Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a spiritual realm. --Virginia SatirWe do not belong to ourselves, but to the universe. No one planned to come into existence; we just happened to find o...

Amigo · Amigo

I came into AA , like Bill W. an out of work stockbroker who at 30 drank around the clock 7 days a week..I figured if I could just control morning drinking I'd be all right..but that was impossible..It was a cold day so I came in the doors because I was with a friend who was going to a meeting I could get a cup of c...

hopefulone · hopefulone

There is something about this board... ....and I really cannot really figure it out. But I'm going to try..... I came across this board when I was new in sobriety. It was comforting to me to come on and read the postings of people who had more sobriety than me share their ES and H. I was attending meetings...

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/08/nhsta-anti-drunk-driving-technology/

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/police_drunk_ny_man_has_his_10-year-old_drive_him_home.html

ohhello · ohhello

I am a counselor and a grateful member of al-anon. I work with a lot of active addicts and people in recovery...as well as family members of alcoholics/addicts. Looking for a better understanding of something. What is it like for you to manage both your own recovery and have family members who are sti...

anon11 · anon11

Hi, I am first time sponsoring somebody. I am a female he is male. When he asked me to sponsor him I did talk to my sponsor about it because of the obvious fact that he is male. Justification here and why we agreed that I would take on the role of being his sponsor is because I thought he is gay. I thought this, s...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I have heard people before they share introduce themselves as "I am (name) and I am a real alcoholic". Just curious as to why some do this. I have noticed that when some say this, emphasis is placed on the word "real" as if to distinguish themselves from others. I was under the impr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life. --Garrison KeillorOur problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some of us have held back our anger, which led to resentment of our loved ones. Some of us have indulged our anger and become abu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 17, 2015Quote of the Week"I don't have a rewind button in my life, but I do have a pause..." I can't tell you how many times - usually when I'm really mad or hurt - I've said or done things that I've later regretted. But in the heat of the moment when I felt I needed to defend, attack, or ju...

Tanin · Tanin

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you-oo Happy birthday to you On this day in 1935, Dr. Bob Smith, recovering from his last bender, said "I'm going to do what it takes to get sober and stay that way." This date is generally regarded as the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

so, I'm sitting at home, playing my guitar, and my next door neighbor comes over. Drunk. "Steve, come on, hop on my 4 wheeler, let's go down the road to the bar." I figured I haven't been out in awhile, so, why not. I sez, "I ain't riding on that thing with you. Yer drunk. I'll drive the ca...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I was curious about a couple of folks who no longer are on this board. I was saddened to see they either deleted their acct. or haven't posted in a long time. I hope the folks I looked up are still sober. It would be great for them to come back and say all is well with them. The boards I am on are like meetings for...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Imagine living in your head, untrue to your heart. Imagine the pain of separation. Imagine the depth of the longing for peace. --G. CarolBefore finding recovery as a way of life, many of us barely hung on from one pain-filled moment to another. We incessantly tried to figure out what was wrong with our...

hopefulone · hopefulone

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Got this card at my "Home Group" for my 29th Sober anniversary. Yes folks Aug 11 , I was 29 yrs sober . 1 Day at a time . Thanks to my F2F Groups. More importantly . Thank You . my MiP Group . As I check this out Everyday. whereas I can only do 2 to maybe 3 meetings a week.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Stop expecting too much from yourself. --AnonymousWhen there is too wide a gap between standards we set for ourselves and our actual achievement, unhappiness follows. If we can't improve the performance, we should lower the demands. When we are true to ourselves, we come to expect only that which w...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Registered Members: 6,695 Topics: 22,366 Total Posts: 142,334 There are currently member(s) and 102 guest(s) online. 743 user(s) visited this forum in the past 24 hours The most users ever online at once was 16 member(s) and 185 guest(s) at 7:01am Sep 07, 2010 (Date 8/14/2015 11:58 a.m. ES...

hopefulone · hopefulone

The following excerpt is from Melodie Beattie's: Theres a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use, said one recovering woman. The other person does something inappropriate or wrong, then stands there until you feel guilty and end up apologizing. Its imperative that we stop fee...

