Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

mandm · mandm

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

New Member · SobrietySheWrote

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

joblady38 · joblady38

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Amigo · Amigo

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pablomoses · Pablomoses

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Mike B. · Mike B.

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Frodo and a bit · Frodo and a bit

So here I am again. I don't want to be here. I really don't. I thought that after getting my life in order and my head right all would be good. I made over 100K last year and paid cash for a 30K car. I can't have that big a problem if I can do that, right? Except that at 11:00 am here I can't drive it. I'm drunk.....

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 24 "It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets."

bostonstrong · bostonstrong

It's 3:58 am and the birds are chirping already, that's a good sign, not so much that it will be a nice day but it will be a sober - sobah -day, i know when i was out there drinking like a fool and could care less about anyone or anything in my life because i was to self centered and selfish the birds never existe...

Enigma · Enigma

Well I can't control Mother nature but am sick of it. I accept it but don't have to like it, Lol. Yes!! I can say that without being pissed haha. If thats all I have to bitch about I'm doing pretty good. I still have some of the same serious issues in my life out of my control but they don't get to me or rent space...

Amigo · Amigo

Sitting on my King size bed with my shoes off, my arm casually around my girl of 6 yearswatching Kate and Alley on TV, she tells me she doesnt love me anymore. When my ego finally caught up to my heart Good Reddens. Around Christmas I decided to grab my Hart 190s and my stylish Solomon ski boot bag and a stuff...

Coll_Faith · Coll_Faith

HI!! I'm new to this site, I have 8 months and 5 days sober today, and I've been through the steps. I raise my hands at meetings when asked if there's anyone with working knowledge of the 12 steps, I listen to women who share to see if they are in need of a sponsor or more support, I actively look for sponsees b...

Jonhnny · Jonhnny

Hello everyone I have been sober just over two years and I'm really struggling with life at times. Life is much more manageable but I am nowhere near where I would like to be. The spiritual part of AA never came easy for me, anxiety seems to rule my life at times. Any advice?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Make yourself at home.It was night, only a few months after I'd begun my skydiving adventure.One of the other skydivers was sitting in a lawn chair. The evening lights had been turned on and he was wrapped up in a sleeping bag, reading a book under the hazy glow. He was one of the full-time skydivers, who...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

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

Queenie bee · Queenie bee

just started campral two days ago and the side effects suck but it has been keeping me sober along with willpower. Does anyone know if the side effects get better with time?

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Hi all. I often think about that early time in AA in no mans land, where I wasn't drinking but had yet to tackle the steps. I almost got stuck around steps two and three, as many seem to do, because many of the members of that time were telling me how they needed to have rock solid relationship with the God of t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Fox and the StorkOne evening the fox invited his friend the stork to dinner. For a joke the fox prepared soup and served it in a shallow dish. The fox could easily lap up the soup. But the stork, with its long bill, went hungry. The fox gave the stork a sly grin and said, "I am so sorry. It seems as if t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.~ John Neal

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. --Emily DickinsonWe often hum and sing to ourselves because it makes us feel content. It is the melody itself that makes us feel good - words and thoughts do not matter.Having hope for our...

Amigo · Amigo

Putting things into perspective....It's 85 degrees outside...with the added sun factor...Hot...Hot and Hotter...I'm wearing a Vail Colorado..Light weight ski jacket because the AC is so cold in the library where I do my professional writing..that without it..Pneumonia would be assured....

