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Sunrise Quote - 10/22
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Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.~ Maori Proverb
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Today's Gift - 10/22
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And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. --Shakespeare"To thine own self be true." "Live the life you were meant to live." "Be the person you were meant to be." These statements convey a wonder...
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Advice I Give Myself today
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Identifying Fear:
The Chief Activator of my defects has been self centered fear. 12x 12 Pg 76
When I feel discomfortable, irritated or DEPRESSED I look for Fear..."The evil corroding thread"...The root of my distress..A- Fear of failure B-Fear of others opinions C-fear of Harm......
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Grapevine
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October 22 "The simplicity of this program never changes -- what works is constant: trust in God, clean house, and work with others."
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Sunrise Quote - 10/21
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Let there be more joy and laughter in your living.~ Eileen Caddy
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Today's Gift - 10/21
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Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences. --W. H. AudenMany of us have said, "I can't help myself!" when we tried to stop our cons...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 20, 2014Quote of the Week"No God, No Peace. Know God, Know Peace." Lately, I've been having a pretty rough time with my business. So many companies have tightened their budgets because of the economy, and that means my sales (and income) are way down as a result. This has led to man...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/20
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Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.~ Robert Brault
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Today's Gift - 10/20
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I feel good about myself since I started taking care of my body. It's the home that goes with me each day of my life. --Bill L. - Age 17When we were using, we often neglected our bodies and personal hygiene. We may have also stopped getting regular medical and dental care. It seemed that the ups and downs of...
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Weekly Thought
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Weekly Quote There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Seneca Weekly Thought Years ago a wealthy English family was entertaining friends at their home. As the children swam, one ventured into the deep water and began to drown. The gardener heard the other chil...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/19
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.~ Helen Keller
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Today's Gift - 10/19
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The moment one definitely commits one's self, and then providence moves too. --W.H. MurrayWe believe God is always with us, but we can experience God's presence more visibly when we have the courage to act.Decisions are difficult for us. Sometimes we won't make a decision until we feel it is absolu...
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boyfriend taking girls num ber at aa meeting
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my boyfriend starting attending aa meetings three times a week he has had his one buddy friend for coffee after words etc, etc, now i just found a womans name and home and cell numbers on a piece of paper, she is also from aa meetings, is this normal? we have been together for four years, he says the number i...
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Today's Gift - 9/16
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He's making me crazy. I don't understand. Why would someone say they were going to do one thing, then do something so different from what they say? He looks so good and talks so good. His promises sound so, so real, but then everything falls apart. Then about the time I'm ready to blow a gasket, he calls, c...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/18
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Excellence is to do a common thing in a uncommon way.~ Booker T. Washington
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Today's Gift - 10/18
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God is not a cosmic bellboy. --Harry Emerson FosdickWe have to laugh when we look back at the times we treated God like our servant. Who did we think we were, ordering God to do something for us? But we got away with it. God even did some of the things we asked.Now we know that our Higher Power is not a servant...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/17
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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.~ Theodore Roosevelt
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It's been five years
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So it's been five years since I last posted, and I'm still struggling. It was quite a reality check to realize that! Anyhow, I am feeling really sick of it, and although I know most of you are not equipped to give out medical advice I am going to ask anyway. Here's the deal, I have been drinking an average of...
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Today's Gift - 10/17
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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterward, when you've worked on your own corner. --Aldous HuxleyTaking responsibility for our own attitudes, actions, and negl...
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Today's reflection
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Went to my morning meeting and reflecting on today's reading. There's a easier softer way. It's called sponsership. They won't bite you, well maybe just a nibble. I know for me like most newcomers the anxiety of asking someone to be my sponsor. But I wanted something he had that I didn't. That was clari...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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September 22, 2014Quote of the Week"God's rejection is God's protection." Recently I had an opportunity that I was really excited about fall through unexpectedly. At first I was disappointed, then I grew angry, and then I began to examine my part. After determining, with the help of m...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/10
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It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.~ E.E. Cummings
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Burial Plans - Time For A chuckle!
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A man and woman were married for many years. Whenever there was aconfrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. The old manwould shout, "When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave andcome back and haunt you for the rest of your life!" Neighbors feared him. The old man li...
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Today's Gift - 10/11
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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.--AnonymousDid you ever notice that children ask the best questions? Why are things the way they are? How do they work? How did we get here? Who made us? Why?T...
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Today's Gift - 10/16
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Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. --Albert EinsteinAnger can be a healthy emotion, provided we don't wallow in it or attack other people. When we express anger honestly and without reservation, we can prevent walls of resentment from building up and blocking us off from the intimacy that we st...
