Alcoholics Anonymous

Mike B. · Mike B.

December 1 "There are many kinds of spiritual experience. Some are like the conversions of the great religious leaders of the past; others seem purely psychological. Some are sudden or instantaneous; others are a gradual learning experience. But all of them, whatever form they take, have...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. --Dodie SmithWhen we change our lives, we give up old patterns. Some of these old patterns, as harmful as they may have been, were like our best friends. We could turn to them for comfort and escape. After giving them up, and after the first ela...

caznh · caznh

I've been looking at my computer screen for 10 minutes before writting anything, because I am so afraid to face my drinking problem. However, it is time to change. I am a 45 year-old woman who has been binged drinking and blacking out since I was 15. I'm tired of being an alcoholic; I'm depressed, sc...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

An inspiring book, a caring friend, a moment of silence - all can offer the guidance we seek.We are learning to seek guidance on how to handle the serious circumstances of our lives. We used to feel we had to figure out everything for ourselves. What a gift it is to seek suggestions from friends we can tru...

mandm · mandm

JK. I'm a year and a half sober now! thanks y'all. I check into this board from time to time to remind me of where I came from. I'm doing great, still doing my art, I'm shocked to think its only been a year and a half. I don't even remember what it is like to drink, I still keep away from social setting that are i...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.~ Count Leo Tolstoy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Fill up your life.One of the good things about the blues is their power to make me feel better. No matter how bad it gets in my little world, I can be pretty sure that B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, or Stevie Ray Vaughn has seen worse. Sometimes, it just feels good to vocalize all those bad feelings.Bad things...

EJH13 · EJH13

I'm 30 years old and here I am again... Same story since I was 12... Hungover, shaking & embarrassed as all hell. The guilt & shame seems unbearable. I haven't worked a program since I was 18. I don't want to live like this forever. I feel so alone. But most of all... There is this fear. Fear of Fail...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother TeresaOur spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And then we sense the dreaded aloneness....

John · John

Without a cigarette! Next month is my 56th birthday, my 25th sober anniversary, and the holidays... what better gift could I give myself than stop smoking which has been reducing my quality of life for the past few years? Keep me in your prayers as this is so very important I do at this time. Just 7 day...

Tanin · Tanin

To all the regulars, to all the infrequent posters, to all the visitors, to all the missing, to all who have left freely, to all who have been booted, to all the newcomers, to all the oldtimers, to all the gurus, to all the neophytes, to all to those who have drifted away from recovery, to those across the U...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP Dobby from 'down under' ... glad to have you with us ...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Okay, ... home alone sickish ... can't give this crap to my son ... sooooo ... my mind is up to no good, LOL ... have a chuckle on me!!! ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 27th of November 2014 03:36:04 PM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

THE SILENT MEETINGA member of a certain AA group, who previously had been attending meetings regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, another group member decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening.. The group member found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guess...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Caffeine Is My ShepherdCaffeine is my shepherd; With it besides me, I shall not doze.It maketh me to wake in green pastures:It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.It restoreth my buzz:It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name's sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shado...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Standing_Tall · Standing_Tall

Have not checked in in a while and thought I would do so. Complete honesty here........I have had a couple of relapses over the last year and am really struggling with what to do about things. I am still maintaining contact with my sponsors on a daily basis, attending meetings, keeping a job, but I am sic...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Wolf and the CraneA wolf had been eating when a bone became stuck in his throat. Soon, the pain became excruciating. He rushed to a pond, thinking water would loosen the bone. But he could not swallow. Frantic, he looked around and saw a crane watching him. "I would give anything," he ras...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 26 "If we expend even five percent of the time on Step Eleven that we habitually (and rightly) lavish on Step Twelve, the results can be wonderfully far-reaching."

Connie F · Connie F

I'm going to be brave and go out on the limb here. I am NOT an old timer. I am no religious expert, nor even religious at all. But, the miracles I have received from learning how to incorporate having a Higher Power/God in my life, as a result of learning the steps from my sponsor, I wanted to share these br...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~ Ralph H. Blum -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 27th of November 2014 08:39:26 AM

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best way to predict the future is to create it.~ Peter F. Drucker

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Count Your Blessings Count your many blessings, name them one by one, Count your many blessings, see what God has done! --from Count Your Blessings by Johnson Oatman Jr.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You start preparing when you're thirty for the person you'll be at eighty. --Janice ClarkWe can't get away from ourselves, at least not entirely. Who we were at ten and twenty and forty and fifty remain as threads in our tapestries. Many of us shudder because some details of our personal panorama were...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

(For those of you who like these, sorry, I been very ill ... trying to get back on my feet!) I always have two lists: things I'm happy about and things I'm not. It's my choice which list I focus on. --Anne ArthurWhy do we all too eagerly see the glass as half empty rather than as half full? It need not be a habi...

