Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 6 "We need to be aware not only of our limitations, defects and shortcomings, but also of our strengths, talents and successes."

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 5 "The sanity I've received through work on the Steps is far more than I could have hoped for."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.~ Charles Francis Adams

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe NewcomerI signed up to take a course in something I'm kind of interested in. I'm pretty anxious about it. I don't have the skills and experience that the other students have. I don't know if I can keep up with the work and still...

Coogi · Coogi

Since December 2006, I started discovering my true Higher Power...Whom I choose to call God. I think of Him as my creator. I was under duress when I discovered Him, and it happened because there wasn't a church service of my affiliation (in Baghdad). I was invited to a Christian service and enjoyed it v...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 4, 2015Quote of the Week"You may be the only Big Book anyone ever reads." As I was leaving a meeting at a church near my home the other night, I saw one of our members bring his cigarette onto the church parking lot (smoking is not allowed on church property), and then throw it on the groun...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles - the character of an honest man. --George WashingtonHappiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest. True honesty b...

Col · Col

Hello, all of my MIP buddies! It's been a while, for sure- but I miss it here, so I figured I'd drop a quick 'Hello'. It's great to see so many newer people here- this place really helped me tremendously as a supplement to meetings and all that. I'm coming up on 3 years, holy crap! Haha- I'd have never believ...

Jerry F · Jerry F

You know the ones you wish wouldn't end...they go a bit overtime and the recovery shared is top drawer. It was one of those and the consequence for me is that feeling of gratitude which confirms that I am in the right place which was suggested to me by a power greater than myself and listening to others...

ElizabethK · ElizabethK

I'm trying to find a reference in AA literature about the term "Eskimo". I found one reference on page 101, but that's not the one I'm looking for. I remember years ago people at meetings talking about 'Eskimos' as someone who suddenly appeared in their life to give them direction or guidan...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We can practice forgiveness each day.Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is harmful to my emotional health and can threaten my abstinence, but what can I do when I keep feeling anger toward someone?In the interest of recove...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

yup

Jerry F · Jerry F

I just got triggered by the story of a new comer and while his inventory was taking me back into my pre-program history I started to member my most well oiled tool...Gratitude. Coming from where I came from...inside the disease at the age of 9 and not even knowing the word,,,how it was said and what i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The gifts we receive are meant to be shared.Thanks to the progress I am making in recovery, I like to think I am more loving, more open, more spontaneous, more confident. I believe these gifts have come to me through my Higher Power, the Twelve Steps, and the friends who have helped me grow.If I am to keep...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man is what he thinks about all day long. --Ralph Waldo EmersonThis is true for women too. We sure learned that about our disease as well. It kept us thinking about alcohol or drugs all day every day until we could think of little else. Finally we became addicts, gobbled up by our all-consuming thought...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 29 "I think we simply fail to recognize miracles for what they are. Sobriety -- one-day-at-a-time -- is truly a miracle."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Patience is a particular requirement. Without it, you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair. --Charlie W. SheddEnjoying the moment, in its fullest, makes possible a peaceful and patient pace. Progress is guaranteed if our minds are centered in the present, on the only event de...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It doesnt matter where youve been, it only matters where you are going.~ Brian Tracy

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 30 "Peace and enlightenment come when you stop evaluating in terms of good or bad and merely accept all of life as it is and try to learn from it."

Coogi · Coogi

I went to the tuesday night meeting, it's the highlight of my week. After the meeting, one of the ladies asked me if I would like to join the jail outreach group. They have lots of volunteers for the men, and only one lady for the women. I immediately felt the need to be of service. Helping others helps...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Happy people are likeable Personal RelationsWho are the people we really like, and like to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others.Being happy is almost the entire secret of being likeable. Though no person can expect to be liked by everybody, the likea...

lastword · lastword

i have finally decided that i can not stop drinking on my own. my wife feels the same way about her drinking. should we go to aa meetings together

subtleskies · subtleskies

I am posting in an effort to understand how to restore my life after acquiring 2 DUIs in just two years. I am only 25 years old. I have clearly made some stupid mistakes. I do not drink often, but when I do, I have no control over how many I have. I have never done illegal drugs before, don't even smoke. I am in t...

