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Im outa here!! and on vacation from me:)
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Taking 10 days guys and going South to spend time with a buddy.
Kickin back--smokin good cigars-relaxing-enjoying-and hitting a few meetings, and meeting some new freinds.
And Doll? Im sure wele make a point of hookin up. You smoke cigars?? lol
The only concern I have is getting these Canadia...
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Emotional Sobriety
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This letter appeared in the "Grapevine" January 1958. Bill suffered from acute chronic depressions for the first 14 years of his sobriety. "I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be t...
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Still waiting
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Hi all. I hope everyone has had a great, sober day..... I worked my butt off. I'm probably the only person I know who hates Saturdays !  I just try to be grateful to have a job, some days it's hard.
Today was a tough one for me........ I saw John Tuesday night and chick...
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Wendy
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You are appreciated, and loved, by each and every one of us, on this board.
You keep comming back, and you keep trying Gal. Thats what matters.... and you are a big
part of the support system we share here.
You do, what you gotta do for you, and noone judges you, or critisizes yo...
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CAM
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Well done on 44 days.
I just wanted to say I hope you don't wait for the "urge" to "find" a meeting. I hope you all ready have a plan of action, should that time arise........
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Acceptance
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For some of us there is no hope or light at the end of the tunnel. We will drink forever and slowly watch our lives deteriorate until we die. I realize now that this is my fate, I accept it, I will stop trying to fight what is in my nature. I know that I will flush everything good in my life down the toilet one dou...
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Fear Of The Unknown
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The deepest darkest fear In all the world dwells in our Mind. It never eats it never sleeps But it waits with infinite patience Upon when to strike its prey
You
Like a leech, it feeds off the Deepest and most hateful emotions, Churning and seething until one dark moon less night, You stare out in...
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hi guys
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hey everyone!!! everything good here with me,just been keeping real busy.still trying to hit a few meeting a week. my oldest son is off to college that was a test for me, of some lomesome for him,but i put it in god hands and as time passes it get easier, or maybe god is takin care of things. just want to say h...
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The difference a day makes
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Yesterday I posted about accepting the fact that I'm a drunk and will be a drunk forever and that there wasn't anything or anybody who could help me . I had a few hundred dollars in my wallet and was just about to leave to meet up with my drinking buddies and get wasted when I posted it. And I did go out and get d...
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the noise of optimism:)
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Today is October 1, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
LAUGHTER
"We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can." -- Will Rogers When I first heard recovering alcoholics laughing, I thought I was in the wrong place. I was angry that they treated the disease so lightly. Then s...
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Here's My Story
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I am 18 years old. I am an only child. My mom drank when I was a little kid, but I didn't know. Then she got help(voluntarily on her own) and quit(possibly I'm unsure if this is true). When I was about 8 years old she got in a relationship with a drinker and started drinking again(or she may have never s...
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hugs
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just thinking about my friends who aren't popping in so often....
Cheri???
how are you doing??
OP???
miss ya, hope you are well
Rick??
are you safe and smilin'???
Ellen???
are you out there??
i saw nancy-jo below, hugs to ya
how are you feeling Phil and gammy???
and hugs to ever...
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Rick
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Saw you in here this morning,Buddy, but you didnt stick around--thought you were heading out for a couple weeks, somewhere--but I guess you havent left yet.
Everything ok?? Havent heard from you in a couple days. Im on the taxi phone till 2am, tonight. Give me a buzz, if you like.
Rem...
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The ability to Trust...
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Trust is:Letting others know your feelings, emotions and reactions, and having the confidence in them to respect you and to not take advantage of you. Sharing your inner feelings and thoughts with others with the belief that they will not spread them indiscriminately. Placing confidence in oth...
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looking for email exchange
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I am John and I am a couple of months sober and due to my location and lack of transportation I am looking for sober people to exchange email with and share experienc strength and hope. I really need a sponser and feel very isolated and need to grow in sobriety.
