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Just Sharing a Bit.......
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Good Morning, All. It is 8:30am here and I am off work today. Slept in some and slept great last night. No dreams, crazy or scary for the first night in a week or so. Looks like my prayers are being answered. I have a child in the house and a dream or 2 has caused me to wake and upset him.... It's day 20 of sobriet...
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Worry
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Today is July 20, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
WORRY
"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened." --Winston Churchill I know I can worry myself into the gr...
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My flag is white
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I am feeling troubled today. My kids are happy and recently brought home their best report cards ever. My work is inspired and easy after some recent restructuring and I am enjoying it enormously. The farm is flourishing and the critters are content. My mate too, has arrived back on the farm with a yout...
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Resistance
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Letting Go of Resistance
Do not be in such a hurry to move on.
Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today.
Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and meaning in today.
There is importance in today - not so much in what happens to us, but in how we respond.
Let today ha...
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Goodnight...
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Just dropped by to read the posts. I had a great day, I traveled 100 miles to take my son out to lunch for his 19th birthday.He was my sobriety baby, the one that got all my attention. It was fun, 2 of his roommates met us and we ate seafood. It was just a wonderful time, lots of laughing, joking and just...
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Just a little Humor
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Hope no one minds......
Question: How can you tell two AA's are on their second date? Answer: Theres a U-Haul in the driveway!
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Thoughts
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"To be truly humble is to feel a tender acceptance of all reality just as it is, which includes compassion for ourselves just as we are. This kind of humility is a surrender of our whole being to the simple truth of love."
Outer circumstances do not determine my reactions to life, which are the natural...
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One of the hardest things to do Ive ever done.
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Tonight, I let to let go of someone in my life that I love very much, and I had to do that for me.
Over the past few months Ive given my all to someone who meant the world to me.
So much so that I started to neglect my children, my responsibilities. and taking care of me, mentally and emotionally and spirit...
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More Letting go....
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Letting Go By Barry Elwin-Jones WHAT IS LETTING GO? Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our best interest even when we are in the middle of an exp...
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language of letting go
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Language of Letting Go - July 18
Time to Get Angry It's about time you got angry - yes, that angry. Anger can be such a potent, frightening emotion. It can also be a feeling that guides us to important decisions, sometimes decisions difficult to make. It can signal other people's problems, our pr...
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" Surrender And Self-Examination"
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July 17 My stabiliy came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive.
Thus I think it can work out with emontional sobriety. If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealth...
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"A Measure Of Humility"
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July 16 In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life. But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It brought a measure of humility, which we soon discovered to a healer of pain. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 75
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life
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life has it's ups and downs and life can be difficult.
pain is a part of life; misery is optional
to have things happen in your life and to not resolve these issues can tear apart your whole world. they can make or break you.
to have faith in a higher power. to surrender, give up the fight, and a...
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Goodmorning all...
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Well, I'm on my 2nd cup of tea, and just trying to get my mind in gear this morning. It's been a very long week-end.I had two jobs this week of house,yard ,and cat sitting. At one of the houses the roof was being replaced, very noisy, and the cat's were not happy at all, scared to go in or out, just not go...
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Sharing
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Guilt is a feeling of being responsible for negative circumstances that have befallen yourself or others.
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life comes with problems
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Life comes with problems
"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that...
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first time online
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Hello All,
I'm used to the conventional meetings where I introduce myself as an alocoholic/drug addict. It's been 7+ years since I attended AA meetings regularly. Its been two days since my last drink.
I joined a chapter in Buffalo after travelling through the midwest and f...
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Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
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Back To Basics
YESTERDAY....
TODAY and TOMORROW
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is YESTERDAY with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, it...
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roommates
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http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=42727&subForumID=94433&action=viewTopic&commentID=3561852&topicPage=
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Dear Lord, I thank you for this day.....
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Dear Lord, I thank You for this day. I thank You for my being > Able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because > You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. > > You have done so much for me and Y...
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" Pride "
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July 15 For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige and romance. When we seemed to be suceeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what w...
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Sharing
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Have been sorting and going through some stuff today, and just wanted to share something I found with you.
Love is what makes life great...
A careless word may kindle strife. The cruel word usually wrecks a life. Timely words help level stress, but its loving words that heal and bless.
The happi...
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Drinking Dream
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I had a pretty bad drinking dream last night that was SO real!! Some of my friends went to a show last night they wanted me to go to. For several reasons, I didn't. But in the dream I went and I relapsed. It was my friend Kate's birthday and I remember I took her to the bar and bought...
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Coffee flavoured Keyboard - Phil
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Allo folks - Have come over to use my mates comp, as during a moment of enthusiastic inspiration yesterday morning, I managed to fill my keyboard with coffee and will no be "non communique" until I can get over to a town and replace it. I can still see the board but am unable to contribute.
Yes - ya'll g...
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New lonley member
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I decided to join this message board because I need some insight. I've been an alcoholic for the past 3 years. I am only 19 years old. I moved away from all the so called bad influences in life for a year only to find myself back where I started (in the same town) Ive done good. I occuasionaly go out now for dri...
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nagativity
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Today is July 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
NEGATIVITY
"My life has been nothing but a failure." --Claude Monet I can identify with Claude Monet because for years I considered myself a complete failure. For years I wallowed on my pity-pot until it became too painful. Whateve...
