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CALLING ALL SOBER SURFERS.....Sober Mentawais Surf Trip
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Hey guys and gals. My name is Dan. Im a recovering alcoholic and addict with 5 years sober. I am also a partner in a Mentawais surf charter boat and USCG licensed professional mariner working as a Captain of a 300ft supply boat. Ive been guiding trips and traveling the world surfing for the last 15 years....
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Status on John
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If anyone on the board has current information regarding John F...the founder of MIP can you pass it on at your convenience? Mahalo
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Hospice....
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This morning at 9 AM I am meeting with my Hospice worker for first time. It will be an in-home visit. Yes, my health condition is really so bad that its now time to start putting a solid treatment team together so my transition from flesh, to spirit can go forward with some level of dignity in caring hands....
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12-Step Facilitation Therapy
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This is a new concept for me. Interesting. Seems like it's making money off AA. I wonder how the therapist gets qualified to deliver the AA program... 12-Step Facilitation Therapy (Alcohol, Stimulants, Opiates)Twelve-step facilitation therapy is an active engagement strategy designed to inc...
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My Scavenger Hunt, Self Help Questions (PLEASE HELP)
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Good evening Folks, I have a few questions for all that are in the process of Recovery. They may seem foolish but the really mean something to me. 1) What is Recovery? Please list some of the promises of "AA" 2) Why do people say AA is a Religion? What is the spiritual component about? 3) How does gratefuln...
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Will there be any adverse effect if I undergo this procedure while consuming alcohol?
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I am addicted to alcohol. First, I started consuming alcohol as a stress buster. But now it has become a part and parcel of my life. I broke up with my girlfriend last week and I am going through a tough time. And to deal with this situation, I depend on alcohol. I am also scheduled for a LASIK eye surgery in...
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Just to say bye
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I am leaving where I am and where I am going there is nowhere to keep my computer and no where to hook it up if I could take it....so I won't be able to have access or come here. Thanks to Pappy and those who have helped me over the years. Greatly appreciated. ltr
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Losing a child
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I lost an adult child a month ago and sometimes I think about drinking. Use the tools....is what comes to mind. There are a lot of tools to practice in this situation. Gratitude is one I was taught...be grateful for the time I got to spend with her. God told me once a long time ago that He couldn't tell me why...
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Funny or Bizarre Things Heard at AA Meetings
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We Alcoholics are not a gum lot. We do and say some things that are very funny looking back from a sober view point. Lets hear about what you have heard or done. Keep in mind that anonimity is our spiritual foundation. No Names, or Specific Places please. --------------------------------------...
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Today's Gift -- Jan.
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The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. --Albert Einstein It's easy to live as though our problems will just go away. We say tomorrow, next month, or next year will be better. We keep some kernel of hope that things will change, ev...
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Simple Reminder -- Jan.
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My 43rd AA ANNIVERSARY
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I was found half frozen late at night in a snow bank in a town north of Boston...I had so much alcohol in me that it probably kept me from being completely frozen over and dead. I went to an AA meeting the next morning...and never looked back.. I found a new life...I've remained sober from that day forward....
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Partner is struggling due to alcoholism.
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It's really hard to say that my partner is struggling due to alcoholism. My boyfriend is addicted to alcohol. He thinks that he needs it to get through the day. He doesn't drink when I'm around him. He uses it to start his day, to get through the lunch and before going for sleep. I have come to the realizat...
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New Here
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Just wanted to say thank you for letting me join. It is an priveledge to be with like minded people in recovery.
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Been alive but at 40 havent lived
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Hi, my name is Beverly and I am a hopeless and at the moment feel helpless addict/alcoholic.. I am also jobless, depressed and haunted by who Ive become. There is not a soul on this planet who 'knows' me. Ive always felt I didn't belong no matter what group I was in. I was physically and mentally abuse...
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Career Difficulties
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HI ALL! Happy New Year! I'm a 15 year sober member gratefully, in Alberta, Canada. What I'm posting about is: career and work. Do other members find this is a problem for them. As a nurse; and someone that at the height of what might've been my career; I wasted time being a drunk. I've had lot's of problem...
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32 years of uninterrupted freedom from active addiction
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It was a very cold December 2nd morning in 1984 as I "came to" from another drug induced evening.I was 6 months into my 3rd marriage and the more than two and a half decades of active drug addiction was devastating my life and everything and everyone in its path.I lifted my head from the floor and swore,f...
