Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being Present Realtiy can be a difficult place to live. Sometimes it seems impossible to stay in the here and now. From time to time we all revisit the past and yearn for the future. This is natural. Being present every minute of the day is impossible for anyone. Still, we can strive to be present for as ma...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 17 "I need to remember how humiliated, confused, insecure and frightened I felt at my first meeting, and compare that to how I feel today."

Bob K · Bob K

There is a meeting tonight at 9 pm eastern.

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 16 "I was told when I got sober that I could act my way into right thinking, but I could never think my way into right action."

Massey · Massey

I used to have so many friends I hardly had time to keep up with them. When I needed anything, I had a group of people at hand. Today, I am so alone and frightened and I feel my hands are tied. Quickly, I was sober for some time in AA. I was doing well, speaking at meetings, busy. I had surgery which requir...

kevbo · kevbo

Thought and prayed a bit to decide if I would post this. Decided it was worth getting spanked for if that is what happens. Recently I decided that one weekly meeting I have been attending for a few months was not a good use of my time. It is rare that I get nothing positive from a meeting. That said, some...

LabDogTrainer · LabDogTrainer

I found my girl friend relasped. I'm having a hard time with the pain of dealing with this. 17 Vodka 376ml bottles consumed in 2 or 3 days. Sleeping in a bed of vomit, rotten food and stench I wake up in the middle of the night and text her nasty messages. I have so me anger inside. I was out visiting her family...

John · John

Hello Everyone! I have been busy lately working with a newcomer... like from day one... today is day six.... and it really took me back to the day when I finally surrendered. The pain, confusion, misery, the shakes, etc... I know this person did more for me and my sobriety than I ever did for theirs over...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Give us to go blithely on our business this day, bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. --Robert Louis Stevenson Tonight, our reward for the day is sleep. To make sleep peaceful and relaxing, and filled with pleasant thoughts, we can sp...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas Browne The most relaxing activities may be the ones in which we do absolutely nothing. And if we can do nothing amid the sounds of nature - birds chirping, water bubbling in a brook, the wind rustling in the trees - so much the better. During these moments, away from t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 15 "A religious, or spiritual experience, is the act of giving up reliance on one's own omnipotence."

BGG · BGG

I haven't posted here in a while, so just wanted to check in. Life is full of good things, including that today is day 133 free of cigarettes and nicotine. Applied the same 12 Steps to that problem. What freedom that is!

odat · odat

Remember that God is in charge. When we show up, He will do the rest in His time. dont try to force solutions. It won't work. trust Him. "when we drew close to Him, He revealed Himself to us."

Chikky · Chikky

Desperately looking for a job for the last 5 months with no luck. As a matter of fact, have had no luck since being sober. I want a drink so bad but go to meetings instead. I am out of money, hope, but staying sober. Will be living on the streets soon. Not asking for anything. Just pray for me

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 14 "Why dwell on what you can't do? ... Why not concentrate on what you can do and do it?"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 13, 2013 Quote of the Week "I've learned to say, 'You may be right.'" Before recovery I thought I knew it all. When someone disagreed with me, I'd argue and go out of my way to set them straight. I loved the saying, "Those people who think they know it all are especi...

Col · Col

I had an interesting experience today. After a great meeting and running some errands on a beautiful day off from work, I'm sitting in the park enjoying some sun. This park happens to be right on the main road, and I hear my name being called from a passing car. Of course I recognize the voice- my old barte...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

A bloke goes to his 1st meeting . Telling everybody about his woes . th wife leaving etc - you've heard it all before ' A wise old 'older sober member' says to him . 'You come to meetings , don't pick up th 1st drink & in 6mths your wife will be back '. After 6mths , th bloke goes up to th older sober member &...

Col · Col

I know that I cannot keep somebody else sober. I know it intellectually, but it hadn't stopped me from trying. I think that I have been extremely blessed in my sobriety. Before I even stepped foot in a meeting, or read the BB, or even really knew what alcoholism was, I knew I would stop drinking. My last ni...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

"God, grant me the serenity. . ." The Serenity Prayer has the potential of changing our lives concretely. The hardest part is remembering to rely on it. What the prayer offers is an opportunity to quiet our minds long enough to sense what our Higher Power wishes for us. In the stillness, we'...

slugcat · slugcat

i feel pretty fked right this second. I havent had a drink and I dont want a drink. But I am feeling really anxious, bordering on anxiety attack and I am just so exhausted emotionally sad, distraught, and i feel very alone. my husband has recently gone abroad for work, and it will be for a very long time. I...

