Alcoholics Anonymous

ralston · ralston

I'm fresh out of a 90 day treatment program in Michigan and moving back to my home in Atlanta. Does anyone know the best way to find sober housing in Atlanta? Thanks

Todd Olson · Todd Olson

Please let us know if you know of any AA meetings in Playas Ecuador we are from WI living here for 2 months. Please let us know on our e mail at tolson4one@yahoo.com

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ~Paul Boese

sunshinelvr · sunshinelvr

I have a situation that I don't now how to handle. Would like to hear from anyone that went through this and how it worked for them. The fellow AA is my husband, therefore I have inside information on this. Bottom line, he is coming up on 2 years sober (according to what he tells me and everyone) after 3 ye...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Reflection for the DayToday I'll try to settle for less than I wish were possible, and be willing to not only accept it but to appreciate it. Today, I'll not expect too much of anyone - especially myself. I'll try to remember that contentment comes from gratefully accepting the good that comes to us, an...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Did you ever get a punch card from a coffee shop? If you buy nine coffees, you get the tenth free. Even though you're not paying for it, you know this purchase isn't free. The price was factored into earlier purchases. But still, getting something free is sweet. We feel like we deserve what's handed to us...

leavetherest · leavetherest

https://www.thefix.com/content/hitting-a-wall-in-sobriety-10051?page=all

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

just seeing if I got an Internet signal. I haven't had one in a while. still with you all, still batting on your team. You can't get rid of me that easy.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

February 1, 2016Quote of the Week"Anger is one letter away from Danger." When I came into the program I was so angry, but I didn't realize how much. For years I had used drugs and alcohol to numb these feelings, to manage and hide them. When these were taken way, my anger quickly turned to ra...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Action carries us in the direction we choose.Recovery involves doing - going to meetings working our program, reaching out to others. We don't get a job by sitting at home thinking about it, and we don't get a degree by looking at college catalogs. It's true that we need to reflect; we need quiet times w...

leavetherest · leavetherest

https://www.discoveryplace.info/dry-drunk-depth-explanation-dry-drunk-recovery

Tanin · Tanin

Zoomtopz wrote: just got one smaller. Bye Aw, come on, mate. You don't have to leave in a huff. You're just cranky about some ideas that you don't like. Come on back to the fold. If not, fare thee well. You were around for 3+ years. Much longer than average. At least two standard deviations above the mean,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts. ~Breathnach, Sarah Ban on Gratitude

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see. --Bill WilsonAt times, despair, sadness, and hopelessness fill us. None of us will get out of this world without experiencing tragedy. At these times, we turn to our Higher Power and the spiritual principle...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Where There is Charity and Wisdom ---- St. Francis of Assisi (paraphrased)Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor annoyance.Where there is love and joy, there is neither greed nor selfishness.Where t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One cannot have wisdom without living life. --Dorothy McCallUnderstanding circumstances, other people, even ourselves, comes with the passage of time and our willingness to be open to all the lessons contained within a moment. We must be willing to participate fully in the events that have reque...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. ~Maureen Dowd

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Believing in changeAt first, drugs or booze turned us on; later they turned on us. We couldn't find any peace anywhere. We began turning into the kind of person we didn't want to be, but we didn't know what was happening to us or how to change. When we came to believe that our lives could and would turn arou...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ~John F. Kennedy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Gaining peace of mind Even though many of us were certainly ready to take the First Step - to admit that we were addicts - we balked at taking the following eleven steps. We felt it would be ridiculous or too much work, or we denied the existence of a Higher Power. When we started to hurt bad or began to reach...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I found the cure. I can now drink at abandon. If you want to know the cure please let me know :) ***UPDATE*** I regret to announce that my cure proved to be unsuccessful. Please continue with your AA program. In the immortal words of The Irish Rovers... "My head is like a football. I think I'm gonn...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. ~Judy Garland

Peridot0623 · Peridot0623

Oh, relationships in recovery.... always getting people into trouble. Before you roll your eyes, I am begging you for help... please. I am in a committed relationship in recovery. He is a divorced man with two little adorable children. I have never been married and have no kids. I love this man with ev...