12-Step Researcher · 12-Step Researcher

Are you in AA/NA? Do you have a sponsor? Are you a sponsor? Looking for volunteers to take part in a focus group examining aspects of the AA/NA model that are helpful. Volunteers must be a current member of AA/NA and have a sponsor or be a sponsor. Participation is completely voluntary and will invo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Taking it slowlyLet's not make haste and demand perfection at once - this would only blind us. If we are impatient, we cannot work a daily program. But by exercising patience, we learn to recognize daily opportunities for growth.It is worth waiting for, striving for, and working to develop a relatio...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Speaking from the HeartThrough fellowship, we offer each other mutual support. Since we believe that the Higher Power works through the group, what one of us is prompted to say is probably just what another member needs to hear.Sometimes we are reluctant to speak of what is in our heart for fear of bei...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 27, 2015Quote of the Week"If you baby them, you bury them." People in recovery are a stubborn lot, used to running their lives on massive amounts of self will fueled by old ideas. It's hard for us to take direction and "rebellion dogs our every step." We are constantly lo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.~ Charles Dickens

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. --Niccolo MachiavelliAcceptance may be one of the most difficult things to learn, for it means we must give up the desire to control our life and its outcome. Once we have truly received this great gift we will learn that acceptance ne...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 27 "Inside of every human being there is a healing power. I had cut my finger and it had gotten well; I'd broken a bone and it had gotten well ... How come? That to me, in its simplest form, is a concept of a power greater than I am."

Coogi · Coogi

Today was one of those days... It was a great day, actually! I got to start moving into the new house. I have a little finishing work to do and I'm a crew of one. I'm building a loft so I have some space to call my own... A place to meditate and relax. I'll probably also use it as my bedroom. I had just got ba...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it. -- AeschylusThe Fellowship keeps us grounded in the current moment. We learn to live today. Our planning and scheming and dreaming about tomorrow becomes less time consuming. The idea of living one day at a time makes sense to us. Ou...

nique · nique

Hi all! It's me, Allison. I know it has beeen a long time since I have posted. I have been using pot to calm my cravings for alchol and it works when I have it, but here is the problem, from time to tiime(more often than I care for) we cant find any pot or cant afford it. When these times hit what do I do?? I ru...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 24 "I grew up thinking that I had to perfect my personality, then I got into AA, and AA said, no, that isn't the way we do it; only God can remove our defects. I was amazed to find that I couldn't be a better person simply by trying harder!"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Gratitude is larger than life.One day, a friend called me on the phone. He was going through a difficult time and wondering if and when things would ever turn around and improve. I knew he was in a lot of pain, I didn't know then that he was considering suicide."If you could give a person only one thi...

RubyTues · RubyTues

It has been one of those weeks - multiple people that I am close to in the program have relapsed. I'd be grateful to hear any ESH on this. I'm having a really hard time trying not to 'fix it'.

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 22 "If I am to have a share of those promises enumerated in the AA book, there is a price I must pay. That price is destruction of self-centeredness."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Quiet My MindDear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.

wagon · wagon

I laid to rest my 14 year old beagle today . I haven't felt this crappy in a longggg time. I know tomorrow will be a better day, just for today I don't take a drink. Wagon

BoozeWar · BoozeWar

***Faith******Dwell on the possibilities******and keep coming back***

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 20, 2015Quote of the Week"Let go of your old ideas - even the good ones." When I was new in recovery, my sponsor always used to ask me what my "back pocket" plans were. These were the plans and ideas I had that were so good I thought I didn't have to run them by him. Once I did thou...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 20 "More and more we regard all who labor in the total field of alcoholism as our companions on a march from darkness into light. We see that we can accomplish together what we could never accomplish in separation and in rivalry."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. --Joseph Fort NewtonRemember building snow forts? After a sticky snowfall we'd build a big snow wall. Then we'd mass-produce snowballs, preparing for battle. The team who built the best snow fort usually won, for their wall provided t...

Coogi · Coogi

I'm doing the Happy Dance! A recent positive turn of events has given me the ability to upgrade my life beyond my wildest imagination. There could be a "rags-to-riches" AA success story in here somewhere...! long story short...I left my abusive husband and spoiled life after 26 years. ...

Barmy · Barmy

Some or all of this may come across as naive. I'm just telling it as it is. I'm 60 and have drunk too much all my adult life (in fact, from my early teens when I first started playing sport in adult teams and the adults would buy me beer after the game). I'm an obsessive/compulsive living with bipolar. Meds a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. --Thomas FullerIn the Serenity Prayer, we pray for the wisdom to know the difference between what we can change and what we cannot. That distinction can be hard for many of us to recognize. When we finally see the reality...

hime · hime

Had the weirdest experience today of meeting up with an old friend and having them spend some of the time taking MY inventory. I feel like I am centered enough to not become out right angry with the person. I figure this was their first experience in taking inventory and it is easier to explore why someon...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 15 "I've found a life I never knew existed. I'm so overwhelmed with gratitude that there's no room for a bad day."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love is the lamp that lights the universe: without that light . . . the earth is a barren promontory and man the quintessence of dust. --Mary Elizabeth BraddonAll of us are lighted by love. Childcare, car repair, concluding a report - are easier tasks when we know we're loved. We don't feel quite as alon...