RubyTues · RubyTues

Today a woman at a meeting shared that her daughter in law had died from choking on her own vomit. I have been thinking about how little regard I had for my own safety. We treated ourselves so badly when we were out there! I know I did: unexplained bruises and scratches and burns, a tumble down a metal stair...

John · John

Just watched this and it made me smile so I thought I would share it here...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 13 "When I can identify my own shortcomings in another, the battleground between us is removed."

RubyTues · RubyTues

I had a couple of cigarettes with a friend yesterday and I haven't smoked in six years! I'm feeling alcoholic shame and guilt. So weird and not a good feeling. I didn't even really enjoy the smokes so I won't be repeating it but I don't like this feeling.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day There is no advantage, no profit and certainly no growth when I deceive myself merely to escape the consequences of my own mistakes. When I realize this, I know I'll be making progress. "We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us,...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

True story (well it is an honest programme) I got sober in Callen Park Psychiatric hospital in Sydney Australia 1986. about a year later , the patients of ward 3 & 5 - ward 3 & 5 was the Drug & Alcohol related Brain damage wards , ward 4 was th tuff nuts , ward 6 Korsikoffs. Well these bloke start...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

This is for all the Mothers out there, or if you had a Mother ... enjoy:http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/heart-of-a-mother/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-05.10.13-_-HOAMmovie&j=129570&e

Tracey C · Tracey C

Well I went to a f2f meeting tonight for the first time. Not sure when or if I can make it back again but at least I went. One fellow said something that struck me. He said putting grog, people etc aside the problem is me. It comes back to me. Tracey

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job. --Erwin T. Randall What kind of friends do we have? Are they people who complain a lot? Are they people who laugh at us or put others down? The kind of people we want to be will decide what kind of fri...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Dear MIP, 90 days ago I woke up feeling deep regret and sickness. I'm not sure what made this particular day any more miserable than every other day I had woken up feeling the same (read: the past 10 years), but I finally came to terms with the fact that I was totally powerless over alcohol and I was a prison...

Stepchild · Stepchild

http://anonpress.org/bb/docsopin.htmWE OF Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery described in this book. Convincing testimony must surely come from medical men who have had experience with the sufferings of our members...

LB · LB

I personally believe I have to be sober physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. So there are exercises that I attempt to practice on a daily basis. The disease is 3 fold; an allergy of the body, an obsession of the mind and a malady of the spirit. Just not drinking takes care of the allergy. I...

mandm · mandm

So i've been doing really good with my soberity. There is only one problem, i'm finding myself bored out of my skull at night. And sundays , sometimes I litterly watch paint dry :) A little background on myself i'm 29 years old, single guy, and I work from home, I'm an online seller and I have a few clients...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey Family, ... My youngest, the one in the wheelchair, underwent major back surgery last week in Nashville ... couple days ago, he was try to get his socks on and pulled his leg up close to him and 'snapped' the big bone in his leg, the one from the hip, right in to ... broke it clean at an angle ... now, in a...

Col · Col

I have been feeling profoundly grateful as of late. I'm not sure why, but a lot of the inner turmoil that is usually my constant companion seems to have settled a tad as of late. Just a quick list of reasons off the top of my head. 1) I'm sober 2) my HP is always with me- He's my buddy 3) I'm not a TOTAL bitch all t...

Bob K · Bob K

Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy op...

Stepchild · Stepchild

http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_1.htmThe first time I read this story...I didn't really get a lot out of it. I was in rehab still defogging...And as someone mentioned before...It seemed like a novel about a guy in the 1930's who had nothing in common with me. I've heard this from other AA members as we...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves is important to our perception of life. And being alive assures us of many new situations. Maybe it's a move to a smaller residence or our recovery from the dea...