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When to hold and when to fold
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At a meeting the other day a new person came in wanting help. She said that she was cross addictive and had been in the program before but some time ago. The person chairing the meeting has a lot of sobriety, well spoken and well read. He started grilling this person as to whether she thought she had a drink...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/16
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.~ Henry David Thoreau
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Grapevine
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October 16 "Like other men and women, we AAs look with deep apprehension upon the vast power struggle about us, a struggle in myriad forms that invades every level, tearing society apart. I think we AAs are fortunate to be acutely aware that such forces must never be ruling among us, lest we per...
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I'm 6!
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It's that time again. Thanks all for keeping me sober another year! Congrats sobrietyspell too if you read this!
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Grapevine
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October 8 "As by some deep instinct, we AAs have known from the very beginning that we must never, no matter what the provocation, publicly take sides in any fight, even a worthy one."
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Spiritual Advice I Give Myself Today
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Do not criticise your brothers, for this brings about DISINTEGRTION in your own being, in your own life. Instead look in love and thankfulness on those with whom your karma has brought you into association. My Sobriety is contingent just for today on my spiritual well being.
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Sunrise Quote - 10/15
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Dont limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.~ Mary Kay Ash
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Today's Gift - 10/15
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Walk. Don't walk. --Traffic LightSigns direct us on our way in life. Traffic lights tell us to walk (or not), Golden Arches point us to dinner, geese flying south herald the coming winter, flashing neon tells us what to buy. We know how to read these signs of worlds and weather; they help to guide us on ou...
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Grapevine
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October 14 "The laughter in AA is what attracted me from the very beginning. The restorative power of laughter should never be underestimated ... I have come to believe that I'm being restored to sanity when my sense of humor is restored and I cease to take myself so seriously."
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Help me send kudo's to Violet B. 1 year sober!
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Grapevine
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October 15 "I am more a woman of action than a woman in reaction, and hope is more present in my life than insecurity ... As much as I was thirsty for alcohol, today I am thirsty for knowledge."
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Sunrise Quote - 10/14
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Be the change you wish to see in the world.~ Mahatma Gandhi
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Today's Gift - 10/14
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Argue not concerning God.--Walt WhitmanNewcomerIt's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I don't believe in God or a Higher Power?SponsorWe don't need religion in order to recover. The only requirement for membersh...
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Lake Fake-a -Hachee, FL.
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Since it's slow here, here's another 'funny' ... Lake fake a hachee, fl MUST be read by all people over 52 or close. A few years ago, my lover and I moved into a retirement development on Florida's southeast coast. We are living in the "Delray/ Boca/Boynton Golf, Spa, Bath and Tennis Clu...
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Sleep ??? ... Is Something or Someone Trying To Tell Me Something ???
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Okay, up again at an early hour (4th time in a week) due to strong to severe thunderstorms ... found myself (again) on the front porch watching the storm pass through @ 2:30 a.m. ... and this time it was really pretty awesome, and I gave thanks to the Lord for such a display of His/Her awesome power ... I did...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 13, 2014Quote of the Week"When one door closes, another opens, but it's hell in the hallways." Boy do we hate change. Before recovery I had few tools or healthy ways of dealing with change. If something ended in my life, it often felt like the end of my life. Once I entered the hallway...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/13
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To get what youve never had, you must do what youve never done.~ Thomas Jefferson
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Today's Gift - 10/13
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When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.--AnonymousOne of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can confide in fully. We don't need to look any farther than our sponsor or the members who are part of our recovery. We quickly fi...
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Grapevine
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October 13 "From cradle to grave, the drunk and the potential alcoholic will have to be completely surrounded by true and deep understanding and by a continuous barrage of information: the facts about his illness, its symptoms, its grim seriousness. Why should an alcoholic have to wait un...
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Okay, just one more ... The Library
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A guy is looking for a place to sit in a crowded library. He asked a girl in a university library: "Do you mind if I sit beside you? The girl replied with a loud voice: "I DON 'T WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU!" All the students in the library started staring at the guy; he was truly embar...
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I can't complain
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This relates to Tasha's thread about gratitude. My sponsor often responds "I can't complain" when I ask him how he is. I laugh at that because I know I used to be a professional complainer. I know that for me, I CAN complain but I have to make an effort not to. These days, it's become less of a...
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Sunrise Quote - 10/12
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Acts of love are what will bring peace to your life and to the world.~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky
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Sunrise Quote - 10/11
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Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.~ Emanuel Swedenborg
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Today's Gift - 10/12
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Misery is optional.We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react to what happens. We can moan about the things we don't like, using them as excuses for self-pity ("poor me"), o...
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A 5th Step
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Aloha my MIP family...just had to share a warp event from this morning. I have been taking an A/A (cross addicted) person to my morning AA by the Bay meetings both Saturday and Sunday versions. He doesn't have a whole lot of time; some and the desire and willingness. This morning just before I picke...
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