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A couple of other things I've noticed
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Hey all:) part of the work I've been doing with my sponser is an intensive study of the BB..with essay questions, vocabulary questions, the whole bit. I feel like I'm back in college. Good practice I guess, as one of my goals is to attend graduate school, but I digress. We just covered the "basics&...
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Look Up
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THE BUZZARD If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top,the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner.The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet.Without space to run, as is its hab...
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Why?
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I got sober because I wanted to live my life, i wanted to be able to show up in life and accomplish things for myself.
Why did you get sober?
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Opportunities
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Since I got sober, here are the things I have been able to show up for;
my graduation (high school)
college (even if I did screw up a bit)
my mothers 50th birthday
my brothers 30th birthday
my sisters 18th birthday
my sisters prom & graduation
I got a job that allows me to rent my own place
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Attitude is Everything!
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Attitude is everything! Today will be what we make it. Regardless of the weather, the kinds of work to be done, the personalities crossing our paths, we'll feel joy and peace if that is our choice. Agonizing over circumstances that aren't to our liking or dwelling on our failure to control other peop...
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Waking Up For Church
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Waking Up for ChurchOne Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him it was time to get ready for church, to which he replied, "I'm not going." "Why not?" she asked."I'll give you two good reasons," he said. "One, they don't like me, and two, I don...
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Blame
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You know Dean?, ... ... ... You had an excellent post that got covered up in the agnostic/atheist thread ... I just want to get out a short view of mine and do so out side that particular thread ... You posted: You know Pappy, that most people's issues with a "Higher Power" probably originate...
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thanks Wolfie
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Thanks Wolfie, to be of maximum service to God(of your understanding) and others!!
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PTSD
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I closed my eyes, and lightening struck the lids. Demons flashed their ugly faces at me, laughed at me, beckoned me to follow them. My headless ex boyfriend flew into my window and wanted me to follow him... somewhere in a world between here and there... no where. I jolt out of my bed. I'm terrified....
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Time to grow up
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Hey guys:) I'm 50 days sober today.. Which makes me a novice at all this stuff. By 'stuff' I mean aa..and I'm also realizing life in general. The circumstances of my growing up were extremely tumultuous (very abusive home to over 20 foster homes to running away). I pretty much raised myself and sought o...
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The Silent Bomb
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A Silent Bomb in ChurchAn elderly couple were in church. The wife leaned over and whispered to her husband, "I just let out a long silent fart... what should I do?"The husband replied, "Replace the batteries in your hearing aid."
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Just Askin'
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Me: God, can I ask you a question? God: Sure. Me: Promise you wont get mad. God: I promise. Me: Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do you mean? Me: Well, I woke up late. God: Yes. Me: My car took forever to start. God: Yes. Me: At lunch they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait. God: Yes...
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Anger, hate, resentments and generally being an asshole.
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I'm not ready to go around saying sorry for all of the bad things I did or to let go of resentments towards people I dislike. A lot of those people deserve to be resented and disliked and they deserved whatever bad things I may have done to them. I just don't see what becoming some spineless jellyfish who ha...
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Evil Spirit In Alcoholic Beverages?
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I've heard for a long time, many people say "There is a real devil in the booze". Ive also noticed so many Labels and bottles of alcohol have pictures of cryptic looking things imprinted on them. They say alcoholism is a spiritual disease and now that Ive been sober for a long time Ive notic...
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Hollywood Squares - for the old folk here!
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Hollywood Squares: If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the days when " Hollywood Squares" game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted, as they are now. Peter Marshall...
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Did you know?
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I am thrilled to share with you the recent news release from the Library of Congress that our book,Alcoholics Anonymous, has been named on its list of 88 Books that Shaped America booksthat have "influenced the nation...shaped Americans' view of their world and the world's viewsof Americ...
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I'm back
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So i am not 39 anymore i posted here when i first got sober 5 years ago. I when i got my 5 year chip i renewed my commitment to AA started going to more meetings, focused on helping others and this place was instrumental in my very early sobriety. I have a fairly busy life but i am availableto talkk to anyone in...
