Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.~ Martha Washington

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice MeynellIt's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is remem...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.~ Roy L. Smith

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 7 "I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Practicing SerenityWe often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and anxiety.The slogan "Easy does it" is our answer to such calls to hurry. The slogan suggests that we simply move into the rhythms of life a...

Amigo · Amigo

Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results Bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. One suffers through wrong thought...It is an indication one is out of harmony with self...with the laws of his Being. the sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify..to burn out all t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 6 "Practicing the Eleventh Step, along with reworking all the other Steps, has given me greater integrity and strengthened my sobriety. This is the kind of dependence I need: a healthy dependence on the Twelve Steps."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.~ Diana, Princess of Wales

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How we look at the world.The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience.The choi...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Permalink Oh... how I feel love today - to those who taught me the rules to 'recovery' with all the ridged splendor of a sparkling spider web in the sun. I got 'stuck in it' for a while - as I'm so sure today I was meant to do... only to find if I did not struggle to break free... I could just step out. Oh lo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. CummingsOne of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and Ill show you someone who has overcome adversity. ~ Lou Holtz -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 5th of November 2014 05:22:43 PM

Amigo · Amigo

An Act is the blossom of thought....Joy and suffering are its fruits If one endure in purity of thought .....joy The mind.... either cultivate or neglect.. I'm also reminded of the ingrown person...a product of fear....24 hr book Nov 5th. "That certainly is not God's Will for me "My sob...

fritzvetter · fritzvetter

I am 31 years old and am finally ready to surrender. I'm not entirely sure where to begin. I have not lost everything as a result of my drinking yet, but I have lost enough to finally realize that all of it has a root in my drinking behaviors. I have had a huge internal struggle with spirituality and the c...

AllieSobriety · AllieSobriety

Hello I am new to this.... I am wondering if anybody would be interested in having a sober pen pal. Alexandraholland1987@hotmail.com

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 5 "Growing pains are never to be feared, provided I am willing to learn the truth about myself from them."

ccds11 · ccds11

Hi, a friend of mine is approaching her 5 year sobriety anniversary, and I'm making a display box for her sobriety coins. However, as the coins I ordered have not yet arrived, I can't finish the display. I'm wondering if someone here can give me the dimensions of these coins in inches and/or mm. From wha...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Enjoying realityCloud Nine does not compare to the joys and beauty of a clean life. In fact, Cloud Nine is opposed to our new way of life. It's a fantasy, a trip, a high - like that first drink, fix, or pill.Now we are dealing with reality - a real and beautiful place instead of a fanciful dream. Each day can...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"The difference between my will and God's will is that my will starts out easy and gets hard, and God's will starts out hard and gets easy." A perfect example of this quote is the program itself. My will told me it was much easier to keep using and doing what...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 3 "No self-pity, no anger, no jealousy, no hate. What had this program done to me?"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

All glory comes from daring to begin.~ Eugene F. Ware

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

All things pass... Patience attains all that it strives for. -- St. Teresa of AvilaSome days, it seems like our struggles will never end. The pain, the loss, the heartaches, the failures we can recount them all. Where is the strength to go on?What if we began our day by acknowledging that all things pas...

Troy · Troy

I had a year sober last year and then had a glass of wine at a family gathering. I despise wine, so the resulting headache made me realize that I can;t drink wine. But, because "I" had been so good for over a year, I decided I could have a beer or 2 occasionally and "I" could stay in co...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.~ Sir James M. Barrie

Amigo · Amigo

Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature and your life. This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow, When looking back on your life you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failure followed by wreckage were the incidents...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Quote The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress. Billy Graham Weekly Thought Its not that hard to take a wrong turn in life. Doing the wrong thing, if were honest, has an allure. Its called temptation. When we look around, its common to spot someone who has gone astrayw...

jimmyjam · jimmyjam

At a meeting the other day, the topic was how we have improved in AA. It was kind of a gratitude subject and I truly enjoyed it. Of course I over analyze everything, and I begin to think, OK, the pink cloud has passed, how have I not improved in AA? What comes to mind is the feeling of guilt I get from the progra...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The world breaks everyone and afterward many are stronger at the broken places.~ Ernest Hemingway

