Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your dream. See it. Seize it. Keep it alive.~ Unknown

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Letting go is a decision.The obsession to pressure other people to see things our way keeps us agitated. In contrast, the wisdom to understand that every person's view has validity, at least for that person, is a gift we receive from working the Twelve Steps. Our daily assignment, then, is to be patie...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 22 "Today it is no longer about who cares for me, it is about learning to love others."

pinkchip · pinkchip

I was applying for a life insurance policy and they ask all sorts of questions including ones about alcohol/drugs. I told the truth because they said "do you drink?" and then "have you ever...?" So, even after 6 plus years sober, they come back to me with that they want me to pay...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.~ Diana, Princess of Wales

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Make yourself at home.It was night, only a few months after I'd begun my skydiving adventure. It was too cold to stay in my tent; I had rented a cabin near the drop zone. Now I'd come back to hang out for a while, before retiring for the night. One of the skydivers I'd met recently was sitting in a lawn chair,...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 21 "Sobriety for me was the complete life change that occurred after I fully invested myself in the AA program."

Amigo · Amigo

Jesus was quoted as saying...."The Kingdom of God is here on Earth...Yet men do not see it" Keep Your Eyes Open Amigo. My Sobriety is Contingent on my Spiritual Well Being Just for Today

Dirty_Red · Dirty_Red

I have been having an inner conflict lately. I started noticing it about a month and a half ago at my home group meeting. It is a step study group and we were on step three. There were probably 15 people that shared that night. Most of the ones who shared prefaced their sharing by saying, "I don't cons...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 20 "If I am truly going to grow along spiritual lines, I'm going to have to walk with the truest spirit of human compassion for others that I can muster in all of my affairs."

Catdog · Catdog

I have 151 days sober... and a sponsor and meetings daily sometimes 2x a day. a therapist and the world's worse ANXIETY.... so bad that I am feeling like giving up the sober life...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you dont try.~ Beverly Sills

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. --Henry David Thoreau Let us think of ourselves as made of dust, and allow us to be as proud of it as if it were true. For dust is everywhere. We see it in solemn rooms streaked by sun, dancing like fine angels in a cathedr...

peecee · peecee

My company is sending me away to work for the next 3 days. Last time they sent me to this site I only have a few months sober. I was going stir crazy in the hotel and I recall checking in here on MIP constantly but I needed a meeting. I recall asking the person at intergroup there if they had any "gay&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 19, 2015Quote of the Week"When I'm alone and by myself, I'm out numbered." I remember the first time I heard about the committee. Someone shared that when she went to sleep, the committee in her head got together and started going over all the things that were wrong and why her lif...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 19 "We should question no one's transformation -- whether it be sudden or gradual. Nor should we demand anyone's special type for ourselves, because our own experience suggests that we are apt to receive whatever may be the most useful for our needs."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Slow Down and LiveMany of us rush through our days as well as rush through our meals. Often we let ourselves get so busy that we do not enjoy what we are doing or what we are eating. We swallow life in great gulps instead of savoring it moment by moment.Hurry and busyness are forms of self-will. Deluded by a...

fobtash · fobtash

Hi folks, Two and a half years into a five year stint in Uzbekistan I am really missing my Home Group in Seattle (go Charter Denny Park!) and have started a meeting here in Tashkent on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the Tashkent International Clinic. Tell the guard you are here for "the lecture at 6" and...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Imagination has always had powers of resurrection that no science can match. --Ingrid BengisIn the imagination are transmitted messages, from God to us. Inspiration is born there. So are dreams. Both give rise to the goals that urge us forward, that invite us to honor this life we've been given with...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no right way to pray.Prayer is not a requirement of Twelve Step programs like Al-Anon. In fact, the program has no requirements. It has only suggestions that if followed will change how we see our experiences. This, in turn, mysteriously changes our very experiences. One suggestion is that...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 16 "Rigorous action coupled with conscious reflection and human compassion will gain me new opportunities for greater hope and harmony with all those I deal with -- even ones with whom I disagree."

