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If you fail to pilot your own ship, dont be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked. Tom Robbins
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Today's Gift
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Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit. --Frances Marion The resolve to fulfill commitments we make to ourselves and others may be lacking until we learn to rely on the wisdom and strength offered by our higher power--strength that will make us co...
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Adult content 'Funny'
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(my wife says this isn't too far from being the truth ... LOL) He grasped me firmly but gently just above my elbow and guided me into a room, his room. Then he quietly shut the door and we were alone.He approached me soundlessly, from behind, and spoke in a low, reassuring voice close to my ear, Just rela...
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Sad But Sober Holiday Time
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My area AA is having a New Year's Dance and I plan to help with that. Not sure if I will be able to go see my mom or not. She lives out of town (2+ hours away). Have to depend on a friend to give me a ride. My mom doesn't drive. I haven't seen her in several years (thanks, Ms. Wine and my open mouth willing to acc...
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God's Results
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Hi to all of you and Merry Christmas. I woke up early this Saturday morning feeling grateful. I usually do wake up with gratitude every day, but maybe the feeling was a little intensified this morning...not sure. Anyway, I felt like giving God extra thanks this morning in my prayers. The main focu...
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Acceptance for the things I can not change.
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Since I live with another person in recovery (and hang around other people in recovery a lot ) it's easy to delve into judging how they are doing with their recovery. It helps me to remember they are where they need to be on the path to where HP needs to get them. My husband has been in Alanon for about a year...
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Update to 12-8-13 post
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Had requested prayers for my daughter last weeked after seeing a post she'd made on Facebook that bothered me. She had been going over posts on FB when one caught her eye about another girl she'd went through InHouse rehab. with. Daughter made a call and indeed what she'd read was correct, the girl ha...
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Do Men ever Listen ???
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Sir, she said ' You may use the ladies room if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall.' He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he had promised not to touch.Each button was identified by letters: WW , WA , PP, and a red one labeled ATR.. Who would know if he touche...
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Sunrise Quote
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Hope never dies where faith is strong, and faith grows strong in the presence of hope. Chad Witmeyer
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Today's Gift
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Connection is not just about making time for family and friends. It's about a sense of caring for other people. It's about connecting with the human spirit even when there is no national crisis. The other day I was walking down the street when a woman ahead of me tripp...
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hey there
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I've been away from the site for a while and was just about to write a poor me post.
But first I took a few moments to read a few posts and I'm glad I did. It immediately got my issues right sized.
Add that to working with another alcoholic, reminding me that what I might suggest to others about keeping it...
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AA Tradition 10.
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AA tradition Ten - Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy. I have used this 10th tradition in my personal transactions in business, personal relationships, politics, religion. It has saved me from a lot of problems an...
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What A Great Forum
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Some of you may know (I'm still new here) that I just went through detox over the weekend, and will be attending my first AA meeting tomorrow night. That said, if it weren't for all the wonderful people I've met in the short time I've been here, and the support I've had to this point, I would be almost too sc...
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A Nice Friday Evening
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It is a little after 9:00. We put up the Christmas tree while watching A Christmas Story. Ralphie did shoot his you out! but my bride and I sat back and looked at the tree. It was nice. Nice to be sober, sane, thankful. Some of the most horrific hangovers and escapades were around the holidays. I'm s...
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A Different Christmas Poem
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A Different Christmas Poem The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transf...
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The Struggle To Keep Sober
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come on im here to support and be supported write ur emotions here
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What's Your Story?
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Being kind of new here, and not really knowing anyone's background quite yet, I thought I'd post this just to get a feel for who everyone is, how it all started, and how you got to the point where you're at now. I'll go first: I've lived with general anxiety disorder since I was about 16 years old (47 now), a...
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Welcome to MIP 'Pocket'
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Hi Pocket, ... glad you found us ... welcome to the family ... you are important to us ... it's how we continue to grow ... We all have different stories on how we got here, and amazingly, they're pretty much all the same ... We became very sick with this disease and sought out help from others that found a w...
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Outside help
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So I am eight months sober, I got to meetings at least 4 days a week, I have a sponsor/home group, I worked the steps, I have been having a very hard time the last few months. I can't seem to stop crying, can't focus, don't want to get up. I see a psychologist too - which I didn't tell my sponsor as she doesn't a...
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I Did It!
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http://aa.activeboard.com/t55838843/hi-all-im-new-here-and-need-to-ask-a-question/.
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My home group feels like home
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Hi all. As some of you know, I moved cities a few months ago. I was nervous about AA in a new city - in a lot of ways it felt like starting over. I missed the familiarity of my former meetings and it felt like there was a whole new crowd of people that all knew each other. I went to lots of different meetings but wa...
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Weekly Thought --- (religious concept)
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Weekly VerseSince my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Psalm 71:17Weekly QuoteNo duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. St. AmbroseWeekly ThoughtHow many ways have you been blessed by God? Relationally? Materially? Spiritually? Physi...
