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Today's Gift 10/30
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Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed.... --Joshua 1:9It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go, tie a knot and hang on, or splice the rope and begin again. Whenever we feel there's nowhere to go but down and nobody to turn to, tha...
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Sunrise Quote 10/29
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It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult. ~Seneca
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Today's Gift 10/29
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Let everyone sweep in front of his [or her] own door, and the whole world will be clean. --GoetheTaking care of ourselves rather than trying to control others may be difficult. Our character defects may lead us to believe we should take responsibility for the actions of others. Sometimes we may feel w...
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I'm thinking about going to a meeting in 1 hour
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As some of you may remember my success rate in the program leaves a little to be desired, but I'm thinking about going back anyway. Cajole me to do it :)
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"When You Are Going Through Hell...." Winston Churchill Quote
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"When you are going through Hell keep on going, never never never give up." --Winston Churchill--
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I have been in recovery for 90 days and although I have seen the light, it has also been an intense struggle. I have isolated myself so as to avoid substances, and since 'winter is coming' (teehee), I am afraid that I will be even worse off than I already am. I have joined the gym, but it takes a lot of posit...
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Sunrise Quote 10/28
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We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. ~Ben Sweetland
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Today's Gift 10/28
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I often think I'm not doing enough with my life. I paint, I golf, I dabble, but is that enough? --Abby WarmanNobody can answer the question posed by Abby but ourselves. The point is, are we content? If we hesitate even a moment before replying, perhaps we need to reconsider how we're spending our time.T...
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Meeting Size
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Hi. I am in my 50's. I got high the 1st time around 12. Drinking soon followed. In the past 40 years I have not had more than three weeks sober. Self imposed three weeks. Guess I can do three weeks on my own. This past week I got thru a half gallon, then a fifth, then another half gallon between Friday afterno...
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Hey Brother, ... How you do'n man ... praying your cancer treatments are do'n what they're supposed to do ... By the grace of God, mine looks 100% successful ... my PSA test came back reading .01 on Tues. ... ... ... it was 9.5 at the beginning ... I credit all the prayers of local friends AND from my brothe...
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Sunrise Quote 10/27
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ~Saint Augustine
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Today's Gift 10/27
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We learn from making mistakes and repairing them.We do not believe in perfection, we believe in mending. We make progress toward a goal, but we seldom move in a straight line toward it without missteps. Life is like a zigzag chain of events that first brings everything together just as we want and then...
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Sisterly Love
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........... -- Edited by hopefulone on Friday 23rd of October 2015 07:52:30 AM -- Edited by hopefulone on Saturday 31st of October 2015 08:25:02 AM
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Hey Tanin! You Okay?
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Haven't "seen" you on the board for a good while. Are you alright? Miss you and your little pickle.
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 26, 2015Quote of the Week"Honesty got me sober; tolerance keeps me sober." I didn't realize how dishonest I was before I entered recovery. I had half truths and misleading by omission down to a fine art, and by the end of my drinking and using I was even good at deceiving myself. I di...
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Sunrise Quote 10/26
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own. ~Benjamin Disraeli
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Today's Gift 10/26
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Awaken to the ordinary beauty...Our lives are filled with demands, responsibilities, expectations, places to go, people to see, things to do. We may get so caught up in the next task that we miss the golden moment happening right now. No matter where we are or what we are doing, if we stop to breathe slo...
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7 Warning Signs You Are Headed for a Relapse
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I thought maybe this info would be helpful to others. Since I recently relapsed I am reading and doing everything I can to try and prevent it from happening again. I did experience some of the things pointed out in this article. One of the biggest triggers that I feel that I had before I relapsed is that I h...
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Sunrise Quote 10/25
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As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time. ~Denis Waitley
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Today's Gift 10/25
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The Junkie can never start to cure himself until he recognizes his true condition. -- Malcolm XNow we know what the problem is. Now we can do something about it. The truth of our problem is, we can't handle alcohol or other drugs. They handle us. They control us. The Steps ask us to face the truth. And the t...
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Today's Gift 10/24
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Reflection for the DayPersonal freedom is mine for the taking. No matter how close are the ties of love and concern that bind me to my family and friends, I must always remember that I am an individual, free to be myself and live my own life in serenity and joy. The keyword in this realization is personal....
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Sunrise Quote 10/23
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Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain
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Early Recovery Relationships
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I have recently over heard someone say... "No where in the Big Book is it suggested that a man and woman should not endulge in a early recovery relationship..." But then the Big Book was published in the 1930's when AA was predominately carried by men to men. The few women they carried the message to, we...
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Phoenix area AAs
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Are there are Phoenix area women who are willing to pay a 12 step call to a friend at Gilbert Hospital?
