Alcoholics Anonymous

justadrunk · justadrunk

It's March already. I didn't think it would ever be March. We moved to this little hobby farm 4 yrs ago already. We thought we were going to live off the land with lavish gardens and a meat animal of each kind on our few acres. We bought 2 chest freezers, and couldn't wait to fill them up. We built fence...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The only limits to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with a strong and active faith. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt When following the inner voice, one must deal with the experience of uncertainty. The future is not laid out and comes down to trust trusting that the s...

RubyTues · RubyTues

I just found out my sobriety date is Bill W's birthday! Kind of cool, hey?

Col · Col

Though I'm for the most part in great spirits ( though not always here- thus is my venting place.. One of them), and feel grateful and seem to be experiencing more clarity and hope and all these gifts of sobriety, every so often I feel consumed with rage. This typically begins with a series of small annoy...

Schnarf5 · Schnarf5

I was just reading about someone sponsoring someone with schizophrenia on this website and i wanted to respond but can't find it again. First of all, I am not only a member of AA for almost 3 decades, but also a member of the national alliance of mental illness and I chair meetings in that org. to support...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I met with my new sponsee. She's awesome, and a lot like me - miss know it all - you can't tell me anythin I don't know! LOL - so now I get to see how annoying it is when you say "I know" to everything your sponsor says. But, then again... she's grasping for the rope right now, and I remember that l...

Summer_sunshine · Summer_sunshine

I've given god all I had. the rest was just a dream....drugs, the money, the friends, the clothes, the food, i was living the life. things indeed were much better when I had full support living in a town were the concern is mortality i cant get a word in edge wise. I sm constantly reminded of the things I ca...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

well fancy that , who'da thunk . Anybody that Knew me b 4 sobriety knew I was on my way to my death wish . To Drink myself to death before I turned 40 . Surprised myself too , a lot of old Navy mates were as surprised as anything when I got to 60 . Well today I AM 64 . What a Hoot . Thank YOU . All my AA Family . Where I co...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Tasha thinks us 'southern boys' live such a 'reserved life' that we never see snow ... so she sent me this picture after she got 2 feet of snow ... LOL

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 8 "We have grown from two people to two million ... We must be doing something right."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love it the way it is. --Thaddeus Colas It's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we shou...

bikerbill · bikerbill

I've got an ear worm - even worse it's a mis heard lyric (y'know like the famous Hendrix 'scues me while I kiss this guy' the original is (I think) 'what you don't have you don't need right now' What's in my head is 'What you don't know you don't need to know.' it just tumbled out of my mouth when someone at wor...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

Wouldn't it be great to be just like Spock from the sci-fi series Star Trek. To libe as a being of pure logic and reason unencumbered by irrational emotional responses and feelings to life. Maybe this metaphor won't rustle people's jimmies as much. Pre-edited jimmie rustling post - "Wouldn'...

John · John

This morning I woke up and sat in front of my laptop, read a few post on this and a few other MIP message boards, and was pretty much run over with memories of years gone by. I sat right here, 12 years ago today (2001), and wrote a letter to the NC Board of Social Workers and the NC State Attorney General, and co...

John · John

A Hazard to the Non-drinking Alcoholic When an alcoholic stops drinking, it’s cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately, sobriety is not guaranteed to last. It takes hard work and commitment and a keen eye for dangers. One danger to the non-drinking alcoholic is the dry drunk, a set of habits and attit...

ghostman1960 · ghostman1960

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me.... I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Courage: The power to let go of the familiar. --Raymond Lindquist Some days our recovery demands giant doses of courage. It is so hard to let go of slippery people, places, and things. We still miss our old using friends. Knowing that they're not good for us doesn't take the missing away. We feel like we...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

On a bitterly cold winter's morning a husband and wife in the North Hills of Pittsburgh were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so snowpl...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can change only myself, but sometimes that is enough. --Ruth Humlecker Happiness is more fleeting for some of us than for others. We may ponder this notion but fail to grasp the reason. However, careful attention to how "the happy ones" go through life will enlighten us. We will note how s...

justadrunk · justadrunk

You're a real gift to this message board. Thank you for all the time you've spent listening, suggesting the right path, making us laugh and being here day or night when ever anyone really needs some one to be here. It has meant the world to me and I'm so happy for you! Congrats on your 5 years! You're a...

