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Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
--George Eliot
A pet is often liked by everyone and seems to have no enemies. Why is this? Pets are friendly and interested in others. They seem to get joy out of just being with us. They do not have a critica...
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Reading and Thought for the Day
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can ev...
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Sure is great to see
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Great to see so many newcommers and old commers finding and sharing with us, on this board.
Makes one feel a big part of.
I cant remember everyones name--I gave up trying. Sometimers, yu know.:)
Having only 2 brain cells left, and they work overtime, most days---doesnt help.
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Hiya!
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I just joined the board here and I wanted to say hello to everyone.
I'm in the Seattle area (Renton, to be specific) and my sobriety date is 10-21-02. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
--Greg
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Is Not Drinking Not Enough?
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After a meeting tonight, someone asked if I had a sponsor and had started "the Programme".
I answered that, as I had given up drinking I did not see the need to do so. I added that I was put off the "Steps" by the references to god and I did not see how I could do 12 steps if the first one did not make any sense...
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The 12 promises for Beginners
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THE TWELVE PROMISES FOR BEGINNERS
1. YOU WILL KNOW YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
2. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SHAVE YOURSELF.
3. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DRESS AND UNDRESS YOURSELF.
4. YOU WILL KNOW THE TOWN, STATE AND COUNTRY YOU ARE IN.
5. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOCKS THAT MATCH.
6. YOU WIL...
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My wife is at the door. The auto water at the barn isn't working. Could I come right out? Yes!!! Just what I want to do go out and work on water!!!. Wonder whats's the matter? frozen??? What leson will I learn I ask GOD?? Away I go wondering????
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So True Hu? And have a good night guys.
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Resent Somebody
The moment you start to resent a person you become that person's slave. He or she controls your dreams, absorbs your digestion, robs you of your peace of mind and good will, and takes away the pleasure of your work.
A person you resent ruins your spirituality and nullifies you...
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Some days life does suck, being sober. BUT
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I dont hafta hug damned toilet bowls on a daily basis.
I can wake up in the morning and the bed aint shakin.
I can go through police spot checks and say, na na na na na.
Ide rather be breathin than be in jail, in a padded cell, or in a nut house.
I can watch all the insanity instead of being in it...
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Two Months Not Drinking
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Its over two months that I have not had an alcoholic drink.
How has it changed my life? I shall try and do an inventory.
Main Benefit: being able to drive at any time. Has come in useful when going up to the pub when bored at home or escaping (see below). Ironically, it means that I am more li...
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1/21 gift
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Love immediately challenges me to break the fixation I have with myself. --John Powell, S.J.
Self-absorption can become habitual, and it's a seductive pastime. "How do I look?" "Was my response articulate?" "Is my wit impressive?" It's all too easy to block out the presence of others...
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Thought for the Day 1/21/05
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ UNITED WE STAND We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p...
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Hey Stan? My man!!
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I weave through the bull crap each and every day, the same as you do my freind.
But theres one great thing about it. Ide rather watch it than be in it.:)
You deserve a pat on the back.
And by the way. I misplaced your phone number. Fire it at me again. Ide likely enjoy talking with you, even if you...
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it has been a while
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well i haven't been out doing research just been sick with woman issues and haven't been up to writing . i however have missed you all and i have been doing some service work and doing meetings. just being careful with my recovery especially when i don't feel good ya know. well i hope...
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Yup-makes sense to me:)
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>Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me,
>for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either, just take off
>and leave me alone.
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> § The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan
>belt and a flat tire.
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> § The darkest hours come just before the dawn. So if you're
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1/21 thought
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If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today. --Olin Miller
Smug was a kitten who thought she knew everything. She knew how to clean herself with her sandpaper tongue, how to sleep, eat, and keep warm, and how to sharpen her tiny claws. One day, her...
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Its colder than a ----- fill in the blank
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Just dropping in to say good morning to all you guys.
Its so cold in Ontario Canada--the 2 brain cells that still exist are hiding under blankets. (smile)
Wishing you all a good day!!
Thought for today "Dont think--it causes brain damage." :)
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Those were the days:)
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What was my mother thinking?
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> > same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't
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THE LIGHT BULB
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My Higher Power - The Light Bulb By Clarence H. Snyder (Clarence got sober in 1938, was sponsored by Dr. Bob, & started AA group #3 in Cleveland. In the first few years of his recovery Clarence had a higher recovery rate than Bill W. & Dr. Bob COMBINED. His story, "Home Brewmeister...
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FREEDOM THROUGH ACCEPTANCE
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Hi Everyone,
Hope you don't mind me sharing this from "As Bill Sees It:"
"We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The momen...
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today's gift 1/20/2005
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Is someone happier, better, or braver because of some act of yours today? If you can answer yes, then you can feel rather confident that you are progressing in the AA way of living.
If you can't then you are not giving it the old college try and you are cheating yourself out of a lot of happiness...
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quote 1/20/05
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"We know what you are thinking. You are saying to yourself: "I'm jittery and alone. I couldn't do that." But you can. You forget that you have just now tapped a source of power much greater than yourself. To duplicate, with such backing, what we have accomplished is only a matter of willingness, patien...
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Saddened Update on My (ex) Husband
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I received a call this morning from my (ex) husband's sister. He passed away in his sleep this morning. I wasn't expecting it as my son and I had went to visit him in the nursing a week and a 1/2 ago and the nurse said it would probably be another 4 or 5 months before he'd go into the coma stage. I choose not to pu...
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quote
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"At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, Page 77~
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Thought
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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. --Chinese proverb
Even the strongest, most loving families always have room for growth. There is no such thing as a "perfect" family. If our family is far from perfect, that's okay. It only matters that we are working at getting better...
