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I'll be praying frequently
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As my first holiday season sober is upon us, I'm trying to not fall into the usual default pity party. That's my typical 'go to'.. I avoid my family and have the perfect excuse to sit in a bar all day. I'm grateful that will not be the case this year:) I'm not spending today with family- I just know I'm not rea...
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The first Thanksgiving
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That is a cliche name for a topic but there are some cool firsts this year. I'm not going to say my life is perfect. God would probably smite me lol. But...This is literally the first time in my adult life that I have had people come over to my house for Thanksgiving. 4 years ago, I lived in filth and didn'...
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Today's Gift 11-22
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The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation. --Catherine PonderPraise inevitably has a multiple effect. It positively acknowledges another human being, enhancing his or her well being, while making us feel good. This offering of...
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving : )
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Tomorrow we will be getting up at 3:30am to carry our (hopefully) sleeping children to the car for our 1.5 hr drive to the Minneapolis airport. From there we will head to Roanoke Virginia, and should have a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my brother. We're all really excited. I'm a little nervo...
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Oh, so you thought everything was so honky dory ALL the time... um nope...
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Well I just pulled this stunt (as Neophyte mentioned in another post entitled: It's never them, it's always me) with my hubby last night. Big time resentments going on - or as we would call it in the olden days "not talking to that ass". We are both capable of carrying on the silent treatmen...
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Grapevine
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November 21 "The emotional balance that eluded me is returning with prayer." Seattle, Wash., April 1974 From: "Prayer" Spiritual Awakenings
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Today's Gift 11-21
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Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. --Matthew 6:34 To worry about something ahead of time is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent on living a full life today. For instance, if we spend hours today worrying about an important test at schoo...
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New guy here!
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Hello everyone, excited to be here. I got out of a self-admitted rehab 2 months ago, after about 30 yrs of drinking. Have been going to at least 1 meeting a day since then. Have been feeling pretty good, trying to take it easy and learn all that I can. The one main problem that I am dealing with right no...
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Finally admitting it
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Sunday, November 19, 2012. Hi I'm Bethany, and I'm an alcoholic. I've been debating with that statement in my head for a long time now, and tonight I finally went to my first meeting...and I can't wait to go back!! I listened and spoke to some pretty amazing people tonight. I received some free liter...
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Daily Reflections ~ Thy Will, Not Mine & 24hrs a Day
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. . . when making specific requests, it will be well to add to each one of them this qualification. ". . . if it be Thy will." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 102 I ask simply that throughout the day God place in me the best understanding of His will that I can have for that day, and that I b...
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Today's Gift 11-20
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We can stop making mountains out of molehills.Learning to let go of the choices other people make takes away much of the angst we have grown accustomed to. Letting go of the outcome of all experiences, even those that involve us, frees our minds from the needless worry that keeps us stuck. The more we fo...
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It's been a good week.
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Hi all. I'm a bit busy at the moment but I thought I'd give you a progress report. Got my divorce finalised on Wednesday. No bitterness, anger or regrets. Just a gentle turning of the page, and excitement about what the next chapter of my life will be like. Finished my civil construction course. That me...
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Long term sobriety
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I had 10 years sobriety. I then started feeling confident and stopped going to AA meetings. I now have around 2 weeks sobriety. Has this happened to anyone like me with several years sobriety?
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I will be in Roanoke VA from Thurs - Tues
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Anyone from this message board from Roanoke VA? I could use a ride to a meeting sometime during the dates Thurs - Tues.
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Is Thanksgiving coming or is it already here?
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Was down in the dumps the other day and I was projecting a loneliness in advance. I am fairly antisocial, and live alone, so Thanksgiving could be "just another day" if I don't put some effort into making sure I get some turkey somewhere! Of course, it's not really about the turkey, is it? Do...
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All these things floating around my head
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For one, I'm thinking about how much contempt I had for alcoholics and addicts when I was younger. I remember being at a show in San Francisco when I was about 19. This one guy was so plastered and he fell backwards, his head landing on top of my foot. I can remember my utter disgust as I swiftly pulled my foo...
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Thank you
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Just wanted to thank those who gave me a birthday wish. I been without internet for a while and missed it. I just got it turned back on so I hope to be around more. Here is my favorite birthday song. -- Edited by billyjack on Monday 19th of November 2012 11:09:03 P...
