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SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE
The terms “spiritual experience” and “spiritual awakening” are used many times in this book which, upon careful reading, shows that the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism has manifested itself among us in many different forms.
Yet i...
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Peace With The Past
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Holding on to the past, either through guilt, longing, denial, or resentment, is a waste of valuable energy - energy that can be used to transform today and tomorrow.
"I used to live in my past," said one recovering person "I was either trying to change it, or I was letting it contro...
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Tradition 10
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No AA group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate AA, express any opinion on outside controversial issues--particularily those of politics, alcohol reform or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous Groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whate...
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Joe and Charlie Tapes
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Hi all,
I have learned alot listening to my group's Joe and Charley tapes. Do you know where I could order a set?
Thanks,
Nancy
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my day today
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just stopping in before i go to sleep tonight
had some good things happen today, for a change..:)
my sister dropped in, a surprise visit, didn't know she was coming to town, out of the blue she mentioned that my dad was trying to phone me on my birthday, well i broke down in tears. She hugged me and told...
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My Thoughts For Today.
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Trailers? Cars? hmmmm anyone got a pickup, and an RV? Im running away lol
Morning guys.
Slogan for today. "Somedays, its best, not to think.":)
Ive been told that I think too damned much. And as much, as Ide like to get defensive, about that one, I hafta agree.
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TODAY'S GIFT
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As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner. --Anonymous
Did you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get...
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John - Re: I am a newcomer
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No one knows the author. The poem came from the alano club newsletter, last year. Sorry, I can't tell you more.
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Today I Pray
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At the suggestion of a long-timer in The Program, I began taking "recovery inventories" periodically. The results showed me - clearly and unmistakable - that the promises of The Program have been true for me. I am not the sick person I was in years past; I am no longer bankrupt in all areas; I have a new li...
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experience strength and hope
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i think that if we were to talk about our higher power we should keep it as personalized as we can.
and express that this has helped us not that this must be the end all be all to be sober.....somewhere in some part of the conversation.
for me when i first came around i was ang...
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LOVE
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As time passes in AA, we hear or read much about love: love is as simple as becoming always available. Love is a sincere interest in others. Love is a desire to be of service. Love is an ability to understand others and their problems. Giving love is more important than being loved. Love is always positiv...
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Doll and Cheri
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I see you guys...posting now.
Maybe we can meet up in the chat room.
What you think?
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Poem - "I am a newcomer"
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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, "Give it time,"...
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I can't do this anymore
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Yet I cant stop. I have tried so many times to quite drinking, yet I keep going back to it. I am in so much pain, and I am destroying my life and that of those I love and yet that is not enough to make me quit.
I just want to die.
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today's thought
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Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up. --James A. Garfield
We could learn from the bears in the woods how to turn up opportunities. To nourish themselves, they turn over logs and stumps to get insects. When they smell honey, they will climb a tree after it, and when they s...
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12 Steps for everyone
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Hi, I'm Dan and I'm an alcoholic,
I have a minister friend who once told me that he felt that the rest of the folks in the world who are not in a "12 step" program, are sadly short-changed.
He even gave a sermon one Sunday on the 12 steps. His way of thinking is that ther...
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imagine this
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
Imagine this What if, instead of demanding that life were different, you simply set out to make it better by virtue of your own attitude and actions? What if, instead of placing limitations on your happiness, and holding it hostage until certain conditions were met, y...
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Have a good day
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Going to head out and try to skirt a trailor
Sunny but cold here. Fall is moving in fast. Time to button up some things, Grateful today to be sober and ready. Hope u all have a great day. One foot in front of the other--off the computeR and out the door --the first step---gotta push my...
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We Grow By Making Mistakes......
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" We cannot understand: Faith, without doubt; Peace, without war; Happiness, without sorrow; Hope, without despair; Trust, without betrayal; Light, without darkness; Love, without hate; Pleasure, without pain; Good, without bad. To understand, we must first realize that without the clouds,...
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Dealing With Insanity.
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It talks in the 12 and 12 about others, that are not in the program, being emotionally unstable, and sick to a certain degree as well.
Just sharing how I feel about some of this stuff. Went through some of it this morning.
As a recovering alcoholic--we are given the tools we can use in any situation, o...
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Reality and Acceptance
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“Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality”. Mikos Kazantzakis Oh, how we all try to control or change what happens in our lives. Never quite accepting life for what is has to offer. Acceptance has been a hard lesson for me to learn, as I expect it has been for others as well....
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Are my letters too big?
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I messed up my computer.
Phil's writing is taking up the screen.
Doll, Wendy,you guys are normal size.
What does my writing look like?
I dont want to scare you guys like I did in the past. This is something drastically wrong, I want to be able to write to ya'll.
Please let me know
Thanks
Nan...
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today's gift
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With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something awful. -- Joe Brainard
"History" is mostly a record of awful events - war, famine conspiracy, oppression, betrayal. But surely, every day is equally the anniversary of something wonderful. It's all in ho...
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today's thought
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Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, I have failed three times, and what happens when he says, I'm a failure. --S. I. Hayakawa
What happens to us when we call ourselves names like "failure" or "dummy"? We feel we're no good and never will be. We want to stop trying...
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yup...
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One reason I don't drink is because I wish to know when I'm having a good time. Lady Nancy Astor Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that...
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DECIDE AND DO
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Life can be unfair, confusing, discouraging, and filled with all sorts of unexpected factors. Yet even in the most difficult situations, achievements of every kind are most assuredly within your reach.
