Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Not what we would, but what we must, makes up the sum of living.--Richard Henry Stoddard"We must do the things we must" is frequent advice in the Program. Each Step is evidence of what our founders did in order to achieve abstinence and keep it going with serenity and security. All of the &qu...

whitewhineoh · whitewhineoh

What are your thoughts on foods that have a little wine in the sauce? I am going to a restaurant where I usually get clams, and I know they use some white wine when cooking them. I believe the alcohol is cooked off, but don't know entirely how it works. My father was in AA for 30 years and he would eat thin...

Philipld · Philipld

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.Flora Whittemore

Philipld · Philipld

Emotional Sobriety: Emotions produce euphoric and intoxicating effects. They can produce a sense of ease and comfort and contentment. When we are operating under the influence of our emotions verses the influence of our intelligence -- we are Emotionally Inebriate. The euphoric and intoxicati...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Short Break for me...I am an alcoholic and get caught up in my own self-destructive thinking. I was depressed all yesterday and am having board withdrawals. I don't want to quit something I started like I have done so much of in the past. I like this quote....Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet com...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Wow! I'm really loving baking for the meetings and trying out all kinds of different things. I am kind of lazy when it comes to recipes and alot of times throw things together. Here is a quick one which is a variation of the marshmallow and rice crispies squares I grew up with....without the butter and ma...

Tomas · Tomas

I frequently start my daychecking the scores on Yahoo and simply shocked at many of the headline stories.. concluding the world is in quite a mess. If you let it One story.. A billboard God is DEAD.. So sad, so childish, so egocentric, so depressing.. I thought the person who wrote that must be in such...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Easy Does ItSo, you surrendered. You let go. Now you're ready to face a particular challenge. So you hunker down and garner all your forces. And you hit the wall again.What's wrong? you may ask. I'm doing all the spiritual things I'm supposed to do. And things still aren't working, I can't get anywhere...

Philipld · Philipld

Remember when ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.Orison Swett Marden

justadrunk · justadrunk

Caretaking: the act of taking responsibility for other people while neglecting responsibility for ourselves. When we instinctively feel responsible for the feelings, thoughts, choices, problems, comfort, and destiny of others, we are caretakers. We may believe, at an unconscious level, tha...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 4 "I am responsible as a trusted servant to be informed -- my group expects and deserves that. That responsibility requires me to take action, to do some reading, and to find out what the principles say -- not what I think ... The beautiful thing about AA is that we don't have to reinvent th...

justadrunk · justadrunk

It is so hard to look, when we try to look at ALL OF IT, and then attach 'A FIX' to each 'thing' in our mind. So in other words, if I think that I am seriously messed up in many many ways... I better do many many things to fix me. While it is true that this program only asks us to change one thing: Everything ------...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Live and Let Live" I am not sure who originally said this. I do know that it is an AA expression. I posted something on this board earlier this week and realized that I need to take some time and practice "Live and Let Live" in my life. I looked this up and found varying meanings of th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It doesnt matter where youve been, it only matters where you are going.Brian Tracy

justadrunk · justadrunk

Something else to ask myself: When people feel inclined to gossip or 'talk shit' or complain about stuff 'at' me, or to me, why do they feel so inclined? What makes them feel comfortable to say it to me? What is my part? My sponsor told me that it was an honor that I felt comfortable to tell her off and t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 3 "In AA ... I was once again able to hear the sounds of nature. I looked at a pine tree one day and began to cry at how beautiful it was. I learned to laugh again."

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Philipld · Philipld

-- Edited by Philipld on Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 11:04:48 AM -- Edited by Philipld on Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 11:07:14 AM

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Give freely of what you find " AA Big Book, pg 164 I used to think to myself that I wished I had enough time, enough inclination, compassion to help other people. I was hearing and reading about all these p...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When people don't forgive, they probably shorten their lives.--Doris DonnellySometimes forgiveness seems impossible and we feel stuck in the quicksand of our own resentment. When everything else fails, we can try the "First Five People Forgiveness Plan." Each morning we make a deci...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 31, 2014Quote of the Week"The people who are the angriest are the people who are the most afraid." It took me a long time to make the connection between my anger and my fear. For years I drowned my fear in alcohol and drugs, and lived pretty detached from my feelings. Those times when I c...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You are the hero of your life.Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining our character an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Unless our desire for human compassion is stronger than our desire to be right, to be secure or to belong, love will elude us. --Marsha SinetarKnowing we are loved is what most of us crave. For brief moments we feel it; then it eludes us once again. Why does it slip through our fingers so quickly? One way o...