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Daily Reflections ~ "I Was Slipping Fast" & 24hrs a Day
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We A.A.'s are active folk, enjoying the satisfactions of dealing with the realities of life, . . . So it isn't surprising that we often tend to slight serious meditation and prayer as something not really necessary. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 I had been slipping away from the program...
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Thoughts on sponsorship - (for Chaya)
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Sometimes we do make a really huge deal out of getting a sponsor don't we! LOL I sure did at least. It feels like this really huge thing, and really it's not. We are not marrying this person... but we take it that seriously sometimes! As if it must be the one and only, and we can never move on. We're sca...
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Day One (again)
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Its almost been a year since I entered a 28 day rehab, one week after leaving I started drinking again until I got in a lot of trouble at work for not showing up because I was afraid to be drunk on duty. I was then put on antabuse and was pretty much a dry drunk for two months and picked up again. I have continued...
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Some Days, This is how I Feel
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This requires NO reading and takes about 2 seconds... I just love this...some days this is just how some people feel..... d: When you feel ke you have just had enough..... When you feel like you have just had enough..... https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=559728c3f5&view=...
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Did anyone see the new movie "Bill W"?
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Looks like its coming out on DVD on December 11th :) http://www.page124.com/
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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November 19, 2012 Quote of the Week "If you want to make God laugh,tell him your plans" Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work out I'd use alcohol to fuel my self-will and strengthen my determination. It was during t...
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Today's Gift 11-19
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Let your tears come. Let them water your soul. --Eileen MayhewWe often want to sit down and cry, but the tears don't seem to come. For years we may have struggled to keep ourselves from crying because we've been made to feel that tears are a sign of weakness. And we certainly don't want to look foolish an...
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Old Joke for Old Folks
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A Retiree's Last Trip to Kroger Yesterday I was at my local Kroger buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Jake, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog.What did she think I had an elephant?So because I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse...
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6 months.. Holy crap:)
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Today marks 6 months of sobriety for me.. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in this very same kitchen suicidal and completely spiritually bankrupt. Truly a miracle, I believe. These past months have been pretty rocky for me.. The true work is not physically putting do...
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Checking in
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Hi All! I haven't been on this board in awhile--busy living life on life's terms. All is well. 10 months sober. Going to meetings. Calling my sponsor. Not drinking Living. It's good. Amazing doors have opened for me as I'm learning to ask for my HP's will for me and the power to carry it out: opportunit...
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On line share
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Hi, By the grace of my Higher Power and the fellowship of AA I have been sober 21 years. I have been very active in AA service but now I am older I am finding it difficult to get to as many meeting as I would like. I would like to share with a member on a one to one and general, at my age it doesn't matter if a male of f...
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Got sorta chewed out at a meeting today ; )
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There was a little bit of confusion over how to get the door unlocked at the clubhouse today. The older gentleman who was having a bit of a problem was holding up the line of us freezing Wisconsinites wanting to get in... but that wasn't a big deal. We're used to being cold most of our lives. What I though...
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Alcoholism and kids
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My children are so amazingly sweet and precious... when they are asleep! It seems that most of the other hours in the day leave me wondering how I can dislike these little people I love so much! LOL Recovering with young children doesn't make me special or unique. It doesn't mean I have it worse, or ha...
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5 days without meetings is getting to me
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Since I wasn't able to get to meetings this week I worked really hard on keeping up with my readings and talking to my sponsor. Tonight I chose to miss my meetings I've attended the last three weeks to help out my mom. I'm paying for it now. I am so irritable I can't even stand me. The girls are driving me craz...
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Meeting # 2
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My husband went to his second Alanon meeting. He did nothing but complain about how it wasn't all about him, how the topic wasn't useful for him, how people didn't make him feel welcome, how the topic of service was totally useless to anyone and people had stupid things to say, how he doesn't fit in, how...
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Relapse after 8 years
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I am so disgusted with myself. After 8 years of sobriety, I have relapsed and been heavily drinking for the past 2 months. My youngest son moving away triggered it. No excuse though. I need to stop. Just pulled out all my AA coins and some jewelry that I had engraved myself. Tonight is the last ni...
