Alcoholics Anonymous

bikerbill · bikerbill

My mum had a fall a few days ago and busted her leg. She's had a half hip replacement and will be in hospital for some days So it's my great niece's christening on sunday and I've committed to attend purely because it was a chance for mum to have her family round her...of coirse that won't happen npw, only tw...

Philipld · Philipld

When you're home by yourself you're behind enemy lines I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex A critic is a person who goes onto the battlefield after the battle has been fought and shoots the survivors I need to put things in perspective because I have a disease of perception My biggest p...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Today I was listening to a speaker talk about how he made the transition from heavy drinker to full-on alcoholic. He started drinking with the same frequency as his friends, he said but, "Somewhere along the line, I went from drinking a little too much to becoming an alcoholic." It made me s...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 28 "One of the first insights Dr. Bob and I shared was that all true communication must be founded on mutual need. Never could we talk down to anyone, certainly not to a fellow alcoholic. We saw that each sponsor would have to humbly admit his own needs as clearly as those of his prospect.&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Changing destructive habits is what changes lives.People grow accustomed to habits even when they are self-destructive. We who have sought the help of Twelve Step programs were often caught in patterns of behavior that injured us or other people. We want help to change these habits or we wouldn't b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best thinking is done in solitude. The worst has been in turmoil.Thomas Edison

rp01921 · rp01921

Hello all, I want to introduce myself to you all. My name is Rebecca and I am 21 years old. I am not a recovered or recovering alcoholic, but I would love to learn about how many of you recovered and continue to recover from your addiction. I struggle with resisting things in my life and I wanted to know how y...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The more I learn of others' problems, the more my own problems automatically dissolve. --Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche Newcomer The second part of Step Eight says, "became willing to make amends to them all." I have to admit that this is a lot harder for me than simply recognizing that I've caus...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In the confrontation between the river and the rock. The river always wins. Not through strength but by perseverance.Unknown

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 27 "When we early AAs got our first glimmer of how spiritually prideful we could be, we coined this expression: 'Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!'"

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I have come to believe that hard times are not just meaningless suffering and that something good might turn up at any moment. That's a big change for someone who used to come to in the morning feeling sentenced to another day of life. When I wake up today, there are lots of possibilities. I can hardly wai...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

I posted yesterday about how I am on a business trip that ended up being very early in my sobriety. It is challenging, but doable. It has to be. Last night I was able to avoid going to the bar with my colleagues and being a bit of a hermit, but it worked for me. Tonight I have to go bowling. Now, I love bowl...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fall in love with lifeI was sitting in the chair at the beauty shop getting my hair cut one day and listening to my beautician chatter away. She showed me a picture of one of her friends, a woman who had gotten married and recently had a baby girl."She's been so in love since that child was born,"...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.Chang Tsu

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The following is an excerpt of a new book, just thought it appropriate to those of us in recovery also ... (in addition to those with non-alcohol generated problems) ... : Whats your pebble? From The Pebble in the Shoe by Jim FanninEveryone has had a pebble in his or her shoe. You may have one or two now....

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This was probably next to the biggest fear I had about working these steps. As if the 4th Step wasn't enough--listing my resentments and reading my creeping crud to a person I have known only a few months, then I have to deal with this same person make a list of my "character flaws"! After the m...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Its a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (I have found it necessary for me not to be around anyone that is drinking no matter how much they are drinking. Staying sober is my number one priority and I have not reached the point where I feel like I...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 25 "I'm better able to love people when the storm of my judgmental mind settles, when I understand and empathize rather than criticize and condemn."

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, It's been a while. Still holding on dearly to my sobriety, and I had an experience that I wanted to share. Over the weekend, I was at a birthday party when I found myself talking to an in-law who is a self-proclaimed "spiritual advisor" by education and trade. She is also an alcoholic....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Why go to meetings?The first time we hear that Al-Anon is not about getting people clean and sober, we question the point of going. But what we soon learn is that the program is for us, not for the addict or alcoholic. We learn that we deserve peace.We'll think with greater clarity because Step One wil...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A single idea can transform a person, a life, a business, a nation, a world.Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

DIVORCE VS. MURDER A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 26 "As AA grows, it is impossible to know everyone, but if I try to relate myself with just one other person, something will happen, something remarkable."

