Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 18, 2015Quote of the Week"Humility is not thinking less about yourself, but rather thinking about yourself less." Oh, how the ego rebels against the thought of humility. "If I'm humble, I'll be a nothing. I'll vanish! I must be distinguished, different, better than! Only by s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man takes a drink, the drink takes another, and the drink takes the man. -- Proverb NewcomerI've heard Alcoholics Anonymous members say, "It's the first drink that gets you drunk," and Overeaters Anonymous members say, "Don't take that first compulsive bite." It seems a li...

evoliroc4178 · evoliroc4178

Yesterday was hard. I had been on a binge for around a week. Don't remember but small portions of anything that happened those few days. It always amazes me how quickly things go from going great to firestorm! I ended up in the hospital getting fluids and then I was off to my local AA group. I have my s...

Toad · Toad

May 17 1979, Was the last time I found it necessary to drink. It was a decent drunk as drunks go. Three days later all Hell Literally broke loose. The demons would not back down. Laughed at my puny pistol. I called the cops on myself. They say No way, Hose'. The cops give me a member of A.A. phone number. I...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The process rather than the product is primary in caring, for it is only in the present that I can attend to the other. --Milton MayeroffThe moment that captures us now is all we have for certain. We can dream endlessly about next week and next year but there are no guarantees. Thus, it is important to car...

Coogi · Coogi

Sober life is good! I got my cabin yesterday. It will be delivered on Wednesday. This is my second major accomplishment since getting sober. For the last 6 months, I've lived dirt poor, worked hard and saved hard to accomplish my goal of getting a mini cabin and a patch of land in the boonies to call h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Letting Go of Old BeliefsTry harder. Do better. Be perfect.These messages are tricks that people have played on us. No matter how hard we try, we think we have to do better. Perfection always eludes us and keeps us unhappy with the good we've done.Messages of perfectionism are tricks because we can ne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 11, 2015Quote of the Week"Try praying. Nothing pleases God more than hearing a strange voice." This quote hit me on several levels. First, it reminded me of how often I forget to use one of the most powerful tools in my spiritual toolkit - prayer. I was taught early on that praying is sim...

Christopher Robin · Christopher Robin

Im new here...pretty down today. Where do I start?

phoenix24x · phoenix24x

THIS is what shes talking about Einstein.... i thought i had many relationships, however, i only had one that was repeated over and over. the "end" result leading to a spiritual discovery is attached. -- Edited by phoenix24x on Saturday 16th of May 2015 08:40:00 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. --Doug LarsonLife is never just one thing. It is quite possible to feel optimistic and happy even when some things are not right with us. An optimistic outlook gives us energy to handle the harder things that we have to deal with. Rese...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 12 "I do not agree that the newcomer is the most important member at any meeting. In my opinion, equally important are those old-timers who showed me the way, and any middle-timer who may today be suffering. If newcomers are indeed the lifeblood of AA, old- and middle-timers are its skin a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...~ Audre Lord

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Depressions are transition times for me," an older fellow stated. "I look at my lows as a preparation period, an inner time to grow and change even though I'm not consciously aware of what's going on inside me. But I didn't always think this way."I used to get terrified when I go...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas BrowneThe most relaxing activities may be the ones in which we do absolutely nothing. And if we can do nothing amid the sounds of nature - birds chirping, water bubbling in a brook, the wind rustling in the trees - so much the better. During these moments, away from t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 15 "I know that my life is no longer my own. My life now is in the hands of 'a new Employer.' Even though I still complain now and then about the working conditions and sometimes have trouble getting along with my fellow employees, it's a great improvement over the way things were when I was in c...

stilljohnny · stilljohnny

What does "its" refer to by the reading in the Twelve and Twelve?

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

like me when I was drinking. would have put th fire out.

PeggyONeal · PeggyONeal

Suggestions for a format for two people working on the same character defect, but not as sponsor sponsee?

Amigo · Amigo

I am making an effort he said through clenched teeth. I told you to empty yourself of EMOTION Yeah, I'm finding that hard at the moment Harry snarled Then you will find yourself easy prey for the dark side. Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wal...

Melissakay · Melissakay

I am looking for an online sponsor, even if it is a temporary sponsor. Of course id much rather have one I could meet with face to face but at the moment I don't feel like that is much of an option. I recently moved back to my hometown and relapsed a few months ago. The closest real recovery is over an hour away...

couragetobeme · couragetobeme

Hei all!My sister is a member of AA. She is the sponsor for a lady. This lady was chairing yesterday AA meeting and many participants of the meeting realized that she was drunk. They asked her about it and she said that she visited a dentist and received an injection with anesthetic.She left immediatel...

