Alcoholics Anonymous

s_lukin · s_lukin

I have a daughter who will turn 16 in a month. Last night, I came home (at a normal time), made her pancakes for dinner while she kept me company in the kitchen and told me about her day. Then I drove her to a hockey game, ran an errand and waited for her in the parking lot outside the rink and read a book. On t...

John · John

I work and I work hard. Of course this time of year is extremely slow for pressure washing and painting. But I keep putting the word out there and catch a job or two a week, which just allows me to hold on until spring. I even sold my Ford F250 work truck and got a small Nissian truck which saves me a bunch on...

GinnyM · GinnyM

Hi. I've just joined this message board because I've got a dilemma I don't feel comfortable bringing up in a meeting. I've been sponsoring "Nellie" for about five months now. Twice in the last two months we've had run-ins caused by things posted on Facebook. (FYI, I have since instruct...

Tracey C · Tracey C

I can't get enough of it at the moment. This would make a great 12 step song. Enjoy Sorry guys I can't seem to work out how to get it to click. I still have trouble working out this darn thing. The song is called Good To Be Alive by Jason Gray. -...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Chaya · Chaya

Just a few weeks ago I didn't know how I would make it through the holidays sober. A few weeks before that I wouldn't have cared. Thank you to everyone for all your support and guidance. I am in gratitude. Love, Chaya

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When all is said and done, willingness is everything. --Frank D. Most of us know very well that recovery doesn't happen, nor is there any positive growth, unless we are first of all willing. Sometimes we get confused over the difference between willing and wanting. We don't have to want, let alone enj...

MADNESS · MADNESS

Hi my name is Chris and I am a Alcoholic and a Addict...... I just found this forum and I am SOOO Glad I did.. I am new to this sobriety thing my date is 1/8/13 and I am currently doing my 90/90... I have a group and a sponser,,,, But still strugerling everyday.... I work nights in the streets of NYC and it is so e...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Thank you all for the love and recovery you share here

XOXOXOXOXOXO -- Edited by justadrunk on Thursday 14th of February 2013 09:41:50 AM

justadrunk · justadrunk

I was playin it cool - sticking to 2 cups in the morning - then a cup in the afternoon. Then I started sneaking one in around 5pm before heading out to the meeting. Then since I already had one and was gonna be up late - I may as well have one at the meeting too... then the next morning, I figured I had so many ye...

barisax · barisax

24 hours at a time. Barisax

justadrunk · justadrunk

"It's not a HUGE mess Mom, it's just a lot of little messes bunched together!" Okay my sweetest 3 yr old - you're right... there isn't a HUGE mess... that is just my perception. It was this sort of thinking that could be called optomistic right? More of a 'look on the bright side of things' or...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The spoon: A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization. Very Impressive!Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange. When the busboy bro...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Elinor, ... we're glad you found us ... stick around and make yourself at home !!! God Bless, Pappy

gonee · gonee

I just come back from a road trip, which my wife and I decided to do last year.This is Knysna on the east coast of South Africa. Some of the most beautiful places in the world. We did a 4000km, six day trip with our car. I am grateful that I can enjoy these journeys in sobriety. I was 3 years sober in 1991, when I...

justadrunk · justadrunk

This day I got to know my Angel. I got to ride with a lady my age(ish) who just spent the past 8.5 yrs in prison for things no worse than I have done. She commented "this is a nice car" and I noticed that she noticed that cars have gotten smart... I felt very stupid for a moment, then I noticed she...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I will love you no matter what. I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being - I will love you no matter. --Leo Buscaglia Wouldn't it be nice if there were just one person in our lives who loved us no matter wh...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 14 "My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive."

John · John

I know a person who has been in and out of the rooms for over 20 years. It appears that all they have learned in that 20 years is how to use the program to justify the next drink or drug. They seem to have gotten the point of "powerless" down pretty good, They seem to have gotten the point of "God either has or...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 13 "I borrowed others' faith for a long time, and now I'm beginning to get a bit of my own."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ordinary moments ... they in turn enrich our lives Our spiritual life is on the same plane as our everyday relationships. It's not just something within our mind or feelings, and it's not just lofty and in the clouds. Spirituality is between people and in all relationships. Its growth depends on the w...