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 2 "For all the slow mornings, there are just as many when I arise with an open mind, willing to see what God has in store for me that day. Every chapter of self-pity ends when I am willing to abandon my pride and reach out to another alcoholic."

gonee · gonee

I have to thank my many sponsors for the time they made available in their own lives to help a sick alcoholic like me. My sponsor Ronnie used to give at least 2 to 5 hours of time daily. My sponsor Richie from India, with his limited time will spend nearly all of it with me. My last session with him in 1996, was...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others. They shared their homes, their slender resources and gladly devoted spare hours to fellow-sufferers....

Mike B. · Mike B.

April 1 "Despite the happy transcendence of the difficulties of yesterday and of today, we nevertheless deeply realize that our negative traits are still with us, and always will be. Therefore our constant responsibility should be that of taking a fearless inventory of our defects as we g...

happyback · happyback

This is how my stop drinking story goes. I realized that these past two months since getting off ativan is pretty much the longest I've been without any medication since I quit drinking. When I quit drinking in June of 2012, my doc put me on zoloft and ativan. I was on that for ten months or so, then quit col...

gonee · gonee

"Step3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." AA book. "This is the how and the why of it. 1. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didnt work. 2.Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director...

tomsteve · tomsteve

my last drink was 4/21/05. my first AA meeting was 4/23/05. after a little while, I got into a friendship with thom. he was a lil wild, but always had good stuff to share, wasn't afraid to admit he wasn't perfect, and shared often his perception of god. that helped me out quite a bit. he helped learn how to h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between it is all a matter of balance.Paul Boese

Philipld · Philipld

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"The thing is if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything." Matthew Perry BTY -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Monday 31st of March 2014 08:09:30 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. --Marcel Proust How have we felt when we return to our hometowns, childhood homes, old playgrounds, or high schools after years of absence? Suddenly each place isn't as it once seemed because we're looking th...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 31 "If I am in pain, it may be beneficial to me if I am aware of those in even more pain ... The answer for my pain is in the Twelfth Step."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

This past Thursday I made it 10 months without a drink. If someone told me before I stopped drinking that I would get sober and not drink for this long I would have told them that they were crazy and to leave me alone. The night before I stopped drinking, I was contemplating ending it all. I didn't want to li...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseI sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:4-5Weekly QuoteGod walks with us. He scoops us up in His arms or simply sits with us in silent strength until we cannot avoid the awes...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In the long run, it's easier to carry out our Higher Power's will than our own. The good news of the Twelve Step program is that we don't have to continue trying to make self-will work. Attempting to make the rest of the world conform to what we think we want is a little like trying to push water uphill. It's...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.George Bernard Shaw

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Instead of the Sober quotation I do everyday, and so the board won't be too filled up with "BTY" (my) postings, I have decided to post this "burning desire" I have to share this instead. I hope it helps someone thinking about attending AA meetings and helps alleviate any fear(s...

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

So the reason I drank and totally accepted I was a piece of shit came up with my 4th step. I am obsessed with this turama from the past. Well years of crap ages 10-23. It hurts and I have seen a shrink and talked about it and talked and talked about it and did everything I can. Everyone agrees my childhood was b...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Visited mum yhis afternnon and she was fast asleep. My sister looks absolutely drained too. Went back this evening and mum had woken up and is looking well for an 88 year old. Staff have no concerns and she responds well to gentle teasing. She's determined to get back home asap.. all very positive and me...

hopee · hopee

Hi, I'm wanda an alcoholic and an addict . So I've been real busy going to AA meetings and other things, that's why I have not been here in awhile. I call my sponser every morning and night rather I need to or not. And when all hell breaks through I call her again. we just went through the 3rd step prayer toge...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

This is not a deep philosophical insight by any means, but this morning as I was getting ready for work it really hit me that at no point in the course of my life have I ever woken up sober and regretted avoiding alcohol the night before. I've never rolled over in bed, bright-eyed and awake, and wished that...