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Newcomer Needs Insight FAST
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Well, it's day 15 of sobriety. And I feel awesome!! Had a decent day at work, made an afternoon meeting, and think I got myself a sponsor (we're having lunch next week). BUT, there's one thing that's bothering me, my boyfriend! I mentioned him in one of my first posts, and got some sound advice fro...
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ajohnson27659
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It's awesome you know you're an alcoholic at such an early age. I can't stress enough that if you want to stay sober AA is the ONLY way to do it. You won't be lonely anymore, either, I promise. AA is a wonderful fellowship. I am on day 16 of sobriety after drinking for 25 yrs and I too was scared to stop due to lo...
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interpretation of the serenity prayer
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GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY....I have known peace. The peace that comes in front of a fireplace on a cozy winter's night; the peace of the mountains. But when I would leave the mountains, the peace would leave me. When the fire went out or the phone rang, the peace would be gone. Peace came rarely a...
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milestone for me
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today is my birthday 6 months sober. one day at a time. so nice haveing self respect again.THANKS ALL FOR SAVING MY LIFE. GOD BLESS WAGON
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" A Nourishing Ingredient"
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July 14 Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie, it now begins to mean the nourshing ingredient which can give us serenity. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.204
How often do I focus om my problems and frustrations? When I am having a "good...
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Underlying Anger
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Have been doing some inventory today, on anger--stuff that lies just beneath the surface, and sits there just waiting to be unleashed--trying to identify it, in the different peices that there are there. Never knew there was much there, but Im starting to find out the hard way, that there is.
In A lo...
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meeting schedules
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Hi! I am looking for meeting schedules for my area. I have a limited listing but was hoping for additional meeting times / dates for the Carbon County area.
Any help? Thanks!
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desire
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Today is July 16, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
DESIRE
"One must not lose desires. They are mighty stimulating to creativeness, to love, and to long life." --Alexander A. Bogomoletz Today I desire to live. I have discovered value in my life. I have experienced personal self-est...
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hello, all
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Just peeking in to say hello to you all. I hope and pray that everyone is making good progress in recovery. Forard ,,, Hoooo!
love in recovery,
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Thanks Guys
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Thanks for being here last night.It was a rough night. Ive been doing nothing for the last few days, but beating myself up, over a few things, and its been nothing but negative.
Then its the old ways of trying to fix things, when its not in my control.
All I can really do is pray about the situati...
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" Humility Is A Gift"
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July 13 As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do God's will is missing. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditinons p.72
When I first came to A.A., I want...
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Acceptance.
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Not usually lost for words. I used to use this board a lot to vent feelings, and concerns--learning how to be a better person, husband, and a better human being, than I used to be.
There were times when this board actually saved my life as I went through depressions, medical stuff, and marriage stuff....
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Spiritual recharging
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Hi everyone,
Am leaving on monday to go to the sundance...will be gone for a week. If anyone wants special prayers offered up you can post here or send me a private message...you all will be in my thoughts and prayers while I'm gone.
Love, cheri
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Women's Groups
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I would welcome any comments on starting a women's group.
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Unconditional Love And Acceptance
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Flattery is so necessary to all of us that we flatter one another just to be flattered in return. --Marjorie Bowen
We are all deserving of unconditional love and acceptance. And all the people in our lives, past and present, deserve our unconditional love and acceptance, too. However, it's doub...
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music
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Today is July 15, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
MUSIC
"I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the varieties of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust." --Igor Stravinsky There is so much to gained in life. Just when you think you have exha...
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HELP - Something IS Wrong with me
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It's been 14 days since my last drink, and so far, it hasn't been hard. It's been the BEST 14 days in the last 25 yrs of my life! Am I missing something? Could this be the calm before a storm? Am I too arrogant or cocky about it all?
I've always been a spiritual person. I happen to believe in the God tha...
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the Promises of sobriety ...
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Readers of the "Big Book" (third edition) may be surprised when they come upon pages 83 through 84 where twelve promises of joyous living are listed. A rewarding revelation lies in these promises: Sobriety alone is never enough to guarantee the spiritual progress that leads to serenity. No mention...
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A most intriguing day
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I have just had the most intriguing day.
Decided to fly the coop today and get out among people again. I had to go interview a lady today for some historical research I've had going on. I travelled in a bit frazzled, wanted to get her to check some facts I'd already prepared, but for the life of me I couldn...
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Saying Sorry
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I was just sent this and (being Piscean...lol) I thought it quite interesting...
In my first year of sobriety I took a course in astrology. I had long been interested in the zodiac and it helped me understand that its normal for each of us all to handle things differently, and that commo...
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GammyRose - your grass
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Chin up, sweet lady. The grass will grow back. As a Horticulturist, I say just keep watering it and you may want to try a bit of fertilizer........ keep me informed.....What a wonderful message you sent out, as I find my self being the crazy lady too.....
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" Giving Up Center Stage"
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July 12 For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all ... Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose,or, in adversity be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.70
Why do I balk at...
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your influence
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Your influence Give, and you will have. Teach, and you will learn.
Listen, and you will be understood. Live with kindness, and kindness will live with you.
Respect, and you will be respected. Be truthful, and it will be nearly impossible for others to deceive you.
Kee...
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My Sobriety is threatened
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Well, it's day 8 for me. And so far so good, until this morning! I usually talk to my mom twice a week (for over 15 yrs), she lives in another state, but have avoided her since I've been in the AA program because a phone call to or from her ALWAYS goes like this; If she calls me, I don't even sit down after answer...
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