WeDoRecover12 · WeDoRecover12

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCoNWFgxjiSV_hbxM99fpQ2tZEkPXW6HM

fenners · fenners

Hi all, I am really struggling at the moment with sadness. I just feel my life has become so dull and boring. I am proud of what I have achieved so far but beginning to wonder is this it. There seems no time to kick back and enjoy myself or anything to release the stress and its building. Suddenly started t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. ~John D. Rockefeller

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say,"Yes," and hope will reappear. -- Monroe ForesterCoastal redwoods are the planet's most enduring lifework. A fallen coastal redwood will sprout anew within three weeks. Small trees can end...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 27, 2016Quote of the Week"My mind is like a bad neighborhood - I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of alco...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. --Oliver GoldsmithLearning to communicate, for little children, means squeezing huge desires into little words, like "hurt" or "cookie." We learn early that we're only going to get part of what we wa...

gonee · gonee

24 Jan 1971- the day Bill W. died. But AA continued to live. Thanks to the unselfishness of Bill, I can live. Imagine if AA membership was exclusive. It's easy for us to talk today, but in 1935 our co-founder made great sacrifices for alcoholics to live life again. He transcended difficult race barrier...

Tanin · Tanin

wagon wrote: The 4th Dimension was explained to me as being rocketed to the here and now, this very second, to help me keep it in today. Wagon That's kind of it, with the here and now being a piece of "heaven" on earth. Here is a short thread about the likely origin of the Fourth Dimension term...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. ~Sue Patton Thoele

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. -- Raymond LindquistCoeur is the French word for "heart." When we act with courage, we act from our hearts, not our heads alone. We boldly do what feels right. We may be scared if we're going against the grain, but we have confidence and faith su...

Tanin · Tanin

Not everyone who joins AA can be an alcoholic. Even If they want to be. A few lessons in this one. I was a poster child for Alcoholics Anonymous. Then I realized Im not an alcoholic. http://www.vox.com/2016/1/7/10724738/alcoholics-anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

God will wait as long as it takes for us. -- Rev. R. WaltersWhenever we try to understand, analyze, or probe too much into the reasons for love, we damage it. All that can really be done with love is accept it. God loves us. We are loved. Regardless of all painful experiences we may have had that convinced u...

fenners · fenners

Hi all, I have completed 62 days in sobriety but have been so busy at work since 26th December have not had an opportunity to. I am feeling ok a few anxious moments little worried it might just catch up with me can't attend a meeting until next wednesday 10 days any advice

leavetherest · leavetherest

I thought that sounded something like "The Twilight Zone" when I first heard it. In the Big Book is this: "We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which he had not even dreamed." (pg 25 Big Book) I looked up the definition of &q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Finding JoyIn the revelation of life (not in booze, pills, or junk), our first joy is the very fact that we are alive. Next, we find gladness and joy in our daily activities and accomplishments.Soon we discover the joy of service to others. Later our happiness widens when we learn to share the joys of ou...

zzworldontheweb · zzworldontheweb

OK, haven't posted here for a while. I see that some of you are still about, good for you and thanks. Sober 6.5 years now. Incredibly, I finally decided to give a shot at getting a sponsor. Met with him once a week for several months,, went through the steps, no real issues until he started prompting...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I found this article very interesting and helpful. I hope it helps someone today :) Feelings of Insecurity in Recovery "It is an accepted reality that many people who attempt to give up an addiction will fail. Some of these people may manage to achieve a few months or even years of recovery but the...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once. --William A. WardWhen trouble tumbles down on us, we are easily overwhelmed. We see problems facing us in the future, and mountains of work to do. We look at the past and see the pain and struggle o...

leavetherest · leavetherest

http://www.barefootsworld.net/aaserenityprayerorig.html

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk. --Eric Burdon We develop goals, priorities, and action steps. We feel energized and ready to move full speed ahead. But midway, as our momentum picks up, new thoughts enter our mind....

leavetherest · leavetherest

Interesting article. I didn't have to read it to know the answer as I did the most arguing I have ever done in my life when I was drinking. There is a page "Understand Your Drinking with a couple of "tests" and one is a drinking assessment test. Other articles on this site are: What are you...

Troy · Troy

Well, I woke up this morning with a clear head and feeling great. Today actually marks 91 days since my last drink. I'm feeling beyond blessed. Snow and slick roads may keep me from a morning meeting, but I still feel great. My work week also seems to keep me from many week day/night meetings, but I'm...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? --Mary CaseyEach passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we are b...

leavetherest · leavetherest

For years I obsessed about my weight.....even when I was in the 120's range, I thought I was "fat". I'm tall--5'7 (unless I shrunk some since I last got checked), so my weight at that time certainly wasn't overweight for me. My daughter used to tell me that she thought I had some kind of anorex...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The elderly priest, speaking to the younger priest, said, ''You had a good idea to replace the first four pews with plush bucket theatre seats. It worked like a charm. The front of the church always fills first now.'' The young priest nodded, and the old priest continued, ''And you told me adding a l...

