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Hurt, Anger and Letting Go
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"Anger that we feel justified in holding on to because of the circumstances. According to the Big Book, there is no justification for remaining angry about anything. Often we 'justify' the anger so we don't have to look at ourselves and our own part in creating it. The Twelve and Twelve reminds u...
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Today's Gift - 5/2
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We can act ourselves into right thinking easier than we can think ourselves into right acting.--AnonymousThe best thing for us to do in our 12 Step Program is to be honest in how we act and think. We must be true to that belief.We can't think for others, and they can't think for us. Friends can tell us the l...
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Grapevine
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May 2 "God has given me this day to use as I wish; Alcoholics Anonymous shows me how to live it without a drink."
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Up and Down
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Feeling a bit low tonight. Cannot sleep and decided to come here and "talk". It is so surprising I am so full of words and more myself on here than in meetings, although I talk more than I did, when it comes to shares--well, most of the time-- I don't. Still have that insecurity thing I guess. Yo...
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A BIG ONE
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It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while. But with the alcoholic , whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this busine...
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Visiting my old home group next week
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Just some nice news to report. I got sober in southern California 25 years ago and moved up here to the SF area about seventeen years ago. My old home group in SoCal is still going strong and many of the people I met there when I was new are still there. But that's about 400 miles between SoCal and SF so I usua...
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Busy day
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Had a busy day today with several errands. Also PU my divorce papers. Have the kids with me for next two days. Starting orientation tommorow at a new job. Dropped some parking tickets and toll fees to the STXW. She asked who's are these. Which I replied there yours on your car check the plate. She was so ma...
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Balance
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Balance The goal is balance. We need balance between work and play. We need balance between giving and receiving. We need balance in thought and feelings. We need balance in caring for our physical self and our spiritual self. A balanced life has harmony between a professional life and a personal lif...
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Grapevine
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May 1 "I had been introverted and tense. I had been blocked by a fat ego that made sharing impossible, by a lack of communication, by a fear of love. The Fifth Step swept away all those barricades. With some humility, I could begin to find joy in the simple delights of life."
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Sunrise Quote - 5/1
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The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.Friedrich Nietzsche
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Making Daily Amends
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Well, it is "progress over perfection"...... Had to make an amends first thing this morning. I think I went into a dry drunk mode last evening. Something my bf said he was going to do which really has no affect on me, I made into "me". Told him off. I didn't raise my voice...just wen...
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Today's Gift - 4/30
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Be careful with amends. Hurting someone thoughtlessly just to lift our own guilt is not a proper Step Nine. Amends are for rebuilding the burned bridges in our lives. But if amends will hurt someone, we must decide if it's in that person's best interest to be told now. Oftentimes it's best left unsaid,...
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To Enigma
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My apoligies..if this sounds a bit harsh Ron....Ive been following your posts....and Im going to share something with you... The reason being? Ive been exactly where youre at...a couple of times in my life..and sometimes REALITY sucks... My obsession to have my wife and my kids back in my life...wa...
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Grapevine
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April 30 "I can choose to carry the weight of the world and my problems around on my shoulders, or I can turn them all over to my Higher Power and let her worry about them."
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Can't Sleep
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Well I'm awake it's 1am and I can't get back to sleep. Miss my bed, kids, house and wife. But I'm not suffering. Went to men's BB meeting tonite and there were two newcomers with 2 weeks of sobriety. Of course I had to share my ESH. Told them they are miracles cause they are sober today. That you don't have to...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/30
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Passion is born the moment you catch a glimpse of your potential.Fred Smith
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Early sobriety breakups / relationship stuff.
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Phil already got this started (and Tasha too in here thread) but I wanted to open up the thread for Enigma and others going through these problems, but also because this is sooooo common and I can think of like 5 members on this board that have similar stories that might not have caught on to the theme just...
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People Pleasing
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They put everyone else before themselves, she said. For some, saying yes is a habit; for others, its almost an addiction that makes them feel like they need to be needed. This makes them feel important and like theyre contributing to someone elses life. People-pleasers yearn for outside validation...
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Grapevine
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April 29 "Reality nourishes and fulfills."
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Sunrise Quote - 4/29
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.Erma Bombeck
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Oh the Ego!
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I still am working on this one but I feel I am so much better.... I never used to feel normal and liked. This is probably the biggest reason I wanted to drink--to feel like I was okay. For years....since I was a kid it was "all about moi". Everybody was looking at me, talking about me. Where did th...
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Today's Gift - 4/29
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Attitudes and LimitationTo a large extent, the way we think determines who we are and what happens to us. We cannot harbor poisonous thoughts without their effects visibly showing in our lives. If we dwell on our inadequacy and ineffectiveness, for example, circumstances will prove us correct bec...
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Initiating Relationships
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Initiating Relationships Often, we can learn much about ourselves from the people to whom we are attracted. As we progress through recovery, we learn we can no longer form relationships solely on the basis of attraction. We learn to be patient, to allow ourselves to take into account important fact...
