Alcoholics Anonymous

pinkchip · pinkchip

5 years sober today. Couldn't have done it with out my MIPeeps! P.S. - Happy 7th anniversary Danielle - SobrietySpell if you read this!!

Mike D · Mike D

Hi to all of you at MIP. I'm Mike and I'm an alcoholic. I'd like to share some things I've learned about myself regarding forgiveness at Step 4, and the things I share with my sponsorees that seems to help them. In the process of dealing with resentments at Step 4, I always point out that keeping a resen...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Self importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone. --Carlos Castaneda Were we offended by someone yesterday? Do we harbor resentment...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other." - Desiderius Erasmus

Raeear · Raeear

Im an alcoholic. I havent been able to admit it to anyone but myself yet. But I know that I have a problem. I'm a young girl, married tto a man also a like me... A drunk... I just don't know if I should be posting here because I am no where near recovery. I just feel so alone and have no where to turn. but, i thoug...

soldier78 · soldier78

Well I am in program and trying to live a spiritual life but in real life i have to deal with lot of people who are really BAD, dishonest, cruel, shameless, they can do anything for their own benefits , In real world i see that bad people are always more successful, powerful and very influential I feel very...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Hello MIP-ers. My question today is: how did you feel when you were closing in on your first year of sobriety? Were there new challenges that arose? Did you feel great? Not great? I feel kind of... mixed. A big mixed bag. Would love to hear some ESH.

Stepchild · Stepchild

Everyday I check the arrest listings for the county where I live in Florida...Two reasons really...One to see if my nephew made it back in there...The other to see if I recognize any of of my AA brothers and sisters. Do you know on average I see two or three a week. Mostly DUI...Trespassing...Driving...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others." - Barbara Bush

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Look, the wind vane fluttering in the autumn breezeTakes hold of certain things that cannot be held.--Feng ChihWhen we think we are losing our grip, we have good reason to look up. Consider the moon suspended in the sky, how it continues to come and go, follows its natural law, and never really loses fa...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi everyone! I'm Mike D. and I'd like to share a topic that has always been important to me throughout my 25 years of sobriety. It's prayer. I want to talk about prayer because so many old-timers talked about it around the tables when I was new to A.A. While I've never been religious, I knew about pra...

Standing_Tall · Standing_Tall

Hello all. Am new to these forums..... As I am sure is the case with many of us, our stories are very similar. Am recently out of rehab and have been clean and sober for 107 days. But am struggling, REALLY struggling to get back into the swing of things, especially my marriage. The marriage is not on th...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I slipped into this comfortable stage of recovery, where things seem too good. I got to discover why I'm waiting for the ball to drop in ACOA meetings. Why comfortable is too boring and scary. There were times I still wanted to fix others so I could stop the pain I would encounter as a human every once a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"There is only one way in the world to be distinguished. Follow your instinct! Be yourself, and you'll be somebody." - Bliss Carman

myownhell · myownhell

So,This morning I was looking for Young People's Conventions. I was so excited. I really wanted to find where it will be the next conventions.And I find it in Australia. And I told my mom that it will have this month Convention in Australia. And she laugh at me and asked me to see the cost of the tickets. To...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The divided self exists in all of us. --Marie LindquistOne gift of sobriety is the growing awareness that we are complex, whole individuals, more than just our dark side. Defeated, we came into this program of recovery certain that our lives would be forever fraught with problems. Little in our exp...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

Hi All, I'll be heading to the airport Friday morning for a three week trip to Uzbekistan. I still haven't been able to locate any AA meetings or AA members there, but if my schedule allows, I may be able to stop in at an American Hospital in Tashkent and ask if they know of anything. Throughout my sobriety...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, I am feeling the compulsion to tell all of you that after six months of solid sobriety, I recently picked up. A few things: 1. If anyone reading this is experiencing any temptation at all to drink again, let me reassure you that hell is still there in exactly the same form that you left it. The late-...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"God. Thank you for blessing me with one more day. This is the best day ever." - D. Ernest Green

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 3 "The measure of my sobriety isn't the distance between now and the last drink -- the measure of my sobriety is the distance between now and the next drink."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The lust of power is not rooted in strength, but in weakness. --Erich FrommWe believed alcohol or other drugs could help us control our happiness. But now we're learning to rely on faith for our happiness. Faith is about leaving things to our Higher Power's control. Instead of wanting the control ou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Quote"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love." -Mother TeresaWeekly ThoughtAuthor Leo Buscaglia told about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-y...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxly

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The seed of God is in us. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seeds into God.--Meister EckhartOften we may feel critical and judgmental about our maturity or personality. When we read we have God seeds within us, we may find that difficult to believe. How can we have the God...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 2 "We can always come up with a reason to drink. The secret is, how many reasons can we come up with to stay sober?"