Tracey C · Tracey C

I broke down crying this afternoon while at my daughters house. Her boyfriend whom she lives with ended up stoned off his head. I had a melt down. On the way out I told her I won't be going back there while they are doing that. Her younger siblings don't need to be around it either. After leaving I had an urge...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

I understand the importance of rigorous honesty and all that jazz but that question is getting a big fat "NO". I'm not screwing up my chances of ensuring my family is taken care of by answering that question truthfully. I guess some people need to learn the definition of "anonymous&q...

Dodsworth · Dodsworth

This is a rather silly question, but how do/did you set your milestones? Example: for six months sober- did you just celebrate it on the same date of the month but six months later? Or did you plot out like the 182nd/183rd day and just make that the day? All in all, sorta trivial but I'm just curious...

ron603 · ron603

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261179679930?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

gonee · gonee

There is much to be grateful for. When my prayer moved from petition to thanksgiving, I found such peace, despite my circumstances. Therefore my prayer is for you, my brothers and sisters. May God be with you as you travel this road of recovery.

Col · Col

Ive been thinking a lot lately about gratitude. Though I try to balance things, and am getting better at this, there are days when I tend towards beating up on myself. We have all been there. When I'm feeling this coming on- ok, I'm usually already thick into it before I realize what I'm doing... I make a q...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 6 "AA isn't for the people who need it or for the people who want it; it's for the people who are willing to do the work to get it."

B4-2MARO · B4-2MARO

So here's a brief synopsis of my history. I had 15 years of sobriety and quit going to meetings, working the program, etc.... I relapsed for five years and through God's good graces, re-entered the program. I should be dead. I now have 10 months again and got a new sponsor. Today he tells me to not raise my...

Picaposie · Picaposie

Just curious.... Is selfish and sel-centered a part of the disease or a moral issue?

gonee · gonee

I just got back from a weekend 4&5th step retreat, which our group combined both the alcoholics and drug addicts. It was such a wonderful experience and a huge eye opener for me. Mostly it was laughter, fun and games, underneath all the seriousness that was shared. One of our members had to be rushe...

joby · joby

6 Months today, could not make my home group meeting tonight, night shift sucks!!! Will be able to make home group meeting on Tue night for my chip. Older friend with 30 yrs. sobriety has ordered me a copper 6 month chip, I think he is as excited about it as I am. He is a very close friend that I have met throu...

Rebecca51 · Rebecca51

Tonight I am going to be in a situation that I haven't been in for awhile. I have to attend a 60th birthday party for my best friend. It is going to be in a private dining room of a local restaurant. Of course there is going to be alcohol. I'm not worried about a slip. My HP will be right by my side. But it is still...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The art of life is to show your hand. --C.V. Lucas Newcomer I've been thinking about talking to another sponsor. Not to replace you - our relationship is important to me, and I get a lot from it - but in addition to you. Sponsor We're lucky to have such an abundance of sober experience in this fellowship. T...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 5 "Today, the two most important things in recovery for me are willingness and action ... Today, I have a smile that I can offer other alcoholics."

ellie · ellie

getting old ,having health problems & feeling family no longer wants me

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is beautiful and has a lot for us to think about!!! ... enjoy!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I don't think any amount of beer I drank back then made her look like this ... !!! ... How 'bout you older farts out there??? ... (we are not a glum lot!) Can you guess who this blonde beauty is? Look closely and after you guess or give up, scroll down below the photo. SCROLL DOWN ...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I realized a while ago that I've been going to all topic meetings this whole year. It must be the thing to do at 6:30 when I can get to meetings! LOL So the past month or so I've been making a point to go to a step meeting on Sunday nights while my husband goes to alanon in the same church. I've enjoyed hearin...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

March 4, 2013 Quote of the Week "Keep the lesson, but throw away the experience." Boy this quote gave me a jolt when I first heard it. For years I'd been so wrapped up in the drama of my life, I never stopped to look at what I could have learned from it. Events seemed to descend on me, each like...

Sober McHappy · Sober McHappy

During the last year or so of my drinking I used to wake up in the middle of the night completely soaked in perspiration. It didn't matter what I'd been drinking or how much (it was always a lot) but I could pretty much set my watch to it that I'd be awake a few hours after passing out and as wet as if I'd taken a s...

leeu · leeu

"Two or three years ago the Central Office asked the groups to list their membership rules and send them in. After they arrived we set them all down. They took a great many sheets of paper. A little reflection upon these many rules brough...

