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Sunrise Quote
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My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry, to get my work done, and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. ~Angelou, Maya on Hope
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Today's Gift 2/14
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The more you love, the more love you are given to love with. --Lucien PriceWith love comes promises of sentiment as rapturous as fall's splendor of color and as delicate as a crystal of snow. Love empowers us to handle the struggles that bind us, the struggles that stretch us to grow. The familiar sight...
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Today's Gift 2/13
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Ordinary moments ... they in turn enrich our livesOur spiritual life is on the same plane as our everyday relationships. It's not just something within our mind or feelings, and it's not just lofty and in the clouds. Spirituality is between people and in all relationships. Its growth depends on the w...
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Could He be One of Us?
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WINONA, Minn. (AP) A man has a pretty good excuse for why he crashed his car into a utility pole in Winona: his dog puked on him. The Winona Daily News reported police found the car unattended last Thursday morning against an Xcel Energy pole. Witnesses told officers they saw a man leaving the area and wa...
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AA Prospect Attends First Meeting
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So, this is how it is to go to a first AA meeting in the year 2016, eh? Alcoholics Anonymous: not just for Hollywood By Gretchyn Kaylor | Published 01/25/16 1:26pm | Updated 01/25/16 1:26pm Hi, Im Gretchyn and Im in the same boat. I butchered the widely known mantra.Were not a cult, was one of the firs...
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Today's Gift 2/12
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Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. --Herbert OttoThe rewards of our new life are apparent to us because of how we feel, and apparent to others by what they can see. Many of us had reached our bottom point, and we...
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"Good Orderly Direction" and other problems I'm having with the program
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Hi, I've been recently considering going back to AA meetings. I have went in the past after being sober for a month and it seemed to cause my relapse. Although I still feel responsible for my own actions, the constant talk of alcohol and drinking was too much to not trigger me, even when told as horror s...
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Daughter was born Feb 4th.
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It is a blessing that I was there to be a part of it, and sober. 8 months sober the day after her birth. I can't believe I've made it through this sober. ODAAT!!
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Today's Gift 2/11
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Do, or do not. There is no "try." --Yoda, in The Empire Strikes BackTrying is what we do when we aren't willing to make a commitment. We say, "I'll try," when our heart isn't ready to give a full effort. It's what we say when we can't admit that our resolve is wimpy. And it's the lie t...
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Today's Gift 2/9 'Coping with Families'
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Coping with FamiliesThere are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with family members and learn different behaviors. Some disconnect for a time, and then return slowly on a dif...
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Today's Gift 2/10
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If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. --SenecaA panic attack is feeling a sudden burst of anxiety and fear for no reason. We all experience anxiety from time to time but it can usually be traced to a cause. A true panic attack happens out of the blue. Once we may have reacted to panic at...
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OUTSIDE ISSUE: REGARDING TROLLS...
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This board, unfortunately, seems to be a ripe target for trolls. It is an unpleasant fact that such pathetic people exist to push buttons and infuriate folks to the point of leaving. Don't get me wrong, I know that some have left because of clashing egos and opinions, but anyone with message board savv...
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Sunrise Quote 2/9
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? ~Kennedy, Rose F. on Adversity
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4 months!
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Well, yesterday was 4 months sober for me! I woke up this morning without a headache and feeling great. I just keep praying daily, working on the steps and hitting a meeting or two a week. Did you know that they can play the Super Bowl without me drinking? I didn't know that!
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Am I being selfsh to ask my visiting sister not to get drun around me
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My sister has come to visit me for a few months. She sometimes wants to go out to bars for fun and wants me to go with her. (she lives in a small town that's not much fun and wants to cut loose while she's here) Its not that I want to drink but it annoys me when she gets drunk. She has always been more social and...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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February 8, 2016Quote of the Week"Directions to recovery: Just go straight to hell and make a U-turn." When I was new to the program, I heard a word I didn't know the definition of. The word was perdition. As the fog began to clear my, sponsor recommended I look it up, and when I read its mea...
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Sunrise Quote 2/8
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The balanced man is he whose thoughts soar on the wings of vision - but whose feet remain on the rocks of reality. ~J.A. Rosenkranz
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Today's Gift 2/8
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Disappointment and FrustrationMany of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative or limited thoughts about ourselves and our world. What are some of those limiting thoughts, those subconscious be...
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Sunrise Quote 2/7
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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ~Martin Luther King Jr.
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A Higher Power problem
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I am a religious person. What that religion is doesn't matter. In the 12 step program, God can be anything you want it to be. It's a god of your understanding. The problem here is that all the qualities ascribed to the 12-Step God only describes one God in the history of theology: the Protestant Christi...
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Finally went to an AA meeting but FAILED my first 24Hours UGH
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So I have been heavily drinking lately, for a long time actually and talking to my Head Doc she finally got me to go to an AA meeting. Well I decided to because I really do want this crap to end. So long story short, I went last night and afterwards I had to go shopping (about 3 hours later) and what do you know,...
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Today's Gift 2/7 (One of my Favorites)
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In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things. --Pablo CasalsThe Third Step refers to "God as we understood Him." The pathways to meeting our Higher Power and to our spiritual awakening are all around. Every tree and every l...
