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Learning how to de-escalate.
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Good Morning MIP!! I came from the original loud family. People came over to my house and wondered why we were all yelling at each other. They would say, "why are you guys so mad at each other, wow, who did what to whom?" I would respond, "we're not mad at each other at all we're just tal...
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Clear and blessed
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Some bit ago - my children were off doing child like things, that I too must admit I rather enjoy. We made some blanket forts, and set up a home made carnival in the front room. We were rained out of the one we were looking forward to Sunday. Imagine the children's eyes as the lightening struck, and the t...
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The only requirement for A.A. membership
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Is a desire to stop drinking. So I picked up a sponcee about 4 months ago. Vietnam vet in his mid 60's, divorced, lonely and feeling somewhat separated from his family due to circumstances. He really jumped into the steps, service work, seems to love the group and program, and was about to do his 5th s...
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Moving to a new city
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Hi all, I've recently moved, so I haven't been around the site as much. I hope to rectify that! I'd love to hear some ESH about moving to a new city and discovering new meetings. I didn't realize how comfortable I'd gotten in my regular meetings in my old city. I've been trying out lots of different meetin...
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Today's Gift 07-26
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It does make a difference what you call things.--Kate Douglas WigginMost of us think of dandelions as weeds. We buy special tools and poisons when they crop up and complain about them as surely as we welcome the spring that brings them.Yet is there anything more lovely than a sea of yellow dandelions b...
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My dog Max, doing good!
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Hi Everyone, My dog, Max, who most know I was taking to the vet several times last week, in a limp, comatose kinda state, and where he stayed a few nights is doing good. He is hypoglucenic and it was causing his sugar (glucose) level to bottom out and take him down to a very dangerous state. I mistakenly...
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How are YOU celebrating National Tequila Day?
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I think I'll go to a meeting.
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Drinking for the effect
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Drank some fermented tea this morning. Non alcoholic, but tasted very much like beer - and also had the color, fizzy and smell of beer. Was not pleasant. Chugged it down as if beer because I wanted the health benefits - and it was exactly like chugging the beers down a little over a year ago - for the ment...
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Why?
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I have been spending a VERY long time trying to figure out why I have this thing alcoholism. Looking at my codependency - my adult child issues - my PTSD issues - the role postpartum depression has had on my drinking etc etc. In doing so - I feel worse and worse. Then as I read another point of view on 'why...
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Thanks for keeping the light on
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Hello MIP, it's been a while. I check the board pretty much daily, but haven't posted forever. Right now I'm on the on the Oregon Coast, freezing my butt off as I listen to the waves crash and some frogs croaking. I am homeward bound from a visit to family in Northern California, Redding, actually. It was...
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Sponsors
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Sponsors! A man in a hot air balloon realizes that he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man below. He goes closer and yells out, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend that I would meet him a half and hour ago, but I don't know where I am!" The man below says, "Yes, you are in a ho...
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Bob K
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Grapevine
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July 25 "If all I have is a dollar in my pocket and I'm at a meeting, logic tells me to save it for myself for later. If I give it to AA, and have faith in the process, it will come back to me in ways I can't even imagine."
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Today's Gift 07-25
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I've given up the truth to those I've tried to please... and now it's my turn. --Diana Ross (Michael Masser/Carole Bayer Sager) Sacrificing our rights often results in other people mistreating us. We deny our own importance if we say yes when we mean no. Saying no doesn't mean we reject the other perso...
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Opposite sex sponsor
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I have a feeling I'm going to get crapped on about this but here goes. My temporary sponsor is a girl...an attractive girl. I shared at a meeting, explained that I was just "coming back" and at the break she asked me if I needed some help getting started, going through the big book, etc. I said y...
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Worse thing you did
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What is the worse thing you did while drinking
I tore up a bathroom at a tire place. I put toilet paper all over the floor,destroyed the plants, plugged sink up and ran water. About an hr later the company called to ask what they could have done to offend me. Of course I lied and acted mad that they were acc...
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Today's Gift 07-23
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Being humiliated is not the same as having humility. We have all suffered humiliation. Perhaps a spouse ridiculed us in public or a parent's disorderly conduct shamed us in front of our friends. Perhaps a boss criticized us in front of co-workers. However, we could have refused to let our egos be inju...
