Alcoholics Anonymous

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...

Erorbot · Erorbot

I like to drink a 40oz after work almost everyday. It doesn't affect my life in a negative way. I probably do it 4 times a week after work before bed. My friendships are fine. But I do alternate 7elevens because I don't want them thinking I drink a lot. So in a way I'm sort of self conscious about it. I haven't...

WeDoRecover12 · WeDoRecover12

We've added a ton of new AA speakers to our channel lately. Check them out here https://www.youtube.com/user/WeDoRecover12

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? --Albert CamusSometimes, we say we're getting our lives together. Together with what? With our selves. The Twelve Steps help us clean up the mess we've made. We're fixing our mistakes. We're looking at ourselves clo...

davidc · davidc

My wife got out of recovery about 70 days ago. Both my wife and I are atheists. She has been dealing with how much religion there is in the AA meetings but she admits, other than that aspect, she has gotten a lot out of the meetings and is very proud of herself being 70 days clean. About 2 weeks ago she got a spo...

Paradigm · Paradigm

Hello everyone,My wife who previously had an addiction problem before we met and went through the program to get clean 15 years ago started drinking a few years ago. It has slowly progressed into a serious problem and I am pretty new to understanding this and trying to get her help.With some help from h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. --Arthur Somers RocheA trickle of water that drains down the side of a hill poses no problem to the hill, its vegetation, or the people living in the valley. But if that t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

...alone in the company of our partner.To be alone in the wilderness is less painful than to feel alone in the company of our partner. When we shut down in silence because we feel wounded by our partner, we slam the door on healing. We may justify emotionally abandoning our partner by telling ourselves...

Mike B. · Mike B.

July 21 "There is no you or me or them. Everything is connected and the salvation of each of us is linked to the salvation of all of us."

hopefulone · hopefulone

http://silkworth.net/grapevine_no_date_other_articles/keeping_it_simple.html

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. --William JamesMany of us learned as children that rejection and abandonment are part and parcel of being alive. We are so used to feeling as though things won't work out, that fear - like a shadow - is alwa...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

July 20, 2015Quote of the Week"Everyone has a Higher Power, and it's not me." What a relief it was when I heard this quote. I've spent a lot of time thinking about what's best for you, a lot of energy trying to arrange things for you, and a lot of time worrying about what's going to happen to y...

Amigo · Amigo

The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. --Samuel Johnson The Power of Optimism A truly powerful force in the universe is that of optimism. Optimism lies at the root of our mental and physical health. Feelings of hope can stimulate the body's immun...

hopefulone · hopefulone

"I have this weird self esteem issue where I hate myself, yet think I'm better than everyone else." When I first heard in AA that we alcoholics have huge ego problems, I thought that was a bunch of hogwash. How could I hate myself and want to die and feel like such a loser and think I was "a...

Tanin · Tanin

Atheism in AA has come up recently in threads here and at the Alanon board. Here is a nice example I found that exemplifies an important point for atheist alcoholics: God is not necessary to get or stay sober in AA. As an alcoholic in AA who does believe in God, I appreciate this important point. AA must...

hopefulone · hopefulone

"Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head" I am good about this one. Being a people pleaser most of my life I have always worried about what others think about me, say about me. So I am ultra-sensitive. I am not as bad as I used to be. Things are said to me now and I think to myself..."Wow! No...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things. --Pablo CasalsThe Third Step refers to "God as we understood Him." The pathways to meeting our Higher Power and to our spiritual awakening are all around. Every tree and every l...

downperiscope · downperiscope

I went 4 years being sober but was not as hard a drinker as I was when I restarted this last time. I was lucky in the point I did not actually feel the physical need to have alcohol when I stopped. This time is different I have been physically ill now for 5 days, shaky, sweats. sick on my stomach and feel out of i...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Yep . I AM Grateful. Because for me . The gutter could be my Biggest fall.