Flynn · Flynn

Ok guys. Wtf are you doing here??? You must still need some kind of proof that there is something greater than yourself "out there" Never mind what you've been "told" It's bullshit. It's "the man behind the curtain in Oz" Pay no attention It's Ed Harris in The Truman...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Happy Sobriety Birthday, justadrunk! Thanks for sharing your stories, inspiration and hope and helping me stay sober, too! BTY

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

"If some days the best I can do is get out of bed and make it to a meeting, then so be it. The day was a success any day that I stay sober is a success." --unknown BTY

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The strength of the team is each individual member The strength of each member is the team.Phil Jackson

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	Today's Gift - 4/5 (Preview) Not what we would, but what we must, makes up the sum of living.--Richard Henry Stoddard"We must do the things we must" is frequent advice in the Program. Each Step is evidence of what our founders did in order to achieve abstinence and keep it going with serenity and security. All of the &qu...	Pythonpappy	1	306	Apr 5, 2014 by Philipld
	Wine in food (Preview) What are your thoughts on foods that have a little wine in the sauce? I am going to a restaurant where I usually get clams, and I know they use some white wine when cooking them. I believe the alcohol is cooked off, but don't know entirely how it works. My father was in AA for 30 years and he would eat thin...	whitewhineoh	11	2051	Apr 5, 2014 by justadrunk
	YEP!! (Preview)	Philipld	1	317	Apr 5, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 4/4 (Preview) The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.Flora Whittemore	Pythonpappy	4	374	Apr 5, 2014 by justadrunk
	Emotional Sobriety (Preview) Emotional Sobriety: Emotions produce euphoric and intoxicating effects. They can produce a sense of ease and comfort and contentment. When we are operating under the influence of our emotions verses the influence of our intelligence -- we are Emotionally Inebriate. The euphoric and intoxicati...	Philipld	4	589	Apr 5, 2014 by Jerry F
	Short break (Preview) Short Break for me...I am an alcoholic and get caught up in my own self-destructive thinking. I was depressed all yesterday and am having board withdrawals. I don't want to quit something I started like I have done so much of in the past. I like this quote....Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet com...	betterthanyesterday52	12	662	Apr 5, 2014 by Jerry F
	Chocolate Krispie Treats (Preview) Wow! I'm really loving baking for the meetings and trying out all kinds of different things. I am kind of lazy when it comes to recipes and alot of times throw things together. Here is a quick one which is a variation of the marshmallow and rice crispies squares I grew up with....without the butter and ma...	betterthanyesterday52	35	937	Apr 4, 2014 by justadrunk
	GOD IS DEAD (Preview) I frequently start my daychecking the scores on Yahoo and simply shocked at many of the headline stories.. concluding the world is in quite a mess. If you let it One story.. A billboard God is DEAD.. So sad, so childish, so egocentric, so depressing.. I thought the person who wrote that must be in such...	Tomas	1	493	Apr 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 4/4 (Preview) Easy Does ItSo, you surrendered. You let go. Now you're ready to face a particular challenge. So you hunker down and garner all your forces. And you hit the wall again.What's wrong? you may ask. I'm doing all the spiritual things I'm supposed to do. And things still aren't working, I can't get anywhere...	Pythonpappy	2	307	Apr 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Thoughts For Friday (Preview) Remember when ...	Philipld	2	312	Apr 4, 2014 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote 4/2 (Preview) There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.Orison Swett Marden	Pythonpappy	2	327	Apr 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Care taking (Preview) Caretaking: the act of taking responsibility for other people while neglecting responsibility for ourselves. When we instinctively feel responsible for the feelings, thoughts, choices, problems, comfort, and destiny of others, we are caretakers. We may believe, at an unconscious level, tha...	justadrunk	6	672	Apr 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 4 "I am responsible as a trusted servant to be informed -- my group expects and deserves that. That responsibility requires me to take action, to do some reading, and to find out what the principles say -- not what I think ... The beautiful thing about AA is that we don't have to reinvent th...	Mike B.	1	295	Apr 4, 2014 by Stepchild
	Changing everything (Preview) It is so hard to look, when we try to look at ALL OF IT, and then attach 'A FIX' to each 'thing' in our mind. So in other words, if I think that I am seriously messed up in many many ways... I better do many many things to fix me. While it is true that this program only asks us to change one thing: Everything ------...	justadrunk	6	497	Apr 3, 2014 by 2granddaughters
	Sober Quote for the Day and Taking a Break for Some Serious Introspection (Preview) "Live and Let Live" I am not sure who originally said this. I do know that it is an AA expression. I posted something on this board earlier this week and realized that I need to take some time and practice "Live and Let Live" in my life. I looked this up and found varying meanings of th...	betterthanyesterday52	4	538	Apr 3, 2014 by Mike D
