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a great day for recovery-aug 19
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Today is August 19, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
DECISION
"When you see a snake, never mind where he came from." -- W. G. Benham So many alcoholics have died looking for "the problem" that made them drink. The wife, family, neighborhood or unemployment was why they though they go...
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Have a good night everybody
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grant me the to accept the things I cannot change to change the things I can and the to know the difference
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Thurs. 8/18/05
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Good morning, my wonderful MIP family
Just wanted to touch base and let you all know I'm fine and say that I hope you all are too. From the looks of the posts being made everyone is rowing their little ole hearts out. Think I'll grab a paddle too.
My memories have subsided some since my last "...
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Checking in....
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Hey everybody, Well the rollercoaster just keeps moving, the miracle is I'm still sober and I haven't thrown-up . I did have a migraine last night.
In the middle of packing up the house, I had to drop everything yesterday morning and drive my husband to the city 100 miles from us, to be checked in to a ho...
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what alcoholics do
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this is what active alkies do. You cannot nor will not change my behavior. You cannot make me treat you better, let alone with any respect. All I care about, all I think about, is my needs and how to go about fufilling them. You are a tool to me, something to use. When I say I love you I am lying th...
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Today,s gift
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Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with. --Mark Twain
We share this planet that supports us. We share it with other living creatures, each one offering a necessary ingredient that nurtures and sustains the continuation of th...
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Early morning thoughts
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Quote:
..look at that word blame. It's just a coincidence that the last two letters spell the word me. But that coincidence is worth thinking about. Other people or unfortunate circumstances may have caused you to feel pain, but only you control whether you allow that pain to go on. If you w...
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COLORS
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http://www.spiritisup.com/colors1.swf
jUST A LINK kinda neat
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To Wendy and Cheri
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    -- Edited by Phil at 20:13, 2005-08-18 -- Edited by...
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Still giving it away
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I've always tried really hard to make everyone around me believe I'm OK, that I've got my shit together. Truth is I'm not OK. Never have been! I have a home, a job AND a business,a great teenage son who thinks his mom is the coolest, wonderful friends and a man in my life who is so supportive, non judg...
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There's Always a Way When You Really Try
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There's Always a Way When You Really Try
By Dr. Robert Schuller
We have several walnut trees on our church grounds. California crows love the meat of the walnut. How can a crow crack a walnut to get at the meat? Imagine if you were a crow-how would you do it? The crows have figured out a way. They pick th...
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The fifth part of Twelfth Step work is continuance. This means staying with the prospects after they have started on the new way of living. We must stay with them and not let them down. We must encourage them to go to meetings regularly for fellowship and help. They will le...
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Ramblings For This evening
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Negative imagination is very destructive. Negative imagination fuels our insecurities. When our negative imagination is at work, we must stop our negative imagination, because what our negative imagination is doing, is entangling our insecurities around our soul.
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time
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Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It's now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? --Mary Casey
Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we...
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one foot in front of the other
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Up early, going to head down to hospital. Last night I Wasn't sure what I was doing today. Now I know! Off early hope to get to a noon meeting. God only knows, going to try to relieve the girls. so they can get a lillte sleep. All is going weell, considering the inju...
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Andrew
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Youre going forward buddy, youre going forward--thats all that matters. Whatever works for you.
As you continue to attend meetings you will find many more, that you will be able to identify with--you will meet new freinds--and you will become a part of something that is huge,- you will get a feelin...
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Ever so drunk you wet yourself - I was!
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Hi I'm new here, a recovering alcoholic. I'm only 26 and have had some rough times with alcohol. Some nights I would get so wasted that I'd end up wetting my pants. yeah that's right, a grown man peeing himself. God it was horrible, totally embarrassing! Just wondering if anyone else ever had this happe...
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Hey Smitty?
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Hows things going today? did you get to watch the space "go blast" thing? Howd the meeting go? Feeling a bit better?
Last time I was down there--it was Seaworld. Wanted to kiss a Dolphin, like everyone else, but fell into the tank. Was fished out by a couple of guys, that wouldnt give me back, my half bot...
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Guilt And Shame
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a great day for recovery-Aug 17
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Today is August 17, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
COURAGE
"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome." -- Samuel Johnson There was a time when I never attempted anything because I said it "can't" be done. I could never get sober. I could neve...
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Does Evil Exist?
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Does evil exist? Did God create evil? The University professor challenged his students with this question. "Did God create everything that exists?" A student bravely replied, "Yes he did!" "God created everything?" The professor asked. "Yes sir", the student replied. The professor answered, "...
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Gotta give it away.......
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They told me in AA in order to keep it, I have to give it away. I've spent too much time in my own head tonight and I'm having "memories" if you will, of the times I was "uncomfortable in my own skin" . Things I had forgotten or just really realized....
Right now the first one that comes to mind is about age 5 o...
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Healing Thoughts
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Healing Thoughts
Think healing thoughts.
When you feel anger or resentment, ask God to help you feel it, learn from it, and then release it. Ask Him to bless those who you feel anger toward. Ask Him to bless you too.
When you feel fear, ask Him to take it from you. When you feel misery, force grati...
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Rick?
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Get youre butt back in here. lol
I know youre going through some stuff Buddy. I talked to your answering machine last night.
Ive seen you lurking in the shadows, on the board.
Talk to us Pal. We love you and we care.