Coogi · Coogi

I make no sense, even to myself, sometimes! In my heart, I have no desire to drink...and I know I wouldn't like the outcome if I did (tried that experiment enough times to know). So I ask myself why I get an unpleasant attitude when my "normie" friend wants to go out drinking or has already be...

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	Grapevine (Preview) May 6 "We need to be aware not only of our limitations, defects and shortcomings, but also of our strengths, talents and successes."	Mike B.	0	444	May 6, 2015 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 5 "The sanity I've received through work on the Steps is far more than I could have hoped for."	Mike B.	1	532	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.~ Charles Francis Adams	Pythonpappy	0	548	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/5 (Preview) Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe NewcomerI signed up to take a course in something I'm kind of interested in. I'm pretty anxious about it. I don't have the skills and experience that the other students have. I don't know if I can keep up with the work and still...	Pythonpappy	0	641	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Higher Power ramblings (Preview) Since December 2006, I started discovering my true Higher Power...Whom I choose to call God. I think of Him as my creator. I was under duress when I discovered Him, and it happened because there wasn't a church service of my affiliation (in Baghdad). I was invited to a Christian service and enjoyed it v...	Coogi	2	876	May 5, 2015 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 4, 2015Quote of the Week"You may be the only Big Book anyone ever reads." As I was leaving a meeting at a church near my home the other night, I saw one of our members bring his cigarette onto the church parking lot (smoking is not allowed on church property), and then throw it on the groun...	Pythonpappy	0	813	May 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/4 (Preview) I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles - the character of an honest man. --George WashingtonHappiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest. True honesty b...	Pythonpappy	0	547	May 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Yup, still around (Preview) Hello, all of my MIP buddies! It's been a while, for sure- but I miss it here, so I figured I'd drop a quick 'Hello'. It's great to see so many newer people here- this place really helped me tremendously as a supplement to meetings and all that. I'm coming up on 3 years, holy crap! Haha- I'd have never believ...	Col	10	820	May 3, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Had one of those Home Group meetings.... (Preview) You know the ones you wish wouldn't end...they go a bit overtime and the recovery shared is top drawer. It was one of those and the consequence for me is that feeling of gratitude which confirms that I am in the right place which was suggested to me by a power greater than myself and listening to others...	Jerry F	2	760	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	'Eskimo' (Preview) I'm trying to find a reference in AA literature about the term "Eskimo". I found one reference on page 101, but that's not the one I'm looking for. I remember years ago people at meetings talking about 'Eskimos' as someone who suddenly appeared in their life to give them direction or guidan...	ElizabethK	14	7343	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/3 (Preview) We can practice forgiveness each day.Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is harmful to my emotional health and can threaten my abstinence, but what can I do when I keep feeling anger toward someone?In the interest of recove...	Pythonpappy	0	537	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	pirate or alkie (Preview) yup	Zoomtopz	2	644	May 2, 2015 by Coogi
	Trigger and grateful for it. (Preview) I just got triggered by the story of a new comer and while his inventory was taking me back into my pre-program history I started to member my most well oiled tool...Gratitude. Coming from where I came from...inside the disease at the age of 9 and not even knowing the word,,,how it was said and what i...	Jerry F	4	873	May 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/2 (Preview) The gifts we receive are meant to be shared.Thanks to the progress I am making in recovery, I like to think I am more loving, more open, more spontaneous, more confident. I believe these gifts have come to me through my Higher Power, the Twelve Steps, and the friends who have helped me grow.If I am to keep...	Pythonpappy	0	610	May 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/1 (Preview) A man is what he thinks about all day long. --Ralph Waldo EmersonThis is true for women too. We sure learned that about our disease as well. It kept us thinking about alcohol or drugs all day every day until we could think of little else. Finally we became addicts, gobbled up by our all-consuming thought...	Pythonpappy	0	637	May 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 29 "I think we simply fail to recognize miracles for what they are. Sobriety -- one-day-at-a-time -- is truly a miracle."	Mike B.	2	642	May 1, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift 4/30 (Preview) Patience is a particular requirement. Without it, you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair. --Charlie W. SheddEnjoying the moment, in its fullest, makes possible a peaceful and patient pace. Progress is guaranteed if our minds are centered in the present, on the only event de...	