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Fellowship
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 24, 2009 FellowshipI felt confused, dispirited, alone and afraid.I found my way up and out, into a sobriety that is strong enough to meet the adversities of life itself.When I joined the Fellowship of AA, I learned that togetherwe could do th...
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We Cannot Live Alone
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As Bill Sees ItPage 83 We Cannot Live Alone All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires; they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than the Fifth. Scarcely any Step is more necessary to long time sobriety and peace of mind. A.A. ex...
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Daily Reflections ~ ... And No More Reservations
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We have seen the truth again and again: Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.. . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long tim...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd March 09
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You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the speakers, you talk with other me...
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Trouble Becomes an Asset
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As Bill Sees ItPage 82 Trouble Becomes an Asset "I think that this particular General Service Conference holds promise and has been filled with progress -- because it has had trouble. And it has converted that trouble into an asset, into some growth, and into a great promise. "A.A. was...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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March 23, 2009 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination." Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program and be...
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As We See It
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"As We See It"March 23 More than anything, I wanted to be a normal drinker. Of course, my idea of normal was being able to drink as much as I wanted with no consequences! Thanks to Kathy Y. for today's AWSI. Today's six words: Sponsor sees one thing, me another. As We See It reflects the expe...
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Trading
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 23, 2009TradingI traded dependence on puny self for dependence on God.I traded resentment for understanding, fear for trust, selfishness for love.I traded dissatisfaction for hope, dishonesty for truth.I traded retaliation for amendment...
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AA Thought for the Day & a Share
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)~ Scroll down for share ~March 22, 2009The SolutionI wanted to stop drinking, but I did not like the self-searchingand the leveling of my pride, which was a requirement.However, I saw that it really worked in others,so I accepted their suggestion...
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Procrastination
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...
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Daily Reflections ~ No More Struggle
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And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.84 When AA found me I thought I was in for a struggle, and that AA might provide me the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I would need to be strong, th...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd March 09
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You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get t...
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"Selfish"?
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As Bill Sees ItPage 81 "Selfish"? "I can see why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, 'A.A. is a selfish program.' The word 'selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive, demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. Of course, the A.A. way of life does not...
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Anxiety
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I am struggling a lot with anxiety and aggression. It has definitley gotten worse since I quit drinking. I have always been an extremly nervous and anxious person, but the aggression, that has came out of no where. Did any of you deal with those types of things after becoming sober? If so, could yo...
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Blackpool next weekend
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Can anyone tell me what the agenda is for next weekend at the Norbreck? I've not been to a convention before and I am staying with family nearby, that was the end of my anonymity with them! I want to enjoy as much as I can without worrying about times etc.
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Pocket Sponsor
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Day Twenty-two/3:00 AM: In prayer, "We can use words or we can pray silently through careful, mindful, spiritual acts. We can pray for ourselves or others, for what we need or want, or we can pray to follow the will of our Higher Power. In fact, we can make a prayer out of most anything we do. The wa...
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I'm close to a drink tonight
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I'm so angry right now and just tired of this life at the moment. Anyone ever feel like it would just be infinitely better to just not BE, just *poof*. Some philosopher once said that true Nirvana is a state of not being. Writing this thread seems rather retarded but if I'm gonna slam the keys might as we...
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State wide conference
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Ok..so I'm headed down to a statewide AA conference today in Miami. The fellowship has been gearing up for this for months and all the fundraisers that went on had proceeds going to this. Not sure what it will be like, but I'm about to find out. Will report back (anonymously of course lol).
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Debits and Credits
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As Bill Sees It Page 80 Debits and Credits Following a gossip binge, we can well ask ourselves these questions: "Why did we say what we did? Were we only trying to be helpful and informative? Or were we not trying to feel superior by confessing the other fellow's sins? Or, because of fear and dislik...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th March 09
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A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Someti...
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Daily Reflections ~ Love & Tolerance
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Love and tolerance of others is our code. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 I have found that I have to forgive others in all situations to maintain any real spiritual progress. The vital importance of forgiving may not be obvious to me at first sight, but my studies tell me that every great spiritual teache...
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Happy Birthday Sobrietyspell
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Happy Birthday! Danielle -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 06:37:58 AM -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 01:45:15 PM
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The Lesson
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 19, 2009The LessonThe most important thing I've learned is this:When I'm feeling bad emotionally, it's usually my own fault.In nearly every case, I had made the choices that had gotten me there.But AA never said,"Perhaps this isn't for yo...
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Dr. Bob's RX for Sobriety
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Ebby Thacher - From AWSI
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Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Ebby Thacher (March 21, 1966) . . . in doing some research I found this dedication that Bill Wilson wrote in an AA book that he gave to Ebby at the Long Beach International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1960: "Dear Ebby, No day passes that I do not r...
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An Open Gate
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 20, 2009An Open GateThe Fellowship of AA has said that no matter what was out there,they would stand by me and help me through.More importantly, a Higher Power of my own understandingwould be there with me,and they could show me the way to tap int...
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Whose Responsibility?
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As Bill Sees It Page 79 Whose Responsibility? "An A.A. group, as such, cannot take on all the personal problems of its members, let alone those of non-alcoholics in the world around us. The A.A. group is not, for example, a mediator of domestic relations, nor does it furnish personal financial...
