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hey phil
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Whats the deal on server change?
Is it done?
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Quote
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The late, great Chicago writer Mike Royko wrote after his wife died: "Do her and me a favor. If there is someone you love but haven't said so in a while, say it now. Always, always, say it now."
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One day at a time
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Heard an interesting thing at a meeting the other night. A guy with 28 years of sobriety decided to start drinking again.
I always perk up and listen well when I hear of a relapse. When asked what happened it seems I usually hear things like : I stopped going to meetings, I stopped working the...
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Sharing
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Theres the saying..and weve all heard it, before.."AA is for those who want it..not for those that need it."
Keep an open mind..with what Im about to share here...
This board started with 3 of us..about 5 years ago...and look at it today...unbeleivable..There is a God..no doubt about that one.....
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Today's Gift
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We merely need to follow our conscience.
Where are we going? What's the plan for our life? Most of us didn't intend to end up as we have, but here we are! And a significant number of us might not be alive if it weren't for this program. We may have thought we knew where we were headed in our youth, but few of u...
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Daily Reflection Jan 22
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"LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE" A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, "Remember, Bill, let's not louse this thing up. Let's keep it simple!" I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him. ALCOHOLICS ANON...
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Sunday
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Appreciating Our Past
It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness. But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience, acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving.
The relat...
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getting my chip
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got my one year chip and what a trip, my home group very small 10 to 15 people. the comments at the meeting toward me i could not beleive,these are such great people in my life.the drive home i dont even remember,i was on such a great high,heart still races when i think about it all. this is such a great progr...
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where's cheri?
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hey, cheri,,, are you there? I miss you.
love in recovery,
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how it works-----(partial) & prayers
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Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunate...
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the promises
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If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down th...
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how I got real..passage from the BB
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Our actor is self-centered, ego-centric, as people like to call it nowadays. He is like the retired business man who lolls in the Florida sunshine in the winter complaining of the sad state of the nation; the minister who sighs over the sins of the twentieth century; politicians and reformers who are...
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Is it Just my Impression???
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Hi every one,
It feels like this Forum has gone dormant, or not very active in the last few days, ??
I have noticed that on the week- ends,- it does get quiet around here, but it is only Saturday morning.
Any Comments would be appreciated,
From, sort of a...
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Emotional Pain
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Dealing with Emotional Pain Robert Elias Najemy (Hurt - Bitterness - Injustice - Abused Pain) We feel emotional pain when we do not get what we want, need, or expect. We might feel hurt, rejection, bitterness, abuse, injustice or simply emotional pain. In such cases, we have not received t...
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Chat Rooms and Server Upgraded! (Please Read)
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Hello Everyone,
This is simply a notice that all Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums chat rooms will be moved to a new dedicated server, that is solely for the use of Miracles In Progress. This change will be fully initiated on Sunday, January 22nd, 2006. It is our greatest hop...
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Good Saturday Morning!
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Hi to all, on this Blessed Saturday MorningA. A.  
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We are Only Human
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We are Only Human
. . . paying attention to our growth
Trusting our partner has a lot to do with trusting ourselves. When we feel confused, unsure, or in conflict about our own direction. We may shift our attention outside ourselves. Even when we feel unsure about our self-worth, our ne...
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A BIT ABOUT ME
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O. K. Here's some of my background: Born and raised in small town - dad was killed in car crash when I was ten - mom had to raise six of us alone - tried suicide at a young age - was married for seven years - separated for two then divorced - been divorced since 94 - tried to raise two kids on my own - h...
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Daily Reflection Jan 21
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SERVING MY BROTHER The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. 279 As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this labor of continuous participation in the Fellowship, I h...
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It's ALIVE!!!!
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Guilt and Resentment
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Be Free Of Guilt And Resentment
You can be free of guilt and resentment.
Guilt and resentment are states of mind that destroy love and create suffering. They seem to be caused by what happened but they're not. They are caused by how you relate to what happened.
Fortunately, since you created the...
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Daily Reflection Jan 20
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"WE PAUSE . . . AND ASK" As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.87 Today I humbly ask my Higher Power for the grace to find the space between my impulse and my action; to let flow a cooling breeze when I would respond with...
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Hey Chris Bud?
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Got this long distance thing for all of North America..
Shoot me your phone number..in private messaging..or email...and wele hook up from time to time...
Would be great chatting with you..
Im still trying to understand the U.S language ehh? But Im sure wele get through it somehow..ya...
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time to get a new keyboard...
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Well, I'm typing away, taking notes for a reasearch paper... I gaze down at the keyboard and notice a big white crystalline hunk under the Page Down Key... I took it out with some tweezers and threw it in the toilet and it indeed began to melt...
Just had to share that-
Here's to being clean and sobe...
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Insight from a Recovering A Plz?
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Hi, I'm just looking to see what a recovering A has to say about what my A is going through right now. He is going through outpatient treatment far away from myself and our kids, so we haven't seen him for awhile since he relapsed so bad that he had wanted to die. He is and was so scared fr...
