Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 18, 2016Quote of the Week"If the grass is greener on the other side, it's because they are putting fertilizer on it!" I've spent a lot of my life envying what other people had, resenting I didn't have it too, and feeling I deserved it. I've always felt smarter, more talented, bet...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Horse and the MuleTraveling together, a horse sported a fine coat and a magnificent saddle with ornate decorations, while a mule was burdened with a heavy load. Its coat was matted and filled with burrs."Oh, how I wish I could be as beautiful and graceful as you are," the mule told the ho...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is no reality except the one contained within us. --Herman HesseClaude Gellee painted lovely pictures of the English countryside. Europeans loved his landscapes, with their blue hues and mild distortions. But when the people went for the carriage rides in the country, they were disappoint...

leavetherest · leavetherest

An acronym in AA is H.A.L.T. which stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired It did help me when I paid attention to it....and tried to take care of either the physical need or the emotional one I was going through. (I didn't take care of the "angry" one, I guess, a while back...which led to me...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I haven't done enough meditating...tried it for awhile and just stopped. I have been hearing in AA and elsewhere how meditation has helped others. I am going to try it again. I also found this mantra I love.... "Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." It is by Emile Coue (1857-...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

I didn't win the lottery.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return. ~Peace Pilgrim

leavetherest · leavetherest

https://www.thefix.com/content/sponsorship-levels6010

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea. --Coretta Scott KingWise ones tell us to be true to ourselves. Being true to ourselves means daring to disagree with a loved one, even when we know it might cause painful tens...

TipsyMcstagger · TipsyMcstagger

I have said some very immature things on this boad. I have mocked those who were struggling with flippant, sarcastic advice, I was disrespectful to others who offered me guidance and I said vile things to some who I felt unwarranted animosity toward. I am very sorry. I would have liked to apologize on...

leavetherest · leavetherest

Ok...I am really confused. Sponsor recently (in her words...)..."strongly encouraged" me going to rehab. (She told me this was her friend's suggestion actually--the one she shared my stuff with recently). I haven't picked up again since my relapse. She said with everything going on w...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

One of the greatest secrets of life is having patience & wisdom!

StPeteDean · StPeteDean

I'm home, First surgery complete, home resting. Lymph nodes gone.

Tongue surgery next wesnesday, please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do. ~James Russell Lowell

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I am living out my life in accordance with my faith. --Ruth CaseyDoes faith in God guide your actions as it does Ruth's? It's certain our actions are guided by some set of beliefs. If our memories of past situations are troublesome, maybe it's because we allowed our behavior to be controlled by certain...

Baba Louie · Baba Louie

if I win the 1.5 billion dollar lottery, I promise to up my financial contributions to AA, and, to help John out paying for this board. Matter of fact, if I win, I will just pay the yearly fees for this board for the rest of my life. just letting you all know in advance. It's The least I could do. (now com'on,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away. ~Pablo Picasso

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I believe there has been a grand plan for my life; so much has happened that I hadn't counted on. --Louise JeromeWhat Louise believes might offer great comfort, particularly to a mind that is fraught with fear and uncertainty. But it's not all that important whether or not we believe that God has plann...

leavetherest · leavetherest

http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/how-to-choose-an-aa-sponsor/

seriouslyblunt · seriouslyblunt

Hello folks! Let's face it, I'm 22 and trying to grow up. Here's my deal: alcohol. I'm not even worried about ciggies...I've found them completely unappetizing but nevertheless, the easier of the the two. Now I've only been drinking for 2 years. Pretty heavily after diagnosis with type 1 diabe...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments that stand out, the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love. ~Henry Drummond

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The adventure of connection is to speak out. . .The feeling of connection we yearn for with our partner comes when we speak what is on our mind; we have to stop guessing what each other feels and stop guarding against all offenses. A relationship with vitality is not so guarded that we constantly have to...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent PealeWhat does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I have lived most of my life being fearful.....I have hated going anywhere in the car for fear of getting in a car wreak. I have hated meeting new people for fear of what they would think about me. Any job I have managed to have I have had a fear of doing something wrong and getting reprimanded or fired. (And...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. ~Brian Tracy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. --AnonymousFor some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of our nuclear family. We may have bee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 11, 2016Quote of the Week"God will never give you more than you can handle - but life will." Before recovery, life was pretty overwhelming. It seemed that no sooner had I put out one fire that two more started. Without a Higher Power in my life, it was up to me alone to handle everyth...

