Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."

Bob K · Bob K

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...

Bob K · Bob K

justadrunk · justadrunk

I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.

gonee · gonee

"My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...

Mike B. · Mike B.

March 27 "I have discovered a new way to learn - by shutting my mouth and listening ... It's not so much what I'm doing as what I'm not doing. I'm not talking. So I'm open; I'm teachable."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "The program does for us slowly what alcohol and drugs did for us quickly" I can clearly remember what I felt like before recovery. I was anxious, on edge, so uncomfortable with my life that I wanted and needed to escape. I can also remember the immediate...

gonee · gonee

"IN THE PRECEDING chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we become. It may fe...

Col · Col

Working with booze 5 nights a week has served to desensitize me to a lot of old triggers. I don't get that panic of handling it, serving it, talking about it, or generally being around it much anymore. The smell of wine sometimes gets to me a bit. I have found that the smell of a bourbon or good scotch still h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Without a sense of humor, you're old in a hurry. --Janice Clark We've all been in the company of constant complainers. They drag down the mood of everyone they encounter. Can we be accused of this demeanor on occasion too? Maybe it seems impossible to wear a happy face all the time. And it's not always ea...

Bob K · Bob K

There is a meeting this morning at 11 am eastern. Come join the recovery. -- Edited by Bob K on Saturday 25th of May 2013 09:41:45 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur Ward Manipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...

lorraine2 · lorraine2

im really struggling to keep it in the day at the moment. i have an alcoholic boyfriend who struggling. he been off the drink 5 weeks now and i cant stop worrying about when he going to slip again. it is using up so much of my energy i should be using on my own recovery. when i can stop doing this and just enjoy t...

justadrunk · justadrunk

I have one business failing, and one growing like crazy. It seems there is a hidden message. The business that keeps me active and fit and healthy and working hard for medium pay, is doing excellent. Growth by word of mouth has gotten me to the point where I will either hire help or turn people away. Th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? --Frank J. Giblin, II Almost every magazine devotes its cover to movie stars and famous personalities. We are taught that we need to look like the most attractive and glamorous people. We need to wear what they wear, eat what they eat, and fix our hair like the...

bikerbill · bikerbill

Last night, after a long, long day, a decent curry and a soak in the bath, I turned on the news to hear about the tragic murder of the off duty soldier in Woolwich by two men. The poor bloke was run down by a car, then hacked and stabbed to death by the two occupants. The murderers then refused to let men near th...

Col · Col

I'm not sure if this is a healthy way of approaching the 2nd year of sobriety or not. I feel like now that I have some sort of grounding in reality, I can begin reconstruction. Now that the foggy mess of year one of sobriety is over, I can begin rebuilding a life for myself. Or, not really REbuilding, but est...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi All, I just wanted to check in because I have had a pretty intense and stressful week and was more tempted to drink yesterday than I have in the past 103 days. I woke up this morning feeling great and celebrated by exercising and drinking one of my famous spinach and spirulina shakes :) (And then Apple C...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

So I was half listening to David Letterman and Harrison Ford on the TV last night and Harrison told a joke that had me ROFL ... I'll try to remember it in as much detail as I can: This Cannibal was walking through the woods one day and runs into another cannibal from another tribe ... He's says 'How's it goi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and gu...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 24 "Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us."

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

I've heard that you should never walk out of a meeting if you hear something that upsets you, because that means that's probably exactly what you needed to hear. I was feeling a little sorry for myself this morning because my wife and I don't have kids, and this older gentleman was talking about how peop...

odat · odat

Lets face it, control freaks are everywhere today. When people can't control the spiritual loss in society, the result will be them trying to control each other. Like yesterday when I was crossing the street and a man drove his car real, real slow in front of me, rolling down his window to look me right i...

AlcoHater · AlcoHater

It took a while for me to screw up the courage to write this. Don't know if I'm right in doing this, but here goes. Recently, there was a suicide by jumping. I won't go into details. Don't need to. But the young man who took his life used to be in our AA group. Note "used to". I'm not saying that leav...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 23 "When I'm in fear, my sponsor always tells me, 'Maybe you should get a bigger God.'"