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Nancyjo ?????
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Hey NJ,
Did I miss a post? Are you out of town again? Haven't seen you here for quite a few days now..... Miss ya! Hope all is well.........
Much love
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The Train Of Life
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The Train Of Life Some folks ride the train of life Looking out the rear, Watching miles of life roll by, And marking every year. They sit in sad remembrance, Of wasted days gone by, And curse their life for what it was, And hang their heads and cry. But, I don't concern myself with that, I took a different v...
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Fear And Relationships
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Our inner dragons of fear can keep us from having meaningful relationships. These fears can make us run from love and intimacy and hide from the very things we say we most want. Fear and relationships do not belong together.
The people who have great amounts of fear waste a lot of energy. They repeat t...
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big book
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Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
May G...
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Newbie Here
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Hi everyone,
I'm a 42 y/y mom of b/g twins (6 1/2). When I was in my early 20's, I was clean/sober for about 4 years. Then I had a glass of wine....
Drank pretty socially until 2001 then I guess my disease finally caught up with me again. Now, I easily drink a bottle of wine a ni...
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Re: My Stag weekend
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Hi all, I'm going to be gone from here for about 4 days. It's my Stag party and we Will be rock climbing in North Wales for a few days. The plan is that I won't drink.
Update in 4 days
Best wishes to you all
Chris.
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Today I Pray
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In our first weeks or months in The Program, our shaky emotional condition sometimes affects our feelings toward old friends and family. For many of us, these relationships heal quickly in the initial stages of our recovery. For others, a time of "touchiness" seems to persist; now that we're no long...
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ewwwe...blackouts
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Today is September 29, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
BLACKOUTS
"It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly." -- Anatole France I experienced blackouts in my drinking. Often I would wake up and not know where I had been, what I had said or what I had done. I would awake to pee...
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Overcomming Resentment
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Dealing with resentment and being able to forgive others is a quality which takes a great deal of grace and maturity. The important thing to remember is that bitterness is a poison which harms you far more than the person who has upset you. So working toward forgiveness is a positive act not only for t...
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Noticing....
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I just wanted to comment on my perception of what I've seen of Alcoholics......
Although, each struggles with deep seeded emotional matters that many times are not known, what I have seen and felt in Alcoholics I've known is that their hearts truly are sincere. Additionally, my perception has b...
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Emotional Walls
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Walls. Emotional walls, physical walls. Walls of anger, walls of rage, walls of fat; walls that are all designed to protect. Protect what? Have you ever got to the point where you wonder this, protect what?
It can get very lonely and isolated and depressing within the confines of th...
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nice to be back
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well i am finally hooked up to the internet after two months and have missed you all as my daily routine.
don't know what youve got till its gone thing.
well going to catch up on the posts and enjoy the net tonight
have a good evening all and just glad to be back........
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Reflections - Sept. 29
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Exactly Alike
Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.
Alcoholics Anon. p. 89
A man came to the meeting drunk, interrupted the speakers, stood up and took his shirt off, staggered loudly back and forth for coffee, demanded to talk, and eventually cal...
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"Re-Post" For TIPSY
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The wars, when we fight, cannot be won
But they will not be lost if His will done
Serenity and Acceptance these are the keys
Humility and Gratitude will help set me free.
I am an alcoholic this I know,
"Easy does it," they say; "Let yourself grow."
"I have no patience," I exclaim with a sigh...
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Okay, so maybe I am an alcoholic.
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Here I am, sheepishly creeping back with my tail between my legs...once again I have an angry girlfriend, my career is in chaos and I feel like I've been hit by a truck.
If you could capture the way I feel right now on film and hang the picture on your fridge none of you would ever drink again. I'm a total...
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Share For Thursday
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We cannot see the complete picture, by looking at the individual pieces of the jigsaw.
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As the negative emotions which were holding us back disappear, our positive emotions grow and never stop growing. We become far more emotional than we knew was possible, and all of our emotion...