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Let Us Remember, There is a Price for Freedom
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It is easy to forget the price that was paid to ensure freedom in America. However, freedom is a gift that comes with a price. It must be defended and fought for in order to preserve it. Ronald Reagan once said,, Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is n...
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Carrying the Water
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It always boggles my mind how everything seems to be connected. The last few days I've been doing some 12th step work, just listening mostly. Sometimes we just need someone to listen and to interject that well-timed uh-huh.....oh really?.....and how did that make you feel? So then we had our little m...
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Anyone interested in meetings while camping, hunting, or other outdoor activities?
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Hi Folks! My name is Mac. I will have 24 years sober/clean in November of this year (2012). I am a bowhunter and am interested in having an event in the fall that would include some camping with a bonfire meeting at the end of the day. I have a thread open on Archery Talk (a large archery forum) asking if th...
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Freedom
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Celebrate your freedom Today in the United States; we celebrate our nation's independence. Why not take a moment to celebrate your independence as well? Whether you've found freedom from an addiction or from codependency, or you've discovered the freedom to live your life as fully as possible, ta...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Natural Faith & 24hrs a Day
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. . . deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old a...
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Surfing
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Just thought I'ld share what was in the daily reader Voices of Recovery. "Life before surrender is a boxing match; after surrender it's surfing." I know which I'ld prefer Tracey
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Our Friend and Sailor Thomas Checked in
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1h, 38m agoTomas Hello Dean I'm in the South Pacific..currently in Tahiti having sailed 5000 miles from Panama to here..Internet is very poor..very expensive..and cannot even remember the last time I made a meeting..Please let those who remember me at The Alano Club where I am..that I miss them an...
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12 meetings done in 5 days returning later tonight for a couple more...not the smartest guy.
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meeting 13 later. maybe 14 in 5 days. Keeping my dang mouth shut. listening only.
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W. Va. Farm Kid
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Dear Ma and Pa,I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep la...
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Simply grateful
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Hey all:) I haven't posted anything in a while..just wanted to pop in and say 'hi' I guess. I'm 48 days sober today:) and extremely grateful for this. I've been having trouble with not getting ahead of myself (ie not planning the next 10yrs of my life haha). I'm struggling to remain focused on the moment...
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Music Lovers? - Take a 3 Min Break - Enjoy
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http://worriersanonymous.org/Share/Godspeople.htm P.S. I don't know why I have such a problem getting this stuff copied sometimes ... if you're having difficulty opening this ... try 'right click' on the icon above, then 'left click' on 'open in new window' ... that should work ... sorry! .....
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The Phone
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Anyone else have a problem with picking up the 1,000 pound phone? Why is it so difficult to make calls on a consistent basis to stay in the middle of the fellowship? I do have a Sponsor and call him on a regular basis but probably could do better. The good thing is I do pick it up when my *ss is on fire. But...
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Daily Reflections ~ Experience: The Best Teacher & 24hrs a Day
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Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's l...
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How lucky we are
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Whenever I start really diving into the fellowship, I become incredibly interested in other types of compulsive disorders (as an alcoholic, my compulsion is to drink, and all my thinking revolves around drinking.) So, as I have tons of free time on my hands this week I began watching documentaries...
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sponsorship
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any advice on how to get an on-line sponsor?
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2 in 1 Riddle
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This riddle has two puzzles.
Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed to form another word that is the answer to this teaser:
DOD Take letter 1
ONRUM Take letters 1,2 & 5
CROSITH Take letters 1,2 & 3
ERVNE Take letters 1,2
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8 meetings in 4 days and counting.
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going back again and again. Back later tonight as well.
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A 'Shot' of Inspiration
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http://www.inspiration365movie.com/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_MO-_-07.02.12-_-INSPmovie&utm_source=CheetahMail&utm_campaign=INSPmovie-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Monday 2nd of July 2012 11:02:02 AM
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Winter turned into spring.