leavetherest · leavetherest

My sponsor called me yesterday. We were supposed to meet at 1:00 for our meeting. She said it turned out to be such a nice day (it has been raining a lot here lately) that she wanted to take her dogs for a walk and she had a commitment at 4:00 so she wasn't going to have enough time to do those things and meet wit...

leavetherest · leavetherest

Very interesting..... http://www.barefootsworld.net/aagodconcept.html

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Love is a positive feeling and if one cultivates this feeling in their life, they will surely free themselves from any unbalanced condition that surrounds them. --Syd BanksAnger, whether unfocused or triggered by a troubling experience or a hostile person, discolors our perspective through an a...

leavetherest · leavetherest

"I have the right to have a different opinion from someone else and to feel at ease with this." This is from the Al-Anon Bill of Rights, which I stumbled upon. I am going to be working on this one because I have had problems with it. Think I already shared about me feeling like I had to agree, say...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today I will review the goals I've set for myself.Have I met some of them? Do some of them seem out of reach? If so, I will consider how I can simplify them by breaking them down into smaller goals.If one of my goals is to live in a nicer house, I'll look at ways I can begin to work toward that goal. Do I already k...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I am at a loss.....my sponsor told me from the beginning that everything I shared with her was completely confidential. Then last night I get an email message from her informing me that she shared something of a sensitive nature with her best friend and someone she "uses as a co-sponsor" so...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Suffering is a journey which has an end. --Matthew FoxPain is part of life. To live a spiritual life, we need a way to understand the suffering we sometimes endure. Looking back at other difficult times can give us a better perspective of the pain we feel today. All of us can recall a loss or a sudden diffi...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. ~Irving Wallace

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it."We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program.One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Onc...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I need to print out these and super glue them to my nose for my eyes to see and my brain to remember. Most of my "issues" have had to do with not being able to accept the things I cannot change and not working hard enough to change me instead of hoping/trying others will change. So I have a huge ego-...

leavetherest · leavetherest

When I was a kid I had a problem. I was teased unmercifully for it by other kids because I could not say words correctly. Some kids and adults tried to "teach" me how to say the words correctly. This made me feel embarrassment and shame. It wasn't until I was in fifth grade that a speech therapis...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Today see if you can stretch your Heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much. ~Daphne Rose Kingma

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive. --Sir Walter ScottTo deceive means to fool people into believing things that are not true. As addicts, we did this in many ways. We lied. We hid facts. We were sneaky. While we were trying to fool other people, we also fooled ourselves. Ev...

MarcLacroix · MarcLacroix

Just passing through -- Edited by MarcLacroix on Wednesday 6th of January 2016 01:01:31 AM

fenners · fenners

I have been in recovery for a short while 39th day. My dilemma is regaining trust which has been damaged by my alcoholism. I currently rent a house with my partner my name is not on the rent book and I would like to have a legal stand on tenancy. We also have a joint account which my salary goes in to but hers go...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. --Spanish proverbThe beauty of the Third Step is that there's no real work for us to do. Making a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care of God requires no energy, no movement. We don't have to grit our teeth. It's only a decision an...

leavetherest · leavetherest

A woman I know was always bringing up that she didn't believe in God, nor did she have a Higher Power. Although I made it clear to her in the beginning of our "newly blossoming" friendship that I am a Christian therefore I do believe in God, it did not stop her from bringing up the subject during...

leavetherest · leavetherest

When I relapsed not long ago, I had decided I was not going back to AA the day I picked up again. I had "had enough" of sobriety. I allowed my depression and all over the place emotions get the better of me and I lost sight of what should have been my number one priority and that is to stay sober. Wit...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

January 4, 2016Quote of the Week"God can't give you anything new until you let go of the old." Oh how I love to hang on to what I think I know. I came into the program filled with opinions, ideas, resentments, attitudes, beliefs, etc., and even though many of them were literally killing me...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Is there room in your day for the unexpected?Recovery works best for me when I'm open to what comes along each day. I used to set rigid schedules for myself, write long lists of things to do, and proceed through the day wearing the blinders of my preconceived scenario. Binges were my way of rebelling aga...

leavetherest · leavetherest

I like this article...so many good tips/points. I noticed that attendance for our New Year's Eve AA meeting went up quite a bit than it had been in months--we had a full house (and we have a fairly large meeting room). The number of people picking up chips was not very many, however at tonight's meeting,...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Moral InventoryIt is fortunate that we can think in secret, because our thoughts would quickly get us in trouble if others could read them. In our thoughts, we can choose what we wish to reveal to others before we speak or act. In the long run, however, we do not really conceal our true thoughts and feeli...