Ironman · Ironman

Through the steps of AA and progress toward that "Psychic Change", I must always remember and practice something I have found very important. That is, I must look at the world as if I treat the world a certain way vs the way the world treats me. This is the difference between serenity and an...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 25 "Good public relations are AA lifelines reaching out to the alcoholic who still does not know us."

The Ghost of Tipsy · The Ghost of Tipsy

You can come back anytime you know. I've done it lots :) Thinking of you and wishing you well.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 24, 2014Quote of the Week"Develop an 'Attitude of Gratitude'." I have a secret weapon in my recovery tool bag - the Gratitude List. Oh I know, you've heard all about gratitude lists, but when was the last time you made one? Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, stressed or in fear,...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 24 "In this moment, regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?"

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Tell a person they are brave, and you help them become so.~ Thomas Carlyle

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. --Oscar WildeThe mature person eventually forgives his parents. Any adult can look back and see childhood wrongs and unfairness. Many of us were disappointed by our parents, even neglected or...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no total answer.Studying and reading are traditional methods of spiritual growth. With a lifelong routine of study each day, a person or couple grows under the guidance of the sages. Civilization exists because each generation builds upon the progress of the past. We do not have to reinven...

toni baloney · toni baloney

Hi There, Just wondering how you are doing. Let us know, okey dokey, you are MISSED !! Toni

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S.Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the present and the fut...

Connie F · Connie F

Why AA's Twelve Step Program Worked For MeBut Sometimes Not for Others I learned the hard way that suppressed, unhealed pain and fear is the underlying cause of addictive behaviors (drinking or drugging, overeating, over-working, over-shopping, gambling, habitually seeking sex/love rela...

Amigo · Amigo

KARMA is unlearned lessons... The lessons have to be learned in a calm spirit. PATIENCE really means confidence in God My Sobriety is contingent on my spiritual well being just for today

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 21 "'Historians may one day point to Alcoholics Anonymous as a society which did far more than achieve a considerable measure of success with alcoholism and its stigma; they may recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to have been a great venture in social pioneering which forged a new instr...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced. --Lewis F. PresnallThe act of loving another broadens our understanding of the human condition and often pinches our egos. Indeed, one of the greatest gifts, though not necessarily cherished, which is granted through loving anothe...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 20 "I don't know the music, but there is sound -- sometimes rushing and furious, sometimes gentle and caressing. But always there's the sound of a master pianist at play, conducting some mad orchestra of life. I don't know what or why or how, but I know I'm here. And the best I can do is to fi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...

Enigma · Enigma

No, i'm not talking about 50 shades of grey. Today I'm free from being a slave to alcohol. Also from people places and things which requires acceptance over situations I can't control. Almost 4 months into my new Apt. and now I have peace of mind. I'm actually enjoying the ride to recovery trudging the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Behind an able man there are always other able men. --Chinese proverbMost of us have had a strong desire in our lives to "do it ourselves." We have had the idea that strength and independence meant we should not rely on or receive help from others. Now, in recovery, we are learning a far more m...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 19 "It is not stupid to accept myself and others complete with our imperfections. It would be stupid not to."

d_willing · d_willing

Just wanted to check in with MIP and let you know that I have made it to my 1st year anniversary. I went to a meeting pretty much daily for this first year, which is just want this alcoholic has needed. There were plenty of ups and downs, but through everything, i was able to not pick up a drink or substitut...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? --Rose KennedySome of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up,...

