Alcoholics Anonymous

myownhell · myownhell

We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...

myownhell · myownhell

I am doing nothing almost all day, so I got bored. And this is symptom of my alcoholism. Every symptom restless, irritable, discontented, bored, depressed, nervous, paranoid must be viewed. Every symptom shows me that in me there is big problem, and I should take care of it. I am doing it by taking...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.~ Nido Qubein

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. --Henry David ThoreauLife's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening. As we reflect on these stressful periods, we begin to realize that they provide a chance for change and growth. We get a feeling of hope wh...

Namaste78 · Namaste78

Seriously.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.~ Mark Twain

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We learn to expect the unexpected.Serenity and satisfaction come not when we achieve some measure of precarious temporary control, but when we learn to expect the unexpected. They come when we learn the art of responding to change and accommodating the ever-shifting circumstances of our lives.W...

sh0716 · sh0716

My son's father who is remission for stage four cancer and physically fragile 6'3 ft 110 lbs was just diagnosed with Wet Brain. He appears to be in the stage of Korsakoff's psychosis. He's 36 years old and completely disillusion. His short term memory is completely gone at this point causing him to ma...

Jerry F · Jerry F

arrived on my cell phone last evening from a number I didn't recognize and there was no name announced...remembered this cell is a replacement so my original one died a time back...it read, "I drank 6 steinlagers today. I am just struggling and need to figure things out. im gonna stay out of AA...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man of courage is also full of faith.-- CiceroFaith and courage walk hand in hand. Courage empowers us to act in favor of what we believe, but cannot know. Courage is animated by the vision of faith. It doesn't take any faith to perform an action that doesn't require a risk. Only when the outcome is unce...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What you want to do, you do. The rest is just talk.~ John Creek

myownhell · myownhell

I love to write, so I am really sorry If I am boring or doing harms to someone. One of the biggest lesson in my life (in my A.A. life) is that I can't depend upon human being. And this is idea that it's so hard for me to let go. But I am really trying, praying and so on and I see that with time I want more and more to d...

gonee · gonee

19 Aug 1988. My 1st day of sobriety in AA. Many thanks to each and everyone of you for being a part of my new life. I would never have made it without your help and kindness.

Robert Chavez · Robert Chavez

I find an interesting topic at meetings to be....purpose.

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 21 "It has been difficult for me to accept myself and some of my decisions ... But I've done the best I can with the information available, even if it might not be someone else's best."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even thou...

Angell · Angell

Need to reach out... tonight the pain is too much...can't think...can't get in front of it. Too much for too long ...no breaks. Stared crying...can't stop. Hurts too much. Pouring sweat... It'll pass though...maybe tomorrow grateful for autocorrect...hands arent' working correctly...fi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 20 "For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition. We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone. Hence our future depends...

Robert Chavez · Robert Chavez

The most important fact for me to keep in front of me is the fact that Alcoholism is not a drinking disorder..

Enigma · Enigma

I feel something so right doing the wrong thing. I feel something so wrong doing the right thing. This is how it went for me when I first started tackling my defects. I did not know any other way, giving into them my whole life. So doing the next right thing was uncomfortable and unnerving. Faced with the f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one!~ C. S. Lewis

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer NewcomerWhat if the person to whom I'm trying to make amends is still too angry to accept my apology or doesn't want anything to do with me?S...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 19 "What I have learned in the past twelve years is that my relationship with God and my spiritual practice is the only answer, even when I'm not sure of the question."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 18, 2014Quote of the Week"The key to happiness is usefulness" This quote really resonated with me the instant I hear it. I immediately thought about how serenely happy I am right after working with a sponsee, and how that feeling can last for hours. The secret of course is being of se...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 18 "With each passing year we increasingly realize the immense importance of adequately presenting the program to every new prospect who is in the least inclined to listen. Many of us feel this to be our greatest obligation to him and our failure to do so our greatest dereliction. The di...

myownhell · myownhell

It's all about experience. I've learnt that I must try to identify in what is written in Big Book about the real alcoholic to see if there is necessary to take these Steps. This topic is provoked by other topic about alcoholism and drinking problem, so I decided to write some words about it.So, let's sta...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you don't think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind.~ Jeffrey Gitomer

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayLooking back, I realize just how much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the faults of others. It provided much self-satisfaction, to be sure, but I see now just how subtle and actually perverse the process became. After all was said and done, the net effect of dwelling on t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I am responsible for myself, my recovery, my well-being, my happiness. All these things are, ultimately, my own responsibility. --AnonymousOur Higher Power does not lay claim to our free will. We can choose not to be responsible and make ourselves more miserable by going to new levels of despair an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Thought He was a faithful prophet of God, full of zeal and integrity. He knew right from wrong. Thats why Gods call for him to preach to the godless people of Nineveh caught him off guard. He may have had zeal and honor, but compassion and love werent part of his spirit. So in a fit of anger and rebe...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.~ Zig Ziglar

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.--Matthew ArnoldWe all have known the braggarts, the boastful ones who constantly toot their own horns. These people crave approval because they don't yet approve of themselves. There are those who do the same thing but th...