	Sunrise Quote - 4/3 (Preview) It doesnt matter where youve been, it only matters where you are going.Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	1	250	Apr 3, 2014 by Philipld
	What others think of me is none of my business... (Preview) Something else to ask myself: When people feel inclined to gossip or 'talk shit' or complain about stuff 'at' me, or to me, why do they feel so inclined? What makes them feel comfortable to say it to me? What is my part? My sponsor told me that it was an honor that I felt comfortable to tell her off and t...	justadrunk	11	1364	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 3 "In AA ... I was once again able to hear the sounds of nature. I looked at a pine tree one day and began to cry at how beautiful it was. I learned to laugh again."	Mike B.	2	340	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	ah yes , th kwestyun bit (Preview)	Zoomtopz	2	376	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	The Story Of My Life (Preview) -- Edited by Philipld on Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 11:04:48 AM -- Edited by Philipld on Wednesday 2nd of April 2014 11:07:14 AM	Philipld	3	385	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Give freely of what you find " AA Big Book, pg 164 I used to think to myself that I wished I had enough time, enough inclination, compassion to help other people. I was hearing and reading about all these p...	betterthanyesterday52	4	545	Apr 3, 2014 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift - 4/1 (Preview) When people don't forgive, they probably shorten their lives.--Doris DonnellySometimes forgiveness seems impossible and we feel stuck in the quicksand of our own resentment. When everything else fails, we can try the "First Five People Forgiveness Plan." Each morning we make a deci...	Pythonpappy	4	321	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 31, 2014Quote of the Week"The people who are the angriest are the people who are the most afraid." It took me a long time to make the connection between my anger and my fear. For years I drowned my fear in alcohol and drugs, and lived pretty detached from my feelings. Those times when I c...	Pythonpappy	3	324	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 4/3 (Preview) You are the hero of your life.Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining our character an...	Pythonpappy	0	323	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 4/2 (Preview) Unless our desire for human compassion is stronger than our desire to be right, to be secure or to belong, love will elude us. --Marsha SinetarKnowing we are loved is what most of us crave. For brief moments we feel it; then it eludes us once again. Why does it slip through our fingers so quickly? One way o...	Pythonpappy	0	279	Apr 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) April 2 "For all the slow mornings, there are just as many when I arise with an open mind, willing to see what God has in store for me that day. Every chapter of self-pity ends when I am willing to abandon my pride and reach out to another alcoholic."	Mike B.	3	325	Apr 3, 2014 by justadrunk
	Sponsorship (Preview) I have to thank my many sponsors for the time they made available in their own lives to help a sick alcoholic like me. My sponsor Ronnie used to give at least 2 to 5 hours of time daily. My sponsor Richie from India, with his limited time will spend nearly all of it with me. My last session with him in 1996, was...	gonee	3	444	Apr 2, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves for others. They shared their homes, their slender resources and gladly devoted spare hours to fellow-sufferers....	betterthanyesterday52	3	328	Apr 2, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) April 1 "Despite the happy transcendence of the difficulties of yesterday and of today, we nevertheless deeply realize that our negative traits are still with us, and always will be. Therefore our constant responsibility should be that of taking a fearless inventory of our defects as we g...	Mike B.	3	382	Apr 2, 2014 by Mike D
	Has anyone had a similar sober path? (Preview) This is how my stop drinking story goes. I realized that these past two months since getting off ativan is pretty much the longest I've been without any medication since I quit drinking. When I quit drinking in June of 2012, my doc put me on zoloft and ativan. I was on that for ten months or so, then quit col...	happyback	29	2394	Apr 1, 2014 by happyback
	My experience Step 3. (Preview) "Step3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." AA book. "This is the how and the why of it. 1. First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didnt work. 2.Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director...	gonee	3	361	Apr 1, 2014 by mikef
	a wee bit angry and sad today (Preview) my last drink was 4/21/05. my first AA meeting was 4/23/05. after a little while, I got into a friendship with thom. he was a lil wild, but always had good stuff to share, wasn't afraid to admit he wasn't perfect, and shared often his perception of god. that helped me out quite a bit. he helped learn how to h...	tomsteve	11	546	Apr 1, 2014 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote - 3/31 (Preview) We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between it is all a matter of balance.Paul Boese	Pythonpappy	4	392	Mar 31, 2014 by justadrunk
