Alcoholics Anonymous

Philipld · Philipld

The role of Victim (poor me) is a favorite for many of us. There are so many benefits we can ascertain by playing the role of the victim. 1. We automatically gain self-worth. Follow this reasoning closely. As a victim, we are the one to whom injustice is being done, thus the others are unjust, incorrect,...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 20 "For me, there is no better feeling than the one I get running into another alcoholic when I'm feeling down. We alcoholics are bonded together by the sadness of a deadly disease and the miracle of a spiritual solution."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to.*****When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.*****Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.*****If you find a path with n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Grief may be a pathway to our deepest connections.People often say, "I don't want to burden you with my troubles, you have enough to worry about." Yet sharing our troubles with our partner or close friends lightens our burden and restores our balance. Telling someone our experiences and...

Philipld · Philipld

PRAYERS OF THE STEPS1ST STEP God, Creative Intelligence, Universal Mind, Spirit of Nature or Spirit of the Universe my name is ______, And I'm a real alcoholic ... and I need your help today. (pg.. 10-2, 46, & Chp. 3 BB)2nd STEP God, I'm standing at the turning point right now. Give me your protecti...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I grew up in a Methodist church and was a Christian. I wasn't raised in a Bible thumping family. The only time we prayed as a family is when we were with my grandparents and before a meal. We did have to go to Sunday School and church with my folks when we were younger, until my parents got upset at something w...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Just curious: how have you, or how do you plan to, talk to your kids about alcohol and alcoholism after getting sober? I've thought a lot about this because, while I don't have kids now, there is a decent likelihood that some day my partner and I will. Just wondering what approaches folks have taken, giv...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 19 "Sobriety isn't a discrete list of tasks that you do and then check off; it's a state of being that pervades every aspect of your life."

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

This may sound ridiculous, but I started wondering today what "normal" drinking feels like to non-alcoholics. And what I mean by that is I wonder what it feels like, internally, to order one drink, finish it, enjoy a very light buzz, and then think no more about it. (The fact that I wonder th...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

It will get up to 99 degrees here in VA. The record high in this area for June 18th is 99 deg. in 1944. Time to pull out the beekeenis guys! LOLOL. You all are pretty cool so stay cooler in this stuff!

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I think a lot about how much time I flushed down the toilet while boozing. If I added together the hours I have spent heavily intoxicated, the amount of time would equal months. Months of watching TV and movies whose plots I didn't retain, months of mindlessly eating food that I didn't remember the next...

jimmyjam · jimmyjam

This is my first time posting and would first like to say that I have enjoyed many of the posts on this site. What I have read has both inspired and given me answers on my AA journey. Bless AA and the fellowship. I just got my 5 year chip a couple of weeks ago and feel very thankful for that. I feel compelled to w...

Philipld · Philipld

The Anti-12 Steps (for the still active alcoholic) 1. I declared that I had complete and total control over my alcohol use and that I can completely manage my life and still drink alcohol. 2. Came to know that I needed no one and that alcohol would help me maintain my happiness and sanity 3. Made a decis...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.Elbert Hubbard

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life guarantees a chance - not a fair shake.--Bernie Y.Life is not fair. Most of us know that, but few of us accept it. Something in us often clings to the idea that ultimately, the gifts will all be evenly divided. Mostly we want to be paid back for the injustices of the past. Many of us expect - no, demand -...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 18 "Step Six may be the greatest act of courage in the whole twelve-step process: a total act of faith. I have to trust that God will see the big picture and make the right choices."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This sounds awesome! "Celebrating 75 Years of "The Big Book" Alcoholics Anonymous! It is for three days August 8-10. There will be four guest speakers from California, VA/DC, and Maryland. Besides the speakers, there will be service workshops, BB history, and more and it will be...

gonee · gonee

I believe that the greatest gift that AA gave me was sponsorship. First all being sponsored. Someone took me by the hand and guided me through my sick years in AA. I subsequently got well. I then sponsored others. They also got well. Today my greatest gift is to see those that I sponsored, working with ot...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To reach a port, we must sail sail, not tie at anchor sail, not drift.Franklin Roosevelt

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exist; ours only is the present's tiny point.--ShabistariWe are tempted to look back and to look ahead. But what we most need to do is be present in this moment, with ourselves, with our loved ones and friends, and with our experience right here an...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Okay...just curious. Right now I work for myself. I have a sob for a boss and the pay is lousy, however, I get sick leave, vacation days and a flexible schedule doing something I love so I haven't been very motivated to change jobs.... Several years ago I got a DUI, completed the required classes, got my c...