Closer · Closer

Hi, Just returning to online AA. Coming back mainly to support those who are still sick, doing well thanks to program and others Ive met. Brian

bikerbill · bikerbill

We have a young man here, Paul Gascoigne - I'm not breaking his anonymity here - he was hte willing subject of a three month documentary covering his contiuing battle with alcoholism so the sstrap line read. Gazza is 45 years old and has been a drunk for years and years. He's very wealthy and used to be a st...

hhwoman · hhwoman

he's having more frequent seizures and hospitalizations

mandm · mandm

Hello everyone its been awhile since I've started a thread. I've been clean and sober now for about 6 months now, much thanks to my girlfriend who had a huge influence on this, her religion prohibits the drinking of alcohol and she has been a great influence for me. However I'm stuck in a bit of a proble...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

September 30, 2013 Quote of the Week "The minute I take control,that's when I lose control." I used to try to control my drinking and using all the time. I'd give myself a limit as to how many drinks I would have; I'd practice drinking a glass of water between cocktails; I wou...

franky · franky

im trying to go to rehab in mn and i need some help getting threre

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." - John F. KennedyPlease look at this quote in the context it was written ... if we never try, then we never grow ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

THE EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP.... open up to hope and new possibilities...Some mornings we may awaken filled with thoughts of what is wrong in our lives. Perhaps we obsess about our failures or the limits of our relationships. If we let ourselves sink into self-loathing, we build a wall that separates...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 1 "Keeping a Tenth Step journal about my day-to-day life, my relations with other people, and the stuff that still roiled around in my head helped me see patterns in my thoughts and behavior, which I could discuss with my sponsor. And once I began to sit quietly, reflect on what I'd writ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Okay, most of you know me pretty well by now, well, my sponsor knows me even better ... LOL ... so when I was having a 'bad' day a couple weeks ago, my sponsor told me this new slogan that helped 'turn my day around' ... thought I would share it since the thread about 'gossip' recently appeared ... "Do...

RubyTues · RubyTues

The other day a friend of mine (in the program) told me she thought it would be good for me to go to more meetings. I felt a bit bristly at her suggestion and had some 'I know what's best for me' 'who does she think she is' thoughts but I decided to get past me controlling things and being right and really thoug...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. --Albert SchweitzerThroughout our life we've been influenced by other people's behavior and opinions. Many of us were influenced by very poor examples in earlier years. And we may have to pray for help rather than continuing...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Heidi, ... ... ... We're glad you found us ... and it is my knowledge and belief that in God's sight, 'everyone' IS important ... sorry, I just had to get that out ... I sincerely hope that you will continue to share your thoughts and your story with us here ... We are here to accomplish one thi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"The currents that determine our dreams and shape our lives flow from the attitudes we nurture every day" - Author Unknown

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 30 "Since today marks not only the last day of my life to this date, but also the first day of the rest of my life, and since I have come to believe that the best is yet to come, I think today has been my best day sober."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more." - Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.--G. Wilhelm LeibnizTo desire personal happiness is normal and healthy. Most of our plans, choices, and dreams about the present and future regarding jobs, relationships, and hoped-for achievements are geared to make us happy. It's ne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Sorry, I got this one very late in the day ... plus, I been busy ... better late than never I always say!!! "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." - Thomas Jefferson

justadrunk · justadrunk

I was a vocal major in college. I was trained to sing operatic type stuff mostly. The professors were always telling me to translate the words into English so I knew what I was singing about. That work was assigned in the hope that I would then be able to put emotion into it. Well, I would translate the w...

JayBee · JayBee

Just joined though I have been in and out of AA fora couple of years. I really want to be the person I feel I am inside but drink stops me. I am to all intents sober, I don't drink socially or with friends but do still sneak booze when I think I can get away with it, even at work. I'm terrified of losing everythin...

jj · jj

hi all, i have been checking out the different posts... just read about AA gossip. gossip is so destructive. each person has to decide for their own growth to stop it or walk away from it. if it builds someone up, it is not gossip. if it builds the teller up at someone elses expense it is gossip. t...

pinkchip · pinkchip

HP has a funny way of presenting opportunities. I reconnected with an old friend on facebook messaging. Someone who I counted days with in the first year and we have drifted some since our meetings don't over lap now. He asked me to speak at a meeting next Friday night. The meeting has moved sites bu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let go of the fear. Feel it, and then breathe it out. Let go of the frustration, the overwhelmed feelings, and the panic. Quiet yourself. Then pick one task, one simple thing to do. Then focus on only that. Or go to your calendar and circle today. Today is the only day you've got, and today is enough. Actio...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 27 "Always a heady wine, success may sometimes cause us to forget that each of us lives on borrowed time."

