Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 7 "Be willing to be willing to follow directions and you will find your life changing in all areas."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The secret of success is constancy of purpose. --Benjamin Disraeli In Twelve Step meetings, we don't talk about counseling, treatment centers, or non-program reading. Many of us have been helped in these ways, but we shouldn't confuse them with Twelve Step programs. We must keep our Twelve Step pr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Those who are touched by an inspirational idea and allow it to take charge and dominate their thoughts find new vistas open to them.Unknown

justadrunk · justadrunk

Today I might have broke two toes. It hurts so stinkin much! I found that I was pretty angry for no apparent reason for a while after. I guess pain has always triggered anger in me, and I suppose it's pent up anger that I haven't released appropriately. I'm just guessing here... but this has been on go...

justadrunk · justadrunk

http://debbiebayerblog.com/2014/02/04/phillip-seymour-hoffman-did-not-have-choice-or-free-will-and-neither-do-you/

justadrunk · justadrunk

I just drifted back to the keyboard, after emerging sort of dazed from my shower. Just prior, I read a PM regarding a positive decision someone was making for themselves. The very mind blowing thing about it was, I had been praying for this very decision to come about almost word for word as it came abo...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Hey Mark - make me laugh! It's been a while! You must have some funny crazy camp story you can shed some of your wickedly awesome twisted humor onto! C'mon - I'm getting bored over here!!!!!!!!!! LOL

jordancda · jordancda

We have assisted many people who have the same difficulties as you receive up to $40,000 in tax refunds from the Canadian government. We may be able to assist you receive a refund as well. You can call us at 1-888-298-2721 for a free consultation or feel free to visit our website for more information ww...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How the I pervades all things! --William Ellery Channing If we could extract the "I" from our thoughts, some of us would lose our focus. We have a tendency to think only of our comfort, our convenience, our point of view, our feelings, and our happiness. What if we made a conscious effort ev...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.-- Thomas FullerOften we're afraid to forgive others who've hurt us because we believe that, in doing so, we are permitting what they've done. This is not true. When we forgive, we are...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hope, like the gleaming tapers light, adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray.Oliver Goldsmith

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 5 "What matters is what works, not my opinion of what works."

gonee · gonee

The 3 basic instincts of human beings: 1. Sex- for reproduction and continuation of the species. 2. Security- both emotional and material security- to earn money, construct shelter, and care for our family. 3. Social- to have fellowship with others and care and share and love one another. These 3 in...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi gang; I'd like to share something important and personal that happened to me about 14 years ago. It was one of the many great blessings in my life of sobriety. I'll try to give you the short version. I was getting ready to leave town to go on a 3 day retreat at a Trappist monastery for a more thorough wri...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

My ex and I have been keeping in touch by email since I left him in 2008. We have a daughter and unlike what happens in some breakups where neither partner has anything to do with the other, we still "talk". God Bless the man, because after the way I treated him, he's amazing. None of his other f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly VerseIn all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. Philippians 1:4Weekly QuoteJoy is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Christ. William Van der HovenWeekly ThoughtPaul's letter to the Philippians is considered the book of joy in the New Testament. Written from a pris...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 4 "While I've never been sober today before, I count on my Higher Power to keep me sober as he has done on all those other days before."

justadrunk · justadrunk

I came here with my first glimpse of humility because for years I could not admit that there was a thing wrong with me, let alone admit that I might have 'a disease!'. My fear kept me locked behind the door of help - and with denial, I thought I was safer. It convinced me of this. What my life represented, was...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

Thanks guys!

justadrunk · justadrunk

Demi Lovato wrote the following expanded tweet: "I wish more people would lose the stigma and treat addiction as the deadly and serious DISEASE that it is. Drugs are not something to glamorize in pop music or film to portray as harmless recreational fun. It's not cute, "cool" or admi...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I heard the other day this quotation. At first I thought it was a rather crude way the person had of describing human beings. She explained that people come into our lives for a reason and to serve a purpose and once that purpose is served, then relationships are ended. I have had quite a few abrupt relati...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge. The respect and dignity a couple show each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectfu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Murphy, a furniture dealer from Dublin , decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris , he visited with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home. To celebrate the n...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I know that you all have experienced this in your recovery if you have any long recovery time and I want to share about it for me. It seems to me on this journey into and thru recovery that my Higher Power has supported and worked with me and thru me "in spite of me" a demonstration of HP's will...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and family values. Stu said, 'I didn't sleep with my wife before we got married, did you?' Leroy replied, 'I'm not sure, what was her maiden name?' ----------------------------------...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A husband walks into Victoria 's Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -- the more sheer, the higher the price. Naturally, he opts for the most sheer item, pays the $500 and takes it home. He presents it to his wife and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Values are critical guides for making decisions. When in doubt, they cut through the fog like a beacon in the night.Robert Townsend

