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Daily Reflections ~ A List of Blessings & 24hrs a Day
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One exercise that I practice is to try for a full inventory of my blessings... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37 What did I have to be grateful for? I shut myself up and started listing the blessings for which I was in no way responsible, beginning with having been born of sound mind and body. I went through seventy...
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Step 3, What's the Deal?
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Many newcomers to AA seem to run into a block around step 3, and quite a few never get past it. Why could that be? Perhaps it is because the first three steps are relatively passive, the first requiring honesty and acceptance, the second, willingness to believe, and the third a simple decision to turn o...
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Big Book in hand.
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Yep Big Book in hand and a reminder of a few pages that I can read today. I need to remind myself of a lot of things. Its been one hell of a day ! two recovering AAs together me and him and a few ~@$%&#@%..words !! Now onto the making amends, something we could both not do before.! All will be well we will b...
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One day at a time
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Above all, take it one day at a time. AS BILL SEES IT, p.11 Why do I kid myself that I must stay away from a drink for only one day, when I know perfectly well I must never drink again as long as I live? I am not kidding myself because one day at a time is probably the only way I can reach the long-range objective o...
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Involvement
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I didn't go to my prom. And for 2 months, my mom and I were building this float for my sisters prom. Today I drove my sister and her bf (both of whom were gorgeous) thru the parade in their dr who tardis on the back of my pick up. I don't regret not going to my prom, but I'm definitely so thrilled my sister wanted...
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Daydreaming of controlled drinking on my drive home.
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Really imagined drinking just 5 or 6 and then stopping. Really seriously thought I could do it! JUST 5 or 6! Only that many..... BAAAAhahahahahahahaha! Do I also think I could eat an entire hippopatamus for supper tonight? HAHAHAHA! What a crazo I am! Off to a meeting... thank God there is alwa...
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Continuous relapse
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I've had years of sobriety but relapsed Been relapsing and can't stay sober for more than a day or two. Any suggestions.
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God Calling - Win Me - Win All
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"You will conquer. The conquering spirit is never crushed. Keep a brave and trusting heart. Face all your difficulties in the spirit of conquest. Rise to greater heights than you have known before. Remember where I am is victory. Forces of evil, within and without you, flee at My presence...
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Pearl white.
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Today I got to pick between going to an AA meeting, or buying a new car. I really needed to go to a meeting today. I woke up cranky and discontented, and needed my other family to get me out of my own head. We had breakfast as a family in the dining room this morning. The sun was shining through my daughter...
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AA thoughts for the day.
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I get this eamiled to me each day,not sure if you do but theought I would share it. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~^*^*^*^*^(\ ~~ /) ( \ (AA)/ )(_ /AA\ _) /AA\^*^*^*^*^Sponsor "If we are fooling ourselves, a competent adviser can see this quickly. And, as he skillfully guides...
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Who I am today is good enough.
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There are a lot of personalities out there. I don't have to like them all, or agree with everyone... I just have to show up. I didn't drink today, so who I am today is good enough.
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I've skipped three meetings in the last three days....
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I have been so preoccupied with planning a vacation and mother's day that I just couldn't make it. I feel like I'm searching for excuses to get out of meetings even though I really haven't. I feel kind of like I've let myself down and that i'm taking steps back into my sobriety. Any words of advice as to not...
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Hey guys:) I'm a newbie
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Hey all.. I'm very new to this whole recovery thing though I've known Ive had a problem with drinking for a while. Guess I'm stubborn and just thought I needed more willpower. I drank on pretty much a daily basis for years and stopped that habit a couple months ago. The withdrawal was rough so I realized t...
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The Dr Opinion. In the big book.
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Thaoght I would share this for the newcomer.. We need to understanding Dr..My Dr understood it all and said to me reaturn to the rooms of AA you all find all that you need there. :} The Doctor's Opinion We of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the reader will be interested in the medical estimate...
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Peachy or not so.
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I'm not so peachy today. I've had a lot of blissful days thanks to this program recently... but this is not one of them. But I'm feeling things, and that's okay today. I don't need to numb anything anymore... and for that I'm grateful.
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It's a new week, two days sober, two meetings under my belt, got a sponsor...
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And it appears that the aftermath of my "research" might not be as terrible as I first thought.
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Newbie here
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So as the subject reads, today is my first post, and I think I may be here for a while!
