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New Member
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hello all. My name is Michael and i am an alcoholic. I am married with two children ages 5 and 6. I am 27 years old from tennessee. my beer drinking habits are ruining my family and my life. I am in need of support and prayers. I found this message board today as if God directed me here. Thanks for any advise or...
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Re: Toni Baloney
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Just had a carrier pigeon..fly in from California....
Computer down...could be a few days...
Message to Sober...."Congrats on new job..glad everythings going better for you"
And to everyone on the board? "She sends her love...and will miss you."
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New Job!!!
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The new job went well. Lots of paper signing and video watching along with some tests. Passed the tests with flying colors. Reading and comprehension is still easy for me. I guess my brain still works when it comes to certain things!!! The real work starts tomorrow. Hands on.
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April 21
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CULTIVATING FAITH "I don't think we can do anything very well in this world unless we practice it. And I don't believe we do A.A. too well unless we practice it. . . . We should practice . . . acquiring the spirit of service. We should attempt to acquire some faith, which isn't easily done, especially for t...
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GREAT DAY TODAY
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 Hello folks, sorry I have not visited for a couple of days. I have been so busy, I started back to work on Monday and am having a good time at it for a change, I also take in 2 meetings a day one in the am and one @ 5:30 pm and then I am also doing what they call IOP so I am staying very busy both in my recovery a...
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Touching base....
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Hi everyone I have not posted a topic for some time so just wanted to say hi. Things are good with me (reason being I have not had a drink!) Moving house soon and I am finding all the buying/selling very stressful. Although at the same time it is exciting I just pray I can stick with sobriety throughout the s...
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Hello
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Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to say hello and thank you for being here. Recovery has changed my life and I cannot thank AA and all the AA's enough. In 1993 my journey in recovery began and I continue to love my sober life. I was only a baby when I got sober (just 21) but through this pr...
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Moaning minnie
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tidied entire house top to bottom, purchased chinese lillies polished washed pots still wasnt good enough for a certain person, cant be arsed with her!
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True?
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Drunk Jokes A drunk was in front of a judge. The judge says "You've been brought here for drinking." The drunk says "Okay, let's get started." Another drunk goes up to a parking meter, puts in a quarter, the dial goes to 60. The drunk says "Huh. I lost 100 pounds!"
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step four
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Today's thought is:
The goal isn't to do a successful inventory. The goal is to dig to the deepest levels of self-honesty. --Anonymous
The Fourth Step is the hardest one for many newcomers in the Program. It is so difficult, in fact, that some of us still waiting to do it are no longer newcomers...
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Thought For Thursday
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Hurried and worried until we're buried And there's no curtain call, Life's a very funny proposition, after all. --George M. Cohan
Often, when we involve ourselves in a whirlwind of activities, plans, and expectations, we push ourselves so hard that we don't derive any satisfaction from suc...
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Daily Inventory/Daily Prayer - ESH please
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Good morning, all.
I'm looking at kind of revamping how I work my daily inventory...typically as I lie down at night for bed, I begin reviewing my day. Unfortunately, with the new hours I keep due to taking my son to work at 3 in the morning, I find myself falling asleep in the midst of the invento...
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Boys Night In
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Hey! when I got back from the meeting I really craved a sugery drink. I have been off the cola for two weeks near. But this eve I had to get some pop! as she who must be obeyed is away!
had sausage chips and beans 4 cans of coke and some cookies ! was lovely!
only just going to bed now! (3:01) have been making...
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No Sleep
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Oh gosh coke overload. I had 6 tins and I am still awake, I went to bed at about 3:30 but the cat kept me up scratching and generally being stupid, about 4 I chucked her out the window, (she aint dead, we have a sloping roof so she just sat on the windowsil)
by this time I was in a bad mood so I went to listen to so...
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April 20
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SELF-EXAMINATION . . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86 When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to se...
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Does anyone want to go to the online meeting?
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Just wondering if anyone here is interested in doing online meetings??