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	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	567	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	658	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	626	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	520	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	562	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	444	Aug 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Baba Louieeeeee????? (Preview) You okay? Have missed you on the board.	hopefulone	12	808	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	914	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	516	Aug 12, 2015 by hopefulone
	Come in , Hang on (Preview) Yup	Zoomtopz	11	964	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	14527	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	451	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	524	Aug 8, 2015 by Tanin
	Once upon a time in 1989 (Preview) BTGOG I had my last drink tonight	StPeteDean	17	1213	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	797	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	687	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	879	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	1078	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	919	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	662	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	770	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	898	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	876	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	1177	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	823	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	842	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	621	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	772	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	498	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	510	Jul 29, 2015 by gonee
	I need to cut down (Preview) on coffee.	Baba Louie	10	821	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	901	Jul 27, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	I'm not sure how I should feel about my behavior (Preview) I like to drink a 40oz after work almost everyday. It doesn't affect my life in a negative way. I probably do it 4 times a week after work before bed. My friendships are fine. But I do alternate 7elevens because I don't want them thinking I drink a lot. So in a way I'm sort of self conscious about it. I haven't...	Erorbot	30	1301	Jul 27, 2015 by Erorbot
	Tons of New AA Speakers! (Preview) We've added a ton of new AA speakers to our channel lately. Check them out here https://www.youtube.com/user/WeDoRecover12	WeDoRecover12	2	3189	Jul 25, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 7/25 (Preview) But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? --Albert CamusSometimes, we say we're getting our lives together. Together with what? With our selves. The Twelve Steps help us clean up the mess we've made. We're fixing our mistakes. We're looking at ourselves clo...	Pythonpappy	0	435	Jul 25, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Forcing prayer? (Preview) My wife got out of recovery about 70 days ago. Both my wife and I are atheists. She has been dealing with how much religion there is in the AA meetings but she admits, other than that aspect, she has gotten a lot out of the meetings and is very proud of herself being 70 days clean. About 2 weeks ago she got a spo...	davidc	64	1604	Jul 24, 2015 by StillTipsyMcStagger
	Looking for help/advice and an interventionist in the NJ area (Preview) Hello everyone,My wife who previously had an addiction problem before we met and went through the program to get clean 15 years ago started drinking a few years ago. It has slowly progressed into a serious problem and I am pretty new to understanding this and trying to get her help.With some help from h...	Paradigm	2	623	Jul 24, 2015 by Tanin
	Today's Gift 7/23 (Preview) Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. --Arthur Somers RocheA trickle of water that drains down the side of a hill poses no problem to the hill, its vegetation, or the people living in the valley. But if that t...	Pythonpappy	0	459	Jul 23, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift (Preview) ...alone in the company of our partner.To be alone in the wilderness is less painful than to feel alone in the company of our partner. When we shut down in silence because we feel wounded by our partner, we slam the door on healing. We may justify emotionally abandoning our partner by telling ourselves...	Pythonpappy	0	478	Jul 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) July 21 "There is no you or me or them. Everything is connected and the salvation of each of us is linked to the salvation of all of us."	Mike B.	2	450	Jul 21, 2015 by gonee
	Keep it Simple Silkworth (Preview) http://silkworth.net/grapevine_no_date_other_articles/keeping_it_simple.html	hopefulone	1	479	Jul 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 7/21 (Preview) Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. --William JamesMany of us learned as children that rejection and abandonment are part and parcel of being alive. We are so used to feeling as though things won't work out, that fear - like a shadow - is alwa...	Pythonpappy	0	444	Jul 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) July 20, 2015Quote of the Week"Everyone has a Higher Power, and it's not me." What a relief it was when I heard this quote. I've spent a lot of time thinking about what's best for you, a lot of energy trying to arrange things for you, and a lot of time worrying about what's going to happen to y...	Pythonpappy	0	748	Jul 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	The Power Of oPTIMISM (Preview) The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope. --Samuel Johnson The Power of Optimism A truly powerful force in the universe is that of optimism. Optimism lies at the root of our mental and physical health. Feelings of hope can stimulate the body's immun...	Amigo	0	722	Jul 20, 2015 by Amigo
	Sober Quote for Today, Monday July 20, 2015 (Preview) "I have this weird self esteem issue where I hate myself, yet think I'm better than everyone else." When I first heard in AA that we alcoholics have huge ego problems, I thought that was a bunch of hogwash. How could I hate myself and want to die and feel like such a loser and think I was "a...	hopefulone	0	763	Jul 20, 2015 by hopefulone
	The Atheist Way Through AA Tradition 5 Atheism Atheist God not necessary Tradition 3 (Preview) Atheism in AA has come up recently in threads here and at the Alanon board. Here is a nice example I found that exemplifies an important point for atheist alcoholics: God is not necessary to get or stay sober in AA. As an alcoholic in AA who does believe in God, I appreciate this important point. AA must...	Tanin	21	3175	Jul 19, 2015 by Tanin
	Sober Quote for Today, Friday July 17, 2015 (Preview) "Don't Let Others Rent Space in Your Head" I am good about this one. Being a people pleaser most of my life I have always worried about what others think about me, say about me. So I am ultra-sensitive. I am not as bad as I used to be. Things are said to me now and I think to myself..."Wow! No...	hopefulone	3	665	Jul 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 7/19 (Preview) In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things. --Pablo CasalsThe Third Step refers to "God as we understood Him." The pathways to meeting our Higher Power and to our spiritual awakening are all around. Every tree and every l...	Pythonpappy	0	518	Jul 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Getting through withdrawl symptoms (Preview) I went 4 years being sober but was not as hard a drinker as I was when I restarted this last time. I was lucky in the point I did not actually feel the physical need to have alcohol when I stopped. This time is different I have been physically ill now for 5 days, shaky, sweats. sick on my stomach and feel out of i...	downperiscope	11	1176	Jul 19, 2015 by Tanin
	I AM Grateful (Preview) Yep . I AM Grateful. Because for me . The gutter could be my Biggest fall.	Zoomtopz	6	663	Jul 19, 2015 by mikef
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