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Sunrise Quote
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Nelson Mandela
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Tolerance
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I hear this word used a lot since being a part of AA. I felt like I knew what it meant but looked it up online..."the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with." ..............................
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Today's Gift
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. . . what we want more deeply than winning. When our relationship is in conflict, we may think that our partner always has the last word. We think it would feel good, just once, to come out on top. If our relationship is like a poker game, the winner takes all. We scramble to be the winner at almost any cost...
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Guys emotions
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We had our last showing yesterday. No buyer. Looks like we will be here til spring. It's like 5 below so no one is moving now. Which is totally fine with me. We are for sure moving though so I'm trying to detach. My husband wants to put things behind him - he is actually now the driving force and I get it...
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Congrats on 1 month d_willing!
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Prayers
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Was on Facebook when my daughter posted this a few mins. ago: 'Feeling very sad. Today is another reminder of how deadly and powerful alcohol is and why I am a member of the fellowship. Please pray for those who have lost their lives to this disease or those who are struggling and still very sick.' I'...
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Grapevine
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December 12 "Coincidences are merely a manner in which God protects his anonymity."
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Daughter
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My daughter celebrated 200 days today. (and added 'only 165 to go. lol) Thank you all for supporting me so I was able to encourage and support her from the beginning of her journey to this point!!! As I do for you, prayers will continue for her to stay vigilant and continue on this path. Hugs, learnin...
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Sunrise Quote
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Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Samuel Smiles
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Today's Gift
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Self-Help or Mutual Aid? Assisting Others The Twelve Step movement is sometimes called a self-help program. This falls short of describing what it really is. Mutual aid might be a better term. Self-help implies that an individual will help himself or herself. Mutual aid is a much different sort of...
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OT: Are Signatures At The Bottom Of Our Post Allowed?
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Just thought I'd ask, I hadn't seen many. I am a graphic artist and do a lot of art work. If so, and anyone wants one, feel free to ask. It's something to keep me busy during this early time of recovery. -- Edited by Jalen on Tuesday 10th of December 2013 06:39:07 PM
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Today's Gift --- People Pleasers
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People Pleasers Have you ever been around people pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and anxiety producing. People pleasing is a behavior we may have adapted to survive in our family. We may not have been able to g...
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I'm A Little Sad About Some Newcomers....
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I know it may be silly of me, but I don't think so. There were several people who were new in recovery that were posting on this board that haven't in several days. I am not sure if it is because of holidays and they are busy, or have gone out. I find myself really concerned about them. I have done this in the m...
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Power.
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"Lack of power, that was our dilemma. we had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power? Well, that?s exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater tha...
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Sunrise Quote
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There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty. Joseph Addison
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Just a bug
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on the windshield - hoping to live - and then I fly off and realize I HAVE WINGS!
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Grapevine
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December 11 "Today's disappointment, viewed six months hence, may turn out to be one of the best breaks we ever got."
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Grapevine
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December 9 "Success and failure share a common denominator ... both are temporary"
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Grapevine
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December 10 "God grant that AA may ever stay simple."
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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December 9, 2013 Quote of the Week "Life is tough because you get the test firstand then the lesson." When I was in school we would spend weeks and sometimes even whole semesters preparing to take tests. We'd study lesson plans, read books, watch videos, all in preparation for midterms...
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Grapevine
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December 8 "Anonymity is a spiritual foundation not only of Tradition Twelve, but of sobriety itself."
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How Ya Doing Pappy?
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Good Morning, Pappy!!! Haven't heard from you on here in a couple of days. Perhaps I missed something....just wondering how you are doing and how your move is going. Miss that smiling pic and those great and helpful posts of yours. Don't want to sound "sappy" but miss you, Pappy! BTY
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Hi All, I'm New Here And Need To Ask A Question
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I'm Jalen, 47 years old, and getting ready to detox tomorrow. Just curious if someone could give me guidance. Is it ok to post a "newbie" topic here, or are there specific forums? My apologies, but I just found this site tonight and it's a bit confusing. Thanks for any help.
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Thinking about the Equal Opportunity Destroyer
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I've been thinking about it since it was posted, but for various reasons, it slammed into me again tonight as I was having a conversation with an aquaintance via facebook. On my "Friend" list there is a picture of a beautiful blond woman (girl in my eyes). And it struck me, hard, at how insidi...
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Going through the steps with a sponsee.
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Going Through The Steps With A Sponsee As it was done in the beginningBefore beginning the steps the sponsor must first qualify the person who has requested to follow the path. Find out if they really are alcoholic and, just as important, if YOU feel that they willing and ready to go to any lengths to ch...
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Today's Gift
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True expressions of love are said to come from a source which lies beneath words and thoughts. --W. Timothy Gallwey Remember when we just knew Grandmother loved us, even if she didn't say anything? Her smile or hug said it all. We can always feel another's love - when it's real. Likewise, the words o...
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Making Step-work Time For Sponsorees
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Hi everyone, One thing that appeals to me about this MIP Forum is the stimulating and thought-provoking discussions that we have here. There is always a lot of good input. With that in mind, I'd like to create some discussion here about making time for those we've agreed to sponsor. While my own spo...
