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I need Help!!!
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HI all!!! Im new to this community, I am an active member of a/a in my town, I have been on the net searching all over to find, a open/closed meeting chairperson format, can anyone help?? please
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A letter to a love one
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Dear ****,
I’m an alcoholic, who has been sober for over 11 years… yet… I still don’t understand what makes a person choose to drink, when they know the destruction it has caused. Why would someone throw away a future of happiness and peace, just to remain - numb? I never asked myself these question...
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Christmas Smile Abound!
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Hi everyone,
For two days now, the guys at Miracles In Progress Recovery House
have received a great number of xmas cards from you fine folks
here at MIP 12 Step Forums! If you could see their faces light up, the
smiles cross their lips, as they eagerly rip open and read each card al...
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AA Meetings
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Twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) have saved many lives since Bill W. and Dr. Bob first got sober in 1935. Although AA meetings are occasionally depicted in films or on television, nothing can compare to the experience of attending a meeting firsthand. For people who are conte...
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Sunday
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Staying Open to Our Feelings
Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery.
"If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry."
"I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget."
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Middle-Class Alcoholic
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PEGGY: Middle-Class Alcoholic
For 14 years, Peggy was a heavy drinker. She never thought of herself as an alcoholic, because her drinking and occasional prescription drug abuse occurred within the confines of the upper middle class home where she lived w...
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Closed meeting??
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.... open meeting??? What's that mean? I've got a list of meetings, some say closed.
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Today's Thought
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It is impossible to overemphasize the immense need humans have to be really listened to, to be taken seriously, to be understood. --Dr. Paul Tournier, M.D.
We need assurance that our presence has value to the lives of those around us at home, work, and play. Our self worth should not be solely tied...
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a little something
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SOME LONGER TERM ACTIONS TO PREVENT RELAPSE:
a. LEARN TO PRAY AND MEDITATE. Pray a minimum of three times each day, upon awakening, upon retiring, and before eating. Ask others how they pray. Experiment. Ask your Higher Power how you should pray. Becom...
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Website with Meditation Music
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Hey All,
I hope we are having a sober and happy weekend-
I have been using this site for medititation:
http://www.heartspring.net/meditation_music.html
It's pretty decent, particularly the Heartspring compilation- and it has some links to some of the artists' websit...
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In Search of 1 or 2 Sponsees
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I have been active in AA for quite a while.
Also, I have lived here for 2 years and don't have an oppertunity to work the steps with an AA newcomer.
I would much appreciate being put in contact with a couple folks who are ready to work the steps.
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woah....
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And remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom So I had Root Beer instead. I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would, That I didn't drink and drive, Though some friends said I should. I made a healthy choice, And your advice to me was right, The party fin...
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Have a good Day
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Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. --Madeline Bridge
We do reap, in some measure, at some time, what we sow. Our respect for others will result in kind. Our love expressed will return tenfold. The kindness we greet others with will ease their relations with us....
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one day at a time
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11 months sober today, thanks to aa and all of u (thanks) one day at a time wagon
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i need to SLOW down
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Today's thought is:
It is impossible to overemphasize the immense need humans have to be really listened to, to be taken seriously, to be understood. --Dr. Paul Tournier, M.D.
We need assurance that our presence has value to the lives of those around us at home, work, and play. Our self worth...
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Ya'll Have A Good Day
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Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are. --Madeleine L'Engle
Sometimes we expect far too much of the people around us, and because no one can ever live up to those expectations, we are almost always disappointed. But wouldn't it be better if we just let...
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Sites to check out
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http://webits3.appstate.edu/apples/counsel/Alcoholism/4_coa_roles.htm
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THE PRESENT
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Treasure every moment that you have! Treasure it even more, when you share with someone special enough to spend their time with you. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the p...
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gotta surrender
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FIRST STEP MEETING TODAY***POWERLESS**SURRENDER
Sweet Surrender
So we're ready to take on the world, at least to take the next step. That's when it hits. Or rather we hit it.
The wall.
Suddenly the path that looked so clear, so easy, so laid out in front of us disappears. Just a little g...
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New here
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Hi all..I am new here and have 12 hours with out a drink...I will be attending my first AA meeting in the past five years tomorrow. Having kinda a hard day..Feeling depressed and over whelmed emotionally and mentally. But I know that it will get better.. Right now I just need to get through today....
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Hi all
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Just got back from a trip up to MT...drove 9 hours on monday(almost to Canada) to get to a funeral for an elder...drove part of the way yesterday and got caught in a blizzard that followed me home today.
I haven't been posting much lately, but I am thinking of you all and wish you all a sober day tod...
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Gammy
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I really like that oldtimer thing below. SOOOOOOOO true of some. Your ****good***AA people.
You take care of yourself AA needs you
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todays gift
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It has been said that intuition is a talent of women, but in this program we are all learning to listen to our own inner feelings. This is a strength, which has not...
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Recovery During the Holidays
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This article was written by Hamish White a certified alcoholism and drug dependency counsellor I used to really look forward to the holiday season. It was a time when drinking was accepted and expected. Lavish well stocked bars office parties and abounding eggnog become the welcome norm.... "Merr...