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Defining good in my life is up to me. We've heard, "Life is as good as we make it," but this sounds far too simplistic. We look at friends, family, and co-workers and often see much unhappiness. If it's up to us to make life good, why do so few take advantage of the opportunity? It's not that we do...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It's good for your heart."I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 31 "How life looks to me depends on how I look at it. While this sounds simple, just like everything else in Alcoholics Anonymous, it requires continual practice in order to get good at it. I get better at it as each year passes. I am grateful that Alcoholics Anonymous is teaching me how to...

Shanks · Shanks

Hi there guys, so I'm not actually an alcoholic myself, but I hope it's still ok for me to post here and that my question isn't completely inappropriate or ignorant, but I'm really curious. I just watched an episode of a TV series about a recovering alcoholic (sober some 6 months) and she kissed a guy who...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 30 "Thelma told me that, no matter how much I feared making bad decisions, I could not learn how to make good decisions except by making decisions. 'You'll make mistakes,' she said, 'We all do. You will make some bad decisions before you learn how to make good ones. But what is true about...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.~ John Updike

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You really need to take care of yourself because you won't be good for anyone else unless you take care of yourself. -- Harry BartholomewDo we merely assume we are taking good care of ourselves? It's perhaps a good idea to list all the ways we think this is true. Do we get enough exercise? What is enough, a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. --Hada Bejar Nothing is more attractive than sharing with others. No trait will be admired as much as generosity. There is no surer way to gain the respect of friends and neighbors than to show by what we give that we care about others.We can giv...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

ivan9999 · ivan9999

Hello, I'm reaching out in hope that I can find some support. I'm a 25 year old alcoholic riddled with mental health issues. It's become exceedingly tough for me to abstain from drinking (it feels like I need it to get by). I've been to a few AA meetings but it seems that my addiction is more serious than I t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 29 "We now know that we shall always practice these principles: first because we must, then because we ought to, and finally because the majority of us will deeply want to do just that."

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 28 "I don't foresee outgrowing my need for help."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.~ Helen Keller

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day So many of us suffer from despair. Yet we don't realize that despair is purely the absence of faith. As long as we're willing to turn to God for help in our difficulties, we cannot despair. When we're troubled and can't see a way out, it's only because we imagine that all solutions d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

An AA bother from years ago sent this to me from Florida ... we were in the same 'home group' for years, in Georgia ... If you can identify or relate to more than 3 or four of the items in this video clip, then you're just plain 'old', ... LOL ... http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu -- Edited by Pythonpap...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 27, 2014Quote of the Week"God can't give you anything new until you let go of the old." I hate change. For some reason I'm convinced that things will get worse if they change, and even if things aren't so good now I'd rather they stay the same rather than risk a change. When I came into...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. --Satchel PaigeWhen children are tired they make their feelings very clear. They just sit down and start to cry. As adults, we may sometimes feel like...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha No MIP Ohana...Hello MIP Family. I was inspired this morning before going to work by the awesome spiritual input which comes from those who came before us and the fortune to now have their words in print so I can hear them again with my eyes. How much of a AA literature library do you have. How o...

phoenixrising · phoenixrising

I have been trying for three years to have a pamphlet or other AA literature that would give hope to the alcoholic who also has mental illness. There is a story in a few AA publications about Bill W's having overcome his depression. The two Emotional Sobriety books contain the story as well as The Best o...

EojSenoj217 · EojSenoj217

Hey, My name is Joe. I'd like to stop drinking. I've been doing it for awhile and can't seem to quite completely. I can quit for a couple of days but it seems like I always seem to drink. Guess I'm looking for support.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. ~ Anais Nin

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers. --Susan MarcotteSome of us have temper tantrums. Like black clouds, we threaten an outburst at any moment. Other people learn to check us out for storm warnings. They want time to clear out or at least to put on a prote...