Rebecca51 · Rebecca51

I have 4 months of sobriety. I first got sober in 2009 and went back out but now I am back with a great sponsor and working a good program. At my home group I have some friends who I have known since I got sober the first time. One of these friends (Sally) is going through a really tough time personally w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. --Emily DickinsonWe often hum and sing to ourselves because it makes us feel content. It is the melody itself that makes us feel good--words and thoughts do not matter.Having hope for ou...

mandm · mandm

After another week long journey of trueling partying like a rockstar, I am back. I give up I quit I can't drink no matter how much I say I think i can. Alot of your where very very right about controlled drinking.

brokenrecord · brokenrecord

A gentleman in my sunday night meeting just recently took one of his sponsees to visit Akron, OH and he met a man who gave him a stack of these cards that he passed out to everyone at the meeting. On one side it has the 12 steps and on the other it has the 12 rewards... 1. Hope instead of desperation 2. Faith in...

Col · Col

One of the great gifts of sobriety for me is clarity. Clarity in regards to many things, but most profoundly in terms of recognizing character defects within myself and either accepting or working on changing these. I'm pretty honest with myself. Ok- I'm very selfish. I carry a lot of self- centered f...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Thank you again so much for the recipe you gave me for the Peanutbutter Pie ... ummmmm ... it's heaven on a spoon ... Just wanted everyone out here on the board to know that you are an angel ... you remembered my wife loves Butterfinger candy bars and thought to send me this recipe ... WOW ... it doesn't get...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I've been debating with myself as to whether or not to post this ... I won, so I'm going to post an email I got from Kendra today ... she said to say hello to the group here ... Okay, for those of you who remember Kendra, from about May/June of last year, she kept coming back with new board names because she k...

turninggrey · turninggrey

I do some hobby construction, and I am trying to finish up another house project. It seems like this job should be easy after finishing the last job 10 days ago, but I am really having trouble getting it done. I have an advanced plan that includes painting and flooring then trim work, and they are all laid...

brokenrecord · brokenrecord

Getting ready to start this and I would reaally appreciate some advice? My sponsor gave me four colomns - resentments - fears - harm to others - sexual conduct. She alsoc told me to read chapter 5 in the big book, which i did, but I didnt get much out of it. Mind you I don't have an awful horror story like th...