I have read various posts about nobody ever showing up for them but I wonder if there is a desire for anyone among us?
I wouldn't mind chairing once a week or something if anyone is interested....
Just a thought.......
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Fear of the future...
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Some thoughts to share... am at work and need to reach out.. no-one availalbe right now
I always found it very hard in the early days of sobriety to face life and my fears without the numbing oblivion of alcohol. Even though at the end it was doing nothing for me anymore, the fear of facing the consequ...
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oh man!! i think i messed up
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Some of us, observing that ideals are rarely achieved, proceed to the error of considering them worthless. Such an error is greatly harmful. True North cannot be reached either, since it is an abstraction, but it is of enormous importance, as all the world's travelers can attest. --Steve Allen
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April 19th A.A. Thought For The Day
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Since I've been putting sobriety into my life, I've been taking out a lot of good things. I can describe it best as a kind of quiet satisfaction. I feel good. I feel right with the world, on the right side of the fence. As long as I put sobriety into my life, almost everything I take out is good. The satisfact...
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A Big Page on Anger....
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Anger Quotes and Proverbs
Doc Childre and Howard Martin, HeartMath Solution Physiologically, it simply doesn't matter whether your anger is justified or not. The body doesn't make moral judgements about feelings; it just responds. Doc Childre and Howard Martin, HeartMath Solution Re...
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Not so good day, Better Tomorrow
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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 22:32, 2006-07-20
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Thye Problem/The Solution...
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If anyone is interested read this. The first part just about sums up alot about how I have operating all my life. Quite a shock. Maybe some of you can relate
THE PROBLEM
Many of us felt inadequate, unworthy, alone, and afraid. Our insides never matched what we saw on the outsides of others. Earl...
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5th Meeting
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Hi everyone.
I ent really got much to say at the moment.
I didnt know if i was gona go to meeting tonight, infact i probably wouldnt have.. But this morning at t-braek my mobile rang, made me jump,.. it was Alan, asking how i was and if i was going to meeting tonight.. i said "err.. yeah..m...
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April 19
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BROTHERS IN OUR DEFECTS We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome them. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 167 The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spiritual--almost incomprehensible. But...
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Fear
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Fear is the absence of faith.
—Paul Tillich
We all experience fear. Sometimes we fear small things that only seem large at the time, like a test in school or meeting a new boss or going to the dentist. Sometimes we fear big things like serious illness or death or that someone w...
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Experiencing Technical Difficulties
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I was just thinking how easy it would be to fix my brain if it was like a computer. Just a few simple steps and I would have a fully functioning brain!
Back to reality.....
I have done a whole lot of damage to my thinker. I remember in rehab they taught us about how the brain works when it comes to pleasure...
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Have a good night...and welcome back eh?
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We know it hasnt been easy. We know there are times when its tough.
We know that things arent always fair, but that doesnt mean, it should be this rough.
The journey should be a lot smoother, and life should play by the rules.
Time passes too quickly, in everything, except, when it heals our wounds...
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??????????
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I have a question for those of you on this board.
I was at my IOP class today and I was talking about the percentage of alcoholics/addicts that actually stay sober after being exposed to the 12 step programs. I was under the impression that it's somewhere around 5% or one in every 20, however ya look at i...
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passed my first test
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Yesterday I posted how drinking buddies diappear real fast. Well, my neighboor/ best friend/ best drinking bud ended up calling me yesterday around 8ish. She told me that she hadn't called me for the past 5 days because she was on a bender and knew I was trying to quit... and that she was dr...
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8th day
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I've made it -- ONE WHOLE WEEK! and starting on my 8th day. The first couple of days were rough.. now I wake up and see things in a whole new light. I feel a whole lot better, and realize that it's worth it to keep sober. Like for example, yesterday on Easter -- I would of been hung o...