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	Sunrise Quote - 11/8 (Preview) Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.~ Martha Washington	Pythonpappy	0	412	Nov 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/8 (Preview) Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. --Alice MeynellIt's all too easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave according to our plans and dictates, then all would go well, we think. What seldom is remem...	Pythonpappy	0	461	Nov 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/7 (Preview) Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.~ Roy L. Smith	Pythonpappy	0	404	Nov 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 7 "I may be a Loner but I am never alone spiritually. For this, I am deeply grateful."	Mike B.	0	396	Nov 7, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/7 (Preview) Practicing SerenityWe often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and anxiety.The slogan "Easy does it" is our answer to such calls to hurry. The slogan suggests that we simply move into the rhythms of life a...	Pythonpappy	0	395	Nov 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	SPIRITUAL thoughts that I remind myself Today (Preview) Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results Bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. One suffers through wrong thought...It is an indication one is out of harmony with self...with the laws of his Being. the sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify..to burn out all t...	Amigo	0	597	Nov 6, 2014 by Amigo
	Grapevine (Preview) November 6 "Practicing the Eleventh Step, along with reworking all the other Steps, has given me greater integrity and strengthened my sobriety. This is the kind of dependence I need: a healthy dependence on the Twelve Steps."	Mike B.	0	414	Nov 6, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 11/6 (Preview) Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.~ Diana, Princess of Wales	Pythonpappy	0	438	Nov 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/6 (Preview) How we look at the world.The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative, then that is what we will experience. But if we dwell on the positive, then that is more likely what we will experience.The choi...	Pythonpappy	0	373	Nov 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Have to learn the rules to break them. (Preview) Permalink Oh... how I feel love today - to those who taught me the rules to 'recovery' with all the ridged splendor of a sparkling spider web in the sun. I got 'stuck in it' for a while - as I'm so sure today I was meant to do... only to find if I did not struggle to break free... I could just step out. Oh lo...	justadrunk	2	668	Nov 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/5 (Preview) The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --E. E. CummingsOne of the true gifts of recovery is that we learn to laugh again. No matter how beat up our spirits have been by our addiction, no matter how heavy or hard our hearts have become, one day we find ourselves laughing. The lightness in our h...	Pythonpappy	1	403	Nov 5, 2014 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote - 11/5 (Preview) Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and Ill show you someone who has overcome adversity. ~ Lou Holtz -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Wednesday 5th of November 2014 05:22:43 PM	Pythonpappy	1	692	Nov 5, 2014 by Mr_David
	Spiritual Things I remind Myself Today (Preview) An Act is the blossom of thought....Joy and suffering are its fruits If one endure in purity of thought .....joy The mind.... either cultivate or neglect.. I'm also reminded of the ingrown person...a product of fear....24 hr book Nov 5th. "That certainly is not God's Will for me "My sob...	Amigo	1	435	Nov 5, 2014 by Mr_David
	Resistance has proven futile (Preview) I am 31 years old and am finally ready to surrender. I'm not entirely sure where to begin. I have not lost everything as a result of my drinking yet, but I have lost enough to finally realize that all of it has a root in my drinking behaviors. I have had a huge internal struggle with spirituality and the c...	fritzvetter	16	885	Nov 5, 2014 by justadrunk
	Pen pals (Preview) Hello I am new to this.... I am wondering if anybody would be interested in having a sober pen pal. Alexandraholland1987@hotmail.com	AllieSobriety	1	1257	Nov 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 5 "Growing pains are never to be feared, provided I am willing to learn the truth about myself from them."	Mike B.	0	388	Nov 5, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sobriety Coin Question for Friend's Anniversary/Birthday (Preview) Hi, a friend of mine is approaching her 5 year sobriety anniversary, and I'm making a display box for her sobriety coins. However, as the coins I ordered have not yet arrived, I can't finish the display. I'm wondering if someone here can give me the dimensions of these coins in inches and/or mm. From wha...	ccds11	5	664	Nov 4, 2014 by ccds11