Philipld · Philipld

Bill W.'s letter to Dr. Jung Swiss psychologist & psychiatrist Jan 23, 1961 (Mentioned on pages 26 & 27 of the Big Book) My dear Dr. Jung: This letter of great appreciation has been very long overdue. May I first introduce myself as Bill W., a co-founder of the Society of Alcoholics Anony...

Philipld · Philipld

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN A POSTWAR EMERGENCY By Bill W. One of the Founders What is the picture of alcoholism in the days ahead? The opinion of one of my friends indicates what the possibilities may be. With the emphasis characteristic of true alcoholics he said, "It looks like hell to me."...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 16 "Alcoholics Anonymous has an answer to problems in sobriety, making sobriety, eventually, something wonderful instead of something that can drive people to drink."

Philipld · Philipld

The 24-Hour Club for Alcoholics Today, club life for ex-drunks-to supply their needs for companionship and fun-is A.A.s second miracle by FOWLER HILL Your Life©, January 1953 Two years ago, an old actor, whose name used to appear on Broadway marquees (call him Lionel Sloane), got drunk again in Hol...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseIf anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1 John3:17Weekly QuoteIf you cant feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Mother TeresaWeekly Thought When was the last time you really witnessed love in action? W...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

The good news is, I received a letter from my daughter. Over the last six years, I hardly heard from her at all. She sent me a box with a few gifts in it. I am not sure what for, except maybe when I reached a year she wanted to do something for me. Inside was a letter. I couldn't believe it. At first I thought it wa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

June 16, 2014Quote of the Week"The good part of recovery is that you get your feelings back; the bad part is that you get your feelings back." Ah, the paradox of recovery (one of many). When I was 'out there' I had an easy way of dealing with my feelings - I'd numb them. Unable to feel or even ac...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Give people a fact or an idea and you can enlighten their minds; tell them a story and you touch their souls.Hasidic Proverb

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Living according to principles If we live according to spiritual principles, we will know harmony in our lives. If we ignore these principles, our harmony will be destroyed.Fortunately, the principles are constant. Once we recognize our mistakes, our task is to once again apply the principles we...

gonee · gonee

My sponsor committed suicide today. 26 years ago, he brought me to AA and worked with me everyday. His son committed suicide 2 years ago with a drug problem. My sponsor relapsed after 8 years because of a gambling problem. The great thing about my sponsor, was that he had the humility to hand me over to an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.Jim Rohn

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

To be honest....(and isn't that what all of us recovering alcoholics should always do to be successful in this program?).....I hated this AA slogan! "Stick with the winners!", I thought, how horrible that human beings, and especially sick alcoholics, are divided into two categories-...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Taking Care of OurselvesIt's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self-defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel re...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I don't believe in predicting, especially about the future.-- Casey StengelWith the pace of change continuing to accelerate, the future is not what it used to be. From one moment to the next, no one can be certain of anything. Your job, your marriage, and your relationship to your children - none of th...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Hi All,I just found out that one of the projects I am working on is going to involve some trips to Hong Kong this summer. I'll be doing a ten day trip starting four weeks from today, and then another ten day trip at the end of August. It's likely there will be several more after that.I used to do quite a lot of b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dont wait. The time will never be just right.Napoleon Hill

Philipld · Philipld

Going Through The Steps A.A. Sponsorship Pamphlet by Clarence Snyder© 1944 This is the first pamphlet ever written concerning sponsorship. It was written by Clarence H. Snyder in early 1944. Its original title was to be "A.A. Sponsorship...Its Obligations and Its Responsibilities."...

myownhell · myownhell

Last night I was listening one sermon and the woman, who was preaching said: "It's okay to not be okay." I don't know why I remembered it, but I have past with it. She said that it's not necessary when we are not okay to play role in front of people, saying that we are okay and all the false smiles ....

