Alcoholics Anonymous

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.~ Charles R. Swindoll

Tanin · Tanin

Typical question, right? "What's a 12-Step program like?" Asked by someone who is simply ignorant of any but the most general aspects of, say, AA. Here's a nice Q & A about that. Doc does a nice job explaining. He's concise, informative and even-handed in his summary. Very realistic...

Stepchild · Stepchild

you....Enjoy!http://www.barefootsworld.net/aaworkingthesteps.html

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 12 "In our Twelve Traditions we have set our faces against nearly every trend in the outside world. "We have denied ourselves personal government, professionalism and the right to say who our members shall be. We have abandoned do-goodism, reform and paternalism. We re...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Welcome to MIP 'busiblondie', ... ... ... glad you found us and congrats on 'day 1' ... stick around, this is where we recover ... ... ...

BoozeWar · BoozeWar

When I came in these rooms I was so hurt and sick I was terrified. I was terrified it was the end and I could see nothing but a evil world. In the rooms I could feel a prescence of something "Godlike". I kept hearing at the meetings "Are there any burning desires to share" and after...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 11 "A friend of mine told me about going to see the Statue of Liberty on a field trip with his grammar school class. He said that as they walked up the long spiral staircase, they all held hands in a line. He couldn't see the person at the beginning or the end of the line but he felt safe. H...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 10 "I can recall that even as a small child I had allergic reactions to certain forms of reality."

justadrunk · justadrunk

Other people have to live in their own skin. I like to hand out consequences and then it sucks to live in my skin. I owe an amends to my realtor for doing this to her last week. Karma is also a b**ch when I am. She kicked my butt today. Could have been worse. Could be drunk. Thanks for the ear xxxxo

Amigo · Amigo

One of the things that hit me recently, reading AS Bill Sees it The statement Guilt is the other side of the ruinous Guilt aims at self destruction. Pride aims at the destruction of others.. So guilt is the reason why so many people feel insecure or display inferiority. Then I realized forget it.. j...

Amigo · Amigo

THE STRONG ARE THE PATIENT ONES: Patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: Hate- Adoration-Joy- Anxiety-Anger-Grief-Fear....If you don't give way to the seven you're patient. Then you soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity... Makes sense...

John · John

Wilmington, NC has a big film recording studio, and the film industry produces a lot of movies and TV series here and in the surrounding area. These are huge box office movies, like Iron Man with Robert Dowey Jr., and such. Well, its not really uncommon to see super stars in our area. They are flying i...

AABB4MeMe · AABB4MeMe

I know that I am completely powerless over alcohol. I never have been a one or two drinks person. I drank until I was loaded. Just feeling a buzz from the effects of alcohol was not enough for me. I didn't know how anyone could just stop after a couple. I used to think, "why bother drinking at all?&quo...

Tanin · Tanin

Rarely have we seen a firm fail which has thoroughly followed our path... What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics AnonymousBy Michael Lee StallardCEO AdvisorPublished August 21, 2014 Change is hard. It requires energy and effort. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsci...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 8 "Alcohol robbed me of my adolescence. But I've learned to grow up in AA."

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Anyone recommend any good, uplifting TV shows, movies, or albums for early recovery? Just fun, light stuff to get a person out of their alcoholic brain for a little bit :) I'm asking half for me and half because I feel like the board could use a little but of levity. Hope everyone is having a good weekend....

bikerbill · bikerbill

As a preamble....most members may know that I haven't had direct contact with my son for over eight years...he's 23 now. I tried step nine and was told stay out of his life, which I have done. I now find that recently he's changed his name....dropping the family name and using only his first three name...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

I see we have another piss'n contest developing here on the board ... sad ... I'd jump in but have lost the desire to 'push' my point of view ... and speak'n of piss'n contests, I'd loose ... since I have a big problem in that area anyway ... LOL I got diagnosed last week with 'advanced' stage prostate cance...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 5 "Emotional balance is very much like balancing on a bicycle -- it is more a matter of what I don't do than what I do do ... Watch someone balance on a bike. It looks as if it would be difficult, but, in fact, it is a mindless and effortless achievement. Happiness, joy, and freedom are the...

myownhell · myownhell

Okay, I have this situation. I talked with one alcoholic, who is in difficult period and I feel that I can't help him with anything. But I asked another alcoholic to help him and he told me that this is not only stupid, but it is offended. (my asking) And he told me never to ask him such things again and alone...