Namaste78 · Namaste78

I am on my most boring vacation ever. In West Virginia at a park in a cabin with my whole family 10 adults, a baby and a dog. The setting is beautiful. But there's not much to do here. Normally I would be drin I'm sober 70 days, and I struggle a great deal with depression. This vacation hasn't really helped...

Robert Chavez · Robert Chavez

It wasn't long ago I was told I have cancer...it always happens to others till it hits us. The interesting thing here is my family have expressed to me that I seem to be aloof regarding this monumental situation, and I assure them I fully understand what's going on. They believe I am in some type of denia...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.~ Aristotle

Stepchild · Stepchild

Pretty simple statement. From page 64 of the Big Book. It really is what the whole program of AA is about....Isn't it? We are spiritually sick and when we get better spiritually getting better mentally and physically will follow. That's what those steps are for...To face and be rid of the things that...

Mirandac · Mirandac

I have a question do dry drunk have a harder time facing themselves in emotional recovery? He has been dry for 30 years and has been attending aa for 3 years. He started emotional sobriety, it was a h*** of a ride. What spewing of abuse and blame toward me not facing himself and his demons. he does not have a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Patience is the ballast of the soul, that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms.~ Charles Hopkins

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Got me a red chip today :) Just wanted to share.

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

So, I was thinking about alcohol this morning (ha). As my mind started wandering toward the idea of spiritual growth, I thought about how one of our basic human needs is connection. We are happy when we feel connected to friends, we are happy when we feel connected to loved ones, we are happy when we feel...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Each of my days are miracles. I won't waste my day; I won't throw away a miracle.-- Kelley VickstromIt's so easy to forget to be grateful for our many blessings. We may take our freedom from the compulsion to drink or use for granted. Having learned to monitor our behavior and change it when necessary, w...

Stepchild · Stepchild

DIDN'T WE HURT ANYBODY? Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer avai...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the act.--William JamesStep Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, and we can love others without hu...

Whippingpost · Whippingpost

Hello. I have been lurking here for awhile and have a couple of questions but will start with the most important one. I am nearing the 30 day mark. Like most alcoholics, my marriage of almost 22 years has been on the rocks for a long time. I've always been a drinker to some extent but it really took off the l...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.--Henry Wadsworth LongfellowMost of us make trouble for ourselves by over-reacting to what others say or do. We have conditioned ourselves to see everyone else a...

