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Congrats to our newest "Old Timer"
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Congrats Just Toni for reaching "Old Timer" status by writing 500 insightful posts.
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Thanks
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Thank you for the online meetings, your posts I mean. There is so much encouragement and hope on this forum. Thank you, all. I can catch a meeting before starting work. I am not the early morning praying type. God bless, Gonee.
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Oh boy - another heavy weekend
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..but not heavy as in boozing of course. Spent a few hours with one of my sponsees on Friday night, after the meeting, before launching myself into helping one of my friends move house. Well by move house, I mean pack up his and his wife's goods and chattels, taking some into my home and some down to his MiL...
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New Member
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I am an alcoholic. I have been sober for 2 months and 10 days now with the help of a councelor that specializes in addiction. He has been a lot of help but I need more support and am planning on attending my first AA meeting today. Reading some of the posts last night helped me with the anxiety I felt sitti...
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Grateful
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I thank God for my sobriety. I thank Him for the most wonderful wife in the world. I thank Him for my 2 children. All this would not have been possible without AA. So now my gratitude to AA. To help in whatever way possible the still suffering. So many times I have been rescued by other people. To all of you wh...
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Today is the Day
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Good morning. Today is the big day. I woke up extremely crabby just thinking about quitting. I am holding your words near to my heart that life will get better and I will be happy. UUUUUGHHHH!!!! I know it will be hard. There is no choice for me but to quit now. My husband is behind me 110%. My frien...
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4-11-2010 Today's thought from Hazelden
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Self-control is one of the greatest skills I've learned. --Jim Burns Most of us assume we have mastered self-control by now. And perhaps we have. A good test is to monitor how we respond to a nagging spouse or a disrespectful postman or vile-mouthed teenager. Do inst...
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Program practice in Hawaii
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Aloha Fellowship!! So we are not a glum lot are we and we do absolutely great stuff for our recovery and absolutely insist upon it. A sponsee called me last night when I was practicing "Letting Go and Letting God" and turning all aspects of my life over to Him who I call Father and enjoying the...
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back out now back in
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Relapse.... some hate the word even being used, but dammit, it is what it is. Sobriety lost its priority in my life and I CHOSE to start drinking again. Loneliness? Divorce problems? Whatever the excuse may be, I looked for that sense of ease and comfort and I got it... temporarily. It led to the drugs, w...
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The Lois Wilson Story
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The Lois Wilson Story, Hazelden's artfully written biography of the co-founder of Al-Anon, is now a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Winona Ryder and Barry Pepper. Tune in to CBS on April 25 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT to watch When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story, a beautifully produced movie t...
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What is your opinion of Rigorous Honesty?
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Chapter 5 of the Big Book says in part; "Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; th...
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Ever Dreamed of Drinking?
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Wow, what a true testiment that this disease is an obsession! Tomorrow will be 2 weeks sober for me and I just woke up from a nap where I was dreaming that I was drinking wine. I was drinking it from a plastic cup the way I would when I would hide my drinking during the day. OMG, it really freaked me out. Howeve...
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Agreement is usually not necessary -- from Hazelden
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Agreement is usually not necessary. Many of us have lived as if we always had to be right. We did not stop to notice that other things we cared about were being lost such as friends who got tired of our persistent need to be right, or children whose self-esteem was under...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Word To Drop: "Blame" & 24hrs a Day
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To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where other people were concerned, we ha...
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I like cooking
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Last night I did a little internet search for two things; clarified butter & carmelizing onions. OMG!!!! By using these simple kitchen procedures I opened a whole new door to tastes and flavors I never experienced outside a restaurant! I made a mirpoit alfredo by carmelizing minced onions, gar...
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Something Gnawing at me??
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Hello Fellow Pilgrims:Been sober now 6 months and really gaining strength & knowledge from BB mtgs and 12 Step Discussion; been going to these mtgs on a regular basis .. but here's the kicker:feel pressure to become a member to a home groupfelt pressure to get a 3 month chip and now next week a 6 mont...
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Medications
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Hi All I have not been on in a bit. Been real busy with College Classes--what with keeping up on homework and various papers and tests to take have not had much time to be on. The Real Big thing is ended having to go to the Doctor--been having trouble sleeping and having anxiety attacks. Gained a bunch of...
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Newcomers take heart!
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The greatest promise in the AA book is that " God could and would if He were sought." God promises us that He could. He also promises us that He most certainly would. His job is to fulfill what He promised. Our job is to seek him. He does not want our strength. He does not need our strength. The wea...
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When did the change happen?
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This post may end up not making a lot of sense so I apoligize ahead of time if that is the case. I was curious to hear feedback from some of the folks who have stayed sober a while by working the program. I was at a meeting yesterday were a couple oldtimers spoke. I can't remember word for word, but one of th...
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Just got off the phone with a friend from AA.
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Thank God for those people.
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Grateful to be here.
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I thank God that He gave his grace to me. About this time 22 years ago I was praying to God to help me get sober. He answered that call on the 13th April 1988, by asking my sponsor to phone me. The sober one called the sick one, like Bill called Bob. To all of you in AA I owe a debt of gratitude, whoever you may be- n...
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My past still haunting me
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Ive done many things i regret doing....things that still to this day are haunting me. I feel as though these things/people will never go away :( I find that now that i'm out of rehab my same problems are still out there...........I use to find solace in the serenity prayer, but its not working like it use...
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How to deal with people turning their back on you???
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Sobriety sister has not spoken to me since i told her i relapsed.i'm trying not to take it personal, but it's really hard
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Today be the day
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Last white chip picked up 4/6/83. Thanks to all who have gone before, all who have come along with, and all who here today.