FLH Press · FLH Press

Hello all, Just spreading the word that our organization, The Full Length History Press, has republished a lost recovery classic, the first edition of The Little Red Book. It's part of our mission to get oldtimer A.A. literature into the hands of today's A.A. members. We're carrying the message to a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.~ William Jennings Bryan

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayAmong the many gifts that we are offered in The Program is the gift of freedom. Paradoxically, however, the gift of freedom is not without a price tag; freedom can only be achieved by paying the price called acceptance. Similarly, if we can surrender to God's guidance, it will co...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 20 "Never should we be lulled into complacent self-satisfaction by the wide acclaim and success that is everywhere ours. This is the subtle temptation which could stagnate us today, perchance disintegrate us tomorrow. We have always rallied to meet and transcend failure and cr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.~ Arnold Bennett

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:God Is HereThe Power, which restores us to sanity, is not something remote and abstract, which we must search for by reading books and performing great feats. Our Higher Power is with us constantly and is involved in the minute details of ev...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 19 "We are masterworks, all lovingly created by God's hands. Whether our colors are vivid or subtle, whether the design is boldly abstract or serenely pastoral is not our choice. Ours is only to accept this work of art as given -- to strive to reveal our true colors and the beauty of our...

Grace Hopper · Grace Hopper

Hello, I'm new to the board. After seeking out a forum for support, I choose this one after reading John's post on "a letter to a woman alcoholic." I am a alcoholic....letter confirmed it! Today, I am going to try and stop drinking....all alcohol in my home is now gone. Poured down the drain....

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 17 "What keeps me sober and serene is the very act of letting go of resentments, self-pity, fear of others, and whatever else keeps my thoughts going in circles about myself."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Acceptance frees us.Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change.Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't lik...

celeste · celeste

I have to confess somewhere, so it's here, with this. but first, allow me to say that I'm going to the first aa meeting I've been to in many years tonight. I've been good about keeping a distance from alcohol, mostly, without the fellowship of aa, but the secret drives me to drink occasionally. le...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Ok. First off I haven't taken a drink. If I don't lift the first drink I just cannot get drunk so I stay away from one drink, for oneself, for one day. I spoke to my stand by sponsor....my sponsor wasn't available, but I keep a truth telling friend up my sleeve for just such a need. So what happened is this...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 16, 2015Quote of the Week"What other people think of me is none of my business." How much of my time have I spent worrying about what other people think of me? Too much is the short answer. Before recovery in Al-Anon, I had no boundaries, no sense of self, and how I felt about myse...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The principle is competing against yourself. Its about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before.~ Steve Young