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Woot! I got my marbles back (maybe) (Preview) 5 years sober today. Couldn't have done it with out my MIPeeps! P.S. - Happy 7th anniversary Danielle - SobrietySpell if you read this!!	pinkchip	21	770	Oct 8, 2013 by Dodsworth
	"How can I forgive?" (Preview) Hi to all of you at MIP. I'm Mike and I'm an alcoholic. I'd like to share some things I've learned about myself regarding forgiveness at Step 4, and the things I share with my sponsorees that seems to help them. In the process of dealing with resentments at Step 4, I always point out that keeping a resen...	Mike D	8	1053	Oct 7, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift (Preview) Self importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone. --Carlos Castaneda Were we offended by someone yesterday? Do we harbor resentment...	Pythonpappy	1	178	Oct 7, 2013 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other." - Desiderius Erasmus	Pythonpappy	1	185	Oct 7, 2013 by Mike B.
	i dont know if I should be here (Preview) Im an alcoholic. I havent been able to admit it to anyone but myself yet. But I know that I have a problem. I'm a young girl, married tto a man also a like me... A drunk... I just don't know if I should be posting here because I am no where near recovery. I just feel so alone and have no where to turn. but, i thoug...	Raeear	9	337	Oct 7, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	How to deal with dishonest, corrupt and shameless people (BAD People) in real world (Preview) Well I am in program and trying to live a spiritual life but in real life i have to deal with lot of people who are really BAD, dishonest, cruel, shameless, they can do anything for their own benefits , In real world i see that bad people are always more successful, powerful and very influential I feel very...	soldier78	10	5381	Oct 7, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	The eleventh month (Preview) Hello MIP-ers. My question today is: how did you feel when you were closing in on your first year of sobriety? Were there new challenges that arose? Did you feel great? Not great? I feel kind of... mixed. A big mixed bag. Would love to hear some ESH.	RubyTues	8	498	Oct 5, 2013 by pinkchip
	Mugshots... (Preview) Everyday I check the arrest listings for the county where I live in Florida...Two reasons really...One to see if my nephew made it back in there...The other to see if I recognize any of of my AA brothers and sisters. Do you know on average I see two or three a week. Mostly DUI...Trespassing...Driving...	Stepchild	8	710	Oct 5, 2013 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others." - Barbara Bush	Pythonpappy	0	159	Oct 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Look, the wind vane fluttering in the autumn breezeTakes hold of certain things that cannot be held.--Feng ChihWhen we think we are losing our grip, we have good reason to look up. Consider the moon suspended in the sky, how it continues to come and go, follows its natural law, and never really loses fa...	Pythonpappy	0	160	Oct 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	WHO TAUGHT ME TO PRAY? (Preview) Hi everyone! I'm Mike D. and I'd like to share a topic that has always been important to me throughout my 25 years of sobriety. It's prayer. I want to talk about prayer because so many old-timers talked about it around the tables when I was new to A.A. While I've never been religious, I knew about pra...	Mike D	7	404	Oct 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Starting Fresh (Preview) Hello all. Am new to these forums..... As I am sure is the case with many of us, our stories are very similar. Am recently out of rehab and have been clean and sober for 107 days. But am struggling, REALLY struggling to get back into the swing of things, especially my marriage. The marriage is not on th...	Standing_Tall	17	496	Oct 5, 2013 by Mike D
	Living (Preview) I slipped into this comfortable stage of recovery, where things seem too good. I got to discover why I'm waiting for the ball to drop in ACOA meetings. Why comfortable is too boring and scary. There were times I still wanted to fix others so I could stop the pain I would encounter as a human every once a...	justadrunk	6	288	Oct 5, 2013 by Mike D
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "There is only one way in the world to be distinguished. Follow your instinct! Be yourself, and you'll be somebody." - Bliss Carman	Pythonpappy	1	195	Oct 5, 2013 by Closer
	wow (Preview) So,This morning I was looking for Young People's Conventions. I was so excited. I really wanted to find where it will be the next conventions.And I find it in Australia. And I told my mom that it will have this month Convention in Australia. And she laugh at me and asked me to see the cost of the tickets. To...	myownhell	3	453	Oct 4, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Today's Gift (Preview) The divided self exists in all of us. --Marie LindquistOne gift of sobriety is the growing awareness that we are complex, whole individuals, more than just our dark side. Defeated, we came into this program of recovery certain that our lives would be forever fraught with problems. Little in our exp...	Pythonpappy	1	276	Oct 4, 2013 by Tracey C