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coma drunk driver
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Found this little gem online thought I would share http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfvPPPc_UTs
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Today's Gift
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You have to live on this 24 hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your mortal soul. Its right use, its most effective use, is a matter of highest urgency. --Arnold Bennett We have 24 hours to accomplish all we need tor mental, phys...
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Sunrise Quote
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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller
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Sunrise Quote
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Nelson Mandela
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Tolerance
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I hear this word used a lot since being a part of AA. I felt like I knew what it meant but looked it up online..."the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with." ..............................
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Today's Gift
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. . . what we want more deeply than winning. When our relationship is in conflict, we may think that our partner always has the last word. We think it would feel good, just once, to come out on top. If our relationship is like a poker game, the winner takes all. We scramble to be the winner at almost any cost...
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Guys emotions
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We had our last showing yesterday. No buyer. Looks like we will be here til spring. It's like 5 below so no one is moving now. Which is totally fine with me. We are for sure moving though so I'm trying to detach. My husband wants to put things behind him - he is actually now the driving force and I get it...
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Congrats on 1 month d_willing!
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Prayers
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Was on Facebook when my daughter posted this a few mins. ago: 'Feeling very sad. Today is another reminder of how deadly and powerful alcohol is and why I am a member of the fellowship. Please pray for those who have lost their lives to this disease or those who are struggling and still very sick.' I'...
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Grapevine
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December 12 "Coincidences are merely a manner in which God protects his anonymity."
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Daughter
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My daughter celebrated 200 days today. (and added 'only 165 to go. lol) Thank you all for supporting me so I was able to encourage and support her from the beginning of her journey to this point!!! As I do for you, prayers will continue for her to stay vigilant and continue on this path. Hugs, learnin...
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Sunrise Quote
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Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Samuel Smiles
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Today's Gift
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Self-Help or Mutual Aid? Assisting Others The Twelve Step movement is sometimes called a self-help program. This falls short of describing what it really is. Mutual aid might be a better term. Self-help implies that an individual will help himself or herself. Mutual aid is a much different sort of...
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OT: Are Signatures At The Bottom Of Our Post Allowed?
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Just thought I'd ask, I hadn't seen many. I am a graphic artist and do a lot of art work. If so, and anyone wants one, feel free to ask. It's something to keep me busy during this early time of recovery. -- Edited by Jalen on Tuesday 10th of December 2013 06:39:07 PM
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Today's Gift --- People Pleasers
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People Pleasers Have you ever been around people pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety producing. People pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to g...
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I'm A Little Sad About Some Newcomers....
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I know it may be silly of me, but I don't think so. There were several people who were new in recovery that were posting on this board that haven't in several days. I am not sure if it is because of holidays and they are busy, or have gone out. I find myself really concerned about them. I have done this in the m...
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Power.
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"Lack of power, that was our dilemma. we had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Well, that?s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater tha...
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Sunrise Quote
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. Joseph Addison
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Just a bug
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on the windshield - hoping to live - and then I fly off and realize I HAVE WINGS!
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Grapevine
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December 11 "Today's disappointment, viewed six months hence, may turn out to be one of the best breaks we ever got."
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Grapevine
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December 9 "Success and failure share a common denominator ... both are temporary"
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Grapevine
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December 10 "God grant that AA may ever stay simple."
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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December 9, 2013 Quote of the Week "Life is tough because you get the test firstand then the lesson." When I was in school we would spend weeks and sometimes even whole semesters preparing to take tests. We'd study lesson plans, read books, watch videos, all in preparation for midterms...
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Grapevine
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December 8 "Anonymity is a spiritual foundation not only of Tradition Twelve, but of sobriety itself."
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How Ya Doing Pappy?
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Good Morning, Pappy!!! Haven't heard from you on here in a couple of days. Perhaps I missed something....just wondering how you are doing and how your move is going. Miss that smiling pic and those great and helpful posts of yours. Don't want to sound "sappy" but miss you, Pappy! BTY
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Hi All, I'm New Here And Need To Ask A Question
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I'm Jalen, 47 years old, and getting ready to detox tomorrow. Just curious if someone could give me guidance. Is it ok to post a "newbie" topic here, or are there specific forums? My apologies, but I just found this site tonight and it's a bit confusing. Thanks for any help.
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Thinking about the Equal Opportunity Destroyer
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I've been thinking about it since it was posted, but for various reasons, it slammed into me again tonight as I was having a conversation with an aquaintance via facebook. On my "Friend" list there is a picture of a beautiful blond woman (girl in my eyes). And it struck me, hard, at how insidi...
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Today's Gift
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True expressions of love are said to come from a source which lies beneath words and thoughts. --W. Timothy Gallwey Remember when we just knew Grandmother loved us, even if she didn't say anything? Her smile or hug said it all. We can always feel another's love - when it's real. Likewise, the words o...
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