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 2, 2015Quote of the Week"The difference between me and God is that God doesn't want to be me." I can't tell you how many times I've tried to arrange all of life to suit my needs. I've planned and schemed, worked and manipulated, hoped and dreamed, and then manipulated some more all...	Pythonpappy	0	558	Mar 3, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Another Joke ... 'Just Take Care of Dad' (Preview) A young cowboy from Texas goes off to college.Half way through the semester, having foolishly squandered all his money .... he calls home. "Dad," he says, "You won't believe what modern education is developing!They actually have a program here at A&M that will teach our dog, O...	Pythonpappy	1	613	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	Am I on the wrong board? (Preview) Well hello everyone , when I first quit drinking my smoking picked up, I was never a sober smoker in my life, in my drinking days I would often wake up finding a pack of smokes that I bought over the course of the night and now was just a foggy memory. However when I quit drinking I found my self smoking. The...	mandm	9	781	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	Sorry, I Gotta Send One More (Preview) Laugh for the day! Crisis runs in the family Bobbitt Family Update In a recent news broadcast, it was announced that Lorena Bobbitt's sister Louella was arrested for an alleged attempt to perform the same act on herhusband as her famous sister had done several years ago . Sources reveal the sis...	Pythonpappy	1	543	Mar 3, 2015 by mandm
	New Member (Preview) Hello. My name is Abby, and I am an alcoholic. I am 28 years old and engaged to a wonderful man. I met him shortly before my 23rd birthday. I didn't have my first sip of alcohol until I was 21. I never drank in high school and very rarely drank in college. My father was an alcoholic until I turned 2 and then he re...	SobrietySheWrote	6	743	Mar 2, 2015 by StPeteDean
	The Rock Bottom that Dropped me into the Abyss by a lady alcoholic (Preview) In July 2012 I hit rock bottom, no I thought I'd hit rock bottom. I fell into the longest binge I've ever known. I just stopped going to work and stayed home and drank and drank. I'd stop for about 3hrs, long enough to go and pick my daughter up from school. If you could have seen my apartment. It was absolute...	joblady38	2	684	Mar 2, 2015 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 23, 2015Quote of the Week"Worrying is praying for things you don't want to happen." I don't know where my tendency to worry came from - perhaps I learned it from my mother - but I'm sure good at it. Before the program I would worry and stress over most areas of my life and even if somet...	Pythonpappy	3	544	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your hopes, dreams, and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above the clouds - if you will only let them.~ Diane Roger	Pythonpappy	0	449	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 3/2 (Preview) Love doesn't just sit there like a stone: it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Le GuinEveryone could use a new batch of love every day. Way too often, we forget to make a new batch. Then we end up eating hard, old, crumbly stuff that doesn't even taste good. We forget to ta...	Pythonpappy	0	480	Mar 2, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Take a Break ... Here's a 'Test' for Y'all (Preview) I'm only sending this to the brightest of my elderly friends! This test will keep that dreaded disease that effects your memory at bay! New Senior's Exam, you only need 4 correct out of 10 questions to pass. 1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3...	Pythonpappy	1	635	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Santa and the Big Bunny (Preview) Amigo if you were playing Golf the object of the game would be to hit the ball and get it into the cup over 9 or 18 holes..You do that by employing Golf clubs If you are sober the object is to be happy joyous and free to have a clear communication with God...This you can do by emplying the steps... Along the co...	Amigo	1	629	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Welcome buckys (Preview) Welcome to MIP Laura, ... glad you found us ... ODDLY, I went years to 'Fayette New Beginnings' in Georgia ... A great group ... My sponsor and I met there for noon meetings and had lunch afterwards at least once a month ... it's a very good group ... Love ya and God bless, Pappy I was known as Roger G the...	Pythonpappy	0	410	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.~ Gilbert K. Chesterton	Pythonpappy	0	449	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 3/1 (Preview) When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin Delano RooseveltNewcomer Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever.Sponsor What you're...	Pythonpappy	0	422	Mar 1, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Ten Years Sober on 2/19/15!! I didn't think I had a chance!! Thanks to my Higher Power, my AA family, and trying to be (Preview) of service to others. I haven't been on this message board in a while. We are all miracles in progress. I look forward to tomorrow because of today. Today, I was sober and this one day is as important and essential as my ten years of sobriety. Thinking that first drink through has always been a powerful...	Pablomoses	13	964	Mar 1, 2015 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.