Coogi · Coogi

I've been absent way too long and missed this board and everyone on it.then keeping everyone here in my prayers and thoughts every day. The new home is coming along nicely and all the work is good therapy for me. I've had more drama than I care to type out (and more than anyone wants to read haha), but the hi...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Here is a printed "Serenity Prayer" on a 'sloppy joe' that I did many yrs ago. yep still fits . yep , still wear it. We can be creative "little vegemites"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Daily our spirits are renewed.For most of us, a spiritual awakening does not come once and for all. Instead, we have small flashes of insight here and there, and every once in a while we look back and realize with gratitude how the promises of the program have been coming true for us.Just as our bodies ne...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 3, 2015Quote of the Week"It all works out in the end...if it hasn't worked out yet, it's not the end." This is one of the truest quotes I've heard yet. I can't tell you how many times I've stressed and worried about something I was sure wasn't going to work out, only to eventually real...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. --Step Three of Alcoholics AnonymousLet's cut right to the heart of the matter: We get in trouble if we try to run our own lives. Our ego starts to mess things up. We try to control things we can't control. We think we a...

hopefulone · hopefulone

You okay? Have missed you on the board.

Amigo · Amigo

WHY WE CAN LOSE SIGHT OF GOD An affluent woman dressed in a tailored white linen dress (from the flax plant) a pair of leather Jimmy Choos (animal) a leather Louis Vuitton Purse (Animal) is meeting her husband at Daniel an affluent French Park Ave RestaurantFirst course shrimp cocktail (animal)may...

justadrunk · justadrunk

If only I got to know you one moment... it would be worth it. Sending you love for tough times that bring us closer and build love stronger. Xxxxhugsxxx xxxox peace be with you my friend.

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Yup

Twist · Twist

This is my first time coming to this site, I just wanted to thank Bob Earl. about 17 years ago, I heard a tape that one of my family members had, I could relate to his words so much. I had forgotten about that tape until yesterday. I had the "vulture on my headboard", and could not make it shut up!...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

29yrs ago at this time . I was having my last drinks . Just been to a F2F meeting , BBS . It was a great topic too . How ironic though , crossed th bridge leading out of town . Got pulled up for a Random breath test . "Have you had any alcoholic drinks today sir" . "No , I don't drink , in fact I have j...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I have often gone to meetings and seen folks with lots of sobriety time and they looked absolutely miserable. Some would share, some would be quiet. I looked for happy people in the meetings....watched what they did, listened to what they said. I wanted what they had. I listen to "I" inste...

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

BTGOG I had my last drink tonight

hopefulone · hopefulone

So I have been having coffee with another AA'er for quite a while. I am a Christian. She is a non believer. Our get togethers have been fine under the condition I let her talk on and on about her not believing in God--or a Higher Power-- and how she thinks AA is brainwashing others with their "religio...

davep12and12 · davep12and12

I went down to the garage in my condo building this morning to drive to my regular Saturday morning meeting and discovered that my car had been stolen. Dang it. This is now the second time this has happened in 18 months. It happens to be a very popular car for car thieves because it's easy to steal. So I've...

gonee · gonee

You are always in my prayerful thoughts. Thanks for always posting and keeping this forum alive. I dip in here most days just to read your thoughts. It's like being at a meeting.

gonee · gonee

As many of you might know that Pappy is not well. Let's keep him in our prayer and ask God to heal him of all his health issues.

regaldozer · regaldozer

I have been through the sink-hole of life for the past 4.5 years. Because of my health and a failed marriage with three children. I turned to drinking 2 years ago and went to meetings and was able to stop. Or so i thought. 6 months ago, it was one beer with dinner and 1 or 2 rowdy nights at bowling. Now I can't e...

hopefulone · hopefulone

I had a close call last night. I got upset at something someone said and did. Didn't see it coming and my guard was down. Self pity started in....got a bit resentment for this and that....more self pity...and bam, next thing I know I was thinking about taking a walk to the nearest "wasted" rec...

hopefulone · hopefulone

"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity" By the time I got sober I had lost just about all the faith I had in the God of my understanding (who is God, btw). I prayed along with the folks in the rooms of the AA meetings anyway. I noticed something pretty wei...

naderman · naderman

Hello everybody: This is humbling to me to share this. I want to come back to the program after a long and embarrassing relapse (I mean, something like 7 1/2 years). I once had long term sobriety, over 20 years. Violated "h.a.l.t." and "to thine own self be true." What I mean on th...

hopefulone · hopefulone

Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." ----------------------------- I thought I could handle the alcohol until the amount got to be so much then I started to wonder. Didn't stop me from drinking though. Then I wasn't able to work...