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	Sober housing in Atlanta, Georgia (Preview) I'm fresh out of a 90 day treatment program in Michigan and moving back to my home in Atlanta. Does anyone know the best way to find sober housing in Atlanta? Thanks	ralston	4	956	Feb 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Help 2 of us in Playas Ecuador (Preview) Please let us know if you know of any AA meetings in Playas Ecuador we are from WI living here for 2 months. Please let us know on our e mail at tolson4one@yahoo.com	Todd Olson	3	869	Feb 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 2/4 (Preview) Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ~Paul Boese	Pythonpappy	0	592	Feb 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Fellow AA lying about sober time (Preview) I have a situation that I don't now how to handle. Would like to hear from anyone that went through this and how it worked for them. The fellow AA is my husband, therefore I have inside information on this. Bottom line, he is coming up on 2 years sober (according to what he tells me and everyone) after 3 ye...	sunshinelvr	7	1519	Feb 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 2/4 (Preview) Reflection for the DayToday I'll try to settle for less than I wish were possible, and be willing to not only accept it but to appreciate it. Today, I'll not expect too much of anyone - especially myself. I'll try to remember that contentment comes from gratefully accepting the good that comes to us, an...	Pythonpappy	0	569	Feb 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 2/3 (Preview) Did you ever get a punch card from a coffee shop? If you buy nine coffees, you get the tenth free. Even though you're not paying for it, you know this purchase isn't free. The price was factored into earlier purchases. But still, getting something free is sweet. We feel like we deserve what's handed to us...	Pythonpappy	0	625	Feb 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Hitting a Wall in Sobriety article (Preview) https://www.thefix.com/content/hitting-a-wall-in-sobriety-10051?page=all	leavetherest	2	1088	Feb 3, 2016 by Fyne Spirit
	Testing, testing, 1,2,3. (Preview) just seeing if I got an Internet signal. I haven't had one in a while. still with you all, still batting on your team. You can't get rid of me that easy.	Baba Louie	3	760	Feb 2, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) February 1, 2016Quote of the Week"Anger is one letter away from Danger." When I came into the program I was so angry, but I didn't realize how much. For years I had used drugs and alcohol to numb these feelings, to manage and hide them. When these were taken way, my anger quickly turned to ra...	Pythonpappy	0	691	Feb 1, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 2/1 (Preview) Action carries us in the direction we choose.Recovery involves doing - going to meetings working our program, reaching out to others. We don't get a job by sitting at home thinking about it, and we don't get a degree by looking at college catalogs. It's true that we need to reflect; we need quiet times w...	Pythonpappy	0	568	Feb 1, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Dry Drunk article (Preview) https://www.discoveryplace.info/dry-drunk-depth-explanation-dry-drunk-recovery	leavetherest	11	1205	Jan 31, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Farewell Zoomtopz (Preview) Zoomtopz wrote: just got one smaller. Bye Aw, come on, mate. You don't have to leave in a huff. You're just cranky about some ideas that you don't like. Come on back to the fold. If not, fare thee well. You were around for 3+ years. Much longer than average. At least two standard deviations above the mean,...	Tanin	4	730	Jan 31, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts. ~Breathnach, Sarah Ban on Gratitude	Pythonpappy	2	685	Jan 31, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/31 (Preview) Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see. --Bill WilsonAt times, despair, sadness, and hopelessness fill us. None of us will get out of this world without experiencing tragedy. At these times, we turn to our Higher Power and the spiritual principle...	Pythonpappy	0	681	Jan 31, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers	Pythonpappy	0	673	Jan 30, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/30 (Preview) Where There is Charity and Wisdom ---- St. Francis of Assisi (paraphrased)Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor annoyance.Where there is love and joy, there is neither greed nor selfishness.Where t...	Pythonpappy	0	641	Jan 30, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/29 (Preview) One cannot have wisdom without living life. --Dorothy McCallUnderstanding circumstances, other people, even ourselves, comes with the passage of time and our willingness to be open to all the lessons contained within a moment. We must be willing to participate fully in the events that have reque...	Pythonpappy	0	1023	Jan 29, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/28 (Preview) The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. ~Maureen Dowd	Pythonpappy	0	614	Jan 28, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/28 (Preview) Believing in changeAt first, drugs or booze turned us on; later they turned on us. We couldn't find any peace anywhere. We began turning into the kind of person we didn't want to be, but we didn't know what was happening to us or how to change. When we came to believe that our lives could and would turn arou...	