Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Paula ... ... ... good to see you post your story ... can't wait to hear more from you ... stick around, we get better 'together' here ... ... ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 18th of July 2014 09:37:43 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the price of a relapse. Our own recovery i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

DUCKS IN HEAVEN !!! Three women die together in an accident And go to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, 'We only have one rule here in heaven: Don't step on the ducks!' So they enter heaven, and sure enough, There are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, And alt...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Laughter is an instant vacation.~ Milton Berle

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Trying to pray is praying. --Anonymous"Oh, God, help me! If you get me out of this mess, I'll never screw up again." This was our favorite prayer before we entered the Program. We were always bargaining with God. We have learned new prayers and a new way to talk and listen to our Higher Power....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and pass along the love already here.--Hugh PratherThe familiarity of isolation is both haunting and inviting. In our separateness we contemplate the joys of shared hours with others w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.~ Zig Ziglar

Enigma · Enigma

Well had one last criminal court date today and avoided jail once again thanks be to God. Now with the divorce also final I can get on with the next journey in my life and start looking for a apartment. Also was fearless today and had courage from my HP he had really been watching over me anyone who knows me h...

2granddaughters · 2granddaughters

1) Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle, top to bottom. 2) On the left side list all you were taught, or all you believe what God is.... If you have no idea, then write down the word "Nothing." 3) On the right side list what you want God to be for you, (best friend, loving. trus...

Namaste78 · Namaste78

Today marks 41 days sober. :) I've noticed the last couple of days I've been having thoughts about drinking. It's like I get a bit of happiness in my life..... and then its as if I have a self-destruct switch that I want to flip.But I'm talking about it and being honest. I went to a women's step study last ni...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When you were made a leader you werent given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.~ Jack Welch

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Whether you think you can, or you think you cant, youre right.~ Henry Ford

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How will you dream if you don't sleep? How will you hear yourself? --Michael DorrisSleep is a wonderful gift in our lives. For eight hours, we rest our bodies. We let the thoughts, feelings, and events of our lives tumble through our sleeping minds as they sort themselves through our dreams. But dream...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayWhen I came to The Program, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they understood. I've since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It's normal, for example, to have a tiny "back-burner...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 18 "Isn't a donation of my time and services just as important as my donation of cash? What if my home group had money for coffee, rent, and literature, but no one to open the meeting room and make the coffee?"

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 17 "Self-centeredness is a poison to my emotional system. It frustrates my every effort toward a comfortable and happy existence. A terrible chain reaction begins. Fear sets in. Anger, resentment, and self-pity become my guiding forces. My only escape is to put this awful selfishnes...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

well almost look for th similarities

Stepchild · Stepchild

I see a lot of "guests" on this site. A lot more so than members. If you are reading this and that's how you feel...Why not register and talk about it with some people that have been where you are...And found a way out. What's it going to cost you?.....It could cost you a lot more than you think.

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 16 "Mere change is not necessarily progress."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

No tap dancing around problems Our program calls for a "searching and fearless" moral inventory, not only in the beginning, but as we continue to follow our new way of life.What this means is complete honesty about who and what we really are. We should not tap dance around our problems in or...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Somebody's boring me - I think it's me. --Dylan Thomas Sobriety and recovery are supposed to be fun. Otherwise no one would do it. If we're bored or stagnant, it's because we're not doing recovery right.Recovery is a wonderful adventure filled with new faces, growth, love, acceptance, laughs, peac...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

So my sponcer told a guy I had a week long crush on about it. the crush had long been over which makes it even worse. The guy face booked me a hello message the night she told him. I just ignored it And sent a smiley face back. The reason I fired het was because she flipped out that i told her a half hour before th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life has lessons to teach. We can remember them and share them with others, or we can forget them and have to learn them again.--Jan PishokWhat we are destined to learn in this life will keep presenting itself until "contact" has been made. Each experience is a minute part of the big picture...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 15 "We cannot grow very much unless we constantly try to envision what the eternal spiritual values are."