AABB4MeMe · AABB4MeMe

When I am sponsoring someone... How long should I continue to work Step 1 with someone who is not ready to admit that they are an alcoholic? A month? Three? Although their drinking history certainly sounds like they are, I know I cannot make that call and they have to be the one to do that. I just want to be s...

Hello its me · Hello its me

You can now register and get a hotel room for the international convention being held in Atlanta next July. A great time will be had by all. 65,000 recovering alcoholics (more or less) meeting to share their experience, strength, and hope. Come on along! AA.org to register.

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 4 "What I did need and need desperately, was not more knowledge about God, but, with God's help, a deep and penetrating knowledge about myself."

AABB4MeMe · AABB4MeMe

I had sponsorphobia for several months after I was first sober. I put off finding a sponsor because I didn't feel comfortable confiding all my deepest darkest secrets to someone I barely knew. In my mind I thought this is what we pay therapists for and I sure didn't want to share some of the things I thoug...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 3 "AA's message promises healing and wholeness for any alcoholic who will pay the price. The price is simply to accept the help that will save our lives."

AABB4MeMe · AABB4MeMe

You can search online and get a list of meetings in your area. Nervousness is completely natural and from what I have heard from AA'ers, most of us are nervous especially when we first start going to meetings. No one is going to pass judgements on you or think bad of you. We are all alcoholics and there for...

Stepchild · Stepchild

I absolutely agree with this way out for us.The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer fr...

Chaya · Chaya

My suggestion is that the word, Nazi, which refers to the political party that under Adolf Hitler was responsible for genocide, not be used so loosely. It demeans the true experience and atrocities committed by the Nazi party. Love, A Jewish Alcoholic

bikerbill · bikerbill

So I'm going to get it out of my head. For 35years and 50days I had a label of BT Bill on my shirt. Now..... well maybe I'm on a gap year. Being on a gap year means I get to go to loads of meetings, get to work with loads of others, get to talk with loads of alcoholics. I can even smile and grin at the odd evangelist t...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

September 1, 2014Quote of the Week"People have the right not to recover." The first time I heard this saying I thought it was cruel and insensitive. I had been in Al-Anon about six months and was still convinced that I not only could help other people in my life recover, but that it was in fac...

Dadof4 · Dadof4

Finally admitted to myself and my wife that I am an alcoholic. Last night something potentially very dangerous almost happened. I knew I had a drinking problem but I didn't realize how bad it was. I have been searching for meeting groups in my area and will be attending tomorrow. I have lost God and my tr...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 28 "When I've examined a situation all ways from Sunday, and the only thing I can see are bad consequences, then I can say, 'God, I don't have the least idea what to do.' That seems to be the magic phrase for me. Then something happens, and it is usually an action I hadn't thought of doing, an...

Mike D · Mike D

Hi to everyone, I've been off the Board for a while, since this computer has been down, but it appears that there has been some controversy, and a bit of talk about "Step-Nazi's" here. With that in mind, I hope you'll allow me to share an experience I had at a 12 Step retreat several years ago:...

Mike B. · Mike B.

September 2 "In the first six months of my own sobriety, I worked hard with many alcoholics. Not a one responded. Yet this work kept me sober."

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is a changing emotion. JOY is a choice you make every day.~ Author Unknown

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

A.A. Thought for the DayAnyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness from something that happened yest...

SelfDestructSequence · SelfDestructSequence

So its been a year since I broke my 8 month non drinking spree. I quit for the entire month of june but I went back to it again. I like to drink vodka in the morning and beer throughout the day and im sick of this nightmare circus and would like some helpful advice. Im assuming this is the place where people lik...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Weekly Verse The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26 Weekly Quote For the Holy Spirit is prayers great Helper. We are incapable, of ourselves, to translate our real nee...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge.The respect and dignity a couple shows each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectf...