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Meetings
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Like to hear peoples take on meetings. I happen to like them. My first three months I needed them badly as I didn't have the steps behind me to keep me sober. Two to three a day was the norm for me....And I went every day to at least one for my first six months. They told me to do 90 in 90 and I more than doubled th...
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Today's Gift 07-24
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No day is like any other day. Isn't that interesting? And you never know what the next day will bring, and that's exciting. --Alpha English Alpha has not lost her zest for life. Although nearly ninety, she nurtures a young mind and a wise heart. Her attitude influences those around her too, making the...
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George Carlin on Alcoholism
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I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY
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Did I...?
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So I'm out walking around today, running errands and enjoying the perfect weather. As I'm walking down the road, I run into a gentleman who frequents one of my old regular bars. We chit chat for a minute before he asks "so, are you still a yoga instructor?". WHAT?!? Did I really tell this dude...
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Return of the "Normies"
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Last night my wife and I decided to catch up with a friend of ours who lives in the area. Normally our spending time together consists of grabbing lunch or going for a walk, but last night we decided to get some food at a restaurant. I of course ordered a seltzer water (with lime) while my two acquaintances...
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Grapevine
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July 24 "At my very first AA meeting ... I heard words of love, understanding and compassion ... I believe the hand of God reached down at that meeting and healed me. For from that day thirty-eight years ago to this, I have not had a desire to drink or escape from reality again."
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Mike B.
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Explaining my recovery to my wife
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I mentioned in passing to my wife that yesterday was my "1 month" anniversary. She observed that I didn't seem to have suffered at all. I agreed that I had not suffered at all. So she popped back with a question/statement, "So you're not like a real bad alcoholic?" That gave m...
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George Carlin on Alcoholism
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I found this interview from the late George Carlin about drinking I think it hit the nail on the head. It start at 3:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-phOgsGHY
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Death on death's terms
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It seems slightly less than appropriate to post this here as it has nothing to do with my alcoholism, nor is there any danger of drinking over it but I just found out that my father is dying. My wife and I were planning a trip to see him when she got off parole in 16 months and now...well, that's just not goin...
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Are you a Creationist or an Evolutionist ?
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In a time when many of us sit and ponder just how we came into being, we consider evolution, and we consider Divine providence ... In the Beginning! ... ??? ... ... ... In doing this we generally think there may, or must, have been a 'Higher Power' in play, or at work here ... we will typically wonder: 'How...
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Relapse after 25 yrs
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I was sober from Sep 1985 until sometime 2011. Then suddenly I drank some wine, felt very good and drunk some more and still felt good. No binge-drinking, tried to keep it under control, even if I know that it will be more and more. But I kept drinking very seldom. I have been working with educating super...
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Grapevine
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July 23 "Our fellowship has been permitted to achieve -- though still in miniature -- the 'one world' dream of philosophers. Ours is a world in which we can hotly differ, yet never think of schism or conflict as a solution."
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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July 22, 2013 Quote of the Week "The degree of my anxiety is a measure ofmy distance from God." Before recovery, anxiety was the master of my life. Without a relationship with God, I faced life alone and was in constant fear of not getting my needs met or of losing something I had so despe...
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Today's Gift 07-22
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This is a simple program for complicated people. --Saying heard at meetings Newcomer I heard a speaker with years in recovery share that she'd always done it her own way - that she met friends at bars if she felt like it, had never had a sponsor, and sometimes went for months without a meeting. I know new...
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So I have been going to al-anon for a few weeks and I am a bit confused
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I know that I am a newbie but they keep saying that I have to change the way I think before it will change my husband and son's drinking. I will admit that I don't get that. Yes I hate drinking and the effect it has had on them. But I don't yell and scream at them, I don't buy it for them, they know how I feel and ba...
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Grapevine
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July 22 "Belonging to a group makes life an opportunity for me ... something to encourage the best in me while it helps to keep me humble about the worst in me."
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Dancing in the rain.
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It's a gloomy day here in Wisconsin. Rain now for 2 days. I was bleaching my sink this morning with my sad old blue rubber gloves on. I stopped and stared out the window as I do almost every morning as I stop to drink my coffee or tea. It faces the west, and it's where I see rain or shine coming from usually...
