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Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What is strength without a double share of wisdom? Vast, unwieldy, burdensome proudly secure, yet liable to fall. --John MiltonWhat do we mean when we say someone is strong? That they have big muscles? Can endure anything without getting tired, let alone giving up? Do strong people never bend? Neve...

Mike D4 · Mike D4

I have two tickets to the NOFX concert this Saturday (04/23/2016) at Mavericks in Jacksonville, FL. I am new (back) to the program and would like to attend the show, however, I would feel more comfortable if I went with another recovering alcoholic. I will be traveling from Savannah, GA. If anyone is i...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

*** Begin Rant *** In March of 1996, I quit drinking. About nine months later I had a stroke which nearly killed me. After getting out of the hospital Kim and I divorced. So now I live alone on Social Security Disability and I know what it feels like to live in fear some days. Even at 20 years sober there are d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us... --Marcel ProustMany of us have known people new to recovery who enter a Twelve Step program only to encounter an enormous crisis or difficulty. It's tempting at that point to question th...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Hi everyone. It has, once again, been a long time. A lot has changed since I was here last. Probably the most significant is that I have a new son, and he is AWESOME. He is healthy and happy, and my wife and I are crazy about him. I want him to be raised by a father who, unlike my own, really has his stuff togethe...

JerryF · JerryF

Permalink Reply Quote More Edit PostDelete Post ...not so much for me and for a program sister who is going to be going thru yet another open heart surgery which comes with a lack of confidence from her surgeons. Her name is Robin and she has triple decades of sobriety. She is a mutuall...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 18, 2016Quote of the Week"When I get the flu, I forget I was ever healthy." I've heard that the "ism" in alcoholism can stand for many things, but my favorite is "incredibly short memory." In sobriety, this presents a double problem. First, having a disease that is constantly telling me I don...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Watching a child acquire language, I realize, again, that naming things demystifies them. --Mary CaseySharing with another our fears of starting a new job, ending a relationship, getting into therapy, or even joining a social club will help us keep the fear in perspective. Fears that go undiscuss...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. ~Jim Rohn

chelle30 · chelle30

I have tried to get onto these online meetings,but no success.Does anyone know how you can join them?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself. ~Dana Hill

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I Am Who I AmSometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Asking for help is the first step to healthy living.By admitting to our friends that we don't know what we should do about the many confusing, sometimes scary circumstances in our lives, we open the door for our Higher Power to reach us. That's often the way help comes to us. At times we'll open a book and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead. ~George Lucas

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: English LOVE this. No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words. In a recent linguistic competition held in London and attended by, supposedly, the best in the world, Samdar Balgobin, a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the Day If I am troubled, worried, exasperated or frustrated, do I tend to rationalize the situation and lay the blame on someone else? When I am in such a state, is my conversation punctuated with, "He did." "She said." "They did."? Or can I honestly admit that perhaps I'm at fault. My p...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. ~Charles F. Kettering

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 15th of April 2016 10:50:29 AM

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Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Self-esteem comes from honoring your healing journeyMy life is not perfect. I make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes, I stumble and fall. I am a work in progress. And when I remember that simple fact, I am better for the experience.It's easy to start on a path of change and get so busy doing what we need to do th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mobile phone etiquette As the train rolled out of the station, a woman sitting next to him pulled out her mobile phone. She started talking in a loud voice: "Hi sweetheart. It's Sue. I'm on the train"."Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long meeting. No, honey,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. --Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. Time ma...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Subject: Rose Her Name is Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smil...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayThe first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout, used many concepts of the Program in his own practice. Over many years, the doctor's study of the "conversion experience" led him to see, first, that it is the act of surrender which initi...

sorbsauce · sorbsauce

I've been through more than most people my age. By all means there are people who have been through worse but I have taken to alcohol. I tried giving up alcohol but I could not stop thinking about it. For the past year I haven't had money to do much at all because of buying alcohol. My grades in college strug...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 11, 2016Quote of the Week"You're exactly where you're supposed to be." For as long as I can remember, I've been unhappy where I was and wished I was somewhere else. In school I always wanted to be in the next grade; at work I wanted a more senior position making more money; when I bought my first ho...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. You can succeed if nobody else believes it; but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself. ~William Boetcker

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. --Rebecca WestOur soul's pure desires, those that harm no one else, are really invitations from God for us to try new activities, to perhaps move along unfamiliar corridors, or tackle challenges that will carry us closer to our destiny. Fulfilling...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Daily, we determine our priorities.Priorities are not merely something we establish once a year, once a month, or even once a week. Our priorities are visible in the myriad decisions we make and actions we take each day.Being closely in touch with our inner selves and our Higher Power helps assure th...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you. ~Frank Tyger

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...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. ~Kahlil Gibran

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We need to listen to one another. --Chaim PotokListening is an important skill to cultivate. We need to sit in our healing circles and lovingly listen and learn from each other. We are each other's teachers. Our sponsors listen to our troubles, and we listen to their suggestions. We pray to our Higher...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Surviving meant being born over and over. --Erica JongWe have decided to live. And each day we make the decision anew. Each time we call a friend, work a Step, or go to a meeting, we are renewing our contract with life. We are being reborn. Before coming to this program we died, emotionally and spiritual...

