Alcoholics Anonymous

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

When I was drinking I came to this board as well as a couple of others. I am sure I was drinking and/or drunk because I was an everyday drinker and I would feel remorseful even while drinking and especially the next morning when I would wake up and I would frequently tell myself "I am not going to drink...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A spiritual life is naturalConscious Contact. Coming into what is clearly a spiritual program, we may have been fearful that our own unworthiness would hold us back. We may have believed that a spiritual life and a "conscious contact" with God are reserved for a few people with saintly q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Knowing where youre going is the first step to getting there.Ken Blanchard

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

If I put nothing in, I get nothing out. But....If I make an effort to contribute, I am rewarded tenfold. A bit like putting a dollar in a slot machine, and getting ten dollars back, everytime. It's a bit of a conundrum. We come to AA to get (help), and find the answer in giving (helping others), not receiv...

Stepchild · Stepchild

If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps.How it works pg 58What is this "IT" that they talk about? Pretty simple...."IT" is a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.I sometimes feel li...

mikef · mikef

My son coming in from New York to spend 12 days with us and him and his girlfriend coming back in May for 16 more day! We are blessed and enjoying the blessings of recovery a day at a time. My son in his 4th year of recovery from 7 years of Heroin addiction(allows me to share his story)...Our Family ,with Go...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

It is just so nice to be able to think more clearly now. I lived in a state of numbness for so long. I still feel like this alien being came in and took over my mind and body. I feel so much differently, so much better than I used to when I was drinking. It is a hard lesson for me to realize that for most of the last s...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I thought this was a great site with some helpful info for the person who hasn't decided if they are alcoholic as well as the ones who have and are a bit intimidated to go to an AA meeting for the first time. I wish I had found it before my first meeting. It isn't lengthy and even has cartoon AA'ers, which is ki...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In three words I can sum up everythingI've learned about life:It goes on.--Robert FrostMost of us are afraid of anything we can't control. Life is one of these things. During our drinking and drugging days, we had checked out of life. We were sitting on the sidelines, pretending we could get back into...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no security on this earth only opportunity.Douglas MacArthur

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "My mind is like a bad neighborhood -I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of a...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Hi folks. Hoping to hear some experiences on sponsorship. Have you maintained the same sponsor through your time in the program? If you have changed sponsors, what precipitated it? Thanks.

Lizmccal · Lizmccal

Sitting at home with the dogs. Quit smoking and still sober almost two months not a drop and a little over two not smoking. Tonight I decided to be bad and got a pack of trident my favorite gum. I'm xylotol sensitive so it gives me horrific gas. One of my dogs just left the room the other is giving me evil look...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 27 "I didn't need to learn how to meditate before meditating. It turned out to be one of those learn-as-you-go things -- just as learning how to stay sober is part of staying sober a day at a time."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being trueWe believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to stay where we were. Our purpose in life is to stay sober and clean. Our Higher Power knows our true purpose in life and wil...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Success is ninety-nine per cent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience and enthusiasm.Wilferd A. Peterson

Philipld · Philipld

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I had the flu the week before last and was unable to go to my meetings. That was a good reason for me not to go. I went to some last week and all was well. I had some other members ask me how I was, where I was --very concerned. I even got asked if I had a sponsor and haven't been asked that in quite a while. That's fi...

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

Being able to be wrong We had to compete with everyone, sometimes subtly, sometimes less subtly. We always had to be right, to be wrong seemed unbearable. We could never seem to bring ourselves to say simply, "I was wrong." We were afraid of what would happen to us if we did. Our egos were very...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Catholic shampooTwo nuns were shopping at a 7-11 store. As they passed the beer cooler, one nun said to the other, "Wouldn't a nice cold beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?" The second nun answered, "Indeed it would, Sister, but I would not feel comfortable buying b...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I believe that back in the day when people were first 12 stepping... they were literally ripping people off bar stools and out of hospitals. There was some serious gusto and guts involved. Some real 'in your face' sort of stuff. I'm 35, I dunno what this really looked like as it's been watered down treme...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Senior motel moment!Last week, she checked into a motel on her 65th birthday and she was a bit lonely. She thought, "I'll call one of those men you see advertised in phone books for escorts and sensual massages." She looked through the phone book, found a full page ad for a guy calling himsel...