Pythonpappy	0	683	Jan 28, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/27 (Preview) Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ~John F. Kennedy	Pythonpappy	0	600	Jan 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/27 (Preview) Gaining peace of mind Even though many of us were certainly ready to take the First Step - to admit that we were addicts - we balked at taking the following eleven steps. We felt it would be ridiculous or too much work, or we denied the existence of a Higher Power. When we started to hurt bad or began to reach...	Pythonpappy	0	656	Jan 27, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Alcoholism cured *update* (Preview) I found the cure. I can now drink at abandon. If you want to know the cure please let me know :) *UPDATE* I regret to announce that my cure proved to be unsuccessful. Please continue with your AA program. In the immortal words of The Irish Rovers... "My head is like a football. I think I'm gonn...	TipsyMcstagger	7	1423	Jan 27, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. ~Judy Garland	Pythonpappy	1	716	Jan 27, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	JEALOUSY?-- I'm not even sure...just terrible. Need sobering advice. (Preview) Oh, relationships in recovery.... always getting people into trouble. Before you roll your eyes, I am begging you for help... please. I am in a committed relationship in recovery. He is a divorced man with two little adorable children. I have never been married and have no kids. I love this man with ev...	Peridot0623	9	923	Jan 26, 2016 by Fyne Spirit
	AA Women's Speakers! (Preview) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCoNWFgxjiSV_hbxM99fpQ2tZEkPXW6HM	WeDoRecover12	0	3161	Jan 26, 2016 by WeDoRecover12
	HELP (Preview) Hi all, I am really struggling at the moment with sadness. I just feel my life has become so dull and boring. I am proud of what I have achieved so far but beginning to wonder is this it. There seems no time to kick back and enjoy myself or anything to release the stress and its building. Suddenly started t...	fenners	11	907	Jan 26, 2016 by Fyne Spirit
	Sunrise Quote 1/26 (Preview) Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. ~John D. Rockefeller	Pythonpappy	0	623	Jan 26, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/26 (Preview) Hope is always available to us. When we feel defeated, we need only take a deep breath and say,"Yes," and hope will reappear. -- Monroe ForesterCoastal redwoods are the planet's most enduring lifework. A fallen coastal redwood will sprout anew within three weeks. Small trees can end...	Pythonpappy	0	612	Jan 26, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 27, 2016Quote of the Week"My mind is like a bad neighborhood - I don't go in it alone." One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an alcoholic like me that almost always means trouble. Colored by the disease of alco...	Pythonpappy	0	870	Jan 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/25 (Preview) The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. --Oliver GoldsmithLearning to communicate, for little children, means squeezing huge desires into little words, like "hurt" or "cookie." We learn early that we're only going to get part of what we wa...	Pythonpappy	0	626	Jan 25, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Bill W. dies 27 Jan 1971 (Preview) 24 Jan 1971- the day Bill W. died. But AA continued to live. Thanks to the unselfishness of Bill, I can live. Imagine if AA membership was exclusive. It's easy for us to talk today, but in 1935 our co-founder made great sacrifices for alcoholics to live life again. He transcended difficult race barrier...	gonee	3	729	Jan 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	The 4th Dimension II (Preview) wagon wrote: The 4th Dimension was explained to me as being rocketed to the here and now, this very second, to help me keep it in today. Wagon That's kind of it, with the here and now being a piece of "heaven" on earth. Here is a short thread about the likely origin of the Fourth Dimension term...	Tanin	2	719	Jan 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/24 (Preview) Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted, non-judging, intensely interested listening, our spirits expand. ~Sue Patton Thoele	Pythonpappy	0	642	Jan 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/24 (Preview) Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. -- Raymond LindquistCoeur is the French word for "heart." When we act with courage, we act from our hearts, not our heads alone. We boldly do what feels right. We may be scared if we're going against the grain, but we have confidence and faith su...	Pythonpappy	0	696	Jan 24, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	24 Years "Sober" But Not An Alcoholic (Preview) Not everyone who joins AA can be an alcoholic. Even If they want to be. A few lessons in this one. I was a poster child for Alcoholics Anonymous. Then I realized Im not an alcoholic. http://www.vox.com/2016/1/7/10724738/alcoholics-anonymous	Tanin	12	1325	Jan 23, 2016 by Tanin
