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steps
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Hi guys,
Just like to let you know I started on the steps last night and really starting to feel more positive. It really does seem to be true, though 2 weeks ago I wouldn't have believed it, but just the simple act of surrender and willingness to engage in and work the program is more liberating t...
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Patience
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What is patience?
Patience is the ability to:
Sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration.
Let go of your need for immediate gratification.
Display tolerance, compassion, understanding, and acceptance toward those who are sl...
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remember to keep it simple
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I know the grass beyond the door, the sweet keen smell. --Dante Gabriel Rossetti
There is a tale about a king who wanted only the wisest man to be his prime minister. When the search narrowed down to three men, he put them to a test. He placed them in a room and installed an impressive lock on the door...
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History
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Origins of AA - Henrietta Seiberling Transcript of Henrietta's remarks presented at Founder's Day, June 10, 1971 Henrietta Seiberling is the lady who introduced Bill Wilson to Dr. Bob Smith. Henrietta Buckler Seiberling May, 1972 In the spring of 1971, the newspapers reported the passi...
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Humorous DUI Test
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http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?video=DUI-Sobriety-Test
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HI ALL
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I AM ALSO GOING AWAY, DOING BIKE WEEK AT MYRTLE BEACH. FOR A FEW DAYS.
PHIL, HOPE YOU HAVE ANOTHER GOOD WEEK WITH THE WIFE. NICE TO SEE THAT YOU ARE GOING REGULARLY.
AND EVERYONE ELSE THANKS FOR THE GREAT SHARES THIS WEEK AND HOPE EVERYONES WEEKEND GOES WELL.
WELL I WILL BE BACK ON SUN E...
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Insecurity
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What is insecurity?
Insecurity is:
Feeling of not being ``good enough'' to meet the challenge of a situation you face in life.
Sense of helplessness in the face of problems, conflict, or concerns.
Belief that one is inadequate or incompetent to handle life's challenges.
Fear of b...
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Sober Yesterday...
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Sober today so far. I'm just thinking about today.
Keeping busy.
Last night I went to an AA meeting and when I got home I prayed. I surrendered and I'm hoping that God will help.
In bed last night I took stock in a big way. For some reason it occurred to me that it was...
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I wish
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I Wish Today will be the best day of your life. The sun will wrap you with its warm. Blue skies will allow you to get a glimpse of heaven. Your blessings be as infinite as the sand on the shores. Your successes will be remembered. Your failures will be forgotten. Your smiles will be enchanting. Your tears w...
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Gammyrose
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Been Real busy, working about 12 + hrs every day. Doing real well, just gotta get some jobs finished. Hey Thanks for asking. I kinda miss the time I was spending on here. Well That,s about it for now. You take care.
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to be enuf
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OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE. OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE.
IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS, THAT FRIGHTENS US. WE ASK OURSELVES, WHO AM I TO BE BRILLIANT, GORGEOUS, TALENTED AND FABULOUS?
ACTUALLY, WHO ARE YOU NOT TO BE?
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD.
YOUR...
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Hey evertbody...
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Goodmorning, Just wanted to tell everybody I'm going to be gone for awhile,I'm going to my nephews high school graduation in KS.It 's been quite the ordeal getting my Mom ready for the trip, had to get a travel oxygen concentrator, big oxygen containers for the trip, my brother has traveled 500 miles t...
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Good morning
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"All these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. It has never...
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Acceptance
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. . . if we are suffering illness, poverty, or misfortune, we think we shall be satisfied on the day it ceases. But there too, we know it is false, so soon as one has got used to not suffering, one wants something else. --Simone Weil
Perhaps it's the human condition never to be satisfied and yet always...
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It's okay to make mistakes
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To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it. --Josh Jenkins
It's okay to make mistakes. But we shouldn't live a life of excuses. We shouldn't slide over our mistakes; we should learn from them.
Excuses keep us apart from ourselves and others....
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Online meetings
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Can anyone tell me how to get to an online meeting?? I thought maybe Id try doing an online meeting rather then go to one...
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Emotional Abuse
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EMOTIONAL ABUSE:
Definition: Emotional abuse is an attack launched against a person instead of a body. Some victims of physical abuse state that they would far rather be struck physically, that to be attacked verbally and emotionally. The physical pain goes away; the emotional pain does not. On...
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Self Esteem
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We often use the expression "good self-esteem, "poor" self-esteem or "no" self-esteem. How does one "esteem" the self and what is the self anyway? Esteem involves loving respect and dignified caring. What of the self? We come into the world with it; it follows us through life like a shadow....
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avatar
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The Mask
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Who am I? Don't be fooled by me. Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well as without, That confi...
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Today
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He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven. --Thomas Fuller
We have all seen adventure movies in which the heroes or villains are caught on a bridge that collapses. As they fall to whatever lies below, they are perhaps able...
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Another day
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Hi Guys,
Well thats another day without a drink, its starting to get to to the point where I'm thinking about not drinking "today" rather than for the "next few hours". I've not been sober this long in over 15 years. Something seems to be working here! I'd like to kno...
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Unsure
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hello my name is matisa , I was dx with an alchola problem in the year 2000 and I stopped drinking in the year 2001 I have not drank since I stopped but I fight it all the time, A friend of mine says I need to go to a meeting, I don't know if I do or not, I almost feel like I can work this out on my own,,
CAn any...
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Just wondering where a few people are?
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Hey I'm wondering where Cabbagehead Chris is and haven't heard from Crambo (Jill) in a few days. And then there's Amanda and Stan??? I just get concerned when people don't check in. I know Nic said Stan probably wouldn't be back, I still wonder about how he's doing.I know Chris has the wedding co...