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 14 "By our Twelve Steps we have recovered, by our Twelve Traditions we have unified, and through our Third Legacy -- Service -- we shall carry the AA message down through the corridors of time to come."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 14, 2014Quote of the Week"There are only two times when you should go to a meeting - when you feel like going, and when you don't feel like going." It's hard living with a disease that tells me I don't have it. When I'm in between meetings and life is busy, it's easy for me to think of going...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

They are able because they think they are able. --Virgil For most of us, addiction was full of doubt. We stopped believing in ourselves. Our thoughts had turned to "stinkin' thinkin'." We didn't believe in much of anything. We didn't take risks. We always looked for the easier, softer way...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread re-made all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Le Guin We love to be loved; we love to be held; we love to be caressed. A show of appreciation we love too. And we love to know we've been heard. The friends, the spouses, the children in our li...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You get the best efforts from others not by LIGHTING a fire beneath them, but by BUILDING a fire within?Bob Nelson

John · John

Violet and I truly enjoyed our camp out, just south of Canton, which is only about 30 minutes from Akron. Our time spent visiting all the AA related historical sites was a great experience. Jim, Akron's intergroup archivists was the speaker at the meeting we happened to find, after going to three on t...

barisax · barisax

I last posted here in September... but there's a lot missing from my recent fun. Fast forward catching up. Just before Halloween of 2012, my pulse started racing for no particular reason and nothing I did would bring it back down. Emergency room with atrial fibrillation. More meds, including bl...

BoozeWar · BoozeWar

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2688239/Father-40-died-downing-litre-Jim-Beam-bourbon-having-bucket-ice-thrown-head-deadly-drinking-game.html

Angell · Angell

If anyone has his phone number and is willing to give him a call and insure that he is alright, I'd appreciate it. Been eight days since he's been logged in. I don't need to know details, but I would like to know he's okay.

Stepchild · Stepchild

I woke up in a detox bed in rehab.....Broken, beaten and hopeless. I was intoduced to AA in my few weeks there and I completely gave myself to this program. For the first time in many years of a battered life I had hope. One thing someone told me when I started....Which holds just as true today....as an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 7, 2014Quote of the Week"We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves." Before recovery, I was very judgmental. I especially liked pointing out other people's mistakes and making fun of how stupid they could be. When I made...

mandm · mandm

I was a friends house they are muslim so they don't drink at all, he offered me a cold fake beer, it was muslim brand, I haven't had a beer in forever and it was a nice night, I've been sober now for about year or so now. The oddest thing was I had weird feeling of drunkess, noting major but the feeling your brai...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseCall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3Weekly QuoteSurrender your mind to the Lord at the beginning of each day. Warren WiersbeWeekly ThoughtA Classic Devotional from Dr. Pardington Waiting upon God is necessary in or...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 10 "My spiritual awakening has involved three major leaps: Save Me, Help Me, and Use Me."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.Julia Child

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 9 "I saw that fear was a character defect, so I modified my Seventh Step Prayer. After 'remove every single defect of character,' I added, 'and every unreasonable fear.'"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. ExuperyA tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. When its vibrations perfectly ma...

myownhell · myownhell

JUST FOR TODAY Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appal me if I felt I had to keep it up for a lifetime. JUST FOR TODAY Just for today I will be happy. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to b...

pinkchip · pinkchip

The staff at the hotel we stayed in for our wedding were great though the complained about this horrible couple staying next to us. They broke lots of stuff in the room and locked themselves out a few times. As we were laughing and just returning to our room after the reception, the couple comes down the...

mich · mich

Coming up on 2 years! July 31. Wow, time flies. Life is good. I have a few questions for the more experienced. I have been going to less meetings lately because I was really busy with work. Now I have the summer off and find I just don't wanna go. I feel good. I still don't connect with anyone but my spo...

IamDarryl · IamDarryl

I'm new to this forum. Please to meet everyone of you. I was one of those person who thought whenever you're dealing with problem alcohol will be a good source of escape. Until it became an habit and drove me to misery. But I met someone who gave me hope to change and save my life. She's a caring, loving and s...

learning · learning

Hi Everyone, Been awhile since I've 'spoke' on this site. Alcoholism as many of you know struck my life like lightning not once but four times very closely. Most recently, it robbed the mind, soul, and eventually the body, of the life of the man I'd vowed my love for years ago. The man I had ca...

donaldwood90 · donaldwood90

Hi everyone. I give out Poker Chips for early birthdays in sobriety at my home group. Some of the slogans I use are; If you have given up the fight u can pick up a white, if you are doing the things you are supposed to u will be seeing blue skies ahead and if you aren't you might see blue lights flashing behind y...

