Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Stop Fixing OthersDear Higher Power,When I am overly dependent on others, I try to fix them. I have a real talent in pinpointing what is wrong with other people. But the very thing that enables me to see their defects most often blinds me to the same, sometimes even worse, shortcomings in myself.Help m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Celebrate your freedomToday in the United States; we celebrate our nation's independence. Why not take a moment to celebrate your independence as well? Whether you've found freedom from an addiction or from codependency, or you've discovered the freedom to live your life as fully as possible, ta...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

. . . I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. --Marie CurieWe are looking for progress, not perfection; however, we sometimes get lost or confused between the two. Expecting ourselves to be perfect at something we are only now learning is a familiar affliction. As we accept ou...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Hope everyone has a happy and sober 4th of July! I am staying off the roads this holiday. So many drunks and prefer to stay here, go to a meeting and throw something on the $5 electric outdoor grill I got at a yard sale. (The food really tastes like the charcoal grilled food!) For the newly recovering alcoh...

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

When I read Bill's Story, the part where Ebby takes him through the steps as they then existed, I am struck by the combination of speed and effect. Putting myself in his shoes I well remenber the massive burdens I was carrying, misery, guilt, remorse, shame, frustration, fear, alienation, hopelessn...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Seeing the good. The beauty of our souls shines in many ways. The greatest of these is love.In the spirit of loving kindness, every day a little ugliness is removed; our perspective on life grows broader and deeper. In the spirit of love, our lives become fresher, our souls humbler; evil seems to disap...

StillTipsyMcStagger · StillTipsyMcStagger

I know, I know, drinking causes us horrific remorse, crushing guilt and agonizing misery yadda, yadda, yadda...but despite all of that do you ever find yourself bored silly being sober? I'm not trying to justify going on a bender. We're all here for good reason and for us the party's over. We're far be...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Doing nothing, that hurts you. --John ArnoldDoing nothing as a steady diet would wear thin after a while, but doing nothing once in a while is good therapy. We need to let our minds and bodies rest. Being always booked for an activity gives us too little time for reflection about our lives. We have come a...

hopefulone · hopefulone

When I first got sober, it was months before I shared, and I did so because an old timer who was sitting next to me punched me in the arm. No joke. It was with his balled up fist and it hurt. He had been trying to talk me into sharing, saying "It's your turn" to me during a few of the previous meetings...

StillTipsyMcStagger · StillTipsyMcStagger

Me. That's who :) How is everyone? Good I hope! I'm great! My wife has yet to smother me in my sleep. I've yet to choke to death on my own vomit in a drunken stupor. And my greatest achievement of all, I've somehow managed to successfully persuade my wife to copulate with me TWICE to create two lovely litt...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 29, 2015Quote of the Week"I'm glad that what's going on in my head isn't happening in my life." I don't know why, but my perception of my life is always different - and worse - than the reality of my life. I can be in line at Starbucks, and that's what's happening, but in the storm in my hea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Money may not buy happiness, but it can buy the type of misery you can live with. -- ZiggyWe think to ourselves, "Wouldn't it be nice not to have to worry about the washer breaking down?" "Wouldn't it be nice to drive a reliable car?" "Wouldn't it be nice to take a Caribbean va...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. --Helen HayesOur habits, whatever they may be, were greatly influenced, if not wholly formed, during childhood. We learned our behavior through imitation - imitation of our parents, our siblings, and our peer group. But we need not be s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Separateness ... put our efforts where we can succeed. The appeal of a "fix" tempts us. One day we dream, "If only I had a different job my life would be happy, or if only I had a different house." Perhaps we even dream of having a different partner. When we waste so much precious ene...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Honesty is the best policy. --David Tuvill NewcomerI've heard people talk about "firing" their sponsors, about sponsors "firing" their sponsees. I find that term disillusioning I thought we were here to help one another.SponsorHuman relationships change, for all sorts...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck. --H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Managing desires is one of the most crucial elements of being an adult. Children want many things that aren't good for them, and their impulses can often get them into trouble. They need loving, caring a...

hopefulone · hopefulone

AA Absolute Abstinence AA Adventurers Anonymous AA Altered Attitudes AA Altruistic Action AA Acknowledge Acceptance AA Attitude Adjustment (from the friendofdrbob.com site) AA Alive Again AA Always Available AA Applied Actions AA Attitude Adjustment AA Avoid Anger (from the allacronyms.co...

hopefulone · hopefulone

This helped me early in sobriety and I have developed a heck of a sweet tooth.....keep some candy or something sweet near you. When you first are trying to get sober, this is very important....I didn't realize it but alcohol has alot of sugar. Your body misses this sugar when you stop drinking and when y...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 24 "No matter what is going on in my life, no matter how bad things seem, I can always find something to be grateful for if I just look hard enough."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...

