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Today is my birthday...
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Yes, today is my birthday. Thank you everyone who sent me happy birthday wishes on FB! Wow... 54 yrs old. There was a time in my life that I did not believe I would live past my 30's. Life has had its up's and down's, its good's and bad's, its joy and it's pain's.. but I wouldn't want to trade my life for any one...
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Speaker CD's
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My sponsor gave me a few speaker CD's to listen to which I have really enjoyed on my 40min ride to and from work each day. Does anyone know of any good sources to either buy or download some good ones. One of the CD's was Bill W telling his story on the same day Dr. Bob passed, which I really enjoyed listenin...
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Heard in AA......
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"God works by law. If we jump off a cliff, then gravity will act @9metres/second. It does not matter how we slipped." I dragged my feet for the first 3years with the working of the steps. I would of relapsed because my alcoholism was progressing although I was sober. I did not know what a spiri...
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I quit drinking and smoking so glad to find this place!
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Hello, I'm new again! I grew up in and out of rehabs from 13 on and it took 23 years to get it. I'm 36 and an alcoholic. I suffer from an odd malady of allergy in the body and the soul called alcoholism. I finally looked over my life and realized all major issues were due to my alcohol use. The lonely empty pain a...
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Grapevine
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December 6 "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want."
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Looking for guidance
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Hi, my name is Nick, 27 years old, and I am new to this website. I am not too sure what to really expect out of signing up on this site, but I figured what's the worse that can happen. I recently received my second DUI this past weekend. I do not believe I have a drinking problem in the sense of always needin...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."- Maya Angelou
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my partner binge drinks
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Hello i haven't done anything like this before but here goes,i left my partner today he started drinking 3pm Saturday and was still drink this afternoon 48 hrs non stop, he got abusive emotionally says in useless and i was a disaster when i was born, a unfit mother, i gave up everything up a house famil...
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11 days....
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11 days since my last drink. Feeling good but a little disappointed. I could be sitting on five months right now. Why? Just really ticks me off sometimes!! I am still on the good path.....just for today. That's all I can do. Just wanted to get that off my chest.......:)
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Any one heard from GoHawks?
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"Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery:" Pg 59 AA book.
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These are the only words I can say to a newcomer sometimes. How often I had to stop there. Some people tell me: "Is that it?" I say: "Yes, that's it." I heard a friend share last night. He is 11 years sober now. I had spoken to him about 17 years ago. He was upset with me because I suggest...
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no offense intended...
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I mean no harm and do not wish to offend anyone who is non christian, but felt compiled to share this video to help get those who are christian moving into the spirit of the forthcoming holidays.
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Grapevine
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December 5 "Some of us take a long time to 'come to' before we can 'come to believe' that there is any hope for us."
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Getting a Sponsor
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Good morning all. K, here's my dilemma, I am willing to do whatever it takes this time, and I know I have to start by getting a sponsor, my question is who? I have know idea how to pick one, I know it should be someone with good sobriety, a decent amount of time, and definitely someone who has worked (does wor...
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Grapvine
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December 4 "No matter how truthful the words of my message, there could be no deep communication if what I said and did was colored by pride, arrogance, intolerance, resentment, imprudence, or desire for personal acclaim -- even though I was largely unconscious of these attitudes"...
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The Wait......
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Had a wonderful, sober long weekend with the family! Thanksgiving was great and I have a lot to be thankful for. Now to the subject. I firmly believe that my God will not give me any more than i can handle. I have been SEVERELY tested over the last 24 hours! Flight out of Michigan was delayed for almost thre...
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Today's Gift
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To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. --Virginia Woolf Freedom is a funny thing. In a way, it makes life harder. We are free to do what we want, but every choice makes a difference in our lives. Some choices make us happy, and some bring trouble. We can make good choices. We can control our action...
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Welcome to MIP Chris (FLKeys)
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Welcome Chris, ... Glad you found us ... would love to see you share your ESH with us here .... always nice to have new members here ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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Checking In
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I had been a little out of touch over the last week. I had a week off from work and was busy with family coming down to Florida to visit. Still sober and still working very hard. It was stressful at times but I enjoyed having everyone here to help celebrate my first sober Thanksgiving. I had some moments...
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This program gave me my life, the courage to be myself and the ability to laugh again...
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Hope your moving is going well Pappy - stay with us man...
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Grapevine
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December 3 "Only the sharing of despair can bring us ... illumination."
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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December 2, 2013 Quote of the Week "No is a complete sentence." Having been raised in an alcoholic home, boundaries were something I didn't learn much about. My mother, an untreated Al Anon, scurried about trying to make everything OK, and I learned that the best way to avoid trou...
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Last day I ever "came to"
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Good morning and blessings of this day! On a cold December 2nd,Sunday morning, I came to for the last time in my life. Through God's grace and mercy I lifted my head from the floor of a farmhouse I had been staying at, made the decision to do whatever it took to find recovery after more than 25 years of devas...
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What is Your Favorite Food to Eat on Thanksgiving Day?
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Mine has to be pecan pie. My mom used to make these at Thanksgiving and I haven't had any I like as much. With a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on a slice which has been heated...yummm!
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Unrealistic Expectations
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Today I became frustrated and disappointed in a family member. After considering the circumstances, I realized that my expectations of this person were unrealistic. So now that I figured out why I'm irriated, how do I deal with my feelings? My expectations weren't unrealistic for a "norm...
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Honesty and Acceptance........
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Have not been around in a while and wanted to let you all know how I was doing............. Honestly, last Saturday, I relapsed. As you can imagine, I am very disappointed in myself for being weak and not following the program on that specific day like I had been. On a positive note, my wife appears to be a...
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OMG!