louannelee · louannelee

Hi, I'm new to this site. I was googling ADHD and the 4th and 5th Steps and found this site. I have ADHD, diagnosed before I got sober, I have 2 1/2 years sober and had a hard time getting my 4th step written out because it's hard for me to think in chronological order. My 1st "5th Step" didn't go so...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I talked to someone yesterday and she told me that she had a drinking problem and had decided to stop drinking. I invited her to my meeting last night and she couldn't go however, she said she really wanted to go tonight and said that she wanted to know I would be there and I said I would. Well, she just call...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

Today is day 6 for me. I don't feel as awful as the first few days. I just feel weird and completely out of sorts. And my timing isn't great, but I guess there is never a "convenient" time to get sober. I am from NYC and started on Tuesday. Yesterday I had to fly to Arizona for five days for work...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE F.!!! BTY -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Tuesday 25th of March 2014 10:33:59 AM

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves. Craig Fergusen BTY

Philipld · Philipld

Flynn · Flynn

God; The REAL Interview.A.A.; Hey God!!! I reeeally wanna say that I'm soooo grateful to be sober and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous ...God; Yeah yeah right. Now if you will listen...I mean REALLY listen for a moment I'm going to tell you why this is happening.First of all you guys are a sounding-boa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly, embrace the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.Unknown

Philipld · Philipld

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson (I think this is a good example of what AA teaches us about how to maintain our sobriety.) BTY

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Hi all, Ive been away sailing and out of range for a while which is why I haven't been around. My travels have taken me to the port of Bluff, right at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand, famous for its oysters, the best in the world. I don't buy them anymore. Much as I love them, they have just got too...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I feel best about having helped others believe in themselves. --Bud Sherman Encouragement is one of the greatest gifts we can give one another. Chances are we can all remember someone who encouraged us many years ago. Perhaps a teacher or an employer took a special interest in us, and we have never for...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseYou will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12Weekly QuoteAttitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston ChurchillWeekly ThoughtBad habits are e...

Mike D · Mike D

When my youngest son Patrick was born, I had been sober in A.A. for several years. When he was little, we usually played board games together, and as he became more able to learn, I taught him how to play Chess. One of the rules of play in Chess is that, once you've made your move and have removed your fing...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I'm glad y'all found us ... Most all of us here have been sober 'today' ... we did not find it necessary to drink, or drug, for today ... we're here to support each other within the family that's AA ... some of us have days, months, and even years of living the AA 'way of life' ... most of us have been where you...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Here are six terrific truths about time:First: Nobody can manage time. But you can manage those things that take up your time.Second: Time is expensive. As a matter of fact, 80 percent of our day is spent on those things or those people that only bring us two percent of our results.Third: Time is per...

John · John

Welcome to Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums! Twelve Step recovery programs can be a life sustaining substance to many people, just as water is.You can get a cup full or a barrel full. There is plenty here to take as much as you want or need.If you leave too quickly and don't get enough, you are...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.Elizabeth Cady Stanton

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Alcoholism is the only disease that tells you you're alright." 12stepsource.com BTY

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I want somehow to tell the story of how the dispossessed become possessed of their own history without losing sight, without forgetting the meaning or the nature of their journey. -Sherley Anne Williams To use the past without being controlled by it that is our responsibility to history. Because t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One today is worth two tomorrows.Benjamin Franklin

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Wanna find out who your true friends are? Get sober" -unknown- (Since I have been sober I actually have friends now and more than I could have ever imagined. I chased away the few friends I had when I was drinking.) I am grateful for the friends I have on this board and you guys! BTY

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. F. Scott Fitzgerald BTY

Philipld · Philipld

20. You have awakened with an overwelming feeling that you should go back and apologize... but you don't remember where. 19. The Tipsy Taxi service has banned you from all its vehicles. 18. You refer to your favorite song only by its jukebox selection numbers, G-12. 17. People consider your spouse a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When we do for other people what they should do for themselves, we both stay stuck.Perhaps it's human nature to grow and change only when we have to. Unrelenting pain can serve as a motivator. Sometimes ultimatums are effective too. But making excuses for others or taking over their responsibilitie...

gonee · gonee

AA and Alanon is not a social club. It's a hospital for sick people. We must continue to express our gratitude by helping others. If we cannot help, let someone else do it. We must never forget what it was like, what happened and what it is like now. After 25 sober years my heart is still longing for the God w...

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

I am a very private person who values his personal space. In the past I have had problems with the in-person demands of real world sponsors. They've been wonderful people with the best intentions but I've always found myself pulling away when beginning to get close to them. It's my hope that someone he...