Pythonpappy	1	610	May 1, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It doesnt matter where youve been, it only matters where you are going.~ Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	1	707	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Grapevine (Preview) April 30 "Peace and enlightenment come when you stop evaluating in terms of good or bad and merely accept all of life as it is and try to learn from it."	Mike B.	2	598	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Going to jail (its a good thing!) (Preview) I went to the tuesday night meeting, it's the highlight of my week. After the meeting, one of the ladies asked me if I would like to join the jail outreach group. They have lots of volunteers for the men, and only one lady for the women. I immediately felt the need to be of service. Helping others helps...	Coogi	8	822	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift (Preview) Happy people are likeable Personal RelationsWho are the people we really like, and like to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others.Being happy is almost the entire secret of being likeable. Though no person can expect to be liked by everybody, the likea...	Pythonpappy	0	560	Apr 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	together or not (Preview) i have finally decided that i can not stop drinking on my own. my wife feels the same way about her drinking. should we go to aa meetings together	lastword	6	720	Apr 29, 2015 by peecee
	No Hope (Preview) I am posting in an effort to understand how to restore my life after acquiring 2 DUIs in just two years. I am only 25 years old. I have clearly made some stupid mistakes. I do not drink often, but when I do, I have no control over how many I have. I have never done illegal drugs before, don't even smoke. I am in t...	subtleskies	12	1372	Apr 29, 2015 by peecee
	Looking for volunteers to take part in a focus group on sponsors in the San Diego, CA area. (closed) Merged no new thread (Preview) Are you in AA/NA? Do you have a sponsor? Are you a sponsor? Looking for volunteers to take part in a focus group examining aspects of the AA/NA model that are helpful. Volunteers must be a current member of AA/NA and have a sponsor or be a sponsor. Participation is completely voluntary and will invo...	12-Step Researcher	6	1973	Apr 28, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 4/28 (Preview) Taking it slowlyLet's not make haste and demand perfection at once - this would only blind us. If we are impatient, we cannot work a daily program. But by exercising patience, we learn to recognize daily opportunities for growth.It is worth waiting for, striving for, and working to develop a relatio...	Pythonpappy	0	560	Apr 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/26 (Preview) Speaking from the HeartThrough fellowship, we offer each other mutual support. Since we believe that the Higher Power works through the group, what one of us is prompted to say is probably just what another member needs to hear.Sometimes we are reluctant to speak of what is in our heart for fear of bei...	Pythonpappy	2	612	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 27, 2015Quote of the Week"If you baby them, you bury them." People in recovery are a stubborn lot, used to running their lives on massive amounts of self will fueled by old ideas. It's hard for us to take direction and "rebellion dogs our every step." We are constantly lo...	Pythonpappy	0	621	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.~ Charles Dickens	Pythonpappy	0	544	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/27 (Preview) Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. --Niccolo MachiavelliAcceptance may be one of the most difficult things to learn, for it means we must give up the desire to control our life and its outcome. Once we have truly received this great gift we will learn that acceptance ne...	Pythonpappy	0	551	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 27 "Inside of every human being there is a healing power. I had cut my finger and it had gotten well; I'd broken a bone and it had gotten well ... How come? That to me, in its simplest form, is a concept of a power greater than I am."	Mike B.	0	496	Apr 27, 2015 by Mike B.
	Thanks, but no thanks! (Preview) Today was one of those days... It was a great day, actually! I got to start moving into the new house. I have a little finishing work to do and I'm a crew of one. I'm building a loft so I have some space to call my own... A place to meditate and relax. I'll probably also use it as my bedroom. I had just got ba...	Coogi	3	793	Apr 26, 2015 by Tanin
	Today's Gift 4/25 (Preview) The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it. -- AeschylusThe Fellowship keeps us grounded in the current moment. We learn to live today. Our planning and scheming and dreaming about tomorrow becomes less time consuming. The idea of living one day at a time makes sense to us. Ou...	Pythonpappy	2	536	Apr 26, 2015 by Coogi