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 15 "True morality has its inevitable compensations, for when we benefit someone we increase our own happiness."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The human brain forgets ninety percent of what goes on. --Jan MilnerThere were two women who shared a house and raised their daughters, two toddlers, together. Then one of the women got transferred to another city and moved with her daughter.Ten years later, they had a reunion. The mothers asked the...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 14, "We shall often miscalculate the future in whole or in part. But even so, this will be far better than to refuse to think at all."

turninggrey · turninggrey

Hey All, I think I need a break from the board, and to look around at others. I really do not like the direction the forum is taking, and I guess I am just looking for less "color" and more standardized rules of engagement. I need a few weeks to move anyhow. If the threads and posts do not seem to h...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When we are feeling unloved and depressed and empty inside, finding someone to give us love is not really the solution. --Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D.Each of us wants to be significant to someone else. And we are - we're significant to all the lives we're touching at this very moment. The emptiness we som...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Colonoscopy Thought you would get a laugh out of this. Don't miss the comments at the end - too funny !!!!! Dave Barry on his Colonoscopy: This is from newshound Dave Barry's colonoscopy journal: I called my friend Andy Sable, gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few da...

Amigo · Amigo

Today Amigo is Your Anniversary of X amount of years of continual sobriety. Kudos from the Chorus is but a part, a minor one indeed... OK..It's part of the Ritual...A Ritual is designed to stop time to pause and reflect upon just what has happened. You were given a new and wonderful life thanks to the fe...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 13 "I have an AA friend, a good and gentle soul. He recently joined one of the great religious orders, one in which the friars spend many hours a day in contemplation. So my friend has plenty of time to take his inventory. The more he looks, the more unconscious self-deception he finds. And...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You love me so much; you want to put me in your pocket. And I should die there smothered. --D. H. LawrenceAdult children often try to control people to keep them from moving away. To ensure that we won't be left alone, we might smother-love them with everything we have. Of course, we become obsessed with...

Tanin · Tanin

The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, his eloquence, or any special individual skills. The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. As Bill Sees It, p. 257 This comes fr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 12, 2015Quote of the Week"The way to make a mountain out of a mole hill is to add dirt." Before recovery, anything that went wrong or didn't go my way easily became an impending disaster. Toothache? Must be a root canal. Boss not smiling? Probably going to get fired. Le...

Mike B. · Mike B.

January 12, 2015 "If the day comes that I do drink again, it will not be because I had no alternative. It will be because I had an alternative, provided by a loving God, but was unwilling to use it."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.~ Carl Jung

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Recovery is civil war, but it is a war that can be won. --Sister ImeldaHow often do we hear people say, "Sure, I know it's the right thing to do - but it's easier said than done!'' But "it," whatever "it" is for each of us, is actually easier done than not done. As hard as it is to t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

When I feed on resentments and anger, I am giving someone else rent-free space in my head. --Kathy KendallBecoming consumed by our emotions is all too familiar. It was a favorite pastime before we got clean and sober, and it still may "own" us. Much to our dismay, sponsors remind us that we'...

tara-nirvana28 · tara-nirvana28

I just got out of rehab a few weeks ago and started drinking heavily again. I am only 21 and I am worried about wet brain, I don't know if it is just my anxiety and depression that is making me feel brain dead lately or if it could happen. I am still young though so its not possible right? Sorry I just need reass...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.~ Sidlow J. Baxter

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Who Knows Best?Others do not know what's best for us. We do not know what's best for others. It is our job to determine what's best for ourselves. "I know what you need." . . . "I know what you should do." . . . "Now listen, this is what I think you should be working on right now.&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Your present circumstances dont determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.~ Nido Qubein

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. --Rollo MayThose of us who go around trying to be right and do everything right are likely to betray ourselves. We stifle our impulses and control our intuition because we can't be cert...

pinkchip · pinkchip

First off. Thank you Tasha for stepping up and volunteering to lead a meeting on Tues. Second off, do we want to really make a concerted effort to get online meetings up and running again? We are getting and influx of newcomers on the board so now would be a good time. Any other volunteers to lead on li...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ~ Christopher Robin

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God does not require that we be successful, only that we be faithful. --Mother TeresaIt is probable we have never equated success with faith. Being successful meant accomplishing worthy goals and receiving the expected praise. We may have even considered that relying on faith to help us was a cop ou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae BrownIt is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as con...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.~ Brian Tracy

mommyneedsabreak · mommyneedsabreak

This is my very first post...my very first time to admit that I "may" have a problem. I am a school teacher with beautiful children and a dedicated husband. I have a Master's degree and we live in a typical suburban house. I drive an SUV. I volunteer at my children's schools. When I "play...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.~ Zig Ziglar

