Alcoholics Anonymous

John · John

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 15 "I am more a woman of action than a woman in reaction, and hope is more present in my life than insecurity ... As much as I was thirsty for alcohol, today I am thirsty for knowledge."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Argue not concerning God.--Walt WhitmanNewcomerIt's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I don't believe in God or a Higher Power?SponsorWe don't need religion in order to recover. The only requirement for membersh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Since it's slow here, here's another 'funny' ... Lake fake a hachee, fl MUST be read by all people over 52 or close. A few years ago, my lover and I moved into a retirement development on Florida's southeast coast. We are living in the "Delray/ Boca/Boynton Golf, Spa, Bath and Tennis Clu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Okay, up again at an early hour (4th time in a week) due to strong to severe thunderstorms ... found myself (again) on the front porch watching the storm pass through @ 2:30 a.m. ... and this time it was really pretty awesome, and I gave thanks to the Lord for such a display of His/Her awesome power ... I did...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 13, 2014Quote of the Week"When one door closes, another opens, but it's hell in the hallways." Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To get what youve never had, you must do what youve never done.~ Thomas Jefferson

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.--AnonymousOne of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don't need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly fi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 13 "From cradle to grave, the drunk and the potential alcoholic will have to be completely surrounded by true and deep understanding and by a continuous barrage of information: the facts about his illness, its symptoms, its grim seriousness. Why should an alcoholic have to wait un...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded library. He asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you? The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON 'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embar...

pinkchip · pinkchip

This relates to Tasha's thread about gratitude. My sponsor often responds "I can't complain" when I ask him how he is. I laugh at that because I know I used to be a professional complainer. I know that for me, I CAN complain but I have to make an effort not to. These days, it's become less of a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Acts of love are what will bring peace to your life and to the world.~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.~ Emanuel Swedenborg

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Misery is optional.We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react to what happens. We can moan about the things we don't like, using them as excuses for self-pity ("poor me"), o...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha my MIP family...just had to share a warp event from this morning. I have been taking an A/A (cross addicted) person to my morning AA by the Bay meetings both Saturday and Sunday versions. He doesn't have a whole lot of time; some and the desire and willingness. This morning just before I picke...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Click on the link below. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NkbZlautuUc?rel=0

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Q: 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom', he asked, 'Are these my brains?' A: 'Not yet,' she replied.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My Favorite AnimalOur teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.I told my dad what...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Yeah - everyone around here got pretty sick of hearing how wonderful my life is. Guess what. It's still wonderful - and I'm not sick of hearing myself say it yet I'm grateful for you guys especially- reading this! My kitty - that he doesn't care that I keep calling him by my old cats name by mistake - and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Persons who habitually drink water become just as good gourmets about water as wine drinkers on wine.--Alexandre DumasHow fortunate are those among us who have the ability to turn things around - to transform liabilities into assets. Life deals them lemons: they make lemonade, lemon pie, candied...

debird17 · debird17

It will be 1 year on October 21st that I have been sober. I have had an emotional year with many good and bad turns. My husband and I separated then reunited things got better for us and then he was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He underwent a surgery called the whipple. During the last 4 month...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 10 "AA is not an 'insiders' kind of Fellowship, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of AAs worldwide. We'll help any drunk anywhere, any time."

do overgirl · do overgirl

Sometimes no matter what I do I still say, well you did this or that. How come you never get punished

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 9 "I am not automatically entitled to succeed in everything, or, indeed, in anything. I am, thank God and AA, no longer a superior individual, but simply a sober individual. My Higher Power and I can take it from there, working together that I may do the best I am able to do and realize w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.

justadrunk · justadrunk

How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you

IandI · IandI

A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Dirty_Red · Dirty_Red

Hi all, Im new to this board an AA; sober since September 15th this time and for good.A little background on me without going into too much detail. I have been an alcoholic since the first time I had a drink which was about thirty years ago. For the first few years it wasnt much of an issue because I was unde...

Dirty_Red · Dirty_Red

During my first week of AA I went to three different meetings. At all three meetings the question was asked if anyone was in their first week of AA, I raised my hand at all three meetings. Because I accepted a white chip at the first meeting I attended I did not go get one at the second or third meetings. Thes...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 6 "The five H's combine into a powerful formula for success. Starting with Hope, passing through Honesty into a gracious Humility, we become Human again, taking our rightful places in society and, by living a well rounded life, develop an integrated personality free of the stresses...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 6, 2014Quote of the Week"You Have to Feel to Heal." Before recovery, I would use just about anything not to feel. Drugs, alcohol, relationships, food, TV -- the list was endless. Without tools to deal with my feelings, I was uncomfortable and afraid of them, and they often bec...

tlcstuff2005 · tlcstuff2005

Meet together, AA meetings, phone calls??? Daily, weekly - good or bad days?? I just realized I'm planning. But I am, I think working on part of the solution. lol Okay if you have any suggestions I will take them with an open mind. Just for today!!!!

