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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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Two weeks
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It is after midnight here, and that means I now have not had a drink for 14 days. This is my roughest day/night so far. I was thinking earlier that I was really glad I was not with anyone who might put a glass of wine in front of me, because I don't think I would have said no. Thankfully, no alcohol in the hou...
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New and wondering if I should tell kids just yet?
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Good afternoon! I am new to this. I had decided to quit drinking 13 days ago, because thing had become completely out of control. My kids witnessed me completely trashed a few times, and I feel terrible about it. I'm not even sure what their awareness is, i.e. if they knew I was drunk, but I suspect th...
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Thank You
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At this time 27yrs ago , I was having my last drinks . When I wake up in the morning , I will be 27 years sober . THANK You Everybody who was a Pain in the Ass , as you made me work the hardest . Thank You to those who would not put up with my PMS (putting up with my s...) That made me grow too . THANK YOU Everybody who ha...
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new member
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i just found this website. after 5 days of binge drinking i went tonight to the first meeting i've been to in months. i've known for a long time that i'm an alcoholic and i've been in and out of the program, had months, even years of sobriety, and here i am again, on another day one i have 2 children that are...
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It's tough to not get drunk on Friday night
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I have not had a drop of alcohol in a week. It feels so unusual not going to the beer store since it is Friday. I'm doing good not drinking tonight, but I sure want a beer.
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Weekly Thought
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Weekly Quote"God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event." -Matthew HenryWeekly ThoughtA Classic Devotional from Samuel Ruthe...
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A new memberH
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Hello all, I just found this website today after long day and night yesterday of binge drinking. I have never considered myself an alcoholic because I don't drink everyday. I do however drink every weekend and each time I drink so much until I pass out. I have a wife and two children and am terribly afrai...
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This is now my home group.
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Ever since I started working 10/hrs. a day 7 days a week, I'm no longer able to attend f2f meetings. That's the bad news. That's okay, though, as I never felt comfortable or welcome there anyway. And listening to the same old drivel from a bunch of well-heeled drunx can be tiring. That's why I'm so glad fo...
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Act as if until you become it = a really great link worth watching : )
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc
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Sunrise Quote
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"Eyes that look are common; eyes that see are rare." - J. Oswald Sanders
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Today's Gift 08-10
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People have a need to feel their pain. Very often pain is the beginning of a great deal of awareness. As an energy, it awakens consciousness.--Arnold Mindell The Barbara I met at my high school reunion was not the same person I had known a decade earlier. A sensitive and caring person stood in the place o...
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Truly blessed.
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My brothers and sisters it is from the overflowing fullness of gratitude in my heart, that I want to pray for each and every one of you here. I pray that it may go well with you and that God blesses you in every aspect of your life. I have been tremendously blessed by every one of you here. Every little bit th...
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Changing Dreams
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I wanted to share some weird dreams I have been having, I know its common to have dreams when you quit drinking of dreams of drinking, which I was having when I first quit drinking of drinking. But lately I have been having dreams of being in social situation and I am telling people I cannot drink because...
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The reality.........
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The tragedy for so many of us is that we have come to AA only for sobriety. Then life deals us a cruel blow and we wonder why? Many a Alanon member have been secretly jealous of their partners recovery and so they decline recovery for themselves. Resentment is the number one offender. It destroys alcohol...
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Got a prayer to spare?
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I am really feeling sick! I have been doing the stomach ache on and off for a few days now and I am running out of energy. If this does not clear up by tomorrow, I will be going to the doctor! I find that knowing there is a prayer or two floating around for my worthless soul helps in times like these! Thanks, To...
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Sunrise Quote
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"The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit." - Nelson Henderson
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A little leeway.
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"We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him." pg 46 AA book. What a relief it was when I first read this in the book. For me it was the defining moment in my relationship with God. Over the years I have built upon this simple statement of faith and encouragement from the...