Enigma · Enigma

Well it's been a while since I've posted. My sobriety date 6/20/2014. Only last year in april &may i was living out of my truck and someones office space. I showered at Planet Fitness. I feel like Doogie Howser posting today why IDK. But i do know each new day this year is gonna be, wait for it wait for i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What happens to us is not as important as how we respond.The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I never really thought that I was a person who was not tolerant of others. This program has made me realize that I have had and still have at times a problem with that. When a relative said something to me about a week or so ago, I could feel anger welling up in me. I had not felt that way towards this person in a...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Tipsy mcstaggers post well the replies, prompted some thoughts. Around ten years ago I reached the pinnacle of being a poor father. Since then I've got and stayed sober. Tried and failed to rebuild my marriage. Tried and failed to reconnect with the now adult children I sired. Engaged in diffe...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 22, 2015Quote of the Week"Praying is talking to God, Meditation is listening for the answer." In step 11 we "sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with a power greater than ourselves..." For a long time I wondered what the difference be...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I wasn't exactly brought up in one of those Norman Rockwell paintings you used to see on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. --Reggie JacksonWe have many myths about other people's lives. When we compare ourselves to these stories, we come up short. We have the TV families in our minds. We may hav...

Coogi · Coogi

Life is full of surprises and those surprises seem to happen when everything's going well and according to plan. I guess HP has His own plans, so I'm doing my best to hang on for the ride. Mom got bad news from the doc, skin cancer...don't know how involved it is yet, they're just getting started in help...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The one lesson my dad taught me: If you're going to do anything in life, do it right. --Monty CralleyOur parents may have had a way of instructing that often bordered on shaming us. No matter what we might remember about it, or them, they meant well. Their own experiences colored how they parented us. Th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Enough's enough already ... where'd this heat come from ??? .... ok, don't answer that, LOL ... Murfreesboro, TN (37127) 3:27 PM CDT on June 15, 2015 (GMT -0500) Rushbrook | Report | Change StationReport StationYou are about to report this weather station for bad data. Please selec...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Change is sometimes necessaryDespite the fact that many of us live turbulent, chaotic lives; we may we don't like change. This causes us to seek our security in familiar places, rather than reach out for the unknown that lies ahead. This may not be real security, however, because familiar places and...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 19 "Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude."

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

willpower DOES NOT WORK IN THE LONG RUN. You must lose the desire. The Big Book says, and Im paraphrasing, "the desire has been lifted from these men." Or removed. Whatever. Work the steps, hang out with your HP, go to meetings, and eventually, the desire will be lifted. And once the desire i...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Early this morning, I woke up and fixed my coffee. After it brewed (I am impatient when it comes to my morning coffee, so actually I pull out the carafe while it is still brewing :), I added my cream and sugar and went on the back patio and sat down. I drank a few sips and started my morning..... I prayed to my H...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Thinking," said the little boy, "is when your mouth stays shut and your head keeps talking to itself." --Arkansas BaptistWe need quiet times in order to develop peace and serenity in our lives. We spend most of our days speaking or being spoken to. It's important to set aside t...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

a year ago today, I was a desperate drunk. Now, I'm just desperate. (Haha)

Jerry F · Jerry F

How are you doing? Usually get to hear from you more often. Got a shout for the board? ((((hugs))))

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The greatest gift we can give another person is the gift of ourselves. When we can share our deepest convictions and failures, our ideals and disillusionments, our hopes and frustrations, our dreams and despairs, our answers and our questions then we are loving our neighbors as ourselves as well a...

heartfan · heartfan

Newbie... alcoholic since 15 years old basically. I went thru residential treatment thru NARA here in Portland Oregon. Been sober since 7-30-14. working on repairing my life. I lost my daughter to DHS due to my drinking, but I have her returned now. She is 10.. we are doing good , been a rough transitio...

