Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 11 "In AA I learned to take the risk of being real."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Onzello, ... glad to have you here AND thanks for sharing your story with us ... I'm happy to know you've found a home in AA and pray for you to continue to have the strength and desire to stay this time ... Like you, I tried AA about 1995, but I didn't come to stay until '08, it saved me from my dy...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ligeira · Ligeira

Hello everyone, I am very new around here. I started about two months ago attending a local AA group as a periodical alcoholic. I still haven't found a sponsor. I seek alcohol and cannot stop and binge when I experience difficult emotions, especially those concerning my relationship with my partne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.~ Henry David Thoreau

Rayray · Rayray

Hey everyone. It's me again. So here we go. I didn't drink for 2 weeks then my boyfriend takes me out and asks if I'm ready to drink....Well let's start from the beginning, he wanted me to quit, told me I needed AA. Well I stopped for 2 weeks and then he asks if I'm ready for a drink. In my head I feel, of course I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time. --Charles SchulzLiving one day at a time is a big project. Most of us have just enough faith, patience, and courage to last 24 hours. We all seem to be in need of a daily refueling.Living in today helps keep our lives balanced and simple. At f...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 13 "I must learn to open my mind as well as my eyes."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. -- W. B. YeatsIt's a bitter pill to swallow, but our intelligence only gets in the way when we're dealing with things that really count -- our feelings and how we express them. Love is the be all and e...

Amigo · Amigo

I was empting the "honey bucket" off the aft deck before boarding my dinghy on a hot sunny beautiful morning...A big turtle about 2 feet long emerged to the surface as if he saw a Carl's Junior Roadside Sign for a hungry lunchtime 12:30 PM pit stop...He enthusiastically imbibed..and how...

peecee · peecee

Amazing! A good word for you because they way you reach out here consistently to others and keep giving back is amazing. Even in spite of health issues....I bet you don't even realize how many folks you have helped. You have also been the "rock" of this board for at least the last year. Go...

Tanin · Tanin

Alcoholics Anonymous marks 75 years in Philadelphia, cheering successesAlfred Lubrano, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: Saturday, March 7, 2015 People cheered the man who was 50 years sober, but they stood and screamed wildly for the guy who hadn't had a drink in a day. "That's for you, Mr. On...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Accepting LoveMany of us have worked too hard to make relationships work; sometimes those relationships didn't have a chance because the other person was unavailable or refused to participate.To compensate for the other person's unavailability, we worked too hard. We may have done all or most of...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 9, 2015Quote of the Week"It is the mosquitoes that will chase me out of the woods, not the bears!" It's amazing how I intuitively know how to handle the big things. A few weeks ago my brother and his wife - who live right around the corner from me - came home from vacation to find their h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayWhen I sit quietly and compare my life today with the way it used to be, the difference is almost beyond belief. But things aren't always rosy; some days are a lot better than others. I tend to accept the bad days more easily on an intellectual level than I do emotionally, or at gut-l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Some of the experiences we go through are hard. We get heavy at times. "I'm drowning in my grief," I told a friend after my son died. "It feels like I'm swimming across an ocean, and I'm getting tired." When it's too difficult to keep swimming, float.Action:What's more irritati...

just4me · just4me

my first time on here. Am looking for support.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Every new moment that arises in your life can now be a point of choice. . .in which you can choose to treat yourself and others with Compassion rather than Judgment. --David Harp NewcomerI wince every time I hear the words "God as we understood Him" and "Higher Power." When meeti...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When you do something you are proud of, dwell on it a little, praise yourself for it. --Mildred NewmanEach one of us is very good at something. Maybe it's baseball or tennis where we display talent. Maybe we're good in math or at giving reports. A few people are talented at being good listeners or helpfu...