Quakeroat1 · Quakeroat1

6 months ago a triple A meeting started All Addictons Anonymous, some were sceptical some still are but I find that so many of my AA friends have other addictions they would like to talk about and,hear themselves work out. we know that alcohol is just a symptom of our illness and this is somewhere that gi...

rockman q · rockman q

Just joined AA. Tired of drinking every day. I am 55 years old and have been drinking every day since I was 21. I Had a horrible upbringing, 9 kids growing up in a 3 room house very poor and super abusive father and uninvolved cold mother. I am one of those guys who always shows up for work early, but hides...

hopefulone · hopefulone

...alcohol. I had to decline an offer to go on a trip for several days. I could easily cop a resentment. Beautiful Smokey Mountains, Native American crafts...darn! All but one person who we would be visiting are drinkers. Not alcoholics like I am. Just those damned irritating "normal" dr...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

Below, I am going to list the advantages of drinking. Feel free to add to my list. .

StillTipsyMcStagger · StillTipsyMcStagger

Good luck finding it because it isn't there. So why does the modern day AA program place so much emphasis on it? As if the end all be all, only path to sobriety is getting a sponsor and following his/her orders. Personally I think it's a mistake and the dwindling success rate of todays AA compared to the ea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I am still amazed, after years of recovering, at how easily I can begin to talk myself out of attending meetings. I am also still amazed at how good I feel when I go. --AnonymousWe don't have to stay stuck in our misery and discomfort. An immediate option is available that will help us feel better: go to a m...

Jerry F · Jerry F

I'm big on it and into my second reading of PASS IT ON Bill. W and the AA message. This is a very good read. Give it a try. You can get the book at your AA Central Office or maybe your sponsor has it. From Page 102; "Bill listened entranced, as Silkworth explained his theory. For the first time in...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

on coffee.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 27, 2015Quote of the Week"Anxiety is the difference between now and then." Before recovery, I had a hard time staying in the present. Without permission my mind would race into the future where it was quickly mired in anxiety and the dread of "What's going to happen then?&q...