Vulure · Vulure

I've been in the rooms for a few months now, and back in after a recent relapse. The 2nd time around has challenged me more than I had anticipated. When a meeting starts some start with the serenity prayer, which starts with the word GOD, they read the AA Preamble (which mentions in a nutshell its a fel...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.~ Danny Kaye

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 17, 2014Quote of the Week"Recovery isn't for people who need it; it's for people who want it." After I was sober a while I started thinking about all the people I knew who could really benefit from, and in fact really needed, the recovery I had found in the program. This was espec...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.~ Arthur Ashe

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Grapevine (Preview) December 1 "There are many kinds of spiritual experience. Some are like the conversions of the great religious leaders of the past; others seem purely psychological. Some are sudden or instantaneous; others are a gradual learning experience. But all of them, whatever form they take, have...	Mike B.	1	325	Dec 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 12/01 (Preview) Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. --Dodie SmithWhen we change our lives, we give up old patterns. Some of these old patterns, as harmful as they may have been, were like our best friends. We could turn to them for comfort and escape. After giving them up, and after the first ela...	Pythonpappy	0	385	Dec 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	paralyzed (Preview) I've been looking at my computer screen for 10 minutes before writting anything, because I am so afraid to face my drinking problem. However, it is time to change. I am a 45 year-old woman who has been binged drinking and blacking out since I was 15. I'm tired of being an alcoholic; I'm depressed, sc...	caznh	6	719	Nov 30, 2014 by justadrunk
	Today's Gift - 11/30 (Preview) An inspiring book, a caring friend, a moment of silence - all can offer the guidance we seek.We are learning to seek guidance on how to handle the serious circumstances of our lives. We used to feel we had to figure out everything for ourselves. What a gift it is to seek suggestions from friends we can tru...	Pythonpappy	0	390	Nov 30, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	falling off the wagon.... (Preview) JK. I'm a year and a half sober now! thanks y'all. I check into this board from time to time to remind me of where I came from. I'm doing great, still doing my art, I'm shocked to think its only been a year and a half. I don't even remember what it is like to drink, I still keep away from social setting that are i...	mandm	6	872	Nov 29, 2014 by mandm
	Sunrise Quote - 11/29 (Preview) There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.~ Count Leo Tolstoy	Pythonpappy	0	383	Nov 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/29 (Preview) Fill up your life.One of the good things about the blues is their power to make me feel better. No matter how bad it gets in my little world, I can be pretty sure that B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, or Stevie Ray Vaughn has seen worse. Sometimes, it just feels good to vocalize all those bad feelings.Bad things...	Pythonpappy	0	358	Nov 29, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Fearful (Preview) I'm 30 years old and here I am again... Same story since I was 12... Hungover, shaking & embarrassed as all hell. The guilt & shame seems unbearable. I haven't worked a program since I was 18. I don't want to live like this forever. I feel so alone. But most of all... There is this fear. Fear of Fail...	EJH13	30	1187	Nov 28, 2014 by pinkchip
	Today's Gift - 11/28 (Preview) To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. --Mother TeresaOur spiritual nature must be nurtured. Prayer and meditation lovingly kindle the flame that guides us from within. Because we're human, we often let the flame flicker and perhaps go out. And then we sense the dreaded aloneness....	Pythonpappy	0	352	Nov 28, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	7 days... (Preview) Without a cigarette! Next month is my 56th birthday, my 25th sober anniversary, and the holidays... what better gift could I give myself than stop smoking which has been reducing my quality of life for the past few years? Keep me in your prayers as this is so very important I do at this time. Just 7 day...	John	10	692	Nov 27, 2014 by justadrunk
	Happy Thanksgiving To All (Preview) To all the regulars, to all the infrequent posters, to all the visitors, to all the missing, to all who have left freely, to all who have been booted, to all the newcomers, to all the oldtimers, to all the gurus, to all the neophytes, to all to those who have drifted away from recovery, to those across the U...	Tanin	4	445	Nov 27, 2014 by justadrunk
	Welcome Dobby (Preview) Welcome to MIP Dobby from 'down under' ... glad to have you with us ...	Pythonpappy	0	322	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Need a Laugh ??? (Preview) Okay, ... home alone sickish ... can't give this crap to my son ... sooooo ... my mind is up to no good, LOL ... have a chuckle on me!!! ... -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 27th of November 2014 03:36:04 PM	Pythonpappy	1	356	Nov 27, 2014 by Jerry F