Kricket · Kricket

Hello, can someone help me with examples of things that I might be powerless over. Thank you

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

In the middle of every difficulty comes opportunity.~ Albert Einstein

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

Last week, I had two days in a row that were just awful. I'm currently coming to terms with the reality that much of my life has consisted of running from a God that I fear into the arms of alcohol, which has been warm and welcoming in times of crisis and anxiety. So what does it mean to turn my will and life ove...

monty_sunlight · monty_sunlight

hello, I was a very active member and stayed sober for 10 years (and this was not the first time, took many tries before that too). eventually life got really busy and I slowly took less commitments and less service and focused (obsessed) on work, travel, money etc. As they say...anything you will pu...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 27 "In the fear of accumulated wealth and bureaucracy, we should not discover an alibi for failure to pay AA's legitimate service expenses. For fear of controversy, our leadership should not go timid when lively debate and forthright action is a necessity."

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 26 "God has continued to send me many miracles since the first one occurred the day he gave me the courage and willingness to go to my first AA meeting."

myownhell · myownhell

We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...

Pythonpappy · Pythonpappy

August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...

AdamMoz · AdamMoz

About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...

Mike B. · Mike B.

August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...

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	Sunrise Quote - 9/13 (Preview) We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.~ Charles R. Swindoll	Pythonpappy	1	390	Sep 13, 2014 by BoozeWar
	Are 12-steps right for me? (Preview) Typical question, right? "What's a 12-Step program like?" Asked by someone who is simply ignorant of any but the most general aspects of, say, AA. Here's a nice Q & A about that. Doc does a nice job explaining. He's concise, informative and even-handed in his summary. Very realistic...	Tanin	3	826	Sep 13, 2014 by pinkchip
	Working the Steps (Preview) you....Enjoy!http://www.barefootsworld.net/aaworkingthesteps.html	Stepchild	5	1264	Sep 12, 2014 by Hello its me
	Grapevine (Preview) September 12 "In our Twelve Traditions we have set our faces against nearly every trend in the outside world. "We have denied ourselves personal government, professionalism and the right to say who our members shall be. We have abandoned do-goodism, reform and paternalism. We re...	Mike B.	0	464	Sep 12, 2014 by Mike B.
	Welcome busablondie (Preview) Welcome to MIP 'busiblondie', ... ... ... glad you found us and congrats on 'day 1' ... stick around, this is where we recover ... ... ...	Pythonpappy	9	644	Sep 11, 2014 by RubyTues
	Wanting Recovery. For anyone reading this Board. (Preview) When I came in these rooms I was so hurt and sick I was terrified. I was terrified it was the end and I could see nothing but a evil world. In the rooms I could feel a prescence of something "Godlike". I kept hearing at the meetings "Are there any burning desires to share" and after...	BoozeWar	4	577	Sep 11, 2014 by Hello its me
	Grapevine (Preview) September 11 "A friend of mine told me about going to see the Statue of Liberty on a field trip with his grammar school class. He said that as they walked up the long spiral staircase, they all held hands in a line. He couldn't see the person at the beginning or the end of the line but he felt safe. H...	Mike B.	0	419	Sep 11, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 10 "I can recall that even as a small child I had allergic reactions to certain forms of reality."	Mike B.	0	419	Sep 10, 2014 by Mike B.
	Focusing on others (Preview) Other people have to live in their own skin. I like to hand out consequences and then it sucks to live in my skin. I owe an amends to my realtor for doing this to her last week. Karma is also a b**ch when I am. She kicked my butt today. Could have been worse. Could be drunk. Thanks for the ear xxxxo	justadrunk	1	540	Sep 9, 2014 by AdamMoz
	The Advice I give Myself (Preview) One of the things that hit me recently, reading AS Bill Sees it The statement Guilt is the other side of the ruinous Guilt aims at self destruction. Pride aims at the destruction of others.. So guilt is the reason why so many people feel insecure or display inferiority. Then I realized forget it.. j...	Amigo	9	893	Sep 9, 2014 by Stepchild