SolanoGypsy · SolanoGypsy

Today, I am grateful for 347 days sober and for my 18 year old daughter. I am grateful that God is restoring for me, years and relationships that I could never get back on my own. I am grateful for the new found depth of emotion that I, in sobriety, now get to experience. I am grateful that I have both the Big B...

John · John

Why We Were ChosenGod in His wisdom selected this group of men and women to be purveyors of His goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went instead to the humble, to the sick, to the unfortunate. He w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. --Herbert Otto The rewards of our new life are apparent to us because of how we feel, and apparent to others by what they can see. Many of us had reached our bottom point, and we...

Mike B. · Mike B.

February 12 "Hope is tremendous progress for someone who once was 'hopeless.'"

John · John

wwww4 · wwww4

Wanted to say hi to everyone. Any advice on using the site would be appreciated.

Neophyte · Neophyte

Im broke. Seriously broke. Embarrassingly broke. And im down to three cigarettes. So i thought for a bit about quitting. Seriously considered it. The health benefits, the monetary benefits, the spiritual benefits (because quutting takes some serious self discipline). And i, being a good alcoh...

flipper · flipper

The recovering acholic is the one who makes the beer run for all the snowed in neighbors! 29" here took 6 hours to get my car garage, and garbage cleared, took condo association all day, and more tomrrow. So sitting around, happy and content, while my friends tie one on, I'll relax with the kids by t...

Col · Col

Yup, there's nothing like a good snowstorm! I love them:) The city shuts down for a bit, and only a few brave souls venture out of the cozy comfort of their homes. Im amongst those brave ( or stupid) souls. There's a great satisfaction to being one of a few out there battling the elements, it's a very solit...

Tracey C · Tracey C

I haven't been on for a while but wanted to run something by you all. In the last couple of weeks we had a flood come through the area we live. Thankfully our house is on the side of a hill, others though are not so lucky. There's a fellow who lives down the road from us who is an alcoholic. His property is ve...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I have learned this: it is not what one does that is wrong, but what one becomes as a consequence of it. --Oscar Wilde There are countless ways to take shortcuts in life or to grab for pleasures. We could cheat on our income taxes, excuse a food binge, or lie to a loved one about where we've been. We say, &quo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Darren, glad you found us when you did ... You posted : My roommate and I made it home that night. He said he was going to bed and I sat down on the couch to watch the rest of the Super Bowl. The doorbell rang, which was odd because I never have visitors. The guy at the door was looking for my room...

AMJM · AMJM

I have a 3-yr-old, and I absolutely adore my child. I am also married to the baby's father (we've been together for nine years), and I very much love him too. For some reason, I can't shake this absolute compulsion to drink. I'm drunk right now. I would love to be a mother of the caliber I see on TV, or even i...

John · John

SolanoGypsy · SolanoGypsy

I just want to take a moment to share the final update I added to a post from a week or so past... This might sound strange but the primary lesson I learned while I was at my friends house and my daughter was with her dad was how very much I hate being without my daughter. Being away from her took the...

Frodo · Frodo

*Prompted by Tipsy's thread "Lets be honest, it's not the drinking that makes us miserable..." Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. --Seneca A panic attack is feeling a sudden burst of anxiety and fear for no reason. We all experience anxiety from time to time but it can usually be traced to a cause. A true panic attack happens out of the blue. Once we may have reacted to panic at...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Literally. I picked up a cleaning job for some rich people. Today was my first day, and as I cleaned every little crevice, I seemed to find my envy there too. Oh.... I wish I had this... I wish I had that... oooo they are so lucky... look at this washing machine! I WANT ONE! Meanwhile - back at the farm - m...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Did the same thing this morning that I was taught to do from 2/8/79. In brief I woke up and swung my feet off the bed and onto the floor. I did my short simple version of the 3rd step prayer that my Higher Power and I have agreed is as simple as expected. "Place me where you want me...tell me what to do&...

easywayout · easywayout

I'm looking for some reads for newcomers for morning affirmations/mediation. Any suggestions?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Coping with Families There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a dif...