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	Today's Gift 8/18 (Preview) What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a spiritual realm. --Virginia SatirWe do not belong to ourselves, but to the universe. No one planned to come into existence; we just happened to find o...	Pythonpappy	0	443	Aug 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Easter Sunsday 1974 (Preview) I came into AA , like Bill W. an out of work stockbroker who at 30 drank around the clock 7 days a week..I figured if I could just control morning drinking I'd be all right..but that was impossible..It was a cold day so I came in the doors because I was with a friend who was going to a meeting I could get a cup of c...	Amigo	31	1432	Aug 18, 2015 by Tanin
	There is Something About This Board... (Preview) There is something about this board... ....and I really cannot really figure it out. But I'm going to try..... I came across this board when I was new in sobriety. It was comforting to me to come on and read the postings of people who had more sobriety than me share their ES and H. I was attending meetings...	hopefulone	1	698	Aug 18, 2015 by AdamMoz
	New Technology Won't Start Car if You are Drunk (Preview) http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/08/nhsta-anti-drunk-driving-technology/	hopefulone	0	417	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	"Drunk Man Has His 10 Year Old Drive Him Home" (Preview) http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/police_drunk_ny_man_has_his_10-year-old_drive_him_home.html	hopefulone	0	468	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	alcoholic/addict family members/loved ones...? (Preview) I am a counselor and a grateful member of al-anon. I work with a lot of active addicts and people in recovery...as well as family members of alcoholics/addicts. Looking for a better understanding of something. What is it like for you to manage both your own recovery and have family members who are sti...	ohhello	4	657	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	Male/Female Sponsorship - Please ?? sponsorship male female (Preview) Hi, I am first time sponsoring somebody. I am a female he is male. When he asked me to sponsor him I did talk to my sponsor about it because of the obvious fact that he is male. Justification here and why we agreed that I would take on the role of being his sponsor is because I thought he is gay. I thought this, s...	anon11	17	11200	Aug 18, 2015 by hopefulone
	A "Real" Alcoholic.... Question (Preview) I have heard people before they share introduce themselves as "I am (name) and I am a real alcoholic". Just curious as to why some do this. I have noticed that when some say this, emphasis is placed on the word "real" as if to distinguish themselves from others. I was under the impr...	hopefulone	15	2640	Aug 17, 2015 by ohhello
	Today's Gift 8/17 (Preview) That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life. --Garrison KeillorOur problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some of us have held back our anger, which led to resentment of our loved ones. Some of us have indulged our anger and become abu...	Pythonpappy	2	461	Aug 17, 2015 by BLUESMAN
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 17, 2015Quote of the Week"I don't have a rewind button in my life, but I do have a pause..." I can't tell you how many times - usually when I'm really mad or hurt - I've said or done things that I've later regretted. But in the heat of the moment when I felt I needed to defend, attack, or ju...	Pythonpappy	1	612	Aug 17, 2015 by BLUESMAN
	Happy 80th Birthday To You... AA Founding Anniversary (Preview) Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you-oo Happy birthday to you On this day in 1935, Dr. Bob Smith, recovering from his last bender, said "I'm going to do what it takes to get sober and stay that way." This date is generally regarded as the founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.	Tanin	8	940	Aug 17, 2015 by davep12and12
	Went to the bar last night (Preview) so, I'm sitting at home, playing my guitar, and my next door neighbor comes over. Drunk. "Steve, come on, hop on my 4 wheeler, let's go down the road to the bar." I figured I haven't been out in awhile, so, why not. I sez, "I ain't riding on that thing with you. Yer drunk. I'll drive the ca...	Baba Louie	18	895	Aug 17, 2015 by hopefulone
	Taking a Break (Preview) I was curious about a couple of folks who no longer are on this board. I was saddened to see they either deleted their acct. or haven't posted in a long time. I hope the folks I looked up are still sober. It would be great for them to come back and say all is well with them. The boards I am on are like meetings for...	hopefulone	19	994	Aug 17, 2015 by AdamMoz
	Today's Gift 8/16 (Preview) Imagine living in your head, untrue to your heart. Imagine the pain of separation. Imagine the depth of the longing for peace. --G. CarolBefore finding recovery as a way of life, many of us barely hung on from one pain-filled moment to another. We incessantly tried to figure out what was wrong with our...	Pythonpappy	0	470	Aug 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Next Time You Cry.... (Preview) There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving	hopefulone	2	494	Aug 15, 2015 by Tanin
	Home F2F (Preview) Got this card at my "Home Group" for my 29th Sober anniversary. Yes folks Aug 11 , I was 29 yrs sober . 1 Day at a time . Thanks to my F2F Groups. More importantly . Thank You . my MiP Group . As I check this out Everyday. whereas I can only do 2 to maybe 3 meetings a week.	Zoomtopz	5	698	Aug 14, 2015 by gonee