	The Silent Meeting (Preview) THE SILENT MEETINGA member of a certain AA group, who previously had been attending meetings regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, another group member decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening.. The group member found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guess...	Pythonpappy	0	401	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Coffee, it's Not Just for Breakfast Anymore (Preview) Caffeine Is My ShepherdCaffeine is my shepherd; With it besides me, I shall not doze.It maketh me to wake in green pastures:It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.It restoreth my buzz:It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name's sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shado...	Pythonpappy	0	407	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Morn'n Coffee - (Humor) (Preview)	Pythonpappy	6	595	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Checking in and struggling!!! (Preview) Have not checked in in a while and thought I would do so. Complete honesty here........I have had a couple of relapses over the last year and am really struggling with what to do about things. I am still maintaining contact with my sponsors on a daily basis, attending meetings, keeping a job, but I am sic...	Standing_Tall	7	599	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/2 (Preview) The Wolf and the CraneA wolf had been eating when a bone became stuck in his throat. Soon, the pain became excruciating. He rushed to a pond, thinking water would loosen the bone. But he could not swallow. Frantic, he looked around and saw a crane watching him. "I would give anything," he ras...	Pythonpappy	2	399	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 26 "If we expend even five percent of the time on Step Eleven that we habitually (and rightly) lavish on Step Twelve, the results can be wonderfully far-reaching."	Mike B.	2	345	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	If You're Struggling with the Belief in a Higher Power, Maybe This Can Help! (Preview) I'm going to be brave and go out on the limb here. I am NOT an old timer. I am no religious expert, nor even religious at all. But, the miracles I have received from learning how to incorporate having a Higher Power/God in my life, as a result of learning the steps from my sponsor, I wanted to share these br...	Connie F	6	856	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~ Ralph H. Blum -- Edited by Pythonpappy on Thursday 27th of November 2014 08:39:26 AM	Pythonpappy	0	325	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The best way to predict the future is to create it.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	324	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/27 (Preview) Count Your Blessings Count your many blessings, name them one by one, Count your many blessings, see what God has done! --from Count Your Blessings by Johnson Oatman Jr.	Pythonpappy	0	338	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/26 (Preview) You start preparing when you're thirty for the person you'll be at eighty. --Janice ClarkWe can't get away from ourselves, at least not entirely. Who we were at ten and twenty and forty and fifty remain as threads in our tapestries. Many of us shudder because some details of our personal panorama were...	Pythonpappy	0	364	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/25 (Preview) (For those of you who like these, sorry, I been very ill ... trying to get back on my feet!) I always have two lists: things I'm happy about and things I'm not. It's my choice which list I focus on. --Anne ArthurWhy do we all too eagerly see the glass as half empty rather than as half full? It need not be a habi...	Pythonpappy	0	380	Nov 27, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I treat the World (Preview) Through the steps of AA and progress toward that "Psychic Change", I must always remember and practice something I have found very important. That is, I must look at the world as if I treat the world a certain way vs the way the world treats me. This is the difference between serenity and an...	Ironman	6	784	Nov 25, 2014 by Ironman
	Grapevine (Preview) November 25 "Good public relations are AA lifelines reaching out to the alcoholic who still does not know us."	Mike B.	0	329	Nov 25, 2014 by Mike B.
	Betterthanyesterday52 are you there? Are you out doing more research? (Preview) You can come back anytime you know. I've done it lots :) Thinking of you and wishing you well.	The Ghost of Tipsy	3	500	Nov 25, 2014 by Tanin
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 24, 2014Quote of the Week"Develop an 'Attitude of Gratitude'." I have a secret weapon in my recovery tool bag - the Gratitude List. Oh I know, you've heard all about gratitude lists, but when was the last time you made one? Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, stressed or in fear,...	Pythonpappy	0	504	Nov 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 24 "In this moment, regardless of what happened before or what may happen tomorrow, what is the very best thing I can possibly do, right now?"	Mike B.	1	385	Nov 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/24 (Preview) Tell a person they are brave, and you help them become so.~ Thomas Carlyle	Pythonpappy	0	328	Nov 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/24 (Preview) Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. --Oscar WildeThe mature person eventually forgives his parents. Any adult can look back and see childhood wrongs and unfairness. Many of us were disappointed by our parents, even neglected or...	Pythonpappy	0	358	Nov 24, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/23 (Preview) There is no total answer.Studying and reading are traditional methods of spiritual growth. With a lifelong routine of study each day, a person or couple grows under the guidance of the sages. Civilization exists because each generation builds upon the progress of the past. We do not have to reinven...	