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	We don't have to die that way anymore (Preview) We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...	myownhell	2	846	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/26 (Preview) Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...	Pythonpappy	0	385	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...	Pythonpappy	0	372	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Heavy (Preview) About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...	AdamMoz	15	751	Aug 25, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...	Mike B.	1	450	Aug 25, 2014 by Part VII
	I haven't got work (Preview) I am doing nothing almost all day, so I got bored. And this is symptom of my alcoholism. Every symptom restless, irritable, discontented, bored, depressed, nervous, paranoid must be viewed. Every symptom shows me that in me there is big problem, and I should take care of it. I am doing it by taking...	myownhell	6	779	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 8/24 (Preview) The power to affect your future lies within your own hands.~ Nido Qubein	Pythonpappy	0	336	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/24 (Preview) The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. --Henry David ThoreauLife's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening. As we reflect on these stressful periods, we begin to realize that they provide a chance for change and growth. We get a feeling of hope wh...	Pythonpappy	0	336	Aug 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Can we ban the trolls? (Preview) Seriously.	Namaste78	57	1771	Aug 24, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote - 8/23 (Preview) And what is a man without energy? Nothing - nothing at all.~ Mark Twain	Pythonpappy	2	335	Aug 23, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 8/23 (Preview) We learn to expect the unexpected.Serenity and satisfaction come not when we achieve some measure of precarious temporary control, but when we learn to expect the unexpected. They come when we learn the art of responding to change and accommodating the ever-shifting circumstances of our lives.W...	Pythonpappy	0	362	Aug 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How to tell your child that their parent has wet brain? (Preview) My son's father who is remission for stage four cancer and physically fragile 6'3 ft 110 lbs was just diagnosed with Wet Brain. He appears to be in the stage of Korsakoff's psychosis. He's 36 years old and completely disillusion. His short term memory is completely gone at this point causing him to ma...	sh0716	10	980	Aug 23, 2014 by Jerry F
	The text... (Preview) arrived on my cell phone last evening from a number I didn't recognize and there was no name announced...remembered this cell is a replacement so my original one died a time back...it read, "I drank 6 steinlagers today. I am just struggling and need to figure things out. im gonna stay out of AA...	Jerry F	3	499	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Today's Gift - 8/22 (Preview) A man of courage is also full of faith.-- CiceroFaith and courage walk hand in hand. Courage empowers us to act in favor of what we believe, but cannot know. Courage is animated by the vision of faith. It doesn't take any faith to perform an action that doesn't require a risk. Only when the outcome is unce...	Pythonpappy	1	345	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Sunrise Quote - 8/22 (Preview) What you want to do, you do. The rest is just talk.~ John Creek	Pythonpappy	1	342	Aug 22, 2014 by Part VII
	Write again (Preview) I love to write, so I am really sorry If I am boring or doing harms to someone. One of the biggest lesson in my life (in my A.A. life) is that I can't depend upon human being. And this is idea that it's so hard for me to let go. But I am really trying, praying and so on and I see that with time I want more and more to d...	myownhell	16	811	Aug 22, 2014 by Robert Chavez
	26 years ODAAT XXVI (Preview) 19 Aug 1988. My 1st day of sobriety in AA. Many thanks to each and everyone of you for being a part of my new life. I would never have made it without your help and kindness.	gonee	19	763	Aug 22, 2014 by John
	PURPOSE (Preview) I find an interesting topic at meetings to be....purpose.	Robert Chavez	11	1532	Aug 21, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) August 21 "It has been difficult for me to accept myself and some of my decisions ... But I've done the best I can with the information available, even if it might not be someone else's best."	Mike B.	0	298	Aug 21, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 8/20 (Preview) Moving Forward Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have to wait for those we love to decide to change as well. Sometimes we need to give ourselves permission to grow, even thou...	Pythonpappy	2	441	Aug 20, 2014 by Part VII
	need to share (Preview) Need to reach out... tonight the pain is too much...can't think...can't get in front of it. Too much for too long ...no breaks. Stared crying...can't stop. Hurts too much. Pouring sweat... It'll pass though...maybe tomorrow grateful for autocorrect...hands arent' working correctly...fi...	Angell	9	604	Aug 20, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sunrise Quote - 8/20 (Preview) Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	415	Aug 20, 2014 by myownhell
	Grapevine (Preview) August 20 "For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer. But there is one condition. We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity; it must be made unbreakably secure. Without permanent unity there can be little lasting recovery for anyone. Hence our future depends...	Mike B.	0	343	Aug 20, 2014 by Mike B.
	We have Alcoholism....NOT a drinking problem (Preview) The most important fact for me to keep in front of me is the fact that Alcoholism is not a drinking disorder..	Robert Chavez	18	852	Aug 19, 2014 by justadrunk
	Character Defects. (Preview) I feel something so right doing the wrong thing. I feel something so wrong doing the right thing. This is how it went for me when I first started tackling my defects. I did not know any other way, giving into them my whole life. So doing the next right thing was uncomfortable and unnerving. Faced with the f...	Enigma	5	1349	Aug 19, 2014 by davep12and12
	Sunrise Quote - 8/19 (Preview) Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one!~ C. S. Lewis	Pythonpappy	0	325	Aug 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/19 (Preview) God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer NewcomerWhat if the person to whom I'm trying to make amends is still too angry to accept my apology or doesn't want anything to do with me?S...	Pythonpappy	0	410	Aug 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) August 19 "What I have learned in the past twelve years is that my relationship with God and my spiritual practice is the only answer, even when I'm not sure of the question."	Mike B.	0	358	Aug 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 18, 2014Quote of the Week"The key to happiness is usefulness" This quote really resonated with me the instant I hear it. I immediately thought about how serenely happy I am right after working with a sponsee, and how that feeling can last for hours. The secret of course is being of se...	Pythonpappy	1	439	Aug 18, 2014 by Part VII
