Alcoholics Anonymous

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

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We're not here to lose our sense of humor. --Richie BerlinBeing too serious is habit forming. However, many aspects of our lives are serious and need to be addressed. Our disease, for one, is very serious. Working the Twelve Step program to the best of our ability is serious too. So are being honest and...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 17 "Self-justification is a universal destroyer of harmony and of love. It sets man against man, nation against nation. By it, every form of folly and violence can be made to look right, and even respectable. Of course it is not for us to condemn. We need only investigate ourselves.&q...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

AcceptanceWhen we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of the plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is in control. Ever...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Positive thinking will let you do everythingbetter than negative thinking will.~ Zig Ziglar

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Some of us have an insatiable desire to do something about every situation that occurs in our lives. We fret about this, we rush into that, and we push our confused minds to the edge of despair. Weary from our relentless struggling, we become short-tempered, highly critical, and completely irration...

Brad Pitt 9 · Brad Pitt 9

Help, please.

Dexter04 · Dexter04

I am a gay white male in my late 20s and recently hit my very first AA bday. I had a sponsor who found me in the beginning and he basically faded away after a couple of weeks leaving me high in the water. I'm not sure how but I was able to get to one year the first time by just going to meetings. I have major trust is...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.~ Elbert Hubbard

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Being present is an expression of love.When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless.Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recover, w...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 14 "A new chapter has once again started in my life -- a chapter that has no ending, a chapter that I did not write, but a chapter with many characters."

meemee5 · meemee5

New to site. How do I find help in working the steps?

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really very frightening. --Gertrude SteinLife is full of dangers and risks and challenges. We can choose to meet them fearfully or in a spirit of welcome. To choose fear, to say, "I won't take that risk because I might lose," is to prevent ourselv...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 13 "We don't have to go to Akron, Ohio, to see Dr. Bob's memorial. Dr. Bob's real monument is visible throughout the length and breadth of AA. Let us look again at its true inscription -- one word only, which we AAs have written. That word is sacrifice."

gitguy · gitguy

Hi and thanks for taking the time to respond. We were having a discussion at our business meeting around what our funds can be used to do. Of course everyone agreed on sustaining our group with rent coffee and supplies. There was also agreement on sending money to our service organizations. There...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Robert, 88, married Jane, a lovely 25 year old. Since her new husband is so "Dam Old" Jane decides that after their wedding, she and Robert should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her (NEW), but aged, husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 12 "I don't just hear the slogans anymore; I feel them when I speak them ... They take hold of me; they change the course of my day if I let them "

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Ones life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.~ Simone De Beauvoir

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. -- Abraham MaslowWhen we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.~ Mark Twain

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was stuck. She fought w...

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 11 "Sobriety -- freedom from alcohol -- through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an AA group."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"Listen for the similarities not the differences." I was given this suggestion right before my first ever meeting, and not only did it allow me to pay closer attention, but it also helped me to identify and come to see how I fit in. I relied on this and kept lis...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.~ Peter F. Drucker

Mike B. · Mike B.

November 10 "Notes in the same key resonate together .... No matter how much continuous sobriety I have to my and AA's credit, I am still only one drink away from a drunk, just like everybody else in these meeting rooms."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Hurts do heal.Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assi...

fritzvetter · fritzvetter

Being a professional drunk for so many years I have surrounded myself with various items of booze worship. Metal signs, banners, specialty drink glasses, flasks, bottle openers, etc. I have grown an attachment to these things, somehow they made me feel justified in partaking in my craft. I real...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I must changeSpirit of the Universe, I pray to remember,No one can make me change.No one can stop me from changing.No one really knows how I must change,Not even I. Not until I start.Help me remember that it only takes a slight shiftIn direction to begin to change my life.

