Alcoholics Anonymous

Jade · Jade

So it's been five years since I last posted, and I'm still struggling. It was quite a reality check to realize that! Anyhow, I am feeling really sick of it, and although I know most of you are not equipped to give out medical advice I am going to ask anyway. Here's the deal, I have been drinking an average of...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterward, when you've worked on your own corner. --Aldous HuxleyTaking responsibility for our own attitudes, actions, and negl...

Enigma · Enigma

Went to my morning meeting and reflecting on today's reading. There's a easier softer way. It's called sponsership. They won't bite you, well maybe just a nibble. I know for me like most newcomers the anxiety of asking someone to be my sponsor. But I wanted something he had that I didn't. That was clari...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

September 22, 2014Quote of the Week"God's rejection is God's protection." Recently I had an opportunity that I was really excited about fall through unexpectedly. At first I was disappointed, then I grew angry, and then I began to examine my part. After determining, with the help of m...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.~ E.E. Cummings

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A man and woman were married for many years. Whenever there was aconfrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old manwould shout, "When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave andcome back and haunt you for the rest of your life!" Neighbors feared him. The old man li...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner.--AnonymousDid you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who made us? Why?T...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. --Albert EinsteinAnger can be a healthy emotion, provided we don't wallow in it or attack other people. When we express anger honestly and without reservation, we can prevent walls of resentment from building up and blocking us off from the intimacy that we st...

jimmyjam · jimmyjam

At a meeting the other day a new person came in wanting help. She said that she was cross addictive and had been in the program before but some time ago. The person chairing the meeting has a lot of sobriety, well spoken and well read. He started grilling this person as to whether she thought she had a drink...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.~ Henry David Thoreau

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 16 "Like other men and women, we AAs look with deep apprehension upon the vast power struggle about us, a struggle in myriad forms that invades every level, tearing society apart. I think we AAs are fortunate to be acutely aware that such forces must never be ruling among us, lest we per...

pinkchip · pinkchip

It's that time again. Thanks all for keeping me sober another year! Congrats sobrietyspell too if you read this!

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 8 "As by some deep instinct, we AAs have known from the very beginning that we must never, no matter what the provocation, publicly take sides in any fight, even a worthy one."

Amigo · Amigo

Do not criticise your brothers, for this brings about DISINTEGRTION in your own being, in your own life. Instead look in love and thankfulness on those with whom your karma has brought you into association. My Sobriety is contingent just for today on my spiritual well being.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Dont limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.~ Mary Kay Ash

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Walk. Don't walk. --Traffic LightSigns direct us on our way in life. Traffic lights tell us to walk (or not), Golden Arches point us to dinner, geese flying south herald the coming winter, flashing neon tells us what to buy. We know how to read these signs of worlds and weather; they help to guide us on ou...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 14 "The laughter in AA is what attracted me from the very beginning. The restorative power of laughter should never be underestimated ... I have come to believe that I'm being restored to sanity when my sense of humor is restored and I cease to take myself so seriously."

John · John

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 15 "I am more a woman of action than a woman in reaction, and hope is more present in my life than insecurity ... As much as I was thirsty for alcohol, today I am thirsty for knowledge."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Argue not concerning God.--Walt WhitmanNewcomerIt's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I don't believe in God or a Higher Power?SponsorWe don't need religion in order to recover. The only requirement for membersh...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Since it's slow here, here's another 'funny' ... Lake fake a hachee, fl MUST be read by all people over 52 or close. A few years ago, my lover and I moved into a retirement development on Florida's southeast coast. We are living in the "Delray/ Boca/Boynton Golf, Spa, Bath and Tennis Clu...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Okay, up again at an early hour (4th time in a week) due to strong to severe thunderstorms ... found myself (again) on the front porch watching the storm pass through @ 2:30 a.m. ... and this time it was really pretty awesome, and I gave thanks to the Lord for such a display of His/Her awesome power ... I did...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

October 13, 2014Quote of the Week"When one door closes, another opens, but it's hell in the hallways." Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To get what youve never had, you must do what youve never done.~ Thomas Jefferson

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.--AnonymousOne of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don't need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly fi...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 13 "From cradle to grave, the drunk and the potential alcoholic will have to be completely surrounded by true and deep understanding and by a continuous barrage of information: the facts about his illness, its symptoms, its grim seriousness. Why should an alcoholic have to wait un...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded library. He asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you? The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON 'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embar...

pinkchip · pinkchip

This relates to Tasha's thread about gratitude. My sponsor often responds "I can't complain" when I ask him how he is. I laugh at that because I know I used to be a professional complainer. I know that for me, I CAN complain but I have to make an effort not to. These days, it's become less of a...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Acts of love are what will bring peace to your life and to the world.~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.~ Emanuel Swedenborg

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Misery is optional.We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react to what happens. We can moan about the things we don't like, using them as excuses for self-pity ("poor me"), o...