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Please I need help!
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I never went to an AA meeting. I want to stop drinking. I keep looking for aa meetings in my area, during the day. I'm searching online be and it's so confusing. My zip is 07746 Thank you
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Insanity, Institutionalization, Or Death...
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Extreme? Man in the Netherlands euthanised due to his alcohol addictionNovember 29, 2016 Euthanasia for people in 'unbearable suffering' and no prospect of improvement is legal in the countryMark Langedijk chose the day of his death and was telling jokes, drinking beer and eating ham sandwich...
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Speaker search help
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I was listening to a gay, Jewish doctor/physician (hope that narrows it down) recorded A.A. pitch this past week, and didn't get a chance to finish the audio. Does anybody have any leads? I was listening to it via WeDoRecover YouTube channel, but all (or most) of their A.A. videos seem to have gone to...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 1/2
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January 2, 2017Quote of the Week"Are you doing God's work or God's job?" When I was new to the program, I had a slight control problem. OK, a Big Problem. I was pretty convinced I could manage, manipulate, plan and control people, places and things so I could achieve the outcome that would be best for...
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How often do you rotate Chairperson?
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We have a member who has chaired a meeting for more than several years. People are afraid to ask him to step aside and allow others to chair.
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Today's Gift -- Dec.
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Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, butI worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and salutations. --Hindu prayer The history of the Twelve Steps tells us that in the first small A.A. group there was controversy about the word God...
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Simple Reminder -- Dec.
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Should I stay with my alcohol addicted husband?
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Hi, I am in a confusion right now. My husband was an alcohol addict and he used to harm me every day. I tried to cope with him a lot. But, he was not ready to adjust. So, I left him and is staying with my parents right now. His parents came to me for compromise and I told them that I won't go back to him unless he st...
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San Diego Alano Club Helps Alcoholics And Addicts Stay Sober During Holidays
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This is a good example of how an Alamo club and 12-Step groups help keep folks sober during the holidays. December 25th, 2016Alano Club helps maintain sobriety through the holidaysby Mike Spradley For those in recovery it may be much harder to deal with these feelings without defaulting bac...
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TRING TO STAY SOBER
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ITS WINTER WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME DEALING WITH MY BODY HURTS ALL OVER AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS DRINK IT SEEMS TO MAKE MY PAIN GO AWAY AT LEAST TO THE NEXT DAY
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Serenity Prayer (long version)
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Serenity Prayer 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. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I...
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Best Christmas gift ever.
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My partner, Tracey, has 2 daughters. Zoe, 17, who lives with us and amy, 23, who lives with her partner and their 3 yo daughter. I've been with Tracey since February 2015. In a that time, amy has kept her distance. So yeah, my granddaughter gave me a tin ofHenderson's relish crisps. I was stammering...
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Almost at 6 months!
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I drank so much and so often that I didn't care how alcohol had a grasp on me that infiltrated every corner of my life. It was like a giant weight strapped to me that I thought I wanted. I spent all my money on it, there were times that I thought I needed it, I had myself convinced that some how things were bette...
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Arthritis and alcohol consumption
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I am addicted to alcohol. I have severe joint pain and swelling in the joints. I consulted my family doctor and I am diagnosed with rheumatic arthritis. He prescribed me some medicines. But is there any permanent cure for rheumatic arthritis? He also recommended a physiotherapy procedure in Toront...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/26
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December 26, 2016Quote of the WeekHalf measures do avail us something its just the half we dont want. Before recovery I was a master of half measuring in my life and what I got was the half I didnt want. At work I arrived late, did just enough to get by and was the first to leave. The result is that I was fi...
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Best Christmas gift ever.
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My partner, Tracey, has 2 daughters. Zoe, 17, who lives with us and amy, 23, who lives with her partner and their 3 yo daughter. I've been with Tracey since February 2015. In a that time, amy has kept her distance. So yeah, my granddaughter gave me a tin ofHenderson's relish crisps. I was stammering...
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Asking for prayers and help...
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Asking for prayer and help!I have not been interacting on the boards for a good while because of internal and external hardships I am so overwhelmed with and that has reduced my ability to shoot positive energy, inspiration, and hope into the Universe for the benefit of others, when I am so stuck in the...