Amigo · Amigo

Train yourself Amigo in the way of serenity...find that inner tranquillity and peace....Then, you will be a power for peace. Do not fear the unknown not even death itself . For with every forward step you take you are entering a fuller existence. As you step forward you will carry the light which will r...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP 'atlas', ... glad to have you here to share your ESH ... Love ya Brother and God Bless, Pappy

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 5 "Today I can look upon myself and others with understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, and love ... Recovery is a wonderland."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Friendship doubles your joy and divides your grief.~ Swedish Proverb

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I was talking to a friend about something I didn't want to do but believed I needed to do anyway. I was dreading it and feeling irritable. Often when we talk like that, other people scowl and say, "Oh, don't let shoulds control your life. If you don't want to do it, don't."But this man unders...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

G.O.D. = Good Orderly Direction --Anonymous When we decided to turn our will and lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him, we made a declaration of independence. We declared our freedom from the chains of our self-centered ego and the unrelenting demands of our self-will. When we decided t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 4 "Even in self-protection, we do not wish to erect the slightest barrier between ourselves and the fellow alcoholic who still suffers. We know that society has been demanding that he conform to its laws and conventions. But the essence of his alcoholic malady is the fact that he has bee...

michelesinterior · michelesinterior

What page is it on

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The first skill needed for the Inner Game is called "letting it happen." This means gradually building a trust in the innate ability of your body to learn and to perform. --W. Timothy GallweyA strange and intriguing mystery confronts us in the Twelve Steps. We are mending our ways; we are b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 2, 2015Quote of the Week"The difference between me and God is that God doesn't want to be me." I can't tell you how many times I've tried to arrange all of life to suit my needs. I've planned and schemed, worked and manipulated, hoped and dreamed, and then manipulated some more all...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A young cowboy from Texas goes off to college.Half way through the semester, having foolishly squandered all his money .... he calls home. "Dad," he says, "You won't believe what modern education is developing!They actually have a program here at A&M that will teach our dog, O...

mandm · mandm

Well hello everyone , when I first quit drinking my smoking picked up, I was never a sober smoker in my life, in my drinking days I would often wake up finding a pack of smokes that I bought over the course of the night and now was just a foggy memory. However when I quit drinking I found my self smoking. The...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Laugh for the day! Crisis runs in the family Bobbitt Family Update In a recent news broadcast, it was announced that Lorena Bobbitt's sister Louella was arrested for an alleged attempt to perform the same act on herhusband as her famous sister had done several years ago . Sources reveal the sis...

New Member · SobrietySheWrote

Hello. My name is Abby, and I am an alcoholic. I am 28 years old and engaged to a wonderful man. I met him shortly before my 23rd birthday. I didn't have my first sip of alcohol until I was 21. I never drank in high school and very rarely drank in college. My father was an alcoholic until I turned 2 and then he re...

joblady38 · joblady38

In July 2012 I hit rock bottom, no I thought I'd hit rock bottom. I fell into the longest binge I've ever known. I just stopped going to work and stayed home and drank and drank. I'd stop for about 3hrs, long enough to go and pick my daughter up from school. If you could have seen my apartment. It was absolute...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 23, 2015Quote of the Week"Worrying is praying for things you don't want to happen." I don't know where my tendency to worry came from - perhaps I learned it from my mother - but I'm sure good at it. Before the program I would worry and stress over most areas of my life and even if somet...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your hopes, dreams, and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above the clouds - if you will only let them.~ Diane Roger

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone: it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Le GuinEveryone could use a new batch of love every day. Way too often, we forget to make a new batch. Then we end up eating hard, old, crumbly stuff that doesn't even taste good. We forget to ta...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I'm only sending this to the brightest of my elderly friends! This test will keep that dreaded disease that effects your memory at bay! New Senior's Exam, you only need 4 correct out of 10 questions to pass. 1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3...

Amigo · Amigo

Amigo if you were playing Golf the object of the game would be to hit the ball and get it into the cup over 9 or 18 holes..You do that by employing Golf clubs If you are sober the object is to be happy joyous and free to have a clear communication with God...This you can do by emplying the steps... Along the co...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Laura, ... glad you found us ... ODDLY, I went years to 'Fayette New Beginnings' in Georgia ... A great group ... My sponsor and I met there for noon meetings and had lunch afterwards at least once a month ... it's a very good group ... Love ya and God bless, Pappy I was known as Roger G the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin Delano RooseveltNewcomer Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever.Sponsor What you're...