John · John

I have just registered for and booked hotel accommodations in Atlanta GA, for the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous. It will be held on July 2nd -5th at the Georgia World Congress Center, 4 minutes from Centennial Olympic Park where a great 4th of July fireworks display will b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It only takes one person to change your life - you.--Ruth CaseyChange is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will mount. Nothing stays the same forever, and it's such folly to wish otherwise. Growth accompanies positive change; deter...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A mans reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.~ Jack Miner

Tanin · Tanin

The calendar reminds of my AA anniversary. I am grateful to God, the AA program and all its members for my sobriety. There's no way for me to do it solo. It's an amazing thing, really.

bikerbill · bikerbill

So at the end of july I was paid off from work. I was going to scrape by on the payoff until pension time. In the intervening coiple months I've near finished renovating the house. I took a lodger in (not doing that again) and told myself I was on a gap year. a week ago I bought a thiers-issard le dandy strai...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Doing our bestPerhaps we are saving our best effort for the "big break." When such and such happens, then I'll give it my best shot. What we don't realize, however, is that success comes from doing a lot of little things well. Learning to live means learning to manage all our daily responsib...

BoozeWar · BoozeWar

Hi, My name is Brian and Im an Alcoholic. Ive been attending meetings for a while and I want to win. Booze really turned me into a person that was just awful all around, and I don't want that. I once had a really good life and I dont have that right now. Im doing my best to stay sober and Im trying to beat thi...

tlcstuff2005 · tlcstuff2005

Did anyone attend? I tried several times but chat room was empty. Just making sure it's not me

John · John

I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,"If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?""No, I had to stop dr...

volleyballchick90 · volleyballchick90

Being only 22 years old, I am having a hard time struggling with what I think may be an addiction. Everyone I know drinks but I find myself obsessing over it. I don't know why, or how to make the obsessions lessen. I feel like I am way too young for this. I feel like I should be able to drink with my peers but not...

Classy · Classy

Haven't been to a meeting in years due to shame and apparently a feeling like I can do whatever I want with no consequences... that feeling has got me in trouble so much in my life. I feel like I've been a tantruming toddler for the last four years and now I've drank myself into a situation (a handful of sit...

