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overwhelmed
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I've been soooo overwhelmed lately... at first it was overwhelmed with tons of bad memories, things I'm trying to deal with now... it was a bad kind of being overwhelmed... and I just couldn't back off from it either, I couldn't just take a break... I was just diving in with my workbook I'm using and goin...
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Online Meetings?
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I see at the top of this page that there's supposed to be a meeting tonight online. It seems everytime I try it, the room is empty.
Will there be one tonight?
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Yo..Pytbull
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You mean theres two of us?? Well..Don't that beat all...eh...
Im South of Owen Sound in Durham....Where you at??
If youre around Orillia..theres a one day Roundup there...on November 18th...
Im thinkin of goig up...
You in AA... Area 86?
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I just realized that youre a new...
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The "Other" Serenity Prayer
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Grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change
The Courage to change the things I cannot accept
And the Wisdom to hide the bodies of those people
I had to kill today because they peeved me off
And also help me to be careful of the toes I step on
As they may be connected to the butt
That...
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thank you all - update
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I'm doing better. Went to a meeting yesterday & then saw a friend perform. It was at a bar but I didn't drink. I had non-alcoholic beer. I know some people of different views on this but it's what I did & I'm sooooo glad I did. Cheered me up to see some of the drunks...
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Wise to stop smoking this soon?
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Hi Ya'll,
I'm sorry I haven't been around. I've been moving and getting settled in. Selling stuff on eBay since ex isn't paying alimony. (He's appealed the divorce ) It's really been busy around here.
My question is: Did any of you try...
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noticing
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I have noticed that when I am not entirly focussed on me, and focussed on helping others in either face to face 12 step or generally helping others less fortunate than me, I get a real sense of escape that I sought after all those years at the bottom of a bottle or a cardboard wine box in my case.
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The Dangers Of Alcohol (Humour)
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A new guy in town walks into a bar and reads a sign that hangs over the bar... FREE BEER! FREE BEER FOR THE PERSON WHO CAN PASS THE TEST! So the guy asks the bartender what the test is.
Bartender replies "Well, first you have to drink that whole gallon of pepper tequila, the WHOLE thing at once and you can...
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Got a Copy
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I borrowed a copy of the big book from my friend today.it was given to her by her mother who is an alcoholic.i am going to start to read it when i go to bed.i am not sure of what to expect but i hope i can get something out of it like everybody else seems to have.
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I'm changing.. a lot... and it's good :)
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I'm already feeling better after crashing earlier today. When I talked to my sponsor, she said that overwhelming need to cry is just emotions, and when you're getting sober your emotions are screwed up and you might just want to cry out of the blue for no reason. She said it happened to her a lot. So at lea...
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Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability?
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Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability?
Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the program certain that we are managing our lives very well but hoping to learn how to better manage someone else. For some of us, t...
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Staying off someone else's WHIRL
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That is the simplest term I can put my current marital challenge into.
I like when the road gets narrower.
Much simpler in spiritual terms.
Now I finally know what it is I am supposed to work on.
Joni
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First Meeting..
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hello all:
i went to my first AA meeting last night. i was so inspired by it. i was so scared to go. i went with my bro in law. he introduced me to lots of the people. i really enjoyed listening to them. i don't feel so alone. well i should go.. have g...
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Slogans for the Newbies
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I thought maybe we could all share one AA slogan or two, with all the newcomers to this board. Let's keep it going, guys!!
I'll go first.
"One Day at a Time."
To me, this means that I only have to stay sober for 24 hours. I may not be able to make a decision to go the rest of my life without a drink, but I kno...
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Be Aware of Your Motives
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"Ordinarily, everything we do is in our self-interest. Everything."
-- Anthony de Mello
"Remember, most of the things you think you need are ego trips designed to bolster your image and your perception of security.... You'll waste a lot of energy satisfying your ego only to find that, as soon as...
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Hurting....
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I have come to find that I really don't know what to do with myself when I am hurting. Last night's 'talk' with the hubby ended on a decent note... and I was very very busy throughout the day....
But now he is going out to eat with the guys and didn't inform me til the last minute.
Expectations... I Know....