Namaste78 · Namaste78

Something to be proud of. :) Met with my sponsor tonight a had a great chat and did a bit of step work.

yogajan · yogajan

I lost my sponsor, Sue D., over the weekend while out of town. She had only recently gone into Hospice and I was fortunate enough to have visited her before i left. She had 29 years of sobriety. She died with grace and dignity, surrounded by people in the fellowship. She was referred to as the "D...

gonee · gonee

.To all my AA, Alanon, Alateen, AACA, NA, Naranon family, I say a special prayer for you. That you may be blessed by the Father of Heaven. That He keeps you safe and no harm come to you. That you remain in the fellowship of the brothers and not stray outside. That nothing will happen today that you and I cann...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Welcome Paula (Preview) Welcome to MIP Paula ... ... ... good to see you post your story ... can't wait to hear more from you ... stick around, we get better 'together' here ... ... ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 18th of July 2014 09:37:43 AM	Pythonpappy	5	453	Jul 21, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 7/21 (Preview) Reflection for the Day The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior - no matter how offensive, distasteful or vicious - is worth the price of a relapse. Our own recovery i...	Pythonpappy	1	301	Jul 21, 2014 by Mike B.
	Here's some Old Humor (Preview) DUCKS IN HEAVEN !!! Three women die together in an accident And go to heaven. When they get there, St. Peter says, 'We only have one rule here in heaven: Don't step on the ducks!' So they enter heaven, and sure enough, There are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, And alt...	Pythonpappy	0	366	Jul 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 7/20 (Preview) Laughter is an instant vacation.~ Milton Berle	Pythonpappy	0	321	Jul 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/20 (Preview) Trying to pray is praying. --Anonymous"Oh, God, help me! If you get me out of this mess, I'll never screw up again." This was our favorite prayer before we entered the Program. We were always bargaining with God. We have learned new prayers and a new way to talk and listen to our Higher Power....	Pythonpappy	0	360	Jul 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/19 (Preview) Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and pass along the love already here.--Hugh PratherThe familiarity of isolation is both haunting and inviting. In our separateness we contemplate the joys of shared hours with others w...	Pythonpappy	1	355	Jul 19, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote - 7/19 (Preview) Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	1	423	Jul 19, 2014 by Mike D
	A free man (Preview) Well had one last criminal court date today and avoided jail once again thanks be to God. Now with the divorce also final I can get on with the next journey in my life and start looking for a apartment. Also was fearless today and had courage from my HP he had really been watching over me anyone who knows me h...	Enigma	5	473	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How to discover your Higher Power (Preview) 1) Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle, top to bottom. 2) On the left side list all you were taught, or all you believe what God is.... If you have no idea, then write down the word "Nothing." 3) On the right side list what you want God to be for you, (best friend, loving. trus...	2granddaughters	6	925	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Just wanted to check in... (Preview) Today marks 41 days sober. :) I've noticed the last couple of days I've been having thoughts about drinking. It's like I get a bit of happiness in my life..... and then its as if I have a self-destruct switch that I want to flip.But I'm talking about it and being honest. I went to a women's step study last ni...	Namaste78	8	671	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 7/18 (Preview) When you were made a leader you werent given a crown, you were given the responsibility to bring out the best in others.~ Jack Welch	Pythonpappy	0	343	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 7/17 (Preview) Whether you think you can, or you think you cant, youre right.~ Henry Ford	Pythonpappy	0	303	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/18 (Preview) How will you dream if you don't sleep? How will you hear yourself? --Michael DorrisSleep is a wonderful gift in our lives. For eight hours, we rest our bodies. We let the thoughts, feelings, and events of our lives tumble through our sleeping minds as they sort themselves through our dreams. But dream...	Pythonpappy	0	386	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/17 (Preview) Reflection for the DayWhen I came to The Program, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they understood. I've since learned that many of my fears have to do with projection. It's normal, for example, to have a tiny "back-burner...	Pythonpappy	0	383	Jul 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) July 18 "Isn't a donation of my time and services just as important as my donation of cash? What if my home group had money for coffee, rent, and literature, but no one to open the meeting room and make the coffee?"	Mike B.	1	332	Jul 18, 2014 by myownhell
	Grapevine (Preview) July 17 "Self-centeredness is a poison to my emotional system. It frustrates my every effort toward a comfortable and happy existence. A terrible chain reaction begins. Fear sets in. Anger, resentment, and self-pity become my guiding forces. My only escape is to put this awful selfishnes...	Mike B.	1	410	Jul 17, 2014 by Stepchild