	Advice I Give Myself Today (Preview) THE STRONG ARE THE PATIENT ONES: Patience means holding back your inclination to the seven emotions: Hate- Adoration-Joy- Anxiety-Anger-Grief-Fear....If you don't give way to the seven you're patient. Then you soon understand all manner of things and be in harmony with Eternity... Makes sense...	Amigo	0	486	Sep 8, 2014 by Amigo
	Proud of my home group!! (Preview) Wilmington, NC has a big film recording studio, and the film industry produces a lot of movies and TV series here and in the surrounding area. These are huge box office movies, like Iron Man with Robert Dowey Jr., and such. Well, its not really uncommon to see super stars in our area. They are flying i...	John	2	693	Sep 8, 2014 by Mike D
	Powerless over Alcohol and The Promises Which Can Come True (Preview) I know that I am completely powerless over alcohol. I never have been a one or two drinks person. I drank until I was loaded. Just feeling a buzz from the effects of alcohol was not enough for me. I didn't know how anyone could just stop after a couple. I used to think, "why bother drinking at all?&quo...	AABB4MeMe	2	872	Sep 8, 2014 by Mike D
	What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics Anonymous change pain gain communication (Preview) Rarely have we seen a firm fail which has thoroughly followed our path... What CEOs Can Learn from Alcoholics AnonymousBy Michael Lee StallardCEO AdvisorPublished August 21, 2014 Change is hard. It requires energy and effort. Some people relish change; most resist, consciously or unconsci...	Tanin	0	802	Sep 8, 2014 by Tanin
	Grapevine (Preview) September 8 "Alcohol robbed me of my adolescence. But I've learned to grow up in AA."	Mike B.	0	403	Sep 8, 2014 by Mike B.
	Need Some Uplifting (Preview) Anyone recommend any good, uplifting TV shows, movies, or albums for early recovery? Just fun, light stuff to get a person out of their alcoholic brain for a little bit :) I'm asking half for me and half because I feel like the board could use a little but of levity. Hope everyone is having a good weekend....	AdamMoz	9	1454	Sep 7, 2014 by Enigma
	letting go (Preview) As a preamble....most members may know that I haven't had direct contact with my son for over eight years...he's 23 now. I tried step nine and was told stay out of his life, which I have done. I now find that recently he's changed his name....dropping the family name and using only his first three name...	bikerbill	3	661	Sep 7, 2014 by mikef
	Oh Man!!! (Preview) I see we have another piss'n contest developing here on the board ... sad ... I'd jump in but have lost the desire to 'push' my point of view ... and speak'n of piss'n contests, I'd loose ... since I have a big problem in that area anyway ... LOL I got diagnosed last week with 'advanced' stage prostate cance...	Pythonpappy	28	1099	Sep 7, 2014 by myownhell
	Grapevine (Preview) September 5 "Emotional balance is very much like balancing on a bicycle -- it is more a matter of what I don't do than what I do do ... Watch someone balance on a bike. It looks as if it would be difficult, but, in fact, it is a mindless and effortless achievement. Happiness, joy, and freedom are the...	Mike B.	1	424	Sep 6, 2014 by Mr_David
	Question (Preview) Okay, I have this situation. I talked with one alcoholic, who is in difficult period and I feel that I can't help him with anything. But I asked another alcoholic to help him and he told me that this is not only stupid, but it is offended. (my asking) And he told me never to ask him such things again and alone...	myownhell	9	754	Sep 6, 2014 by Mr_David
	Question About Sponsoring (Preview) When I am sponsoring someone... How long should I continue to work Step 1 with someone who is not ready to admit that they are an alcoholic? A month? Three? Although their drinking history certainly sounds like they are, I know I cannot make that call and they have to be the one to do that. I just want to be s...	AABB4MeMe	7	737	Sep 6, 2014 by AABB4MeMe
	2015 AA International Convention - Registration Begins Today! (Preview) You can now register and get a hotel room for the international convention being held in Atlanta next July. A great time will be had by all. 65,000 recovering alcoholics (more or less) meeting to share their experience, strength, and hope. Come on along! AA.org to register.	Hello its me	4	1200	Sep 4, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) September 4 "What I did need and need desperately, was not more knowledge about God, but, with God's help, a deep and penetrating knowledge about myself."	Mike B.	0	383	Sep 4, 2014 by Mike B.