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Thanks for cleaning the garbage up ... love ya man ... Pappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Grandma and Grandpa were baby sitting at their kids place overnight. When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in his son's medicine cabinet, he asked his son about using one of the pills.The son said, "I don't think you should take one Dad; they're very strong and very expensive". "H...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

SEX AT 73I just took a leaflet out of my mailbox, informing me that I can have sex at 73.I'm so happy, because I live at number 71. So it's not too far to walk home afterwards. And it's the same side of the street. I don't even have to cross the road!~~~~~Answering machine message, "I am not avail...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 3, 2013 Quote of the Week "If you're looking for an easier, softer way,there are no directions." Before recovery there was only one way to do things - my way. I was convinced I had the answers, knew the way, and thought that life would be easy, and that I would be happy, if I just got...

GoingToTry · GoingToTry

...... -- Edited by GoingToTry on Sunday 9th of February 2014 10:25:04 PM

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 3 "Nearly all of us, when we think about it, agree that we are a long, long way from being anywhere near grown up, from almost any point of view. We can clearly see that our job as individuals and as a Fellowship is to keep right on growing by the constant use of our Twelve Steps."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Goodwill Looking at other people with jealousy, envy, and mean and bitter thoughts isn't new to our world. The concept of giving other people the evil eye has been around for a long time. It's mentioned in almost every religion and culture in the world. Sometimes we're not conscious of the darker thou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it.Jess Lair

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your Yearly Dementia Test (only 4 questions) Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's importantto keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it! Here is a ver...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Quality of Government Care ... ... ... (they had a day and a half warning to prepare for this and did 'NOTHING') (kids had to sleep overnite in the schools and thousands stranded in cars overnite in sub-freezing temps, many running out of gas with no food, heat, or water) ... ... ... nice ... (of cours...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A Kansas farm wife called the local phone company to report> her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and> that on the few occasions, when it did ring, her dog always> moaned right before the phone rang.> > The telephone repairman proceeded to the sc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

TEXTA group of women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with your husband. The women were asked, "How many of you love your husband?"All the women raised their hands.Then they were asked, "When was the last time you told your husband you loved him?" Some...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Program works if you want it to work. --Anonymous Rarely do climbers stare up to see how far away the top still is. Instead, when they rest, they look down toward the starting point of their journey. The view they see assures them that they have already come a long, long way. Like the climbers, we ne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

bikerbill · bikerbill

Me and a newcomer have been playing a little game. It's called turn it on it's head. Everytime they have a whinge, we look for one thing in the situation to be grateful for. grandpa's admitted to hospital.....there are people to look after him. That was the latest one. also heard a share last week....

Tomas · Tomas

I suppose its traditional today in conventions to have a sobriety countdown, never thought much about it. Starts with everyone standing, the speaker announces everyone with under one year sobriety sit down.. Then it goes one to two years sit downthe crowd begins to progressively thin of those stil...

justadrunk · justadrunk

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I would like to know how other people have handled resentments...I am having a hard time thinking that a part of my successful recovery is making amends to people who have hurt me deeply and who I still have resentments because of those hurts. If it is not in my heart how can I deal with making amends for th...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

As I mentioned a while back, one of the meetings I attend on Thursday night, gives out chips for each month under a year that we are sober. Sunday was my 8th months and I am so excited today. I am usually one of the ones who sits in the back....unless the seats are taken. But my eyesight has gotten so bad, that...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

As I look back on most of my adult years, I realize that I have been dependent on others.....financially, for approval, for feeling "okay" about myself as well as other things. I am learning by being in AA and the longer I am sober, that I am not that bad after all. I think my dependence on other...

betterthanyesterday52 · betterthanyesterday52

I made a cake for the meeting last night and tried something different. It was box mix and frosting....one of those chocolate kinds which has three or four words to describe how chocolatey the chocolate is. Anyway, I didn't have quite enough of the canned frosting to cover the cake and it was thin. Sinc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is just too funny, Imagine how much time it took to make this. It's winter in Wisconsin and the gentle breezes blow, 70 miles per hour at 52 below! Oh, how I love Wisconsin When the snow's up to your butt; You take a breath of winter air And your nose is frozen shut. Yes, the weather h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.Lauren Bacall