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Today's Gift - 4/28
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Listening well Learning to really listen to another human being - beyond just his or her words - is critical to good communication. Valuable exchanges between human beings can occur only when each listens carefully to the other and tries sincerely to understand the other person's meaning. Much an...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/28
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All things are difficult before they are easy.John Norley
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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April 28, 2014Quote of the Week"If you don't go within, you go without." Legend has it the deepest wisdom was once freely available to man, but he continued to ignore it. The Gods, growing tired of this, decided to hide this wisdom so only those determined to use it would search and find it....
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my mum passed away this morning
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I got a call yesterday from one of my brothers that mum was fading away.
This morning at half past four she slipped away gently and peacefully. My sister stayed at her side for all of her last twenty four hours.
I'll leave my sister be until tomorrow. ..she needs to rest ....then I'll drive down., giv...
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I Like This But Where's It From???
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Does anyone know if this is in the Big Book? I found it on Barefoot's World.....when I did a search to find out if these are BF's words or the BB, another site name came up and it has the exact info without any reference to AA. It sounds like it is in the BB, however, my retention is still so poor and I am hoping t...
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Grapevine
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April 28 "I can better understand when I learn to listen."
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Hurting
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Been awake for a while. Now that my anger is subsiding I find myself hurting. I don't want to feel or live like this anymore. A little ESH please!
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My sponsor
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She was extremely knowledgeable of the program and helped me so very much. I was lost and desperate and I thought she was God. Soon I found I had to run every little detail of my life past her before I made a move. That of course was not the intention of having a program that is about faith in a Higher power, gr...
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Full Circle
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The job I had when I first got sober was on a juvenile detention unit. I did not get along with the clinical director for numerous reasons. Many of those were due to my character defects and poor boundaries due to being in early sobriety (and leftovers from being an active drunk during part of that peri...
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Weekly Thought --- (religious concept)
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Weekly VerseI call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer. Psalm 17:6Weekly QuotePrayer keeps us in constant communion with God, which is the goal of our entire believing lives. Beth MooreWeekly ThoughtA Classic Devotional from R. A. Torrey Stop a moment and think....
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Today's Gift - 4/27
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I get a massage almost every week no matter where I am, eat a healthy diet, schedule time alone, and if I get to a point where I feel I need a block of time...I'll cancel. -- Anne Wilson Schaef Do we love and care for our body as well as we love and care for our home and car? Do we feel our body deserves full atten...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/27
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If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow.Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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equally as bad
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?that song?
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never been to bed with an ugly ??? how come I woke up with you ? You were a 10 last night
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This Billboard Message Made My Day!
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"Once you've heard their story there isn't anyone you couldn't love today. Ask someone their story today."     BTY
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Today's Gift - 4/24
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In three words, I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on. -- Robert Frost If we've ever dug in a garden and unearthed an ants' nest, we can recall their first reaction to our unintended destruction: they do everything possible to save their lives and supplies. The ants scurry around,...
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Today's Gift - 4/25
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I think my peace comes from my good fortune. --Jim Burns How we define "good fortune" is a significant indicator of one's attitude. While winning the lottery might be judged as good fortune by all of us, virtually every other occurrence will be evaluated in a very individualistic way. Wha...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/24
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You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.Zig Ziglar
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Sunrise Quote - 4/25
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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.Albert Schweitzer
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Sunrise Quote - 4/26
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It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement.Mabel Newcomer
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Today's Gift - 4/26
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his blessings here on earth is ever so alive.--Pearl BaileyIs our glass half full or half empty? We may see ourselves as positive people, but when we take the time to examine our thoughts closely, we ma...
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Big Thumbs Down......I Use Yeast in Recipes for Baking and This Guy Is Encouraging People To Drink More By Using It!
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Article Name: "How to Drink All Night Without Getting Drunk" http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/how-not-to-get-drunk?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_170976&dom=zerg&src=syn&mag=esq (I don't bel...
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My day
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Well tried to get out of my head. Went to the beach and gather sea glass, worked out, went to two meetings, talked to about 7 people from my home group, and called my sponser. Sponser says I'm going to be up and down for a while but this to shall pass. Try to take my mind off it pray to God to remove that obsessio...
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Can I be successful without religion?
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Hello everyone, I have been doing research on A.A. and have been reading many of your lovely posts, hoping to figure if it is possible for me to be successful in it without religion. I see the 12 step program and there is much to do with giving yourself over to G-d. I am not asking this because i do not believ...
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Getting Outside of My Own Head So I Don't Get In My Own Way
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I have less than one year of sobriety. Prayer has probably has kept me sober more than any other thing and helped me get through weak times when I really thought about throwing in the sober towel and soaking up some more alcohol. Even when I first became sober and didn't believe in God, I prayed anyway hop...
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Still here and sober
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Well I did the right thing and turned myself in to the PD for violating my restraining order. Spend 7 days in jail which wasn't pleasant. No I'm not facing FELONY charges. All misdomenors they didn't revoke bail instead released me on personal recognizance since I have no criminal record. But have to s...
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Grapevine
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April 24 "I look upon a pain in my feelings as temporary indigestion of the mind. When I get a stomach-ache, it is generally because I've eaten something that hasn't agreed with me. Likewise, my mental indigestion comes from some story, bit of gossip or circumstance that I've swallowed withou...
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