june · june

I gt to meetings and I get lots of help. I have a small share I want (need) to share here.... I only go to open meetings......know why.......if I go to closed meeting they will I know I have a drinking problem. I have a sickness that I hide, even at meetings. BUT....I want to go to closed meetings...I just...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A woman went to a pet shop and immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00. "Why so little?" she asked the pet store owner. The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of prostituti...

gonee · gonee

William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international mutual aid fellowship with over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Example is the lesson that all men can read. -- Gilbert WestPatterning our lives after others is familiar. Maybe as kids we emulated "toughies" or the teacher's pet. As we grew, the criteria changed, but we sought role models, nonetheless. The career we chose and the family relationship...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.Oprah Winfrey

justadrunk · justadrunk

A kid opens his lunch box and looks inside. "Ah $HIt", he goes to the kid sitting next to him... PB&J AGAIN! "Why don't you ask your Mom to make you something else"? Says the other kid. "I make my own lunch". He says. How's your lunch lookin?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The guys at the barber shop asked me what actress I would like to be stuck in an elevator with.I told them the one who knows how to fix elevators.I'm old, tired and need to pee a lot!

Mike D · Mike D

Just wanted to share that today, on January 24th, God has blessed me with 26 years of sobriety. I'm grateful to all those who have helped me through the years. Blessings, Mike D.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

For those of you that haven't been around for a year or two, Dean made a recommendation to me a year or so ago that included the use of Neti pot and some Zinc ... ... ... Okay, the rest of the story, LOL ... Yesterday I got up with some nasal congestion that was irritating at best ... by the end of the day, I kn...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What we say is important. Our vocabulary should be filled with words of hope and dreams. Be known as someone who speaks positively.Recently I saw a sign under a mounted large mouth bass. It read, "If I had kept my mouth shut I wouldn't be here." How true! Don't jump into trouble mouth first. L...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I haven't had control over my own thinking for years and years. The alcohol was my Higher Power and I did everything it told me to do while I was under its influence. Also, I have been a people pleaser most of my life, and because of this, I have allowed myself to be in controlling relationships where I was t...

Nanners80 · Nanners80

I have ebbs sober for 22 days from alcohol and was unable to get funding together to go to treatment for drugs a nd alcohol I start counseling tomorrow but am just looking for direction

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 23 "Sincerity of purpose, humility in the knowledge of our own power to help, and confidence in our understanding of our capacities in AA are likely to help in working with others."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Focusing on SolutionsIf we are to learn to cope with our illness and our life, we must begin focusing on solutions, not just on our problems.But this means we must change our attitude and outlook. We can no longer live as if there are only problems in our lives. We can no longer consider ourselves victim...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.Amelia Earhart

Butterfinger · Butterfinger

I was driving down a street in my old neighborhood yesterday and noticed all of these cool new pubs and watering holes that Tipsy McStagger would have loved. It sent me into this grumpy, irritable, restless funk that I can't seem to shake. I'm happy, I feel physically great, my home life is loving, rich...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Way to go lady - you have been such a sweet silent and humble supporter to me. Love ya!

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 22 "By helping to insure the sobriety of others to come, we insure our own sobriety today."

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I am a little sad over this for some reason... I go to a Step Meeting once a week. They never give out chips. My thought is....if this is the first meeting someone is attending and is ready to pick up a white chip and they don't give them out, what affect, if any, this may have on them. I have been to quite a few m...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

I'm here because I know of nowhere else to go with this. No real drama or tragedy,just a goofy little fluke. All of my life I've suffered from anxiety and depression, and it showed. I never smiled. But a couple of nights ago, my bad feelings went into hyper-drive so I tried something I've never tried befo...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

One of the biggest issues I have heard other alcoholics have about this program is the "believing in a Power greater than ourselves" ....aka "Higher Power". (Step Two) * Meetings have turned into unruly debates with raised voices, insults and people even leaving meetings wh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power. When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that Power whenever we want guidance or peacefulness. Let's not resist this invitation. Most of us had daily crises before turning...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.Ralph Waldo Emerson

justadrunk · justadrunk

My body responded to the alcohol before I ever took a drink. All I had to do was 'know I was about to'. So anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes before drinking I was already having many bodily reactions... most of which are not 'lady like'. Then.... The Drink - the flush of my face - and some minutes of 'high' follo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Pg 25 of the big bookThere is a solution.Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession ofshortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it reallyworked in others, and we had come to believe in thehopelessness and fu...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives our to the care of God as we understood Him." This is probably the biggest, most important decision I have made and will ever make in my life. I had admitted I was powerless over alcohol several times in the past, but I never got much further than th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "My definition of balance is being able to obsessequally in all areas of my life!" As an alcoholic I completely understand all or nothing thinking. When I was in my disease, I used to obsessively plan out my drinking and using, always making s...