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	Grapevine (Preview) February 7 "Be willing to be willing to follow directions and you will find your life changing in all areas."	Mike B.	2	446	Feb 7, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) The secret of success is constancy of purpose. --Benjamin Disraeli In Twelve Step meetings, we don't talk about counseling, treatment centers, or non-program reading. Many of us have been helped in these ways, but we shouldn't confuse them with Twelve Step programs. We must keep our Twelve Step pr...	Pythonpappy	2	403	Feb 7, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Those who are touched by an inspirational idea and allow it to take charge and dominate their thoughts find new vistas open to them.Unknown	Pythonpappy	2	391	Feb 7, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Patience (Preview) Today I might have broke two toes. It hurts so stinkin much! I found that I was pretty angry for no apparent reason for a while after. I guess pain has always triggered anger in me, and I suppose it's pent up anger that I haven't released appropriately. I'm just guessing here... but this has been on go...	justadrunk	9	620	Feb 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Long but excellent read (Preview) http://debbiebayerblog.com/2014/02/04/phillip-seymour-hoffman-did-not-have-choice-or-free-will-and-neither-do-you/	justadrunk	4	590	Feb 6, 2014 by Toad
	A power greater than me. (Preview) I just drifted back to the keyboard, after emerging sort of dazed from my shower. Just prior, I read a PM regarding a positive decision someone was making for themselves. The very mind blowing thing about it was, I had been praying for this very decision to come about almost word for word as it came abo...	justadrunk	2	575	Feb 6, 2014 by Mike D
	Calling out Pinky (Preview) Hey Mark - make me laugh! It's been a while! You must have some funny crazy camp story you can shed some of your wickedly awesome twisted humor onto! C'mon - I'm getting bored over here!!!!!!!!!! LOL	justadrunk	7	603	Feb 6, 2014 by Chaya
	Helping Canadians (Preview) We have assisted many people who have the same difficulties as you receive up to $40,000 in tax refunds from the Canadian government. We may be able to assist you receive a refund as well. You can call us at 1-888-298-2721 for a free consultation or feel free to visit our website for more information ww...	jordancda	3	556	Feb 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) How the I pervades all things! --William Ellery Channing If we could extract the "I" from our thoughts, some of us would lose our focus. We have a tendency to think only of our comfort, our convenience, our point of view, our feelings, and our happiness. What if we made a conscious effort ev...	Pythonpappy	1	411	Feb 6, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift - 2/6 (Preview) He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.-- Thomas FullerOften we're afraid to forgive others who've hurt us because we believe that, in doing so, we are permitting what they've done. This is not true. When we forgive, we are...	Pythonpappy	1	313	Feb 6, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Hope, like the gleaming tapers light, adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray.Oliver Goldsmith	Pythonpappy	1	382	Feb 6, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Grapevine (Preview) February 5 "What matters is what works, not my opinion of what works."	Mike B.	1	387	Feb 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Adapted from the 12 steps book. (Preview) The 3 basic instincts of human beings: 1. Sex- for reproduction and continuation of the species. 2. Security- both emotional and material security- to earn money, construct shelter, and care for our family. 3. Social- to have fellowship with others and care and share and love one another. These 3 in...	gonee	2	497	Feb 6, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	How I Drove 200 Miles To Deliver A Box Of Tissues. (Preview) Hi gang; I'd like to share something important and personal that happened to me about 14 years ago. It was one of the many great blessings in my life of sobriety. I'll try to give you the short version. I was getting ready to leave town to go on a 3 day retreat at a Trappist monastery for a more thorough wri...	Mike D	3	497	Feb 6, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	The earth lost a dear person today and Heaven gained another angel (Preview) My ex and I have been keeping in touch by email since I left him in 2008. We have a daughter and unlike what happens in some breakups where neither partner has anything to do with the other, we still "talk". God Bless the man, because after the way I treated him, he's amazing. None of his other f...	betterthanyesterday52	6	4758	Feb 6, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Weekly Thought --- (warning religious content) (Preview) Weekly VerseIn all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. Philippians 1:4Weekly QuoteJoy is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Christ. William Van der HovenWeekly ThoughtPaul's letter to the Philippians is considered the book of joy in the New Testament. Written from a pris...	Pythonpappy	4	495	Feb 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 4 "While I've never been sober today before, I count on my Higher Power to keep me sober as he has done on all those other days before."	Mike B.	3	590	Feb 4, 2014 by Mike D