Funster · Funster

I know there's an AA group here in my town, but I won't go. I know there are online meetings and chatroom, but I won't go. I've known for more than 20 years that someday I would stand up and utter those words, "Hi, my name is Jack, and I'm an alcoholic" How have i survived so long, why am I not dead. why am I still...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hey man, glad you found us ... look'n forward to hear'n more about you ... we're a pretty close family here, Welcome ...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I am feeling a bit introspective and wanted to share..... ...It's been a rough last few days. No need or desire to elaborate about specifics. I don't do that anymore here or anywhere. I talk to God instead. Sometimes I just have to look up towards Heaven and say, "God give me the answer" when I cannot com...

j_selene · j_selene

Hi, I am a graduate psychology student at the Wright Institute and a supporter of AA. I am collecting data for my dissertation that explores the effects of personal qualities on ones motivation for substance abuse treatment. I hope that my research can help providers that offer services to people st...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? ~Unknown, Source on Adversity

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is not life at all without delight. -- Coventry Patmore NewcomerI'm tired of following the same routines week after week, month after month. I've been thinking about taking a trip for a few days. I know, I know, you warned me about geographic changes. But I want to do something different.Sponsor...

leavetherest · leavetherest

Nasty alert.....

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

See who you are. Own who you are. Be who you are. Don't apologize. -- Jerry K.At some point in our recovery, we need to admit to ourselves and others who we really are. Looking inside and pondering our shortcomings is not the most comfortable thing the program has asked us to do. In the past it's been more c...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

April 4, 2016Quote of the Week"Three most dangerous words for an alcoholic: I've been thinking." It took me a long time to learn that my head isn't my friend. For years I heard it was best to run my thinking by others, but I secretly never believed it. My head would always convince me it had a better idea...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

People are like stained -- glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within ~Ross, Elizabeth Kubler on Adversity

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

An Unfolding StoryOur lives are like a story told one day at a time. Some of our story has been revealed; much remains. Yet life is not like a book in which you can skip ahead; life unfolds one day at a time.Though it may be hard right now, let's not wish any of it away but live each day fully. We are the only one...

wandajf · wandajf

This morning I received this email and was so touched, I wanted to share. I realize it is not AA approved literature, but it does remind of us of some of the principles of AA. And, it shows a truly loving heart. Hope you all enjoy. Peace and joy to all.. A nurse took...

