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paradoxical commandments
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The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr. Kent M. Keith People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed an...
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The Promises -My Experience Today
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Why Dogs Don't Live as Long as People
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From: Why Dogs Don't Live As Long As People... Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very much attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examine...
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a new perspective...
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Just a few days ago, I was feeling so sorry for myself... My marriage sucks, my job sucks, I feel the only good thing in my life is my children. and then...
Well , there's this woman who needs an apartment, and we work with this group, Cascade Aids Project, not too many people will re...
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hey, everybody!!
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I just want to say hello to everyone. I see a lot of us happen to be online at the moment.
love in recovery,
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a concern
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Hello folks ...
I'm not trying to stir up controversy but I've had an on-going concern (for about 15 years) of closing meetings with "The Lord's Prayer".
I've become general chair of an 11th Step group in my area where it's becoming increasingly common for people to be a bit indiscreet in shar...
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I don't know what's going on with me. I'm sober and I feel like crap. I feel like someone injected freon in my veins. I had this horrible headache and now I feel like I've been poisoned or something. Talk about fear. I took excederin and then ibuprofen a few hours later. I don't think that can cause problem...
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drinking quotes
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Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.
Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964)
Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with,...
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Attitude
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Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.
William James (1842 - 1910)
I am still determined to be cheerful...
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Hiya
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Hi there, sorry for my out burst, I have been a little down in the dumps of late. I am feeling not too bad today and intend to keep it that way. I understand that alcoholism is a disease not just a moral issue.
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Security (and more)
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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through exper...
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FARMER
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* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. * Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. * Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. * A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. * Words that soak into your ears ar...
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Tonight
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Well its coming up to 22:30, offi closed half an hour ago.. didnt buy drink..
BUT i did find a can under my bed when i was looking for some crisps.
I have not drank it.. i prob wont. But im not gona post till tomorrow.. just encase ..
Not much else to say at the mo.. i pretty much posted ever...
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An Article On The "Big One"
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Random Thoughts and Reflections on Love
Larry James
How do you define love?
Some say it's mysterious, magical, complex, difficult, imaginary, thought-provoking, inspirational, intuitional, joyous, immeasurable, ecstasy, and undefinable. Perhaps.
In one of Dr. John Gray's audi...
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2nd night sober
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Ok.. so its just gone 10pm.. the offlicense is now closed and im sober..
I tired as hell and going to bed soon.. Probably for the best.. probably dream about irish shellfish with italian names scuttling along a sandy beach.. and mabe something to do with pigs... lol..
Again Alcoho...
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Good Morning
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Patience
How sick and tired we may become of people telling us to be patient or to learn patience. How frustrating it can be to want to finally have something, or to move forward, and then not have that happen. How irritating to have someone tell us to wait while our needs have not been met and were in t...
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Pour ME
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Self Pity
"Poor little ol' me." The PLOMS. How often do we succumb to this temptation? Usually it's an excuse for not doing what we know we should do, but do not want to do. Or it's a way to manipulate someone else into doing something for us which we should be doing ourselves. If we spend our tim...
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when i laugh now it is REAL
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The following is from "Hope for Today" An Al-Anon daily meditation reader approved by World Service Conference Al-Anon Family Groups (c) 2002 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc ---------------------------------------------
Hope for Today - April 6
I always used s...
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Only Human
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"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are m...
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Daily Reflections April 6
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Daily Reflections A LIFETIME PROCESS 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 rea...
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BEACHOLOGY
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When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a BEACH.
When I stand up for Those I love, They call me a BEACH.
When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, They call me a BEACH.
Being a BEACH means I won't Compromise what's in my heart.
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Property Lines
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Property Lines
A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or her rightful property.
If another person has an addiction, a problem, a feeling, or a sel...
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Amazing
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I was amazed on my way back from a meeting, there was a injured wood pidgeon in the road and another wood pidgeon swooped down, picked this injured bird up with its feet and fluttered it to safty. Why would a bird do that? I always thought it was only humans who were given the gift of God and spirituality, bu...
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A great day
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Hey guys. have done my morning prayer and feeling good, I wondered if you could share insight as to what to pray as I am new.
I know that the book tells us " Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives...
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Today was quite fun.
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Omg i am so tired.. Stayed up online and then watchin film till bout 01:40 this morning.. got to sleep by about 2 or alittle after i gues.. .. Bit of a rough night.. no too bad.. t-shirt soaked when i woke up.. bloody sweats.... Actualy i had a dream that it was today and that i had real bad shake...
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Wednesday
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Real love is like holding an egg in your hand. The tighter you squeeze, the more you lose. Ron P.
When we learn to love the beauty & gifts of others as separate from us, healthy relationships can flourish. Control is the enemy of love & at the heart of our pa...
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I didnt go to a meeting today but i didnt drink either
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Hey everyone.
Well i didnt go to the meeting tonight.. gees im so tired tonight.. even more so when i first left work... I kept thinking of walking into the meeting and the guy called Carl outside sayin "how are you doing?... improvement?".. he said somethign like that last week ..and also facing ala...