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	resentment? maybe i've dealt with this one. (Preview) My mum had a fall a few days ago and busted her leg. She's had a half hip replacement and will be in hospital for some days So it's my great niece's christening on sunday and I've committed to attend purely because it was a chance for mum to have her family round her...of coirse that won't happen npw, only tw...	bikerbill	13	439	Mar 29, 2014 by Mike D
	Thoughts For Today (Preview) When you're home by yourself you're behind enemy lines I'm an egomaniac with an inferiority complex A critic is a person who goes onto the battlefield after the battle has been fought and shoots the survivors I need to put things in perspective because I have a disease of perception My biggest p...	Philipld	8	293	Mar 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	That Moment You Cross the Line (Preview) Today I was listening to a speaker talk about how he made the transition from heavy drinker to full-on alcoholic. He started drinking with the same frequency as his friends, he said but, "Somewhere along the line, I went from drinking a little too much to becoming an alcoholic." It made me s...	AdamMoz	11	517	Mar 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) March 28 "One of the first insights Dr. Bob and I shared was that all true communication must be founded on mutual need. Never could we talk down to anyone, certainly not to a fellow alcoholic. We saw that each sponsor would have to humbly admit his own needs as clearly as those of his prospect.&q...	Mike B.	2	184	Mar 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 3/28 (Preview) Changing destructive habits is what changes lives.People grow accustomed to habits even when they are self-destructive. We who have sought the help of Twelve Step programs were often caught in patterns of behavior that injured us or other people. We want help to change these habits or we wouldn't b...	Pythonpappy	1	183	Mar 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 3/28 (Preview) The best thinking is done in solitude. The worst has been in turmoil.Thomas Edison	Pythonpappy	4	186	Mar 28, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Yearning to Learn (Preview) Hello all, I want to introduce myself to you all. My name is Rebecca and I am 21 years old. I am not a recovered or recovering alcoholic, but I would love to learn about how many of you recovered and continue to recover from your addiction. I struggle with resisting things in my life and I wanted to know how y...	rp01921	7	486	Mar 27, 2014 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift - 3/27 (Preview) The more I learn of others' problems, the more my own problems automatically dissolve. --Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche Newcomer The second part of Step Eight says, "became willing to make amends to them all." I have to admit that this is a lot harder for me than simply recognizing that I've caus...	Pythonpappy	3	188	Mar 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 3/27 (Preview) In the confrontation between the river and the rock. The river always wins. Not through strength but by perseverance.Unknown	Pythonpappy	2	189	Mar 27, 2014 by Philipld
	Grapevine (Preview) March 27 "When we early AAs got our first glimmer of how spiritually prideful we could be, we coined this expression: 'Don't try to get too damned good by Thursday!'"	Mike B.	2	196	Mar 27, 2014 by Philipld
	Sober Quote for the Day ..brought to you by AA (Preview) I have come to believe that hard times are not just meaningless suffering and that something good might turn up at any moment. That's a big change for someone who used to come to in the morning feeling sentenced to another day of life. When I wake up today, there are lots of possibilities. I can hardly wai...	betterthanyesterday52	1	278	Mar 27, 2014 by Philipld
	One week? (Preview) I posted yesterday about how I am on a business trip that ended up being very early in my sobriety. It is challenging, but doable. It has to be. Last night I was able to avoid going to the bar with my colleagues and being a bit of a hermit, but it worked for me. Tonight I have to go bowling. Now, I love bowl...	whitewhineoh	12	603	Mar 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 3/26 (Preview) Fall in love with lifeI was sitting in the chair at the beauty shop getting my hair cut one day and listening to my beautician chatter away. She showed me a picture of one of her friends, a woman who had gotten married and recently had a baby girl."She's been so in love since that child was born,"...	Pythonpappy	1	198	Mar 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 3/26 (Preview) To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.Chang Tsu	Pythonpappy	1	249	Mar 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	The Pebble in the Shoe (Preview) The following is an excerpt of a new book, just thought it appropriate to those of us in recovery also ... (in addition to those with non-alcohol generated problems) ... : *Whats your pebble? From The Pebble in the Shoe* by Jim Fannin**Everyone has had a pebble in his or her shoe. You may have one or two now....	Pythonpappy	3	671	Mar 26, 2014 by Mike D