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	Overcoming the Fear of Reaching Out to Someone for Help (Preview) When I was drinking I came to this board as well as a couple of others. I am sure I was drinking and/or drunk because I was an everyday drinker and I would feel remorseful even while drinking and especially the next morning when I would wake up and I would frequently tell myself "I am not going to drink...	betterthanyesterday52	6	634	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) A spiritual life is naturalConscious Contact. Coming into what is clearly a spiritual program, we may have been fearful that our own unworthiness would hold us back. We may have believed that a spiritual life and a "conscious contact" with God are reserved for a few people with saintly q...	Pythonpappy	3	372	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Knowing where youre going is the first step to getting there.Ken Blanchard	Pythonpappy	2	418	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	MUSING; AA IS A BIT LIKE A BENEVOLENT SLOT MACHINE (Preview) If I put nothing in, I get nothing out. But....If I make an effort to contribute, I am rewarded tenfold. A bit like putting a dollar in a slot machine, and getting ten dollars back, everytime. It's a bit of a conundrum. We come to AA to get (help), and find the answer in giving (helping others), not receiv...	Fyne Spirit	4	446	Jan 29, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	What is "IT" ? (Preview) If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it-then you are ready to take certain steps.How it works pg 58What is this "IT" that they talk about? Pretty simple...."IT" is a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.I sometimes feel li...	Stepchild	14	740	Jan 28, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	FAMILY TIME (Preview) My son coming in from New York to spend 12 days with us and him and his girlfriend coming back in May for 16 more day! We are blessed and enjoying the blessings of recovery a day at a time. My son in his 4th year of recovery from 7 years of Heroin addiction(allows me to share his story)...Our Family ,with Go...	mikef	9	532	Jan 28, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	If I'm Drinking I'm Not Thinking (Preview) It is just so nice to be able to think more clearly now. I lived in a state of numbness for so long. I still feel like this alien being came in and took over my mind and body. I feel so much differently, so much better than I used to when I was drinking. It is a hard lesson for me to realize that for most of the last s...	betterthanyesterday52	4	618	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	How to Get Through Your First AA Meeting (Preview) I thought this was a great site with some helpful info for the person who hasn't decided if they are alcoholic as well as the ones who have and are a bit intimidated to go to an AA meeting for the first time. I wish I had found it before my first meeting. It isn't lengthy and even has cartoon AA'ers, which is ki...	betterthanyesterday52	4	602	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) In three words I can sum up everythingI've learned about life:It goes on.--Robert FrostMost of us are afraid of anything we can't control. Life is one of these things. During our drinking and drugging days, we had checked out of life. We were sitting on the sidelines, pretending we could get back into...	Pythonpappy	1	396	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There is no security on this earth only opportunity.Douglas MacArthur	Pythonpappy	1	386	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "My mind is like a bad neighborhood -I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of a...	Pythonpappy	2	413	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sponsorship (Preview) Hi folks. Hoping to hear some experiences on sponsorship. Have you maintained the same sponsor through your time in the program? If you have changed sponsors, what precipitated it? Thanks.	RubyTues	13	783	Jan 27, 2014 by justadrunk
	My wild weekend night! (Preview) Sitting at home with the dogs. Quit smoking and still sober almost two months not a drop and a little over two not smoking. Tonight I decided to be bad and got a pack of trident my favorite gum. I'm xylotol sensitive so it gives me horrific gas. One of my dogs just left the room the other is giving me evil look...	Lizmccal	10	629	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 27 "I didn't need to learn how to meditate before meditating. It turned out to be one of those learn-as-you-go things -- just as learning how to stay sober is part of staying sober a day at a time."	Mike B.	2	345	Jan 27, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Being trueWe believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to stay where we were. Our purpose in life is to stay sober and clean. Our Higher Power knows our true purpose in life and wil...	Pythonpappy	2	359	Jan 27, 2014 by june
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Success is ninety-nine per cent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness, imagination, initiative, tolerance, honesty, humility, patience and enthusiasm.Wilferd A. Peterson	Pythonpappy	2	365	Jan 27, 2014 by june
	Stress (Preview)	Philipld	1	475	Jan 26, 2014 by AlcoHater