DanceofRecovery · DanceofRecovery

The last 24 hours have just been hard. I am four months sober, have worked the program, did a 90-in-90, have a sponsor, and have created a support network of sober friends. Yesterday I learned information that lead me to report my brother and sister-in-law to the department of child and family service...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One of the attributes of love . . . is to bring harmony and order out of chaos. --Molly Haskell Have we forgotten how to love in our hurried passage through life? Perhaps we need reminding that love focuses our attention and guides our direction. Our actions aren't hurried and our feelings aren't conf...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 16 "The history of AA shows that whenever a great need arises, that need is always met. In this respect, I'm quite sure that our history will go on repeating itself."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 15, 2015Quote of the Week"If I'm feeling hysterical, it must be historical." Before recovery, I often wondered why little things caused such a big reaction in me. Somebody driving too slow, other people's comments, little things not going my way - these events often caused big re...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 15 "I no longer view the dishes as an unpleasant task. I see them as an opportunity to meditate ... I concentrate on washing the dishes and not on what I'm going to do next. The most important thing is what's in front of me-now."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Duty is what one expects from others - it is not what one does oneself. --Oscar Wilde NewcomerI do intend to make amends to everyone I've harmed, but I still feel scared to think about it.SponsorThe prospect of facing someone to whom we owe amends may bring up unnecessary fear if we cling to our old notio...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Attend an AA meeting today. To find one in your area: http://www.aa.org/ This is the single most important thing that I have ever done which has helped me stay sober. There is nothing to be afraid of. The meetings are filled with people who like you, are new and ones who have been where you are now. We supp...

maire rua · maire rua

Hi Guys, I used to post a lot to the board in early days but started going to f2f meetings and I make about about 5 a week so online has taken a back seat. I do read from time to time and it does give me great support. I am 5 years now and this board was where it started for me so I will always be grateful. At the momen...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Many of us achieve only the semblance of communication with others; what we say is often not contingent on what the other has just said, and neither of us is aware that we are not communicating. --Desy Safan-GerardWhen we don't listen fully to each other, when we don't revere the Spirit within others t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One Day at a TimeMy best friend was going through some tough situations in her life. I was in the midst of a hard stretch too. We didn't particularly like the things we had to do in our lives. We talked about our feelings and decided that what we were going through was necessary and important, even though w...

hopefulone · hopefulone

For years I went without visiting my mom. I would put off calling her to see how she was. Sure didn't want to hear any lectures about my drinking and chose alcohol over my relationship with her (and other family members). This went on for years. Since being sober, I have kept in regular touch with her -- mo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

F.E.A.R. = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment --AnonymousWe don't want to return to the life we led before recovery, but fear should never be the reason why we don't. Fear keeps us from being open to the Program. If we're only in the Program because we're afraid of the old way of life, we'll never...