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Keep it in today
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One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone. --Ida Scott Taylor
It's not always easy to understand that the day stretching before us is all that counts. Daydreaming about the party last week, or getting upset all over again about a fight we had yester...
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hey all
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well the wheather is getting warm. and im am glad . going to get gared tilled next week. and getting my tomatoes started. (friom seed). also flower box to fill so starting flowers too. life is good!!!! take care all stay sober wagon
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Stress
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Hi A.A.
I think that I suffer with stress and it has to be stopped, I cant seem to be able to relax and I am always anxious about things, I would say my career in business does not help too much, a lady said reiki is my answer today but I do not know if I believe in it!
Have you had a problem with stress? and how...
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IM GONE
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YOU WILL NEVER HEAR FROM ME AGAIN
I KNOW WHEN I AM NOT WANTED
-- Edited by Robert at 19:25, 2006-04-03
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Too Young?
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I did not think as a 23 year old I could be alcoholic, you get a idea in your head of a dirty old man with a trench coat and brown paper bag. I am so glad that my eyes were open to the fact I was, the great alcohol beat me into it , now I need to find another Higher Power.
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Relationships and Expectations
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The Truth About Relationship Expectations
Larry James
Blaming others for the pain we feel each time someone fails to live up to our expectations is no different than burning our tongue on coffee that's too hot to swallow, and then calling our cup an idiot! - Guy Finl...
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screw the challenges---i need some joy AND hugs
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TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006
You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1098>.
All we are asked to bear we can bear. That is a law of the spiritual life. The only hindrance to the working of this law, as of all benign laws, is fear. --Elizabeth...
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The Full Serenity prayer...
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I was just telling Rob how I ran across this on the web. Some of you 'ol timers probably know about the other part to it. I just am really finding it useful lately. "moment by moment..." (Ps:I was not big on the 'God', or 'hereafter' when I first got sober, and never thought I would ever...
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Some funny and some to learn from!
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Fifteen Childhood Characteristics That Sometimes Get Lost in Adults1. Seek out things that are fun to do 2. Jump from one interest to another 3. Curious, eager to try new things 4. Smile and laugh a lot 5. Experience and express emotions freely 6. Creative and innovative 7. Physically active 8. Const...
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i am here---making the best of it
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TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006
You are reading from the book Touchstones </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=212>.
What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, .you are in a spiritual realm. -...
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God's time
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Say when it's time to do that difficult thing.
Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that relationship arises. It's like a gift from God when that window opens up. All we need to do is gently step through...
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addictions and "back up" addictions
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TUESDAY , APRIL 04, 2006
You are reading from the book Food for Thought </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=33>.
Resting
We compulsive overeaters often used food as a stimulant when we felt the need to be busy about something. Of course, food did not keep us stimulated for long, sin...
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balance---being a blessing AND accepting my limits
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You are reading from the book Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Hardcover (24 Hours) </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1096>.
A.A. Thought for the Day
When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about h...
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Have a good night eh?
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There are offenses given & offenses not given but taken.
—Izaak Walton
We bring on a lot of unnecessary suffering by being supersensitive. How often, for example, do we get our feelings hurt by what someone else has said? If this is a regular refrain in our lives, we may need to listen mo...
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New Start
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I like what this program brings me.
I can start the day again at any stage, it tells me so in the big book, as we go through the day we pause when agitated
I am not good at posting so please be awaire of that, and if I go off the subject at all please let me know.
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Carrying The Load...
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Man, like the Bridge, was designed to carry the load of the moment, not the combined weight of a year at once. William A. Ward
When trouble tumbles down on us, we are easily overwhelmed. We see problems facing us in the future & mountains of work to do. We loo...
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Robert, Now we're sorry!
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IVE BEEN SILLY
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i HAVE HAD THIS WORRY ABOUT GOING INTO WORK TODAY. HERE IS WHAT THE BIG BOOK SAYS ABOUT WORRY AND RESENTMENT:
To the precise extent that we permit these, do we squander the hours that might have been worth while
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6 & 7
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If it's okay, I need some reminders today...I'd like to hear a little on the 6th and 7th steps, please. There's a situation going on in my life that my character defects are on the rampage with - I've done the inventory (I could still use to talk it over with my sponsor), but I'd really like to hear th...
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for those in the USA
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Here is the information on how to contact the GSO in the USA, in New York City,,, and the general website:
http://www.aa.org/en_information_aa.cfm?PageID=48
http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash
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for those in the UK
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I found the website for AA in the UK:
http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/Default.htm
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MP3s
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Ive just made possibly the best song I have ever made, and I wanted to share it with you guys. the porblem is I dont know how I would get it on here? save as an MP3 do you think?
or would I need to upload it somewhere?
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Sorry
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Sorry for the daft post I did earlier, there was no excuse at all for it and it was childish. Please dont feel you need to accept my oppology, but I am sorry.
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