pattyh46 · pattyh46

I am a 46 year old Mother of three wonderful children. I am married and three years ago my Mother came to live with us in the later stages of Alzheimers, I had to quit my sales job, I had a very serious anxiety attack. I was always a partier but my drinking got out of control. I then got a DUI early this year. ...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Help me send kudo's to Violet B. 1 year sober! (Preview)	John	15	721	Oct 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) October 15 "I am more a woman of action than a woman in reaction, and hope is more present in my life than insecurity ... As much as I was thirsty for alcohol, today I am thirsty for knowledge."	Mike B.	0	297	Oct 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/14 (Preview) Be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi	Pythonpappy	0	326	Oct 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/14 (Preview) Argue not concerning God.--Walt WhitmanNewcomerIt's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I don't believe in God or a Higher Power?SponsorWe don't need religion in order to recover. The only requirement for membersh...	Pythonpappy	0	377	Oct 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Lake Fake-a -Hachee, FL. (Preview) Since it's slow here, here's another 'funny' ... Lake fake a hachee, fl MUST be read by all people over 52 or close. A few years ago, my lover and I moved into a retirement development on Florida's southeast coast. We are living in the "Delray/ Boca/Boynton Golf, Spa, Bath and Tennis Clu...	Pythonpappy	3	880	Oct 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sleep ??? ... Is Something or Someone Trying To Tell Me Something ??? (Preview) Okay, up again at an early hour (4th time in a week) due to strong to severe thunderstorms ... found myself (again) on the front porch watching the storm pass through @ 2:30 a.m. ... and this time it was really pretty awesome, and I gave thanks to the Lord for such a display of His/Her awesome power ... I did...	Pythonpappy	23	1089	Oct 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 13, 2014Quote of the Week"When one door closes, another opens, but it's hell in the hallways." Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway...	Pythonpappy	0	345	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/13 (Preview) To get what youve never had, you must do what youve never done.~ Thomas Jefferson	Pythonpappy	0	327	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/13 (Preview) When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.--AnonymousOne of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don't need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly fi...	Pythonpappy	0	322	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 13 "From cradle to grave, the drunk and the potential alcoholic will have to be completely surrounded by true and deep understanding and by a continuous barrage of information: the facts about his illness, its symptoms, its grim seriousness. Why should an alcoholic have to wait un...	Mike B.	0	332	Oct 13, 2014 by Mike B.
	Okay, just one more ... The Library (Preview) A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded library. He asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you? The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON 'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embar...	Pythonpappy	0	339	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I can't complain (Preview) This relates to Tasha's thread about gratitude. My sponsor often responds "I can't complain" when I ask him how he is. I laugh at that because I know I used to be a professional complainer. I know that for me, I CAN complain but I have to make an effort not to. These days, it's become less of a...	pinkchip	7	628	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/12 (Preview) Acts of love are what will bring peace to your life and to the world.~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky	Pythonpappy	0	323	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/11 (Preview) Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.~ Emanuel Swedenborg	Pythonpappy	2	349	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/12 (Preview) Misery is optional.We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react to what happens. We can moan about the things we don't like, using them as excuses for self-pity ("poor me"), o...	Pythonpappy	0	320	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	A 5th Step (Preview) Aloha my MIP family...just had to share a warp event from this morning. I have been taking an A/A (cross addicted) person to my morning AA by the Bay meetings both Saturday and Sunday versions. He doesn't have a whole lot of time; some and the desire and willingness. This morning just before I picke...	Jerry F	0	495	Oct 12, 2014 by Jerry F
	This is Neat ... Beer Bottle Band (Preview) Click on the link below. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NkbZlautuUc?rel=0	Pythonpappy	0	2735	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Little Boy with a Question (Preview) Q: 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom', he asked, 'Are these my brains?' A: 'Not yet,' she replied.	Pythonpappy	0	349	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Little Johnny (Preview) My Favorite AnimalOur teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.I told my dad what...	Pythonpappy	0	367	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude thread (Preview) Yeah - everyone around here got pretty sick of hearing how wonderful my life is. Guess what. It's still wonderful - and I'm not sick of hearing myself say it yet I'm grateful for you guys especially- reading this! My kitty - that he doesn't care that I keep calling him by my old cats name by mistake - and...	justadrunk	4	548	Oct 11, 2014 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift - 10/10 (Preview) Persons who habitually drink water become just as good gourmets about water as wine drinkers on wine.--Alexandre DumasHow fortunate are those among us who have the ability to turn things around - to transform liabilities into assets. Life deals them lemons: they make lemonade, lemon pie, candied...	Pythonpappy	0	338	Oct 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Checking In (Preview) It will be 1 year on October 21st that I have been sober. I have had an emotional year with many good and bad turns. My husband and I separated then reunited things got better for us and then he was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He underwent a surgery called the whipple. During the last 4 month...	debird17	5	432	Oct 10, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) October 10 "AA is not an 'insiders' kind of Fellowship, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of AAs worldwide. We'll help any drunk anywhere, any time."	Mike B.	0	303	Oct 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Letting go of resentments (Preview) Sometimes no matter what I do I still say, well you did this or that. How come you never get punished	do overgirl	9	773	Oct 9, 2014 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) October 9 "I am not automatically entitled to succeed in everything, or, indeed, in anything. I am, thank God and AA, no longer a superior individual, but simply a sober individual. My Higher Power and I can take it from there, working together that I may do the best I am able to do and realize w...	