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a reason a season or a lifetime
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People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.
When you know which one it is for a person, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through difficulty, to pro...
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Kinda Makes It All Easier..Doesnt It?
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Unconditionally Me
by Jim Messina
I am who I am
You cannot change me so please do not try
So let up with the criticisms, put downs and attempts to make me fit your "box" for me
Face it, it is easier for you just to accept me as I am
than to work at making me who you want me to be
Of course you do not...
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Rule 62 & my 2 Brain Cells
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I love this message board and all of you here. I've become comfortable with asking for help, with trying to share my ES&H and with sharing what goes on in my life. The key word is "comfortable". I look at this board as more than just an extension of my f2f AA. I view all of you here as my FRIE...
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Third step parable
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A STEP 3 PARABLE A drunk is staggering along the street and he meets God. "God, I can't do this anymore," he says. "Please, please, will you give me sobriety?" God says, "Sobriety isn't free, how much money have you got?" The drunk reaches into his pocket. "Fifty bucks." "I'...
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Thursday
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A.A. Thought for the Day
On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our o...
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links
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I've collected a few links relating to recovery 12 Step programs. Some of them are AA, and some are ACA.. I have them on my favorites so I can get back to them quickly when I need a reference... I'll share the AA ones here:
Sober Transitions: http://members.aol.com...
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It ain't easy, but it's simple.
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This is the best quote I got from my private messages! (about following the 12 steps etc.) as it was a `private' message, I'll not disclose the sender, but I think you know who it was <grin>
anyways, for everyone here just reading the forum just like before BEFORE quiting:
It...
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a "quicky" step 4..this is cool and it WORKS
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January 18 The Simple Inventory
" Continuing to take a personal inventory means that we form a habit of looking at ourselves, our actions, our attitudes, and our relationships on a regular basis."
Basic Text, p. 41The daily inventory is a tool we can use to simplify our lives. The most complica...
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POEM
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The lonely little girl,
That lives inside of me.
Please listen carefully to her,
she'll show you she's insecure..
Please try to be a friend to her,
and maybe you will see
That if you look deep enough,
you'll find the real me.
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VERY IMPORTANT WARNING
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> VERY IMPORTANT WARNING !!!!!! > Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as> Walla, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this> morning from Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know> who acc...
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Daily Reflection Jan 18
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WOULD A DRINK HELP? By going back in our drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23 When I was still drinking, I co...
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St. Francis Prayer
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Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O, Divine Master,
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Upsets
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Upsets Are Not Caused By What Happens
When you are full of fear and upset, you lose your effectiveness.
To have your dreams come true and to create a life that works, you need to take action. The challenge is to discover what action you need to take.
When you are in a state of fear and upset, you destr...
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i did it
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well guys 365 days sober today!!!!!! yep one year,wow what a ride thanks guys god bless wagon
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is it a CRIME for me 2 get MY needs met???
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ok, i am in the s*** house with my sister (we grew up as sisters but are BIO cousins)
anway, her hubby 2 weeks ago, had heart attack....i was at the very same time doing this AWFUL workbook and going into crying /grief mode....i put off MY work, for a couple of days ti...
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Daily Reflection Jan 17
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HAPPINESS COMES QUIETLY "The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it - by the alcohol route. And we weren't successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiariz...
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MLK-quote
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Today's Quote
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Robert E Lee
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Robert E. Lee was Born on:
January 19, 1807
Robert E. Lee's Birthday was celebrated in the South during the Civil war. Even today in the South, the day that Robert E. Lee was born is celebrated as "Robert E. Lee" day. It is a Southern Holiday in some areas. It is interesting that i...
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30 days mark! 30 x 24 long hours!
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It is sunday morning, 8:36, the sun is shining and I just woke up from my first real good night sleep (slept 4 hours in a row and then some hours with waking up in between) and I looked out the window and said: The sun is shining I made it to day 30! Thanks to zoomie for telling me about the 'coin' I would h...
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Where are you??
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It is 8 a.m. on a freezing, ice cold, minus nine morning in Ontario Canada!!!!
Where is everyone???
Later Jeannie
Bells won't be jingling today!
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The Camel
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The camel each day goes twice to his knees He picks up his load with the greatest of ease. He walks through the day with his head held high And stays for that day completely dry.
In the morning, the camel kneels down, and the camel-driver puts on his burden.
Then the camel kneels down in the evening and...
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REL-quotes
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Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it.
My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.
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Daily Reflection Jan 16
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HITTING BOTTOM Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic...
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Jumping To Negative Assumptions
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What is jumping to negative assumptions?
When I jump to negative assumptions, I:
reach the negative, pessimistic judgment that things are not going to go my way and act accordingly.
am reacting to unresolved anger that gives power to people against whom I harbor anger.
am acting out of an...
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Hi...again
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Hi everyone,
My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic in Boston. Thanks for the welcome back on the other thread Amanda. I visit here occsasionally and had saved the site on my favorites list, but i spilled water on my laptop and shorted it out. I've gotten back online regularly now an...
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