Stepchild · Stepchild

http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_17.htmWe, of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem.Page 17Having seen myself so clearly in Bill's Story...I continued to see myself in this chap...

PhotoPhreak · PhotoPhreak

Is our own worst enemy. We have had problems with our air conditioner. I have had a store out to fix it and things are still not fixed. Am I angry? I could be if I wanted to be. Things happen. People make errors. My point what does Anger do for us? Anger does nothing for me. Anger hurts me. Thoughts plea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Are you meeting roadblocks to recovery? A disorder means out of order, not the way things should be. Are we convinced that addictive behavior is counter to the way we are intended to function? Or do we harbor, somewhere in the back of our minds, the idea that we'll never change our habits? Fear of change...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 22 "The most difficult thing a man can do is turn his eyes inward upon his real self."

maire rua · maire rua

I lost it today. I have been putting up with a friend for a while now who has been pressing all the wrong buttons. I said things I should not have but have apologised but don't really mean it. I just want a quiet life. I know how difficult this person can and will make things for me but I was not happy that I stoo...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love is selfless, yet it exhilarates the self. --Sue Atchley Ebaugh With a quickened step we hurry toward a challenge when empowered by love. Conversely, even the simplest of experiences have the power to fill us with dread when love is absent. Expressed to a friend, a lover, even a stranger, love pro...

Toad · Toad

Just a note on Grace --------

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let us all remember those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma today ... many died, many more injured ... May God be with them and comfort them ... Pappy

justadrunk · justadrunk

What a joy it has been getting to witness the miracle in progress... congrats to you!

Chikky · Chikky

I want a drink so bad. I am at the end if my rope. Do not know what to do. I am so full of fear that I can not think. I pray and pray. Today it is minute by minute to hold on. I am stuck and do not know how to fix it.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Apologies Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 21 "I build today the road I travel tomorrow."

RubyTues · RubyTues

You know the 'I love you, man!' drunk? I think I'm the 'I love you, man!' sober person. I love you guys, and this fellowship. Just had the urge to share!

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey Family, ... On occasion, I am reminded of the awesome 'power' greater than me ... I'm still at the kid's house in Nashville and yesterday at 4:30 a.m., a storm rolled in ... I scrambled to the coffee pot to get some coffee going before we lost power, which we did later ... what woke me was the shaking of t...

Mike B. · Mike B.

May 20 "Human beings come and go, but principles go on and on."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have long mem...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

May 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "A God small enough for me to understand wouldn't be large enough for me to trust." What a stumbling block the "God" thing was for me in the beginning of my recovery. Having been raised Catholic, I was afraid of God and after a while rejected the wh...

