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Is it possible to ban a person from a groups meeting??
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In our group we have three developementally delayed individuals. Two of the three cause few interruptions and are receptive to constructive criticism and are welcomed by our members and visitors alike. A third person has been in and out of our group for years and within the past year his behav...
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Handling Insecurity
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What is insecurity?
Insecurity is:Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns. Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges. Fear of being...
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A TA-DA Moment
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A little background first: I am native American. My belief system includes a spirit animal which in my particular case is the mountain lion. My inner child is also personified by a mountain lion - they are the same to me: inner child = spirit animal. So anyway, my wife is driving to work last night in o...
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Pen Pals
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Hi! My name is Allison and I am an alcoholic. I am disabled and online a lot now and would love to have some recovery friends to email with and I also have windows messenger. If you would like to pen pal with me let me know.
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Staying sober in Sturgis no easy ride
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There is an island of sobriety there in Sturgis. Brought to you by Alcoholics Anonymous and a bunch of sober members. Encouraging... Staying sober in Sturgis no easy rideMike Anderson August 10, 2016 A man at the back of the room threw his hand up."Name's Jason," he said. "I'm an alcoholic."The 13...
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Changing sponsors
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How does one go about changing sponsors? I suppose technically I don't have a sponsor at the moment because I've been drinking and not working the program. But, I want to stop drinking and that means getting sponsorship again. My "old" sponsor and I have a lot of history (4-5 relapses) and h...
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Fear Of Failure
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Conquering the fear of failure may just be the single most important thing you can do to improve your level of success and achieve your dreams and goals. There are many ways to conquer the fear of failing, and it is important to choose the techniques that best suit your own personality and style. When d...
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Today's Gift 9/20
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The only way out is through. The only way to heal the pain is to embrace the pain.--Fritz PerlsYou are like a diamond that is continually being polished and perfected. As this purification proceeds, old thought forms and negative patterns rise to the surface to be released. Past unfinished business...
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~ As Bill Sees It: Morning Thoughts ~
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p. 243 On awakening, let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity and from dishonest or self-seeking motives. Free of these, we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for God gave us brains to use. ...
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Got A Favorite "Guy walks into a bar" Joke?
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One good thing came from years of riding a whiskey-saddle at the bar...a fair collection of "guy walks into a bar" jokes. My favorite? A baby seal walks into a bar and the barman asks "what'll it be?" and the baby seal says, "anything but a Canadian Club." Next?
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AA dismissed as defendant in Brada wrongful death lawsuit
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AA's legal entities have dodged a legal bullet. For now. But there remain knotty emerging problems regarding the issue of legal responsibility: for AA sponsors, AA members, meeting site owners and, still, AA itself. AA dismissed as defendant in Brada wrongful death lawsuit By Jim...
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Daily Reflections ~ An Unsuspected Inner Resource
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With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words...
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Vital Hemp Benefits: Improve Sleep, Reduce Anxiety, and Support a Balanced Mood
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Vital Hemp In todays fast-paced world, maintaining balance between work, family, and personal well-being can be challenging. Daily responsibilities, long work hours, digital overload, and constant mental stimulation can leave many people feeling overwhelmed, fatigued, and stressed. This...
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Backsliding.
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I found myself backsliding spiritually recently. For me it is a lack of discipline in the basics of what the BB teaches. Some of my old defects came to visit me, restlessness; irritation & discontent. It came in small doses but enough to put me right back in to my program. God uses one of the best inst...
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Bob Earl
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This is my first time coming to this site, I just wanted to thank Bob Earl. about 17 years ago, I heard a tape that one of my family members had, I could relate to his words so much. I had forgotten about that tape until yesterday. I had the "vulture on my headboard", and could not make it shut up!...
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Steps 6&7
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You know many of us made resolutions never to lie or never to drink alcohol, but we always failed with our strong resolve. Just like we are powerless over alcohol, we are also powerless over our defects of character. That is why we have step6&7. When we are ready, then God removes. If we are not ready...
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Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2
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Quotes from Our Co-Founder: Bill W.-Part 2 "No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. Alcohol was my master." Bill Wilson Source: c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Bi...