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is for enjoying. It is not a race to see how much you can get done. --Jill ClarkBefore we quit using alcohol and other drugs, we wasted precious hours, days, maybe years. Consequently, we feel we must make up for lost time. We make promises and commitments we don't have the time or the energy to fulfi...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your dream. See it. Seize it. Keep it alive.~ Unknown	Pythonpappy	0	477	Jan 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/22 (Preview) Letting go is a decision.The obsession to pressure other people to see things our way keeps us agitated. In contrast, the wisdom to understand that every person's view has validity, at least for that person, is a gift we receive from working the Twelve Steps. Our daily assignment, then, is to be patie...	Pythonpappy	0	491	Jan 22, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 22 "Today it is no longer about who cares for me, it is about learning to love others."	Mike B.	0	441	Jan 22, 2015 by Mike B.
	So much for rigorous honesty (Preview) I was applying for a life insurance policy and they ask all sorts of questions including ones about alcohol/drugs. I told the truth because they said "do you drink?" and then "have you ever...?" So, even after 6 plus years sober, they come back to me with that they want me to pay...	pinkchip	35	2487	Jan 21, 2015 by Patsy_D
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.~ Diana, Princess of Wales	Pythonpappy	0	425	Jan 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/21 (Preview) Make yourself at home.It was night, only a few months after I'd begun my skydiving adventure. It was too cold to stay in my tent; I had rented a cabin near the drop zone. Now I'd come back to hang out for a while, before retiring for the night. One of the skydivers I'd met recently was sitting in a lawn chair,...	Pythonpappy	0	453	Jan 21, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 21 "Sobriety for me was the complete life change that occurred after I fully invested myself in the AA program."	Mike B.	0	396	Jan 21, 2015 by Mike B.
	Spiritual Things I Remind Myself Today (Preview) Jesus was quoted as saying...."The Kingdom of God is here on Earth...Yet men do not see it" Keep Your Eyes Open Amigo. My Sobriety is Contingent on my Spiritual Well Being Just for Today	Amigo	0	453	Jan 20, 2015 by Amigo
	Question for Christians on the board (Preview) I have been having an inner conflict lately. I started noticing it about a month and a half ago at my home group meeting. It is a step study group and we were on step three. There were probably 15 people that shared that night. Most of the ones who shared prefaced their sharing by saying, "I don't cons...	Dirty_Red	13	975	Jan 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 20 "If I am truly going to grow along spiritual lines, I'm going to have to walk with the truest spirit of human compassion for others that I can muster in all of my affairs."	Mike B.	1	470	Jan 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	anxiety (Preview) I have 151 days sober... and a sponsor and meetings daily sometimes 2x a day. a therapist and the world's worse ANXIETY.... so bad that I am feeling like giving up the sober life...	Catdog	9	1247	Jan 20, 2015 by hopefulone
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you dont try.~ Beverly Sills	Pythonpappy	0	423	Jan 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/20 (Preview) What a man thinks of himself, that is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. --Henry David Thoreau Let us think of ourselves as made of dust, and allow us to be as proud of it as if it were true. For dust is everywhere. We see it in solemn rooms streaked by sun, dancing like fine angels in a cathedr...	Pythonpappy	0	443	Jan 20, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Traveling (Preview) My company is sending me away to work for the next 3 days. Last time they sent me to this site I only have a few months sober. I was going stir crazy in the hotel and I recall checking in here on MIP constantly but I needed a meeting. I recall asking the person at intergroup there if they had any "gay&q...	peecee	0	493	Jan 20, 2015 by peecee
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 19, 2015Quote of the Week"When I'm alone and by myself, I'm out numbered." I remember the first time I heard about the committee. Someone shared that when she went to sleep, the committee in her head got together and started going over all the things that were wrong and why her lif...	Pythonpappy	1	572	Jan 19, 2015 by Mike B.