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Today's Gift 10/23 --- Excellent Lesson
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Property LinesA 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 self-defeating behavior, that is th...
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I'm having a dark day.
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I'm new here. I new to this. I'm new to admitting that I have a problem. I'm not ready to join a group and see people face to face. I'm 42 year old female. I have three grown children ages, 25.23 and 19. I grew up in a home and a family that had major issues with alcohol. I never thought I'd be one of them. N...
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Sunrise Quote 10/22
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. ~Joseph Addison
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Today's Gift 10/22
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When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it.Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic is another matter. After all, we have used shame quite successfully to get our way on occasion, intimidation sometime...
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LAST LOVE LETTER TO A STEPPER
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Please enjoy my essay here: http://www.orange-papers.org/forum/node/6713 I hope it generates some conversation.
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Dr. Referral?
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I am looking for a primary care physician (relevant here because I am ready to be honest with a PCP about my history of drinking and my desire to quit). I have been drinking heavily for about 8 years now, and have lied to every doctor about my drinking and smoking habits, except one - she wrote a prescripti...
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Today's Gift 10/20
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It is a matter first of beginning - and then following through. --Richard L. EvansHow many times have we started a project or a new path of living only to abandon it after a short time? We may have thought it wasn't what we wanted or there wasn't enough time. Instead of following through, we usually gave u...
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Sunrise Quote 10/21
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You can never expect too much of yourself in the matter of giving yourself to others. ~Theodore C. Speers
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Today's Gift 10/21
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Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. --Italian proverbMuch of our time has been spent saying, "I'm not good enough for that job," "She's too good for me," or "I don't deserve that compliment." Sometimes we have been very status consci...
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New aa meeting
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Need help with starting an AA meeting.
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Sunrise Quote 10/20
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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran
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Finally admitted I need help!
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Today I am going to my first AA meeting - face to face. I am terrified. I have read much in the last few weeks (on the net) about what to expect. Any information you guys can give me would be most appreciated. As I cannot go to city meetings...I am wondering how to get into an online meeting.
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Feeling proud
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morning all, hope u all had a lovely weekend. I am very proud of myself today as it is 3wks today i have been sober, and with my track record i have never got past 2wks. Been unpacking at the new house all weekend and also managed some lovely family time with my hubby and daughter. Didnt go to a meeting last ni...
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Phone Numbers
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Sunrise Quote 10/19
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Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. ~Abraham Lincoln
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Sunrise Quote 10/18
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The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~James Oppenheim
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 19, 2015Quote of the Week"7 days without God makes one weak." I don't know how or why God seems to disappear from my life, but He does.Monday morning I'll be running late and not have time to pray, and the next thing I know it's Wednesday. I'll go to my meeting that night, but Thur...
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Today's Gift 10/19
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Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive. --Anais NinWe are surrounded by women and men who are necessary for our development. That's a startling revelation perhaps. We don't even like everybody in our life! How can we need them? But we do. Our Higher Power clea...
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Steps 1-3
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Is it okay for a newcomer like me to hang out in steps 1, 2 and 3 for awhile before moving on to step 4 and 5? Steps 4 and 5 scare me a lot. I don't know how to do step 4 and I'm not sure I am ready for that yet. Is it okay to rest in 1-3 and move on to 4 a little later or is it imperative to move through the steps as quick...
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Drinking Option
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I found an option to drinking. When things get frustrating, and people are being stupid, and I'm just overall having a bad day, I just grab my sledgehammer and start beating shit. Of course, it also helps to scream at the top of your lungs "you stupid piece of shit!!!" At whatever you're beat...
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Sunrise Quote 10/17
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Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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Welcoming People Back After A Relapse
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Hello Family: I got a call today letting me know that an A.A. friend passed away this morning. My heart hurts because I saw him return to A.A. after relapsing a year ago (he was sober 5 years when he relapsed), and know how difficult we struggle to return to A.A. if we relapse after years of continuous sob...
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Today's Gift 10/17
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You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment. --David D. BurnsGood thoughts are like bright colors in a painting. Negative thoughts are dark and dreary and drab. Each day we paint pictures of our own lives with our thoughts. If we step back and look at the canva...
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After First Meeting
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Hi everyone......I couldn't find my previous thread about going to my first meeting but I said I would be back after going and so here I am. I went to my first meeting and it was great. They made me feel right at home even asked me some questions. For the first time ever I introduced myself as an alcoholi...
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Sunrise Quote 10/16
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Do you believe in dreams? Don't oversleep if you want your dreams to come true! Don't let dreams become nightmares. ~Henrietta C. Mears
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