Here is a brief Bio, mid 30's, but have consumed enough booze to saturate any and all deserts on this planet. Finally realized if I don't stop I will die, and my family needs me, my kids are my life. Always been an addict, w...
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everything
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ive been to aa a few meetings and everyone keeps telling oh things will get better once ur sober and ive been sober for 6months and its not at all getting better yes i do feel alot less sick lol but im miserable and unhappy and it def didnt help that i miscarried again, ive never done this online stuff befor...
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Feedback on this recovery video
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Hello all, A group of us in my home town are working on opening a 501c3 Non-Profit Club, following WSO guidelines and other clubs I have consulted with. I made this general recovery video that is not specific to any organization. I'd love to get feed back as to how it comes across. One of the main reasons f...
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I thought...
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I was feelin really bad today. I started the day off with coffee w my sponsor(2 hours). Went to an interview. Picked up a friend and hit a meeting. Went back to my sponsor(30 minutes) Went home and showered. Went back to my sponsors(2 hours). Came back home.
We get out of our heads by listening to other pe...
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Yep, still an alcoholic.
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I sit down to write here on this AA forum, and really, I have nothing much to say. But I made a personal commitment to myself that during this 90x90 day period, I would also post here each day. Partly because the writing is healing. Partly so I can peek back at myself... laugh at myself... learn from mys...
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The neverending story
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I swore off drinking October 13th, 2010 and did pretty well for a while. I know I can't drink, my parents are alcoholics and I have absolutely no control once that first drink gets me drunk. I've always been pretty functional--I've never been in legal trouble or lost a job over it, however, I've lost fr...
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Settling in!
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Morning and blessings of the day from our new digs in Pomano Beach Florida!Welcome to all,newcomers,those just coming around or just coming back and those who continue to apply Our solution the Steps applied in our lives and guided by THAT Power greater than ourselves.I am working toward seeking a d...
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Your opinion?
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"when the teacher is ready, the student will come"
True? False? Something in between?
And no, I'm not trying to sponsor some one with only (I'm guessing) a month clean.
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Daily Reflections ~ We Forgive & 24hrs a Day
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Often it was while working on this Step with our sponsors or spiritual advisers that we first felt truly able to forgive others, no matter how deeply we felt they had wronged us. Our moral inventory had persuaded us that all-round forgiveness was desirable, but it was only when we resolutely tackled S...
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Alcoholism Doesn't Take Vacations
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Vacation time is almost here. I have 17 days off. Someone asked me where I planned to go on my time off. I said more meetings. I actually planned my time off so I could take in some of the one-year anniversary meetings of a few of my clients. And I noticed that the service weekend for my province falls around...
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Grace
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12054. XXXIII Not all the way well. Way better than I was. Must be Grace. Toad
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New Here
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I just wanted to say hi, I'll share more about my self later but just thought I should make myself known
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How 'Bout a Little 'Redneck' Joke ???
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Subject: US Redneck Special Forces (USRSF). The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the US Redneck Special Forces (USRSF). These southern boys will be dropped in Afghanistan knowing only these facts about terrorists. 1.The season opened today.2....
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The old me.
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I bee bopped around town with my Dad and kids today. Went to some yard sales and ate at Famous Daves. My Dad and I can talk about the fact that I'm in AA, even though he has been anti AA, and slammed it my whole life. He still ordered a PBR with lunch, and spoke of beer sales going at the local store. He admit...
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How long?
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How long do you believe it took before you felt you could move forward after your third step?
I'm not comfortable moving forward yet. I only started actually working a program last week. And yesterday I had this epiphany, like understading the "I can't, he can, let him". I understood tha...
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service speakers
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i am looking for a good past delegate/service speaker for our symposium in minnesota. email me if you know one. lorricole@windomnet.com
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The thinking of others.
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Today I was thining of my early day and how my thoughts were always about me, myself and I. I remeber my first sponsor saying to me that when I stop thinking about myself and more about others I will be getting it !!! :} And she told me to read pages 62/68. What, me selfish ( Wow ) Ouch....Yep she was a teller bl...
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The St. Francis Prayer.
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My sister killed herself, she took her own life. She had a 12 step program in her life but was unable to grasp it tight, as I do today. She asked that this be sung and read out when they layed her to rest. Today I live with her in my heart and she walks beside me with my God every step of my every day. She is at pea...