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	Today's Gift 05-29 (Preview) Accepting those things we cannot change frees us. It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have excelled at being caretakers, but it's time to back off and let our loved ones fend for themselves. That means letting them...	Pythonpappy	1	843	May 29, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 29 "Whatever strengthens the spirituality of the group strengthens my spirituality, and vice versa."	Mike B.	1	853	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Life Understood Backwards (Preview) Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward. --Soren Kierkegaard Once, in a small village, there was a huge fire. The blaze spread and several homes and businesses were burned to the ground. After a long while, the fire was brought under control and put out. Villagers banded to...	Bob K	3	537	May 29, 2013 by stayhumble
	Back to the idea of "needing AA" (Preview) I wanted to comment on this topic that was posted a few days ago, but I feel like if I did it now nobody would read it at this point. Anyway, a week ago a friend and I were talking about AA and she started asking me if it is just "trading one addiction for another" and wondering "if the real go...	AdamMoz	16	791	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Conquering (Preview)	Bob K	1	924	May 29, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today (Preview) I didn't have to be a part of the fight. I didn't have to make it okay. I didn't have to gloat. I didn't have to smooth it over. I didn't have to bend and break. I didn't have to be someone else. I didn't have to cross boundaries. I didn't have to die.	justadrunk	4	1002	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	Step 7. (Preview) "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from here, to do your bidding. Amen." We have then completed...	gonee	5	946	May 29, 2013 by Rob84
	6 months Ruby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) Congrats to you - such a sweet, humble recovery you have. Yes I'm judging you and taking your inventory - YOU ROCK!!!!	justadrunk	11	1051	May 29, 2013 by mrpeel
	Grapevine (Preview) May 28 "I am responsible for reporting for duty and making the effort to overcome the adversity, and in so doing to overcome myself."	Mike B.	1	853	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-28 (Preview) I can hear music...sweet, sweet music. --Brian Wilson We often find it helpful to think about the role music has played in our lives. Sometimes, it has been a problem for us - time spent listening to loud, blaring music was a time of physical and emotional isolation, usually under the influence of dru...	Pythonpappy	1	886	May 28, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Memorial Day (Preview) MEMORIAL DAY It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has...	Pythonpappy	8	1066	May 28, 2013 by learning
	Accepting the Addict Title (Preview) I am currently visiting at my parents' house, which of course is the simultaneously nostalgic and sometimes depressing root of so many of my experiences. As a little kid I had a biological father who was also a violent drunk. He is now out of the picture completely (for 20 years) but now my mom and step da...	AdamMoz	3	971	May 27, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Grapevine (Preview) March 27 "I have discovered a new way to learn - by shutting my mouth and listening ... It's not so much what I'm doing as what I'm not doing. I'm not talking. So I'm open; I'm teachable."	Mike B.	1	392	May 27, 2013 by Sports dude
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 27, 2013 Quote of the Week "The program does for us slowly what alcohol and drugs did for us quickly" I can clearly remember what I felt like before recovery. I was anxious, on edge, so uncomfortable with my life that I wanted and needed to escape. I can also remember the immediate...	Pythonpappy	1	918	May 27, 2013 by justadrunk
	Alcoholism an illness. (Preview) "IN THE PRECEDING chapters you have learned something of alcoholism. We hope we have made clear the distinction between the alcoholic and the non-alcoholic. If, when you honestly want to, you find you cannot quit entirely, or if when drinking, you have little control over the amount you take,...	gonee	3	1204	May 27, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 05-27 (Preview) Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. --Rainer Maria Rilke For a relationship to be healthy and fulfilling, each of us must respect the other. "Two solitudes" is exactly what we are, and we will never be one, no matter how close we become. It may fe...	Pythonpappy	1	833	May 27, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	The smell of bourbon (Preview) Working with booze 5 nights a week has served to desensitize me to a lot of old triggers. I don't get that panic of handling it, serving it, talking about it, or generally being around it much anymore. The smell of wine sometimes gets to me a bit. I have found that the smell of a bourbon or good scotch still h...	