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I'm here
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I'm all moved in to my new home state and new apartment here in North Carolina! So far, I really like the area---and we're just a few miles away from the beach, so what's not to love?
I went to my first meeting tonight here. The peo...
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To Gary.."Happy 17 Years"
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Gary and I met on the AA board a while ago..and even tho we have not shared on the AA board..have done a lot via phone and email...
I know that Gary comes on the board and reads the posts that we all share...
"GARY!!" One day at a time buddy...and many more days..
Life on lifes terms...no matter...
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wow
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I feel like a new person... it feels weird... just this weird feeling that I can't describe nagging at me all the time... but it's not necessarily a bad thing.
I'm having my ups and downs... sometimes what I'm dealing with gets me down... then I have counseling and we talk it over and usually I leave t...
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Remaining calm.....
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Well,
My husband and I had to have a long talk tonight, and he was actually prepared to leave and go to his cousin's house if need be. But it didn't have to come to that, thanks to the program teaching me how to remain calm and stay grounded in the face of accusations and inventories. We are going th...
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Self Worthiness
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At yesterdays meeting, the topic was forgiveness & it turned into how we don't think much of ourselves.
If left on my own, I will sink real low with or without alcohol.....
I guess that's why we keep going to meetings so we can be reminded that we're worth it.
I've slipped so many times....
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Things don't bring true happiness
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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. -- Henry David Thoreau
Consider the young man who was doing great in his high school studies, then suddenly started to fall behind. One day, a teacher pulled the young...
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Name it, claim it, and let it go!
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Forgiving Ourselves: Name it, claim it, and let it go! - by Gwendolyn M. Duhon, Ph.D.
The nature of being human is being imperfect. We, as human beings, make mistakes every day. Making mistakes can be a great learning experience. Finding out how not to do something can be as import...
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easy now
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Hi there, feeling a little better today, feel like I am achieving something finally, need to get a meeting in today or tomorrow, havent wanted to take a drink today, and for that I am grateful, just going to sit and watch a comedy, then off to hospital to see a sick realtive.
Rob
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Daily Reflections Sept 28
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LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 Sponsorship held two surprises for me. First, that my sponsees cared about me. What I had thought was gratitude was more li...
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rough day
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I've had a really rough day... just something I'm dealing with... I feel drained, about to go to bed and pass out. I really feel like I'm making some progress though... I'm learning how to get through this without drinking/other bad things... haven't even had a thought of it today even though today suc...
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Sorry Off Topic
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I'm getting to where I fear going to bed at night. I'm so tired right now, but hubby's still up, so I might as well stay up, or that's what I'm telling myself... truth is, I don't want to face the racing thoughts that I've always had at night that have only gotten worse in the past 2 months since I've been deal...
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HEY THERE
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HEY THERE, everything seems ok in life, not upset or depressed but really fancy a beer! not good huh?
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Letting Go...
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LETTING GO TAKES LOVE
To let go does not mean to stop caring, it means I can't do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off, it's the realization I can't control another. To let go is not to enable, but allow learning from natu...
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re: longer term difficulties
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I tried something today, just for the hell of it, did without coffee. I drink a pot or two, spaced out through the day, and often have my ol (never washed) coffee cup in my hand when i'm off work and around the house.
Fairly dramatic difference.
Last night, after half a day off coffee, I layed down and r...
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Earth to JUSTIN!!!!!!!!!
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Where ya' been??
Hope all is going well......
Joni
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Ego Tricks
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"One of the great dangers of transformational work is that the ego attempts to sidestep deep psychological work by leaping into the transcendent too soon. This is because the ego always fancies itself much more ‘advanced’ than it actually is."
-- Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
The Tibetan tea...
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The next right thing - HOW ???
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Need some help........My son is on a road to no where, fast. He's 16, barely passing in school, lieing about where he is and what he's doing. He got suspended 3 days while I was in AZ, I found out today when the letter came from the school. I provide him with a truck, I pay the insurance and I give him a t...
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working too much
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Just thought I'd let everyone know that I'm still around. Just working long hours...averaging from 55 to 65 hours a week right now, trying to keep the factory above the red line. Hit the office at 6:45am today and finally left at 7:15pm with 15 minutes off for lunch. Gotta be crazy t...
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My Pink Cloud Days!