	Humility (Preview) I came here with my first glimpse of humility because for years I could not admit that there was a thing wrong with me, let alone admit that I might have 'a disease!'. My fear kept me locked behind the door of help - and with denial, I thought I was safer. It convinced me of this. What my life represented, was...	justadrunk	2	458	Feb 4, 2014 by Mike D
	Hey John, Pinkchip, Moderators! We're Being Invaded by Strange Posts (besides mine) (Preview) Thanks guys!	betterthanyesterday52	5	531	Feb 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Addiction - kills (Preview) Demi Lovato wrote the following expanded tweet: "I wish more people would lose the stigma and treat addiction as the deadly and serious DISEASE that it is. Drugs are not something to glamorize in pop music or film to portray as harmless recreational fun. It's not cute, "cool" or admi...	justadrunk	8	729	Feb 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	"People Who Come Into Our Lives Have Expiration Dates" (Preview) I heard the other day this quotation. At first I thought it was a rather crude way the person had of describing human beings. She explained that people come into our lives for a reason and to serve a purpose and once that purpose is served, then relationships are ended. I have had quite a few abrupt relati...	betterthanyesterday52	11	693	Feb 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge. The respect and dignity a couple show each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectfu...	Pythonpappy	1	411	Feb 4, 2014 by Mike D
	New Joke ... (well, ... for me anyway) (Preview) Murphy, a furniture dealer from Dublin , decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris , he visited with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home. To celebrate the n...	Pythonpappy	1	490	Feb 4, 2014 by justadrunk
	Incredible home group meeting.... (Preview) I know that you all have experienced this in your recovery if you have any long recovery time and I want to share about it for me. It seems to me on this journey into and thru recovery that my Higher Power has supported and worked with me and thru me "in spite of me" a demonstration of HP's will...	Jerry F	4	573	Feb 4, 2014 by justadrunk
	Attempt to Keep BTY Smiling!!! ... You can feel free to Smile too !!! (Preview) Subject: DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and family values. Stu said, 'I didn't sleep with my wife before we got married, did you?' Leroy replied, 'I'm not sure, what was her maiden name?' ----------------------------------...	Pythonpappy	3	456	Feb 4, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Still trying to keep BTY occupied!!! (Preview) A husband walks into Victoria 's Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -- the more sheer, the higher the price. Naturally, he opts for the most sheer item, pays the $500 and takes it home. He presents it to his wife and...	Pythonpappy	3	490	Feb 4, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Values are critical guides for making decisions. When in doubt, they cut through the fog like a beacon in the night.Robert Townsend	Pythonpappy	0	410	Feb 4, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Thanks PC (Mark) (Preview) Thanks for cleaning the garbage up ... love ya man ... Pappy	Pythonpappy	1	460	Feb 4, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grandma and Grandpa were babysitting (Preview) Grandma and Grandpa were baby sitting at their kids place overnight. When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in his son's medicine cabinet, he asked his son about using one of the pills.The son said, "I don't think you should take one Dad; they're very strong and very expensive". "H...	Pythonpappy	13	672	Feb 3, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Can't hep it ... just 1 more ... (Preview) SEX AT 73I just took a leaflet out of my mailbox, informing me that I can have sex at 73.I'm so happy, because I live at number 71. So it's not too far to walk home afterwards. And it's the same side of the street. I don't even have to cross the road!~~~~~Answering machine message, "I am not avail...	Pythonpappy	1	376	Feb 3, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 3, 2013 Quote of the Week "If you're looking for an easier, softer way,there are no directions." Before recovery there was only one way to do things - my way. I was convinced I had the answers, knew the way, and thought that life would be easy, and that I would be happy, if I just got...	Pythonpappy	1	407	Feb 3, 2014 by Mike B.