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for a laugh,,,see you in the funnies
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Wedding Colors Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life." The child thought about this for a moment, then said, "So why is the groom wearing black...
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Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
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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, its aches and pains. YESTERDAY has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the...
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Very Down...
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Hi,
Yesterday was one of the worst days I've had for a while. I drank lots of beer and 1.5 bottles of wine.
I cried all day.
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PHEW!!!!
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So i didn;'t duck out on my intention today! i turned myself in and faced the music!!
All for the good!! the warrent on my possession charge was dropped and my failing to appear..i ended up with an absolute discharge!!! Yeah for Wendy!!!!
I feel pretty good and, if i can say so, PROUD!
I didn't even...
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Step One
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Step One
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable." Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we h...
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Hey Celt
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Good to see you here our freind.:) Hows everything going with yu?
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Gammy
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I got your email. Thanks. And youre right. When others are going through stuff, theres not a derned thing I can do, except stand by with love.
I have learned one thing in these programs thats a big plus.
When we come into AA its 99 percent alcohol problem and one percent living problem, When we get in h...
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Anger
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Anger is generally the most self destructive emotion that you feel. This is because it’s an emotion focused on action. If you are not acting on the anger, then you are thinking about acting on the anger or hoping that someone else will act on the anger. Anger always comes from a feeling of being oppresse...
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What a day....
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I have had a very busy day, one of those where I am now bone tired. I was a hostess at a double baby shower this morning, that was fun. Then went out to a Car show and swap meet. Walked around looking at cars, visited with people I've known all of my life, I grew up in this town.Sat and talked to a friend that had a...
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The Big Book
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Hi
I jsut wanted to share that in reading the BB everyday and everynight and inbetween I have been able to keep a perspective on my alcohol problem. I must say that there are sometimes things in the book that would indicate that I do not have a problem and then i would turn the page and there I have i...
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GUYS? Need your advice...
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This really falls under the category of none of my business, but I feel like I'm going crazy so...
My husband has been sober 15 yrs. He goes to mtgs, I'm not worried about his sobriety. But for the last month it seems as if he isn't doing anything else. He left his job and will be back at university in the fa...
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Anti stress kit
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"Anti Stress Kit" This is your Anti-Stress kit. I hope that these items will help you to relax and enjoy your life more. Rubber Band: To remind you to stretch your new ideas and your mind to new limits so you will continue to grow and reach your potential. Tissue: To remind you to see the tears and needs of o...
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Relationship Duet
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THE RELATIONSHIP DUET The Dance of Intimacy By Darlene Lancer, M.A., MFT
The relationship duet the dance of intimacy that all couples do. If one partner moves in, the other backs-up. Partners reverse roles as well, but always maintain a certain spac...
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An "If Only" share
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"If Only. . ." by Susie and Otto Collins We don't know if birds do it or if bees do it but we do know that most of the people we've come in contact with do it. What we're talking about is the mantra of the modern era--"If only...." "If only" is what most of us tend to focus on in all of our relationships. We tend to...
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Sound familar?
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Directions to AA: Just go straight to hell and make a U-turn. In AA, being part of something is more important than being the center of attention. AA is not a sentence; it’s a reprieve. AA doesn’t open the gates of heaven to let you in, it opens the gates of hell to let you out. Alcoholic (as defined b...
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Today
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Difficulties, opposition, criticism--these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. --Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
To be alive m...
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Its a brand new day!!!
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When I was drinking and waking up sooooo sick, my only thoughts were about my hangover...trying to remember what i did the night before...water...and my next drink, the hair of the dog that bit me so to speak....
I woke up this morning and one of my first thoughts was a memory of my grade 11 math teacher...
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Love can be great OR difficult
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Love can be great, but it can also be difficult. We all make mistakes - let these Top 10 lists serve as a friendly reminder of what does and does not make for a great relationship. Top 10 Do's 1. Do let your partner know that they are appreciated and loved. Make the time each day t...
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Emotional Walls
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Have you ever tried to love someone, but you could feel their emotional walls? You can feel them not letting you in. You can feel the little person trapped inside. Or have you ever felt somebody trying to get to you, but you can feel yourself stopping it? This is how most of us experience relationships. T...
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Is AA For You?
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IS A.A. FOR YOU?
Only you can decide whether you want to give A.A.a try — whether you think it can help you.
We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. Then we heard from other A.A. members that we were s...
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adversity
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detaching...but where?
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hi all,
I have had something on my mind now for awhile...i have a friend who keeps relapsing..we were very close...he actually stayed with me for awhile when out of treatment...we made a deal that if one of us used we were not to come home...he did and came home...i got over it somewhat and gave him one m...
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Forgiveness
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this is a lengthy post...I hope you's don't mind. I found some useful info here. There is great mention of God as well, I choose to call my HP God. \\// Wendy
Forgiveness
Reprinted from The Sermon On the Mount, by Emmet Fox
FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FORGIVE THEM THAT TRESPASS A...
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Reply to John R.
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Thanks for sharing John, from way down below. And to others that have shared on medical stuff and pills also, and their experiences.
Acceptance, is the word Im looking for, and just doing what we gotta do.
I know when Im off key, it can affect sanity-it can affect attitudes-and emotional balance-...
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Putting This One On My Refridgerator
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Property Lines
A 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...
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I have a question
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Hi everyone
I have been wondering, 'Am I an alcoholic if, sometimes I can have just one drink or three, if I water them down alot and fool myself into thinking that I am having a 'good time'. I have been doing this because I find it so hard to never drink and also because I know that if I am very cautio...
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