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You guys!!! I just came home from a meeting and you'll never guess who was there!!!!!!!!!! Well - just to let you know - I grew up in a TEEENSY TINY little town here in Wisconsin about 100 miles from where I live now, and where AA is something people scratch their heads at and wonder what the heck happened...
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Grapevine
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December 2 "I sabotage myself if I attach my sobriety to people, places, or things."
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My Happy Mug
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I purchased a mug at a nearby thrift store. It is divided in the middle and so it is really two mugs in one. It is a fairly large size one. On one half it has the word "Happy". You turn it over and on the other half is the word "Crap*y" (rhymes with Happy). When I was drinking, I felt prett...
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I'll show YOU!
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Today is a new day. My HP does not hold grudges. How can I be good to me if I am not a reflection of what I believe my HP is? I have no problems other than the fact that I kept my kids home from school today to end the constant battle of tears in the morning about going... thinking I would 'kill this attitude' with...
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Question About "Who We See Here and What We Hear Here Stays Here"
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How much is too much to share on boards like this and with other AA'ers.? I don't have any friends outside AA, and even if I did, I wouldn't share names of other AA'ers. If something happened to me directly which involved another member at a meeting place either before or after the meeting and bothered m...
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Today's Gift
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There is an end to grief if we have the courage to accept our personal goodness and our ongoing right to happiness.-- Justin LangleyMaking peace with our losses takes time and trust. In the past, we may have acted in ways that were heartbreaking to ourselves and others. But now we have a new choice; we ca...
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Hi!
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Just wanted to pop in and say 'Hi' to my buddies at MIP:) I have received a few messages from people here which are much appreciated. I am still getting used to people wanting me around LOL! It's a relatively new concept to me after years of being the manipulator of getting not so positive attention or inq...
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Love This Book!
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"Be Aware of the Snowball Effect of Your Thinking" "Choose Your Battles Wisely" "Surrender to the Fact That Life Isn't Fair" "Become More Patient" "Learn to Live in the Present Moment" The above are just a few of the names of the chapters in...
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Today's Gift
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In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. --Anne Frank Newcomer I get upset and discouraged about what's in the news. So much of it is about violence and tragedy, lying and competition. What's going on out there is so different from what I see at meetings. I wish that e...
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Sunrise Quote
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"People grow old, not from working hard or playing, but because they quit working and playing hard." - Harvey Mackay
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Welcome Kathy777
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Welcome to MIP Kathy, ... glad you found us ... welcome to the family ... let us know a little about you ... we're here to help and support each other ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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My first post
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So, this was my first topic here at MIP: http://aa.activeboard.com/t51734116/hi/ A year ago today I woke up and couldn't remember what had happened the night before. When I got out of bed I went to the kitchen and thought about drinking the last of the bottle of wine, but instead I poured it down the si...
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Staying Sober During the Holidays
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The holidays, although joyful in many ways, have always been very stressful times for me as well. I associate certain times of year with sad things that happened in the past during this time of year and became very depressed. (I have always focused on the half empty instead of half full glass). Th...
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I contacted a former sponsor tonight
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After hearing your opinions regarding e-sponsorship not being the same as the face to face kind I decided to take your advice and see if maybe I could reconnect with someone I already know and who I'm comfortable with and who I trust. She was a wonderful sponsor and did everything in her power to help me b...
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Today's Gift
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Reflection for the Day Now that I know I can't use bottled courage, I seek and pray for 24-hour courage to change the things I can. Obviously, this isn't the kind of courage that will make me a strong and brave person for life, able to handle any and all situations courageously. Rather, what I need is a per...
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Welcome Sue Soaring Sun
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Welcome to MIP SSS, ... glad you found us ... please share your ESH with us ... can't wait Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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Would you keep coming back if you didn't have to?
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If you were somehow cured tomorrow and knew for certain that you'd never touch alcohol again would you be finished with AA or would you continue to come to meeting and share and sponsor?
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Sorry, I meant to post this last month!!!
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A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween Party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, So he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note: Dear Sir, Please find enclosed a pirate's outfit. The sp...
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Thanksgiving Day Plans...what are you doing if you care to share
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I am not sure what I am going to be doing this Thanksgiving. I usually get a ham or turkey and bake it. I am too late to get a turkey because it needs some "thaw time". Just fixed a ham stew yesterday with the rest of the ham I had leftover and frozen since last Easter. (Had a slight tinge of freezer...
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Turkey Day Fun !!!
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Okay, this might have been me a long time ago: ... (most of you have seen me post this before, this is for the newbies ... ...) I'm passing this on because it worked for me today. A Dr. on TV said to have inner peace we should always finish things we start & we all could use more calm in our lives. I looked...
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REAL Dark Birthday Meeting...
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Tonight was birthday night at my home group. I was recruited to be one of the chair persons. (In Houston, we have 2 people chair the meeting:one does the topic and the other makes announcements,etc.. I did the latter.) We had folks celebrating 2 years, 6 years, 22 years, and 25 years. There was also one w...
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Sunrise Quote --- Happy Thanksgiving!
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"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"- C.S. Lewis
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Alcohol Free Vanilla Flavoring for Your Thanksgiving Recipes
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I have been very conscientious about not using any ingredients which contain alcohol since being sober. In recipes containing vanilla, I have been leaving that out. I had the vanilla with alcohol, and had been scared to use it (I did throw it away). I have heard different stories about whethe...
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Today's Gift --- DON'T miss this one !!!
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Oh Boy, ... did this one hit home for me ... I used to get 'down' with all the things (problems) that popped up out of nowhere ... newly sober, they almost consumed me, I allowed them to make me a very negative person ... today, with a few years sober AND living the AA principles, I have come to realize just ho...
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