~ Matt Biondi	Pythonpappy	0	449	Feb 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/28 (Preview) Finding balanceLet's not forget to play. Our new way of life is a serious matter, but it is not intended as a punishment; nor do we need to repent and suffer for the rest of our lives. Our new way of life is intended to produce growth.But growth takes work. And work needs play for balance. If we forget to pla...	Pythonpappy	0	470	Feb 28, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Graepvine (Preview) February 27 "I need grace to recover happily, to be comfortable in my sobriety, and to be able to help others do the same."	Mike B.	1	542	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/24 (Preview) Don't take storms personally.Somewhere out in the Pacific, a storm brewed and swirled and thrashed and died without ever touching the land. Three days, later, under a clear blue sky, the storm surge reached the California coast near Los Angeles. The sea threw rocks at my house, and the waves stacked...	Pythonpappy	2	541	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 26 "I'm free to be the person I've always wanted to be, but never before had the courage to become."	Mike B.	2	554	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Happiness is a decision.We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the women and men at the meetings convinced us we were right! Fortunately, we have stuck around long enough to understand wher...	Pythonpappy	0	473	Feb 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Back again (Preview) So here I am again. I don't want to be here. I really don't. I thought that after getting my life in order and my head right all would be good. I made over 100K last year and paid cash for a 30K car. I can't have that big a problem if I can do that, right? Except that at 11:00 am here I can't drive it. I'm drunk.....	Frodo and a bit	60	1511	Feb 24, 2015 by Pablomoses
	Grapevine (Preview) February 24 "It seems the more I give to Alcoholics Anonymous, the better my life gets."	Mike B.	1	460	Feb 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Staying sober makes a difference in life (Preview) It's 3:58 am and the birds are chirping already, that's a good sign, not so much that it will be a nice day but it will be a sober - sobah -day, i know when i was out there drinking like a fool and could care less about anyone or anything in my life because i was to self centered and selfish the birds never existe...	bostonstrong	24	1484	Feb 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Snow Snow Go away. (Preview) Well I can't control Mother nature but am sick of it. I accept it but don't have to like it, Lol. Yes!! I can say that without being pissed haha. If thats all I have to bitch about I'm doing pretty good. I still have some of the same serious issues in my life out of my control but they don't get to me or rent space...	Enigma	9	1184	Feb 24, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	We Are Not A Glum Lot (Preview) Sitting on my King size bed with my shoes off, my arm casually around my girl of 6 yearswatching Kate and Alley on TV, she tells me she doesnt love me anymore. When my ego finally caught up to my heart Good Reddens. Around Christmas I decided to grab my Hart 190s and my stylish Solomon ski boot bag and a stuff...	Amigo	2	1205	Feb 24, 2015 by Leo Aarons
	Sponsee Help Sponsorship (Preview) HI!! I'm new to this site, I have 8 months and 5 days sober today, and I've been through the steps. I raise my hands at meetings when asked if there's anyone with working knowledge of the 12 steps, I listen to women who share to see if they are in need of a sponsor or more support, I actively look for sponsees b...	Coll_Faith	11	7720	Feb 23, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	Still feeling restless, irritable, discontent at times (Preview) Hello everyone I have been sober just over two years and I'm really struggling with life at times. Life is much more manageable but I am nowhere near where I would like to be. The spiritual part of AA never came easy for me, anxiety seems to rule my life at times. Any advice?	Jonhnny	3	798	Feb 23, 2015 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift - 2/23 (Preview) Make yourself at home.It was night, only a few months after I'd begun my skydiving adventure.One of the other skydivers was sitting in a lawn chair. The evening lights had been turned on and he was wrapped up in a sleeping bag, reading a book under the hazy glow. He was one of the full-time skydivers, who...	Pythonpappy	0	525	Feb 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your hopes, dreams, and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the storms, above the clouds - if you will only let them.~ Diane Roger	Pythonpappy	0	473	Feb 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	campral (Preview) just started campral two days ago and the side effects suck but it has been keeping me sober along with willpower. Does anyone know if the side effects get better with time?	Queenie bee	4	816	Feb 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Knowledge Through Experience (Preview) Hi all. I often think about that early time in AA in no mans land, where I wasn't drinking but had yet to tackle the steps. I almost got stuck around steps two and three, as many seem to do, because many of the members of that time were telling me how they needed to have rock solid relationship with the God of t...	Fyne Spirit	3	753	Feb 22, 2015 by mikef