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	Recovery at home (Preview) It's March already. I didn't think it would ever be March. We moved to this little hobby farm 4 yrs ago already. We thought we were going to live off the land with lavish gardens and a meat animal of each kind on our few acres. We bought 2 chest freezers, and couldn't wait to fill them up. We built fence...	justadrunk	9	611	Mar 10, 2013 by jj
	Today's Gift 03-09 (Preview) The only limits to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with a strong and active faith. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt When following the inner voice, one must deal with the experience of uncertainty. The future is not laid out and comes down to trust trusting that the s...	Pythonpappy	3	190	Mar 9, 2013 by RubyTues
	Sobriety date (Preview) I just found out my sobriety date is Bill W's birthday! Kind of cool, hey?	RubyTues	5	469	Mar 9, 2013 by RubyTues
	Rage (Preview) Though I'm for the most part in great spirits ( though not always here- thus is my venting place.. One of them), and feel grateful and seem to be experiencing more clarity and hope and all these gifts of sobriety, every so often I feel consumed with rage. This typically begins with a series of small annoy...	Col	10	510	Mar 9, 2013 by justadrunk
	schizophrenia, schizoaffective, bipolar, autism, depression (Preview) I was just reading about someone sponsoring someone with schizophrenia on this website and i wanted to respond but can't find it again. First of all, I am not only a member of AA for almost 3 decades, but also a member of the national alliance of mental illness and I chair meetings in that org. to support...	Schnarf5	3	3460	Mar 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	I was doing great - but the day wasn't over. (Preview) I met with my new sponsee. She's awesome, and a lot like me - miss know it all - you can't tell me anythin I don't know! LOL - so now I get to see how annoying it is when you say "I know" to everything your sponsor says. But, then again... she's grasping for the rope right now, and I remember that l...	justadrunk	9	463	Mar 9, 2013 by Mr_David
	I'll be homeless soon (Preview) I've given god all I had. the rest was just a dream....drugs, the money, the friends, the clothes, the food, i was living the life. things indeed were much better when I had full support living in a town were the concern is mortality i cant get a word in edge wise. I sm constantly reminded of the things I ca...	Summer_sunshine	8	472	Mar 9, 2013 by Jerry F
	when I'm 64 (Preview) well fancy that , who'da thunk . Anybody that Knew me b 4 sobriety knew I was on my way to my death wish . To Drink myself to death before I turned 40 . Surprised myself too , a lot of old Navy mates were as surprised as anything when I got to 60 . Well today I AM 64 . What a Hoot . Thank YOU . All my AA Family . Where I co...	Zoomtopz	13	398	Mar 9, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Tasha asked me if I'd ever seen 2 feet of snow? (Preview) Tasha thinks us 'southern boys' live such a 'reserved life' that we never see snow ... so she sent me this picture after she got 2 feet of snow ... LOL	Pythonpappy	7	431	Mar 9, 2013 by missyj
	Grapevine (Preview) March 8 "We have grown from two people to two million ... We must be doing something right."	Mike B.	0	150	Mar 8, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 03-08 (Preview) Love it the way it is. --Thaddeus Colas It's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we shou...	Pythonpappy	6	274	Mar 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Earworm (Preview) I've got an ear worm - even worse it's a mis heard lyric (y'know like the famous Hendrix 'scues me while I kiss this guy' the original is (I think) 'what you don't have you don't need right now' What's in my head is 'What you don't know you don't need to know.' it just tumbled out of my mouth when someone at wor...	bikerbill	6	283	Mar 8, 2013 by bikerbill
	I wish I could become like Spock from Start Trek edited (Preview) Wouldn't it be great to be just like Spock from the sci-fi series Star Trek. To libe as a being of pure logic and reason unencumbered by irrational emotional responses and feelings to life. Maybe this metaphor won't rustle people's jimmies as much. Pre-edited jimmie rustling post - "Wouldn'...	Sober McHappy	34	2145	Mar 7, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today, 12 years ago.... (Preview) This morning I woke up and sat in front of my laptop, read a few post on this and a few other MIP message boards, and was pretty much run over with memories of years gone by. I sat right here, 12 years ago today (2001), and wrote a letter to the NC Board of Social Workers and the NC State Attorney General, and co...	John	4	422	Mar 7, 2013 by Jerry F
	Dry drunk sydrome (Preview) A Hazard to the Non-drinking Alcoholic When an alcoholic stops drinking, it’s cause for rejoicing. Unfortunately, sobriety is not guaranteed to last. It takes hard work and commitment and a keen eye for dangers. One danger to the non-drinking alcoholic is the dry drunk, a set of habits and attit...	John	12	745	Mar 7, 2013 by RubyTues
	These few words have done wonders. (Preview) Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me.... I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see.	ghostman1960	7	352	Mar 7, 2013 by Sports dude
	Today's Gift 03-07 (Preview) Courage: The power to let go of the familiar. --Raymond Lindquist Some days our recovery demands giant doses of courage. It is so hard to let go of slippery people, places, and things. We still miss our old using friends. Knowing that they're not good for us doesn't take the missing away. We feel like we...	Pythonpappy	1	177	Mar 7, 2013 by Picaposie