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

of service to others. I haven't been on this message board in a while. We are all miracles in progress. I look forward to tomorrow because of today. Today, I was sober and this one day is as important and essential as my ten years of sobriety. Thinking that first drink through has always been a powerful...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.~ Matt Biondi

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Finding balanceLet's not forget to play. Our new way of life is a serious matter, but it is not intended as a punishment; nor do we need to repent and suffer for the rest of our lives. Our new way of life is intended to produce growth.But growth takes work. And work needs play for balance. If we forget to pla...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 27 "I need grace to recover happily, to be comfortable in my sobriety, and to be able to help others do the same."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Don't take storms personally.Somewhere out in the Pacific, a storm brewed and swirled and thrashed and died without ever touching the land. Three days, later, under a clear blue sky, the storm surge reached the California coast near Los Angeles. The sea threw rocks at my house, and the waves stacked...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 26 "I'm free to be the person I've always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Happiness is a decision.We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the women and men at the meetings convinced us we were right! Fortunately, we have stuck around long enough to understand wher...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Grapevine (Preview) March 11 "In AA I learned to take the risk of being real."	Mike B.	1	537	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Welcome Onzello (Preview) Welcome to MIP Onzello, ... glad to have you here AND thanks for sharing your story with us ... I'm happy to know you've found a home in AA and pray for you to continue to have the strength and desire to stay this time ... Like you, I tried AA about 1995, but I didn't come to stay until '08, it saved me from my dy...	Pythonpappy	5	605	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	509	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	How to deal with slips? (Preview) Hello everyone, I am very new around here. I started about two months ago attending a local AA group as a periodical alcoholic. I still haven't found a sponsor. I seek alcohol and cannot stop and binge when I experience difficult emotions, especially those concerning my relationship with my partne...	Ligeira	10	1390	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.~ Henry David Thoreau	Pythonpappy	1	498	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	I'm baaack (Preview) Hey everyone. It's me again. So here we go. I didn't drink for 2 weeks then my boyfriend takes me out and asks if I'm ready to drink....Well let's start from the beginning, he wanted me to quit, told me I needed AA. Well I stopped for 2 weeks and then he asks if I'm ready for a drink. In my head I feel, of course I...	Rayray	12	831	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift 3/13 (Preview) I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time. --Charles SchulzLiving one day at a time is a big project. Most of us have just enough faith, patience, and courage to last 24 hours. We all seem to be in need of a daily refueling.Living in today helps keep our lives balanced and simple. At f...	Pythonpappy	1	475	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Grapevine (Preview) March 13 "I must learn to open my mind as well as my eyes."	Mike B.	3	451	Mar 14, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift 3/11 (Preview) People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. -- W. B. YeatsIt's a bitter pill to swallow, but our intelligence only gets in the way when we're dealing with things that really count -- our feelings and how we express them. Love is the be all and e...	Pythonpappy	0	423	Mar 11, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	I Am Reminded We Are Indeed Connected With All life (Preview) I was empting the "honey bucket" off the aft deck before boarding my dinghy on a hot sunny beautiful morning...A big turtle about 2 feet long emerged to the surface as if he saw a Carl's Junior Roadside Sign for a hungry lunchtime 12:30 PM pit stop...He enthusiastically imbibed..and how...	Amigo	1	668	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Happy Belated 7th Anniversary Pappy! (Preview) Amazing! A good word for you because they way you reach out here consistently to others and keep giving back is amazing. Even in spite of health issues....I bet you don't even realize how many folks you have helped. You have also been the "rock" of this board for at least the last year. Go...	peecee	14	1076	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Alcoholics Anonymous Celebrates 75 years in Philadelphia (Preview) Alcoholics Anonymous marks 75 years in Philadelphia, cheering successesAlfred Lubrano, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: Saturday, March 7, 2015 People cheered the man who was 50 years sober, but they stood and screamed wildly for the guy who hadn't had a drink in a day. "That's for you, Mr. On...	Tanin	1	667	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/10 (Preview) Accepting LoveMany of us have worked too hard to make relationships work; sometimes those relationships didn't have a chance because the other person was unavailable or refused to participate.To compensate for the other person's unavailability, we worked too hard. We may have done all or most of...	