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Full Circle - I never did have a sense of proportion
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I started smoking to help me stop overeating.Then I started drinking to help me stop smoking.Then I started overeating to help me stop drinking.
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just sign up
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hi there, my querry is... is the convention in San antonio open to everyone in world even if i just sign in your site?? so interested to participate for God's glory.
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Step 12 in action - and the tale of the tape!
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So life moves at it's own turgid pace much of the time, until yesterday. At this time of year in our company, we gather evidence throughout the year to evidence our capabilities and to prove that we have met, not met or exceeded targets. then we find the goalposts are moved. I find this a time of disturban...
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Lonely.
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Just thinking about how connected I feel at meetings and how alone I can feel when I'm not. Back to two days sober, but sick of being a liar and hiding my drinking. I really hope I'm done for good. I'm tired, lonely and really not liking myself right now. I AM an alcoholic. -- Edited by runnergirl on Wedne...
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Taking Up Long Lost Hobbies
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Hey all, I find it really important to enjoy myself living sober. I just wanted to start a thread where we could list some of the fun things we do sober!
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I Feel Free......
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..........oh man free at last! I've been to a meeting and then round to a brother's for a cup of tea and a chat. While there we were talking about anti depressant meds - he's been prescribed the same stuff I was on up to 3 years ago. Then I remembered I still had some other stuff (10mg Diazepam) that I'd had in...
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Daily Reflections ~ An Inside Look & 24hrs aDay
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We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...
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Congratulations, Aquaman!
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Thank you for sharing over 500 posts of your recovery with us, Rob. Well Done in reaching MIP Oldtimer status! I enjoy your contribution here & looking forward to witnessing you reaching 1 year sobriety too 1Day@aTime x Godbless You x Danielle x
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Welcome Newcomers (Newbies to the board)
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Just wanted to send out a big welcome to all the new folks, that joined in the last 30 days. You all are awesome and we're glad that your here. Stick around and help us to stay sober. You Are family here. -- Edited by StPeteDean on Wednesday 7th of April 2010 09:13:42 PM
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Wow, what an entertaining 5 (out of 6) days.
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It's been a while since I had the chance to get on line, so I've made up for it by spending a couple of hours catching up tonight. I had from last Thursday to this Tuesday on holiday and have been way, way too busy for my own good. Thursday, 3 mile round trip walk to teh printers and back, looked at a couple hous...
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We want to love and be loved -- from Hazelden
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: There can be a lot of hurt in love, and there is always risk, and one can't help wondering sometimes if there couldn't be a better way to live. --Merle Shain We want to love and be loved, and we mistakenly believe the right significant other will complete our world. The p...
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So yeah i'm an alcoholic too
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Long time matter fact, been through recovery programs, treatment facilitys, half way houses, homelessness, state ran prisons, hospitals and institutions and near death. At 38 I got sober stayed dry 5 years and relapsed when life got to tough and I had no spiritual program stayed out 1 night and came...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Wide Arc of Gratitude & 24hrs a Day
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And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives, Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A.'s beginning. THE A.A. WAY OF LIFE, p. 67 Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I migh...
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Especially grateful today
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Well, on top of a beautiful easter day here in east Tennessee, and as much good food as I could eat, I got an awesome chocolate cake and medallion for my 1 year anniversary today. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought this day would come. Today it seems like all my wildest dreams (that I di...
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Speaker of the week/common solution
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The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. A friend of mine saw this guy...
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What we all have in common
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Since I initially got sober in 1992 I "relapsed" twice Something I kept hearing in the rooms was my alcoholism always progressed whether I kept drinking or not. That if I picked up a drink, I would immediately be as badly off as the days before I quit. This was not my experience. Now I have seen...
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Prayer Needed!
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Hi friends! I need your prayers for a very close friend who had a bad accident today and is seriously injured in Hospital. Unfortunately I can't afford to travel to be with him. So please guys, pray I don't lose him without getting to say goodbye. Thanks! S.
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Step 4 question
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I was curious if anyone had an opinion regarding starting Step 4 on my own. I have been to about a dozen meetings, but don't know that I am really close to finding a sponser. Actually I have been trying different meetings and have largely been seeing a different group of people each time. It may be a bit bef...
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Recognizing Choices -- from Hazelden
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Recognizing Choices We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see. We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling. Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we he...
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60 days sober TODAY!!!
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This is the longest I have ever been sober since I have ever tried to quit! Couldn't do it with all the support from friends, family and everyone here! Thanks
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HAPPY EASTER MIP !!
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Happy Easter MIP Folks !! What a great day to be sober and have the ability to share it with some family members . Family ... one of the best gifts/rewards of working the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Have a wonderful day !
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I really need some HELP
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Hi All, Well it has been a week with struggling really hard with something. Someone I know that had/has gone back out. I have talked to another member, now two members, and all I have been doing is Praying for the Help in Letting Go and Letting GOD. As in I Can't, He Can and I Let Him. This has always been...
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Wheres a cheap good place to buy recovery items? Such as books, rings, clothes, mugs etc?
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Wheres a cheap good place to buy recovery items? Such as books, rings, clothes, mugs etc?
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Brought down to my knees......
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I'm on day 19. So I got up this morning an blew the dust of the old Cannondale road bike, first time in over two years. Put some batteries in the odometer and set for 19 nineteen miles, my mind said I could do it no prob. Lets just say my knees thought a little different after 5 mile and good climb. No matter, i...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Lifetime Process & 24hrs a Day
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We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn't control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people. . . . ALCOHOLICS...
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Relapsed after 60 days in rehab/clean
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I was in rehab for 60 days. Although i knew i was not ready to come home i still did so due to feeling as though the program was no longer working for me & that i needed to come home and get my stuff together b/c i felt like i no longer had my families full support. I think they just thought i was OK/rehabilit...
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