Col · Col

It seems every time I think "ah-ha! The fog has lifted!" something happens to remind me that it is still a bit foggy. As a prime example- I have a love\hate relationship with one particular meeting. It's the first meeting I went to... And is known for being a bit rough. I walked into this meeti...

Bob K · Bob K

I'll chair a meeting tonight if anyone wants to join me.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 9 "It's not the wonderful people I've met from throughout these great lands who have helped keep me sober most of the time, but those wonderful people sitting around the table in my hometown who loved me when I could not love, who waited for me to quit lying, who tolerated me when I would b...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If we see only ourselves, it's a very lonely world.We can learn the difference between taking care of ourselves positively and being so negatively self-centered that we are forced into solitary confinement, where we dry up for lack of genuine interchange. We should know who we are. But we should als...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I had an unusual moment a couple of days ago that helped me understand that I am making good progress in my recovery. Basically, when I was drinking I had a really difficult time looking at myself in the mirror. That might sound weird, but it's true. When I was drunk I hated seeing my eyes because they look...

turninggrey · turninggrey

For some reason, I have been trying lately to figure out how I would fix all the problems of the world if somehow I was made King Of The World. Why? I don't know--I have been having trouble sleeping lately and I find if I put my mind to work on something difficult, I fall asleep faster. Anyhoo, I have actuall...

PhotoPhreak · PhotoPhreak

I have had a 'relapse' of CEAS!!!!! Camera Equipment Acquisition Syndrome!!!! I have been socking away $$ for a new lens and am almost there!!! *doing the Happy dance*

Fyne Spirit · Fyne Spirit

Recent experience with a fellow AA member reminds me just what it means to be powerless. It means to have no power, no choice, no option. Powerless over alcohol means I have no choice of my own, whether I drink, whether I control the amount, or whether I don't drink, it's all beyond my power. Lack of power...

PhotoPhreak · PhotoPhreak

God is mentioned often in AA. But 'who' do we believe in? 'God' is our HP. Our Higher Power. What our Higher Power is does not matter, as long as we trust. As has been mentioned, Religion does not have a place in AA. Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Pagan or whatever. I will be honest and say I am a Pag...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

. . .we may surprise ourselves by discovering a treasure.Not all secrets are bad. Some secrets are more like unspoken, unacknowledged mysteries than sinister destructive forces. We may quietly know what it is like to be a man or a woman in an intimate relationship, but we may never have told anyone in...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 8 "Only mutual trust can be the foundation for great love -- each of us for the other, and all of us for God."