Pythonpappy	0	512	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 9, 2015Quote of the Week"It is the mosquitoes that will chase me out of the woods, not the bears!" It's amazing how I intuitively know how to handle the big things. A few weeks ago my brother and his wife - who live right around the corner from me - came home from vacation to find their h...	Pythonpappy	0	521	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/9 (Preview) Reflection for the DayWhen I sit quietly and compare my life today with the way it used to be, the difference is almost beyond belief. But things aren't always rosy; some days are a lot better than others. I tend to accept the bad days more easily on an intellectual level than I do emotionally, or at gut-l...	Pythonpappy	0	471	Mar 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/8 (Preview) Some of the experiences we go through are hard. We get heavy at times. "I'm drowning in my grief," I told a friend after my son died. "It feels like I'm swimming across an ocean, and I'm getting tired." When it's too difficult to keep swimming, float.Action:What's more irritati...	Pythonpappy	0	439	Mar 8, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	confused (Preview) my first time on here. Am looking for support.	just4me	44	1875	Mar 7, 2015 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 3/7 (Preview) Every new moment that arises in your life can now be a point of choice. . .in which you can choose to treat yourself and others with Compassion rather than Judgment. --David Harp NewcomerI wince every time I hear the words "God as we understood Him" and "Higher Power." When meeti...	Pythonpappy	0	454	Mar 7, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/6 (Preview) When you do something you are proud of, dwell on it a little, praise yourself for it. --Mildred NewmanEach one of us is very good at something. Maybe it's baseball or tennis where we display talent. Maybe we're good in math or at giving reports. A few people are talented at being good listeners or helpfu...	Pythonpappy	0	407	Mar 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Spiritual Lesson I Remind Myself Today (Preview) Train yourself Amigo in the way of serenity...find that inner tranquillity and peace....Then, you will be a power for peace. Do not fear the unknown not even death itself . For with every forward step you take you are entering a fuller existence. As you step forward you will carry the light which will r...	Amigo	2	582	Mar 6, 2015 by Jerry F
	Welcome 'atlas927' ...(Alan) (Preview) Welcome to MIP 'atlas', ... glad to have you here to share your ESH ... Love ya Brother and God Bless, Pappy	Pythonpappy	1	406	Mar 5, 2015 by peecee
	Grapevine (Preview) March 5 "Today I can look upon myself and others with understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, and love ... Recovery is a wonderland."	Mike B.	1	417	Mar 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Friendship doubles your joy and divides your grief.~ Swedish Proverb	Pythonpappy	0	436	Mar 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/5 (Preview) I was talking to a friend about something I didn't want to do but believed I needed to do anyway. I was dreading it and feeling irritable. Often when we talk like that, other people scowl and say, "Oh, don't let shoulds control your life. If you don't want to do it, don't."But this man unders...	Pythonpappy	0	538	Mar 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/4 (Preview) G.O.D. = Good Orderly Direction --Anonymous When we decided to turn our will and lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him, we made a declaration of independence. We declared our freedom from the chains of our self-centered ego and the unrelenting demands of our self-will. When we decided t...	Pythonpappy	0	468	Mar 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 4 "Even in self-protection, we do not wish to erect the slightest barrier between ourselves and the fellow alcoholic who still suffers. We know that society has been demanding that he conform to its laws and conventions. But the essence of his alcoholic malady is the fact that he has bee...	Mike B.	0	460	Mar 4, 2015 by Mike B.
	Desiderata Poem in the Big Bookj (Preview) What page is it on	michelesinterior	3	4659	Mar 4, 2015 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh	Pythonpappy	0	594	Mar 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/3 (Preview) The first skill needed for the Inner Game is called "letting it happen." This means gradually building a trust in the innate ability of your body to learn and to perform. --W. Timothy GallweyA strange and intriguing mystery confronts us in the Twelve Steps. We are mending our ways; we are b...	Pythonpappy	0	456	Mar 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 2, 2015Quote of the Week"The difference between me and God is that God doesn't want to be me." I can't tell you how many times I've tried to arrange all of life to suit my needs. I've planned and schemed, worked and manipulated, hoped and dreamed, and then manipulated some more all...	Pythonpappy	0	544	Mar 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Another Joke ... 'Just Take Care of Dad' (Preview) A young cowboy from Texas goes off to college.Half way through the semester, having foolishly squandered all his money .... he calls home. "Dad," he says, "You won't believe what modern education is developing!They actually have a program here at A&M that will teach our dog, O...	Pythonpappy	1	589	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	Am I on the wrong board? (Preview) Well hello everyone , when I first quit drinking my smoking picked up, I was never a sober smoker in my life, in my drinking days I would often wake up finding a pack of smokes that I bought over the course of the night and now was just a foggy memory. However when I quit drinking I found my self smoking. The...	mandm	9	767	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	Sorry, I Gotta Send One More (Preview) Laugh for the day! Crisis runs in the family Bobbitt Family Update In a recent news broadcast, it was announced that Lorena Bobbitt's sister Louella was arrested for an alleged attempt to perform the same act on herhusband as her famous sister had done several years ago . Sources reveal the sis...	Pythonpappy	1	527	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	New Member (Preview) Hello. My name is Abby, and I am an alcoholic. I am 28 years old and engaged to a wonderful man. I met him shortly before my 23rd birthday. I didn't have my first sip of alcohol until I was 21. I never drank in high school and very rarely drank in college. My father was an alcoholic until I turned 2 and then he re...	SobrietySheWrote	6	717	Mar 2, 2015 by StPeteDean