	We need to talk!! (Preview)	Philipld	10	749	Mar 31, 2014 by Flynn
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "The thing is if I don't have sobriety, I don't have anything." Matthew Perry BTY -- Edited by betterthanyesterday52 on Monday 31st of March 2014 08:09:30 AM	betterthanyesterday52	1	268	Mar 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 3/31 (Preview) The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. --Marcel Proust How have we felt when we return to our hometowns, childhood homes, old playgrounds, or high schools after years of absence? Suddenly each place isn't as it once seemed because we're looking th...	Pythonpappy	2	314	Mar 31, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) March 31 "If I am in pain, it may be beneficial to me if I am aware of those in even more pain ... The answer for my pain is in the Twelfth Step."	Mike B.	2	259	Mar 31, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	10 Months Sober Because Sobriety Is My Number One Priority (Preview) This past Thursday I made it 10 months without a drink. If someone told me before I stopped drinking that I would get sober and not drink for this long I would have told them that they were crazy and to leave me alone. The night before I stopped drinking, I was contemplating ending it all. I didn't want to li...	betterthanyesterday52	12	1038	Mar 30, 2014 by davep12and12
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly VerseI sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. Psalm 34:4-5Weekly QuoteGod walks with us. He scoops us up in His arms or simply sits with us in silent strength until we cannot avoid the awes...	Pythonpappy	2	290	Mar 30, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 3/30 (Preview) In the long run, it's easier to carry out our Higher Power's will than our own. The good news of the Twelve Step program is that we don't have to continue trying to make self-will work. Attempting to make the rest of the world conform to what we think we want is a little like trying to push water uphill. It's...	Pythonpappy	2	235	Mar 30, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote - 3/30 (Preview) Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.George Bernard Shaw	Pythonpappy	3	456	Mar 30, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sober Stuff for the Day -----How to Get Through Your First AA Meeting (Preview) Instead of the Sober quotation I do everyday, and so the board won't be too filled up with "BTY" (my) postings, I have decided to post this "burning desire" I have to share this instead. I hope it helps someone thinking about attending AA meetings and helps alleviate any fear(s...	betterthanyesterday52	3	461	Mar 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	4th Step issue and obsession (Preview) So the reason I drank and totally accepted I was a piece of shit came up with my 4th step. I am obsessed with this turama from the past. Well years of crap ages 10-23. It hurts and I have seen a shrink and talked about it and talked and talked about it and did everything I can. Everyone agrees my childhood was b...	Lizmccal	6	512	Mar 30, 2014 by Mike D
	my mum (Preview) Visited mum yhis afternnon and she was fast asleep. My sister looks absolutely drained too. Went back this evening and mum had woken up and is looking well for an 88 year old. Staff have no concerns and she responds well to gentle teasing. She's determined to get back home asap.. all very positive and me...	bikerbill	8	417	Mar 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I pick up my 30 day chip 3/26/2014 (Preview) Hi, I'm wanda an alcoholic and an addict . So I've been real busy going to AA meetings and other things, that's why I have not been here in awhile. I call my sponser every morning and night rather I need to or not. And when all hell breaks through I call her again. we just went through the 3rd step prayer toge...	hopee	21	621	Mar 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Waking Up Sober (Preview) This is not a deep philosophical insight by any means, but this morning as I was getting ready for work it really hit me that at no point in the course of my life have I ever woken up sober and regretted avoiding alcohol the night before. I've never rolled over in bed, bright-eyed and awake, and wished that...	AdamMoz	7	387	Mar 29, 2014 by Stepchild
	My Eulogy (Preview) Ok guys. Wtf are you doing here??? You must still need some kind of proof that there is something greater than yourself "out there" Never mind what you've been "told" It's bullshit. It's "the man behind the curtain in Oz" Pay no attention It's Ed Harris in The Truman...	Flynn	14	907	Mar 29, 2014 by Stepchild
	Happy Sobriety Birthday justadrunk! (Preview) Happy Sobriety Birthday, justadrunk! *Thanks for sharing your stories, inspiration and hope and helping me stay sober, too!* *BTY*	betterthanyesterday52	13	693	Mar 29, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sober Quote for the Day (Preview) "If some days the best I can do is get out of bed and make it to a meeting, then so be it. The day was a success any day that I stay sober is a success." --unknown BTY	betterthanyesterday52	4	264	Mar 29, 2014 by Philipld
	Sunrise Quote - 3/29 (Preview) The strength of the team is each individual member The strength of each member is the team.Phil Jackson	Pythonpappy	6	242	Mar 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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