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THe Wounded Healer
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In approaching the alcoholic, we have tried hard to capitalize on our one great natural advantage. That is, of course, our personal experience as drinkers who have recovered. --Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Wounded Healer
Consider the following situations. A p...
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thought
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The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing. --Blaise Pascal
The airplane kit is on the table in front of us. We have the glue, the little wooden pieces, and the instructions. We work for hours putting together each piece, s...
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Today's Gift
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We are each so much more than what some reduce to measuring. --Karen Kaiser Clark
Our society places great emphasis on how well each person is doing. It makes us judgmental and competitive. As children we may have thought that our real value was measured by the grades we got in school or th...
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Thoughts for today
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A.A. Thought for the Day
On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We'll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of a life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old dr...
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Thought
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The stream that was locked up for the winter now ripples and gurgles along its way. --John F. Gardner
Winter presents us with a frozen world, silent, sometimes forbidding. It seems like such a harsh time, forcing us indoors, letting us out only when we're wrapped in extra woolens, extra boots,...
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Casting Your Bread Upon The Waters
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Casting Your Bread Upon The Waters
CASTING YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS ECCLESIASTES 11:1 I grew up about five miles southwest of small-town America. There were a few folks there who’d had the benefit of a college education, but the vast majority of them had little education to speak of. Of t...
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chronic relapsing
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 HI anyone or everyone,
I have just been released from detox for the umteenth time (4th to be exact) and was hoping I could get some encouraging words of wisdom from other alcoholics or addicts who have also relapsed more than once, but who are now living sober and happy. I'm s...
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A Page on Acceptance
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Acceptance is the recognition that something is wrong and a person needs help. This is true of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as drug addiction and alcoholism. With any disease, if a person does not recognize, admit, and accept that they have a problem, there is no solution. Acceptance...
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A new day
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A.A. Thought for the Day
The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that...
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PENNIES LET THERE ALWAYS BE PENNIES
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Subject: Re: PENNIES LET THERE ALWAYS BE PENNIES God Bless you Chris, Thank you for sharing with us. I will get this up under Inspiring Stories. Everyone looks for miracles... They all want something BIG! This might be the smallest of miracles.. 1 cent. But it is also the largest.. Because it centered...
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A little 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 passing of Bill...
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Adult ADHD
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Not to overwhelm anyone, but my spouse is an alcoholic with Attention Deficit Disorder running in his family. I particularly found this website helpful: www.help4adhd.org Click on living with ADHD. Also CHADD has a website, too.
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reaching out...
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I slipped & went boom!
It's so baffling...I think I can handle it & now, 24 hours later, I have one great big anxiety attack that will last all day long....my mind is racing & I'm paranoid now.
Alcohol is controlling me. Yes, my life is unmanagable because of it.&n...
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JUST CHECKING IN :)
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JUST CHECKING IN
Author unknown
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day, Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.
Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle, The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.
His shirt was kind...
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Cold Cold Stuff
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It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be.
Neve...
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Behavior and Hatred
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How does my behavior reflect hatred?
When I hate a person or a group of people, I:
harbor the most extreme level of anger possible against them.
ignore and avoid them; they don't exist for me.
am easily aggravated by their behavior, looks, or attitudes.
get agitated when I think ab...
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Thank God Im on
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Thank God I got back in here ( hope everyone feels the same LOL) my default had
gotten changed and I was going thru terrible frustration and withdrawal geeeesh
I have been learning so much from these message boards could not understand why
I couldnt get on asked John if some of us wer...
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Good Morning
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God grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer
The principles of our program of recovery help us with everything in our lives. We can use the Serenity Prayer every day to keep us fr...
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Howdy
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Man cannot remake himself without suffering. For he is both the marble and the sculptor.
--Alexis Carrell
A sculptor begins with an unformed piece of marble. He must be able to envision what he wants to create. Then, armed with tools and courage, he begins to chink away at the marble he does not n...
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Hello
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Been looking in for a while. Time to say hello. Good board, Ive enjoyed the posts. Back in recovery 9 months, after a 7 year road trip. Cunning baffiling powerful--wow!! Had 6 years sober, out for 7. Anyway going to try to be part of the board. Found this board by accident a while back, and lo...
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A warm Welcome to pjb235
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Hey Pat? welcome to the board> Weve gotta lot of caring, warm freinds that share
in here. Feel free to share with all of us, at any time, and again> Welcome to our AA family.
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Hey--Welcoming Rick And Chuck
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Hey Guys? good to have you here.
Identify with you both.
Rick? I remember being sober for over a year and quit going to meetings.
a little voice said "hey? Everythings pretty good now--you can likely handle it. Well 4 years later, Everything and everyone was gone, and it had handled me. Yu...
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A Key Word in Communication - Courtesy
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Five Guides to Communication
(Adapted from "The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage", Page 30-32)
Discuss don't attack
Keep the voice low and pleasant
Stick to the subject
Listen to his/her complaints
Don't make demands
A Key Word in Communication - Courtesy
(From the Dilemm...
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Have A Sober Sunday!!
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A.A. Thought for the Day
The A.A. program is more a way of building a new life than just a way of getting over drinking, because in A.A. we don't just stop drinking. We did that plenty of times in the old days when we "went on the wagon." And, of course, we always started to drink again, because we were on...
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a teen in need of help
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I dont know who else to turn to at the moment. I am 17 years old and have a problem with drink. I drink when im sad I drink when Im happy i make excuses to drink. When I have had a bad day I go home and reach for the nearest bottle and dont stop til I feel better again. My family have noticed it and I have pushed them a...
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