Pythonpappy	0	441	Nov 23, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	YooHoo Tipsy..Where did you go, another long vacation ?????? (Preview) Hi There, Just wondering how you are doing. Let us know, okey dokey, you are MISSED !! Toni	toni baloney	5	795	Nov 22, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 11/22 (Preview) The program has given me the best days I've ever had. But thinking about all that lost time can still bring me down. --Jane S.Telling the difference between yesterday, today, and tomorrow may be easy for most people, but it isn't for many of us. Our past tends to overshadow both the present and the fut...	Pythonpappy	0	466	Nov 22, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Why AA's 12 Steps Worked For Me But Sometimes Not for Others (Preview) Why AA's Twelve Step Program Worked For MeBut Sometimes Not for Others I learned the hard way that suppressed, unhealed pain and fear is the underlying cause of addictive behaviors (drinking or drugging, overeating, over-working, over-shopping, gambling, habitually seeking sex/love rela...	Connie F	17	890	Nov 21, 2014 by Connie F
	Spiritual Lessons that I Remind Myself Today (Preview) KARMA is unlearned lessons... The lessons have to be learned in a calm spirit. PATIENCE really means confidence in God *My Sobriety is contingent on my spiritual well being just for today*	Amigo	1	435	Nov 21, 2014 by Connie F
	Grapevine (Preview) November 21 "'Historians may one day point to Alcoholics Anonymous as a society which did far more than achieve a considerable measure of success with alcoholism and its stigma; they may recognize Alcoholics Anonymous to have been a great venture in social pioneering which forged a new instr...	Mike B.	0	385	Nov 21, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/21 (Preview) Love involves a willingness to suffer and to be inconvenienced. --Lewis F. PresnallThe act of loving another broadens our understanding of the human condition and often pinches our egos. Indeed, one of the greatest gifts, though not necessarily cherished, which is granted through loving anothe...	Pythonpappy	0	342	Nov 21, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 20 "I don't know the music, but there is sound -- sometimes rushing and furious, sometimes gentle and caressing. But always there's the sound of a master pianist at play, conducting some mad orchestra of life. I don't know what or why or how, but I know I'm here. And the best I can do is to fi...	Mike B.	0	358	Nov 20, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/20 (Preview) Going EasyGo easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.Do not b...	Pythonpappy	0	369	Nov 20, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Freedom from bondage. (Preview) No, i'm not talking about 50 shades of grey. Today I'm free from being a slave to alcohol. Also from people places and things which requires acceptance over situations I can't control. Almost 4 months into my new Apt. and now I have peace of mind. I'm actually enjoying the ride to recovery trudging the...	Enigma	10	1694	Nov 19, 2014 by Enigma
	Today's Gift - 11/19 (Preview) Behind an able man there are always other able men. --Chinese proverbMost of us have had a strong desire in our lives to "do it ourselves." We have had the idea that strength and independence meant we should not rely on or receive help from others. Now, in recovery, we are learning a far more m...	Pythonpappy	0	326	Nov 19, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 19 "It is not stupid to accept myself and others complete with our imperfections. It would be stupid not to."	Mike B.	0	357	Nov 19, 2014 by Mike B.
	1 year (Preview) Just wanted to check in with MIP and let you know that I have made it to my 1st year anniversary. I went to a meeting pretty much daily for this first year, which is just want this alcoholic has needed. There were plenty of ups and downs, but through everything, i was able to not pick up a drink or substitut...	d_willing	12	839	Nov 18, 2014 by StPeteDean
	Today's Gift - 11/18 (Preview) Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? --Rose KennedySome of us have been through an awful lot. We have endured pain and hopelessness. Now we have some choices to make. We can allow our pasts to make us feel bad about ourselves or we can sing after the storm. We can feel proud that we are not giving up,...	Pythonpappy	1	354	Nov 18, 2014 by Enigma
	Is there hope in a 12 step program for the "non-believer" GOD 12 steps spirituality sponsor (Preview) I've been in the rooms for a few months now, and back in after a recent relapse. The 2nd time around has challenged me more than I had anticipated. When a meeting starts some start with the serenity prayer, which starts with the word GOD, they read the AA Preamble (which mentions in a nutshell its a fel...	Vulure	17	11572	Nov 18, 2014 by Enigma
	Sunrise Quote - 11/18 (Preview) Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.~ Danny Kaye	Pythonpappy	0	333	Nov 18, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 17, 2014Quote of the Week"Recovery isn't for people who need it; it's for people who want it." After I was sober a while I started thinking about all the people I knew who could really benefit from, and in fact really needed, the recovery I had found in the program. This was espec...	Pythonpappy	0	432	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/17 (Preview) From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.~ Arthur Ashe	Pythonpappy	0	503	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
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