Decide what you intend to do, and get clear on the specifics of what that involves. Then get go...
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interesting facts.....
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In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his >>wife with a stick thicker than his thumb; hence we have "the rule of >>thumb". >> >> >> >>Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. >> >>It was ruled "Gentlemen Only....
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I'll never look at my hands the same
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Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if he was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb him but wa...
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Re: Rita
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Hi All, this is to anyone in the predicted path of Rita. We are praying for yourselves, your families and your property to be left undamaged.
May your God be with you during this time.
Bye for now.
Chris. -- Edited by Cabbageheadchris at 15:36, 2005-09-22
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This weekend...
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Tomorrow I will leave to go to a conference with a friend I've had since I was 12 years old. I will be on the road for 6 hours, but I need this break. I am so tired from the moving, the stress, the confusion of the last few months.
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Have a great Friday--you deserve it:)
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We have powerful desires to belong and to connect with a special someone. We inherited a model for marriage and relationships that has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. That traditional model was never intended to integrate our individual needs with the needs of the partnership. The...
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Today I Pray
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For a considerable period of time after I reached The Program, I let things I couldn't do keep me from doing the things I could. If I was bothered by what a speaker or other people said, I retreated, sulking, into my shell. Now, instead of being annoyed or defensive when someone strikes a raw nerve, I try t...
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good morning
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When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or the life of another. --Helen Keller
It is a great loss when we underestimate the importance of our efforts in the life of another. One man, who had to spend some time in a hospital, waited day after day to receive a card or...
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gift 9/22
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One thing that keeps me rational is a sense of loyalty to the other members of my group. I know I'd be letting them down if I ever took a step backward again. When I was in turmoil, I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal to my family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my disruptive behavior. When I ca...
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big book
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Chapter 11 A VISION FOR YOU For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heav...
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AARRGGHHHH !
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I am so frustated at the moment.  I have left my sponser umpteen messages and still haven't gotten a return call. Last time I talked to her was over a week ago. When I called her at our appointed time I got no answer. I left a msg. The next day I called again, st...
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I dont like spiders and snakes (and mice)
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The other night I happened to look up in the light fixture in my kitchen...the light fixture is about 2ft by 2ft. To my amazement there was a baby snake.
We pulled down the fixture and found the snake to be about 8 inches long ...stiff and dead!!
We have been having a problem with mice and have glue mous...
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Calmness
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Calmness is constructive of good; agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I should first be calm and seek guidance. Then I should act only as God directs me through my conscience. Faith and trust will keep me calm when all around me are agitated. Calmness is trust in action. I...
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Time for some honesty...
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Some of you guys know the story behind this, some of you don't. I feel like I'm taking someone else's inventory right now, so I am going to try and be honest without doing that, as much as possible.
My husband has been sober 15 years, me almost 5. He and I didn't reunite until I was sober for about 2 years.....
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Third Step Prayer
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God,
I offer myself to Thee - to build with me and do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of Life. May I do Thy Will always! Amen
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christine/catherine/CAM
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Hi everyone,
It's me, Christine. Otherwise, known as Catherine. I just redid my my account so I would be honest with everyone.
Somehow, the truth always sets you free, huh?
CAM is my initials & I also use this this acronym when in the chatroom. I go by Cam0914 (the...
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Much Love to you
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Thank you all soooo much for replying to my post. I know WHAT I have to do. God has answered my prayers on that one. Now I need to know WHEN to do it.... It can't be because I'm hoping he'll want to make a commitment, I know he won't. I can't make it an ultimatum, I know what he will ch...
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Change=Loss=Grief
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Change=Loss=Grief.
This means that:
1. A Change of circumstance of any kind (a change from one state to another) produces a Loss of some kind (the stage changed from) which will produce a Grief reaction.
2. The intensity of the grief reaction is a function of how the change-produced l...
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Just sharing stuff
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While there may be no concrete proof that a loving relationship is beneficial to one's health, it certainly seems to have a positive effect on one's overall well-being. It seems that those who are involved in a long-term relationship where each person is treated lovingly tend to be happier, more r...
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To Doll
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Well Doll. A freind of mine, on this board, shared something with me--not that long ago, and Im just sharing with you.
As much as we chase love, and wish to be loved, unconditionally--by someone else--sometimes we just hafta give up chasing and trying--where unconditional love does not fully ex...
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I will try to remember.....
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Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed...
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a great day for recovery-sept 21
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Today is September 21, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
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"I shall pass through this world but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do, let me do it now; let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." -- Etienne de Grell...
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Serenity Granted ??
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Good morning, all. I hope this post finds each of you happy, healthy and sober.
As most of you know I have been in a relationship for over 2 yrs and it's pretty much always been 1 sided. He's one of the "good ones", he's not in the program nor does he need to be, he cares for me, we enjoy each other and w...
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Check in
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Hi all. I'm a bit messed up at the moment, but still sober. Stress at work, anger, and depression are making life a bit hard. Just feel like sleeping or ranting all the time.
On the bright side, I've got a job interview on Wednesday for a job that will be more my type of thing.
Regarding the Slovak situa...
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HOW TO START YOUR DAY
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HOW TO START YOUR DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK
1. Open a new file in your PC. 2. Name it "Housework." 3. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN 4. Empty the RECYCLE BIN 5. Your PC will ask you, "Are you sure you want to delete Housework permanently...
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