Frodo · Frodo

I'm probably not the man I could be and I'm not yet the man I should be but I'm - thank God - a long way a way from the man I used to be. -Heard that tonight so I thought I'd pass it on. :)

justadrunk · justadrunk

He's an alcoholic, and I thought I was the problem. Why wasn't I enough to replace Mom when she finally left after 15 yrs of trying to get him to see the light? Why did he still cry? Surely, if I just cleaned enough, cooked enough, was a good little church choir girl, or looked pretty enough... it would s...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey all ya'll Ex-smokers out there ... ... ... I am at, what? ... 31 days without a cigarette? ... yep, I couldn't handle the Chantix any more BUT, I stayed stopped so far ... Today it's almost 70 degrees and the enticement to work outside was overpowering, SO, I got to work outside cleaning gutters and...

SolanoGypsy · SolanoGypsy

Good Morning MIP Family. I am facing a real crisis right now and could use some guidance. A friend of mine invited me to stay with her about sixty miles from where I work. She offered the use of a vehicle as well as the provision of childcare while I went to work. The day she picked me up, the loaner veh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

SHOES IN CHURCH I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed my eyes.. I saw the shoe of the man next to me..... Touching my own. I sighed. With plenty of room on either side....

Gleek22 · Gleek22

Ok so I relapsed last night and now I am feeling extremely guilty. I tried to tell my sponser this morning and I dont know if she was having a bad day the way it was and I didn't just come straight out and say it I was like I think I need to get my meds changed. She was like that's why you wanted me to call you and hun...

Quetzal · Quetzal

When I first started my journey in sobriety I found MIP and read and posted as much as I could. This message board, and everyone here, was an absolute lifeline to me. So, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to John for the board and everyone who helped me in my early days of recovery. Today, I celebrate 7...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Disappointment and Frustration Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious be...