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	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 18, 2016Quote of the Week"If the grass is greener on the other side, it's because they are putting fertilizer on it!" I've spent a lot of my life envying what other people had, resenting I didn't have it too, and feeling I deserved it. I've always felt smarter, more talented, bet...	Pythonpappy	0	655	Jan 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/18 (Preview) The Horse and the MuleTraveling together, a horse sported a fine coat and a magnificent saddle with ornate decorations, while a mule was burdened with a heavy load. Its coat was matted and filled with burrs."Oh, how I wish I could be as beautiful and graceful as you are," the mule told the ho...	Pythonpappy	0	612	Jan 18, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/17 (Preview) There is no reality except the one contained within us. --Herman HesseClaude Gellee painted lovely pictures of the English countryside. Europeans loved his landscapes, with their blue hues and mild distortions. But when the people went for the carriage rides in the country, they were disappoint...	Pythonpappy	0	634	Jan 17, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	This will take the "H" out of "HALT" (Preview) An acronym in AA is H.A.L.T. which stands for Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired It did help me when I paid attention to it....and tried to take care of either the physical need or the emotional one I was going through. (I didn't take care of the "angry" one, I guess, a while back...which led to me...	leavetherest	5	874	Jan 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Meditation (Preview) I haven't done enough meditating...tried it for awhile and just stopped. I have been hearing in AA and elsewhere how meditation has helped others. I am going to try it again. I also found this mantra I love.... "Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." It is by Emile Coue (1857-...	leavetherest	9	795	Jan 16, 2016 by leavetherest
	Just so you know... (Preview) I didn't win the lottery.	Baba Louie	14	894	Jan 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/16 (Preview) Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return. ~Peace Pilgrim	Pythonpappy	0	581	Jan 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sponsorship: The Great Unknown (Preview) https://www.thefix.com/content/sponsorship-levels6010	leavetherest	0	560	Jan 16, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/16 (Preview) The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea. --Coretta Scott KingWise ones tell us to be true to ourselves. Being true to ourselves means daring to disagree with a loved one, even when we know it might cause painful tens...	Pythonpappy	0	572	Jan 16, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Step 9 work (Preview) I have said some very immature things on this boad. I have mocked those who were struggling with flippant, sarcastic advice, I was disrespectful to others who offered me guidance and I said vile things to some who I felt unwarranted animosity toward. I am very sorry. I would have liked to apologize on...	TipsyMcstagger	12	995	Jan 15, 2016 by leavetherest
	A Bit Unsettled......Rehab???? Pills????? (Preview) Ok...I am really confused. Sponsor recently (in her words...)..."strongly encouraged" me going to rehab. (She told me this was her friend's suggestion actually--the one she shared my stuff with recently). I haven't picked up again since my relapse. She said with everything going on w...	leavetherest	17	1019	Jan 15, 2016 by leavetherest
	Funnies! (Preview) *One of the greatest secrets of life is having patience & wisdom!*	Pythonpappy	12	884	Jan 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Medical Update (Preview) I'm home, First surgery complete, home resting. Lymph nodes gone. Tongue surgery next wesnesday, please keep me in your thoughts and prayers.	StPeteDean	50	1900	Jan 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/15 (Preview) Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do. ~James Russell Lowell	Pythonpappy	0	569	Jan 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/15 (Preview) I am living out my life in accordance with my faith. --Ruth CaseyDoes faith in God guide your actions as it does Ruth's? It's certain our actions are guided by some set of beliefs. If our memories of past situations are troublesome, maybe it's because we allowed our behavior to be controlled by certain...	Pythonpappy	0	584	Jan 15, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Promise (Preview) if I win the 1.5 billion dollar lottery, I promise to up my financial contributions to AA, and, to help John out paying for this board. Matter of fact, if I win, I will just pay the yearly fees for this board for the rest of my life. just letting you all know in advance. It's The least I could do. (now com'on,...	Baba Louie	1	705	Jan 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/14 (Preview) The meaning of life is to find your gift; the purpose of life is to give it away. ~Pablo Picasso	Pythonpappy	0	605	Jan 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/14 (Preview) I believe there has been a grand plan for my life; so much has happened that I hadn't counted on. --Louise JeromeWhat Louise believes might offer great comfort, particularly to a mind that is fraught with fear and uncertainty. But it's not all that important whether or not we believe that God has plann...	Pythonpappy	0	602	Jan 14, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	How to Choose an AA Sponsor (Preview) http://alcoholrehab.com/addiction-articles/how-to-choose-an-aa-sponsor/	leavetherest	5	2987	Jan 13, 2016 by Fyne Spirit