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Hello Phil
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Posted a couple times
gotta run
take care
thanks for everything
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Nic
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I love the post from a couple days ago! So true let the mate handle her thing. I'm toooo much the care taker. I love the property. I was told I would never have to put hay in etc. Guess who handles most of it. I told her one day I gave up most of my life for hers. This is a high mat...
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Back Pain Anyone?
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I got my Mri results yersterday. It shows I have a ruptured disk, I will be starting physical therapy for 6-8weeks. I have sciatica (pinched nerve in my back), plus arthritis in my back. They also found a cyst on my ovaries ( it might explain why I look 5 months pregnant).
I am on medicade after having he...
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Rick ?
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Just wondering if anyone has heard from Rick? I'm still praying.
(((Hugs)))
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Online Meetings
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What time are they actually at? On the main forum page is says 9PM EST, but when you click the link, it says 8PM EST.
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we are all in the same boat
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You are reading from the book Touchstones.
We did not all come over on the same ship, but we were all in the same boat. --Bernard M. Baruch
As we listen to others' stories and tell our own, we see roads into this program are different. Some of us hit bottom. Others were spared the worst catastroph...
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It Works:)
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Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Love and feeling loved--how often both elude us! We have taken the first s...
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Hey Smitty?
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Just saw you come on to the board Buddy.. How are yu our freind??
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asmith
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did you got to the meeting?
and are you feeling better?
I read your post and in the begining its hard whenever you have a craving seriously eat some ice cream or a candybar before you crack one it really takes the edge off.
might sound stupid but the body prduces a byproduct of sugar from liqu...
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New here
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Hi ,i am alcoholic.I relalapsed after 13 years sobriety,and I feel the craving again ,I cannot stop .I need help now because I feel lost.Can anyone help me now. Dee
I can be contacted @ Midstar53@aol.com. I will be online.
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accident
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Hey All
try to check in when I can.
My grandaughter was in a bad accident, say a prayer fer us
love U TYhanks Rick
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50 AA Slogans
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1.... Easy does it 2.... First things first 3.... Live and let live 4.... But for the grace of god 5....Think......Think.......Think 6....One day at time 7....Let go and Let God 8....Kiss---keep it simple stupid 9....Act as if......... 10....This too shall pass 11....Expect miracles 12....I ca...
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Meeting
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I cant wait for the meeting tuesday night
See you all then unless we talk in the message board 
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hi im new
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hi guys. i had bee clean for 2 whole weeks!!! but yesterday i blew it and now i feel really bad because i lost all that time i accomplsihed.
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1st days attempt
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Well, today was my first attempt at going totaly alcohol free. I didn't make it. I opened a beer this afternoon and took a few sips off of it. I ended up dumping it out. II started another one later and put it back in the fridge. I feel like a train ran over me. I can't...
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Hey NancyJo
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You know those cartoon characters....? The ones who when someone shouts at them or they see something in the cartoons that is shocking, their eyes bug out and pop right OUT OF THEIR HEAD?????
You know the ones? Sometimes their hair sticks up too...straight out of the head and th...
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Hey Ellen
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my computers got the HIC ups--any suggestions? Keeps HIC upping UP and Down on the desk TOP.
I got it to HOLD its breath--but it BLEW a gasket
Tried a glass OF water--it spit it ALL over the FLOOR
took it APART but ive GOT extra Peices LEFT over.
Beat IT wi...
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One Lousy Beer
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HI ,
Well the title says it all. I went to the party and had one lousy beer. I convinced myself that I was just to nervous to be at this party without drinking. There were many more people than I anticapated.
Popped open the beer took some gulps...look...
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Purpose
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The reasonable man encounters circumstances and adapts himself to them. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt circumstances to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man. --George Bernard Shaw Finding Your Purpose Everyone has a dream. Everyone has a purpose or mission...
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New Here
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Hello Everyone
My name is brook i have been sober almost 6 years in october i feel good i love being sober i have many reasons im sober right now for my health my family and my new baby girl who will be two weeks old thursday and she is a blessing in my life im married to my husbund who is also in AA he has been...
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New Member
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Hello! My name is Andrew and I am an alcoholic. It is time for me to give up this addiction. I have been to a few AA meetings, but have not given up my beer just yet. I had a hard time accepting the fact that I am an alcoholic. I always thought alcholics were those who d...
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HOW IT WORKS
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How It Works
Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are suc...
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It's time.. I'm a newbie
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I've been battling alcohol for quite some time now.. I decide I want to quit at night as I tuck my two babies into bed, then by morning my resolve is less, by the end of the day, I'm cracking open a bottle of wine, drinking it all and some.. and saying tomorrow I'll quit.
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todays thought-Aug 15
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Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. --Simone Weil
How terribly complicated we choose to make life's many questions. Should we call a friend and apologize or wait for her call? Are the children getting the kind of care they must, right now? That we "Came to believe in a power gre...
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husband in rehab
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I wanted to thank everyone again for their thoughts and shares.
My husband entered rehab 4 days ago. A place fully covered by insurance.
Not posh like the Betty Ford Center---but he's out of credit and cash.
I'm still doing my thing here. I will visit tomorrow for family day...
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a great day for recovery-Aug 14
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Today is August 14, 2005 A Great Day for Recovery!
TRUTH
"If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such, the path of error is the path of truth." -- Hans Reichenbach I believe that in order to discover spirituality in our lives, we need to confront the "disease", that dest...
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