	Today's Gift 8/14 (Preview) Stop expecting too much from yourself. --AnonymousWhen there is too wide a gap between standards we set for ourselves and our actual achievement, unhappiness follows. If we can't improve the performance, we should lower the demands. When we are true to ourselves, we come to expect only that which w...	Pythonpappy	0	439	Aug 14, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	102 Guests on Here!!! Oh My Gosh! (Preview) Registered Members: 6,695 Topics: 22,366 Total Posts: 142,334 There are currently member(s) and 102 guest(s) online. 743 user(s) visited this forum in the past 24 hours The most users ever online at once was 16 member(s) and 185 guest(s) at 7:01am Sep 07, 2010 (Date 8/14/2015 11:58 a.m. ES...	hopefulone	0	537	Aug 14, 2015 by hopefulone
	Melodie Beattie Excerpt on Guilt (The Language of Letting Go) (Preview) The following excerpt is from Melodie Beattie's: Theres a good trick that people in dysfunctional relationships use, said one recovering woman. The other person does something inappropriate or wrong, then stands there until you feel guilty and end up apologizing. Its imperative that we stop fee...	hopefulone	0	559	Aug 14, 2015 by hopefulone
	Not dead yet (Preview) I've been absent way too long and missed this board and everyone on it.then keeping everyone here in my prayers and thoughts every day. The new home is coming along nicely and all the work is good therapy for me. I've had more drama than I care to type out (and more than anyone wants to read haha), but the hi...	Coogi	5	651	Aug 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	printed 'sloppy joe' (Preview) Here is a printed "Serenity Prayer" on a 'sloppy joe' that I did many yrs ago. yep still fits . yep , still wear it. We can be creative "little vegemites"	Zoomtopz	5	619	Aug 13, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Today's Gift 8/13 (Preview) Daily our spirits are renewed.For most of us, a spiritual awakening does not come once and for all. Instead, we have small flashes of insight here and there, and every once in a while we look back and realize with gratitude how the promises of the program have been coming true for us.Just as our bodies ne...	Pythonpappy	3	509	Aug 13, 2015 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 3, 2015Quote of the Week"It all works out in the end...if it hasn't worked out yet, it's not the end." This is one of the truest quotes I've heard yet. I can't tell you how many times I've stressed and worried about something I was sure wasn't going to work out, only to eventually real...	Pythonpappy	0	554	Aug 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 8/12 (Preview) Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. --Step Three of Alcoholics AnonymousLet's cut right to the heart of the matter: We get in trouble if we try to run our own lives. Our ego starts to mess things up. We try to control things we can't control. We think we a...	Pythonpappy	0	439	Aug 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Baba Louieeeeee????? (Preview) You okay? Have missed you on the board.	hopefulone	12	801	Aug 12, 2015 by Baba Louie
	How by Today's Standards We Can Lose Sight of God (Preview) WHY WE CAN LOSE SIGHT OF GOD An affluent woman dressed in a tailored white linen dress (from the flax plant) a pair of leather Jimmy Choos (animal) a leather Louis Vuitton Purse (Animal) is meeting her husband at Daniel an affluent French Park Ave RestaurantFirst course shrimp cocktail (animal)may...	Amigo	12	909	Aug 12, 2015 by Amigo
	prayer for gonee and family (Preview) If only I got to know you one moment... it would be worth it. Sending you love for tough times that bring us closer and build love stronger. Xxxxhugsxxx xxxox peace be with you my friend.	justadrunk	2	511	Aug 12, 2015 by hopefulone
	Come in , Hang on (Preview) Yup	Zoomtopz	11	956	Aug 12, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Bob Earl (Preview) This is my first time coming to this site, I just wanted to thank Bob Earl. about 17 years ago, I heard a tape that one of my family members had, I could relate to his words so much. I had forgotten about that tape until yesterday. I had the "vulture on my headboard", and could not make it shut up!...	Twist	8	14425	Aug 11, 2015 by Sarah Connor
	@ this time (Preview) 29yrs ago at this time . I was having my last drinks . Just been to a F2F meeting , BBS . It was a great topic too . How ironic though , crossed th bridge leading out of town . Got pulled up for a Random breath test . "Have you had any alcoholic drinks today sir" . "No , I don't drink , in fact I have j...	Zoomtopz	1	447	Aug 10, 2015 by hopefulone
	If You Want What We Have...... (Preview) I have often gone to meetings and seen folks with lots of sobriety time and they looked absolutely miserable. Some would share, some would be quiet. I looked for happy people in the meetings....watched what they did, listened to what they said. I wanted what they had. I listen to "I" inste...	hopefulone	1	516	Aug 8, 2015 by Tanin
	Once upon a time in 1989 (Preview) BTGOG I had my last drink tonight	StPeteDean	17	1209	Aug 7, 2015 by Dodsworth
	Higher Power Non Believers and Patience (Preview) So I have been having coffee with another AA'er for quite a while. I am a Christian. She is a non believer. Our get togethers have been fine under the condition I let her talk on and on about her not believing in God--or a Higher Power-- and how she thinks AA is brainwashing others with their "religio...	hopefulone	10	788	Aug 7, 2015 by Amigo