	Sponsorphobia---Fear of Getting a Sponsor (Preview) I had sponsorphobia for several months after I was first sober. I put off finding a sponsor because I didn't feel comfortable confiding all my deepest darkest secrets to someone I barely knew. In my mind I thought this is what we pay therapists for and I sure didn't want to share some of the things I thoug...	AABB4MeMe	2	737	Sep 3, 2014 by Chaya
	Grapevine (Preview) September 3 "AA's message promises healing and wholeness for any alcoholic who will pay the price. The price is simply to accept the help that will save our lives."	Mike B.	0	395	Sep 3, 2014 by Mike B.
	First AA Meeting Tips (Preview) You can search online and get a list of meetings in your area. Nervousness is completely natural and from what I have heard from AA'ers, most of us are nervous especially when we first start going to meetings. No one is going to pass judgements on you or think bad of you. We are all alcoholics and there for...	AABB4MeMe	3	858	Sep 3, 2014 by Angell
	This is my experience... (Preview) I absolutely agree with this way out for us.The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer fr...	Stepchild	3	591	Sep 2, 2014 by pinkchip
	Loose use of the term, Nazi (Preview) My suggestion is that the word, Nazi, which refers to the political party that under Adolf Hitler was responsible for genocide, not be used so loosely. It demeans the true experience and atrocities committed by the Nazi party. Love, A Jewish Alcoholic	Chaya	4	795	Sep 2, 2014 by RubyTues
	hello.....my head is a shed (Preview) So I'm going to get it out of my head. For 35years and 50days I had a label of BT Bill on my shirt. Now..... well maybe I'm on a gap year. Being on a gap year means I get to go to loads of meetings, get to work with loads of others, get to talk with loads of alcoholics. I can even smile and grin at the odd evangelist t...	bikerbill	1	648	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) September 1, 2014Quote of the Week"People have the right not to recover." The first time I heard this saying I thought it was cruel and insensitive. I had been in Al-Anon about six months and was still convinced that I not only could help other people in my life recover, but that it was in fac...	Pythonpappy	3	449	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	It is sobering (Preview) Finally admitted to myself and my wife that I am an alcoholic. Last night something potentially very dangerous almost happened. I knew I had a drinking problem but I didn't realize how bad it was. I have been searching for meeting groups in my area and will be attending tomorrow. I have lost God and my tr...	Dadof4	10	824	Sep 2, 2014 by justadrunk
	Grapevine (Preview) August 28 "When I've examined a situation all ways from Sunday, and the only thing I can see are bad consequences, then I can say, 'God, I don't have the least idea what to do.' That seems to be the magic phrase for me. Then something happens, and it is usually an action I hadn't thought of doing, an...	Mike B.	5	455	Sep 2, 2014 by BoozeWar
	Working the Steps....as suggested ( 1 2 ) (closed) merged w/ "working the steps" "If you have decided".... and message to newcomers locked in violent conterversy (Preview) Hi to everyone, I've been off the Board for a while, since this computer has been down, but it appears that there has been some controversy, and a bit of talk about "Step-Nazi's" here. With that in mind, I hope you'll allow me to share an experience I had at a 12 Step retreat several years ago:...	Mike D	129	6922	Sep 2, 2014 by pinkchip
	Grapevine (Preview) September 2 "In the first six months of my own sobriety, I worked hard with many alcoholics. Not a one responded. Yet this work kept me sober."	Mike B.	1	391	Sep 2, 2014 by BoozeWar
	Sunrise Quote (Preview) There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is a changing emotion. JOY is a choice you make every day.~ Author Unknown	Pythonpappy	1	378	Sep 1, 2014 by Mr_David
	Today's Gift - 9/1 (Preview) A.A. Thought for the DayAnyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burden of those two awful eternities, yesterday and tomorrow, that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives us mad. It is the remorse or bitterness from something that happened yest...	Pythonpappy	0	535	Sep 1, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Hi (Preview) So its been a year since I broke my 8 month non drinking spree. I quit for the entire month of june but I went back to it again. I like to drink vodka in the morning and beer throughout the day and im sick of this nightmare circus and would like some helpful advice. Im assuming this is the place where people lik...	SelfDestructSequence	14	852	Sep 1, 2014 by Chaya
