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Putting Honesty Into Action At Step Ten.
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Hi everyone. Perhaps you're somewhat like me. Honesty about myself was not my strong point way back in my past. Truth was always my greatest fear. Oh, I claimed to be honest, but I wasn't. I had no idea how dishonest I really was until I did a Fourth Step inventory. However, honesty gradually beca...
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Cunning Powerful and baffling...
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Recovery is...I've detached from my son's relapse and from my nephew's and have nodded my head to "we admitted we were powerless...." and turned myself and my will and my own recovery status over to the care of God as I understand God and I've been tweaking my hope engine so that it runs smo...
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Sunrise Quote
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"In Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 NASB
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Today's Gift
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It's easy to look at all the tasks and unsolved problems and feel so pressured that we get paralyzed and don't get anything done. It takes discipline to gather in our scattered forces and focus on one thing, one day, one step, and sometimes one hour even when taking only that one step can seem so trivial i...
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JUST DON'T DRINK - LIKE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT?
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For my money, one of the dumbest things you can say to a real alcoholic is "just don't drink". I can't find it any where in our basic text though Carl Jung does tell Rowland Hazard that his only chance of surviving the illness is to place himself under lock and key or hire body guards to enforce &...
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Okay Tasha !!!
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Dag-gumit, ... ... ... I woke up to 40 degrees this a.m. ... ... ... had to turn the frick'n heat on ... can't you be a good girl and keep that 'cold' stuff up there where it belongs ??? It's supposed to be around 72 this time of year, for a high ... we're struggling to get to 52 today AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO 'FREE...
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Sunrise Quote
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"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions." - Claude Levi-Strauss
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Gratitude
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"Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I may be in, therein to be content." Helen Keller
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3rd time's a charm
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I have come to post something 3 times now. It is good I having nothing to say I suppose! Reading back through the early posts got me appreciative for the lack of drama and chaos in my life. It's amazing how HP works. A close friend of almost two decadeshas recently come out of her shell. She was the fr...
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Day 2 3rd Meeting
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I went to my second meeting last night. It was a meeting where someone talks about their experience and what brought them to AA. The gentlemen that spoke has been sober for 17 years. He was funny and I enjoyed listening to him. This meeting was much larger then my first. So I kept quiet and listened. ...
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Today's Gift
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Do not be afraid of the ego. It depends on your mind, and as you made it by believing in it, so you can dispel it by withdrawing belief from it. --A Course in MiraclesSome of us are fond of saying "the devil made me do it" when we've done something we're not too proud of. We might as well say "t...
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I'm Exhaustipated !!!
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I love this new word - I even like pronouncing it!!!
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Persevere!
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A good word to have in our back pocket: Persist no matter what. Endure discomfort. Request help. Steadfastly hold on to your beliefs and values. Envision triumph. Very consistently keep at it. Embrace adversity as your teacher. Refuse to give up. Enjoy and celebrate every tiny bit of pro...
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Child of the alcoholic
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My father is still an active alcoholic, but does not appear as society does portray. He's college educated, drives a brand new car, has his own CPA office and has successfully worked as a business owner in that fashion for 30 years. He has never had a DWI, he has never been a shame publicly as a drunken fat...
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Movie: Smashed
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Hi everyone, I'm sure this has already been posted, and my apologies... I just finished the movie "Smashed" and while yes, it is inspirational and helpful, it is also triggering things in me... during the beginning as she had the flask in her car and drank before work, I definitely wanted...
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Having trouble with my fiancé accepting my addiction. Advice appreciated.
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Hi everyone! I'm 4 days sober coming back from a month long relapse out of a treatment center and it's been one of the most eye opening and life changing experiences I've ever had. It was my 3rd time in treatment and this is my 6th relapse while in the program. When I got out of treatment my boyfriend of 5 yea...
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Can anyone tell me what Surrender is?
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Hi, Ive been trying to post things on this site every now and then and be of help to others who suffer from alcoholism. Ive attended 140 meetings in my area in the last while and I keep hearing a thing about "surrender" I've heard people saying you need to surrender and Ive heard others sayi...
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Sunrise Quote
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"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." - Hugh Downs
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Today's Gift
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The evolution of human growth is an evolution from an absolute need to be loved towards a full readiness to give love.--Dr. Karl SternAs children, we looked to our parents for love, for clothes and food, for an indication of who we were. If our needs were met, we felt secure. As developing adults, we sti...
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Grapevine
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October 25 "I made the decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God, and then I got out of the way."
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Sunrise Quote
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"The best use of life is LOVE. The best expression of love is TIME. The best time to love is NOW." - Rick Warren
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Hindsight and worthless wishes...
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Aloha MIP Family...bringing it here; the hindsight inventory of alcoholism in my life including my eldest relapsing son. It is what is is and was what it was and I didn't have near enough information and awareness as I have today about it. As I have said; which is true, when I got into program I was as du...
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Happy Fall Ya'll !!!
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Grapevine
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October 23 "To be teachable, I had to be reachable."
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Hi Everyone.
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Thanks for all your posts. I have just been tired and stressed out mostly work related. But God has used it for His glory. There were 2 nice posts on this board recently which lifted me up and re-inforced my primary purpose. Thanks.
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Hey. Long time.