	Question- Sharing (Preview) ...... -- Edited by GoingToTry on Sunday 9th of February 2014 10:25:04 PM	GoingToTry	11	692	Feb 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 3 "Nearly all of us, when we think about it, agree that we are a long, long way from being anywhere near grown up, from almost any point of view. We can clearly see that our job as individuals and as a Fellowship is to keep right on growing by the constant use of our Twelve Steps."	Mike B.	2	412	Feb 3, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Today's Gift (Preview) Goodwill Looking at other people with jealousy, envy, and mean and bitter thoughts isn't new to our world. The concept of giving other people the evil eye has been around for a long time. It's mentioned in almost every religion and culture in the world. Sometimes we're not conscious of the darker thou...	Pythonpappy	1	446	Feb 3, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit: we cannot flower and grow without it.Jess Lair	Pythonpappy	1	633	Feb 3, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Yearly Dementia Test (Preview) Your Yearly Dementia Test (only 4 questions) Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen test. Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's importantto keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it! Here is a ver...	Pythonpappy	4	757	Feb 3, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	One of the Reasons I Left Georgia - LOL (Preview) The Quality of Government Care ... ... ... (they had a day and a half warning to prepare for this and did 'NOTHING') (kids had to sleep overnite in the schools and thousands stranded in cars overnite in sub-freezing temps, many running out of gas with no food, heat, or water) ... ... ... nice ... (of cours...	Pythonpappy	6	480	Feb 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Thought You'd Like to Know ! (Preview) A Kansas farm wife called the local phone company to report> her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and> that on the few occasions, when it did ring, her dog always> moaned right before the phone rang.> > The telephone repairman proceeded to the sc...	Pythonpappy	0	499	Feb 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Texting (Preview) TEXTA group of women were at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with your husband. The women were asked, "How many of you love your husband?"All the women raised their hands.Then they were asked, "When was the last time you told your husband you loved him?" Some...	Pythonpappy	0	455	Feb 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) The Program works if you want it to work. --Anonymous Rarely do climbers stare up to see how far away the top still is. Instead, when they rest, they look down toward the starting point of their journey. The view they see assures them that they have already come a long, long way. Like the climbers, we ne...	Pythonpappy	1	380	Feb 2, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Pythonpappy	1	345	Feb 2, 2014 by betterthanyesterday52
	gratitude (Preview) Me and a newcomer have been playing a little game. It's called turn it on it's head. Everytime they have a whinge, we look for one thing in the situation to be grateful for. grandpa's admitted to hospital.....there are people to look after him. That was the latest one. also heard a share last week....	bikerbill	2	431	Feb 2, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	January 24, 1971... My Personal Recollections of Bill W....As I Knew Him (Preview) I suppose its traditional today in conventions to have a sobriety countdown, never thought much about it. Starts with everyone standing, the speaker announces everyone with under one year sobriety sit down.. Then it goes one to two years sit downthe crowd begins to progressively thin of those stil...	Tomas	6	761	Feb 1, 2014 by Fyne Spirit
	Never give up on you. (Preview)	justadrunk	2	483	Feb 1, 2014 by Mike D
	Resentments (Preview) I would like to know how other people have handled resentments...I am having a hard time thinking that a part of my successful recovery is making amends to people who have hurt me deeply and who I still have resentments because of those hurts. If it is not in my heart how can I deal with making amends for th...	betterthanyesterday52	21	839	Feb 1, 2014 by Stepchild
	I Get My 8th Month Chip Tonight!!! (Preview) As I mentioned a while back, one of the meetings I attend on Thursday night, gives out chips for each month under a year that we are sober. Sunday was my 8th months and I am so excited today. I am usually one of the ones who sits in the back....unless the seats are taken. But my eyesight has gotten so bad, that...	betterthanyesterday52	12	638	Feb 1, 2014 by Stepchild
	The Need to Be More Independent and Not Dependent on Others (Preview) As I look back on most of my adult years, I realize that I have been dependent on others.....financially, for approval, for feeling "okay" about myself as well as other things. I am learning by being in AA and the longer I am sober, that I am not that bad after all. I think my dependence on other...	betterthanyesterday52	7	713	Feb 1, 2014 by justadrunk
	What a cake!!!! (Preview) I made a cake for the meeting last night and tried something different. It was box mix and frosting....one of those chocolate kinds which has three or four words to describe how chocolatey the chocolate is. Anyway, I didn't have quite enough of the canned frosting to cover the cake and it was thin. Sinc...	betterthanyesterday52	17	881	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Of Course I Thought of Tasha when I saw This!!! (Preview) This is just too funny, Imagine how much time it took to make this. It's winter in Wisconsin and the gentle breezes blow, 70 miles per hour at 52 below! Oh, how I love Wisconsin When the snow's up to your butt; You take a breath of winter air And your nose is frozen shut. Yes, the weather h...	Pythonpappy	4	418	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly.Lauren Bacall	Pythonpappy	0	371	Feb 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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