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Sober housing in Atlanta, Georgia
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I'm fresh out of a 90 day treatment program in Michigan and moving back to my home in Atlanta. Does anyone know the best way to find sober housing in Atlanta? Thanks
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Help 2 of us in Playas Ecuador
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Please let us know if you know of any AA meetings in Playas Ecuador we are from WI living here for 2 months. Please let us know on our e mail at tolson4one@yahoo.com
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Sunrise Quote 2/4
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Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. ~Paul Boese
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Fellow AA lying about sober time
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I have a situation that I don't now how to handle. Would like to hear from anyone that went through this and how it worked for them. The fellow AA is my husband, therefore I have inside information on this. Bottom line, he is coming up on 2 years sober (according to what he tells me and everyone) after 3 ye...
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Today's Gift 2/4
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Reflection for the DayToday I'll try to settle for less than I wish were possible, and be willing to not only accept it but to appreciate it. Today, I'll not expect too much of anyone - especially myself. I'll try to remember that contentment comes from gratefully accepting the good that comes to us, an...
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Today's Gift 2/3
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Did you ever get a punch card from a coffee shop? If you buy nine coffees, you get the tenth free. Even though you're not paying for it, you know this purchase isn't free. The price was factored into earlier purchases. But still, getting something free is sweet. We feel like we deserve what's handed to us...
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Hitting a Wall in Sobriety article
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https://www.thefix.com/content/hitting-a-wall-in-sobriety-10051?page=all
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Testing, testing, 1,2,3.
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just seeing if I got an Internet signal. I haven't had one in a while. still with you all, still batting on your team. You can't get rid of me that easy.
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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February 1, 2016Quote of the Week"Anger is one letter away from Danger." When I came into the program I was so angry, but I didn't realize how much. For years I had used drugs and alcohol to numb these feelings, to manage and hide them. When these were taken way, my anger quickly turned to ra...
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Today's Gift 2/1
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Action carries us in the direction we choose.Recovery involves doing - going to meetings working our program, reaching out to others. We don't get a job by sitting at home thinking about it, and we don't get a degree by looking at college catalogs. It's true that we need to reflect; we need quiet times w...
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Dry Drunk article
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https://www.discoveryplace.info/dry-drunk-depth-explanation-dry-drunk-recovery
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Farewell Zoomtopz
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Zoomtopz wrote: just got one smaller. Bye Aw, come on, mate. You don't have to leave in a huff. You're just cranky about some ideas that you don't like. Come on back to the fold. If not, fare thee well. You were around for 3+ years. Much longer than average. At least two standard deviations above the mean,...
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Sunrise Quote
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Let's choose today to quench our thirst for the good life we thinks others lead by acknowledging the good that already exists in our lives. We can then offer the universe the gift of our grateful hearts. ~Breathnach, Sarah Ban on Gratitude
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Today's Gift 1/31
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Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the light, even though for the moment you do not see. --Bill WilsonAt times, despair, sadness, and hopelessness fill us. None of us will get out of this world without experiencing tragedy. At these times, we turn to our Higher Power and the spiritual principle...
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Sunrise Quote
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The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~Carl Rogers
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Today's Gift 1/30
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Where There is Charity and Wisdom ---- St. Francis of Assisi (paraphrased)Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor annoyance.Where there is love and joy, there is neither greed nor selfishness.Where t...
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Today's Gift 1/29
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One cannot have wisdom without living life. --Dorothy McCallUnderstanding circumstances, other people, even ourselves, comes with the passage of time and our willingness to be open to all the lessons contained within a moment. We must be willing to participate fully in the events that have reque...
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Sunrise Quote 1/28
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The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. ~Maureen Dowd
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Today's Gift 1/28
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Believing in changeAt first, drugs or booze turned us on; later they turned on us. We couldn't find any peace anywhere. We began turning into the kind of person we didn't want to be, but we didn't know what was happening to us or how to change. When we came to believe that our lives could and would turn arou...
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Sunrise Quote 1/27
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Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. ~John F. Kennedy
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Today's Gift 1/27
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Gaining peace of mind Even though many of us were certainly ready to take the First Step - to admit that we were addicts - we balked at taking the following eleven steps. We felt it would be ridiculous or too much work, or we denied the existence of a Higher Power. When we started to hurt bad or began to reach...
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Alcoholism cured ***update***
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I found the cure. I can now drink at abandon. If you want to know the cure please let me know :) ***UPDATE*** I regret to announce that my cure proved to be unsuccessful. Please continue with your AA program. In the immortal words of The Irish Rovers... "My head is like a football. I think I'm gonn...
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Sunrise Quote
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Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. ~Judy Garland
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JEALOUSY?-- I'm not even sure...just terrible. Need sobering advice.
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Oh, relationships in recovery.... always getting people into trouble. Before you roll your eyes, I am begging you for help... please. I am in a committed relationship in recovery. He is a divorced man with two little adorable children. I have never been married and have no kids. I love this man with ev...
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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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AA Women's Speakers!
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCoNWFgxjiSV_hbxM99fpQ2tZEkPXW6HM
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HELP
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Hi all,
I am really struggling at the moment with sadness. I just feel my life has become so dull and boring. I am proud of what I have achieved so far but beginning to wonder is this it. There seems no time to kick back and enjoy myself or anything to release the stress and its building. Suddenly started t...
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Sunrise Quote 1/26
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Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim. ~John D. Rockefeller
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