	Character Flaws? What Character Flaws???? (Preview) This was probably next to the biggest fear I had about working these steps. As if the 4th Step wasn't enough--listing my resentments and reading my creeping crud to a person I have known only a few months, then I have to deal with this same person make a list of my "character flaws"! *After the m...*	betterthanyesterday52	4	679	Mar 26, 2014 by Mike D
	Sober Quote for The Day (Preview) Its a great advantage not to drink among hard drinking people. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (I have found it necessary for me not to be around anyone that is drinking no matter how much they are drinking. Staying sober is my number one priority and I have not reached the point where I feel like I...	betterthanyesterday52	1	302	Mar 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 25 "I'm better able to love people when the storm of my judgmental mind settles, when I understand and empathize rather than criticize and condemn."	Mike B.	3	262	Mar 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Spirituality and Alcoholism (Preview) Hi All, It's been a while. Still holding on dearly to my sobriety, and I had an experience that I wanted to share. Over the weekend, I was at a birthday party when I found myself talking to an in-law who is a self-proclaimed "spiritual advisor" by education and trade. She is also an alcoholic....	AdamMoz	9	1297	Mar 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 3/25 (Preview) Why go to meetings?The first time we hear that Al-Anon is not about getting people clean and sober, we question the point of going. But what we soon learn is that the program is for us, not for the addict or alcoholic. We learn that we deserve peace.We'll think with greater clarity because Step One wil...	Pythonpappy	1	230	Mar 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 3/25 (Preview) A single idea can transform a person, a life, a business, a nation, a world.Anonymous	Pythonpappy	7	237	Mar 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Divorce -vs- Murder (Preview) DIVORCE VS. MURDER A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it...	Pythonpappy	1	250	Mar 26, 2014 by tomsteve
	Grapevine (Preview) March 26 "As AA grows, it is impossible to know everyone, but if I try to relate myself with just one other person, something will happen, something remarkable."	Mike B.	1	192	Mar 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	4th and 5th Steps with ADHD (Preview) Hi, I'm new to this site. I was googling ADHD and the 4th and 5th Steps and found this site. I have ADHD, diagnosed before I got sober, I have 2 1/2 years sober and had a hard time getting my 4th step written out because it's hard for me to think in chronological order. My 1st "5th Step" didn't go so...	louannelee	12	573	Mar 26, 2014 by Stepchild
	Pretty Sad But Not For Myself This Time (Preview) I talked to someone yesterday and she told me that she had a drinking problem and had decided to stop drinking. I invited her to my meeting last night and she couldn't go however, she said she really wanted to go tonight and said that she wanted to know I would be there and I said I would. Well, she just call...	betterthanyesterday52	6	545	Mar 26, 2014 by Jerry F
	Day 6 and away from home (Preview) Today is day 6 for me. I don't feel as awful as the first few days. I just feel weird and completely out of sorts. And my timing isn't great, but I guess there is never a "convenient" time to get sober. I am from NYC and started on Tuesday. Yesterday I had to fly to Arizona for five days for work...	whitewhineoh	19	575	Mar 25, 2014 by pinkchip
	Happy Birthday Mike F. (Preview) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE F.!!! BTY -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Tuesday 25th of March 2014 10:33:59 AM	betterthanyesterday52	4	374	Mar 25, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) I found the prospect daunting, but somehow comforting, too, because the counselors insisted it could be done, and, after all, many of them were recovering alcoholics themselves. Craig Fergusen BTY	betterthanyesterday52	0	233	Mar 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	When One Door Closes (Preview)	Philipld	16	438	Mar 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	God and A.A.; The REAL Interview (Preview) God; The REAL Interview.A.A.; Hey God!!! I reeeally wanna say that I'm soooo grateful to be sober and a member of Alcoholics Anonymous ...God; Yeah yeah right. Now if you will listen...I mean REALLY listen for a moment I'm going to tell you why this is happening.First of all you guys are a sounding-boa...	Flynn	7	457	Mar 24, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote - 3/24 (Preview) Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly, embrace the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.Unknown	Pythonpappy	4	219	Mar 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Ever feel Like Youre Just Not Part Of The Herd? (Preview)	Philipld	5	420	Mar 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson (I think this is a good example of what AA teaches us about how to maintain our sobriety.) BTY	betterthanyesterday52	2	229	Mar 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Step Nine Has Hidden Benefits (Preview) Hi all, Ive been away sailing and out of range for a while which is why I haven't been around. My travels have taken me to the port of Bluff, right at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand, famous for its oysters, the best in the world. I don't buy them anymore. Much as I love them, they have just got too...	Fyne Spirit	3	334	Mar 24, 2014 by RubyTues