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	Simple Reminder 4/20 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	586	Apr 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/20 (Preview) What is strength without a double share of wisdom? Vast, unwieldy, burdensome proudly secure, yet liable to fall. --John MiltonWhat do we mean when we say someone is strong? That they have big muscles? Can endure anything without getting tired, let alone giving up? Do strong people never bend? Neve...	Pythonpappy	0	507	Apr 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Looking for a recovering alcoholic to go to a NOFX concert with me in JAX this Saturday 04/23/2016 concert nofx free tickets free ride (Preview) I have two tickets to the NOFX concert this Saturday (04/23/2016) at Mavericks in Jacksonville, FL. I am new (back) to the program and would like to attend the show, however, I would feel more comfortable if I went with another recovering alcoholic. I will be traveling from Savannah, GA. If anyone is i...	Mike D4	2	1334	Apr 19, 2016 by Fyne Spirit
	The World is Ending and I Am Scared... (Preview) * Begin Rant * In March of 1996, I quit drinking. About nine months later I had a stroke which nearly killed me. After getting out of the hospital Kim and I divorced. So now I live alone on Social Security Disability and I know what it feels like to live in fear some days. Even at 20 years sober there are d...	MarcLacroix	9	768	Apr 19, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 4/19 (Preview) We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us... --Marcel ProustMany of us have known people new to recovery who enter a Twelve Step program only to encounter an enormous crisis or difficulty. It's tempting at that point to question th...	Pythonpappy	0	549	Apr 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Hola! (Preview) Hi everyone. It has, once again, been a long time. A lot has changed since I was here last. Probably the most significant is that I have a new son, and he is AWESOME. He is healthy and happy, and my wife and I are crazy about him. I want him to be raised by a father who, unlike my own, really has his stuff togethe...	AdamMoz	5	711	Apr 18, 2016 by JerryF
	I'm asking for support (Preview) Permalink Reply Quote More Edit PostDelete Post ...not so much for me and for a program sister who is going to be going thru yet another open heart surgery which comes with a lack of confidence from her surgeons. Her name is Robin and she has triple decades of sobriety. She is a mutuall...	JerryF	2	698	Apr 18, 2016 by Mr_David
	Simple Reminder 4/18 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	587	Apr 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 18, 2016Quote of the Week"When I get the flu, I forget I was ever healthy." I've heard that the "ism" in alcoholism can stand for many things, but my favorite is "incredibly short memory." In sobriety, this presents a double problem. First, having a disease that is constantly telling me I don...	Pythonpappy	0	529	Apr 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/18 (Preview) Watching a child acquire language, I realize, again, that naming things demystifies them. --Mary CaseySharing with another our fears of starting a new job, ending a relationship, getting into therapy, or even joining a social club will help us keep the fear in perspective. Fears that go undiscuss...	Pythonpappy	0	514	Apr 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 4/18 (Preview) You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. ~Jim Rohn	Pythonpappy	0	520	Apr 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Online meetings? (Preview) I have tried to get onto these online meetings,but no success.Does anyone know how you can join them?	chelle30	7	824	Apr 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 4/17 (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	572	Apr 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You need to feel good about yourself, the motivation has to come from within. You have nobody to fall back on except yourself. ~Dana Hill	Pythonpappy	0	578	Apr 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/17 (Preview) I Am Who I AmSometimes we want to be someone else anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take medications day after day. We want to be free of the pain and loneliness our illness has brought us. But whether we get what we want or not...	Pythonpappy	0	504	Apr 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/16 (Preview) Asking for help is the first step to healthy living.By admitting to our friends that we don't know what we should do about the many confusing, sometimes scary circumstances in our lives, we open the door for our Higher Power to reach us. That's often the way help comes to us. At times we'll open a book and...	Pythonpappy	0	539	Apr 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead. ~George Lucas	Pythonpappy	0	483	Apr 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Anyone Up for some More Humor??? (Preview) Subject: English LOVE this. No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words. In a recent linguistic competition held in London and attended by, supposedly, the best in the world, Samdar Balgobin, a Guyanese man, was the clear winner with ...	Pythonpappy	8	1172	Apr 15, 2016 by chelle30
	Today's Gift 4/15 (Preview) Reflection for the Day If I am troubled, worried, exasperated or frustrated, do I tend to rationalize the situation and lay the blame on someone else? When I am in such a state, is my conversation punctuated with, "He did." "She said." "They did."? Or can I honestly admit that perhaps I'm at fault. My p...	Pythonpappy	0	545	Apr 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 4/15 (Preview) You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. ~Charles F. Kettering	Pythonpappy	0	569	Apr 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder 4/15 (Preview) -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 15th of April 2016 10:50:29 AM	Pythonpappy	0	518	Apr 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder (Preview)	Pythonpappy	2	587	Apr 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/14 (Preview) Self-esteem comes from honoring your healing journeyMy life is not perfect. I make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes, I stumble and fall. I am a work in progress. And when I remember that simple fact, I am better for the experience.It's easy to start on a path of change and get so busy doing what we need to do th...	Pythonpappy	0	572	Apr 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Humor ... Mobile phone etiquette ... I love it. (Preview) *Mobile phone etiquette* As the train rolled out of the station, a woman sitting next to him pulled out her mobile phone. She started talking in a loud voice: "Hi sweetheart. It's Sue. I'm on the train"."Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long meeting. No, honey,...	Pythonpappy	0	662	Apr 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Simple Reminder (Preview)	Pythonpappy	0	522	Apr 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/13 (Preview) The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. --Anzia Yezierska Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. Time ma...	Pythonpappy	0	483	Apr 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	I Found This Fascinating (and wanted to share it) (Preview) Subject: Rose Her Name is Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smil...	Pythonpappy	0	712	Apr 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/12 (Preview) Reflection for the DayThe first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout, used many concepts of the Program in his own practice. Over many years, the doctor's study of the "conversion experience" led him to see, first, that it is the act of surrender which initi...	Pythonpappy	0	526	Apr 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	embarassed/not motivated enough to give up drinking ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I've been through more than most people my age. By all means there are people who have been through worse but I have taken to alcohol. I tried giving up alcohol but I could not stop thinking about it. For the past year I haven't had money to do much at all because of buying alcohol. My grades in college strug...	sorbsauce	169	3547	Apr 11, 2016 by sorbsauce
