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Today's Gift 11-04
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A.A. Thought for the DayLet us consider the term "spiritual experience" as given in Appendix II of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. A spiritual experience is something that brings about a personality change. By surrendering our lives to God as we understand Him, we are changed....
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A Family disease more evidence...
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I was shopping Home Depot the other day and bumped into my cousin who has been missing for a year and a half. She was working for Home Depot when she disappeared and then she was gone. She is a mysteriously discovered relative from my natural family on the natural father's side. This is one of the alc...
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Daily Reflections ~ Stepping Into The Sunlight & 24hrs a Day
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But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10 Sometimes I think I don't have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time for anything I want to do if...
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Hi everyone...
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Just reaching out a hand and indrocucing myself to the group. Not sure if I'm posting it where I should be, but oh well! I'm Robin and I am an alcoholic. I live in Princeton, TX and my homegroup is ODAAT in Plano. I recently had surgery and have not been released yet so I'm kinda stuck at home for another week...
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Humor Helps Us Heal - Air Traffic Controller Quotes
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This is a re-post from much earlier ... I thought it was great ... the second time too!!! Funny Air Traffic Controllers QuotesTower: Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 oclock, 6 miles!Delta 351: Give us another hint! We have digital watches!TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees.Centre...
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Hear me out
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I'm just going to get straight into my thought. I am a "newcomer", almost 60days sober. I love AA. I have met some wonderful people! We are indeed a very unique group of people. We all have interesting and sometimes helpful opinions. Sadly, opinions do not save lives, they can ac...
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I got everything I wanted
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I went to a meeting I used to go to more frequently as a newcomer and one of my old timer friends remarked how nice it was to see the changes in me. More specifically, he stated that it sounded like I got everything I wanted. I got a better job, a loving partner, I finished the schooling I needed, am about to...
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Today's Gift 11-09
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As life is action and passion, it is required of man that he should share the action and passion of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived. --Oliver Wendell HolmesAmerica's greatest killer is. . . What? Car wreaks? Heart attacks? Cancer? Alcoholism? How about suffocation by a sense of inf...
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A Bit of Inspiration
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Here's a short 3 min. inspirational movie clip ... enjoy! http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/richest-man-in-town-v/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-11.09.12-_-RMITmovie&j=25835&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&u=1135466&mid=7001668&jb=40
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If You:
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Inner Peace: This is so trueIf you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved ones a...
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Summary of Life
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I know this is a repeat, but it seems like a good time of year to re-post it ... Summary of LifeGREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats..2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let herbrush your hair.3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her b...
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"have you ever"
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There was a game my friends and I used to play "have you ever" and you sit in a circle and go around each person asks "have you ever...[names something they've done]"
I've been exploring meetings lately in my area and there was a candle lit meeting that played this game during th...
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Pappy Has a BIG Problem!
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Okay, Pappy has a problem and if Im not careful, itll become a resentment I woke up today and found that I was given an extra hour of time this requires me to go and change all the freakin clocks in my house after which Ill spend the next two weeks coming across clocks, watches, radios, etc. that all need t...
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This is what I learned
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Tonight was the ending of a life very dear to me. I came here approx. 10 yrs. ago looking for answers. What to do about AH? How to help the compulsion to stop drinking. Through this site and out of the mouths of those who struggle with this disease, I gained understanding, insight, coping skills...
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fit spiritual condition
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page 84 big book 4th edition, Take personal inventory, continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. this is our entrance to the world of the Spirit. When we catch our mistakes, we at once ask God to remove our shortcomings. we then turn our thoughts towards someone we ca...
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Today's Gift 11-08
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Isn't it great life is open-ended! --Brigitte FraseElizabeth Lawton, known as "Grandma Layton," is an American artist who never drew a picture until she was 68 years old. She spent all the years before that time trying to cope with depression. She had gone through therapy, medications,...
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24 hours
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Trying to head for my first dry 24 hours in years.
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How Do You Handle Resentment ?
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Periodically, the topic of 'resentment' sneaks in to our discussions ... I felt it might be of benefit to describe just how we each handle situations that come up that can easily lead to resentment if we do not handle them properly ... it seems to me that in early sobriety, ...
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Today's Gift 11-02
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Fearful as reality is, it is less fearful than evasions of reality. --Caitlin Thomas We've become much less fearful of reality since we've come to know the principles of this program. Just about anything could have made us fearful in past years. No doubt practicing our addictions gave us a false cour...
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Daily Reflections ~ Let Go and Let God & 24hrs a Day
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. . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and discomfort. B...
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Happy BellyButton Bday, Billyjack & kld47 (Karen) xx
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Wishing you both a beautiful sober day enjoying yourself & your life :D God bless you! Recovery love & fellowship, Danielle x
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Today's Gift 11-07
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It is a long baptism into the seas of humankind, my daughter. Better immersion than to live untouched. --Tillie OlsenWe have each had days when we preferred hiding under the covers, avoiding life at all costs. And in times gone by, we did just that, sometimes too frequently. What we didn't always know...
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Lmfao, I'm sober
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSq1ROqgTsc&feature=youtube_gdata_player -- Edited by Rob84 on Tuesday 6th of November 2012 05:23:32 PM
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In the fear
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I used to believe that I was a very sad person. I don't think so anymore...I think I'm a very scared person. I have found myself caught up in the fear several times today. It just about paralyzes me. I realize that I shake when I cry because it's not sad crying but straight up crying out of fear. I heard somet...