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Message to Newcomers About the 13th Step
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Since I have been in AA I have had my share of people who have been trying to work the 13th Step with me. When I started AA this last time, I was extremely insecure, self-conscious and as so many alcoholics are by the time they get into AA, beaten down. I felt like crap, looked like crap and kept my head down fo...
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~ As Bill Sees It: God Will Not Desert Us ~
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p. 221 "Word comes to me that you are making a magnificent stand in adversity -- this adversity being the state of your health. It gives me a chance to express my gratitude for your recovery in A.A. and especially for the demonstration of its principles you are now so inspiringly giving to us all....
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Have you seen the 'orange papers' ????
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Someone emailed me this link.....I have no clue who.. and no idea why! Anyone I'm not personally familiar with who'd have my email address would have to be someone from the recovery sites I frequent....anyway....just wondering if anyone else (on MIP) received this via email.......I guess somebod...
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Learned my lesson after a bad garage experience, how to vet them better?
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I recently had a really poor experience at a garage where they recommended a bunch of unnecessary work and I ended up paying for services I didn't need. It's made me realize I need to be much more careful about choosing where to take my car. I want to find a place that is genuinely trustworthy and focuses o...
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Are we really powerless over People, Places and Things?
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I heard this a lot when I came into AA...But I never saw it anywhere in the book....It got me wondering about where it came from. I was talking with an oldtimer that does a Big Book workshop I attend about it and he told me..."I'm not powerless over people, places and things...I was powerless over a...
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Think, Think, Think??
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Anyone who has been to more then a few meeting has seen the AA slogans on the wall.
Easy Does It (my favorite) Just for today and Think, Think, Think. Most of us have heard the story of the sponser who told his sponsee that the "Think, think, think" didn't apply to him as his thinker was broken, LOL. That a...
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Fear & Ego
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I've been sober since Aug. 22nd and am living with my parents again. That has been a blow to the ego, but really at this point I can't really hold on to much in that department and for good reason. My ego is destructive. Every day it rears its ugly head at some point and then I stop and remind myself that there...
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Rent went up again this month and I was scrambling to cover it without cutting back on groceries too much. Wanted to find something with free spins or no-deposit bonuses so I could try my luck without putting in heaps of my own money straight away. Came across this https://roletabrasileiraca.com/ ro...
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Trouble Unwinding at Night
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Hey everyone, nights are the hardest for me. I lie down tired but my mind wont slow. I dont want sleep meds. I just want to unwind naturally. What actually helped you?
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Supporting girlfriend in recovery
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Hello, I have been dating a girl for 1 year and half that is alcoholic . We recently broke up. She told me when we first started dating about her issue with alcohol. I asked if she could handle the social situation with friends that were social drinkers, she said yes. So I trusted her. Well I have never date...
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Daily Reflections ~ Know God; Know Peace & 24hrs a Day
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It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. . . . But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of resentment is infinitely grave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p 66 Know God; Know peace. No God; No...
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Daily Reflections ~ Love & Fear as Opposites
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All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there. I dont know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is an illusion. I create the illus...
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"There are such unfortunates"
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Good Morning to Everyone:
I copied and Pasted this excerpt from "How it Works", Chapter 5, Alcoholics Anonymous. This is the part I LISTENED to everyday, VERY INTENSELY. It is read at the begining of each meeting.
With my Chronic Relapse history, and failure to grasp this Program, for a 10 ye...
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chapter 3 'big book' page 31 (for the new ones)
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despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. by every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. if anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can...
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Dating in first year...Just say NO!
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Ok, ok. So I admit I've been a disaster in relationships. I do not know how to be in a healthy relationship! I have had two divorces and countless failed attempts at relationships..and the common factor is ME. I become nuts in a relationship- crazy town! I go from sweetheart to insane in 2.5 seconds....
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Dating advice
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I'm sure this has been covered here before. But how and when do you tell someone you're an alcoholic. I finally have ask a woman out!!!! I Don'y hear from the comittee in my head as often as i used to but man they are sounding of on this one. Any advice helpful thanks Bryan
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GLPura i fokus: Flexibelt kosttillskott för en genomtänkt livsstil
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GLPura I en värld där vardagen ofta gĺr i högt tempo och kraven pĺ oss som individer ständigt ökar, blir behovet av struktur, balans och medvetna val allt viktigare. GLPura är ett kosttillskott för vuxna, framtaget för att passa in i en modern och medveten livsstil. Produkten är avsedd för personer s...