	a bit familiar (Preview) well almost look for th similarities	Zoomtopz	7	593	Jul 17, 2014 by Mike B.
	Are you feeling completely hopeless right now? Like alcohol has got you beat? (Preview) I see a lot of "guests" on this site. A lot more so than members. If you are reading this and that's how you feel...Why not register and talk about it with some people that have been where you are...And found a way out. What's it going to cost you?.....It could cost you a lot more than you think.	Stepchild	14	708	Jul 17, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 16 "Mere change is not necessarily progress."	Mike B.	2	429	Jul 16, 2014 by KevinAndrew
	Today's Gift - 7/16 (Preview) No tap dancing around problems Our program calls for a "searching and fearless" moral inventory, not only in the beginning, but as we continue to follow our new way of life.What this means is complete honesty about who and what we really are. We should not tap dance around our problems in or...	Pythonpappy	0	327	Jul 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/15 (Preview) Somebody's boring me - I think it's me. --Dylan Thomas Sobriety and recovery are supposed to be fun. Otherwise no one would do it. If we're bored or stagnant, it's because we're not doing recovery right.Recovery is a wonderful adventure filled with new faces, growth, love, acceptance, laughs, peac...	Pythonpappy	0	347	Jul 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Had to fire a sponcer. (Preview) So my sponcer told a guy I had a week long crush on about it. the crush had long been over which makes it even worse. The guy face booked me a hello message the night she told him. I just ignored it And sent a smiley face back. The reason I fired het was because she flipped out that i told her a half hour before th...	Lizmccal	9	782	Jul 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 7/14 (Preview) Life has lessons to teach. We can remember them and share them with others, or we can forget them and have to learn them again.--Jan PishokWhat we are destined to learn in this life will keep presenting itself until "contact" has been made. Each experience is a minute part of the big picture...	Pythonpappy	4	485	Jul 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 15 "We cannot grow very much unless we constantly try to envision what the eternal spiritual values are."	Mike B.	0	333	Jul 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) July 14 "By our Twelve Steps we have recovered, by our Twelve Traditions we have unified, and through our Third Legacy -- Service -- we shall carry the AA message down through the corridors of time to come."	Mike B.	2	361	Jul 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 14, 2014Quote of the Week"There are only two times when you should go to a meeting - when you feel like going, and when you don't feel like going." It's hard living with a disease that tells me I don't have it. When I'm in between meetings and life is busy, it's easy for me to think of going...	Pythonpappy	0	368	Jul 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/13 (Preview) They are able because they think they are able. --Virgil For most of us, addiction was full of doubt. We stopped believing in ourselves. Our thoughts had turned to "stinkin' thinkin'." We didn't believe in much of anything. We didn't take risks. We always looked for the easier, softer way...	Pythonpappy	0	397	Jul 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 7/12 (Preview) Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread re-made all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Le Guin We love to be loved; we love to be held; we love to be caressed. A show of appreciation we love too. And we love to know we've been heard. The friends, the spouses, the children in our li...	Pythonpappy	1	338	Jul 12, 2014 by Mike D
	Sunrise Quote - 7/12 (Preview) You get the best efforts from others not by LIGHTING a fire beneath them, but by BUILDING a fire within?Bob Nelson	Pythonpappy	0	355	Jul 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Back from Campout and Visit to Dr. Bob's and other AA related sites in Akron (Preview) Violet and I truly enjoyed our camp out, just south of Canton, which is only about 30 minutes from Akron. Our time spent visiting all the AA related historical sites was a great experience. Jim, Akron's intergroup archivists was the speaker at the meeting we happened to find, after going to three on t...	John	6	604	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Checking In (Preview) I last posted here in September... but there's a lot missing from my recent fun. Fast forward catching up. Just before Halloween of 2012, my pulse started racing for no particular reason and nothing I did would bring it back down. Emergency room with atrial fibrillation. More meds, including bl...	barisax	4	564	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Just found this online today, sad... (Preview) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2688239/Father-40-died-downing-litre-Jim-Beam-bourbon-having-bucket-ice-thrown-head-deadly-drinking-game.html	BoozeWar	1	461	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Re: Pappy (Preview) If anyone has his phone number and is willing to give him a call and insure that he is alright, I'd appreciate it. Been eight days since he's been logged in. I don't need to know details, but I would like to know he's okay.	Angell	6	758	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Three years ago today... (Preview) I woke up in a detox bed in rehab.....Broken, beaten and hopeless. I was intoduced to AA in my few weeks there and I completely gave myself to this program. For the first time in many years of a battered life I had hope. One thing someone told me when I started....Which holds just as true today....as an...	Stepchild	24	921	Jul 11, 2014 by KevinAndrew