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God Calling - Pray and Praise
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"Never weary in prayer. When one day man sees how marvelously his prayer has been answered, then he will deeply regret that he prayed so little. Pray until you almost cease to pray, because trust has become so rocklike, and then pray on because it has become so much a habit that you cannot resist i...
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God Calling - First the Spiritual
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"You would think the material things first and then grow into the knowledge of spiritual things. Not so in My kingdom. It is spiritual things first and then material. So to attain the material, redouble your efforts to acquire the spiritual." 365 One-Minute Meditations from God Ca...
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Where am I going to find these people. ?
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You are going to find new found friends in the rooms ot Alcoholics Anonymouse. They will help you if you are willing to help yourself and hold in your hands and hearts all of what AA has to offer.Chapter 11A VISION FOR YOUFOR MOST normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful i...
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Such a man would be crazy, wouldn't he ?.
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Chapter 3. Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. I am happy today to say that I AM..And I am proud of all my work too.Taken from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, page 37 The Jay-Walker Parable Reworded for Alcohol.Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with res...
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I must, we must, others must, and more must..
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Yep I must,you must and they must. If not we have no AA to. I must do AA merting because if not I will drink again and die. So if you are an alcoholic like me,you must :} The 82 "Musts" Found In Alcoholics Anonymous 3rd. Edition. THE DOCTOR'S OPINION 1. As part of his rehabilitation he commen...
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Meetings.
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I thank everyone who keep coming back to meetings,pulling up a chair and keeping the meetings going for the newcomers. I have choices to day and I choose to make all of AA a big part of my life. I need to for without AA I would die... Meetings "Sobriety and a plan for living that produces a personalit...
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Daily Reflections ~ It's OK To Be Me & 24hrs a Day
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Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. . . . they have turned to easier methods. . . . But they had not learned enough humility. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 72-73 Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really is the ability to look at my...
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The Promises (all of them)
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The promises of Recovery are not just those found after Step 9. The promises of Recovery are found all through the Big Book. Here are some of them... each of us will find many more that are special to us if we take the time to read the Big Book with an open heart and mind. The Promises[PROMISES OF STEP TW...
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Daily Reflections ~ ... And Forgive & 24hrs a Day
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Under very trying conditions I have had, again and again, to forgive others also myself. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 268 Forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others are just two currents in the same river, both hindered or shut off completely by the dam of resentment. Once that dam is lifted, both currents...
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Today's thought from Hazelden is:
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The process rather than the product is primary in caring, for it is only in the present that I can attend to the other. --Milton Mayeroff The moment that captures us now is all we have for certain. We can dream endlessly about next week and next year but there are no guarantees. Thus, it is important to car...
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Todays thoughts
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: To err is human; to blame it on the other guy is even more human. --Bob Goddard We are on a path that leads us to become better people with greater insight and stronger character. A central theme on this path is learning to take responsibility for ourselves, our mistake...
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Hiding
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Today I stayed home instead of attending the Mothers day picnic with my husband's family. I am too ashamed to face them. I talked about it in the morning meeting. It's eating at me, and I feel like I will never be able to face them, and it will come between Zach and I some day. When Zach told my family and...
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Where to begin
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Having failed miserably thus far in AA, and having gone back to my old way during the last month or so, I have now dug myself a whole deeper than the one I originally had. Talk about hitting bottom... here it is. It feels like I will die. I don't know where to turn, I've burned every bridge with my husband...
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The Promises of AA. Page 83 Big Book.
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When I first heard the promises I wanted what you all had. I was in a terrible state but heard the promises and yes wanted to be like all the ones who had been around a while and understood how to find these promises and how to ket them too. ~~The Twelve Promises~~ We are going to know a new freedom and a new...
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Mothers Day Lunch - vent
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My Mum yelled at my sister and I before we were to go to lunch today. We're both in our 40's. She lost patience and yelled. My sister hadn't heard her do it for years. I've heard her quite often over the years. She doesn't bother to try to hide it from myself or my children. What a lovely way to start a Mo...
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I picked up...and things got bad...very bad.
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I did what I always do, started to feel better, convinced myself that I was fine and blowing my drinking issues out of proportion...and went out and got smashed.
Well I won't bore you with the details but something horribly stupid happened and now I could lose everything I've got.
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