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Today's Gift 05-17 (Preview) Being Present Realtiy can be a difficult place to live. Sometimes it seems impossible to stay in the here and now. From time to time we all revisit the past and yearn for the future. This is natural. Being present every minute of the day is impossible for anyone. Still, we can strive to be present for as ma...	Pythonpappy	3	237	May 17, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 17 "I need to remember how humiliated, confused, insecure and frightened I felt at my first meeting, and compare that to how I feel today."	Mike B.	1	266	May 17, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	meeting tonight (Preview) There is a meeting tonight at 9 pm eastern.	Bob K	0	233	May 17, 2013 by Bob K
	Grapevine (Preview) May 16 "I was told when I got sober that I could act my way into right thinking, but I could never think my way into right action."	Mike B.	2	246	May 17, 2013 by Tracey C
	I need help (Preview) I used to have so many friends I hardly had time to keep up with them. When I needed anything, I had a group of people at hand. Today, I am so alone and frightened and I feel my hands are tied. Quickly, I was sober for some time in AA. I was doing well, speaking at meetings, busy. I had surgery which requir...	Massey	14	799	May 16, 2013 by StPeteDean
	What makes a good meeting? (Preview) Thought and prayed a bit to decide if I would post this. Decided it was worth getting spanked for if that is what happens. Recently I decided that one weekly meeting I have been attending for a few months was not a good use of my time. It is rare that I get nothing positive from a meeting. That said, some...	kevbo	12	2320	May 16, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Found my girlfriend (Preview) I found my girl friend relasped. I'm having a hard time with the pain of dealing with this. 17 Vodka 376ml bottles consumed in 2 or 3 days. Sleeping in a bed of vomit, rotten food and stench I wake up in the middle of the night and text her nasty messages. I have so me anger inside. I was out visiting her family...	LabDogTrainer	25	702	May 16, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Just a simple hello to everyone! (Preview) Hello Everyone! I have been busy lately working with a newcomer... like from day one... today is day six.... and it really took me back to the day when I finally surrendered. The pain, confusion, misery, the shakes, etc... I know this person did more for me and my sobriety than I ever did for theirs over...	John	4	518	May 16, 2013 by Tracey C
	Today's Gift 05-15 (Preview) Give us to go blithely on our business this day, bring us to our resting beds weary and content and undishonored, and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. --Robert Louis Stevenson Tonight, our reward for the day is sleep. To make sleep peaceful and relaxing, and filled with pleasant thoughts, we can sp...	Pythonpappy	0	279	May 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-14 (Preview) Nature is the Art of God. --Sir Thomas Browne The most relaxing activities may be the ones in which we do absolutely nothing. And if we can do nothing amid the sounds of nature - birds chirping, water bubbling in a brook, the wind rustling in the trees - so much the better. During these moments, away from t...	Pythonpappy	2	260	May 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) May 15 "A religious, or spiritual experience, is the act of giving up reliance on one's own omnipotence."	Mike B.	1	259	May 15, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just Checking In (Preview) I haven't posted here in a while, so just wanted to check in. Life is full of good things, including that today is day 133 free of cigarettes and nicotine. Applied the same 12 Steps to that problem. What freedom that is!	BGG	0	392	May 15, 2013 by BGG
	Whatever your problems are today... (Preview) Remember that God is in charge. When we show up, He will do the rest in His time. dont try to force solutions. It won't work. trust Him. "when we drew close to Him, He revealed Himself to us."	odat	3	568	May 15, 2013 by Rob84
	380 days sober (Preview) Desperately looking for a job for the last 5 months with no luck. As a matter of fact, have had no luck since being sober. I want a drink so bad but go to meetings instead. I am out of money, hope, but staying sober. Will be living on the streets soon. Not asking for anything. Just pray for me	Chikky	9	630	May 14, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) May 14 "Why dwell on what you can't do? ... Why not concentrate on what you can do and do it?"	Mike B.	0	248	May 14, 2013 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 13, 2013 Quote of the Week "I've learned to say, 'You may be right.'" Before recovery I thought I knew it all. When someone disagreed with me, I'd argue and go out of my way to set them straight. I loved the saying, "Those people who think they know it all are especi...	Pythonpappy	2	328	May 14, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	An old friend (Preview) I had an interesting experience today. After a great meeting and running some errands on a beautiful day off from work, I'm sitting in the park enjoying some sun. This park happens to be right on the main road, and I hear my name being called from a passing car. Of course I recognize the voice- my old barte...	Col	14	625	May 14, 2013 by StPeteDean
	another true story . (Preview) A bloke goes to his 1st meeting . Telling everybody about his woes . th wife leaving etc - you've heard it all before ' A wise old 'older sober member' says to him . 'You come to meetings , don't pick up th 1st drink & in 6mths your wife will be back '. After 6mths , th bloke goes up to th older sober member &...	Zoomtopz	2	431	May 14, 2013 by Rob84