	Today's Gift - 2/22 (Preview) The Fox and the StorkOne evening the fox invited his friend the stork to dinner. For a joke the fox prepared soup and served it in a shallow dish. The fox could easily lap up the soup. But the stork, with its long bill, went hungry. The fox gave the stork a sly grin and said, "I am so sorry. It seems as if t...	Pythonpappy	0	527	Feb 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.~ John Neal	Pythonpappy	0	517	Feb 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/21 (Preview) Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. --Emily DickinsonWe often hum and sing to ourselves because it makes us feel content. It is the melody itself that makes us feel good - words and thoughts do not matter.Having hope for our...	Pythonpappy	0	503	Feb 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Putting Things Into Perspective....Hot Hot Hot (Preview) Putting things into perspective....It's 85 degrees outside...with the added sun factor...Hot...Hot and Hotter...I'm wearing a Vail Colorado..Light weight ski jacket because the AC is so cold in the library where I do my professional writing..that without it..Pneumonia would be assured....	Amigo	2	677	Feb 20, 2015 by Jerry F
	The Little Red Book: The Original 1946 Edition little red book (Preview) Hello all, Just spreading the word that our organization, The Full Length History Press, has republished a lost recovery classic, the first edition of The Little Red Book. It's part of our mission to get oldtimer A.A. literature into the hands of today's A.A. members. We're carrying the message to a...	FLH Press	21	7254	Feb 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.~ William Jennings Bryan	Pythonpappy	0	529	Feb 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/20 (Preview) Reflection for the DayAmong the many gifts that we are offered in The Program is the gift of freedom. Paradoxically, however, the gift of freedom is not without a price tag; freedom can only be achieved by paying the price called acceptance. Similarly, if we can surrender to God's guidance, it will co...	Pythonpappy	0	551	Feb 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 20 "Never should we be lulled into complacent self-satisfaction by the wide acclaim and success that is everywhere ours. This is the subtle temptation which could stagnate us today, perchance disintegrate us tomorrow. We have always rallied to meet and transcend failure and cr...	Mike B.	0	470	Feb 20, 2015 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.~ Arnold Bennett	Pythonpappy	0	466	Feb 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/19 (Preview) Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:God Is HereThe Power, which restores us to sanity, is not something remote and abstract, which we must search for by reading books and performing great feats. Our Higher Power is with us constantly and is involved in the minute details of ev...	Pythonpappy	0	476	Feb 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Graepvine (Preview) February 19 "We are masterworks, all lovingly created by God's hands. Whether our colors are vivid or subtle, whether the design is boldly abstract or serenely pastoral is not our choice. Ours is only to accept this work of art as given -- to strive to reveal our true colors and the beauty of our...	Mike B.	0	540	Feb 19, 2015 by Mike B.
	Introducing myself...... (Preview) Hello, I'm new to the board. After seeking out a forum for support, I choose this one after reading John's post on "a letter to a woman alcoholic." I am a alcoholic....letter confirmed it! Today, I am going to try and stop drinking....all alcohol in my home is now gone. Poured down the drain....	Grace Hopper	17	1310	Feb 19, 2015 by RubyTues
	Grapevine (Preview) February 17 "What keeps me sober and serene is the very act of letting go of resentments, self-pity, fear of others, and whatever else keeps my thoughts going in circles about myself."	Mike B.	1	488	Feb 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 2/18 (Preview) Acceptance frees us.Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives. They steal our ability to be open to opportunities for growth and change.Why is it so hard to accept situations we don't lik...	Pythonpappy	0	470	Feb 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	let me be free of a double life (Preview) I have to confess somewhere, so it's here, with this. but first, allow me to say that I'm going to the first aa meeting I've been to in many years tonight. I've been good about keeping a distance from alcohol, mostly, without the fellowship of aa, but the secret drives me to drink occasionally. le...	celeste	7	1091	Feb 17, 2015 by Frodo and a bit
	2 day emotional bender. (Preview) Ok. First off I haven't taken a drink. If I don't lift the first drink I just cannot get drunk so I stay away from one drink, for oneself, for one day. I spoke to my stand by sponsor....my sponsor wasn't available, but I keep a truth telling friend up my sleeve for just such a need. So what happened is this...	bikerbill	7	863	Feb 17, 2015 by bikerbill
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 16, 2015Quote of the Week"What other people think of me is none of my business." How much of my time have I spent worrying about what other people think of me? Too much is the short answer. Before recovery in Al-Anon, I had no boundaries, no sense of self, and how I felt about myse...	Pythonpappy	0	483	Feb 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The principle is competing against yourself. Its about self improvement, about being better than you were the day before.~ Steve Young	Pythonpappy	0	491	Feb 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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