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 13 "The compulsion among most of us to survive and to grow soon becomes far stronger than the temptation to drink, or to misbehave. Literally, we must 'do or die.' So we make the choice to live. This, in turn, means the choice of AA principles, practices and attitudes that can salvage us from...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Failure is the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.Henry Ford

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.--AristotleOnce we have embarked upon this program, we find spiritual recovery through relationships more than any other single factor. We find it through relationships with other people, with ourselves, and with our Higher Pow...

Philipld · Philipld

In AAs First Five Years Lois W., wife of AAs co-founder, Bill W., recalls the time in AA when there were few members and no Big Book. In the early days of AA things were really different. For five years there was no Big Book. The only way to communicate with other people was to go and tell them, so that...

Mike B. · Mike B.

June 12 "Today, as I look back over 27-plus years of sobriety, I can simply thank Him for being wherever I am going before I even get there."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dust on diamonds, tears we cry, first we walk, then we fly.--Mark Chapple"First things first," "Easy does it," and "Keep it simple" are the touchstones of our recovery. At first, we may grasp recovery like a drowning person. We find that the harder we hold on to our l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You can tell when you are on the road to success. It's uphill all the way.Paul Harvey

Philipld · Philipld

I'm a Nurse in an Alcoholic Ward Anonymous The author--a onetime alcoholic--has nursed 5000 drunks through the fading hours of their most spectacular sprees. Here is what she has faced in salvaging doctors, lawyers, ministers, priests, housewives and stenographers from drink and the devil A re...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hey All, Like many folks, I haven't been around in a while. When I logged in this morning, though, I was really impacted by recent posts about pathological lying, the benefits of criticism, and gratitude for the program. I had a major self-pity episode through the majority of last night that's been cu...