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	Today's Gift 7/5 (Preview) Stop Fixing OthersDear Higher Power,When I am overly dependent on others, I try to fix them. I have a real talent in pinpointing what is wrong with other people. But the very thing that enables me to see their defects most often blinds me to the same, sometimes even worse, shortcomings in myself.Help m...	Pythonpappy	0	510	Jul 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 7/4 (Preview) Celebrate your freedomToday in the United States; we celebrate our nation's independence. Why not take a moment to celebrate your independence as well? Whether you've found freedom from an addiction or from codependency, or you've discovered the freedom to live your life as fully as possible, ta...	Pythonpappy	0	507	Jul 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 7/3 (Preview) . . . I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. --Marie CurieWe are looking for progress, not perfection; however, we sometimes get lost or confused between the two. Expecting ourselves to be perfect at something we are only now learning is a familiar affliction. As we accept ou...	Pythonpappy	0	535	Jul 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Have a Happy and Sober 4th of July! (Preview) Hope everyone has a happy and sober 4th of July! I am staying off the roads this holiday. So many drunks and prefer to stay here, go to a meeting and throw something on the $5 electric outdoor grill I got at a yard sale. (The food really tastes like the charcoal grilled food!) For the newly recovering alcoh...	hopefulone	0	690	Jul 3, 2015 by hopefulone
	HAVING HAD A BALL GAME EXPERIENCE....... (Preview) When I read Bill's Story, the part where Ebby takes him through the steps as they then existed, I am struck by the combination of speed and effect. Putting myself in his shoes I well remenber the massive burdens I was carrying, misery, guilt, remorse, shame, frustration, fear, alienation, hopelessn...	Fyne Spirit	2	765	Jul 1, 2015 by hopefulone
	Today's Gift 7/1 (Preview) Seeing the good. The beauty of our souls shines in many ways. The greatest of these is love.In the spirit of loving kindness, every day a little ugliness is removed; our perspective on life grows broader and deeper. In the spirit of love, our lives become fresher, our souls humbler; evil seems to disap...	Pythonpappy	0	566	Jul 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Do any of you find sobriety somewhat dull? (Preview) I know, I know, drinking causes us horrific remorse, crushing guilt and agonizing misery yadda, yadda, yadda...but despite all of that do you ever find yourself bored silly being sober? I'm not trying to justify going on a bender. We're all here for good reason and for us the party's over. We're far be...	StillTipsyMcStagger	19	1152	Jun 30, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Today's Gift 6/30 (Preview) Doing nothing, that hurts you. --John ArnoldDoing nothing as a steady diet would wear thin after a while, but doing nothing once in a while is good therapy. We need to let our minds and bodies rest. Being always booked for an activity gives us too little time for reflection about our lives. We have come a...	Pythonpappy	0	593	Jun 30, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sharing Early in Sobriety (Preview) When I first got sober, it was months before I shared, and I did so because an old timer who was sitting next to me punched me in the arm. No joke. It was with his balled up fist and it hurt. He had been trying to talk me into sharing, saying "It's your turn" to me during a few of the previous meetings...	hopefulone	7	896	Jun 29, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	So who's not dead yet? (Preview) Me. That's who :) How is everyone? Good I hope! I'm great! My wife has yet to smother me in my sleep. I've yet to choke to death on my own vomit in a drunken stupor. And my greatest achievement of all, I've somehow managed to successfully persuade my wife to copulate with me TWICE to create two lovely litt...	StillTipsyMcStagger	13	862	Jun 29, 2015 by MakingWaves
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 29, 2015Quote of the Week"I'm glad that what's going on in my head isn't happening in my life." I don't know why, but my perception of my life is always different - and worse - than the reality of my life. I can be in line at Starbucks, and that's what's happening, but in the storm in my hea...	Pythonpappy	0	735	Jun 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/29 (Preview) Money may not buy happiness, but it can buy the type of misery you can live with. -- ZiggyWe think to ourselves, "Wouldn't it be nice not to have to worry about the washer breaking down?" "Wouldn't it be nice to drive a reliable car?" "Wouldn't it be nice to take a Caribbean va...	Pythonpappy	0	520	Jun 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/28 (Preview) One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. --Helen HayesOur habits, whatever they may be, were greatly influenced, if not wholly formed, during childhood. We learned our behavior through imitation - imitation of our parents, our siblings, and our peer group. But we need not be s...	Pythonpappy	0	547	Jun 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/27 (Preview) Separateness ... put our efforts where we can succeed. The appeal of a "fix" tempts us. One day we dream, "If only I had a different job my life would be happy, or if only I had a different house." Perhaps we even dream of having a different partner. When we waste so much precious ene...	Pythonpappy	0	479	Jun 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/26 (Preview) Honesty is the best policy. --David Tuvill NewcomerI've heard people talk about "firing" their sponsors, about sponsors "firing" their sponsees. I find that term disillusioning I thought we were here to help one another.SponsorHuman relationships change, for all sorts...	Pythonpappy	0	480	Jun 26, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/25 (Preview) Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck. --H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Managing desires is one of the most crucial elements of being an adult. Children want many things that aren't good for them, and their impulses can often get them into trouble. They need loving, caring a...	Pythonpappy	0	560	Jun 26, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	AA Acronyms (Preview) AA Absolute Abstinence AA Adventurers Anonymous AA Altered Attitudes AA Altruistic Action AA *Acknowledge Acceptance* AA Attitude Adjustment (from the friendofdrbob.com site) AA Alive Again AA Always Available AA Applied Actions AA Attitude Adjustment AA Avoid Anger (from the allacronyms.co...	hopefulone	9	4531	Jun 24, 2015 by hopefulone