	Leaving for Uzbekistan Friday morning.... (Preview) Hi All, I'll be heading to the airport Friday morning for a three week trip to Uzbekistan. I still haven't been able to locate any AA meetings or AA members there, but if my schedule allows, I may be able to stop in at an American Hospital in Tashkent and ask if they know of anything. Throughout my sobriety...	davep12and12	3	344	Oct 4, 2013 by Jerry F
	Facing Myself Again (Preview) Hi All, I am feeling the compulsion to tell all of you that after six months of solid sobriety, I recently picked up. A few things: 1. If anyone reading this is experiencing any temptation at all to drink again, let me reassure you that hell is still there in exactly the same form that you left it. The late-...	AdamMoz	9	346	Oct 3, 2013 by chris
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "God. Thank you for blessing me with one more day. This is the best day ever." - D. Ernest Green	Pythonpappy	1	215	Oct 3, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) October 3 "The measure of my sobriety isn't the distance between now and the last drink -- the measure of my sobriety is the distance between now and the next drink."	Mike B.	1	187	Oct 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) The lust of power is not rooted in strength, but in weakness. --Erich FrommWe believed alcohol or other drugs could help us control our happiness. But now we're learning to rely on faith for our happiness. Faith is about leaving things to our Higher Power's control. Instead of wanting the control ou...	Pythonpappy	1	260	Oct 3, 2013 by Mike B.
	Weekly Thought (Preview) Weekly Quote"I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love." -Mother TeresaWeekly ThoughtAuthor Leo Buscaglia told about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-y...	Pythonpappy	2	185	Oct 3, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving and that's your own self." - Aldous Huxly	Pythonpappy	0	180	Oct 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) The seed of God is in us. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God seeds into God.--Meister EckhartOften we may feel critical and judgmental about our maturity or personality. When we read we have God seeds within us, we may find that difficult to believe. How can we have the God...	Pythonpappy	0	272	Oct 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 2 "We can always come up with a reason to drink. The secret is, how many reasons can we come up with to stay sober?"	Mike B.	1	220	Oct 2, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Returning to online forums. (Preview) Hi, Just returning to online AA. Coming back mainly to support those who are still sick, doing well thanks to program and others Ive met. Brian	Closer	8	327	Oct 2, 2013 by Jerry F
	Being Paul Gascoigne (Preview) We have a young man here, Paul Gascoigne - I'm not breaking his anonymity here - he was hte willing subject of a three month documentary covering his contiuing battle with alcoholism so the sstrap line read. Gazza is 45 years old and has been a drunk for years and years. He's very wealthy and used to be a st...	bikerbill	6	3034	Oct 2, 2013 by RubyTues
	anyone have any convincing "shock value" ideas for a young family friend who's so so sick (Preview) he's having more frequent seizures and hospitalizations	hhwoman	5	673	Oct 2, 2013 by Rob84
	restoring trust (Preview) Hello everyone its been awhile since I've started a thread. I've been clean and sober now for about 6 months now, much thanks to my girlfriend who had a huge influence on this, her religion prohibits the drinking of alcohol and she has been a great influence for me. However I'm stuck in a bit of a proble...	mandm	20	763	Oct 1, 2013 by mandm
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) September 30, 2013 Quote of the Week "The minute I take control,that's when I lose control." I used to try to control my drinking and using all the time. I'd give myself a limit as to how many drinks I would have; I'd practice drinking a glass of water between cocktails; I wou...	Pythonpappy	6	315	Oct 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	help (Preview) im trying to go to rehab in mn and i need some help getting threre	franky	3	322	Oct 1, 2013 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly." - John F. KennedyPlease look at this quote in the context it was written ... if we never try, then we never grow ...	Pythonpappy	2	203	Oct 1, 2013 by Random68
	Today's Gift (Preview) THE EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP.... open up to hope and new possibilities...Some mornings we may awaken filled with thoughts of what is wrong in our lives. Perhaps we obsess about our failures or the limits of our relationships. If we let ourselves sink into self-loathing, we build a wall that separates...	Pythonpappy	1	198	Oct 1, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) October 1 "Keeping a Tenth Step journal about my day-to-day life, my relations with other people, and the stuff that still roiled around in my head helped me see patterns in my thoughts and behavior, which I could discuss with my sponsor. And once I began to sit quietly, reflect on what I'd writ...	Mike B.	1	193	Oct 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I learned a new slogan from my sponsor! (Preview) Okay, most of you know me pretty well by now, well, my sponsor knows me even better ... LOL ... so when I was having a 'bad' day a couple weeks ago, my sponsor told me this new slogan that helped 'turn my day around' ... thought I would share it since the thread about 'gossip' recently appeared ... "Do...	Pythonpappy	8	422	Oct 1, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	How has the program been at work in your life lately? (Preview) The other day a friend of mine (in the program) told me she thought it would be good for me to go to more meetings. I felt a bit bristly at her suggestion and had some 'I know what's best for me' 'who does she think she is' thoughts but I decided to get past me controlling things and being right and really thoug...	RubyTues	11	476	Oct 1, 2013 by tomsteve