John · John

Hi everyone,Previously the post at the top of the board would be based on the date it was started. Now, I have changed it so that when a post is replied to, it is moved to the top of the board, so the reply doesn't get lost at the bottom of the board and can be seen and replied to by both the original poster, a...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Playing the Victim (Preview) The role of Victim (poor me) is a favorite for many of us. There are so many benefits we can ascertain by playing the role of the victim. 1. We automatically gain self-worth. Follow this reasoning closely. As a victim, we are the one to whom injustice is being done, thus the others are unjust, incorrect,...	Philipld	16	4974	Jun 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 20 "For me, there is no better feeling than the one I get running into another alcoholic when I'm feeling down. We alcoholics are bonded together by the sadness of a deadly disease and the miracle of a spiritual solution."	Mike B.	1	313	Jun 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 6/20 (Preview) First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to.***When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.*Fear is the darkroom where negatives are developed.***If you find a path with n...	Pythonpappy	0	260	Jun 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 6/19 (Preview) When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.G.K. Chesterton	Pythonpappy	2	286	Jun 20, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 6/19 (Preview) Grief may be a pathway to our deepest connections.People often say, "I don't want to burden you with my troubles, you have enough to worry about." Yet sharing our troubles with our partner or close friends lightens our burden and restores our balance. Telling someone our experiences and...	Pythonpappy	4	296	Jun 20, 2014 by Mike B.
	The AA Grapevine, January, 1950 (Preview) PRAYERS OF THE STEPS1ST STEP God, Creative Intelligence, Universal Mind, Spirit of Nature or Spirit of the Universe my name is ______, And I'm a real alcoholic ... and I need your help today. (pg.. 10-2, 46, & Chp. 3 BB)2nd STEP God, I'm standing at the turning point right now. Give me your protecti...	Philipld	0	634	Jun 19, 2014 by Philipld
	Confused About Thy Will Be Done in Praying (Preview) I grew up in a Methodist church and was a Christian. I wasn't raised in a Bible thumping family. The only time we prayed as a family is when we were with my grandparents and before a meal. We did have to go to Sunday School and church with my folks when we were younger, until my parents got upset at something w...	betterthanyesterday52	10	695	Jun 19, 2014 by Philipld
	One More... (Preview) Just curious: how have you, or how do you plan to, talk to your kids about alcohol and alcoholism after getting sober? I've thought a lot about this because, while I don't have kids now, there is a decent likelihood that some day my partner and I will. Just wondering what approaches folks have taken, giv...	AdamMoz	2	333	Jun 19, 2014 by Philipld
	Grapevine (Preview) June 19 "Sobriety isn't a discrete list of tasks that you do and then check off; it's a state of being that pervades every aspect of your life."	Mike B.	1	269	Jun 19, 2014 by Philipld
	"Normal" Drinking (Preview) This may sound ridiculous, but I started wondering today what "normal" drinking feels like to non-alcoholics. And what I mean by that is I wonder what it feels like, internally, to order one drink, finish it, enjoy a very light buzz, and then think no more about it. (The fact that I wonder th...	AdamMoz	16	859	Jun 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	Stay Cool....How Hot Is It Where You Are? (Preview) It will get up to 99 degrees here in VA. The record high in this area for June 18th is 99 deg. in 1944. Time to pull out the beekeenis guys! LOLOL. You all are pretty cool so stay cooler in this stuff!	betterthanyesterday52	11	696	Jun 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	Time (Preview) I think a lot about how much time I flushed down the toilet while boozing. If I added together the hours I have spent heavily intoxicated, the amount of time would equal months. Months of watching TV and movies whose plots I didn't retain, months of mindlessly eating food that I didn't remember the next...	AdamMoz	1	419	Jun 18, 2014 by Stepchild
	Line in the sand (Preview) This is my first time posting and would first like to say that I have enjoyed many of the posts on this site. What I have read has both inspired and given me answers on my AA journey. Bless AA and the fellowship. I just got my 5 year chip a couple of weeks ago and feel very thankful for that. I feel compelled to w...	jimmyjam	10	683	Jun 18, 2014 by Zoomtopz
	The Way It Used To Be (Preview) The Anti-12 Steps (for the still active alcoholic) 1. I declared that I had complete and total control over my alcohol use and that I can completely manage my life and still drink alcohol. 2. Came to know that I needed no one and that alcohol would help me maintain my happiness and sanity 3. Made a decis...	Philipld	4	363	Jun 18, 2014 by Philipld
	Sunrise Quote - 6/18 (Preview) The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.Elbert Hubbard	Pythonpappy	1	441	Jun 18, 2014 by Philipld
	Today's Gift - 6/18 (Preview) Life guarantees a chance - not a fair shake.--Bernie Y.Life is not fair. Most of us know that, but few of us accept it. Something in us often clings to the idea that ultimately, the gifts will all be evenly divided. Mostly we want to be paid back for the injustices of the past. Many of us expect - no, demand -...	Pythonpappy	0	260	Jun 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) June 18 "Step Six may be the greatest act of courage in the whole twelve-step process: a total act of faith. I have to trust that God will see the big picture and make the right choices."	Mike B.	1	290	Jun 18, 2014 by Stepchild