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 7, 2014Quote of the Week"We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won't live long enough to make them all ourselves." Before recovery, I was very judgmental. I especially liked pointing out other people's mistakes and making fun of how stupid they could be. When I made...	Pythonpappy	2	492	Jul 11, 2014 by KevinAndrew
	Drunk off fake beer? (Preview) I was a friends house they are muslim so they don't drink at all, he offered me a cold fake beer, it was muslim brand, I haven't had a beer in forever and it was a nice night, I've been sober now for about year or so now. The oddest thing was I had weird feeling of drunkess, noting major but the feeling your brai...	mandm	12	1549	Jul 11, 2014 by davep12and12
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly VerseCall to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3Weekly QuoteSurrender your mind to the Lord at the beginning of each day. Warren WiersbeWeekly ThoughtA Classic Devotional from Dr. Pardington Waiting upon God is necessary in or...	Pythonpappy	0	375	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) July 10 "My spiritual awakening has involved three major leaps: Save Me, Help Me, and Use Me."	Mike B.	4	417	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 7/11 (Preview) Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.Julia Child	Pythonpappy	0	329	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) July 9 "I saw that fear was a character defect, so I modified my Seventh Step Prayer. After 'remove every single defect of character,' I added, 'and every unreasonable fear.'"	Mike B.	5	472	Jul 11, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 7/11 (Preview) It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de St. ExuperyA tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical instruments. It is tapped softly and then set down. As it vibrates, it gives off a musical tone. When its vibrations perfectly ma...	Pythonpappy	0	350	Jul 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Just for today (Preview) JUST FOR TODAY Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appal me if I felt I had to keep it up for a lifetime. JUST FOR TODAY Just for today I will be happy. Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to b...	myownhell	2	1011	Jul 11, 2014 by Mr_David
	Incidentally... (Preview) The staff at the hotel we stayed in for our wedding were great though the complained about this horrible couple staying next to us. They broke lots of stuff in the room and locked themselves out a few times. As we were laughing and just returning to our room after the reception, the couple comes down the...	pinkchip	9	581	Jul 11, 2014 by pinkchip
	2 Years Already? (Preview) Coming up on 2 years! July 31. Wow, time flies. Life is good. I have a few questions for the more experienced. I have been going to less meetings lately because I was really busy with work. Now I have the summer off and find I just don't wanna go. I feel good. I still don't connect with anyone but my spo...	mich	17	694	Jul 11, 2014 by IamDarryl
	Change is worth it (Preview) I'm new to this forum. Please to meet everyone of you. I was one of those person who thought whenever you're dealing with problem alcohol will be a good source of escape. Until it became an habit and drove me to misery. But I met someone who gave me hope to change and save my life. She's a caring, loving and s...	IamDarryl	16	672	Jul 11, 2014 by IamDarryl
	Prayers (Preview) Hi Everyone, Been awhile since I've 'spoke' on this site. Alcoholism as many of you know struck my life like lightning not once but four times very closely. Most recently, it robbed the mind, soul, and eventually the body, of the life of the man I'd vowed my love for years ago. The man I had ca...	learning	2	556	Jul 11, 2014 by Mr_David
	AA Poker Chips (Preview) Hi everyone. I give out Poker Chips for early birthdays in sobriety at my home group. Some of the slogans I use are; If you have given up the fight u can pick up a white, if you are doing the things you are supposed to u will be seeing blue skies ahead and if you aren't you might see blue lights flashing behind y...	donaldwood90	12	3656	Jul 10, 2014 by StPeteDean
	30 days today! (Preview) Something to be proud of. :) Met with my sponsor tonight a had a great chat and did a bit of step work.	Namaste78	11	623	Jul 10, 2014 by IamDarryl
	My sponsor died (Preview) I lost my sponsor, Sue D., over the weekend while out of town. She had only recently gone into Hospice and I was fortunate enough to have visited her before i left. She had 29 years of sobriety. She died with grace and dignity, surrounded by people in the fellowship. She was referred to as the "D...	yogajan	4	1248	Jul 10, 2014 by IamDarryl
	My prayer for you. (Preview) .To all my AA, Alanon, Alateen, AACA, NA, Naranon family, I say a special prayer for you. That you may be blessed by the Father of Heaven. That He keeps you safe and no harm come to you. That you remain in the fellowship of the brothers and not stray outside. That nothing will happen today that you and I cann...	gonee	3	415	Jul 10, 2014 by IamDarryl
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