	The Car and the Snow (and the wife) (Preview) On a bitterly cold winter's morning a husband and wife in the North Hills of Pittsburgh were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so snowpl...	Pythonpappy	1	267	Mar 7, 2013 by tomsteve
	Today's Gift 03-06 (Preview) I can change only myself, but sometimes that is enough. --Ruth Humlecker Happiness is more fleeting for some of us than for others. We may ponder this notion but fail to grasp the reason. However, careful attention to how "the happy ones" go through life will enlighten us. We will note how s...	Pythonpappy	1	191	Mar 7, 2013 by Mike B.
	Congrats on 5 years Pappy! (Preview) You're a real gift to this message board. Thank you for all the time you've spent listening, suggesting the right path, making us laugh and being here day or night when ever anyone really needs some one to be here. It has meant the world to me and I'm so happy for you! Congrats on your 5 years! You're a...	justadrunk	24	695	Mar 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Broke Down (Preview) I broke down crying this afternoon while at my daughters house. Her boyfriend whom she lives with ended up stoned off his head. I had a melt down. On the way out I told her I won't be going back there while they are doing that. Her younger siblings don't need to be around it either. After leaving I had an urge...	Tracey C	9	448	Mar 7, 2013 by turninggrey
	Life Insurance Form Question "Have you ever been a member of AA?" (Preview) I understand the importance of rigorous honesty and all that jazz but that question is getting a big fat "NO". I'm not screwing up my chances of ensuring my family is taken care of by answering that question truthfully. I guess some people need to learn the definition of "anonymous&q...	Sober McHappy	15	4918	Mar 7, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Keeping track of sober "time" (Preview) This is a rather silly question, but how do/did you set your milestones? Example: for six months sober- did you just celebrate it on the same date of the month but six months later? Or did you plot out like the 182nd/183rd day and just make that the day? All in all, sorta trivial but I'm just curious...	Dodsworth	18	1127	Mar 7, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	First edition 1st print Big Book for sale on Ebay AA 1st edition 1st print Big Book Tom Original 1939 (Preview) http://www.ebay.com/itm/261179679930?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649	ron603	3	4257	Mar 7, 2013 by Rob84
	Just gratitude. (Preview) There is much to be grateful for. When my prayer moved from petition to thanksgiving, I found such peace, despite my circumstances. Therefore my prayer is for you, my brothers and sisters. May God be with you as you travel this road of recovery.	gonee	6	281	Mar 7, 2013 by leeu
	A great day to be sober (Preview) Ive been thinking a lot lately about gratitude. Though I try to balance things, and am getting better at this, there are days when I tend towards beating up on myself. We have all been there. When I'm feeling this coming on- ok, I'm usually already thick into it before I realize what I'm doing... I make a q...	Col	14	739	Mar 6, 2013 by mrpeel
	Grapevine (Preview) March 6 "AA isn't for the people who need it or for the people who want it; it's for the people who are willing to do the work to get it."	Mike B.	1	172	Mar 6, 2013 by Jerry F
	Sponsorship (Preview) So here's a brief synopsis of my history. I had 15 years of sobriety and quit going to meetings, working the program, etc.... I relapsed for five years and through God's good graces, re-entered the program. I should be dead. I now have 10 months again and got a new sponsor. Today he tells me to not raise my...	B4-2MARO	20	433	Mar 6, 2013 by Tanin
	selfish...self-centered (Preview) Just curious.... Is selfish and sel-centered a part of the disease or a moral issue?	Picaposie	7	3454	Mar 6, 2013 by AlcoHater
	AA and NA retreat. (Preview) I just got back from a weekend 4&5th step retreat, which our group combined both the alcoholics and drug addicts. It was such a wonderful experience and a huge eye opener for me. Mostly it was laughter, fun and games, underneath all the seriousness that was shared. One of our members had to be rushe...	gonee	3	447	Mar 6, 2013 by Col
	6 Months !! (Preview) 6 Months today, could not make my home group meeting tonight, night shift sucks!!! Will be able to make home group meeting on Tue night for my chip. Older friend with 30 yrs. sobriety has ordered me a copper 6 month chip, I think he is as excited about it as I am. He is a very close friend that I have met throu...	joby	17	373	Mar 5, 2013 by Tanin
	Tested (Preview) Tonight I am going to be in a situation that I haven't been in for awhile. I have to attend a 60th birthday party for my best friend. It is going to be in a private dining room of a local restaurant. Of course there is going to be alcohol. I'm not worried about a slip. My HP will be right by my side. But it is still...	Rebecca51	6	399	Mar 5, 2013 by neely
	Today's Gift 03-05 (Preview) The art of life is to show your hand. --C.V. Lucas Newcomer I've been thinking about talking to another sponsor. Not to replace you - our relationship is important to me, and I get a lot from it - but in addition to you. Sponsor We're lucky to have such an abundance of sober experience in this fellowship. T...	Pythonpappy	2	202	Mar 5, 2013 by Picaposie
	Grapevine (Preview) March 5 "Today, the two most important things in recovery for me are willingness and action ... Today, I have a smile that I can offer other alcoholics."	Mike B.	3	175	Mar 5, 2013 by Picaposie