	Been a Bit Too Lazy and Really Needed That AA Meeting Last Night (Preview) I had the flu the week before last and was unable to go to my meetings. That was a good reason for me not to go. I went to some last week and all was well. I had some other members ask me how I was, where I was --very concerned. I even got asked if I had a sponsor and haven't been asked that in quite a while. That's fi...	betterthanyesterday52	17	2862	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	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	2	370	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Being able to be wrong We had to compete with everyone, sometimes subtly, sometimes less subtly. We always had to be right, to be wrong seemed unbearable. We could never seem to bring ourselves to say simply, "I was wrong." We were afraid of what would happen to us if we did. Our egos were very...	Pythonpappy	1	390	Jan 26, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	religous shampoo (Preview) Catholic shampooTwo nuns were shopping at a 7-11 store. As they passed the beer cooler, one nun said to the other, "Wouldn't a nice cold beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?" The second nun answered, "Indeed it would, Sister, but I would not feel comfortable buying b...	Zoomtopz	5	441	Jan 26, 2014 by june
	Step 12 (Preview) I believe that back in the day when people were first 12 stepping... they were literally ripping people off bar stools and out of hospitals. There was some serious gusto and guts involved. Some real 'in your face' sort of stuff. I'm 35, I dunno what this really looked like as it's been watered down treme...	justadrunk	6	760	Jan 26, 2014 by june
	Time for a Joke ??? .... (has sexual overtones) (Preview) Senior motel moment!Last week, she checked into a motel on her 65th birthday and she was a bit lonely. She thought, "I'll call one of those men you see advertised in phone books for escorts and sensual massages." She looked through the phone book, found a full page ad for a guy calling himsel...	Pythonpappy	5	513	Jan 26, 2014 by John
	Going to meetings..... (Preview) I gt to meetings and I get lots of help. I have a small share I want (need) to share here.... I only go to open meetings......know why.......if I go to closed meeting they will I know I have a drinking problem. I have a sickness that I hide, even at meetings. BUT....I want to go to closed meetings...I just...	june	13	907	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
	'Nother Joke! (Preview) A woman went to a pet shop and immediately spotted a large, beautiful parrot. There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00. "Why so little?" she asked the pet store owner. The owner looked at her and said, "Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to live in a house of prostituti...	Pythonpappy	3	338	Jan 25, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	LEST WE FORGET! (Preview) William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international mutual aid fellowship with over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve a...	gonee	4	615	Jan 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Example is the lesson that all men can read. -- Gilbert WestPatterning our lives after others is familiar. Maybe as kids we emulated "toughies" or the teacher's pet. As we grew, the criteria changed, but we sought role models, nonetheless. The career we chose and the family relationship...	Pythonpappy	2	346	Jan 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.Oprah Winfrey	Pythonpappy	2	319	Jan 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	AA and our program is what we make of it. (Preview) A kid opens his lunch box and looks inside. "Ah $HIt", he goes to the kid sitting next to him... PB&J AGAIN! "Why don't you ask your Mom to make you something else"? Says the other kid. "I make my own lunch". He says. How's your lunch lookin?	justadrunk	4	495	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
	The Barber Shop (Preview) The guys at the barber shop asked me what actress I would like to be stuck in an elevator with.I told them the one who knows how to fix elevators.I'm old, tired and need to pee a lot!	Pythonpappy	2	516	Jan 25, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sobriety Birthday Today (Preview) Just wanted to share that today, on January 24th, God has blessed me with 26 years of sobriety. I'm grateful to all those who have helped me through the years. Blessings, Mike D.	Mike D	11	623	Jan 25, 2014 by Mike D
	Thank you StPeteDean ... ... ... AGAIN!!! (Preview) For those of you that haven't been around for a year or two, Dean made a recommendation to me a year or so ago that included the use of Neti pot and some Zinc ... ... ... Okay, the rest of the story, LOL ... Yesterday I got up with some nasal congestion that was irritating at best ... by the end of the day, I kn...	Pythonpappy	9	876	Jan 25, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Words (Preview) What we say is important. Our vocabulary should be filled with words of hope and dreams. Be known as someone who speaks positively.Recently I saw a sign under a mounted large mouth bass. It read, "If I had kept my mouth shut I wouldn't be here." How true! Don't jump into trouble mouth first. L...	Pythonpappy	6	549	Jan 24, 2014 by june
