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Today's Gift - Aug
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I think my peace comes from my good fortune. --Jim Burns How we define "good fortune" is a significant indicator of one's attitude. While winning the lottery might be judged as good fortune by all of us, virtually every other occurrence will be evaluated in a very individualistic way. What seems like...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 8-27
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August 27, 2018Quote of the Week"The bottom started falling out faster than I could lower my standards." The last few years of my drinking and using sure were ugly. It had stopped working long before I got sober, but I had failed to realize it. Instead, I obsessively pursued oblivion, and all those th...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 8-20
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August 20, 2018Quote of the Week"Act as though until it becomes so." What a wonderful lesson this was for me to learn early on in recovery. At first I didn't think I could make it through the day or week sober and my sponsor would tell me to "act as if" I were going to make it. He told me to go to meetings, take...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 8-13
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August 13, 2018Quote of the WeekTake my advice, Im not using it. Before I entered recovery, I thought I knew everything. I knew the right way you should be living your life, the right diet to eat, the right way to vote, etc. And because I knew everything, I was quick to tell you about it. Problem was,...
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Senegal
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Hello friends, I'm going to be spending 3 weeks over Xmas in Dakar, Senegal and would be grateful for any ideas / contacts for AA meetings / support there. Many thanks
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Sober in Senegal and looking for other sober people
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I just moved to Senegal, West Africa and I am looking for other sober people. I contacted World Services and they gave me the name of one person but he just moved back to the States. If you are sober and are in Senegal, please contact me. I would love to meet up! or at least talk on the phone. Thanks!
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Wisdom of the Rooms 8-6
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August 6, 2018Quote of the Week"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change." Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in endless circles about my problems and about the people, places and things responsible for them. I went on and on abo...
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Today's Gift - July
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Recovery sets us free. Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We may not hear bands playing and see fireworks every day, but we will know a new dimension of peace and serenity. Although re...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 7-30
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July 30, 2018Quote of the Week"Learning to live life one day at a time..." My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14 people in her department had been laid off that morning. I'm home recovering from a gallbladder operatio...
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Simple Reminders - July
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Withdrawing from nicotine today
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Been using snuff and/or cigarettes for about 28 years. Took my last dip a few days ago and smoked my last cigarette last night. This really sucks gang. Nicotine withdrawal seems to be a lot more difficult for me than getting sober 4 months ago was. Keep me in your prayers everyone.
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Demi Lovato
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I've been out of the State's 14 years but I do keep up with the News. Several months ago there was an article that Ms. Lovato sober 6 years picked up...For other recovering alcoholics hearing someone picked up is sad...we generally say a prayer for them for the grace to come back....I think I read at the t...
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And Sleep apnea
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Just for those alkies who are curious and want to be prepared. I'm in a sleep testing program and this morning asked the question is sleep disturbance affected by alcoholism and the nod was affirmative, "even if the person has long term sobriety"? and the nod was affirmative. Guess what I'm gonna b...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 7-23
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July 23, 2018Quote of the Week"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder." I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to understand the Catholic God I was raised with, and more years trying to define God from a philosophical pers...
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Fear of relapse
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I've been sober now for seven months and 18 days. It's really crazy how extreme the ups and downs are at times. I have some really good stretches when everything's going great, but then that's followed by an unexpected crash. I also suffer from clinical depression related to my alcoholism. I have this...
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Desiderata.....
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Day 45 Here's a nice poem... :) Have a great day everyone! Desiderata "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even t...
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DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT
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Seem an interesting movie. DON'T WORRY, HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOTWritten and directed by Gus Van SantWith Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack BlackRated R http://www.goerie.com/entertainment/20180716/movie-review-highly-emotional-story-of-cartoonist-john-callahan-is...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 7-16
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July 16, 2018Quote of the Week"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired" One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to deal with them a...
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Support
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Hey everybody!!! i know it's been a while since I've posted. I have no excuse. So, I'm not gonna try to make one. I still do check in here every few weeks, and read posts. So...last week, I hit 4 years. I never would have thought it was possible. I've gotta say, this forum, and a few members who are regularl...
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Easing concerns of spouse
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Before getting sober I was a secret drunk. As a member of the clergy I suppose I am expected to have a good reputation in the community. People in our small town community are starting to find out that Im a recovering alcoholic now, so the cats out of the bag now. My wife cried herself to sleep last night bec...
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old timers
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Old timers, when does one consider to be?
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An explicit "AA" sign outisde a meeting place--problem?
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A group just moved and members want to hang one of those blue AA signs outside to guide people to the new space. The sign would be on a heavily traveled city street in front of a building that is otherwise closed. It is not a huge step of logic to think the people entering a builiding after hours with the big o...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 7-9
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July 9, 2018Quote of the WeekIf you are bored in the program, then youre boring. I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times. And worse, I felt sentenced to meetings, where there were clicks of people who knew each other I felt like I w...
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Help, Seeking my AA classmates 1985 (The Pacific Group, LA) *Six degrees of separation
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Hello World and you, I am looking for my friends that got me through my first few years of successful sobriety in AA. I got my early foundation in AA in 1985 at The Pacific Group in west LA. Wanting to connect with the people that gifted me my life back and feeling some nostalgia. I am not concerned with rel...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 7-2
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July 2, 2018Quote of the Week"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there." Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I would leave jobs, relationships, and even states looking for a different solution. I didn't have a God in my...