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Can someone tell me where the Atheists place is in AA? Just curious.
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Less then 48 hours sober and want a drink!
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hi- i have never tried AA before but after blacking out Saturday and hurting peoples feelings i decided it was time for a change! i got up early Sunday and attended my first AA meeting. i was so inspired and so determined to get sober. yesterday i felt great, no withdrawl symptoms, nothing! Got up agaim t...
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Welcome xMrBunglex
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Sounds like your drawer is full of the same chips I have ...Welcome to MIP ... we're glad you're here !!!
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How Much Should I Tell My Sponsor?
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Now this really scares me. It is not that I have this big secretive life that I want to keep hidden. I have, however, done a lot of things which I am not proud of and would rather keep to myself. My sponsor told me that I need to be as open with her as possible. I was reading a post about the 4th step earlier and...
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Today's Gift
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Change Me --Ruth C.'s PrayerChange me, God,Please change me.Though I cringe,Kick,Resist and resent.Pay no attention to me whatsoever.When I run to hideDrag me out of my safe little shelter.Change me totally.Whatever it takes.However long You must work at the job.Change me and save me From spir...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure". - Norman Vincent Peal
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Letting go
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One of my favourite authors wrote this on Facebook this morning. I thought it was beautiful, so wanted to share: Sometime a star will fall right out of the sky and land in your hand. When you ease your fingers gently closed around it, it will seep inside and become your blood, your flesh, every part of yo...
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Today's Gift
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Happiness is a by product of an effort to make someone else happy. --Gretta Brooker PalmerSelf-centeredness aggravates the natural flow of circumstances surrounding us; too much attention on ourselves distorts whatever might be troubling us. However, focusing on others' needs diminishes wha...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence. It is no more or less than faith in action."- Henry Chester
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Sunrise Quote
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"Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence."- Vince Lombardi
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It's gone past our house....
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and moved on to others in the family. My eldest son has relapsed...his church program stopped working and he has flushed his life down the toilet. My daughter in law was visiting while I was a way from the house and my wife got the current story...you all know what insanity sounds like and looks like...
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sobriety and no sex drive
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is anyone dealing with this issue? I am 7 months sober and have like zero interest???
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If you don't see a miracle, you're just not paying attention
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 In a meeting yesterday I listened to a gentleman share how he had just survived a life threatening illnesses. Three months in the hospital, countless set backs. The Drs telling him on more than one occasion how there was nothing more they could do. He shared how he never lost faith. How he kne...
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Grapevine
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October 22 "My anger served as an iron shield, and I refused to remove it for fear God would send me still more pain."
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Lost? Hurt? Sick? Mental?
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Repeat after me: I Will Fix Everything.. OH YES! I will fix everything....I will fix EVERYTHING "I Will Fix Everything!" Keep saying it.
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Knew this day would come.......
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Meeting the wife for lunch tomorrow. Some of you who have read some of my posts, we have been separated for over a year. We enjoyed each others company when she visited me in rehab and reconciliation was discussed (between her lawyer and mine , not with me) but since having been out, I have felt kind of out...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 21, 2013 Quote of the Week "God didn't save me from drowning so he could club me to death on the shore." When I crawled into recovery I was as desperate as a drowning man. My life had been overwhelmed by the tidal wave of addiction and despair, and the life boat I was clinging too was...
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Today's Gift
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I wish my parents would trust me and understand that I am trying my hardest.--AnonymousParents are hard to understand at times. Sometimes they give double messages. They tell us what is really important is that we try our hardest. Then they seem crushed when we do try our hardest but don't do as well as...
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Caution! ... This Post contains a Religious spiritual message, if that offends you, just pass over this post!
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Weekly Verse"Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." -John 16:22Weekly Quote"God made you. He knows how you operate best. And He knows what makes you happy. The happiness He gives doesn't stop when the party's over...
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Bad Behavior
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How does or should a group handle the bad behavior directly outside the room. My home group leased a new room in a shopping center last year. The next door neighbor is a karate school for children. The landlord has received numerous complaints of smoking, loitering, and bad behavior/language in f...
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Grapevine
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October 21 "Only by accepting my powerlessness over alcohol did I begin to discover the powers that alcohol had obliterated: God, health, truth, love, nature, fellowship, humor, creativity, and even simple daily kindness."
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a.a. meeting - cruise ship
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I will be on a cruise to Bermuda soon. looking for suggestions on info. to take... butch - baltimore
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"ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS STEP?"
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Hi everybody....I've been thinking about this lately and I hope you won't mind if I share about it. I remember back some 15 years ago when I was attending my regular Home Group meeting on a Saturday night. The chairperson had chosen "Acceptance" as the topic of discussion. We had about 75...
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7 years today
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Who'd a thought it? 7 years and one day ago I was in a plice cell, believeing my world had collapsed and my life was worthless. Now - it's rather different. I'm enjoying sobriety and promises are coming true - like we will intuitively know..... This morning, me and the lady I've been in a relationship wit...
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Strange But Comforting Dreams I Had Last Night
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I have heard in AA about "drinking dreams" that some have had after quitting alcohol. Last night, I had a dream about I was holding a shot glass. I hit it against something and I looked to see if it was damaged. A crack started at the top edge and ran down all the way in a straight line to the bot...
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