	Weekly Thought --- (religious concept) (Preview) Weekly Verse The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26 Weekly Quote For the Holy Spirit is prayers great Helper. We are incapable, of ourselves, to translate our real nee...	Pythonpappy	1	389	Aug 31, 2014 by gonee
	Today's Gift - 8/31 (Preview) *Differences . . . with no hidden cutting edge.*The respect and dignity a couple shows each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their lives. Any feeling can be expressed in respectful or disrespectful ways. Anger is one of the most difficult to express respectf...	Pythonpappy	1	357	Aug 31, 2014 by gonee
	Powerlessness (Preview) Hello, can someone help me with examples of things that I might be powerless over. Thank you	Kricket	12	2927	Aug 30, 2014 by Kricket
	Sunrise Quote - 8/26 (Preview) In the middle of every difficulty comes opportunity.~ Albert Einstein	Pythonpappy	1	390	Aug 28, 2014 by justadrunk
	Wink From God (Preview) Last week, I had two days in a row that were just awful. I'm currently coming to terms with the reality that much of my life has consisted of running from a God that I fear into the arms of alcohol, which has been warm and welcoming in times of crisis and anxiety. So what does it mean to turn my will and life ove...	AdamMoz	7	729	Aug 28, 2014 by justadrunk
	One Year relapse after 10 years sober - 60 days back - where do i fit? (Preview) hello, I was a very active member and stayed sober for 10 years (and this was not the first time, took many tries before that too). eventually life got really busy and I slowly took less commitments and less service and focused (obsessed) on work, travel, money etc. As they say...anything you will pu...	monty_sunlight	28	2299	Aug 28, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 27 "In the fear of accumulated wealth and bureaucracy, we should not discover an alibi for failure to pay AA's legitimate service expenses. For fear of controversy, our leadership should not go timid when lively debate and forthright action is a necessity."	Mike B.	0	373	Aug 27, 2014 by Mike B.
	Grapevine (Preview) August 26 "God has continued to send me many miracles since the first one occurred the day he gave me the courage and willingness to go to my first AA meeting."	Mike B.	1	386	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	We don't have to die that way anymore (Preview) We have not seen the best day of our sobriety yet. We have one ultimate authority in A.A. and it is not one of us, thank God. WE DONT HAVE TO DIE THAT WAY ANYMORE Do you remember when? We died of pneumonia in furnished rooms where they found us three days later when somebody complained about the smell. We d...	myownhell	2	866	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Today's Gift - 8/26 (Preview) Mile by mile, life's a trial. Yard by yard, it's not so hard. Inch by inch, it's a cinch. -- ProverbAn important key to progress on the path is to take it one step at a time. Just as investing a little on a regular basis builds long-term wealth, the little gains we make each day pay off in spiritual dividends...	Pythonpappy	0	406	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Wisdom of the Rooms (Preview) August 25, 2014Quote of the Week"When you're going through hell, keep going!" Before recovery, hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I easily convinced myself that this was my new l...	Pythonpappy	0	397	Aug 26, 2014 by Pythonpappy
	Heavy (Preview) About two years ago, an acquaintance of mine was on the verge of suicide, openly addicted to drugs and alcohol. In a fit of desperation, he went to an AA meeting. He loved it and kept going back to meetings, eventually finding a sponsor, working the 12 steps, and developing a close relationship with God...	AdamMoz	15	783	Aug 25, 2014 by Stepchild
	Grapevine (Preview) August 25 "Throughout the world AAs are twelfth-stepping with thousands of new prospects a month. Between one and two thousand of these stick on our first presentation; past experience shows that most of the remainder will come back to us later on. Almost entirely unorganized, and complet...	Mike B.	1	486	Aug 25, 2014 by Part VII
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