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PAGGLES
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A brother in fellowship uses this acronym extensively and, until tonight, when I needed to hear it, it used to irritate the face off me. PAGGLES - Pride, Anger, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Envy and Sloth - the seven deadly sins that as an alcoholic, I fell prey to and sometimes still do. But I know when the sin...
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Desiderata
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Go placidly amidst the noise and 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 the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.Avoid loud and aggressi...
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Daily Reflections ~ Hope & 24hrs a Day
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Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a w...
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Today's, just for today
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I was reading todays quote out of the little book I was given and it really applies to me...it said when starting recovery we may not know who we are, how to act, what to say or even how to dress. I feel like most of my life I have used alcohol to build up my confidence level to get through everything! Now im so s...
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Unconditional Love
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Love without condition "I love you as you are, as you seek to find your own special way to relate to the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you should be." Unconditional love is enlarging the...
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Clean Traffic Sources That Convert
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Hey folks! Ive had enough of fake clicks and inflated impressions. Can someone recommend networks that deliver verified, human traffic instead of bots?
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Create a Fully Functional BC.Game Clone with Provably Fair Casino Games
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Looking to launch your own crypto casino like BC Game? Want a platform packed with top-performing features and games?Plurance offers a powerful BC Game clone script with 100+ exciting games, including slots, live casino, crash, dice, and more. Our whitelabel BC Game clone software is customizab...
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Ergonomie am Arbeitsplatz Presslinie
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Hallo Forum! Das Thema Ergonomie wird bei uns immer wichtiger, vor allem bei langen Schichten an der Presslinie. Gibt es technische Lösungen, die den Arbeitsalltag spürbar erleichtern können?
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Azure Cloud Certification in Pune Made Easy
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Prepare for globally recognized exams with dedicated Azure Cloud Certification in Pune training that focuses on real-time scenarios and hands-on skills. Youll learn core Azure services, identity management, DevOps, security, and automation. This program includes exam preparation, mock te...
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Experience Deep Linux Learning with RHLS Classes in Pune
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RHLS Classes in Pune at WebAsha Technologies are designed to be interactive, engaging, and outcome-focused. Learners actively participate in practical sessions where they work on real-time tasks instead of simply listening to lectures. The learning environment encourages curiosity, expe...
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RHLS Course in Pune with Career-Oriented Curriculum
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The RHLS Course in Pune by WebAsha Technologies follows a structured learning path that helps students gradually progress from fundamentals to advanced Linux concepts. Instead of focusing solely on theory, the course integrates hands-on practice into every stage of the learning process. Top...
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Transform Your Linux Skills with RHLS Training in Pune
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At WebAsha Technologies, RHLS Training in Pune is designed for learners who seek more than just textbook knowledge. The program emphasizes practical skill-building through continuous lab practice and scenario-based learning. Students explore how Linux systems function in real corporate e...
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Innovative Healthcare Leadership Shaping the Future of Medical Excellence
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In today?s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, visionary leadership plays a crucial role in transforming patient care, operational efficiency, and medical innovation. Modern healthcare platforms focus on integrated services, patient-centered systems, and ethical practices, and at...
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How does a chairperson ask for temporary sponsors at the end of the meeting?
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I am chairing my home group meeting in Barbados and wanted to ask for temporary sponsors as I heard them say it in the states but do not knohorse say it correctly?
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Wie bewertet die Expertenanalyse 2026 die Spielauswahl bei VOX Casino?
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Wie bewertet die Expertenanalyse 2026 die Spielauswahl bei VOX Casino?
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Glucavit Pilules:-Tout savoir sur les ingrédients naturels de Glucavit, son prix et ses bénéfices
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Les « fat burners », ou brűleurs de graisses, sont conçus pour agir sur différents mécanismes du corps : stimulation du métabolisme, amélioration de lutilisation des lipides comme source dénergie, soutien de la vitalité générale. Glucavit Fatburner sinscrit dans cette logique, en mettant lac...
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