	Wanna Drink? Have Your Cake and Eat it Too! (Preview) This helped me early in sobriety and I have developed a heck of a sweet tooth.....keep some candy or something sweet near you. When you first are trying to get sober, this is very important....I didn't realize it but alcohol has alot of sugar. Your body misses this sugar when you stop drinking and when y...	hopefulone	5	765	Jun 24, 2015 by hopefulone
	Grapevine (Preview) June 24 "No matter what is going on in my life, no matter how bad things seem, I can always find something to be grateful for if I just look hard enough."	Mike B.	1	532	Jun 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/24 (Preview) Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...	Pythonpappy	0	585	Jun 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	1 year again ODAT !! (Preview) Well it's been a while since I've posted. My sobriety date 6/20/2014. Only last year in april &may i was living out of my truck and someones office space. I showered at Planet Fitness. I feel like Doogie Howser posting today why IDK. But i do know each new day this year is gonna be, wait for it wait for i...	Enigma	9	765	Jun 23, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 6/23 (Preview) What happens to us is not as important as how we respond.The external events of our lives are largely beyond our control. We do not choose our parents, our emotional environment, the historical period in which we live, our body type, or the flow of circumstances that shape our experience. These are gi...	Pythonpappy	0	551	Jun 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Love, Patience and Tolerance (Preview) I never really thought that I was a person who was not tolerant of others. This program has made me realize that I have had and still have at times a problem with that. When a relative said something to me about a week or so ago, I could feel anger welling up in me. I had not felt that way towards this person in a...	hopefulone	2	812	Jun 23, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	2nd chances (Preview) Tipsy mcstaggers post well the replies, prompted some thoughts. Around ten years ago I reached the pinnacle of being a poor father. Since then I've got and stayed sober. Tried and failed to rebuild my marriage. Tried and failed to reconnect with the now adult children I sired. Engaged in diffe...	bikerbill	4	702	Jun 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 22, 2015Quote of the Week"Praying is talking to God, Meditation is listening for the answer." In step 11 we "sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with a power greater than ourselves..." For a long time I wondered what the difference be...	Pythonpappy	0	667	Jun 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) I wasn't exactly brought up in one of those Norman Rockwell paintings you used to see on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. --Reggie JacksonWe have many myths about other people's lives. When we compare ourselves to these stories, we come up short. We have the TV families in our minds. We may hav...	Pythonpappy	0	500	Jun 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Reality bites (Preview) Life is full of surprises and those surprises seem to happen when everything's going well and according to plan. I guess HP has His own plans, so I'm doing my best to hang on for the ride. Mom got bad news from the doc, skin cancer...don't know how involved it is yet, they're just getting started in help...	Coogi	3	747	Jun 21, 2015 by Phyllis K
	Today's Gift 6/20 (Preview) The one lesson my dad taught me: If you're going to do anything in life, do it right. --Monty CralleyOur parents may have had a way of instructing that often bordered on shaming us. No matter what we might remember about it, or them, they meant well. Their own experiences colored how they parented us. Th...	Pythonpappy	0	503	Jun 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Okay! ... It's not even Summer Yet (Preview) Enough's enough already ... where'd this heat come from ??? .... ok, don't answer that, LOL ... Murfreesboro, TN (37127) 3:27 PM CDT on June 15, 2015 (GMT -0500) Rushbrook \| Report \| Change StationReport StationYou are about to report this weather station for bad data. Please selec...	Pythonpappy	5	846	Jun 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/19 (Preview) Change is sometimes necessaryDespite the fact that many of us live turbulent, chaotic lives; we may we don't like change. This causes us to seek our security in familiar places, rather than reach out for the unknown that lies ahead. This may not be real security, however, because familiar places and...	Pythonpappy	0	530	Jun 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 19 "Not drinking is the first requirement for joy; the second requirement is gratitude."	Mike B.	0	499	Jun 19, 2015 by Mike B.
	Desire (Preview) willpower DOES NOT WORK IN THE LONG RUN. You must lose the desire. The Big Book says, and Im paraphrasing, "the desire has been lifted from these men." Or removed. Whatever. Work the steps, hang out with your HP, go to meetings, and eventually, the desire will be lifted. And once the desire i...	Baba Louie	8	811	Jun 18, 2015 by Baba Louie
	"Can You Hear Me Now?" (Preview) Early this morning, I woke up and fixed my coffee. After it brewed (I am impatient when it comes to my morning coffee, so actually I pull out the carafe while it is still brewing :), I added my cream and sugar and went on the back patio and sat down. I drank a few sips and started my morning..... I prayed to my H...	hopefulone	2	726	Jun 18, 2015 by Coogi