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AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH
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May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May *God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
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If the time is not right, WAIT
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Wait. If the time is not right, the way is not clear, the answer or decision not consistent, wait.
We may feel a sense of urgency. We may want to resolve the issue by doing something - anything now, but that action is not in our best interest.
Living with confusion or unsolved problems is difficu...
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the key is courage
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Perhaps the greatest challenge that you will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and the development of the habit of courage. Winston Churchill once wrote, “Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.” Fear is, and always has been, the greatest ene...
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Today I Pray
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Now that we're free from our addictions, living life one day at a time, we can begin to stop making unreasonable demands upon those we love. We can show kindness where we had shown none; we can take the time and initiative to be thoughtful, considerate and compassionate. Even with the people we dislike...
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a great day for recovery-sept 28
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Today is September 28, 2005
A Great Day for Recovery!
MISTAKES
"Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure."
-- William Saroyan
Today I am able to learn from my mistakes because I can see that they really were mistakes! I was trying to play the game of life without a f...
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Share For Wednesday
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If we truly believe in something, we must keep working towards our goal, we must maintain our belief, and we must never give up. We have to overcome every obstacle that we encounter. We have to patiently find our way back onto our path whenever we stray from our path and become lost. We must never give u...
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serenity
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"I was lucky," a man explained to me. "One of my first mentors in life made me practice serenity. Whenever I'd call him in full-blown panic mode or with that frantic tone in my voice, he'd refuse to talk to me until I calmed myself down.
"'Go get centered,' he'd tell me. 'Then we'll talk.'" Sometimes...
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big book
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The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power.
hi every one be safe and sober god bless u wagon
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today's thought
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One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.
--George Sand
"We always go get a hot fudge sundae after the school choir concert,"...
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cooncatbob
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Hey cooncatbob, Just read your reply below and wanted to say "Welcome" and please keep posting. I'm looking forward to getting to know you .
(((Hugs)))
GammyRose -- Edited by GammyRose at 13:26, 2005-09-27
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Laugh
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The most useless day of all is that in which we have not laughed. --Sebastien R.N. Chamfort
When we wallowed in the self-pity of obsession, we were sure we'd never laugh again. How easy it was to weep, alone and secretly, inspired by sad music like "Born to Lose" or "I'm So Lonesome I Could C...
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Hey Chris?
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Love the hair...
Will it match the wedding colors??
Love, cheri
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A Gift
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Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh
until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe
that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you
that there really is an unlocked do...
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Just me....
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Just a bit of an update, it's 37 days sober & I feel fine.
What i've been procrastinating is going to a meeting, I know what awaits me there....acceptance & fellowship. I think that could be my fear--does that make any sense?
This is an excuse, but I live in a very small southern town,...
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space to live
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Space to live When you proclaim and promote your own bitterness, you do far more harm to yourself than anyone else could ever do to you. When you blame others for all your troubles, you give them control of your life.
When you expect and demand to be taken care of, you give...
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today's thought
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Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. --Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Don't we all want to fly away? Isn't there a better place out there away from home? The boy can't fly, but he can climb a tree and ride the wind. The girl, high on imaginary wings, flies to her own land of dreams. Even mot...
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:)
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L ife is not measured by the number of breaths we take- but by the moments that take our breath away.
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HAD...become unmanageable
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I don't spend all my effort worrying about the things I cannot change while ignoring the things I can change, and I am constantly seeking the wisdom to know the difference.
un·man·age·a·ble adj.
Difficult or impossible to manage, as:
Not submitting to discipline; unruly: an unma...
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wants....needs
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I find the more I need to do something the more likely I am to put it off
The bigger issue I need to address is that I do WANT to do this; I think I SHOULD do this, and I CAN do this; I even say I WILL do this and then don't. So why don't I? Why am I undermining my own self-respect?
something i read today...your p...
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