Jerry F · Jerry F

Aloha my MIP family...just had to share a warp event from this morning. I have been taking an A/A (cross addicted) person to my morning AA by the Bay meetings both Saturday and Sunday versions. He doesn't have a whole lot of time; some and the desire and willingness. This morning just before I picke...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Click on the link below. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NkbZlautuUc?rel=0

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Q: 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom', he asked, 'Are these my brains?' A: 'Not yet,' she replied.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

My Favorite AnimalOur teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.I told my dad what...

justadrunk · justadrunk

Yeah - everyone around here got pretty sick of hearing how wonderful my life is. Guess what. It's still wonderful - and I'm not sick of hearing myself say it yet I'm grateful for you guys especially- reading this! My kitty - that he doesn't care that I keep calling him by my old cats name by mistake - and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Persons who habitually drink water become just as good gourmets about water as wine drinkers on wine.--Alexandre DumasHow fortunate are those among us who have the ability to turn things around - to transform liabilities into assets. Life deals them lemons: they make lemonade, lemon pie, candied...

debird17 · debird17

It will be 1 year on October 21st that I have been sober. I have had an emotional year with many good and bad turns. My husband and I separated then reunited things got better for us and then he was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He underwent a surgery called the whipple. During the last 4 month...

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 10 "AA is not an 'insiders' kind of Fellowship, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of AAs worldwide. We'll help any drunk anywhere, any time."

do overgirl · do overgirl

Sometimes no matter what I do I still say, well you did this or that. How come you never get punished

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 9 "I am not automatically entitled to succeed in everything, or, indeed, in anything. I am, thank God and AA, no longer a superior individual, but simply a sober individual. My Higher Power and I can take it from there, working together that I may do the best I am able to do and realize w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.

justadrunk · justadrunk

How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you

IandI · IandI

A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...

Zoomtopz · Zoomtopz

Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.

Mike B. · Mike B.