	Today's Gift (Preview) Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. --Albert SchweitzerThroughout our life we've been influenced by other people's behavior and opinions. Many of us were influenced by very poor examples in earlier years. And we may have to pray for help rather than continuing...	Pythonpappy	2	273	Sep 30, 2013 by Stepchild
	Welcome 'nooneimportant' (Preview) Welcome to MIP Heidi, ... ... ... We're glad you found us ... and it is my knowledge and belief that in God's sight, 'everyone' IS important ... sorry, I just had to get that out ... I sincerely hope that you will continue to share your thoughts and your story with us here ... We are here to accomplish one thi...	Pythonpappy	2	253	Sep 30, 2013 by Stepchild
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "The currents that determine our dreams and shape our lives flow from the attitudes we nurture every day" - Author Unknown	Pythonpappy	1	176	Sep 30, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 30 "Since today marks not only the last day of my life to this date, but also the first day of the rest of my life, and since I have come to believe that the best is yet to come, I think today has been my best day sober."	Mike B.	1	195	Sep 30, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) "A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more." - Rosabeth Moss Kanter	Pythonpappy	0	183	Sep 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.--G. Wilhelm LeibnizTo desire personal happiness is normal and healthy. Most of our plans, choices, and dreams about the present and future regarding jobs, relationships, and hoped-for achievements are geared to make us happy. It's ne...	Pythonpappy	0	162	Sep 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Sorry, I got this one very late in the day ... plus, I been busy ... better late than never I always say!!! "I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." - Thomas Jefferson	Pythonpappy	3	272	Sep 29, 2013 by nooneimportant
	Looking back to an early post on a day of celebration in sobriety : ) (Preview) I was a vocal major in college. I was trained to sing operatic type stuff mostly. The professors were always telling me to translate the words into English so I knew what I was singing about. That work was assigned in the hope that I would then be able to put emotion into it. Well, I would translate the w...	justadrunk	6	427	Sep 29, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Hello (Preview) Just joined though I have been in and out of AA fora couple of years. I really want to be the person I feel I am inside but drink stops me. I am to all intents sober, I don't drink socially or with friends but do still sneak booze when I think I can get away with it, even at work. I'm terrified of losing everythin...	JayBee	10	427	Sep 29, 2013 by Mr_David
	Read this today (Preview) hi all, i have been checking out the different posts... just read about AA gossip. gossip is so destructive. each person has to decide for their own growth to stop it or walk away from it. if it builds someone up, it is not gossip. if it builds the teller up at someone elses expense it is gossip. t...	jj	3	335	Sep 28, 2013 by betterthanyesterday52
	Qualifying (Preview) HP has a funny way of presenting opportunities. I reconnected with an old friend on facebook messaging. Someone who I counted days with in the first year and we have drifted some since our meetings don't over lap now. He asked me to speak at a meeting next Friday night. The meeting has moved sites bu...	pinkchip	10	1547	Sep 28, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift (Preview) Practice being spontaneous. Practice having fun. The joy of recovery is that we finally get to experiment. We get to learn new behaviors, and we don't have to do them perfectly. We only need to find a way that works for us. We even have fun experimenting, learning what we like, and how to do what we like....	Pythonpappy	0	215	Sep 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Let go of the fear. Feel it, and then breathe it out. Let go of the frustration, the overwhelmed feelings, and the panic. Quiet yourself. Then pick one task, one simple thing to do. Then focus on only that. Or go to your calendar and circle today. Today is the only day you've got, and today is enough. Actio...	Pythonpappy	1	222	Sep 28, 2013 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) September 27 "Always a heady wine, success may sometimes cause us to forget that each of us lives on borrowed time."	Mike B.	2	172	Sep 28, 2013 by Mr_David
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