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.	Pythonpappy	0	415	Jan 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 19 "We should question no one's transformation -- whether it be sudden or gradual. Nor should we demand anyone's special type for ourselves, because our own experience suggests that we are apt to receive whatever may be the most useful for our needs."	Mike B.	1	428	Jan 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/19 (Preview) Slow Down and LiveMany of us rush through our days as well as rush through our meals. Often we let ourselves get so busy that we do not enjoy what we are doing or what we are eating. We swallow life in great gulps instead of savoring it moment by moment.Hurry and busyness are forms of self-will. Deluded by a...	Pythonpappy	0	406	Jan 19, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	New international English speaking group in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistan meeting AA (Preview) Hi folks, Two and a half years into a five year stint in Uzbekistan I am really missing my Home Group in Seattle (go Charter Denny Park!) and have started a meeting here in Tashkent on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at the Tashkent International Clinic. Tell the guard you are here for "the lecture at 6" and...	fobtash	31	11075	Jan 18, 2015 by davep12and12
	Today's Gift - 1/18 (Preview) Imagination has always had powers of resurrection that no science can match. --Ingrid BengisIn the imagination are transmitted messages, from God to us. Inspiration is born there. So are dreams. Both give rise to the goals that urge us forward, that invite us to honor this life we've been given with...	Pythonpappy	0	443	Jan 18, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/16 (Preview) There is no right way to pray.Prayer is not a requirement of Twelve Step programs like Al-Anon. In fact, the program has no requirements. It has only suggestions that if followed will change how we see our experiences. This, in turn, mysteriously changes our very experiences. One suggestion is that...	Pythonpappy	0	467	Jan 16, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 16 "Rigorous action coupled with conscious reflection and human compassion will gain me new opportunities for greater hope and harmony with all those I deal with -- even ones with whom I disagree."	Mike B.	0	476	Jan 16, 2015 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) January 15 "True morality has its inevitable compensations, for when we benefit someone we increase our own happiness."	Mike B.	1	426	Jan 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/15 (Preview) The human brain forgets ninety percent of what goes on. --Jan MilnerThere were two women who shared a house and raised their daughters, two toddlers, together. Then one of the women got transferred to another city and moved with her daughter.Ten years later, they had a reunion. The mothers asked the...	Pythonpappy	0	458	Jan 15, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Graepvine (Preview) January 14, "We shall often miscalculate the future in whole or in part. But even so, this will be far better than to refuse to think at all."	Mike B.	0	508	Jan 14, 2015 by Mike B.
	I'll be gone for a bit...... (Preview) Hey All, I think I need a break from the board, and to look around at others. I really do not like the direction the forum is taking, and I guess I am just looking for less "color" and more standardized rules of engagement. I need a few weeks to move anyhow. If the threads and posts do not seem to h...	turninggrey	12	1006	Jan 14, 2015 by Tanin
	Today's Gift - 1/14 (Preview) When we are feeling unloved and depressed and empty inside, finding someone to give us love is not really the solution. --Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D.Each of us wants to be significant to someone else. And we are - we're significant to all the lives we're touching at this very moment. The emptiness we som...	Pythonpappy	0	379	Jan 14, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Time for some HUMOR ... (HUMOUR) (Preview) Colonoscopy Thought you would get a laugh out of this. Don't miss the comments at the end - too funny !!!!! Dave Barry on his Colonoscopy: This is from newshound Dave Barry's colonoscopy journal: I called my friend Andy Sable, gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few da...	Pythonpappy	2	828	Jan 14, 2015 by Jerry F
	Spiritual Lessons I remind myself Today (Preview) Today Amigo is Your Anniversary of X amount of years of continual sobriety. Kudos from the Chorus is but a part, a minor one indeed... OK..It's part of the Ritual...A Ritual is designed to stop time to pause and reflect upon just what has happened. You were given a new and wonderful life thanks to the fe...	Amigo	2	520	Jan 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 13 "I have an AA friend, a good and gentle soul. He recently joined one of the great religious orders, one in which the friars spend many hours a day in contemplation. So my friend has plenty of time to take his inventory. The more he looks, the more unconscious self-deception he finds. And...	Mike B.	0	463	Jan 13, 2015 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 1/13 (Preview) You love me so much; you want to put me in your pocket. And I should die there smothered. --D. H. LawrenceAdult children often try to control people to keep them from moving away. To ensure that we won't be left alone, we might smother-love them with everything we have. Of course, we become obsessed with...	Pythonpappy	0	433	Jan 13, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Key to Sobriety (Preview) The unique ability of each A.A. to identify himself with, and bring recovery to, the newcomer in no way depends upon his learning, his eloquence, or any special individual skills. The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. As Bill Sees It, p. 257 This comes fr...	Tanin	1	564	Jan 13, 2015 by nezyb