	A tough lesson (Preview) I know that I cannot keep somebody else sober. I know it intellectually, but it hadn't stopped me from trying. I think that I have been extremely blessed in my sobriety. Before I even stepped foot in a meeting, or read the BB, or even really knew what alcoholism was, I knew I would stop drinking. My last ni...	Col	3	534	May 14, 2013 by Rob84
	Today's Gift 05-13 (Preview) "God, grant me the serenity. . ." The Serenity Prayer has the potential of changing our lives concretely. The hardest part is remembering to rely on it. What the prayer offers is an opportunity to quiet our minds long enough to sense what our Higher Power wishes for us. In the stillness, we'...	Pythonpappy	0	249	May 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	really tired today. Just need to tell anyone (Preview) i feel pretty fked right this second. I havent had a drink and I dont want a drink. But I am feeling really anxious, bordering on anxiety attack and I am just so exhausted emotionally sad, distraught, and i feel very alone. my husband has recently gone abroad for work, and it will be for a very long time. I...	slugcat	11	573	May 13, 2013 by Mike B.
	How we treat ourselves when we are out there (Preview) Today a woman at a meeting shared that her daughter in law had died from choking on her own vomit. I have been thinking about how little regard I had for my own safety. We treated ourselves so badly when we were out there! I know I did: unexplained bruises and scratches and burns, a tumble down a metal stair...	RubyTues	5	573	May 13, 2013 by slugcat
	Just a good funny.... (Preview) Just watched this and it made me smile so I thought I would share it here...	John	3	369	May 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) May 13 "When I can identify my own shortcomings in another, the battleground between us is removed."	Mike B.	1	243	May 13, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Doing other things alcoholically (Preview) I had a couple of cigarettes with a friend yesterday and I haven't smoked in six years! I'm feeling alcoholic shame and guilt. So weird and not a good feeling. I didn't even really enjoy the smokes so I won't be repeating it but I don't like this feeling.	RubyTues	6	531	May 13, 2013 by RubyTues
	Today's Gift 05-12 (Preview) Reflection for the Day There is no advantage, no profit and certainly no growth when I deceive myself merely to escape the consequences of my own mistakes. When I realize this, I know I'll be making progress. "We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us,...	Pythonpappy	0	255	May 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	On a lighter note (Preview) True story (well it is an honest programme) I got sober in Callen Park Psychiatric hospital in Sydney Australia 1986. about a year later , the patients of ward 3 & 5 - ward 3 & 5 was the Drug & Alcohol related Brain damage wards , ward 4 was th tuff nuts , ward 6 Korsikoffs. Well these bloke start...	Zoomtopz	0	333	May 12, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Happy Mother's Day (Preview) This is for all the Mothers out there, or if you had a Mother ... enjoy:http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/heart-of-a-mother/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-05.10.13-_-HOAMmovie&j=129570&e	Pythonpappy	0	304	May 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	1st f2f meeting (Preview) Well I went to a f2f meeting tonight for the first time. Not sure when or if I can make it back again but at least I went. One fellow said something that struck me. He said putting grog, people etc aside the problem is me. It comes back to me. Tracey	Tracey C	5	440	May 12, 2013 by Tracey C
	Today's Gift 05-11 (Preview) Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself, don't feel that you've done a permanent job. --Erwin T. Randall What kind of friends do we have? Are they people who complain a lot? Are they people who laugh at us or put others down? The kind of people we want to be will decide what kind of fri...	Pythonpappy	0	257	May 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	90 Day Sober (Preview) Dear MIP, 90 days ago I woke up feeling deep regret and sickness. I'm not sure what made this particular day any more miserable than every other day I had woken up feeling the same (read: the past 10 years), but I finally came to terms with the fact that I was totally powerless over alcohol and I was a prison...	AdamMoz	14	885	May 12, 2013 by RubyTues
	MIPBB Study: The Doctor's Opinion (Preview) http://anonpress.org/bb/docsopin.htmWE OF Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate of the plan of recovery described in this book. Convincing testimony must surely come from medical men who have had experience with the sufferings of our members...	Stepchild	29	1282	May 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Sobriety is more than about just not drinking. (Preview) I personally believe I have to be sober physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. So there are exercises that I attempt to practice on a daily basis. The disease is 3 fold; an allergy of the body, an obsession of the mind and a malady of the spirit. Just not drinking takes care of the allergy. I...	LB	12	771	May 11, 2013 by Sports dude
	back to the bar agian.. (Preview) So i've been doing really good with my soberity. There is only one problem, i'm finding myself bored out of my skull at night. And sundays , sometimes I litterly watch paint dry :) A little background on myself i'm 29 years old, single guy, and I work from home, I'm an online seller and I have a few clients...	mandm	21	726	May 11, 2013 by RubyTues