October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger

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	It's been five years (Preview) So it's been five years since I last posted, and I'm still struggling. It was quite a reality check to realize that! Anyhow, I am feeling really sick of it, and although I know most of you are not equipped to give out medical advice I am going to ask anyway. Here's the deal, I have been drinking an average of...	Jade	14	668	Oct 17, 2014 by Tanin
	Today's Gift - 10/17 (Preview) There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterward, when you've worked on your own corner. --Aldous HuxleyTaking responsibility for our own attitudes, actions, and negl...	Pythonpappy	0	252	Oct 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's reflection (Preview) Went to my morning meeting and reflecting on today's reading. There's a easier softer way. It's called sponsership. They won't bite you, well maybe just a nibble. I know for me like most newcomers the anxiety of asking someone to be my sponsor. But I wanted something he had that I didn't. That was clari...	Enigma	2	400	Oct 17, 2014 by pinkchip
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) September 22, 2014Quote of the Week"God's rejection is God's protection." Recently I had an opportunity that I was really excited about fall through unexpectedly. At first I was disappointed, then I grew angry, and then I began to examine my part. After determining, with the help of m...	Pythonpappy	3	528	Oct 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/10 (Preview) It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.~ E.E. Cummings	Pythonpappy	1	320	Oct 16, 2014 by justadrunk
	Burial Plans - Time For A chuckle! (Preview) A man and woman were married for many years. Whenever there was aconfrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old manwould shout, "When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave andcome back and haunt you for the rest of your life!" Neighbors feared him. The old man li...	Pythonpappy	3	422	Oct 16, 2014 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift - 10/11 (Preview) As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner.--AnonymousDid you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who made us? Why?T...	Pythonpappy	2	331	Oct 16, 2014 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift - 10/16 (Preview) Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. --Albert EinsteinAnger can be a healthy emotion, provided we don't wallow in it or attack other people. When we express anger honestly and without reservation, we can prevent walls of resentment from building up and blocking us off from the intimacy that we st...	Pythonpappy	1	282	Oct 16, 2014 by justadrunk
	When to hold and when to fold (Preview) At a meeting the other day a new person came in wanting help. She said that she was cross addictive and had been in the program before but some time ago. The person chairing the meeting has a lot of sobriety, well spoken and well read. He started grilling this person as to whether she thought she had a drink...	jimmyjam	11	621	Oct 16, 2014 by justadrunk
	Sunrise Quote - 10/16 (Preview) Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.~ Henry David Thoreau	Pythonpappy	0	309	Oct 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 16 "Like other men and women, we AAs look with deep apprehension upon the vast power struggle about us, a struggle in myriad forms that invades every level, tearing society apart. I think we AAs are fortunate to be acutely aware that such forces must never be ruling among us, lest we per...	Mike B.	0	242	Oct 16, 2014 by Mike B.
	I'm 6! (Preview) It's that time again. Thanks all for keeping me sober another year! Congrats sobrietyspell too if you read this!	pinkchip	28	1013	Oct 15, 2014 by transamsam
	Grapevine (Preview) October 8 "As by some deep instinct, we AAs have known from the very beginning that we must never, no matter what the provocation, publicly take sides in any fight, even a worthy one."	Mike B.	1	293	Oct 15, 2014 by transamsam
	Spiritual Advice I Give Myself Today (Preview) Do not criticise your brothers, for this brings about DISINTEGRTION in your own being, in your own life. Instead look in love and thankfulness on those with whom your karma has brought you into association. My Sobriety is contingent just for today on my spiritual well being.	Amigo	1	358	Oct 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/15 (Preview) Dont limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.~ Mary Kay Ash	Pythonpappy	0	314	Oct 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/15 (Preview) Walk. Don't walk. --Traffic LightSigns direct us on our way in life. Traffic lights tell us to walk (or not), Golden Arches point us to dinner, geese flying south herald the coming winter, flashing neon tells us what to buy. We know how to read these signs of worlds and weather; they help to guide us on ou...	Pythonpappy	0	251	Oct 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 14 "The laughter in AA is what attracted me from the very beginning. The restorative power of laughter should never be underestimated ... I have come to believe that I'm being restored to sanity when my sense of humor is restored and I cease to take myself so seriously."	Mike B.	2	376	Oct 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Help me send kudo's to Violet B. 1 year sober! (Preview)	John	15	658	Oct 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) October 15 "I am more a woman of action than a woman in reaction, and hope is more present in my life than insecurity ... As much as I was thirsty for alcohol, today I am thirsty for knowledge."	Mike B.	0	240	Oct 15, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/14 (Preview) Be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi	Pythonpappy	0	271	Oct 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/14 (Preview) Argue not concerning God.--Walt WhitmanNewcomerIt's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I don't believe in God or a Higher Power?SponsorWe don't need religion in order to recover. The only requirement for membersh...	Pythonpappy	0	297	Oct 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Lake Fake-a -Hachee, FL. (Preview) Since it's slow here, here's another 'funny' ... Lake fake a hachee, fl MUST be read by all people over 52 or close. A few years ago, my lover and I moved into a retirement development on Florida's southeast coast. We are living in the "Delray/ Boca/Boynton Golf, Spa, Bath and Tennis Clu...	Pythonpappy	3	793	Oct 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Sleep ??? ... Is Something or Someone Trying To Tell Me Something ??? (Preview) Okay, up again at an early hour (4th time in a week) due to strong to severe thunderstorms ... found myself (again) on the front porch watching the storm pass through @ 2:30 a.m. ... and this time it was really pretty awesome, and I gave thanks to the Lord for such a display of His/Her awesome power ... I did...	Pythonpappy	23	963	Oct 13, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) October 13, 2014Quote of the Week"When one door closes, another opens, but it's hell in the hallways." Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway...	Pythonpappy	0	280	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/13 (Preview) To get what youve never had, you must do what youve never done.~ Thomas Jefferson	Pythonpappy	0	264	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/13 (Preview) When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.--AnonymousOne of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don't need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly fi...	Pythonpappy	0	262	Oct 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 13 "From cradle to grave, the drunk and the potential alcoholic will have to be completely surrounded by true and deep understanding and by a continuous barrage of information: the facts about his illness, its symptoms, its grim seriousness. Why should an alcoholic have to wait un...	Mike B.	0	258	Oct 13, 2014 by Mike B.