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My father told me my entire life, that people never change who they are at the very core. It took me finally letting go of that notion, to believe I was capable of changing, and being something other than a fearful, resentful, angry, miserable person, who drank too much, among other things. I saw that...
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Words of Wisdom - (Military Version)
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Words of WISDOM----Military version----------------------------------------------------------"If the enemy is in range, so are you."Infantry Journal---------------------------------------------"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you...
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Daily Reflections ~ The Heart of True Sobriety & 24hrs a Day
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We find that no one need have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 568 Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am and let this be the "me" that I l...
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90 meetings in 90 days
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Rarely have we seen a person fail who has throughly followed our path.... Half measures availed us nothing.... In my experience I have seen that people who do 90 in 90 typically stick around longer. I think it shows commitment to recovery and hope that there is a solution. People who refuse to do 90 in 90...
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Willingness.
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"Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics." Pg 30 BB. I was willing to admit I was an alcoholic, but not a real alcoholic. Why? Because of ignorance. I just sat in meetings day after day without any real knowledge of the disease of alcoholism. Crunch time came when my sp...
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I was just in an evil world. Recently slipped.
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A little while ago I bought a 40.oz bottle of malt liquor for some retarded sick reason. I drank it a while ago and I returned to get beer on 3 seperate occasions. I wasnt even aware of it but my entire world was a sick place in so many ways it was unreal. I wasnt able to see it but I was in my apartment babbli...
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step six
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one thing that came to me today is "what are the defects that are most glaring in my life?" and after thinking about having them removed, as step 6 talks about, i thought "what exactly am i doing to work on them (changing my behaviour concerning that defect) and i realized i have ...
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Grateful today
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So wonderful to have this message board to come to when I can't make it to meetings. It's been a crazy busy week for me. So grateful for sobriety and life in general. Starting to wonder what I ever saw in that love affair with alcohol. How I ever got so trapped! How it could call for me, and I would come r...
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God Calling - Attack Fear
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"Do not fear. Remember how I faced the devil in the wilderness and how I conquered with "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." You, too, have your quick answer for every fear that evil may present - an answer of faith and confidence in Me. Where possible say it aloud. Loo...
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Newcomers the bright spot of our lives!
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Was really refreshing to take a newcomer to an AA meeting today. New everything. Also good to see the pastor of a church referring the alcoholic to Alcoholics Anonymous. That is what real men of God do. They acknowledge that they are powerless over alcohol [1st step] and send these men for help to peopl...
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Labyrinth Riddle
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There are two doors with faces on them. One door always tells the truth and one door always lies. Also, one door leads to Heaven and one to Hell. You do not know which one is which or where each leads. You can only ask one door one single question to find out which door leads to Heaven. But remember, you don't...
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Miracles in Progress
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I hear people saying that others saw in them a change brought about by the new tools and principles learned in AA. That other people saw the change before they saw it in themselves. Well not me. I felt changes every minute of these 90 days, and I saw changes and felt the growing pains full on. In this mom...
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Don't drink.
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I recently heard a member share, who said: "Whatever you do, just don't drink." After I thought about this simplistic statement, I realised how important it is. When I got a call from my sponsor, he asked: "Do you want to stop drinking?" By that time I had gone through the hands of...
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Daily Reflections ~ Sacrifice = Unity = Survival & 24hrs a Day
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The unity, the effectiveness, and even the survival of A.A. will always depend upon our continued willingness to give up some of our personal ambitions and desires for the common safety and welfare. Just as sacrifice means survival for the individual alcoholic, so does sacrifice mean unity and sur...
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Can I pray for you?
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AA has taught me to pray for other peoples needs. I feel blessed to pray for you, because God has been kind to me. As a sick alcoholic, in my worst years many had prayed for me and that's why I am still here. I have still not repayed my debt of gratitude to all these people. Whenever I am in need, whatever that n...
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