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Tear down the clown
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Right now Society seems to be hell bent on stopping the tobacco industry. While cigarettes are an addictive and toxic passtime, i dont believe that Outdoor second hand smoke is somthing to really bitch about. NO SMOKING signs are used in excess, And placed in some of the most obvious places one would k...
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Weekly Thought
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Weekly ThoughtOur culture craves comfort, the avoidance of pain, easy projects, nothing but success, leisure time, entertainment, fun hobbies, and anything else that can fit under the umbrella of "smooth sailing." When things don't go righta slip on ice, conflict with a loved one, a d...
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How can I believe in a Higher Power?
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: How can I believe in a Higher Power? I was taught that God is just an idea that weak people use as a crutch. --Alcoholics Anonymous member After we admit how serious our addiction is, we have to face our fear and sadness. Without the help of a Higher Power, we are hopeless...
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I May Never See Tomorrow
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I may never see tomorrowI may never see tomorrow; there's no written guarantee And things that happened yesterday belong to history. I cannot predict the future, I cannot change the past, I have just the present moments, I must treat it as my last.I must use this moment wisely for it soon will pass away...
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Bob K
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Deicide
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Religion is something that has plagued this world for a long time now. Most of us find comfort in god because it helps us deal with reality. It creates A false sense of security and gives its host something to look forward to after we inevitably die. And we WILL die. Its just a matter of when. so the Idea o...
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Mark 8:35
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For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? - King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition I'm not a religious person, and most definitely not a Christian. But when I saw this at 14 it burnt into me. The answer has always been: nothin...
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What is a dry drunk?
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Well the doctor today told me today I was a dry drunk. Not trying to be stupid but I really don't understand what this is. I have been sober for 16 months. On medication to keep me stable ( sad to admit such a thing ). Don't have a sponsor because the ones I have in the past have been terrible . But recently I hav...
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Grapevine
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July 19 "Times change, people change, and language may change. But the disease of alcoholism does not change. It always kills." -- Edited by Mike B. on Friday 19th of July 2013 07:00:44 AM
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Today's Gift 07-20
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My parents believed in honesty and hard work and they passed that on to me. --Monty Cralley Most of us can think of a number of things we can credit our parents with. For some of us there may not be as many good legacies as bad, however. But time has marched on and we can't redo a bad past. Nor does it help to co...
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What Part of Your Body goes to Heaven First?
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WHAT PART OF YOUR BODY GOES TO HEAVEN FIRST? The nun teaching Sunday school was speaking to her class one morning and she asked the question, "When you die and go to Heaven, which part of your body goes first?" Suzy raised her hand and said, "I think it's your hands." "W...
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Today's Gift 07-19
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Gratitude is a way of life. Saying thank you from the heart makes us feel full. Perhaps we don't really know we have something until we express our thanks for it. There are different levels of gratitude. There is the polite, automatic response when someone opens a door for us or the bank teller tells us t...
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Take a Break for a little Humor
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I used to watch his show as a kid ... he had many faces, all of them funny ... and yes, he was known for his good clean humor, like Jack Benny and others ... Red Skelton's RecipesFor those of you old enough to remember Red Skelton, I think you will enjoy this e-mail. For those of you not old enough you will se...
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lacking focus
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I'm not RID nor suffering from any HALT. I'm not craving or worried. I'm not obsessing.
I just can't focus. I have work to do and a house to pack and I'm buggering about on the mobile writing posts.
Of course. Slightly distracted because girlfriend came home two days ago after nearly a month away. (Go s...
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FRODO:DO NOT READ THIS POST.
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Dammit Frodo, I told you not to read this...
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A Want and a Need.
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I remember one time someone saying A.A. is a want, not a need. Speaking for myself, though, I have to admit that yeah, I really need this fellowship. I have no problem with it. Weakness? Okay. It's what's keeping me from drink numero uno. I live in a world where any excuse to drink is out there. I'll bet th...
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Thought for the day
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Thursday, July 18, 2013You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It ca...
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Started Packing again!
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Got the important stuff safely packed already - the guitars. Other than that I have 3 weeks to pack the house up ready to move on the 7th August. Fortunately I kept all the packing boxes - but let's hope that I don't have to use them all. Spare bedroom is packed now - but then all that was in there was a bed and 4...
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