	The Freedom to Think for Myself (Preview) I haven't had control over my own thinking for years and years. The alcohol was my Higher Power and I did everything it told me to do while I was under its influence. Also, I have been a people pleaser most of my life, and because of this, I have allowed myself to be in controlling relationships where I was t...	betterthanyesterday52	17	765	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	New and looking for help (Preview) I have ebbs sober for 22 days from alcohol and was unable to get funding together to go to treatment for drugs a nd alcohol I start counseling tomorrow but am just looking for direction	Nanners80	7	644	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) January 23 "Sincerity of purpose, humility in the knowledge of our own power to help, and confidence in our understanding of our capacities in AA are likely to help in working with others."	Mike B.	2	375	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Focusing on SolutionsIf we are to learn to cope with our illness and our life, we must begin focusing on solutions, not just on our problems.But this means we must change our attitude and outlook. We can no longer live as if there are only problems in our lives. We can no longer consider ourselves victim...	Pythonpappy	4	411	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.Amelia Earhart	Pythonpappy	4	421	Jan 24, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	A wave of irritability... (Preview) I was driving down a street in my old neighborhood yesterday and noticed all of these cool new pubs and watering holes that Tipsy McStagger would have loved. It sent me into this grumpy, irritable, restless funk that I can't seem to shake. I'm happy, I feel physically great, my home life is loving, rich...	Butterfinger	27	967	Jan 23, 2014 by Stepchild
	Congrats Sheila (((JJ))) on 5 Years Sobriety! (Preview) Way to go lady - you have been such a sweet silent and humble supporter to me. Love ya!	justadrunk	13	544	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 22 "By helping to insure the sobriety of others to come, we insure our own sobriety today."	Mike B.	3	360	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	No Chips at This Meeting (Preview) I am a little sad over this for some reason... I go to a Step Meeting once a week. They never give out chips. My thought is....if this is the first meeting someone is attending and is ready to pick up a white chip and they don't give them out, what affect, if any, this may have on them. I have been to quite a few m...	betterthanyesterday52	23	4501	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Risus Sardonicus (?) (Preview) I'm here because I know of nowhere else to go with this. No real drama or tragedy,just a goofy little fluke. All of my life I've suffered from anxiety and depression, and it showed. I never smiled. But a couple of nights ago, my bad feelings went into hyper-drive so I tried something I've never tried befo...	AlcoHater	6	518	Jan 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	The Right to Choose Our Own Higher Power (Preview) One of the biggest issues I have heard other alcoholics have about this program is the "believing in a Power greater than ourselves" ....aka "Higher Power". (Step Two) * Meetings have turned into unruly debates with raised voices, insults and people even leaving meetings wh...	betterthanyesterday52	11	641	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power. When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that Power whenever we want guidance or peacefulness. Let's not resist this invitation. Most of us had daily crises before turning...	Pythonpappy	1	332	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.Ralph Waldo Emerson	Pythonpappy	1	405	Jan 23, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Steps and promises (Preview) My body responded to the alcohol before I ever took a drink. All I had to do was 'know I was about to'. So anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes before drinking I was already having many bodily reactions... most of which are not 'lady like'. Then.... The Drink - the flush of my face - and some minutes of 'high' follo...	justadrunk	7	650	Jan 23, 2014 by jj
	Our disease wants us terrified, lonely and depressed - but There is a Solution (Preview) Pg 25 of the big bookThere is a solution.Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession ofshortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it reallyworked in others, and we had come to believe in thehopelessness and fu...	justadrunk	6	582	Jan 23, 2014 by jj
	The Big Decision (Step 3) (Preview) Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives our to the care of God as we understood Him." This is probably the biggest, most important decision I have made and will ever make in my life. I had admitted I was powerless over alcohol several times in the past, but I never got much further than th...	betterthanyesterday52	8	596	Jan 22, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "My definition of balance is being able to obsessequally in all areas of my life!" As an alcoholic I completely understand all or nothing thinking. When I was in my disease, I used to obsessively plan out my drinking and using, always making s...	Pythonpappy	4	692	Jan 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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