	Stolen car (Preview) I went down to the garage in my condo building this morning to drive to my regular Saturday morning meeting and discovered that my car had been stolen. Dang it. This is now the second time this has happened in 18 months. It happens to be a very popular car for car thieves because it's easy to steal. So I've...	davep12and12	7	677	Aug 7, 2015 by hopefulone
	Just saying hi. (Preview) You are always in my prayerful thoughts. Thanks for always posting and keeping this forum alive. I dip in here most days just to read your thoughts. It's like being at a meeting.	gonee	10	875	Aug 5, 2015 by lashqueen
	Prayer for Pappy. (Preview) As many of you might know that Pappy is not well. Let's keep him in our prayer and ask God to heal him of all his health issues.	gonee	10	1072	Aug 5, 2015 by Coogi
	Every morning I wake up.... (Preview) I have been through the sink-hole of life for the past 4.5 years. Because of my health and a failed marriage with three children. I turned to drinking 2 years ago and went to meetings and was able to stop. Or so i thought. 6 months ago, it was one beer with dinner and 1 or 2 rowdy nights at bowling. Now I can't e...	regaldozer	15	911	Aug 4, 2015 by hopefulone
	Watchdog on my A** (Preview) I had a close call last night. I got upset at something someone said and did. Didn't see it coming and my guard was down. Self pity started in....got a bit resentment for this and that....more self pity...and bam, next thing I know I was thinking about taking a walk to the nearest "wasted" rec...	hopefulone	6	656	Aug 4, 2015 by hopefulone
	Step Two (Preview) "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity" By the time I got sober I had lost just about all the faith I had in the God of my understanding (who is God, btw). I prayed along with the folks in the rooms of the AA meetings anyway. I noticed something pretty wei...	hopefulone	5	761	Aug 2, 2015 by Jerry F
	Coming back home after a LONG Relapse (Preview) Hello everybody: This is humbling to me to share this. I want to come back to the program after a long and embarrassing relapse (I mean, something like 7 1/2 years). I once had long term sobriety, over 20 years. Violated "h.a.l.t." and "to thine own self be true." What I mean on th...	naderman	7	890	Aug 2, 2015 by Jerry F
	Step One (Preview) Step One *"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable."* *-----------------------------* I thought I could handle the alcohol until the amount got to be so much then I started to wonder. Didn't stop me from drinking though. Then I wasn't able to work...	hopefulone	12	869	Aug 2, 2015 by lashqueen
	Triple A meeting becoming very popular (Preview) 6 months ago a triple A meeting started All Addictons Anonymous, some were sceptical some still are but I find that so many of my AA friends have other addictions they would like to talk about and,hear themselves work out. we know that alcohol is just a symptom of our illness and this is somewhere that gi...	Quakeroat1	3	1159	Jul 31, 2015 by Tanin
	tired of drinking (Preview) Just joined AA. Tired of drinking every day. I am 55 years old and have been drinking every day since I was 21. I Had a horrible upbringing, 9 kids growing up in a 3 room house very poor and super abusive father and uninvolved cold mother. I am one of those guys who always shows up for work early, but hides...	rockman q	15	817	Jul 31, 2015 by Baba Louie
	Darn Miserable Nasty Yucky (Preview) ...alcohol. I had to decline an offer to go on a trip for several days. I could easily cop a resentment. Beautiful Smokey Mountains, Native American crafts...darn! All but one person who we would be visiting are drinkers. Not alcoholics like I am. Just those damned irritating "normal" dr...	hopefulone	4	832	Jul 31, 2015 by Tanin
	Advantages of drinking (Preview) Below, I am going to list the advantages of drinking. Feel free to add to my list. .	Baba Louie	1	615	Jul 31, 2015 by Zoomtopz
	Can someone please show me in the orginal literature where it talks about "sponsors"? (Preview) Good luck finding it because it isn't there. So why does the modern day AA program place so much emphasis on it? As if the end all be all, only path to sobriety is getting a sponsor and following his/her orders. Personally I think it's a mistake and the dwindling success rate of todays AA compared to the ea...	StillTipsyMcStagger	6	765	Jul 30, 2015 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift 7/29 (Preview) I am still amazed, after years of recovering, at how easily I can begin to talk myself out of attending meetings. I am also still amazed at how good I feel when I go. --AnonymousWe don't have to stay stuck in our misery and discomfort. An immediate option is available that will help us feel better: go to a m...	Pythonpappy	1	492	Jul 30, 2015 by gonee
	Literature.... (Preview) I'm big on it and into my second reading of PASS IT ON Bill. W and the AA message. This is a very good read. Give it a try. You can get the book at your AA Central Office or maybe your sponsor has it. From Page 102; "Bill listened entranced, as Silkworth explained his theory. For the first time in...	Jerry F	1	503	Jul 29, 2015 by gonee
	I need to cut down (Preview) on coffee.	Baba Louie	10	816	Jul 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 27, 2015Quote of the Week"Anxiety is the difference between now and then." Before recovery, I had a hard time staying in the present. Without permission my mind would race into the future where it was quickly mired in anxiety and the dread of "What's going to happen then?&q...	Pythonpappy	0	892	Jul 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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