	Celebrating 75 Years of The Big Book AA 64th Virginia Area Convention Williamsburg, VA in August (Preview) This sounds awesome! "Celebrating 75 Years of "The Big Book" Alcoholics Anonymous! It is for three days August 8-10. There will be four guest speakers from California, VA/DC, and Maryland. Besides the speakers, there will be service workshops, BB history, and more and it will be...	betterthanyesterday52	7	762	Jun 18, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sponsorship. (Preview) I believe that the greatest gift that AA gave me was sponsorship. First all being sponsored. Someone took me by the hand and guided me through my sick years in AA. I subsequently got well. I then sponsored others. They also got well. Today my greatest gift is to see those that I sponsored, working with ot...	gonee	1	343	Jun 18, 2014 by Philipld
	Sunrise Quote - 6/17 (Preview) To reach a port, we must sail sail, not tie at anchor sail, not drift.Franklin Roosevelt	Pythonpappy	1	260	Jun 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 6/17 (good one!) (Preview) The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exist; ours only is the present's tiny point.--ShabistariWe are tempted to look back and to look ahead. But what we most need to do is be present in this moment, with ourselves, with our loved ones and friends, and with our experience right here an...	Pythonpappy	2	306	Jun 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Do Dropped Charges Stay on Your Permanent Record (Preview) Okay...just curious. Right now I work for myself. I have a sob for a boss and the pay is lousy, however, I get sick leave, vacation days and a flexible schedule doing something I love so I haven't been very motivated to change jobs.... Several years ago I got a DUI, completed the required classes, got my c...	betterthanyesterday52	10	939	Jun 17, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Bill W. and Dr. Chung (Preview) Bill W.'s letter to Dr. Jung Swiss psychologist & psychiatrist Jan 23, 1961 (Mentioned on pages 26 & 27 of the Big Book) My dear Dr. Jung: This letter of great appreciation has been very long overdue. May I first introduce myself as Bill W., a co-founder of the Society of Alcoholics Anony...	Philipld	2	494	Jun 17, 2014 by Mike D
	Another Blast From The Past (Preview) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN A POSTWAR EMERGENCY By Bill W. One of the Founders What is the picture of alcoholism in the days ahead? The opinion of one of my friends indicates what the possibilities may be. With the emphasis characteristic of true alcoholics he said, "It looks like hell to me."...	Philipld	1	422	Jun 17, 2014 by Mike D
	Grapevine (Preview) June 16 "Alcoholics Anonymous has an answer to problems in sobriety, making sobriety, eventually, something wonderful instead of something that can drive people to drink."	Mike B.	4	322	Jun 16, 2014 by Philipld
	The 24-Hour Club For Alcoholics (Preview) The 24-Hour Club for Alcoholics Today, club life for ex-drunks-to supply their needs for companionship and fun-is A.A.s second miracle by FOWLER HILL Your Life©, January 1953 Two years ago, an old actor, whose name used to appear on Broadway marquees (call him Lionel Sloane), got drunk again in Hol...	Philipld	1	1892	Jun 16, 2014 by Mike D
	Weekly Thought --- (warning religious content) (Preview) Weekly VerseIf anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1 John3:17Weekly QuoteIf you cant feed a hundred people, then feed just one. Mother TeresaWeekly Thought When was the last time you really witnessed love in action? W...	Pythonpappy	1	303	Jun 16, 2014 by Mike D
	Hey You Guys.....Can You Do Me A Favor???? (Preview) The good news is, I received a letter from my daughter. Over the last six years, I hardly heard from her at all. She sent me a box with a few gifts in it. I am not sure what for, except maybe when I reached a year she wanted to do something for me. Inside was a letter. I couldn't believe it. At first I thought it wa...	betterthanyesterday52	12	664	Jun 16, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) June 16, 2014Quote of the Week"The good part of recovery is that you get your feelings back; the bad part is that you get your feelings back." Ah, the paradox of recovery (one of many). When I was 'out there' I had an easy way of dealing with my feelings - I'd numb them. Unable to feel or even ac...	Pythonpappy	2	265	Jun 16, 2014 by Mike D
	Sunrise Quote - 6/16 (Preview) Give people a fact or an idea and you can enlighten their minds; tell them a story and you touch their souls.Hasidic Proverb	Pythonpappy	0	283	Jun 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 6/16 (Preview) Living according to principles If we live according to spiritual principles, we will know harmony in our lives. If we ignore these principles, our harmony will be destroyed.Fortunately, the principles are constant. Once we recognize our mistakes, our task is to once again apply the principles we...	Pythonpappy	0	266	Jun 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Death of my sponsor. (Preview) My sponsor committed suicide today. 26 years ago, he brought me to AA and worked with me everyday. His son committed suicide 2 years ago with a drug problem. My sponsor relapsed after 8 years because of a gambling problem. The great thing about my sponsor, was that he had the humility to hand me over to an...	gonee	12	1023	Jun 15, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sunrise Quote - 6/15 (Preview) Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.Jim Rohn	Pythonpappy	1	281	Jun 15, 2014 by Philipld