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Today's Gift 08-09
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Do not reveal your thoughts to everyone, lest you drive away your good luck. --Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 8:19 We've had problems in our lives with limits. We have done some things to excess and others we have endlessly postponed. Sometimes we haven't had good judgment about what we ought to tell s...
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Gratitude.
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Wonderful meeting tonight. 1 year AA birthday chaired by a 38 year AA sobriety chairman. God was glorified and thanked for saving another life and another family from destruction. Just as one man's addiction destroys so many, so is one man's spiritual recovery save as many. God be praised for His fav...
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Grapevine
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August 9 "Often in the past, my prayers for help have been answered in ways that I have not recognized as answers. Indeed, I have cursed my fate instead of thanking God."
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Donations for Board needed
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I hate to put these notifications out here, but we are currently 25.00 in arrears on our message board cost, and that will only bring us current. Anyone who can donate a few dollars to help offset the cost of this expense, please consider doing so as soon asap. Any surplus will be used to pay it in advanc...
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Today's Gift 08-07
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When I take anothers needs into consideration and bend, I spiritually stretch. --Helene Lerner-RobbinsWe have been told that this is a selfish program. Perhaps that has given us license to be inconsiderate. However, that isnt what the founders meant by a selfish program. While its true that we mus...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Progress involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first." - Frederick Wilcox
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The Trees have eyes.
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Have you ever held a loaded gun to your head? It feels weird. Almost Spiritual. With the push of a button, everything goes black. then to white, for we no longer know what color once was. That barrel getting warm against your head. Like looking down the tunnel to the land of the dead. I figured if I was goin...
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The Doctor's Opinion - Study Questions
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I posted these at another forum for a newcomer that was interested in studying the program. I have lists of these questions that I use with my sponsees to delve into the Big Book and 12&12, so I thought I'd share them here. Feel free to use them in your own BB studies. These question lists aren't exhau...
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Grapevine
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August 8 "In examining the precision and aptness of the small, I can be more appreciative of the large."
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Well - I can't say I haven't had a drop...
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For the last monthish I have been taking iodine drops for low thyroid symptoms. I started out with kelp - and at some point when I didn't notice a difference, I bought some pure anatomized drops. I started out taking one drop per day - and gradually moved up to three drops this week. At week 2 - with 2 drop...
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GRapevine
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August 7 "Many ask 'What is anonymity?' and 'What is humility?' To me, they are almost the same thing. They are devoid of prestige; they demand nothing; they don't ask to be 'right'; they simply suggest that the icy egocentric elements in all of us retire into the background and that we wear...
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Grapevine 08-06
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August 6 "Forgiveness seems to depend more on the love of the one who does the forgiving than on the lovability of the one being forgiven." West Henrietta, N.Y., September 1997 "The Fire Has Gone Out" AA Grapevine
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Please join me in a moment of reflection
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Good morning and blessings of this day!Welcome to another day of Life to all, especially those here for first time,or just coming back.Our last 15 months in our relocation to Florida from New York ,leaving our jobs(mine of 34 years)and starting new and seeking to be near my wife's family to help in the...
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Levels of intervention.
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Okay, so I know for substance abuse education (formal not personal lol) that there is primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention. Most of us are all dealing with tertiary intervention which means intervention after something has become a full blown addiction/problem. Secondary is interv...
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StPeteDean found Taking it Easy
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StPeteDean got caught on film lounging around at his mountain retreat ... He do enjoy nature!!! ... where's the cat ???
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Joke...not real...joke...
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This gal gets a sad phone call at work and after a time of crying goes into her bosses office and asks, "Can I have a grief day off next Wednesday"? Her boss replies, "Of course you can...is there something we can support you with". She takes a deep breath and replies, "Ev...
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Today's Gift 08-06
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An alcoholic spends his life committing suicide on the installment plan. --Laurence Peter None of us woke up one morning and found we had suddenly turned into an addict. We got to be one by practice. And we practiced often. We ignored our families - we left work early - and went drinking and drugging. Da...