	Today's Gift - 11/4 (Preview) Enjoying realityCloud Nine does not compare to the joys and beauty of a clean life. In fact, Cloud Nine is opposed to our new way of life. It's a fantasy, a trip, a high - like that first drink, fix, or pill.Now we are dealing with reality - a real and beautiful place instead of a fanciful dream. Each day can...	Pythonpappy	0	418	Nov 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"The difference between my will and God's will is that my will starts out easy and gets hard, and God's will starts out hard and gets easy." A perfect example of this quote is the program itself. My will told me it was much easier to keep using and doing what...	Pythonpappy	0	424	Nov 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 3 "No self-pity, no anger, no jealousy, no hate. What had this program done to me?"	Mike B.	1	384	Nov 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/3 (Preview) All glory comes from daring to begin.~ Eugene F. Ware	Pythonpappy	0	418	Nov 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/3 (Preview) All things pass... Patience attains all that it strives for. -- St. Teresa of AvilaSome days, it seems like our struggles will never end. The pain, the loss, the heartaches, the failures we can recount them all. Where is the strength to go on?What if we began our day by acknowledging that all things pas...	Pythonpappy	0	409	Nov 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Starting fresh (Preview) I had a year sober last year and then had a glass of wine at a family gathering. I despise wine, so the resulting headache made me realize that I can;t drink wine. But, because "I" had been so good for over a year, I decided I could have a beer or 2 occasionally and "I" could stay in co...	Troy	32	808	Nov 2, 2014 by Zoomtopz
	Sunrise Quote - 11/2 (Preview) Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.~ Sir James M. Barrie	Pythonpappy	2	419	Nov 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Spiritual Things i remind myself today (Preview) Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature and your life. This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow, When looking back on your life you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failure followed by wreckage were the incidents...	Amigo	2	599	Nov 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly Quote The word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress. Billy Graham Weekly Thought Its not that hard to take a wrong turn in life. Doing the wrong thing, if were honest, has an allure. Its called temptation. When we look around, its common to spot someone who has gone astrayw...	Pythonpappy	0	400	Nov 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	argumentative vs guilt (Preview) At a meeting the other day, the topic was how we have improved in AA. It was kind of a gratitude subject and I truly enjoyed it. Of course I over analyze everything, and I begin to think, OK, the pink cloud has passed, how have I not improved in AA? What comes to mind is the feeling of guilt I get from the progra...	jimmyjam	9	818	Nov 1, 2014 by MakingWaves
	Sunrise Quote 11/1 (Preview) The world breaks everyone and afterward many are stronger at the broken places.~ Ernest Hemingway	Pythonpappy	2	391	Nov 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/1 (Preview) Defining good in my life is up to me. We've heard, "Life is as good as we make it," but this sounds far too simplistic. We look at friends, family, and co-workers and often see much unhappiness. If it's up to us to make life good, why do so few take advantage of the opportunity? It's not that we do...	Pythonpappy	2	477	Nov 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/31 (Preview) It's good for your heart."I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I don't want to look. I don't want to go into the emotions. I don't like feelings. Whenever I give into them, I...	Pythonpappy	0	391	Oct 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 31 "How life looks to me depends on how I look at it. While this sounds simple, just like everything else in Alcoholics Anonymous, it requires continual practice in order to get good at it. I get better at it as each year passes. I am grateful that Alcoholics Anonymous is teaching me how to...	Mike B.	0	377	Oct 31, 2014 by Mike B.
	Kissing a person who's just had a drink when you're a recovering alcoholic? (Preview) Hi there guys, so I'm not actually an alcoholic myself, but I hope it's still ok for me to post here and that my question isn't completely inappropriate or ignorant, but I'm really curious. I just watched an episode of a TV series about a recovering alcoholic (sober some 6 months) and she kissed a guy who...	Shanks	7	2794	Oct 30, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) October 30 "Thelma told me that, no matter how much I feared making bad decisions, I could not learn how to make good decisions except by making decisions. 'You'll make mistakes,' she said, 'We all do. You will make some bad decisions before you learn how to make good ones. But what is true about...	Mike B.	0	449	Oct 30, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/30 (Preview) Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.