	Marijuana Maintenance Plan (Preview) Hi all! It's me, Allison. I know it has beeen a long time since I have posted. I have been using pot to calm my cravings for alchol and it works when I have it, but here is the problem, from time to tiime(more often than I care for) we cant find any pot or cant afford it. When these times hit what do I do?? I ru...	nique	21	7939	Apr 24, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) April 24 "I grew up thinking that I had to perfect my personality, then I got into AA, and AA said, no, that isn't the way we do it; only God can remove our defects. I was amazed to find that I couldn't be a better person simply by trying harder!"	Mike B.	1	569	Apr 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/24 (Preview) Gratitude is larger than life.One day, a friend called me on the phone. He was going through a difficult time and wondering if and when things would ever turn around and improve. I knew he was in a lot of pain, I didn't know then that he was considering suicide."If you could give a person only one thi...	Pythonpappy	0	583	Apr 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Dealing with relapse in others (Preview) It has been one of those weeks - multiple people that I am close to in the program have relapsed. I'd be grateful to hear any ESH on this. I'm having a really hard time trying not to 'fix it'.	RubyTues	13	943	Apr 23, 2015 by davep12and12
	Grapevine (Preview) April 22 "If I am to have a share of those promises enumerated in the AA book, there is a price I must pay. That price is destruction of self-centeredness."	Mike B.	1	537	Apr 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/21 (Preview) Quiet My MindDear Lord, Teach me to quiet my mind. Stop my thoughts from racing from one thing to another. Stop me from the obsessive thinking about the lives of others. Help me rest and quiet my mind. Help me let go of trying to control the lives of others. Free my mind to be at rest. This I pray.	Pythonpappy	0	511	Apr 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Dog gone (Preview) I laid to rest my 14 year old beagle today . I haven't felt this crappy in a longggg time. I know tomorrow will be a better day, just for today I don't take a drink. Wagon	wagon	13	943	Apr 20, 2015 by RubyTues
	Faith (Preview) *Faith**Dwell on the possibilities**and keep coming back*	BoozeWar	1	481	Apr 20, 2015 by Jerry F
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 20, 2015Quote of the Week"Let go of your old ideas - even the good ones." When I was new in recovery, my sponsor always used to ask me what my "back pocket" plans were. These were the plans and ideas I had that were so good I thought I didn't have to run them by him. Once I did thou...	Pythonpappy	0	496	Apr 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 20 "More and more we regard all who labor in the total field of alcoholism as our companions on a march from darkness into light. We see that we can accomplish together what we could never accomplish in separation and in rivalry."	Mike B.	0	441	Apr 20, 2015 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 4/19 (Preview) People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges. --Joseph Fort NewtonRemember building snow forts? After a sticky snowfall we'd build a big snow wall. Then we'd mass-produce snowballs, preparing for battle. The team who built the best snow fort usually won, for their wall provided t...	Pythonpappy	0	517	Apr 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Celebrate! (Sober, of course) (Preview) I'm doing the Happy Dance! A recent positive turn of events has given me the ability to upgrade my life beyond my wildest imagination. There could be a "rags-to-riches" AA success story in here somewhere...! long story short...I left my abusive husband and spoiled life after 26 years. ...	Coogi	3	778	Apr 18, 2015 by Jerry F
	First 4 weeks have been easy. What do I need to watch out for? (Preview) Some or all of this may come across as naive. I'm just telling it as it is. I'm 60 and have drunk too much all my adult life (in fact, from my early teens when I first started playing sport in adult teams and the adults would buy me beer after the game). I'm an obsessive/compulsive living with bipolar. Meds a...	Barmy	40	2542	Apr 17, 2015 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 4/16 (Preview) Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help. --Thomas FullerIn the Serenity Prayer, we pray for the wisdom to know the difference between what we can change and what we cannot. That distinction can be hard for many of us to recognize. When we finally see the reality...	Pythonpappy	0	682	Apr 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	What to do when someone else takes your inventory...Thoughts? (Preview) Had the weirdest experience today of meeting up with an old friend and having them spend some of the time taking MY inventory. I feel like I am centered enough to not become out right angry with the person. I figure this was their first experience in taking inventory and it is easier to explore why someon...	hime	5	8289	Apr 16, 2015 by Coogi
	Grapevine (Preview) April 15 "I've found a life I never knew existed. I'm so overwhelmed with gratitude that there's no room for a bad day."	Mike B.	1	466	Apr 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/15 (Preview) Love is the lamp that lights the universe: without that light . . . the earth is a barren promontory and man the quintessence of dust. --Mary Elizabeth BraddonAll of us are lighted by love. Childcare, car repair, concluding a report - are easier tasks when we know we're loved. We don't feel quite as alon...	Pythonpappy	0	729	Apr 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	My rant about FrUsTrAtIoN!! (Preview) I make no sense, even to myself, sometimes! In my heart, I have no desire to drink...and I know I wouldn't like the outcome if I did (tried that experiment enough times to know). So I ask myself why I get an unpleasant attitude when my "normie" friend wants to go out drinking or has already be...	Coogi	4	901	Apr 14, 2015 by Barmy
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