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Coogi · Coogi

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Col · Col

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

Jerry F · Jerry F

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

ElizabethK · ElizabethK

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

yup

Jerry F · Jerry F

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Coogi · Coogi

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

lastword · lastword

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

subtleskies · subtleskies

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

12-Step Researcher · 12-Step Researcher

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

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	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 18, 2015Quote of the Week"Humility is not thinking less about yourself, but rather thinking about yourself less." Oh, how the ego rebels against the thought of humility. "If I'm humble, I'll be a nothing. I'll vanish! I must be distinguished, different, better than! Only by s...	Pythonpappy	0	637	May 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	A man takes a drink (Preview) A man takes a drink, the drink takes another, and the drink takes the man. -- Proverb NewcomerI've heard Alcoholics Anonymous members say, "It's the first drink that gets you drunk," and Overeaters Anonymous members say, "Don't take that first compulsive bite." It seems a li...	Pythonpappy	2	848	May 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Happy to be back... (Preview) Yesterday was hard. I had been on a binge for around a week. Don't remember but small portions of anything that happened those few days. It always amazes me how quickly things go from going great to firestorm! I ended up in the hospital getting fluids and then I was off to my local AA group. I have my s...	evoliroc4178	7	813	May 18, 2015 by mikef
	Grateful Still -- (Preview) May 17 1979, Was the last time I found it necessary to drink. It was a decent drunk as drunks go. Three days later all Hell Literally broke loose. The demons would not back down. Laughed at my puny pistol. I called the cops on myself. They say No way, Hose'. The cops give me a member of A.A. phone number. I...	Toad	6	816	May 18, 2015 by mikef
	Today's Gift 5/18 (Preview) The process rather than the product is primary in caring, for it is only in the present that I can attend to the other. --Milton MayeroffThe moment that captures us now is all we have for certain. We can dream endlessly about next week and next year but there are no guarantees. Thus, it is important to car...	Pythonpappy	0	552	May 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Home sweet home (Preview) Sober life is good! I got my cabin yesterday. It will be delivered on Wednesday. This is my second major accomplishment since getting sober. For the last 6 months, I've lived dirt poor, worked hard and saved hard to accomplish my goal of getting a mini cabin and a patch of land in the boonies to call h...	Coogi	6	803	May 17, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/17 (Preview) Letting Go of Old BeliefsTry harder. Do better. Be perfect.These messages are tricks that people have played on us. No matter how hard we try, we think we have to do better. Perfection always eludes us and keeps us unhappy with the good we've done.Messages of perfectionism are tricks because we can ne...	Pythonpappy	0	603	May 17, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 11, 2015Quote of the Week"Try praying. Nothing pleases God more than hearing a strange voice." This quote hit me on several levels. First, it reminded me of how often I forget to use one of the most powerful tools in my spiritual toolkit - prayer. I was taught early on that praying is sim...	Pythonpappy	1	641	May 17, 2015 by Coogi
	Help (Preview) Im new here...pretty down today. Where do I start?	Christopher Robin	36	1233	May 16, 2015 by Coogi
	wtf is she talking about.....emotionally unavailable? (Preview) THIS is what shes talking about Einstein.... i thought i had many relationships, however, i only had one that was repeated over and over. the "end" result leading to a spiritual discovery is attached. -- Edited by phoenix24x on Saturday 16th of May 2015 08:40:00 AM	phoenix24x	5	805	May 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/16 (Preview) Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. --Doug LarsonLife is never just one thing. It is quite possible to feel optimistic and happy even when some things are not right with us. An optimistic outlook gives us energy to handle the harder things that we have to deal with. Rese...	Pythonpappy	0	522	May 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) May 12 "I do not agree that the newcomer is the most important member at any meeting. In my opinion, equally important are those old-timers who showed me the way, and any middle-timer who may today be suffering. If newcomers are indeed the lifeblood of AA, old- and middle-timers are its skin a...	Mike B.	1	594	May 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...~ Audre Lord	Pythonpappy	0	508	May 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) "Depressions are transition times for me," an older fellow stated. "I look at my lows as a preparation period, an inner time to grow and change even though I'm not consciously aware of what's going on inside me. But I didn't always think this way."I used to get terrified when I go...	Pythonpappy	0	519	May 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/14 (Preview) Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas BrowneThe most relaxing activities may be the ones in which we do absolutely nothing. And if we can do nothing amid the sounds of nature - birds chirping, water bubbling in a brook, the wind rustling in the trees - so much the better. During these moments, away from t...	Pythonpappy	0	460	May 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) May 15 "I know that my life is no longer my own. My life now is in the hands of 'a new Employer.' Even though I still complain now and then about the working conditions and sometimes have trouble getting along with my fellow employees, it's a great improvement over the way things were when I was in c...	Mike B.	0	526	May 15, 2015 by Mike B.