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Toughest Day
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This day has been stressful/crazy to say the least. I attempted to drive my car, which has failing breaks, to the auto shop. Bad idea. The car died and brakes locked up a couple of blocks from my apartment. Called a tow truck and my mother picked me up from the dealership later on and took me to her house for...
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Daily Reflections ~ Prayer: It Works
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It has been well said that almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life how else was I stayin...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 19th March 09
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A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to be ashamed of the past. Remorse is terrible mental punishment: ashamed of ourselves for the things we've said and done, afraid to face people because of what they might think of us, afraid of the consequences of what we did when we were drunk. In A...
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Emotional Hangover Anyone?
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Yes, I've been ask by my Sponsor to look at what I did to cause that really off day that ending with an emotional hangover and to look at what I might have been able to do to, maybe, have prevented it. I've been reading and talking with some other members and I wanted to see if you'd like to share on the subje...
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it isn't about me
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How the "ego" can crush the ability and thwart the best of intentions. The simplest thing that has been working very well for me given any kind of negative sitch, and creating the ability to rise above has been a simple mantra..."let God in" This is working. It is simple. I don'...
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As We See It
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"As We See It"March 19 Boy, oh boy, do I LOVE my sponsor! Only God could put together two such imperfect people (who would not normally mix) and end up with a perfect match! Today's six words: Finally comfortable in my own skin. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the...
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Clearing A Channel
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As Bill Sees It Page 78 Clearing A Channel During the day, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew the simple request "Thy will, not mine, be done." If at these points our emotional disturbances happens to be great, we will more surely keep our balance provid...
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Daily Reflections ~ Real Independence
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The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 36 I start with a little willingness to trust God and He causes that willingness to grow. The more willingness I have, the more trust I gain, and the more trust I gain, th...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th March 09
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A.A. Thought for the Day When we alcoholics first come into A.A. and we face the fact that we must spend the rest of our life without liquor, it often seems like an impossibility to us. So A.A. tells us to forget about the future and take it one day at a time. All we really have is now. We have no past time and no...
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Test results
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Morning All Just thought I'd let you know what the results of my test were, the result came back a nagetive, there's nothing to worry about. I'm still healthy, the reasoning why I've been feeling so BLAH is stress related. My doctor suggested to join up in a fitness club, Tai Gwan Do, walking, etc. So...
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As We See It
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"As We See It"March 18 Thanks to Tom H. for today's AWSI: "Spread the message of Alcoholics Anonymous wherever you go. Use words when necessary." Today's six words: "Bang! Then it all went blank." As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the lis...
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Pass It On
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AA Thought for the DayMarch 18, 2009 (Scroll down for share) 'Pass It On' As I read the Big Book daily, I am learning how to stay on the path that the first one hundred members cleared for me. Whenever I am feeling low, I think of "Bill's Story," on page 15, when he was full of self-pity during...
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Tragedy
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Just want to request prayers For a family in town that over the weekend that lost their 5 year old to a drowning incident in the home. I'm uncertained that I know this family, but probably know them to see them. I'm not certain of all the details, but the child drowned while takin a bath, all was done to try...
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A Message from "Night Light"
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Few begin with anything like a clear view of what they want to do, and the fortune they seek may come in a very different form from that which they have kept in view.--The Independent, August 1898
Take a look at the mose focused and purposeful people we know, and we'll find one common trait. Although m...
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Safety
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One of the long-term effects of living in a dysfunctional family - as children or adults - is that we don't feel safe.
Much of what we call codependency happens because we don't feel safe in relationships. This can cause us to control, obsess, or focus on the other person, while neglecting ourselves...
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"The Things We Can Not Change"
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"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." The wasted energy of negative emotions and the ensuing resentments/arguements not only makes us want to drink, but it wastes our most valuable r...
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RIP Father Martin
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The Rev. Joseph C. Martin dies at 84; expert on alcoholism and drug addictionMartin's lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years. His book 'Chalk Talks on Alcohol' was published in 1982 and is still in print. The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholi...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 17th March 09
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A.A. Thought for the Day A.A. also helps us to hang onto sobriety. By having regular meetings so that we can associate with other alcoholics who have come through that same door in the wall, by encouraging us to tell the story of our own sad experiences with alcohol, and by showing us how to help other alc...
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Daily Reflections ~ Mysterious Ways
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. . . out of every season of grief or suffering, when the hand of God seemed heavy or even unjust, new lessons for living were learned, new resources of courage were uncovered, and that finally, inescapably, the conviction came that God does move in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. TWELVE STEPS...
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Gift for 1 yr sobriety
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My daughter is reaching the 1 year anniversary of her sobriety! Does anyone have any suggestions for a very special gift from this very proud mother to my daughter? I have several thoughts but would love your input. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Danette
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"As We See It"
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"As We See It"March 17 Thanks to Jennie for today's AWSI: "I've never heard anyone complain about Step Four who has actually taken Step Four." Today's six words from a newcomer: "In my case self-absorption is justified!" As We See It reflects the experience, st...
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Truth
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 17, 2009 Truth I began with little faith, but found proof that the truth is that it works.I started to believe others after hearing how they suffered from their alcoholism, because I could see them enjoying sobriety through AA.That truth was...
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Only God Is Unchanging
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As Bill Sees It p. 76 Only God Is Unchanging "Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to society, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from hate to love, from childish independence to adult responsibilityall this and infinitely more represent change for t...
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