~ John Updike	Pythonpappy	0	390	Oct 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/30 (Preview) You really need to take care of yourself because you won't be good for anyone else unless you take care of yourself. -- Harry BartholomewDo we merely assume we are taking good care of ourselves? It's perhaps a good idea to list all the ways we think this is true. Do we get enough exercise? What is enough, a...	Pythonpappy	0	410	Oct 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/29 (Preview) The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. --Hada Bejar Nothing is more attractive than sharing with others. No trait will be admired as much as generosity. There is no surer way to gain the respect of friends and neighbors than to show by what we give that we care about others.We can giv...	Pythonpappy	1	391	Oct 30, 2014 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote - 10/29 (Preview) What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	687	Oct 30, 2014 by Mr_David
	too young (Preview) Hello, I'm reaching out in hope that I can find some support. I'm a 25 year old alcoholic riddled with mental health issues. It's become exceedingly tough for me to abstain from drinking (it feels like I need it to get by). I've been to a few AA meetings but it seems that my addiction is more serious than I t...	ivan9999	7	880	Oct 30, 2014 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) October 29 "We now know that we shall always practice these principles: first because we must, then because we ought to, and finally because the majority of us will deeply want to do just that."	Mike B.	1	407	Oct 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 28 "I don't foresee outgrowing my need for help."	Mike B.	1	409	Oct 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/28 (Preview) Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.~ Helen Keller	Pythonpappy	0	400	Oct 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/28 (Preview) Reflection for the Day So many of us suffer from despair. Yet we don't realize that despair is purely the absence of faith. As long as we're willing to turn to God for help in our difficulties, we cannot despair. When we're troubled and can't see a way out, it's only because we imagine that all solutions d...	Pythonpappy	0	419	Oct 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Don't Feel Old??? - Watch This!!! (Preview) An AA bother from years ago sent this to me from Florida ... we were in the same 'home group' for years, in Georgia ... If you can identify or relate to more than 3 or four of the items in this video clip, then you're just plain 'old', ... LOL ... http://safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu -- Edited by Pythonpap...	Pythonpappy	3	583	Oct 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 27, 2014Quote of the Week"God can't give you anything new until you let go of the old." I hate change. For some reason I'm convinced that things will get worse if they change, and even if things aren't so good now I'd rather they stay the same rather than risk a change. When I came into...	Pythonpappy	0	505	Oct 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/27 (Preview) Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. --Satchel PaigeWhen children are tired they make their feelings very clear. They just sit down and start to cry. As adults, we may sometimes feel like...	Pythonpappy	0	432	Oct 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Fortunate for resourses... (Preview) Aloha No MIP Ohana...Hello MIP Family. I was inspired this morning before going to work by the awesome spiritual input which comes from those who came before us and the fortune to now have their words in print so I can hear them again with my eyes. How much of a AA literature library do you have. How o...	Jerry F	6	737	Oct 27, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Alcoholism and mental health issues (Preview) I have been trying for three years to have a pamphlet or other AA literature that would give hope to the alcoholic who also has mental illness. There is a story in a few AA publications about Bill W's having overcome his depression. The two Emotional Sobriety books contain the story as well as The Best o...	phoenixrising	4	2014	Oct 27, 2014 by 2granddaughters
	Hey (Preview) Hey, My name is Joe. I'd like to stop drinking. I've been doing it for awhile and can't seem to quite completely. I can quit for a couple of days but it seems like I always seem to drink. Guess I'm looking for support.	EojSenoj217	6	702	Oct 26, 2014 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote - 10/26 (Preview) Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. ~ Anais Nin	Pythonpappy	0	445	Oct 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/26 (Preview) Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers. --Susan MarcotteSome of us have temper tantrums. Like black clouds, we threaten an outburst at any moment. Other people learn to check us out for storm warnings. They want time to clear out or at least to put on a prote...	Pythonpappy	0	388	Oct 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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