	Tradition Five (Preview) What does "its" refer to by the reading in the Twelve and Twelve?	stilljohnny	1	622	May 13, 2015 by davep12and12
	pickled (Preview) like me when I was drinking. would have put th fire out.	Zoomtopz	0	616	May 12, 2015 by Zoomtopz
	Two people working on one character defect together (Preview) Suggestions for a format for two people working on the same character defect, but not as sponsor sponsee?	PeggyONeal	6	725	May 11, 2015 by Tanin
	Sweet Dreams (Preview) I am making an effort he said through clenched teeth. I told you to empty yourself of EMOTION Yeah, I'm finding that hard at the moment Harry snarled Then you will find yourself easy prey for the dark side. Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wal...	Amigo	1	641	May 11, 2015 by Coogi
	In need of a sponsor. (Preview) I am looking for an online sponsor, even if it is a temporary sponsor. Of course id much rather have one I could meet with face to face but at the moment I don't feel like that is much of an option. I recently moved back to my hometown and relapsed a few months ago. The closest real recovery is over an hour away...	Melissakay	2	666	May 7, 2015 by StPeteDean
	need advice (Preview) Hei all!My sister is a member of AA. She is the sponsor for a lady. This lady was chairing yesterday AA meeting and many participants of the meeting realized that she was drunk. They asked her about it and she said that she visited a dentist and received an injection with anesthetic.She left immediatel...	couragetobeme	5	724	May 6, 2015 by Tanin
	Grapevine (Preview) May 6 "We need to be aware not only of our limitations, defects and shortcomings, but also of our strengths, talents and successes."	Mike B.	0	460	May 6, 2015 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 5 "The sanity I've received through work on the Steps is far more than I could have hoped for."	Mike B.	1	547	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.~ Charles Francis Adams	Pythonpappy	0	562	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/5 (Preview) Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe NewcomerI signed up to take a course in something I'm kind of interested in. I'm pretty anxious about it. I don't have the skills and experience that the other students have. I don't know if I can keep up with the work and still...	Pythonpappy	0	661	May 5, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Higher Power ramblings (Preview) Since December 2006, I started discovering my true Higher Power...Whom I choose to call God. I think of Him as my creator. I was under duress when I discovered Him, and it happened because there wasn't a church service of my affiliation (in Baghdad). I was invited to a Christian service and enjoyed it v...	Coogi	2	895	May 5, 2015 by gonee
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 4, 2015Quote of the Week"You may be the only Big Book anyone ever reads." As I was leaving a meeting at a church near my home the other night, I saw one of our members bring his cigarette onto the church parking lot (smoking is not allowed on church property), and then throw it on the groun...	Pythonpappy	0	829	May 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/4 (Preview) I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles - the character of an honest man. --George WashingtonHappiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest. True honesty b...	Pythonpappy	0	566	May 4, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Yup, still around (Preview) Hello, all of my MIP buddies! It's been a while, for sure- but I miss it here, so I figured I'd drop a quick 'Hello'. It's great to see so many newer people here- this place really helped me tremendously as a supplement to meetings and all that. I'm coming up on 3 years, holy crap! Haha- I'd have never believ...	Col	10	835	May 3, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Had one of those Home Group meetings.... (Preview) You know the ones you wish wouldn't end...they go a bit overtime and the recovery shared is top drawer. It was one of those and the consequence for me is that feeling of gratitude which confirms that I am in the right place which was suggested to me by a power greater than myself and listening to others...	Jerry F	2	776	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	'Eskimo' (Preview) I'm trying to find a reference in AA literature about the term "Eskimo". I found one reference on page 101, but that's not the one I'm looking for. I remember years ago people at meetings talking about 'Eskimos' as someone who suddenly appeared in their life to give them direction or guidan...	ElizabethK	14	7746	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/3 (Preview) We can practice forgiveness each day.Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is harmful to my emotional health and can threaten my abstinence, but what can I do when I keep feeling anger toward someone?In the interest of recove...	Pythonpappy	0	556	May 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	pirate or alkie (Preview) yup	Zoomtopz	2	658	May 2, 2015 by Coogi