	Time To Be Blunt With Myself - Help? (Preview) Hello folks! Let's face it, I'm 22 and trying to grow up. Here's my deal: alcohol. I'm not even worried about ciggies...I've found them completely unappetizing but nevertheless, the easier of the the two. Now I've only been drinking for 2 years. Pretty heavily after diagnosis with type 1 diabe...	seriouslyblunt	7	919	Jan 13, 2016 by emmi331
	Sunrise Quote 1/13 (Preview) You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments that stand out, the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love. ~Henry Drummond	Pythonpappy	0	580	Jan 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/13 (Preview) The adventure of connection is to speak out. . .The feeling of connection we yearn for with our partner comes when we speak what is on our mind; we have to stop guessing what each other feels and stop guarding against all offenses. A relationship with vitality is not so guarded that we constantly have to...	Pythonpappy	0	629	Jan 13, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/12 (Preview) Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --Norman Vincent PealeWhat does it mean to like other people? It means giving respect and attention to their opinions and perspectives on life. It means respecting their feelings, attitudes, and values without passing judgment or...	Pythonpappy	2	650	Jan 12, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Phobaphobia...Fear of Fears (Preview) I have lived most of my life being fearful.....I have hated going anywhere in the car for fear of getting in a car wreak. I have hated meeting new people for fear of what they would think about me. Any job I have managed to have I have had a fear of doing something wrong and getting reprimanded or fired. (And...	leavetherest	2	803	Jan 11, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. ~Brian Tracy	Pythonpappy	0	589	Jan 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/11 (Preview) I can still remember my mother clutching her heart, threatening to have a heart attack and die, and blaming it on me. --AnonymousFor some of us, the idea that we were responsible for other people's feelings had its roots in childhood and was established by members of our nuclear family. We may have bee...	Pythonpappy	0	647	Jan 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 11, 2016Quote of the Week"God will never give you more than you can handle - but life will." Before recovery, life was pretty overwhelming. It seemed that no sooner had I put out one fire that two more started. Without a Higher Power in my life, it was up to me alone to handle everyth...	Pythonpappy	0	669	Jan 11, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Grateful for my sense of humor.... (Preview) My sponsor called me yesterday. We were supposed to meet at 1:00 for our meeting. She said it turned out to be such a nice day (it has been raining a lot here lately) that she wanted to take her dogs for a walk and she had a commitment at 4:00 so she wasn't going to have enough time to do those things and meet wit...	leavetherest	0	640	Jan 11, 2016 by leavetherest
	George A Little 1948 Article -- The Non-Alcoholic Who Started AA in Canada (Preview) Very interesting..... http://www.barefootsworld.net/aagodconcept.html	leavetherest	0	755	Jan 10, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/10 ... Good One! (Preview) Love is a positive feeling and if one cultivates this feeling in their life, they will surely free themselves from any unbalanced condition that surrounds them. --Syd BanksAnger, whether unfocused or triggered by a troubling experience or a hostile person, discolors our perspective through an a...	Pythonpappy	1	777	Jan 10, 2016 by leavetherest
	A Good One for this Board as Well As Everywhere.... (Preview) "I have the right to have a different opinion from someone else and to feel at ease with this." This is from the Al-Anon Bill of Rights, which I stumbled upon. I am going to be working on this one because I have had problems with it. Think I already shared about me feeling like I had to agree, say...	leavetherest	13	1538	Jan 10, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/9 (Preview) Today I will review the goals I've set for myself.Have I met some of them? Do some of them seem out of reach? If so, I will consider how I can simplify them by breaking them down into smaller goals.If one of my goals is to live in a nicer house, I'll look at ways I can begin to work toward that goal. Do I already k...	Pythonpappy	1	614	Jan 9, 2016 by leavetherest
	The Latest (Preview) I am at a loss.....my sponsor told me from the beginning that everything I shared with her was completely confidential. Then last night I get an email message from her informing me that she shared something of a sensitive nature with her best friend and someone she "uses as a co-sponsor" so...	leavetherest	23	1147	Jan 8, 2016 by Lauramarie
	Today's Gift 1/8 (Preview) Suffering is a journey which has an end. --Matthew FoxPain is part of life. To live a spiritual life, we need a way to understand the suffering we sometimes endure. Looking back at other difficult times can give us a better perspective of the pain we feel today. All of us can recall a loss or a sudden diffi...	Pythonpappy	0	587	Jan 8, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Found Some Advice for a Friend (Preview)	Pythonpappy	11	905	Jan 7, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote 1/7 (Preview) To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. ~Irving Wallace	Pythonpappy	1	651	Jan 7, 2016 by Part VII