	"Stick With the Winners!" My Thoughts......... (Preview) To be honest....(and isn't that what all of us recovering alcoholics should always do to be successful in this program?).....I hated this AA slogan! "Stick with the winners!", I thought, how horrible that human beings, and especially sick alcoholics, are divided into two categories-...	betterthanyesterday52	6	1359	Jun 15, 2014 by Mike D
	Today's Gift - 6/15 (Preview) Taking Care of OurselvesIt's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a self-defeating and, certainly, a relationship defeating behavior - a behavior that backfires and can cause us to feel re...	Pythonpappy	0	266	Jun 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 6/14 (Preview) I don't believe in predicting, especially about the future.-- Casey StengelWith the pace of change continuing to accelerate, the future is not what it used to be. From one moment to the next, no one can be certain of anything. Your job, your marriage, and your relationship to your children - none of th...	Pythonpappy	1	312	Jun 14, 2014 by Philipld
	Going back to Hong Kong (Preview) Hi All,I just found out that one of the projects I am working on is going to involve some trips to Hong Kong this summer. I'll be doing a ten day trip starting four weeks from today, and then another ten day trip at the end of August. It's likely there will be several more after that.I used to do quite a lot of b...	davep12and12	7	536	Jun 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 6/14 (Preview) Dont wait. The time will never be just right.Napoleon Hill	Pythonpappy	0	250	Jun 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Clarence Snyder....1944 (Preview) Going Through The Steps A.A. Sponsorship Pamphlet by Clarence Snyder© 1944 This is the first pamphlet ever written concerning sponsorship. It was written by Clarence H. Snyder in early 1944. Its original title was to be "A.A. Sponsorship...Its Obligations and Its Responsibilities."...	Philipld	1	562	Jun 14, 2014 by 2granddaughters
	"It's okay to not be okay" (Preview) Last night I was listening one sermon and the woman, who was preaching said: "It's okay to not be okay." I don't know why I remembered it, but I have past with it. She said that it's not necessary when we are not okay to play role in front of people, saying that we are okay and all the false smiles ....	myownhell	15	817	Jun 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) June 13 "The compulsion among most of us to survive and to grow soon becomes far stronger than the temptation to drink, or to misbehave. Literally, we must 'do or die.' So we make the choice to live. This, in turn, means the choice of AA principles, practices and attitudes that can salvage us from...	Mike B.	2	293	Jun 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 6/13 (Preview) Failure is the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.Henry Ford	Pythonpappy	0	265	Jun 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 6/13 (Preview) Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.--AristotleOnce we have embarked upon this program, we find spiritual recovery through relationships more than any other single factor. We find it through relationships with other people, with ourselves, and with our Higher Pow...	Pythonpappy	0	303	Jun 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Lois W. (Preview) In AAs First Five Years Lois W., wife of AAs co-founder, Bill W., recalls the time in AA when there were few members and no Big Book. In the early days of AA things were really different. For five years there was no Big Book. The only way to communicate with other people was to go and tell them, so that...	Philipld	0	609	Jun 12, 2014 by Philipld
	Grapevine (Preview) June 12 "Today, as I look back over 27-plus years of sobriety, I can simply thank Him for being wherever I am going before I even get there."	Mike B.	1	243	Jun 12, 2014 by Philipld
	Today's Gift - 6/12 (Preview) Dust on diamonds, tears we cry, first we walk, then we fly.--Mark Chapple"First things first," "Easy does it," and "Keep it simple" are the touchstones of our recovery. At first, we may grasp recovery like a drowning person. We find that the harder we hold on to our l...	Pythonpappy	2	305	Jun 12, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Sunrise Quote - 6/12 (Preview) You can tell when you are on the road to success. It's uphill all the way.Paul Harvey	Pythonpappy	0	266	Jun 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	A Nurse In An Alcoholic Ward (Preview) I'm a Nurse in an Alcoholic Ward Anonymous The author--a onetime alcoholic--has nursed 5000 drunks through the fading hours of their most spectacular sprees. Here is what she has faced in salvaging doctors, lawyers, ministers, priests, housewives and stenographers from drink and the devil A re...	Philipld	2	759	Jun 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Heyo (Preview) Hey All, Like many folks, I haven't been around in a while. When I logged in this morning, though, I was really impacted by recent posts about pathological lying, the benefits of criticism, and gratitude for the program. I had a major self-pity episode through the majority of last night that's been cu...	AdamMoz	4	390	Jun 11, 2014 by Mike D
	Message board format changed slightly.. Please Read. (Preview) Hi everyone,Previously the post at the top of the board would be based on the date it was started. Now, I have changed it so that when a post is replied to, it is moved to the top of the board, so the reply doesn't get lost at the bottom of the board and can be seen and replied to by both the original poster, a...	John	2	423	Jun 11, 2014 by Stepchild
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