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Yuletide, Christmas, whatever, have a good un
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19th December, 2 days before winter solstice. I'm sitting in my car waiting to be called to make another takeaway delivery.
It's a grey, rainy day.
I'm happy because I'm sober for another day, I have food, clean clothes, warmth, the company of others, the ability to pay my bills and in 2 days time th...
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Newbie California
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Hi I am STephanie I live in California I am currently sober two months and newbie but trying my best to pull my life back today
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Sometimes ongoing amends are hard
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My son and daughter have both made it plain they don't want me in their life. Can't say I blame them, they only know the bloke I was.
Both have said they want no contact, want to be left alone. It's been nearly 11 years now. These are my ongoing amends as they stated, using the words (daughter) your ongoin...
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Really have to quit drinking
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Hi all, I've been drinking most of my life and it's really has to stop. I drink to get drunk and I get drunk a lot more these days. Like everyday. I had a few days last week when I didn't. My wife knows I have a drinking problem but let's me have some anyway. The drinking has ruined my marriage and I'm finding it...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/19
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December 19, 2016Quote of the WeekWhen Im filled up with me, there is no room for God. This quote reminds me of the story of a novice who once met with a Zen master for tea. As he went on and on about everything he thought he knew about the practice and meaning of Zen, the master just kept pouring tea into h...
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Proceeding To Remove God References From Alcoholics Anonymous
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This involves an important subject. It's been around for several years and has been heating up again recently. An Atheist Is Taking on Alcoholics Anonymous in Bid to Get God out of 12 Steps By Ryan Moore October 24, 2016 http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/an-atheist-is-taking-on-alcoholics-ano...
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction: How the Pain of the Past Can Motivate the Future by Becky Vollmer My father drank Budweiser for breakfast and Chivas for lunch. Then he usually crashed by early evening, leaving me guessing what he would've had for dinner. I'm fairly certain it wouldn't have been foo...
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Overhaul Maintenance
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Confusion.......??????? I know what that is like. Continual and unrelentless beating yourself up for doing things which you know you shouldn't do....drinking, drugging, sexing, speeding, (well... I don't know all those things however, can relate to a few). LOVE YOURSELF! GOD LOVES YOU! Fix wh...
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Taking benzos in recovery - is it ok
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hi everyone I'm looking for a bit of advice. I started seeing a physiatrist for my mental health and she has put me on a low dosage of diazepam. I have been working the 12 step programme but my sponsor has told me that because I'm taking medication she can no longer work with me. I have sought advice but nobo...
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A Thought for the Newbies
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Heya, Fyne Spirit! -- 2nd Request!
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Tell us if you're OK or how you're doing. Looks like you'll be getting big waves for awhile. Hope you are alright... -- Edited by Tanin on Saturday 17th of December 2016 01:53:07 PM
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Where did I go?
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nowhere. I'm still here with you guys and girls. I read the posts almost every day. It helps me a lot. I don't really post myself, because I don't have a whole lot of anything new to add. It's still the same: life without alcohol is WAY easier. Its a lot easier to quit, if you have people around you that have a...
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Selfishness and self centred
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Hi folks,
I'm struggling with a concept in the AA programme and it's the selfish and self centred bit. I can totally see how self centred behaviour selfish and self seeking behaviour were the root of our problems and drive our defects of character. I am now in recovery and am working the programme, I a...
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Wisdom of the Rooms 12/12
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December 12, 2016Quote of the WeekTrying to pray is the same thing as praying. I didnt pray or meditate much before I got sober. If I did pray, it was either to keep me from getting into trouble, or to get me out of the trouble my selfish or self-seeking behavior got me into. As far as meditation went,...
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Letting go of old ideas
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Many of our old ideas--especially those about alcohol, about drinking, about getting drunk, and about alcoholism (or problem drinking, if you prefer that term)--prove either worthless or actually self-destructive for us, and it is a great relief to get rid of them. Living Sober, 1975 -- Edited b...
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Alcoholics love em or lose em
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I have learned in the past year plus so much more than I thought I already had learned. For example... In AA... most all of the meetings I attended seemed to be very supportive.....the people friendly enough, and the atmosphere was one that welcomed other struggling alcoholics. My first experience...
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