	Grapevine (Preview) August 18 "With each passing year we increasingly realize the immense importance of adequately presenting the program to every new prospect who is in the least inclined to listen. Many of us feel this to be our greatest obligation to him and our failure to do so our greatest dereliction. The di...	Mike B.	2	375	Aug 18, 2014 by Stepchild
	Self-Diagnosis if I am or I am not alcoholic (Preview) It's all about experience. I've learnt that I must try to identify in what is written in Big Book about the real alcoholic to see if there is necessary to take these Steps. This topic is provoked by other topic about alcoholism and drinking problem, so I decided to write some words about it.So, let's sta...	myownhell	9	712	Aug 18, 2014 by pinkchip
	Sunrise Quote - 8/18 (Preview) If you don't think you can do it, who will? You control the most important tool in success, your mind.~ Jeffrey Gitomer	Pythonpappy	0	300	Aug 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/18 (Preview) Reflection for the DayLooking back, I realize just how much of my life has been spent in dwelling upon the faults of others. It provided much self-satisfaction, to be sure, but I see now just how subtle and actually perverse the process became. After all was said and done, the net effect of dwelling on t...	Pythonpappy	0	347	Aug 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/17 (Preview) I am responsible for myself, my recovery, my well-being, my happiness. All these things are, ultimately, my own responsibility. --AnonymousOur Higher Power does not lay claim to our free will. We can choose not to be responsible and make ourselves more miserable by going to new levels of despair an...	Pythonpappy	3	453	Aug 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly Thought He was a faithful prophet of God, full of zeal and integrity. He knew right from wrong. Thats why Gods call for him to preach to the godless people of Nineveh caught him off guard. He may have had zeal and honor, but compassion and love werent part of his spirit. So in a fit of anger and rebe...	Pythonpappy	2	394	Aug 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 8/17 (Preview) You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	1	351	Aug 17, 2014 by Part VII
	Today's Gift - 8/16 (Preview) Resolve to be thyself; and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.--Matthew ArnoldWe all have known the braggarts, the boastful ones who constantly toot their own horns. These people crave approval because they don't yet approve of themselves. There are those who do the same thing but th...	Pythonpappy	3	398	Aug 17, 2014 by justadrunk
	If you're bored then your boring. (Preview) I am on my most boring vacation ever. In West Virginia at a park in a cabin with my whole family 10 adults, a baby and a dog. The setting is beautiful. But there's not much to do here. Normally I would be drin I'm sober 70 days, and I struggle a great deal with depression. This vacation hasn't really helped...	Namaste78	11	774	Aug 17, 2014 by Namaste78
	Living Life.... (Preview) It wasn't long ago I was told I have cancer...it always happens to others till it hits us. The interesting thing here is my family have expressed to me that I seem to be aloof regarding this monumental situation, and I assure them I fully understand what's going on. They believe I am in some type of denia...	Robert Chavez	5	598	Aug 17, 2014 by Part VII
	Sunrise Quote - 8/16 (Preview) We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.~ Aristotle	Pythonpappy	2	336	Aug 16, 2014 by Part VII
	When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically. (Preview) Pretty simple statement. From page 64 of the Big Book. It really is what the whole program of AA is about....Isn't it? We are spiritually sick and when we get better spiritually getting better mentally and physically will follow. That's what those steps are for...To face and be rid of the things that...	Stepchild	20	3810	Aug 16, 2014 by Stepchild
	Question about dry drunk? (Preview) I have a question do dry drunk have a harder time facing themselves in emotional recovery? He has been dry for 30 years and has been attending aa for 3 years. He started emotional sobriety, it was a h*** of a ride. What spewing of abuse and blame toward me not facing himself and his demons. he does not have a...	Mirandac	20	879	Aug 16, 2014 by Mirandac
	Sunrise Quote - 8/15 (Preview) Patience is the ballast of the soul, that will keep it from rolling and tumbling in the greatest storms.~ Charles Hopkins	Pythonpappy	2	358	Aug 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	One Month (Preview) Got me a red chip today :) Just wanted to share.	AdamMoz	9	567	Aug 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Alcohol helps us become so alone (Preview) So, I was thinking about alcohol this morning (ha). As my mind started wandering toward the idea of spiritual growth, I thought about how one of our basic human needs is connection. We are happy when we feel connected to friends, we are happy when we feel connected to loved ones, we are happy when we feel...	AdamMoz	10	722	Aug 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/15 (Preview) Each of my days are miracles. I won't waste my day; I won't throw away a miracle.-- Kelley VickstromIt's so easy to forget to be grateful for our many blessings. We may take our freedom from the compulsion to drink or use for granted. Having learned to monitor our behavior and change it when necessary, w...	Pythonpappy	0	350	Aug 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Daily Reflections 8/15/14 (Preview) DIDN'T WE HURT ANYBODY? Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 This Step seemed so simple. I identified several people whom I had harmed, but they were no longer avai...	Stepchild	0	419	Aug 15, 2014 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift - 8/14 (Preview) Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the act.--William JamesStep Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, and we can love others without hu...	Pythonpappy	4	423	Aug 15, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Early sobriety and marital issues (Preview) Hello. I have been lurking here for awhile and have a couple of questions but will start with the most important one. I am nearing the 30 day mark. Like most alcoholics, my marriage of almost 22 years has been on the rocks for a long time. I've always been a drinker to some extent but it really took off the l...	Whippingpost	23	1976	Aug 14, 2014 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift - 8/13 (Preview) If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.--Henry Wadsworth LongfellowMost of us make trouble for ourselves by over-reacting to what others say or do. We have conditioned ourselves to see everyone else a...	Pythonpappy	3	454	Aug 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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