Mike B.	1	327	Oct 9, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/9 (Preview) When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...	Pythonpappy	0	302	Oct 9, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/8 (Preview) Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.	Pythonpappy	0	312	Oct 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Love for Roger (pappy) thread (Preview) How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you	justadrunk	23	687	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	My husband tried to kill me (Preview) A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...	IandI	11	2205	Oct 7, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 10/7 (Preview) Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...	Pythonpappy	2	354	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	I'm home (Preview) Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.	Zoomtopz	1	464	Oct 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."	Mike B.	0	307	Oct 7, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/6 (Preview) Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger	Pythonpappy	1	453	Oct 6, 2014 by justadrunk
	Working and staying sober - any advice? (Preview) Hi all, Im new to this board an AA; sober since September 15th this time and for good.A little background on me without going into too much detail. I have been an alcoholic since the first time I had a drink which was about thirty years ago. For the first few years it wasnt much of an issue because I was unde...	Dirty_Red	14	3733	Oct 6, 2014 by davep12and12
	Question about chips? (Preview) During my first week of AA I went to three different meetings. At all three meetings the question was asked if anyone was in their first week of AA, I raised my hand at all three meetings. Because I accepted a white chip at the first meeting I attended I did not go get one at the second or third meetings. Thes...	Dirty_Red	2	392	Oct 6, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) October 6 "The five H's combine into a powerful formula for success. Starting with Hope, passing through Honesty into a gracious Humility, we become Human again, taking our rightful places in society and, by living a well rounded life, develop an integrated personality free of the stresses...	Mike B.	1	309	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 6, 2014Quote of the Week"You Have to Feel to Heal." Before recovery, I would use just about anything not to feel. Drugs, alcohol, relationships, food, TV -- the list was endless. Without tools to deal with my feelings, I was uncomfortable and afraid of them, and they often bec...	Pythonpappy	0	317	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	What would a person look for in a sponsor? What expectations? (Preview) Meet together, AA meetings, phone calls??? Daily, weekly - good or bad days?? I just realized I'm planning. But I am, I think working on part of the solution. lol Okay if you have any suggestions I will take them with an open mind. Just for today!!!!	tlcstuff2005	7	685	Oct 6, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	International Convention of AA/Atlanta, Georgia/80 years old! (Preview) I have just registered for and booked hotel accommodations in Atlanta GA, for the 2015 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous. It will be held on July 2nd -5th at the Georgia World Congress Center, 4 minutes from Centennial Olympic Park where a great 4th of July fireworks display will b...	John	2	3662	Oct 6, 2014 by 2granddaughters
	Today's Gift - 10/6 (Preview) It only takes one person to change your life - you.--Ruth CaseyChange is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will mount. Nothing stays the same forever, and it's such folly to wish otherwise. Growth accompanies positive change; deter...	Pythonpappy	0	305	Oct 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/5 (Preview) A mans reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.~ Jack Miner	Pythonpappy	1	316	Oct 6, 2014 by justadrunk
	AA Anniversary (Preview) The calendar reminds of my AA anniversary. I am grateful to God, the AA program and all its members for my sobriety. There's no way for me to do it solo. It's an amazing thing, really.	Tanin	6	386	Oct 5, 2014 by mikef
	life changes (Preview) So at the end of july I was paid off from work. I was going to scrape by on the payoff until pension time. In the intervening coiple months I've near finished renovating the house. I took a lodger in (not doing that again) and told myself I was on a gap year. a week ago I bought a thiers-issard le dandy strai...	bikerbill	3	365	Oct 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/5 (Preview) Doing our bestPerhaps we are saving our best effort for the "big break." When such and such happens, then I'll give it my best shot. What we don't realize, however, is that success comes from doing a lot of little things well. Learning to live means learning to manage all our daily responsib...	Pythonpappy	0	304	Oct 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How does one become a "winner" ? (Preview) Hi, My name is Brian and Im an Alcoholic. Ive been attending meetings for a while and I want to win. Booze really turned me into a person that was just awful all around, and I don't want that. I once had a really good life and I dont have that right now. Im doing my best to stay sober and Im trying to beat thi...	BoozeWar	14	1084	Oct 5, 2014 by bikerbill
	AA meeting on Tuesday 9:00 est. (Preview) Did anyone attend? I tried several times but chat room was empty. Just making sure it's not me	tlcstuff2005	4	438	Oct 4, 2014 by tlcstuff2005
	humor (Preview) I was walking down the street when I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless man who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner.I took out my wallet, extracted ten dollars and asked,"If I give you this money, will you buy some beer with it instead of dinner?""No, I had to stop dr...	John	1	408	Oct 4, 2014 by Jerry F
	Young Adult Struggling (Preview) Being only 22 years old, I am having a hard time struggling with what I think may be an addiction. Everyone I know drinks but I find myself obsessing over it. I don't know why, or how to make the obsessions lessen. I feel like I am way too young for this. I feel like I should be able to drink with my peers but not...	volleyballchick90	13	832	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
	Just can't live like this anymore (Preview) Haven't been to a meeting in years due to shame and apparently a feeling like I can do whatever I want with no consequences... that feeling has got me in trouble so much in my life. I feel like I've been a tantruming toddler for the last four years and now I've drank myself into a situation (a handful of sit...	Classy	16	852	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
	struggling hard (Preview) I am a 46 year old Mother of three wonderful children. I am married and three years ago my Mother came to live with us in the later stages of Alzheimers, I had to quit my sales job, I had a very serious anxiety attack. I was always a partier but my drinking got out of control. I then got a DUI early this year. ...	pattyh46	12	604	Oct 4, 2014 by Mr_David
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