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	Today's moment of gratitude (Preview) I have a daughter who will turn 16 in a month. Last night, I came home (at a normal time), made her pancakes for dinner while she kept me company in the kitchen and told me about her day. Then I drove her to a hockey game, ran an errand and waited for her in the parking lot outside the rink and read a book. On t...	s_lukin	7	352	Feb 16, 2013 by lady eli
	Can't get a break! (Preview) I work and I work hard. Of course this time of year is extremely slow for pressure washing and painting. But I keep putting the word out there and catch a job or two a week, which just allows me to hold on until spring. I even sold my Ford F250 work truck and got a small Nissian truck which saves me a bunch on...	John	10	840	Feb 16, 2013 by justadrunk
	Sponsee taking my inventory (Preview) Hi. I've just joined this message board because I've got a dilemma I don't feel comfortable bringing up in a meeting. I've been sponsoring "Nellie" for about five months now. Twice in the last two months we've had run-ins caused by things posted on Facebook. (FYI, I have since instruct...	GinnyM	15	903	Feb 16, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Great song (Preview) I can't get enough of it at the moment. This would make a great 12 step song. Enjoy Sorry guys I can't seem to work out how to get it to click. I still have trouble working out this darn thing. The song is called Good To Be Alive by Jason Gray. -...	Tracey C	15	507	Feb 16, 2013 by Tracey C
	Eggs Benedict (Preview)	Zoomtopz	0	321	Feb 15, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Sober holidays (Preview) Just a few weeks ago I didn't know how I would make it through the holidays sober. A few weeks before that I wouldn't have cared. Thank you to everyone for all your support and guidance. I am in gratitude. Love, Chaya	Chaya	10	454	Feb 15, 2013 by Sports dude
	Today's Gift 02-15 (Preview) When all is said and done, willingness is everything. --Frank D. Most of us know very well that recovery doesn't happen, nor is there any positive growth, unless we are first of all willing. Sometimes we get confused over the difference between willing and wanting. We don't have to want, let alone enj...	Pythonpappy	1	264	Feb 15, 2013 by John
	Hello MIB... Newbee checking in.. (Preview) Hi my name is Chris and I am a Alcoholic and a Addict...... I just found this forum and I am SOOO Glad I did.. I am new to this sobriety thing my date is 1/8/13 and I am currently doing my 90/90... I have a group and a sponser,,,, But still strugerling everyday.... I work nights in the streets of NYC and it is so e...	MADNESS	13	1516	Feb 15, 2013 by Jerry F
	Happy Valentines Day! (Preview) Thank you all for the love and recovery you share here XOXOXOXOXOXO -- Edited by justadrunk on Thursday 14th of February 2013 09:41:50 AM	justadrunk	6	422	Feb 15, 2013 by Jerry F
	I'm addicted to coffee (Preview) I was playin it cool - sticking to 2 cups in the morning - then a cup in the afternoon. Then I started sneaking one in around 5pm before heading out to the meeting. Then since I already had one and was gonna be up late - I may as well have one at the meeting too... then the next morning, I figured I had so many ye...	justadrunk	24	1310	Feb 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Thanks For 24 Years (Preview) 24 hours at a time. Barisax	barisax	13	545	Feb 14, 2013 by barisax
	thinking (Preview) "It's not a HUGE mess Mom, it's just a lot of little messes bunched together!" Okay my sweetest 3 yr old - you're right... there isn't a HUGE mess... that is just my perception. It was this sort of thinking that could be called optomistic right? More of a 'look on the bright side of things' or...	justadrunk	11	340	Feb 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	The Spoon (Preview) The spoon: A lesson on how consultants can make a difference in an organization. Very Impressive!Last week, we took some friends to a new restaurant, 'Steve's Place,' and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange. When the busboy bro...	Pythonpappy	4	316	Feb 14, 2013 by lady eli
	Welcome Elinor from Canada (Preview) Welcome to MIP Elinor, ... we're glad you found us ... stick around and make yourself at home !!! God Bless, Pappy	Pythonpappy	4	234	Feb 14, 2013 by lady eli
	My road trip. (Preview) I just come back from a road trip, which my wife and I decided to do last year.This is Knysna on the east coast of South Africa. Some of the most beautiful places in the world. We did a 4000km, six day trip with our car. I am grateful that I can enjoy these journeys in sobriety. I was 3 years sober in 1991, when I...	gonee	5	485	Feb 14, 2013 by lady eli
	Coming home (Preview) This day I got to know my Angel. I got to ride with a lady my age(ish) who just spent the past 8.5 yrs in prison for things no worse than I have done. She commented "this is a nice car" and I noticed that she noticed that cars have gotten smart... I felt very stupid for a moment, then I noticed she...	justadrunk	7	404	Feb 14, 2013 by lady eli