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444 Days
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Quick check in, I did it, got a year and some... currently camping at the beach. Life is so much better. I want to thank everyone for putting up with me through the years and extend my gratitude. Hope everyone is well..
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6 years clean - still feel uncomfortable around alcohol
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Hi. Im over 6 years clean and sober but I still hate being around alcohol, especially wine. Restaurants, parties, dinner events still give me a ton of anxiety. My husband and I used to enjoy good wine and when people start raising their glasses of some amazing wine, I get very uncomfortable and want to r...
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Advice: turns out my sponsor is a sex worker
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Hi everybody. Longtime lurker and all that good stuff. Just wondering if anyone has faced anything related or just has any plain old peanut gallery opinions.....I've been with my sponsor for about a year and while we're pretty different in our sensibilities and day to day lives, our dynamic has mor...
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Simple Reminders - June
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Today's Gift - June
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Remember the Golden Key Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't need to decide what the answer may be. Do this, and you'll soon be out of your difficulty. This is essentially the formul...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 6-25
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June 25, 2018Quote 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 these drinking sess...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 6-18
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June 18, 2018Quote of the Week"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!" When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying, rehashing, or trying to solve all my problems. In fact, before early recovery it was actually easier to sleep be...
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Question.....
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Hi all, I occasionally read the board here, sometimes post though it's been a while. I wanted to get your thoughts on drinking, or perhaps I'm just working through my own drinking as I feel it has been a problem. When I drink there are times when I have just a beer and stop, and this is when I'm out socially...
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1st Day...Difficult Position
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Hey everyone...I'm starting my road to recovery, have tried multiple times, but hope to use this as a means of communication with others going through the same thing. Going to AA or rehab is unfortunately not an option for me as the small community I'm in could destroy my work. I could go into detail fu...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 6-11
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June 11, 2018Quote of the Week"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror" Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or that, then finally, maybe I'd be happy. Relieved of the responsibility of self, it was so easy to be critical, rese...
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Day 11 - feeling amazing
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Daily meetings, temp sponsor, plenty of prayer/meditation...havent been sober this long in years. I feel really good. So many physical and mental health improvements already. Only negative at the moment is insomnia. I can live with that. -- Edited by TipsyMcstagger on Friday 8th of June 2018 06:0...
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Craving
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The phenomenon of craving as described in the big book of AA: is this the same with other drugs? The same physical allergy? Or does this only apply to alcohol? Thank you so much for your thoughts.
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More Women Than Ever Addicted to Alcohol
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https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/a20806555/alcoholism-women-rising/
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Wisdom of the Rooms 6-4
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June 4, 2018Quote of the WeekKeep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good. I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. Before he sat down, he shared that he had twelve years but had gone out. He said it took almost five years to get seven day...
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I've decided to stop drinking
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I'm serious this time. I'm going to 90 meetings in 90 days, get a sponsor, yadda yadda yadda. I'm also going to do something different...I'm going to tell everyone I know that I am a degenerate alky. I think that'll make have some accountability.
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MIP Board Funding
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Hello all Good News Tanin has turned off the Community fund request on each message Board The Community Funding solicitation. was extremely successful as we received enough to cover. about 20 months at $17.98 per month.We are now paid up until l April 2019. Thank you all for your generosity...
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Question about the disease
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I am trying to figure out if I have 2 diseases or 1. How is alcoholism different from other drug addiction? Same disease, different symptoms? Or 2 separate diseases? How is alcoholism different from other chemical addictions with regard to the physical craving and mental obsession?
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Control freak
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Well, after 63 days of sobriety I just now realized that I have been a very controlling person my whole life (pause for everyone else with a lick of common sense to laugh at/with me).
My question is this: how does someone like me learn how to give up control? Is it to simply keep doing the ânext good thing...
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Non-judgemental church goer
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Im a Christian that happens to be an alcoholic. Sober for almost 2 months now, thanks to the good Lord above and AA. Ive noticed that a lot of AA members have significant levels of animosity towards organized religion, often justifiably. A VERY BIG portion of my life revolves around church (23 years in...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5-31
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Dear valued subscriber, Exciting news! We have just launched a new YouTube channel where we will be posting a series of short videos (2 minutes or so) featuring quotes around a theme. We posted our first video last week and the theme is: Self-Esteem & Self-Care. You can see it by clicking on the l...
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Simple Reminders - May
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Today's Gift - May
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We have our time together Sometimes we feel bad because we cannot afford all the things we need or want. Whether or not we have all we want, we can get lost in the quest for material possessions and the happiness we think they will bring. These thoughts can carry us toward a narrow and cold view of life. But...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 5-28
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May 28, 2018Quote of the Week"It's a simple program for complicated people." They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I confidently told my sp...
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making amends to those family members no longer alive
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Hello Everyone, I have a few questions about amends. I have written before about this matter, particularly about making financial amends for debts I incurred well-over 40 years ago. I did contact all the people I could, with one person who replied to my email saying it was good to hear from me and not t...
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