	On the Road Again! (Preview) Hey Family, ... My youngest, the one in the wheelchair, underwent major back surgery last week in Nashville ... couple days ago, he was try to get his socks on and pulled his leg up close to him and 'snapped' the big bone in his leg, the one from the hip, right in to ... broke it clean at an angle ... now, in a...	Pythonpappy	5	408	May 11, 2013 by RubyTues
	A basic gratitude list (Preview) I have been feeling profoundly grateful as of late. I'm not sure why, but a lot of the inner turmoil that is usually my constant companion seems to have settled a tad as of late. Just a quick list of reasons off the top of my head. 1) I'm sober 2) my HP is always with me- He's my buddy 3) I'm not a TOTAL bitch all t...	Col	9	935	May 11, 2013 by Col
	Maturity (Preview) Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance, the ability to sweat out a project or a situation in spite of heavy op...	Bob K	2	385	May 11, 2013 by Jerry F
	MIPBB Study: Bill's Story (Preview) http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_1.htmThe first time I read this story...I didn't really get a lot out of it. I was in rehab still defogging...And as someone mentioned before...It seemed like a novel about a guy in the 1930's who had nothing in common with me. I've heard this from other AA members as we...	Stepchild	18	4248	May 10, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Today's Gift 05-10 (Preview) My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves is important to our perception of life. And being alive assures us of many new situations. Maybe it's a move to a smaller residence or our recovery from the dea...	Pythonpappy	0	280	May 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The fog lifting (Preview) It seems every time I think "ah-ha! The fog has lifted!" something happens to remind me that it is still a bit foggy. As a prime example- I have a love\hate relationship with one particular meeting. It's the first meeting I went to... And is known for being a bit rough. I walked into this meeti...	Col	11	833	May 10, 2013 by Rob84
	meeting tonight (Preview) I'll chair a meeting tonight if anyone wants to join me.	Bob K	1	269	May 10, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Grapevine (Preview) May 9 "It's not the wonderful people I've met from throughout these great lands who have helped keep me sober most of the time, but those wonderful people sitting around the table in my hometown who loved me when I could not love, who waited for me to quit lying, who tolerated me when I would b...	Pythonpappy	5	275	May 9, 2013 by vixen
	Today's Gift 05-09 (Preview) If we see only ourselves, it's a very lonely world.We can learn the difference between taking care of ourselves positively and being so negatively self-centered that we are forced into solitary confinement, where we dry up for lack of genuine interchange. We should know who we are. But we should als...	Pythonpappy	1	279	May 9, 2013 by Mike B.
	Looking in the mirror (Preview) I had an unusual moment a couple of days ago that helped me understand that I am making good progress in my recovery. Basically, when I was drinking I had a really difficult time looking at myself in the mirror. That might sound weird, but it's true. When I was drunk I hated seeing my eyes because they look...	AdamMoz	6	466	May 9, 2013 by mandm
	Conquer Yourself. (Preview) For some reason, I have been trying lately to figure out how I would fix all the problems of the world if somehow I was made King Of The World. Why? I don't know--I have been having trouble sleeping lately and I find if I put my mind to work on something difficult, I fall asleep faster. Anyhoo, I have actuall...	turninggrey	9	562	May 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Humor Time!!! (Preview) I have had a 'relapse' of CEAS!!!!! Camera Equipment Acquisition Syndrome!!!! I have been socking away $$ for a new lens and am almost there!!! doing the Happy dance	PhotoPhreak	5	615	May 9, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	UNDERSTANDING POWERLESSNESS (Preview) Recent experience with a fellow AA member reminds me just what it means to be powerless. It means to have no power, no choice, no option. Powerless over alcohol means I have no choice of my own, whether I drink, whether I control the amount, or whether I don't drink, it's all beyond my power. Lack of power...	Fyne Spirit	4	988	May 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Our beliefs... (Preview) God is mentioned often in AA. But 'who' do we believe in? 'God' is our HP. Our Higher Power. What our Higher Power is does not matter, as long as we trust. As has been mentioned, Religion does not have a place in AA. Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Pagan or whatever. I will be honest and say I am a Pag...	PhotoPhreak	11	1235	May 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-08 (Preview) . . .we may surprise ourselves by discovering a treasure.Not all secrets are bad. Some secrets are more like unspoken, unacknowledged mysteries than sinister destructive forces. We may quietly know what it is like to be a man or a woman in an intimate relationship, but we may never have told anyone in...	Pythonpappy	0	301	May 8, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) May 8 "Only mutual trust can be the foundation for great love -- each of us for the other, and all of us for God."	Mike B.	1	691	May 8, 2013 by Pythonpappy
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