	Today's Gift 1/23 (Preview) God will wait as long as it takes for us. -- Rev. R. WaltersWhenever we try to understand, analyze, or probe too much into the reasons for love, we damage it. All that can really be done with love is accept it. God loves us. We are loved. Regardless of all painful experiences we may have had that convinced u...	Pythonpappy	0	597	Jan 23, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	62 DAYS NO MEETING FOR TWO WEEKS (Preview) Hi all, I have completed 62 days in sobriety but have been so busy at work since 26th December have not had an opportunity to. I am feeling ok a few anxious moments little worried it might just catch up with me can't attend a meeting until next wednesday 10 days any advice	fenners	10	1298	Jan 23, 2016 by Troy
	The 4th Dimension (Preview) I thought that sounded something like "The Twilight Zone" when I first heard it. In the Big Book is this: "We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which he had not even dreamed." (pg 25 Big Book) I looked up the definition of &q...	leavetherest	8	10237	Jan 22, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/22 (Preview) Finding JoyIn the revelation of life (not in booze, pills, or junk), our first joy is the very fact that we are alive. Next, we find gladness and joy in our daily activities and accomplishments.Soon we discover the joy of service to others. Later our happiness widens when we learn to share the joys of ou...	Pythonpappy	0	653	Jan 22, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sponsor fail. Yikes (Preview) OK, haven't posted here for a while. I see that some of you are still about, good for you and thanks. Sober 6.5 years now. Incredibly, I finally decided to give a shot at getting a sponsor. Met with him once a week for several months,, went through the steps, no real issues until he started prompting...	zzworldontheweb	10	1026	Jan 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Feelings of Insecurity in Recovery article (Preview) I found this article very interesting and helpful. I hope it helps someone today :) Feelings of Insecurity in Recovery "It is an accepted reality that many people who attempt to give up an addiction will fail. Some of these people may manage to achieve a few months or even years of recovery but the...	leavetherest	0	1026	Jan 21, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/21 (Preview) Man, like the bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once. --William A. WardWhen trouble tumbles down on us, we are easily overwhelmed. We see problems facing us in the future, and mountains of work to do. We look at the past and see the pain and struggle o...	Pythonpappy	0	583	Jan 21, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	The Origin of the Serenity Prayer...well kinda (Preview) http://www.barefootsworld.net/aaserenityprayerorig.html	leavetherest	13	983	Jan 21, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. ~Winston Churchill	Pythonpappy	0	590	Jan 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/20 (Preview) You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk. --Eric Burdon We develop goals, priorities, and action steps. We feel energized and ready to move full speed ahead. But midway, as our momentum picks up, new thoughts enter our mind....	Pythonpappy	0	569	Jan 20, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Does Alcohol Make You Argue With Your Partner (Preview) Interesting article. I didn't have to read it to know the answer as I did the most arguing I have ever done in my life when I was drinking. There is a page "Understand Your Drinking with a couple of "tests" and one is a drinking assessment test. Other articles on this site are: What are you...	leavetherest	1	624	Jan 19, 2016 by leavetherest
	3 months today! - Thanks for the support (Preview) Well, I woke up this morning with a clear head and feeling great. Today actually marks 91 days since my last drink. I'm feeling beyond blessed. Snow and slick roads may keep me from a morning meeting, but I still feel great. My work week also seems to keep me from many week day/night meetings, but I'm...	Troy	22	1089	Jan 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/19 (Preview) Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? --Mary CaseyEach passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we are b...	Pythonpappy	0	699	Jan 19, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Do you think this dress makes me look fat? (Preview) For years I obsessed about my weight.....even when I was in the 120's range, I thought I was "fat". I'm tall--5'7 (unless I shrunk some since I last got checked), so my weight at that time certainly wasn't overweight for me. My daughter used to tell me that she thought I had some kind of anorex...	leavetherest	2	882	Jan 18, 2016 by leavetherest
	2nd Funnies (Preview) The elderly priest, speaking to the younger priest, said, ''You had a good idea to replace the first four pews with plush bucket theatre seats. It worked like a charm. The front of the church always fills first now.'' The young priest nodded, and the old priest continued, ''And you told me adding a l...	Pythonpappy	9	900	Jan 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
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