	Trigger and grateful for it. (Preview) I just got triggered by the story of a new comer and while his inventory was taking me back into my pre-program history I started to member my most well oiled tool...Gratitude. Coming from where I came from...inside the disease at the age of 9 and not even knowing the word,,,how it was said and what i...	Jerry F	4	888	May 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/2 (Preview) The gifts we receive are meant to be shared.Thanks to the progress I am making in recovery, I like to think I am more loving, more open, more spontaneous, more confident. I believe these gifts have come to me through my Higher Power, the Twelve Steps, and the friends who have helped me grow.If I am to keep...	Pythonpappy	0	629	May 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 5/1 (Preview) A man is what he thinks about all day long. --Ralph Waldo EmersonThis is true for women too. We sure learned that about our disease as well. It kept us thinking about alcohol or drugs all day every day until we could think of little else. Finally we became addicts, gobbled up by our all-consuming thought...	Pythonpappy	0	654	May 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 29 "I think we simply fail to recognize miracles for what they are. Sobriety -- one-day-at-a-time -- is truly a miracle."	Mike B.	2	661	May 1, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift 4/30 (Preview) Patience is a particular requirement. Without it, you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair. --Charlie W. SheddEnjoying the moment, in its fullest, makes possible a peaceful and patient pace. Progress is guaranteed if our minds are centered in the present, on the only event de...	Pythonpappy	1	625	May 1, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It doesnt matter where youve been, it only matters where you are going.~ Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	1	723	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Grapevine (Preview) April 30 "Peace and enlightenment come when you stop evaluating in terms of good or bad and merely accept all of life as it is and try to learn from it."	Mike B.	2	616	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Going to jail (its a good thing!) (Preview) I went to the tuesday night meeting, it's the highlight of my week. After the meeting, one of the ladies asked me if I would like to join the jail outreach group. They have lots of volunteers for the men, and only one lady for the women. I immediately felt the need to be of service. Helping others helps...	Coogi	8	837	Apr 30, 2015 by BoozeWar
	Today's Gift (Preview) Happy people are likeable Personal RelationsWho are the people we really like, and like to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others.Being happy is almost the entire secret of being likeable. Though no person can expect to be liked by everybody, the likea...	Pythonpappy	0	579	Apr 29, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	together or not (Preview) i have finally decided that i can not stop drinking on my own. my wife feels the same way about her drinking. should we go to aa meetings together	lastword	6	740	Apr 29, 2015 by peecee
	No Hope (Preview) I am posting in an effort to understand how to restore my life after acquiring 2 DUIs in just two years. I am only 25 years old. I have clearly made some stupid mistakes. I do not drink often, but when I do, I have no control over how many I have. I have never done illegal drugs before, don't even smoke. I am in t...	subtleskies	12	1388	Apr 29, 2015 by peecee
	Looking for volunteers to take part in a focus group on sponsors in the San Diego, CA area. (closed) Merged no new thread (Preview) Are you in AA/NA? Do you have a sponsor? Are you a sponsor? Looking for volunteers to take part in a focus group examining aspects of the AA/NA model that are helpful. Volunteers must be a current member of AA/NA and have a sponsor or be a sponsor. Participation is completely voluntary and will invo...	12-Step Researcher	6	1999	Apr 28, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 4/28 (Preview) Taking it slowlyLet's not make haste and demand perfection at once - this would only blind us. If we are impatient, we cannot work a daily program. But by exercising patience, we learn to recognize daily opportunities for growth.It is worth waiting for, striving for, and working to develop a relatio...	Pythonpappy	0	582	Apr 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/26 (Preview) Speaking from the HeartThrough fellowship, we offer each other mutual support. Since we believe that the Higher Power works through the group, what one of us is prompted to say is probably just what another member needs to hear.Sometimes we are reluctant to speak of what is in our heart for fear of bei...	Pythonpappy	2	627	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 27, 2015Quote of the Week"If you baby them, you bury them." People in recovery are a stubborn lot, used to running their lives on massive amounts of self will fueled by old ideas. It's hard for us to take direction and "rebellion dogs our every step." We are constantly lo...	Pythonpappy	0	636	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.~ Charles Dickens	Pythonpappy	0	560	Apr 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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