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I'm here aren't I?
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My Name is Craig. I'm beginning a new path of recovery and stepping off my latest plateau to begin climbing again. I've pretty much decided I don't like my mindset around alcohol. Its time to seek the change I want to be instead of the person I've become. Reasons why: 1. Seeing alcohol as my only way t...
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Sunrise Quote
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"One today is worth two tomorrows." - Benjamin Franklin
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Today's Gift 08-20
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We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they live. --The Philosophy of Human Ecology The philosophy of Human Ecology covers all three aspects of our recover...
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Caro... let's talk
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Hi Caro, Just let me know the best way for us to talk one on one and I'll chat with you. Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, in the chat room on this site, linked to above? Just let me when how and when and I'll be there okay? I am on yahoo messenger, signed in and ready to chat when you are. My yahoo user name is S...
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New Bar for Seniors ???
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The new brew pub opening up for seniors
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Grapevine
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August 20 "Although I have a lot of 'yets' out there, I have true friends who love me. All I need to do is call them and go to meetings and work my program, and for today the 'yets' won't come."
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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August 19, 2013 Quote of the Week "Am I interfering in the experience Godwants them to have?" Before recovery in Al-Anon, I always thought I knew what was best for everyone. I spent a lot of time working behind the scenes trying to control and manipulate situations and people, sure that...
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Thinking I may be...
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Hi, My name is Craig. I'm thinking I may be an alcoholic. I haven't been happy with the way I've been behaving lately around MY alcohol. I haven't got so far as to stop it, quite yet. But I am so dang close. (substitute appropriate expletive) My wife is scared for me. My son is almost ready to confront...
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We Agnostics - Study Questions
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This is a long chapter, but like the rest of the Big Book, the ideas are simple and straightforward. I think this chapter gets ignored quite often, especially by members that feel they've got a good grasp of the faith business, but it helped me a great deal when I was trying to wrap my brain around Step 2. T...
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Step One - 12&12 Study Questions
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1. What must an alcoholic do that goes against natural instinct? (Pg. 21) 2. What seemingly contradictory result comes when an alcoholic admits defeat? (Pg. 21) 3.What does the book describe as a "double-edged sword"? (Pg. 22) 4. How did AA raise the bottom? (Pg. 23) 5. What does one alcoh...
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Today's Gift 08-19
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Anything forced into manifestation through personal will is always "ill got" and has "ever bad success." --Florence Scovel Shinn The main thrust of our recovery is to attune ourselves to God's will, struggling no longer to impose our own. The pain we've endured in past years...
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Sunrise Quote
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"You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals." - Booker T. Washington
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More About Alcoholism - Study Questions
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1. What is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker? (Pg. 30) 2. What is the first step in recovery? (Pg. 30) 3. Do we ever regain control of our drinking? (Pg. 30) 4. What is something you have tried to control your drinking? (Pg.31 lists examples) 5. If you are not sure you are an alcoholic, what doe...
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Grapevine
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August 19 "The first thing that captured me at my very first meeting was the way AA members talked with one another. There was a genuineness, something real there, that I wanted ... I saw they were sober and that they were honest with each other."
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Grapevine
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August 18 "An old-timer spoke about the danger of becoming complacent and explained the need for the Steps in her life. 'The way I see it,' she said, 'I might have gotten the monkey off my back, but the circus is still in town.'" New York, N.Y., September 2005 "Ham on Wry&q...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you havent planted." - David Bly
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Weekly Thought
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Weekly ThoughtOne of the benefits of God's Word is a cleansing and renewing of our minds. How does that happen? Our minds and hearts are pulled away from problems, disappointments, challenges, temptations, failures, resentments, and other negative thoughts and emotions and are redirected to Go...
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Fantastic news!
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I just got some fantastic news yesterday and wanted to share... I got a letter in the mail yesterday that my unemployment benefits are being cut off AND we were denied for the loan we applied for to tide us over till my SSDI approval. This is my HP's ride that I am on and so, it has a happy ending - it's just tha...
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Today's Gift 08-18
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All music is what awakes from you when you are reminded by the instruments. --Walt Whitman A small group of friends sat in a room around a record player. It was a heavy old thing, with parts that had to be operated by hand and only one speaker - nothing like a modern stereo at all, but more like an antique pho...
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Good thoughts
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Hey all. It's been awhile but I'm about to start a short weekend with my heavy drinking in-laws. Will you all please send good vibes? I really appreciate it, and will check in periodically. Thanks! -Adam
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Today's Gift 08-17
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I feel at this age I can go overboard and be as ridiculous as I want. --Miriam HofmeierA real blessing of growing old is the freedom it gives us to be who we really are. Of course, we could have been our real selves our whole lives. No doubt some of us were. However, far too many of us struggled to impress othe...
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A potem sie dziwią
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Today another God in the form of employee socjalu decided that I am not entitled to dopata.My wszyszczy in aa bear the consequences of this? WE TRZEWI.Tu system is designed so that if someone is sober and well-kept neatly shaved and dressed, it is immediately suspected of dealing drugs or perhaps lee...
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I don't believe in God , how do i recover
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I am in very bad situation, i am seriously addicted with host of other problems that come with addiction, depression, self esteem etc I don't believe in god, concept of loving caring god etc is all fake which i am sure about, but anyways I cannot change myself (no will power) and god doest not exist , so i...