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THE ORIGINAL SIN
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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August 5, 2013 Quote of the Week "Find someone you can tell the truth to;we don't do this alone." Over the 12 months when my life crashed around me, I shut myself off more and more from the people I knew. On those rare occasions when people who knew me asked how I was, I lied and t...
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Dealing with other Alcoholics
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I live in a building and I've noticed my neighbour is a crazy Alcoholic. I'm really not in the position to help him/ plus I really don't like him. But hes at the stage where you can see that hes going to die if he keeps it up. I have seen him ever day this week at time during the day even the morning where he is so d...
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Today's Gift 08-05
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Self-Acceptance and Self-KnowledgeGod, grant me the serenityTo accept the things I cannot changeCourage to change the things I canAnd wisdom to know the difference.This well-known prayer expresses some key guidelines to our philosophy of living. One group member explained it this way:For me,...
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Weekly Thought
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"A generous man will himself be blessed." -Proverbs 22:9Weekly Quote"You cannot out-give God." -Billy GrahamWeekly ThoughtGo ahead and try. You can't do it. It's impossible to give and not get something in return. Oh, there will be times you extend love and not have it rec...
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True story
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My son always sits outside the bathroom and watches me fix my hair and put on my mascara and lip gloss. One day last week, we were in a hurry, and I dashed to do my ritual with him on my tail. As I was working on it, he said "Mama, why do you put all that beauty stuff on, you're so beautiful without it... e...
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Boyfriend (We are both recovering alcoholics) wants me to go to Wedding
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We are both on day 64 of sobriety. Have been to one AA meeting a day everyday. I love the meetings! My bf wants me to go to Atlanta (big party city) with him to a cousin's wedding in Oct. This cousin, has suddenly became his "favorite" over the last two days since the invite although he hasn't see...
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Sponsor Questions
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I had a nice lady offer to be my sponsor. We have a meeting set up on Tuesday to meet at a coffee shop because she said she didn't know where else to meet and she was open about her sobriety. She wanted to come to my place, but the place is a wreak and since I share it with someone else, there is only a path to walk t...
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Amends
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I sent another amend off into the universe today (well, I sent an e-mail, as this person lives very far away). It was a very difficult one but lately it was on my mind and I just had this very strong feeling that for some reason the time was right to do it. I may not hear back, I may hear back with some choice wor...
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Today's Gift 08-04
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I just pictured in my mind what I wanted to do. You can use that same formula in accomplishing anything in life. --Ida Bellegarde The imagination is a powerful tool. With practice we can perfect our use of it and the results will astound us. Research has shown that athletes who visualize a practice ses...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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July 29, 2013 Quote of the Week "You can't experience victory if you refuse to surrender." Boy, that surrender thing was (and sometimes still is) a hard thing for me to accept. I mean, how could I possibly win or succeed at something if I'm told to give up and surrender? I've always...
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Is It Too Soon?
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I have been in great distress and pain over something that has occurred in my life. Some of you may have an idea what this is from an earlier thread. My sponsor, a woman with decades of sobriety, has been a Godsend to me with this. I will ask her this, as well, but I thought I would seek some input here. She a...
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Today's Gift 08-03
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Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. --Ruth GordonAll of us fear the unfamiliar at times; and it's nothing to be ashamed of to occasionally feel frightened by everyday events. We can still forget that God is always with us and, thus, allow fear to take over. We're learni...
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Encouragement
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Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. Alex Osborn A garden of flowers blooming is a beautiful sight to see. Through the green leaves surrounding a tulip we see hints of yellow or pink or red. Each day the flowers greet us wi...
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Arranged marriage
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We were matched together many generations before we ever met. Some of the details as to how it was decided we were to be married are still unclear. Most of our ancestors left little or no trace of their lives. Still, word trickled down from great great grandfather on his side, to great grandmother on...
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