	The Rock Bottom that Dropped me into the Abyss by a lady alcoholic (Preview) In July 2012 I hit rock bottom, no I thought I'd hit rock bottom. I fell into the longest binge I've ever known. I just stopped going to work and stayed home and drank and drank. I'd stop for about 3hrs, long enough to go and pick my daughter up from school. If you could have seen my apartment. It was absolute...	joblady38	2	668	Mar 2, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 23, 2015Quote of the Week"Worrying is praying for things you don't want to happen." I don't know where my tendency to worry came from - perhaps I learned it from my mother - but I'm sure good at it. Before the program I would worry and stress over most areas of my life and even if somet...	Pythonpappy	3	526	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your hopes, dreams, and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above the clouds - if you will only let them.~ Diane Roger	Pythonpappy	0	435	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/2 (Preview) Love doesn't just sit there like a stone: it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Le GuinEveryone could use a new batch of love every day. Way too often, we forget to make a new batch. Then we end up eating hard, old, crumbly stuff that doesn't even taste good. We forget to ta...	Pythonpappy	0	465	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Take a Break ... Here's a 'Test' for Y'all (Preview) I'm only sending this to the brightest of my elderly friends! This test will keep that dreaded disease that effects your memory at bay! New Senior's Exam, you only need 4 correct out of 10 questions to pass. 1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3...	Pythonpappy	1	616	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Santa and the Big Bunny (Preview) Amigo if you were playing Golf the object of the game would be to hit the ball and get it into the cup over 9 or 18 holes..You do that by employing Golf clubs If you are sober the object is to be happy joyous and free to have a clear communication with God...This you can do by emplying the steps... Along the co...	Amigo	1	612	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome buckys (Preview) Welcome to MIP Laura, ... glad you found us ... ODDLY, I went years to 'Fayette New Beginnings' in Georgia ... A great group ... My sponsor and I met there for noon meetings and had lunch afterwards at least once a month ... it's a very good group ... Love ya and God bless, Pappy I was known as Roger G the...	Pythonpappy	0	393	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.~ Gilbert K. Chesterton	Pythonpappy	0	434	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 3/1 (Preview) When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin Delano RooseveltNewcomer Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever.Sponsor What you're...	Pythonpappy	0	400	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Ten Years Sober on 2/19/15!! I didn't think I had a chance!! Thanks to my Higher Power, my AA family, and trying to be (Preview) of service to others. I haven't been on this message board in a while. We are all miracles in progress. I look forward to tomorrow because of today. Today, I was sober and this one day is as important and essential as my ten years of sobriety. Thinking that first drink through has always been a powerful...	Pablomoses	13	949	Mar 1, 2015 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.~ Matt Biondi	Pythonpappy	0	430	Feb 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/28 (Preview) Finding balanceLet's not forget to play. Our new way of life is a serious matter, but it is not intended as a punishment; nor do we need to repent and suffer for the rest of our lives. Our new way of life is intended to produce growth.But growth takes work. And work needs play for balance. If we forget to pla...	Pythonpappy	0	450	Feb 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Graepvine (Preview) February 27 "I need grace to recover happily, to be comfortable in my sobriety, and to be able to help others do the same."	Mike B.	1	515	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/24 (Preview) Don't take storms personally.Somewhere out in the Pacific, a storm brewed and swirled and thrashed and died without ever touching the land. Three days, later, under a clear blue sky, the storm surge reached the California coast near Los Angeles. The sea threw rocks at my house, and the waves stacked...	Pythonpappy	2	515	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 26 "I'm free to be the person I've always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become."	Mike B.	2	532	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Happiness is a decision.We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the women and men at the meetings convinced us we were right! Fortunately, we have stuck around long enough to understand wher...	Pythonpappy	0	453	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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