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Progress ( nowhere near perfection:)
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Just a silly story that I wanted to share with you all:) I left college about 10 years ago.. It was about that time that years of drinking started to catch up with me and I ceased being a "functional alcoholic". I simply cared nothing for anything aside from my torrid affair with the bottle. So...
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I NEED A SPONSOR!!!!!!!!!!! VIRGINIA BEACH AREA
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Hi, I just got out of jail 9 days ago for a DUI and I am in desperate for a sponsor. I asked someone to be my sponsor when I first came home, they said yes and I called and called and they Never called me back. I thought it might helpful if I had a sponsor that had also experienced jail because I am going through...
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Sober Holidays
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Just remembering my first Thanksgiving and Christmas sober. My sobriety date is October 1st so, by the time Thanksgiving rolled around, I had just under 2 months sober. I recall being really immersed in AA and in the midsts of doing my 90 in 90. I had Thanksgiving with my sponsor at his house. There...
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Thought I Would Share This
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The Grapevie will push a quote each day to your e-mail address. I've enjoyed receiving these each day and thought I would pass it on to my brothers and sisters. You can sign up below. An open mind is a fertile environment for growth. November 15 ...
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"Thanks'Giving'"
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Here is a 2 ... 1/2 minute movie clip that is sure to touch your heart ... :http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/paid-in-full/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-11.16.12-_-PaidInFullmovie&j=27565&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&u=1253778&mid=7001668&jb...
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Today's Gift 11-16
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Education should be the process of helping everyone to discover his uniqueness. --Leo Buscaglia We are each special, which means there is not another person just like ourselves. Nobody looks just like us. Nobody's voice sounds quite like our own. And nobody thinks through a story just like we do. E...
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Daily Reflections ~ Vital Sustenance & 24hrs a Day
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Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and o...
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Welcome Chad
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Welcome to MIP Chad, glad you found us ... you wrote: hucksley wrote: Hello everyone, my name is Chad, I'm 21 years old and I'm an alcoholic. I haven't started attending meetings yet but will in the very near future (as in tomorrow). A little bit about my story/situation...It all started last year in m...
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Today's Gift 11-15
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When one door closes, fortune will usually open another. -- Fernando De RojasSometimes, especially in early recovery, we concentrate on our losses instead of our gains. We see a chapter in our life closing, and we mourn. We must leave some friends behind, or say good-bye to a social life we enjoyed. W...
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Today's Gift
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The principle of life is that life responds by corresponding; your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be. --Raymond Charles Barker The attitude that we carry with us into a particular setting will greatly influence our perceptions of any event. Our attitude also influences, positive...
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Jumping up and down.
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My daughter did something so amazing this morning, that I literally jumped up and down clapping like a little kid with excitement for her. The house shook a little, things rattled, and I suddenly remember I am a big person ; ) Still... these days, I'm so much more involved in my life, and I can actually f...
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Checking In
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Hi. Hope you're all enjoying sobriety. I am. Haven't been here for a while. Still active in AA just not coming here as often as I was. Got an anniversary on the horizon. 15 years they tell me. God, I'm almost an oldtimer. How did that happen? So, what else have I been up to? Well, I'll just share this with ya....
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The Visit
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Okay, so I'm standing on the back deck a little while ago and there's this sudden 'thump' near me that caught my attention ... I look over and see this beautiful little bird, laying upside down on the walk beside the house ... I reach down and pick up the bird not expecting much, but the poor thing was still...
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It's never them. It's always me.
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"I hate [person]! and you know why? [names inconvenient action]! they do this all the time. I mean, all I did was [insert understated action] and they went a head and [fill in this blank]!"
and then I looked at myself after ranting and thought "this happens all the time to me. If you do...
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Today's Gift 11-13
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Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health. --MontaigneOur program isn't working. We are misunderstood. Nothing's going well at work. We just can't see it through. Why doesn't someone help u...
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my friend AC wrote a book
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Please check out my friend's new book she wrote long term alcoholic/physician in recovery "You Can Trust Me I'm A Doctor' AC Gross very good book iuniverse
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Today's Gift 11-11
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... all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. --Julian of Norwich Why are we prone to exaggerating the seriousness of the circumstances in our lives? Perhaps it's because we lived for years barely on the fringe of sensible choices. We reacted hysterically to all ma...
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