Col	3	1341	May 27, 2013 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift 05-26 (Preview) Without a sense of humor, you're old in a hurry. --Janice Clark We've all been in the company of constant complainers. They drag down the mood of everyone they encounter. Can we be accused of this demeanor on occasion too? Maybe it seems impossible to wear a happy face all the time. And it's not always ea...	Pythonpappy	2	834	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Meeting this morning (Preview) There is a meeting this morning at 11 am eastern. Come join the recovery. -- Edited by Bob K on Saturday 25th of May 2013 09:41:45 AM	Bob K	4	1035	May 26, 2013 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 03-24 (Preview) Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate. -- William Arthur Ward Manipulation is not foreign to most of us. We have probably manipulated and been manipulated. Manipulators may or may not be aware of what the...	Pythonpappy	2	380	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	how to keep it in the day (Preview) im really struggling to keep it in the day at the moment. i have an alcoholic boyfriend who struggling. he been off the drink 5 weeks now and i cant stop worrying about when he going to slip again. it is using up so much of my energy i should be using on my own recovery. when i can stop doing this and just enjoy t...	lorraine2	7	1417	May 26, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	It's the weekend! (Preview) I have one business failing, and one growing like crazy. It seems there is a hidden message. The business that keeps me active and fit and healthy and working hard for medium pay, is doing excellent. Growth by word of mouth has gotten me to the point where I will either hire help or turn people away. Th...	justadrunk	2	380	May 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 05-25 (Preview) Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? --Frank J. Giblin, II Almost every magazine devotes its cover to movie stars and famous personalities. We are taught that we need to look like the most attractive and glamorous people. We need to wear what they wear, eat what they eat, and fix our hair like the...	Pythonpappy	2	975	May 25, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Thank God (as you understand Him) for step 4 (Preview) Last night, after a long, long day, a decent curry and a soak in the bath, I turned on the news to hear about the tragic murder of the off duty soldier in Woolwich by two men. The poor bloke was run down by a car, then hacked and stabbed to death by the two occupants. The murderers then refused to let men near th...	bikerbill	14	424	May 25, 2013 by justadrunk
	On to year 2 (Preview) I'm not sure if this is a healthy way of approaching the 2nd year of sobriety or not. I feel like now that I have some sort of grounding in reality, I can begin reconstruction. Now that the foggy mess of year one of sobriety is over, I can begin rebuilding a life for myself. Or, not really REbuilding, but est...	Col	5	575	May 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	Just Checking In (Preview) Hi All, I just wanted to check in because I have had a pretty intense and stressful week and was more tempted to drink yesterday than I have in the past 103 days. I woke up this morning feeling great and celebrated by exercising and drinking one of my famous spinach and spirulina shakes :) (And then Apple C...	AdamMoz	3	509	May 24, 2013 by justadrunk
	The Cannibal (Preview) So I was half listening to David Letterman and Harrison Ford on the TV last night and Harrison told a joke that had me ROFL ... I'll try to remember it in as much detail as I can: This Cannibal was walking through the woods one day and runs into another cannibal from another tribe ... He's says 'How's it goi...	Pythonpappy	1	435	May 24, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Today's Gift 05-24 (Preview) Reflection for the Day Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in all matters related to their addictions, each of them has decided to turn his or her life over to the care, protection, and gu...	Pythonpappy	1	272	May 24, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 24 "Simplicity, devotion, steadfastness, and loyalty; these, we remembered, were the hallmarks of character which Dr. Bob had well implanted in so many of us."	Mike B.	1	282	May 24, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Walked out of a meeting today, probably shouldn't have. (Preview) I've heard that you should never walk out of a meeting if you hear something that upsets you, because that means that's probably exactly what you needed to hear. I was feeling a little sorry for myself this morning because my wife and I don't have kids, and this older gentleman was talking about how peop...	zzworldontheweb	22	953	May 24, 2013 by Insanicdrunk
	Control vs Freedom (Preview) Lets face it, control freaks are everywhere today. When people can't control the spiritual loss in society, the result will be them trying to control each other. Like yesterday when I was crossing the street and a man drove his car real, real slow in front of me, rolling down his window to look me right i...	odat	3	522	May 24, 2013 by Rob84