	Today's Gift 02-14 (Preview) I will love you no matter what. I will love you if you are stupid, if you slip and fall on your face, if you do the wrong thing, if you make mistakes, if you behave like a human being - I will love you no matter. --Leo Buscaglia Wouldn't it be nice if there were just one person in our lives who loved us no matter wh...	Pythonpappy	1	229	Feb 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) February 14 "My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive."	Mike B.	1	231	Feb 14, 2013 by justadrunk
	Using the program to justify the next drink..(questions) (Preview) I know a person who has been in and out of the rooms for over 20 years. It appears that all they have learned in that 20 years is how to use the program to justify the next drink or drug. They seem to have gotten the point of "powerless" down pretty good, They seem to have gotten the point of "God either has or...	John	19	575	Feb 14, 2013 by John
	Grapevine (Preview) February 13 "I borrowed others' faith for a long time, and now I'm beginning to get a bit of my own."	Mike B.	2	244	Feb 14, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 02-13 (Preview) Ordinary moments ... they in turn enrich our lives Our spiritual life is on the same plane as our everyday relationships. It's not just something within our mind or feelings, and it's not just lofty and in the clouds. Spirituality is between people and in all relationships. Its growth depends on the w...	Pythonpappy	1	265	Feb 13, 2013 by Mike B.
	My gratitude...347 and 18... (Preview) Today, I am grateful for 347 days sober and for my 18 year old daughter. I am grateful that God is restoring for me, years and relationships that I could never get back on my own. I am grateful for the new found depth of emotion that I, in sobriety, now get to experience. I am grateful that I have both the Big B...	SolanoGypsy	12	555	Feb 13, 2013 by Sports dude
	Why We Were Chosen... (Preview) Why We Were ChosenGod in His wisdom selected this group of men and women to be purveyors of His goodness. In selecting them through whom to bring about this phenomenon He went not to the proud, the mighty, the famous or the brilliant. He went instead to the humble, to the sick, to the unfortunate. He w...	John	5	3584	Feb 13, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 02-12 (Preview) Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. --Herbert Otto The rewards of our new life are apparent to us because of how we feel, and apparent to others by what they can see. Many of us had reached our bottom point, and we...	Pythonpappy	0	268	Feb 12, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) February 12 "Hope is tremendous progress for someone who once was 'hopeless.'"	Mike B.	1	219	Feb 12, 2013 by gonee
	Take Our Word... (Video) (Preview)	John	3	382	Feb 12, 2013 by pinkchip
	Just Joined Today - Guess Im a Newbie. (Preview) Wanted to say hi to everyone. Any advice on using the site would be appreciated.	wwww4	14	478	Feb 12, 2013 by Sports dude
	A story for python (Preview) Im broke. Seriously broke. Embarrassingly broke. And im down to three cigarettes. So i thought for a bit about quitting. Seriously considered it. The health benefits, the monetary benefits, the spiritual benefits (because quutting takes some serious self discipline). And i, being a good alcoh...	Neophyte	15	538	Feb 12, 2013 by Neophyte
	go figure..... (Preview) The recovering acholic is the one who makes the beer run for all the snowed in neighbors! 29" here took 6 hours to get my car garage, and garbage cleared, took condo association all day, and more tomrrow. So sitting around, happy and content, while my friends tie one on, I'll relax with the kids by t...	flipper	7	326	Feb 12, 2013 by AlcoHater
	What is it about snowstorms? (Preview) Yup, there's nothing like a good snowstorm! I love them:) The city shuts down for a bit, and only a few brave souls venture out of the cozy comfort of their homes. Im amongst those brave ( or stupid) souls. There's a great satisfaction to being one of a few out there battling the elements, it's a very solit...	Col	13	406	Feb 12, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Others Attitudes (Preview) I haven't been on for a while but wanted to run something by you all. In the last couple of weeks we had a flood come through the area we live. Thankfully our house is on the side of a hill, others though are not so lucky. There's a fellow who lives down the road from us who is an alcoholic. His property is ve...	Tracey C	6	597	Feb 12, 2013 by Tracey C
	Today's Gift 02-11 (Preview) I have learned this: it is not what one does that is wrong, but what one becomes as a consequence of it. --Oscar Wilde There are countless ways to take shortcuts in life or to grab for pleasures. We could cheat on our income taxes, excuse a food binge, or lie to a loved one about where we've been. We say, &quo...	Pythonpappy	1	233	Feb 11, 2013 by Mike B.
	Welcome Darren (Preview) Welcome to MIP Darren, glad you found us when you did ... You posted : My roommate and I made it home that night. He said he was going to bed and I sat down on the couch to watch the rest of the Super Bowl. The doorbell rang, which was odd because I never have visitors. The guy at the door was looking for my room...	Pythonpappy	4	292	Feb 11, 2013 by Mike B.