	feeling alone (Preview) getting old ,having health problems & feeling family no longer wants me	ellie	11	396	Mar 5, 2013 by Sober McHappy
	The Dash ... ... ... What's in your's? (Preview) This is beautiful and has a lot for us to think about!!! ... enjoy!	Pythonpappy	0	295	Mar 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Old TV Trivia Question --- I missed it! (Preview) I don't think any amount of beer I drank back then made her look like this ... !!! ... How 'bout you older farts out there??? ... (we are not a glum lot!) Can you guess who this blonde beauty is? Look closely and after you guess or give up, scroll down below the photo. SCROLL DOWN ...	Pythonpappy	0	272	Mar 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Rejected (Preview) I realized a while ago that I've been going to all topic meetings this whole year. It must be the thing to do at 6:30 when I can get to meetings! LOL So the past month or so I've been making a point to go to a step meeting on Sunday nights while my husband goes to alanon in the same church. I've enjoyed hearin...	justadrunk	13	428	Mar 5, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) March 4, 2013 Quote of the Week "Keep the lesson, but throw away the experience." Boy this quote gave me a jolt when I first heard it. For years I'd been so wrapped up in the drama of my life, I never stopped to look at what I could have learned from it. Events seemed to descend on me, each like...	Pythonpappy	0	275	Mar 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	A question regarding a physical symptom (Preview) During the last year or so of my drinking I used to wake up in the middle of the night completely soaked in perspiration. It didn't matter what I'd been drinking or how much (it was always a lot) but I could pretty much set my watch to it that I'd be awake a few hours after passing out and as wet as if I'd taken a s...	Sober McHappy	6	528	Mar 5, 2013 by ChristineG
	Not broke? Don't fix it!! (Preview) "Two or three years ago the Central Office asked the groups to list their membership rules and send them in. After they arrived we set them all down. They took a great many sheets of paper. A little reflection upon these many rules brough...	leeu	2	259	Mar 5, 2013 by Jerry F
	Helping others -- how much is too much? (Preview) I have 4 months of sobriety. I first got sober in 2009 and went back out but now I am back with a great sponsor and working a good program. At my home group I have some friends who I have known since I got sober the first time. One of these friends (Sally) is going through a really tough time personally w...	Rebecca51	9	624	Mar 4, 2013 by Rebecca51
	Today's Gift 03-04 (Preview) Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. --Emily DickinsonWe often hum and sing to ourselves because it makes us feel content. It is the melody itself that makes us feel good--words and thoughts do not matter.Having hope for ou...	Pythonpappy	1	218	Mar 4, 2013 by justadrunk
	MandM is back with Relpase, now to start writting recovery. (Preview) After another week long journey of trueling partying like a rockstar, I am back. I give up I quit I can't drink no matter how much I say I think i can. Alot of your where very very right about controlled drinking.	mandm	19	561	Mar 4, 2013 by chris
	The 12 Rewards (Preview) A gentleman in my sunday night meeting just recently took one of his sponsees to visit Akron, OH and he met a man who gave him a stack of these cards that he passed out to everyone at the meeting. On one side it has the 12 steps and on the other it has the 12 rewards... 1. Hope instead of desperation 2. Faith in...	brokenrecord	5	3750	Mar 4, 2013 by Sports dude
	Service... Aka attitude adjustment (Preview) One of the great gifts of sobriety for me is clarity. Clarity in regards to many things, but most profoundly in terms of recognizing character defects within myself and either accepting or working on changing these. I'm pretty honest with myself. Ok- I'm very selfish. I carry a lot of self- centered f...	Col	5	382	Mar 4, 2013 by pinkchip
	Neophyte to the Rescue (Preview) Thank you again so much for the recipe you gave me for the Peanutbutter Pie ... ummmmm ... it's heaven on a spoon ... Just wanted everyone out here on the board to know that you are an angel ... you remembered my wife loves Butterfinger candy bars and thought to send me this recipe ... WOW ... it doesn't get...	Pythonpappy	0	341	Mar 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Mail from Kendra L (Preview) I've been debating with myself as to whether or not to post this ... I won, so I'm going to post an email I got from Kendra today ... she said to say hello to the group here ... Okay, for those of you who remember Kendra, from about May/June of last year, she kept coming back with new board names because she k...	Pythonpappy	0	280	Mar 3, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Keeping it simple... (Preview) I do some hobby construction, and I am trying to finish up another house project. It seems like this job should be easy after finishing the last job 10 days ago, but I am really having trouble getting it done. I have an advanced plan that includes painting and flooring then trim work, and they are all laid...	turninggrey	8	368	Mar 4, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Fourth Step (Preview) Getting ready to start this and I would reaally appreciate some advice? My sponsor gave me four colomns - resentments - fears - harm to others - sexual conduct. She alsoc told me to read chapter 5 in the big book, which i did, but I didnt get much out of it. Mind you I don't have an awful horror story like th...	brokenrecord	10	621	Mar 4, 2013 by Sports dude
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