	Today's Gift 6/18 (Preview) "Thinking," said the little boy, "is when your mouth stays shut and your head keeps talking to itself." --Arkansas BaptistWe need quiet times in order to develop peace and serenity in our lives. We spend most of our days speaking or being spoken to. It's important to set aside t...	Pythonpappy	0	597	Jun 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Happy happy, joy joy (Preview) a year ago today, I was a desperate drunk. Now, I'm just desperate. (Haha)	Baba Louie	18	755	Jun 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	Pappy (Preview) How are you doing? Usually get to hear from you more often. Got a shout for the board? ((((hugs))))	Jerry F	15	1007	Jun 17, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/17 (Preview) The greatest gift we can give another person is the gift of ourselves. When we can share our deepest convictions and failures, our ideals and disillusionments, our hopes and frustrations, our dreams and despairs, our answers and our questions then we are loving our neighbors as ourselves as well a...	Pythonpappy	0	447	Jun 17, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	newbie here (Preview) Newbie... alcoholic since 15 years old basically. I went thru residential treatment thru NARA here in Portland Oregon. Been sober since 7-30-14. working on repairing my life. I lost my daughter to DHS due to my drinking, but I have her returned now. She is 10.. we are doing good , been a rough transitio...	heartfan	9	830	Jun 17, 2015 by hopefulone
	Somewhere between Step three & suicide... help suicide higher power safety advice (Preview) The last 24 hours have just been hard. I am four months sober, have worked the program, did a 90-in-90, have a sponsor, and have created a support network of sober friends. Yesterday I learned information that lead me to report my brother and sister-in-law to the department of child and family service...	DanceofRecovery	7	8062	Jun 17, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift 6/16 (Preview) One of the attributes of love . . . is to bring harmony and order out of chaos. --Molly Haskell Have we forgotten how to love in our hurried passage through life? Perhaps we need reminding that love focuses our attention and guides our direction. Our actions aren't hurried and our feelings aren't conf...	Pythonpappy	0	500	Jun 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 16 "The history of AA shows that whenever a great need arises, that need is always met. In this respect, I'm quite sure that our history will go on repeating itself."	Mike B.	0	486	Jun 16, 2015 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 15, 2015Quote of the Week"If I'm feeling hysterical, it must be historical." Before recovery, I often wondered why little things caused such a big reaction in me. Somebody driving too slow, other people's comments, little things not going my way - these events often caused big re...	Pythonpappy	0	536	Jun 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 15 "I no longer view the dishes as an unpleasant task. I see them as an opportunity to meditate ... I concentrate on washing the dishes and not on what I'm going to do next. The most important thing is what's in front of me-now."	Mike B.	1	496	Jun 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/14 (Preview) Duty is what one expects from others - it is not what one does oneself. --Oscar Wilde NewcomerI do intend to make amends to everyone I've harmed, but I still feel scared to think about it.SponsorThe prospect of facing someone to whom we owe amends may bring up unnecessary fear if we cling to our old notio...	Pythonpappy	0	542	Jun 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	How Can I Not Drink TODAY? (Preview) Attend an AA meeting today. To find one in your area: http://www.aa.org/ This is the single most important thing that I have ever done which has helped me stay sober. There is nothing to be afraid of. The meetings are filled with people who like you, are new and ones who have been where you are now. We supp...	hopefulone	3	877	Jun 14, 2015 by maire rua
	Procrastination (Preview) Hi Guys, I used to post a lot to the board in early days but started going to f2f meetings and I make about about 5 a week so online has taken a back seat. I do read from time to time and it does give me great support. I am 5 years now and this board was where it started for me so I will always be grateful. At the momen...	maire rua	5	796	Jun 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/13 (Preview) Many of us achieve only the semblance of communication with others; what we say is often not contingent on what the other has just said, and neither of us is aware that we are not communicating. --Desy Safan-GerardWhen we don't listen fully to each other, when we don't revere the Spirit within others t...	Pythonpappy	0	512	Jun 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 6/12 (Preview) One Day at a TimeMy best friend was going through some tough situations in her life. I was in the midst of a hard stretch too. We didn't particularly like the things we had to do in our lives. We talked about our feelings and decided that what we were going through was necessary and important, even though w...	Pythonpappy	0	577	Jun 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Visit with Mom (Preview) For years I went without visiting my mom. I would put off calling her to see how she was. Sure didn't want to hear any lectures about my drinking and chose alcohol over my relationship with her (and other family members). This went on for years. Since being sober, I have kept in regular touch with her -- mo...	hopefulone	3	690	Jun 12, 2015 by Coogi
	Today's Gift 6/11 (Preview) F.E.A.R. = Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment --AnonymousWe don't want to return to the life we led before recovery, but fear should never be the reason why we don't. Fear keeps us from being open to the Program. If we're only in the Program because we're afraid of the old way of life, we'll never...	Pythonpappy	1	465	Jun 11, 2015 by hopefulone
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