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Today's Gift 08-11
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Saying No For many of us, the most difficult word to say is one of the shortest and easiest in the vocabulary: No. Go ahead, say it aloud: No. No - simple to pronounce, hard to say. Were afraid people wont like us, or we feel guilty. We may believe that a good employee, child, parent, spouse, or Christian n...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Failure: Often that early morning of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success." - Leigh Mitchell Hodges
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Today's Gift 08-12
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The degree to which I can create relationships, which facilitate the growth of others as separate persons, is a measure of the growth I have achieved in myself. --Carl R. Rogers As children we clung to and modeled ourselves after friends and siblings and sometimes parents. We imitated with ease how a...
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Today's Gift 08-15
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Separateness risk creating our own life path. Sometimes it seems easier to lean on our mate for all decisions and all direction. Then we do not have to risk creating our own life path. Some people think they can avoid that risk by striking a bargain with their mate. They so fully immerse themselves in th...
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Today's Gift 08-16
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I am determined to maintain the perpendicular position. --Lucy Stone Perpendicular lines make right angles; they make possible extensions of both height and breadth. Right angles are weight bearing. We speak of asserting something "squarely," making perpendiculars. People who s...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Resolve to succeed. The greatest discovery one can make is that nothing is impossible." - Author Unknown
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Another death
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There is no reason we drink other than we are alcoholics - IMO. What do you think? For me - I had to let go of all the excuses completely and look alcoholism square in the eye for what it was. A disease that looked for ANY excuse to live. I used to say I drank because of PTSD and finding the suicide victim (my...
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True Entertainment with a great message!
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Sunrise Quote
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"Never think that God's delays are denials. Hold on; hold on fast; hold out. Patience is genius" - Comte de Buffon
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A meditating moment
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I was meditating on a private beach this past weekend and had an experience that I wanted to share. My wife and I were the only ones there and prior to meditating we were watching a small school of minnows. While still on shore, we tried to get closer but they scurried away again and again. While my wif...
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Today's Gift 08-14
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Others treat us the way we invite them to treat us. --Barb H. Coping with stress is a lot more difficult than preventing it in the first place. If we think prevention, we can avoid a surprising number of stressful situations by thinking ahead and sidestepping. We dont have to have lunch with difficult...
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Does Science Show What 12 Steps Already Is Based On?
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Here's an interesting article which suggests that various scientific research projects may be pointing toward support of AA's effectiveness to arrest addiction. It seems that there is basis for propositions that some AA activities (such as meetings, social interactions, and helping others) m...
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Grapevine
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August 14 "Ours is a Fellowship of suggestions and not demands. In my 35 years, I have found answers for me but have not acquired the ability to live another person's life."
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In my weakness...........
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I have always been weak; weak in my alcoholism; weak in my relationships; weak in my emotions and physically weak in my body. It is only by God's grace and mercy that I am alive and sober, with my family that I love so much. There were so many times that I stood at the crossroads weakened, with no power to pra...
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It feels good to feel good
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So a week later, the health fairy decides enough is enough, and man, does it feel good to feel good! Thank you to all who sent prayers, and screw all of you who didn't! (please note the sarcasm smiley-I was joking) Anyhoo, it sort of reminds me of quitting alcohol, going through the rough period of sick...
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I need help!
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My wife and I have been separated for 2 years- 1 1/2 years divorced. No dating for last 2 years. I met someone recently(she's in The Program and lives life on a Spiritual basis) and things have gone very well. We enjoy each others time together. My kids 16 & 14 are now balking at the amount of time I...
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Sunrise Quote
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"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." - Albert Pike
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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August 12, 2013 Quote of the Week "God has only three answers to your prayers: Yes Yes, but not now No, because I have something better for you." While the 11th step teaches us to pray only for the knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out, there will invariably be times...
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Today's Gift 08-13
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Self-Seeking Slips Away Today, God, help me remember that not everything is about me.When I was using, thinking of myself was my whole existence. With abstinence, I began to practice understanding, humility, gratitude, caring, and sharing with others. By having faith in our Program's recovery...
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Today's Gift 08-08
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Lost warriors have only to open their eyes to find the right and good path. -- Chief Red Mountain We all carry a fountain of joy inside. This joy is not something special given to only a few of us. An abundance of joy, happiness, and peace is our right. Our hearts were meant to be full of love and laughter. We...
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Grapevine
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August 13 "As with all things in life, there is growth and growth brings change. One thing remains constant: Sobriety is a gift, a treasure to be cherished."
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The Future
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THE FUTURE"Heal the past; live the present; dream the future." "Do not start today, with the broken pieces of Yesterday.""Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice: it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
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451 days
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Every once in a while I like to calculate how many 24 hours I've been sober. 451. A miracle. When I look at where I was at 452 days ago, I'm amazed at where I'm at now. Not much has changed in terms of life circumstances or the external crap that I tend to gauge progress by. I think this may actually be a good thi...
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Grapevine
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August 12 "Concerning any given service, we pose but one question: 'Is this service really needed?' If it is, then maintain it we must, or fail in our mission to those who seek AA."
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Validation
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???? DO we need it or not ???? -- Edited by justadrunk on Sunday 11th of August 2013 07:02:38 PM
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More it's tough to not get drunk on Friday night....
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Aloha all and thank you for your support. I've revisited Justin's post about "tough not to drink..." without finishing it with the Friday Night part and accompanied with that part of the AMA definition of alcoholism that says, "It can never be cured...only arrested by total abs...
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The center does not hold
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And things fall apart. Thank you everyone for everything - good, bad and ugly. You are better people than I ever thought I'd meet, and better people than I deserved to meet. But there is a bit in me that wont allow me to be sober and nice. I'm just not wired that way. I wish it wasn't so, but I am what I am, and...
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