	Okay, just one more ... The Library (Preview) A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded library. He asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you? The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON 'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embar...	Pythonpappy	0	280	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I can't complain (Preview) This relates to Tasha's thread about gratitude. My sponsor often responds "I can't complain" when I ask him how he is. I laugh at that because I know I used to be a professional complainer. I know that for me, I CAN complain but I have to make an effort not to. These days, it's become less of a...	pinkchip	7	552	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/12 (Preview) Acts of love are what will bring peace to your life and to the world.~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky	Pythonpappy	0	264	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 10/11 (Preview) Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.~ Emanuel Swedenborg	Pythonpappy	2	290	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/12 (Preview) Misery is optional.We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react to what happens. We can moan about the things we don't like, using them as excuses for self-pity ("poor me"), o...	Pythonpappy	0	253	Oct 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	A 5th Step (Preview) Aloha my MIP family...just had to share a warp event from this morning. I have been taking an A/A (cross addicted) person to my morning AA by the Bay meetings both Saturday and Sunday versions. He doesn't have a whole lot of time; some and the desire and willingness. This morning just before I picke...	Jerry F	0	426	Oct 12, 2014 by Jerry F
	This is Neat ... Beer Bottle Band (Preview) Click on the link below. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NkbZlautuUc?rel=0	Pythonpappy	0	2335	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Little Boy with a Question (Preview) Q: 3-year-old boy examined his testicles while taking a bath. 'Mom', he asked, 'Are these my brains?' A: 'Not yet,' she replied.	Pythonpappy	0	291	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Little Johnny (Preview) My Favorite AnimalOur teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.I told my dad what...	Pythonpappy	0	306	Oct 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Gratitude thread (Preview) Yeah - everyone around here got pretty sick of hearing how wonderful my life is. Guess what. It's still wonderful - and I'm not sick of hearing myself say it yet I'm grateful for you guys especially- reading this! My kitty - that he doesn't care that I keep calling him by my old cats name by mistake - and...	justadrunk	4	475	Oct 11, 2014 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift - 10/10 (Preview) Persons who habitually drink water become just as good gourmets about water as wine drinkers on wine.--Alexandre DumasHow fortunate are those among us who have the ability to turn things around - to transform liabilities into assets. Life deals them lemons: they make lemonade, lemon pie, candied...	Pythonpappy	0	257	Oct 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Checking In (Preview) It will be 1 year on October 21st that I have been sober. I have had an emotional year with many good and bad turns. My husband and I separated then reunited things got better for us and then he was diagnosed with ampullary cancer. He underwent a surgery called the whipple. During the last 4 month...	debird17	5	376	Oct 10, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) October 10 "AA is not an 'insiders' kind of Fellowship, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of thousands of AAs worldwide. We'll help any drunk anywhere, any time."	Mike B.	0	247	Oct 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Letting go of resentments (Preview) Sometimes no matter what I do I still say, well you did this or that. How come you never get punished	do overgirl	9	699	Oct 9, 2014 by Mr_David
	Grapevine (Preview) October 9 "I am not automatically entitled to succeed in everything, or, indeed, in anything. I am, thank God and AA, no longer a superior individual, but simply a sober individual. My Higher Power and I can take it from there, working together that I may do the best I am able to do and realize w...	Mike B.	1	261	Oct 9, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/9 (Preview) When am I manipulative?Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased and forcing them to attempt to win our approval. Flattery is a false expression of approval that we don't really fee...	Pythonpappy	0	242	Oct 9, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 10/8 (Preview) Your DestinyWatch your thoughts,they become your words.Watch your words,they become your actions.Watch your actions,they become your character.Watch your character,it becomes your destiny.	Pythonpappy	0	251	Oct 8, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Love for Roger (pappy) thread (Preview) How is this day Roger? Been thinking of you and praying like crazy! So grateful for you. Love you	justadrunk	23	631	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	My husband tried to kill me (Preview) A few days ago I drank a bottle of wine and went to bed. I woke up and overheard my husband complaining to someone that I was drunk again. I became angry and started shouting at him and grabbed him. He stabbed me. I ended up in the hospital and he ended up in jail. We have been married over a decade and he has n...	IandI	11	2134	Oct 7, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 10/7 (Preview) Taking it easyEasy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only wait for the opportunity, we will be given the opportunity to work out each of our difficulties.It i...	Pythonpappy	2	277	Oct 7, 2014 by justadrunk
	I'm home (Preview) Just got back from my Navy Reunion "in Seattle" Got to some F2F meetings & a couple of th guys did not drink . One US guy , is a friend of Bill , but I did not know if th Aussie was . Great 3 week hol to th US . Looking fwd to Mobile Alabama next year.	Zoomtopz	1	369	Oct 7, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) October 7 "Through doing the Steps and receiving love from my AA family, my perception of life has changed. Once my thoughts changed, so did my actions, then, finally, the results."	Mike B.	0	251	Oct 7, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote - 10/6 (Preview) Everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when theyre right and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.~ Dr. Laura Schlessinger	Pythonpappy	1	387	Oct 6, 2014 by justadrunk
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