	Today's Gift 1/7 (Preview) We don't want to live in the past, but we do need to learn to live comfortably with it."We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it." This is a promise of the Twelve Step program.One of the most useful tools we have for learning to live with our past is the Fourth Step inventory. Onc...	Pythonpappy	0	640	Jan 7, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Quotes Worth Remembering (Preview) I need to print out these and super glue them to my nose for my eyes to see and my brain to remember. Most of my "issues" have had to do with not being able to accept the things I cannot change and not working hard enough to change me instead of hoping/trying others will change. So I have a huge ego-...	leavetherest	4	862	Jan 6, 2016 by leavetherest
	The "Right" Way to Say That is.... (Preview) When I was a kid I had a problem. I was teased unmercifully for it by other kids because I could not say words correctly. Some kids and adults tried to "teach" me how to say the words correctly. This made me feel embarrassment and shame. It wasn't until I was in fifth grade that a speech therapis...	leavetherest	3	1088	Jan 6, 2016 by leavetherest
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) Today see if you can stretch your Heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much. ~Daphne Rose Kingma	Pythonpappy	0	569	Jan 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/6 (Preview) Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive. --Sir Walter ScottTo deceive means to fool people into believing things that are not true. As addicts, we did this in many ways. We lied. We hid facts. We were sneaky. While we were trying to fool other people, we also fooled ourselves. Ev...	Pythonpappy	0	610	Jan 6, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	This is a Test... (Preview) Just passing through -- Edited by MarcLacroix on Wednesday 6th of January 2016 01:01:31 AM	MarcLacroix	2	652	Jan 6, 2016 by Part VII
	Trust (Preview) I have been in recovery for a short while 39th day. My dilemma is regaining trust which has been damaged by my alcoholism. I currently rent a house with my partner my name is not on the rent book and I would like to have a legal stand on tenancy. We also have a joint account which my salary goes in to but hers go...	fenners	8	1317	Jan 5, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/5 (Preview) How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward. --Spanish proverbThe beauty of the Third Step is that there's no real work for us to do. Making a decision to turn our will and our life over to the care of God requires no energy, no movement. We don't have to grit our teeth. It's only a decision an...	Pythonpappy	0	564	Jan 5, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	All This God Stuff (Preview) A woman I know was always bringing up that she didn't believe in God, nor did she have a Higher Power. Although I made it clear to her in the beginning of our "newly blossoming" friendship that I am a Christian therefore I do believe in God, it did not stop her from bringing up the subject during...	leavetherest	17	966	Jan 4, 2016 by MarcLacroix
	What Other People Think of Me is None of My Business (Preview) When I relapsed not long ago, I had decided I was not going back to AA the day I picked up again. I had "had enough" of sobriety. I allowed my depression and all over the place emotions get the better of me and I lost sight of what should have been my number one priority and that is to stay sober. Wit...	leavetherest	11	1217	Jan 4, 2016 by Part VII
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) January 4, 2016Quote of the Week"God can't give you anything new until you let go of the old." Oh how I love to hang on to what I think I know. I came into the program filled with opinions, ideas, resentments, attitudes, beliefs, etc., and even though many of them were literally killing me...	Pythonpappy	0	692	Jan 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift 1/4 (Preview) Is there room in your day for the unexpected?Recovery works best for me when I'm open to what comes along each day. I used to set rigid schedules for myself, write long lists of things to do, and proceed through the day wearing the blinders of my preconceived scenario. Binges were my way of rebelling aga...	Pythonpappy	0	585	Jan 4, 2016 by Pythonpappy
	Sobriety as A New Year's Resolution (Preview) I like this article...so many good tips/points. I noticed that attendance for our New Year's Eve AA meeting went up quite a bit than it had been in months--we had a full house (and we have a fairly large meeting room). The number of people picking up chips was not very many, however at tonight's meeting,...	leavetherest	6	1129	Jan 3, 2016 by leavetherest
	Today's Gift 1/3 (Preview) Moral InventoryIt is fortunate that we can think in secret, because our thoughts would quickly get us in trouble if others could read them. In our thoughts, we can choose what we wish to reveal to others before we speak or act. In the long run, however, we do not really conceal our true thoughts and feeli...	Pythonpappy	0	591	Jan 3, 2016 by Pythonpappy
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