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Don't Quit!
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DONT QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road youre trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low, and debts are high, And you want to smile, but have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but dont you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As ever...
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having difficulties...
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Well I am new here so this is my first post. What brought me here is that my drinking is starting to make me feel guilty. I thought I could moderate it, drink only a couple but I find that when I am very depressed, that is my optimal drinking time, and I usually binge drink. I need help but have been in denial. ...
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Anyone want to do the meeting tonight?
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Great Quotes from Great Leaders
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Great Quotes from Great Leaders"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time."Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)"Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, a...
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Today's Gift 11-06
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Our hungers lead us to what will satisfyHunger serves us well. Physical hunger prompts us to eat the food we need to promote and maintain health. Emotional hunger sends us in search of companionship, intimacy, and love. Our hunger for achievement fuels our contribution to the work of the world. And o...
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If only it were this simple... lol
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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November 5, 2012 Quote 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 t...
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Interesting morning Home Group meeting.
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"Aloha Kakahiaka...I'm Jerry and I am alcoholic..." that is how I identify in my home group of 18 years on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is family and home for me and I am attentive. I listen deeply and I give back. I listen mostly with my eyes because I am hearing disabled and have been for...
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Timeless Wisdom
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This was just what I needed this a.m. ... I Hope it's an inspiration to you too!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/great-quotes-from-great-leaders/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-MO-_-11.05.12-_-GQGLmovie&j=24377&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&u=1061229&...
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Today's Gift 11-05
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Good Grief"The strangest thing happened," said my friend, a lovably neurotic, very obsessive businessman in his mid-forties."I was watching one of those afternoon TV talk shows. This one was about problem kids. A parent comes on. She talks about how out of control her child is....
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"privilege problems"
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I heard about some group of problems, gratitude problems? Gift issues? Something like that. Their problems we face in sobriety that we wouldn't even dream about having while drinking. Example: "my boss is an unfair jerk" it's a gift problem because when we were drinking we probably coul...
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Help!
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Growing up was really hard for me. My father passed away when I was just 13, and my mother also abused drugs and alcohol as well. I remember as a child everything felt normal. After my knowledge of the thing's I know now, I have certaintly been questioning my whole life. For my senior project I have choos...
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Relapse. By Charles W. Crewe
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Does anyone have the copy of this or how to download it?
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The Shack - (book discussion)
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Just finished it and seems the old threads missing. Would love to have a discussion here for those of us that read it? Its life changing!
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Sobriety a Mission?
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Im active duty military and an active duty drunk. I recently decided to try out what AA is all about because with Antabuse I was just being a dry drunk and without Antabuse I couldnt stop drinking on my own and was a belligerent drunk. Ive been around the program previously but never thought anything per...
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Turkey Calling Rap (a must see)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26hjrwN_bg4
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Turkey Clean-up (from using the previous recipe I sent you)
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The Turkey Popped Out of the Oven The Turkey popped out of the oven and rocketed in to the air; It knocked every plate off the table and partly demolished a chair. It ricocheted into a corner and burst with a deafening boom, Then splattered all over the kitchen, completely obscuring the room. It st...
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Old Turkey Recipe for the Girls (well, you guys can try it too)
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Subject: My Turkey Recipe (Pappy) Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing -- imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. ...
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BIG BOOK STUDY STARTED--IN PROGRESS!!!!
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http://xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=13Joe and Charlie Big Book study - Part 1 of 35 - History of AA - Recorded in 1998 Link:http://xa-speakers.org/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=151
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The fortress
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Hey all.. I'm having a lot of problems with connecting with others in the program. I just can't seem to do it. Up until this past week, I've been going to lots of meetings, have a sponser, doing step work... I'm usually pretty connected to a higher power and am grateful to be sober (5 1/2 months now). The pr...
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Today's Gift 11-03
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When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. --Tao Te ChingWorking the Twelve Steps is the process of being and becoming. It is finding, knowing, and accepting who we are. It is having the willingness to fall down, stumble around, and make mistakes. It is being in tune wi...
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6 months it is!!!
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I can only thank you all, along with my family. Without them, I would not have the want, with out you I would not have the will or strength. Thank you once again.
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What Would You Do?
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If you had a longtime close friend whom you loved and cared about, and you sort of knew and admired his parents as well and they had been kind to you a few times, and one day your friend called you and told you that he was basically being emotionally abused by his parents from a young age and it was still going...
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intervention, and the other shows
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Watching an acholhloc and can relate on so many levels, the drunk, and the family wanting to help. What's everyone's thoughts on these shows, good/bad, for the addict or for the family? I used to watch it back in the day and would think to myself, man these people are screwed to let it get so bad, but nce I s...
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Caffeine.....
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Is anyone else a caffeine freak? Does it matter? I have been a caffeine guy since I started AA (about 30 years ago now) I ended up drinking diet cola, and it is my current acceptable drug. I tried to kick that habit a couple times, but really, is it that bad? Do we have to have something to take the place of t...
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Nature's Inspiration
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Here's a beautiful 4 min. clip that will inspire you ... ... ... Enjoy!http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/natures-inspiration-v/?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-FR-_-11.02.12-_-NATImovie&j=23708&e=rgpapaw@gmail.com&l=3516_HTML&u=1034393&mid=7001668&...
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