the other person. --Margaret AndersonThe expression of real love is so easy between grandparents and children - and between good friends it passes effortlessly. But why is it so hard to share real love with a spouse or lover? Why...	Pythonpappy	0	398	Mar 17, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 16, 2015Quote of the Week"When fear knocks on the door, and faith answers, no one is home." When I was new to the program, I was taught that I could not be in fear and in faith at the same time. I was either living in fear, or I was living in faith. What recovery has taught me is that today I h...	Pythonpappy	0	462	Mar 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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