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 11, 2016Quote of the Week"You're exactly where you're supposed to be." For as long as I can remember, I've been unhappy where I was and wished I was somewhere else. In school I always wanted to be in the next grade; at work I wanted a more senior position making more money; when I bought my first ho...	Pythonpappy	0	624	Apr 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. You can succeed if nobody else believes it; but you will never succeed if you don't believe in yourself. ~William Boetcker	Pythonpappy	0	536	Apr 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/11 (Preview) It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. --Rebecca WestOur soul's pure desires, those that harm no one else, are really invitations from God for us to try new activities, to perhaps move along unfamiliar corridors, or tackle challenges that will carry us closer to our destiny. Fulfilling...	Pythonpappy	0	494	Apr 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/10 (Preview) Daily, we determine our priorities.Priorities are not merely something we establish once a year, once a month, or even once a week. Our priorities are visible in the myriad decisions we make and actions we take each day.Being closely in touch with our inner selves and our Higher Power helps assure th...	Pythonpappy	1	499	Apr 10, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote 4/10 (Preview) Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you. ~Frank Tyger	Pythonpappy	1	476	Apr 10, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 4/7 (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	3	608	Apr 9, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. ~Kahlil Gibran	Pythonpappy	0	524	Apr 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/9 (Preview) We need to listen to one another. --Chaim PotokListening is an important skill to cultivate. We need to sit in our healing circles and lovingly listen and learn from each other. We are each other's teachers. Our sponsors listen to our troubles, and we listen to their suggestions. We pray to our Higher...	Pythonpappy	0	523	Apr 9, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/8 (Preview) Surviving meant being born over and over. --Erica JongWe have decided to live. And each day we make the decision anew. Each time we call a friend, work a Step, or go to a meeting, we are renewing our contract with life. We are being reborn. Before coming to this program we died, emotionally and spiritual...	Pythonpappy	0	512	Apr 8, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	I just wish I had someone to talk to (Preview) I know there's an AA group here in my town, but I won't go. I know there are online meetings and chatroom, but I won't go. I've known for more than 20 years that someday I would stand up and utter those words, "Hi, my name is Jack, and I'm an alcoholic" How have i survived so long, why am I not dead. why am I still...	Funster	5	640	Apr 7, 2016 by leavetherest
	Welcome to MIP Funster (Preview) Hey man, glad you found us ... look'n forward to hear'n more about you ... we're a pretty close family here, Welcome ...	Pythonpappy	0	424	Apr 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Roses and Rain (Preview) I am feeling a bit introspective and wanted to share..... ...It's been a rough last few days. No need or desire to elaborate about specifics. I don't do that anymore here or anywhere. I talk to God instead. Sometimes I just have to look up towards Heaven and say, "God give me the answer" when I cannot com...	leavetherest	15	923	Apr 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE AND PERSONAL QUALITIES AND WIN $50 GIFT CARD survey win gift card service research (Preview) Hi, I am a graduate psychology student at the Wright Institute and a supporter of AA. I am collecting data for my dissertation that explores the effects of personal qualities on ones motivation for substance abuse treatment. I hope that my research can help providers that offer services to people st...	j_selene	6	7932	Apr 6, 2016 by Bones424
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? ~Unknown, Source on Adversity	Pythonpappy	0	612	Apr 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/6 (Preview) Life is not life at all without delight. -- Coventry Patmore NewcomerI'm tired of following the same routines week after week, month after month. I've been thinking about taking a trip for a few days. I know, I know, you warned me about geographic changes. But I want to do something different.Sponsor...	Pythonpappy	0	627	Apr 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Attention Clean Up on "Aisle" 7 (Preview) Nasty alert.....	leavetherest	0	602	Apr 5, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 4/5 (Preview) See who you are. Own who you are. Be who you are. Don't apologize. -- Jerry K.At some point in our recovery, we need to admit to ourselves and others who we really are. Looking inside and pondering our shortcomings is not the most comfortable thing the program has asked us to do. In the past it's been more c...	Pythonpappy	0	509	Apr 5, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) April 4, 2016Quote of the Week"Three most dangerous words for an alcoholic: I've been thinking." It took me a long time to learn that my head isn't my friend. For years I heard it was best to run my thinking by others, but I secretly never believed it. My head would always convince me it had a better idea...	Pythonpappy	0	577	Apr 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) People are like stained -- glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within ~Ross, Elizabeth Kubler on Adversity	Pythonpappy	0	562	Apr 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 4/4 (Preview) An Unfolding StoryOur lives are like a story told one day at a time. Some of our story has been revealed; much remains. Yet life is not like a book in which you can skip ahead; life unfolds one day at a time.Though it may be hard right now, let's not wish any of it away but live each day fully. We are the only one...	Pythonpappy	0	485	Apr 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	email message (Preview) This morning I received this email and was so touched, I wanted to share. I realize it is not AA approved literature, but it does remind of us of some of the principles of AA. And, it shows a truly loving heart. Hope you all enjoy. Peace and joy to all.. A nurse took...	wandajf	5	1023	Apr 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
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