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	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	507	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	513	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	409	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	338	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	366	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	452	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	801	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	476	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	898	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	447	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	402	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	351	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	377	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	378	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	1714	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	337	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	378	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	854	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	364	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	11845	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	343	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	439	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	514	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/17 (Preview) We're not here to lose our sense of humor. --Richie BerlinBeing too serious is habit forming. However, many aspects of our lives are serious and need to be addressed. Our disease, for one, is very serious. Working the Twelve Step program to the best of our ability is serious too. So are being honest and...	Pythonpappy	0	356	Nov 17, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 17 "Self-justification is a universal destroyer of harmony and of love. It sets man against man, nation against nation. By it, every form of folly and violence can be made to look right, and even respectable. Of course it is not for us to condemn. We need only investigate ourselves.&q...	Mike B.	0	374	Nov 17, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/16 (Preview) AcceptanceWhen we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of the plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our own lives. We are amazed at how much better things go when we acknowledge that the Power greater than ourselves is in control. Ever...	Pythonpappy	0	398	Nov 16, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/15 (Preview) Positive thinking will let you do everythingbetter than negative thinking will.~ Zig Ziglar	Pythonpappy	0	451	Nov 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/15 (Preview) Some of us have an insatiable desire to do something about every situation that occurs in our lives. We fret about this, we rush into that, and we push our confused minds to the edge of despair. Weary from our relentless struggling, we become short-tempered, highly critical, and completely irration...	Pythonpappy	0	389	Nov 15, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	I want to stop, but can't. (Preview) Help, please.	Brad Pitt 9	12	1955	Nov 14, 2014 by Mr_David
	HELP!!!!! Sponsor advice needed (Preview) I am a gay white male in my late 20s and recently hit my very first AA bday. I had a sponsor who found me in the beginning and he basically faded away after a couple of weeks leaving me high in the water. I'm not sure how but I was able to get to one year the first time by just going to meetings. I have major trust is...	Dexter04	13	985	Nov 14, 2014 by Mr_David
	Sunrise Quote - 11/14 (Preview) It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.~ Elbert Hubbard	Pythonpappy	0	378	Nov 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/14 (Preview) Being present is an expression of love.When someone we care about is in distress, we may not know what to say. We'd like to make the hurt go away and set everything right, but we feel awkward and powerless.Sometimes the greatest gift we can give each other is our presence, our attention. As we recover, w...	Pythonpappy	0	445	Nov 14, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 14 "A new chapter has once again started in my life -- a chapter that has no ending, a chapter that I did not write, but a chapter with many characters."	Mike B.	0	369	Nov 14, 2014 by Mike B.
	info please (Preview) New to site. How do I find help in working the steps?	meemee5	5	649	Nov 13, 2014 by Jerry F
	Today's Gift - 11/13 (Preview) Everything is so dangerous that nothing is really very frightening. --Gertrude SteinLife is full of dangers and risks and challenges. We can choose to meet them fearfully or in a spirit of welcome. To choose fear, to say, "I won't take that risk because I might lose," is to prevent ourselv...	Pythonpappy	0	442	Nov 13, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 13 "We don't have to go to Akron, Ohio, to see Dr. Bob's memorial. Dr. Bob's real monument is visible throughout the length and breadth of AA. Let us look again at its true inscription -- one word only, which we AAs have written. That word is sacrifice."	Mike B.	0	391	Nov 13, 2014 by Mike B.
	7TH Tradition (Preview) Hi and thanks for taking the time to respond. We were having a discussion at our business meeting around what our funds can be used to do. Of course everyone agreed on sustaining our group with rent coffee and supplies. There was also agreement on sending money to our service organizations. There...	gitguy	10	1837	Nov 13, 2014 by pinkchip
	Too Cute Not to Share!!! ... (Humor)(Robert's Wedding Night) (Preview) Robert, 88, married Jane, a lovely 25 year old. Since her new husband is so "Dam Old" Jane decides that after their wedding, she and Robert should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her (NEW), but aged, husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night...	Pythonpappy	3	651	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 12 "I don't just hear the slogans anymore; I feel them when I speak them ... They take hold of me; they change the course of my day if I let them "	Mike B.	1	396	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/12 (Preview) Ones life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.~ Simone De Beauvoir	Pythonpappy	2	366	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/12 (Preview) If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. -- Abraham MaslowWhen we can take a long view of our problems, we can sometimes see that we're using inappropriate tools to try to solve them. What's necessary for us to do is to move away, to detach. That may show us a whole new con...	Pythonpappy	2	502	Nov 12, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Sunrise Quote - 11/11 (Preview) The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.~ Mark Twain	Pythonpappy	3	505	Nov 12, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Today's Gift - 11/11 (Preview) The Evolving Relationship . . . a partner who provided a place to climb. Once when climbing rocks with friends, a woman reached a place she decided was impossible to move beyond. She wanted to retreat, but her belayer encouraged her to try again. She felt angry and scared, and she was stuck. She fought w...	Pythonpappy	0	400	Nov 11, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 11 "Sobriety -- freedom from alcohol -- through the teaching and practice of the Twelve Steps, is the sole purpose of an AA group."	Mike B.	0	375	Nov 11, 2014 by Mike B.
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) November 3, 2014Quote of the Week"Listen for the similarities not the differences." I was given this suggestion right before my first ever meeting, and not only did it allow me to pay closer attention, but it also helped me to identify and come to see how I fit in. I relied on this and kept lis...	Pythonpappy	2	436	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 11/10 (Preview) Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things.~ Peter F. Drucker	Pythonpappy	0	362	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Grapevine (Preview) November 10 "Notes in the same key resonate together .... No matter how much continuous sobriety I have to my and AA's credit, I am still only one drink away from a drunk, just like everybody else in these meeting rooms."	Mike B.	0	375	Nov 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Today's Gift - 11/10 (Preview) Hurts do heal.Time has a wonderful way of erasing bad feelings and leaving us with good ones. Our memories are selective, and fortunately, the pleasant ones seem to have more staying power. Whatever has been real and meaningful for us tends to remain with us - the rest gradually fades away. We can assi...	Pythonpappy	0	399	Nov 10, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Identity Crisis (Preview) Being a professional drunk for so many years I have surrounded myself with various items of booze worship. Metal signs, banners, specialty drink glasses, flasks, bottle openers, etc. I have grown an attachment to these things, somehow they made me feel justified in partaking in my craft. I real...	fritzvetter	6	730	Nov 9, 2014 by AdamMoz
	Today's Gift - 11/9 (Preview) I must changeSpirit of the Universe, I pray to remember,No one can make me change.No one can stop me from changing.No one really knows how I must change,Not even I. Not until I start.Help me remember that it only takes a slight shiftIn direction to begin to change my life.	Pythonpappy	1	376	Nov 9, 2014 by justadrunk
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