	I sorta want to be sober... (Preview) I have a 3-yr-old, and I absolutely adore my child. I am also married to the baby's father (we've been together for nine years), and I very much love him too. For some reason, I can't shake this absolute compulsion to drink. I'm drunk right now. I would love to be a mother of the caliber I see on TV, or even i...	AMJM	16	674	Feb 11, 2013 by Sports dude
	The Mirror Never Lies (Preview)	John	5	3326	Feb 11, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just Wanted to Share... (Preview) I just want to take a moment to share the final update I added to a post from a week or so past... This might sound strange but the primary lesson I learned while I was at my friends house and my daughter was with her dad was how very much I hate being without my daughter. Being away from her took the...	SolanoGypsy	6	358	Feb 11, 2013 by Rob84
	How it works (Preview) *Prompted by Tipsy's thread "Lets be honest, it's not the drinking that makes us miserable..." Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually me...	Frodo	10	478	Feb 11, 2013 by Stepchild
	Today's Gift 02-10 (Preview) If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. --Seneca A panic attack is feeling a sudden burst of anxiety and fear for no reason. We all experience anxiety from time to time but it can usually be traced to a cause. A true panic attack happens out of the blue. Once we may have reacted to panic at...	Pythonpappy	0	253	Feb 10, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today I was cleaning house..> ENVY (Preview) Literally. I picked up a cleaning job for some rich people. Today was my first day, and as I cleaned every little crevice, I seemed to find my envy there too. Oh.... I wish I had this... I wish I had that... oooo they are so lucky... look at this washing machine! I WANT ONE! Meanwhile - back at the farm - m...	justadrunk	11	501	Feb 10, 2013 by vixen
	February 8th 1979 (Preview) Did the same thing this morning that I was taught to do from 2/8/79. In brief I woke up and swung my feet off the bed and onto the floor. I did my short simple version of the 3rd step prayer that my Higher Power and I have agreed is as simple as expected. "Place me where you want me...tell me what to do&...	Jerry F	9	557	Feb 10, 2013 by justadrunk
	Suggested Reading for Morning Affirmations (Preview) I'm looking for some reads for newcomers for morning affirmations/mediation. Any suggestions?	easywayout	7	1001	Feb 9, 2013 by Zoomtopz
	Today's Gift 02-09 (Preview) Coping with Families There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a dif...	Pythonpappy	1	279	Feb 9, 2013 by learning
	Today is a good day (Preview) I'm probably not the man I could be and I'm not yet the man I should be but I'm - thank God - a long way a way from the man I used to be. -Heard that tonight so I thought I'd pass it on. :)	Frodo	9	403	Feb 9, 2013 by Sports dude
	I thought I could buy his happiness (Preview) He's an alcoholic, and I thought I was the problem. Why wasn't I enough to replace Mom when she finally left after 15 yrs of trying to get him to see the light? Why did he still cry? Surely, if I just cleaned enough, cooked enough, was a good little church choir girl, or looked pretty enough... it would s...	justadrunk	10	588	Feb 9, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Too Pooped to Puff (Preview) Hey all ya'll Ex-smokers out there ... ... ... I am at, what? ... 31 days without a cigarette? ... yep, I couldn't handle the Chantix any more BUT, I stayed stopped so far ... Today it's almost 70 degrees and the enticement to work outside was overpowering, SO, I got to work outside cleaning gutters and...	Pythonpappy	14	494	Feb 9, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Took a Big Chance, Now Facing a Lack of Choices (Preview) Good Morning MIP Family. I am facing a real crisis right now and could use some guidance. A friend of mine invited me to stay with her about sixty miles from where I work. She offered the use of a vehicle as well as the provision of childcare while I went to work. The day she picked me up, the loaner veh...	SolanoGypsy	27	2143	Feb 9, 2013 by SolanoGypsy
	Shoes in Church (Preview) SHOES IN CHURCH I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed my eyes.. I saw the shoe of the man next to me..... Touching my own. I sighed. With plenty of room on either side....	Pythonpappy	1	578	Feb 9, 2013 by lady eli
	Relapsed...sponsor trouble...guilt (Preview) Ok so I relapsed last night and now I am feeling extremely guilty. I tried to tell my sponser this morning and I dont know if she was having a bad day the way it was and I didn't just come straight out and say it I was like I think I need to get my meds changed. She was like that's why you wanted me to call you and hun...	Gleek22	15	1194	Feb 9, 2013 by TeganTantalize
	Thank You MIP! (Preview) When I first started my journey in sobriety I found MIP and read and posted as much as I could. This message board, and everyone here, was an absolute lifeline to me. So, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to John for the board and everyone who helped me in my early days of recovery. Today, I celebrate 7...	Quetzal	13	489	Feb 9, 2013 by learning
	Today's Gift 02-08 (Preview) Disappointment and Frustration Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious be...	Pythonpappy	1	240	Feb 9, 2013 by justadrunk
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