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 12, 2015Quote of the Week"The way to make a mountain out of a mole hill is to add dirt." Before recovery, anything that went wrong or didn't go my way easily became an impending disaster. Toothache? Must be a root canal. Boss not smiling? Probably going to get fired. Le...	Pythonpappy	0	631	Jan 12, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) January 12, 2015 "If the day comes that I do drink again, it will not be because I had no alternative. It will be because I had an alternative, provided by a loving God, but was unwilling to use it."	Mike B.	1	393	Jan 12, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.~ Carl Jung	Pythonpappy	0	405	Jan 12, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/12 (Preview) Recovery is civil war, but it is a war that can be won. --Sister ImeldaHow often do we hear people say, "Sure, I know it's the right thing to do - but it's easier said than done!'' But "it," whatever "it" is for each of us, is actually easier done than not done. As hard as it is to t...	Pythonpappy	0	496	Jan 12, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/11 (Preview) When I feed on resentments and anger, I am giving someone else rent-free space in my head. --Kathy KendallBecoming consumed by our emotions is all too familiar. It was a favorite pastime before we got clean and sober, and it still may "own" us. Much to our dismay, sponsors remind us that we'...	Pythonpappy	0	433	Jan 11, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Brain Damage (Preview) I just got out of rehab a few weeks ago and started drinking heavily again. I am only 21 and I am worried about wet brain, I don't know if it is just my anxiety and depression that is making me feel brain dead lately or if it could happen. I am still young though so its not possible right? Sorry I just need reass...	tara-nirvana28	13	892	Jan 10, 2015 by Jerry F
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.~ Sidlow J. Baxter	Pythonpappy	0	421	Jan 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/10 (Preview) Who Knows Best?Others do not know what's best for us. We do not know what's best for others. It is our job to determine what's best for ourselves. "I know what you need." . . . "I know what you should do." . . . "Now listen, this is what I think you should be working on right now.&q...	Pythonpappy	0	432	Jan 10, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Your present circumstances dont determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.~ Nido Qubein	Pythonpappy	0	428	Jan 9, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/9 (Preview) If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. --Rollo MayThose of us who go around trying to be right and do everything right are likely to betray ourselves. We stifle our impulses and control our intuition because we can't be cert...	Pythonpappy	0	477	Jan 9, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Online Meetings (Preview) First off. Thank you Tasha for stepping up and volunteering to lead a meeting on Tues. Second off, do we want to really make a concerted effort to get online meetings up and running again? We are getting and influx of newcomers on the board so now would be a good time. Any other volunteers to lead on li...	pinkchip	9	1167	Jan 8, 2015 by pinkchip
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ~ Christopher Robin	Pythonpappy	0	381	Jan 8, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/8 (Preview) God does not require that we be successful, only that we be faithful. --Mother TeresaIt is probable we have never equated success with faith. Being successful meant accomplishing worthy goals and receiving the expected praise. We may have even considered that relying on faith to help us was a cop ou...	Pythonpappy	0	453	Jan 8, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/7 (Preview) A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos. --Rita Mae BrownIt is very hard for most of us to see how controlling we are. We may feel uptight or careful, but we haven't seen it as con...	Pythonpappy	2	601	Jan 7, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.~ Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	1	468	Jan 7, 2015 by Mike B.
	What is wrong with me? (Preview) This is my very first post...my very first time to admit that I "may" have a problem. I am a school teacher with beautiful children and a dedicated husband. I have a Master's degree and we live in a typical suburban house. I drive an SUV. I volunteer at my children's schools. When I "play...	mommyneedsabreak	17	1122	Jan 6, 2015 by Tanin
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	0	416	Jan 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 1/6 (Preview) Life is for enjoying. It is not a race to see how much you can get done. --Jill ClarkBefore we quit using alcohol and other drugs, we wasted precious hours, days, maybe years. Consequently, we feel we must make up for lost time. We make promises and commitments we don't have the time or the energy to fulfi...	Pythonpappy	0	486	Jan 6, 2015 by Pythonpappy
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