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A very helpful post, on a great site!
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I know the site author Barefoot. Very cool dude. Traveled much on his beloved motorcycle. Lots of time and lots of love.
Many great AA links and posts. One of my favorites. 103 Musts from he Big Book.
http://www.barefootsworld.net/aa103musts.html
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The Wilmington Preamble
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I heard a guy read this in a meeting the other day...I liked it. So I looked it up and thought I'd share it. The Wilmington PreambleWe are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselv...
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I discovered something yesterday.. my birthday!
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I posted earlier about Dec 6th being my birthday, well it is! Problem is, I completely missed acknowledging a year! I'm 55, not 54! (Dec 6th 1958) My sister says that during the first year of being separated from my ex, I was so emotionally sick, and didn't do anything that would have created any memo...
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Missing everyone
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Hi everyone, You may or may not have noticed that I've not been around for awhile. My laptop is no longer. Borrowing one temporarily to get some Christmas shopping done. However, I've been procrastinating (lol) over letting go of my hard earned dollars. Would rather catch up on this board and...
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Today's Gift 12/05
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Truth is the daughter of time. --Anonymous When we were drinking or using, sometimes we loved the feeling we had when we were high. Our fear fell away. We could stand in a room and not want to rush for a corner or the door. We felt all-powerful or attractive. And when we crashed later, no matter how bad we fe...
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Today's Gift 12/06
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Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one. --Hugh Downs On those occasions when we find the bigger person within, we are more generous in spirit toward others. But sometimes we think too much about what is wrong with others and how they ought to change. That is a form of...
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Sunrise Quote 12/07
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Life is made of memorable moments. We must teach ourselves to really live...to love the journey not the destination. Ann Quindlen
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Today's Gift 12/04
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Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory. --Clare Boothe Luce Resentments are guaranteed to hinder our growth. We can never know full happiness when resentment clouds our vision. Why is it so hard for us to "forget" the small injuries of life? We have never been pr...
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Nightmares??? Third step....
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I woke up last night after a bad nightmare. In my dream I was at one of my lowest turning point alcohol related times and I said "I know I did this to myself I am responsible for my drinking and actions". In my dream I started sobbing. Then woke up. This past time in my life was when a huge painful ps...
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Sunrise Quote 12/05
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Behind me is infinite power. Before me is endless possibility. Around me is boundless opportunity. Why should I fear? Stella Stuart
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"Alcoholism is an Equal Opportunity Destroyer"
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Sunrise Quote 12/06
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It doesnt matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going. Brian Tracy
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Today's Gift 12/07
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Pray to God but row to shore. --Proverb There exists a Divine partnership between God and man that is wonderfully depicted in the following story. A young minister was driving through the countryside when he spotted a farmer tilling 40 acres of magnificent farmland. The minister pulled over and ad...
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Butterfinger and Other MIP Newbies Hope To See You Here on MIP
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Would love to hear how you other newbies are doing this Thanksgiving Day. (((((newbies)))))) Have a Happy Thanksgiving. gobble, gobble is so much better than chug, chug.
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Today is my birthday...
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Yes, today is my birthday. Thank you everyone who sent me happy birthday wishes on FB! Wow... 54 yrs old. There was a time in my life that I did not believe I would live past my 30's. Life has had its up's and down's, its good's and bad's, its joy and it's pain's.. but I wouldn't want to trade my life for any one...
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Speaker CD's
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My sponsor gave me a few speaker CD's to listen to which I have really enjoyed on my 40min ride to and from work each day. Does anyone know of any good sources to either buy or download some good ones. One of the CD's was Bill W telling his story on the same day Dr. Bob passed, which I really enjoyed listenin...
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Heard in AA......
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"God works by law. If we jump off a cliff, then gravity will act @9metres/second. It does not matter how we slipped." I dragged my feet for the first 3years with the working of the steps. I would of relapsed because my alcoholism was progressing although I was sober. I did not know what a spiri...
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I quit drinking and smoking so glad to find this place!
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Hello, I'm new again! I grew up in and out of rehabs from 13 on and it took 23 years to get it. I'm 36 and an alcoholic. I suffer from an odd malady of allergy in the body and the soul called alcoholism. I finally looked over my life and realized all major issues were due to my alcohol use. The lonely empty pain a...
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Grapevine
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December 6 "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want."
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Looking for guidance
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Hi, my name is Nick, 27 years old, and I am new to this website. I am not too sure what to really expect out of signing up on this site, but I figured what's the worse that can happen. I recently received my second DUI this past weekend. I do not believe I have a drinking problem in the sense of always needin...
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Sunrise Quote
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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."- Maya Angelou
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my partner binge drinks
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Hello i haven't done anything like this before but here goes,i left my partner today he started drinking 3pm Saturday and was still drink this afternoon 48 hrs non stop, he got abusive emotionally says in useless and i was a disaster when i was born, a unfit mother, i gave up everything up a house famil...
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11 days....
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11 days since my last drink. Feeling good but a little disappointed. I could be sitting on five months right now. Why? Just really ticks me off sometimes!! I am still on the good path.....just for today. That's all I can do. Just wanted to get that off my chest.......:)
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