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Hi everyone,
I've been having a great few days recently. My boyfriend and I have finished setting up my new computer and it works just great; we had lunch out yesterday in a wonderful restaurant that specialises in fresh sea food, overlooking a marina; we are planning on going away for a few days ea...
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Isn't it great life is open-ended!
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Isn't it great life is open-ended! -- Brigitte Frase
Elizabeth Lawton, known as "Grandma Layton," is an American artist who never drew a picture until she was 68 years old. She spent all the years before that time trying to cope with depression. She had gone through therapy, medications, and s...
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Where's WALDO?????
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Just in case I 'vanish' for a week or so at some point in time, this is where I'll be...........
Joni
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Thoughts For The Day
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Men are always whining about how women are sufficating them.
Personally, I think if you can hear them whining..you are not pressing hard enough, on the pillow.
If your'e not supposed to stick Q-tips in your ears..what the hell are they for???
Actually...you can have a healthy sex life, well in...
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Daily Reflection Sept 27
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WITHOUT RESERVATION When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p.37 While practicing service to others, if my successes give rise to grandiosity, I must reflect on what brought me to this point. What has been given joyfully, with love, m...
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Against the Grain~OM
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Going Against What Is Popular
Just because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn't mean it's right for everyone. However, part of the way that something becomes popular is that many of us don't take the time to determine what's right for us; we simply do what most of the people we know are doin...
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Today I will be grateful for where I am now.
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Today I will be grateful for where I am now.
My life might not be perfect, and I might not have achieved the goals I thought I would have by now; I might not be living the kind of life I thought I would be or want to be, but I'm grateful for this day, right now, and the fact that I've made a commitment to mysel... >
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little bit better
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I actually for the most part feel ok right now... since counseling today. I was dreading counseling so bad... I'd been doing writing exercises from a book and emailing what I wrote to my counselor... and then I had a really bad weekend... I was dreading talking about it all... but we talked about mostly...
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Good to be back at Home!!!!
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Had a great time in Oklahoma City and it was wonderful traveling through 5 beautiful states to get there. The ex-wife did NOT freak out at all, to my surprise... no, my husband ended up being the emotional one!!!!
Anyhoo, it was so good to see the boys. Oklahoma City is very beautiful and the weather wa...
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update - long
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Hi everyone,
I’m back. Did some more research again & WHAT a lesson…..why do I do this to myself? Again & again?
I have no one to blame but myself!
I had a no-where job, no-where life so I decided to put in my notice with my apartment complex. ...
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It has been a little while
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Well it has only been a week, last Sunday, but feels I have been away from the Board for a month, got this Bug, and have been in Bed, and Ugh, that can just so boring.
Just wanted to say hello, and hope everyone is doing o.k. today, and hope to rejoin you all soon.
Hugs, Toni
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A bit of a relapse
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Ok it was a big one.I went on a boat crusie on Friday night with every intention of behaving but had that first beer.I felt so bad on Saturday and embarrassed of my self because I didnt have the self-control to control my drinking.I was doing so good,I now know that I cant be around booze.I am thinking that...
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Daily Reflections Sept 26
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OUR CHILDREN The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children. . . . In time they will see that he is a new man and in their own way they will let him know it. . . . From that point on, progress will be rapid. Marvelous results often follow such a reunion. ALCOHOLICS ANONYM...
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advice
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my partner is suffering from anxiety, I need some advice, she is anxious about being off work with anxiety! I love her and dont want to see her hurt, but I feel that I can get annoyed with her as I think that she is trying to rush things through, I said "you wouldnt be running if you had a broken leg, so dont get...
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Are you afraid to be different?/ Joy
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Are you afraid to be different?
On the path of evolution, we move from being a willing and obedient member of the group to wanting to take control over our own lives. This is a necessary but difficult transition.
Andrew Schneider says, "At this point we are afraid of being ourselves. We are afraid o...
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Longer term difficulties
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I stumbled across a page of stuff that could be helpful concerning the dificulties we face after short term sobriety, just linking, copyrights and all.. http://www.tlctx.com/ar_pages/paw_part1.htm 3 pages, good stuff. Gave me another check up from the neck up. I get into an awfull rut with cigar...
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