	Tragedy (Preview) It took a while for me to screw up the courage to write this. Don't know if I'm right in doing this, but here goes. Recently, there was a suicide by jumping. I won't go into details. Don't need to. But the young man who took his life used to be in our AA group. Note "used to". I'm not saying that leav...	AlcoHater	11	1028	May 24, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Grapevine (Preview) May 23 "When I'm in fear, my sponsor always tells me, 'Maybe you should get a bigger God.'"	Mike B.	1	487	May 23, 2013 by justadrunk
	MIPBB Study: There Is A Solution (Preview) http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_17.htmWe, of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem.Page 17Having seen myself so clearly in Bill's Story...I continued to see myself in this chap...	Stepchild	3	652	May 23, 2013 by RubyTues
	Anger (Preview) Is our own worst enemy. We have had problems with our air conditioner. I have had a store out to fix it and things are still not fixed. Am I angry? I could be if I wanted to be. Things happen. People make errors. My point what does Anger do for us? Anger does nothing for me. Anger hurts me. Thoughts plea...	PhotoPhreak	25	1156	May 23, 2013 by PhotoPhreak
	Today's Gift 05-23 (Preview) Are you meeting roadblocks to recovery? A disorder means out of order, not the way things should be. Are we convinced that addictive behavior is counter to the way we are intended to function? Or do we harbor, somewhere in the back of our minds, the idea that we'll never change our habits? Fear of change...	Pythonpappy	1	287	May 23, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 22 "The most difficult thing a man can do is turn his eyes inward upon his real self."	Mike B.	0	284	May 22, 2013 by Mike B.
	Lost temper today (Preview) I lost it today. I have been putting up with a friend for a while now who has been pressing all the wrong buttons. I said things I should not have but have apologised but don't really mean it. I just want a quiet life. I know how difficult this person can and will make things for me but I was not happy that I stoo...	maire rua	13	677	May 22, 2013 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift 05-22 (Preview) Love is selfless, yet it exhilarates the self. --Sue Atchley Ebaugh With a quickened step we hurry toward a challenge when empowered by love. Conversely, even the simplest of experiences have the power to fill us with dread when love is absent. Expressed to a friend, a lover, even a stranger, love pro...	Pythonpappy	3	296	May 22, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	XXXIV (Preview) Just a note on Grace --------	Toad	19	556	May 22, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	Prayers for those in Moore, Okla (Preview) Let us all remember those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma today ... many died, many more injured ... May God be with them and comfort them ... Pappy	Pythonpappy	6	378	May 22, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	1 yr Col!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Preview) What a joy it has been getting to witness the miracle in progress... congrats to you!	justadrunk	28	689	May 22, 2013 by Fyne Spirit
	God Help Me! (Preview) I want a drink so bad. I am at the end if my rope. Do not know what to do. I am so full of fear that I can not think. I pray and pray. Today it is minute by minute to hold on. I am stuck and do not know how to fix it.	Chikky	13	841	May 22, 2013 by AlcoHater
	Today's Gift 05-21 (Preview) Apologies Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't have to say, "I'm sorry" if we didn't do anything wrong. A sense of shame can keep us apologizing for...	Pythonpappy	1	310	May 21, 2013 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) May 21 "I build today the road I travel tomorrow."	Mike B.	1	291	May 21, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Just had to say it (Preview) You know the 'I love you, man!' drunk? I think I'm the 'I love you, man!' sober person. I love you guys, and this fellowship. Just had the urge to share!	RubyTues	7	485	May 21, 2013 by RubyTues
	An Awesome Display of Power! (Preview) Hey Family, ... On occasion, I am reminded of the awesome 'power' greater than me ... I'm still at the kid's house in Nashville and yesterday at 4:30 a.m., a storm rolled in ... I scrambled to the coffee pot to get some coffee going before we lost power, which we did later ... what woke me was the shaking of t...	Pythonpappy	3	367	May 21, 2013 by Jerry F
	Grapevine (Preview) May 20 "Human beings come and go, but principles go on and on."	Mike B.	0	284	May 20, 2013 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift 05-20 (Preview) All my yesterdays run together. -- Clara Glenn Age doesn't demand that our memories become fuzzy, but they commonly are. We often fret over this. We could, instead, make light of it and simply appreciate that we worked our memories overtime for many years. There is no requirement that we have long mem...	Pythonpappy	0	295	May 20, 2013 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) May 20, 2013 Quote of the Week "A God small enough for me to understand wouldn't be large enough for me to trust." What a stumbling block the "God" thing was for me in the beginning of my recovery. Having been raised Catholic, I was afraid of God and after a while rejected the wh...	Pythonpappy	1	308	May 20, 2013 by Mike B.
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