	Today's Gift - 3/24 (Preview) I feel best about having helped others believe in themselves. --Bud Sherman Encouragement is one of the greatest gifts we can give one another. Chances are we can all remember someone who encouraged us many years ago. Perhaps a teacher or an employer took a special interest in us, and we have never for...	Pythonpappy	0	200	Mar 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly VerseYou will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12Weekly QuoteAttitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston ChurchillWeekly ThoughtBad habits are e...	Pythonpappy	5	242	Mar 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	"Daddy...can I have do-overs?" (Preview) When my youngest son Patrick was born, I had been sober in A.A. for several years. When he was little, we usually played board games together, and as he became more able to learn, I taught him how to play Chess. One of the rules of play in Chess is that, once you've made your move and have removed your fing...	Mike D	4	244	Mar 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Welcome to MIP Marley and Social Butterfly (Preview) I'm glad y'all found us ... Most all of us here have been sober 'today' ... we did not find it necessary to drink, or drug, for today ... we're here to support each other within the family that's AA ... some of us have days, months, and even years of living the AA 'way of life' ... most of us have been where you...	Pythonpappy	0	217	Mar 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Time (Preview) Here are six terrific truths about time:First: Nobody can manage time. But you can manage those things that take up your time.Second: Time is expensive. As a matter of fact, 80 percent of our day is spent on those things or those people that only bring us two percent of our results.Third: Time is per...	Pythonpappy	3	262	Mar 23, 2014 by marley
	Recovery is like a vast supply of water.... (Preview) *Welcome to Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums!* *Twelve Step recovery programs can be a life sustaining substance to many people, just as water is.You can get a cup full or a barrel full. There is plenty here to take as much as you want or need.****If you leave too quickly and don't get enough, you are...*	John	3	286	Mar 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 3/23 (Preview) Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.Elizabeth Cady Stanton	Pythonpappy	5	267	Mar 23, 2014 by Philipld
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "Alcoholism is the only disease that tells you you're alright." 12stepsource.com BTY	betterthanyesterday52	3	190	Mar 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 3/23 (Preview) I want somehow to tell the story of how the dispossessed become possessed of their own history without losing sight, without forgetting the meaning or the nature of their journey. -Sherley Anne Williams To use the past without being controlled by it that is our responsibility to history. Because t...	Pythonpappy	2	194	Mar 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 3/22 (Preview) One today is worth two tomorrows.Benjamin Franklin	Pythonpappy	4	247	Mar 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "Wanna find out who your true friends are? Get sober" -unknown- (Since I have been sober I actually have friends now and more than I could have ever imagined. I chased away the few friends I had when I was drinking.) I am grateful for the friends I have on this board and you guys! BTY	betterthanyesterday52	2	267	Mar 22, 2014 by Mike D
	Sobering Quote for the Day (Preview) First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you. F. Scott Fitzgerald BTY	betterthanyesterday52	4	310	Mar 22, 2014 by Philipld
	You MIGHT BE an alcoholic IF... (Preview) 20. You have awakened with an overwelming feeling that you should go back and apologize... but you don't remember where. 19. The Tipsy Taxi service has banned you from all its vehicles. 18. You refer to your favorite song only by its jukebox selection numbers, G-12. 17. People consider your spouse a...	Philipld	4	266	Mar 22, 2014 by Philipld
	Today's Gift - 3/22 (Preview) When we do for other people what they should do for themselves, we both stay stuck.Perhaps it's human nature to grow and change only when we have to. Unrelenting pain can serve as a motivator. Sometimes ultimatums are effective too. But making excuses for others or taking over their responsibilitie...	Pythonpappy	2	228	Mar 22, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Our fellowship. (Preview) AA and Alanon is not a social club. It's a hospital for sick people. We must continue to express our gratitude by helping others. If we cannot help, let someone else do it. We must never forget what it was like, what happened and what it is like now. After 25 sober years my heart is still longing for the God w...	gonee	4	253	Mar 22, 2014 by Mike D
	Who would like to be my e-sponsor? (Preview) I am a very private person who values his personal space. In the past I have had problems with the in-person demands of real world sponsors. They've been wonderful people with the best intentions but I've always found myself pulling away when beginning to get close to them. It's my hope that someone he...	Butterfinger	23	681	Mar 22, 2014 by StPeteDean
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