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no wonder i had such a hard time being ME
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If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?.......Edith Sitwell
Children accept more variety among their pets than among one another. A child, who is out of the ordinary---strinkingly tall or short, freckled, large-nosed, big-eared, eyeglassed--may be teased mercilessly duri...
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Where did everybody Go?
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Hi,
Checked in twice yesterday, only one Post, then Today, I have checked in twice, and only 2 Postings.
Feels like everyone has gone on vacation???
Oh, well, I guess I'll go mind my own business, and cook dinner, and check in tomorrow.
This is the quietest I have ever seen the Board.
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Conflict....
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While conflict in marriage is inevitable, fighting is optional.
The secret is in how you approach and handle the conflict. It can make the difference between a really great relationship and a breakup looking for a place to happen.
With that notion in mind, let's take a look at five styles of han...
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my partners depression
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I feel that Helen is depressed as a result of me getting into uni, because it puts off her plans for the next 3 years, and I am not sure how to deal with it, I have put Helen and other people before me, for the vast majority of my life and now I am taking action to better myself and I do not feel it is selfish to want...
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Daily Reflections April 17
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LOVE AND FEAR AS OPPOSITES All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 "Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there." I don't know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is a...
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Easy Does It....
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The great mind knows the power of gentleness.
— Robert Browning
We have learned to become gentle with ourselves & other people. The slogan “Easy Does It” works in all situations. We created confusion in our lives when we lost our light touch & our softspoken word. We were li...
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Luck?
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I've heard people describe events in their lives as being lucky. When I look back I don't see to much of any kinda luck. I really believe that God has been involved in my life even when I didn't believe in a god. I think that all the hell I've been through has happened in order to get me to believe in something...
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BIG TROUBLE!
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Hiya. I feel a bit deflated. I spoke to my sponcer about my anxiety of work. "do not worry, we will work the steps, and by the time you go back to work all will be well" were his words. (The fact is I am on antidepressants and the main reason for my continued depression is my job. I had a real rough ordeal and it h...
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Daily Reflections April 16
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ANGER: A "DUBIOUS LUXURY" If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of the normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 66 "Dubious luxury." How often have I remembered those words. It'...
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3rd Step Prayer - My Version
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God, I offer myself to You -- to build with me and to do with me as You will . Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Your will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Your Power, Your Love,...
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6th day - almost 1 week
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Well, I managed to make it through last night. The funniest thing about it was that I was real emotional and crying (but a good cry it was). My partner walked in the door from fishing and was like "what's wrong" -- I'm was like "nothing, I'm great - I haven't been better" with a big smile on my f...
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Hey Mistermook how are you this weekend?
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Im not really in the mood to post tonight..
But i wanted to ask how you are doing this weekend Rob?
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Roadblocks
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Are you meeting roadblocks to recovery?
A disorder means out of order, not the way things should be. Are we convinced that addictive behavior is counter to the way we are intended to function? Or do we harbor, somewhere in the back of our minds, the idea that we'll never change our habits?
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Happy Easter
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I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles --the character of an honest man. --George Washington
Happiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest...
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Happy!
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Happy day! This 12 step thing we do, is so incredible! I, for one am grateful for your messages full of inspiration, hope and Love. paul
"Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom."
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Have a good night...from Ontario Canada eh?
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The First Step on the Road to Recovery is Always the Most Important One
The first few steps you take on any journey won't get you where you want to go. But without those first steps and the many more that follow, you wouldn't where you are, looking towards the future and wondering what it would really...
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Daily Reflections April 15
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THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS . . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. p...
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GLAD tobe back
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Hello All,
It's good to be back. THANK YOU for all the responses to Im back & in pain. Sites & suggestions were GREAT. TY TY TY .
As for MEDS, its not the " We aren't to do drugs " thing that bothers me. I used to take tons of prescriptions and really got hooked. Dont wa...
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Happy Passover
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Happy Passover to all those who celebrate Passover.
Happy celebration of the Day of Jesus' Resurrection to those who joyously celebrate that.
Happy spring to all.
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Happy Easter
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