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Today's gift 14th
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We grow small trying to be great. --E. Stanley Jones
We dreamed of being great. Trying to be great is about control. We've caused a lot of trouble trying to control things. We've been afraid to just let things happen. We're not very trusting. Many of us have good reasons.
Recovery is bas...
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Round The Clock
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Faith has to work twenty four hours a day in and through us, or we perish. AA pg 16
The essence of my spirituality, and my sobriety, rests on a round the clock faith in a Higher
Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of my understanding, as I pursue all of my daily
&nbs...
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Like..slowly jumping off a cliff
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When I jump to negative assumptions, I: reach the negative, pessimistic judgment that things are not going to go my way and act accordingly. am reacting to unresolved anger that gives power to people against whom I harbor anger. am acting out of anger, resentment, hatred, and animosity. neglect t...
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hello all
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Just dropping in to say hello
hope all is well
noon meeting here then fixed the snow plow** It made it one storm
and now I hope it's good to go! snow! now i'm ready
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What to do?
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Hi all I've a slight problem that could use some advice.
I have a friend that is leading my sweat lodge. He is a Lakota Medicene Man, also a Recovering Alcoholic. He is stating now that he is cured of being an alcoholic and is telling people in the AA meetings that they can follow his program a 6 ste...
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To all in Recovery: Dec. Music
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www.alighthouse.com/dec.htm (may have to type in)
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Mikel...and the steps
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Mikel, You brought up the topic of Step 3 in your reply to Buckeye Bear, that's a whole different topic, I think it's a great one.
I have been in AA and Al-Anon for almost 15 years and no one has ever tried to force there belief of their Higher Power on me and I certainly would not force my belief in my God&nb...
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Daily Reflections Dec. 14
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buckeyebear
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I love to hunt. went out to colorado got a 5 by 5 bull elk.
didn't do as much hunting here in ny as i would have like to.
took a doe the other day. it was the end of the last season in our zone.
i think i.ll hunt thursday afternoon and friday in the southern zone (3 hr drive)the last of black po...
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Wishing you all the best for Christmas
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Hi all, Just letting you know that I'm away for the next month (getting maried in NZ) Probably won't get a chance to get on the internet, so this is my last chance for a while to say: Happy Christmas folks. Hope you all have a good one and a sober one. All the best for everyone in the new year too.
Bye for now....
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Am I an alcoholic?
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Okay I do not drink all the time. But it seems like once I start drinking, I can not stop. I mean I drink until I am totally drunk! I know I shouldnt do that but I forget what I do and dont know after the first drink it seems.
Tell me the truth am I an alcoholic and what can I do to stop!
I am thinking to totally g...
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Today's gift
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Some of us have an insatiable desire to do something about every situation that occurs in our lives. We fret about this, we rush into that, and we push our confused minds to the edge of despair. Weary from our relentless struggling, we become short-tempered, highly critical, and completely...
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What Is Hostility?
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What is hostility?
When I am hostile I am: sarcastic, filled with bitter humor. biting and acerbic in my criticism of others. cynical and unmoved. suspicious and often unlikable. defensive, paranoid, and self-protective. untrusting and disbelieving in others. ``self-focused'' rather th...
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Tuesday
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Across the fields I can see the radiance of your smile and I know in my heart you are there. But the anguish I am feeling makes the distance so very far to cross. --Deidra Sarault
Looking down the hallway of our lives, we sense many uncomfortable corners. And they are there. But through the discomf...
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AA Step One
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Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable."
Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, w...
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Ask yourself
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Many of us seek the answers to life's questions by looking outside of ourselves and trying to glean advice from the people around us. But as each of us is unique, with our own personal histories, our own sense of right and wrong, and our own way of experiencing the world that defines our realities, looki...
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God don't let me forget how i USED to be
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Keep It Simple God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.--James M. Barrie. Do you remember what it was like to not have sobriety? Remember the shame? Remember the loneliness? Remember lying and wishing you could stop? Remember the powerlessness? Do you remember, also, how it felt wh...
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Easy Does It
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Those Who Listen
When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know. --Anonymous One 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 reco...
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EVEN THE SMALLEST STEP
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A tiny little improvement is infinitely better than doing nothing. For those tiny little improvements add up. A small word of encouragement is far better than no encouragement at all. Just imagine what it might mean to someone. Today you have the opportunity to make the world a better place. Much mor...
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Monday
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Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves. --Saint Francis De Sales
One night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the pieces into a huge pile.
"I can't do this," she said. She got up and walked over to the couch and plopped down....
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Remember When
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On a plane bound for New York, the flight attendant approached a inebriated passenger sitting in the first class section and requested that he move to economy since he did not have a first class ticket. The man replied, "I'm going to G.S.O. in New York to learn how to stay sober and I'm no...
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Thought For The Day
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Doctors think of the A.A. fellowship as group therapy. This is a very narrow conception of the depth of the A.A. fellowship. Looking at it purely as a means of acquiring and holding sobriety, it is right as far as it goes. But it doesn't go far enough. Group therapy is directe...
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hello
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hi everyone,just a note things a good today,had the xmas party last night for work got allittle extra this year from the boss said my work had improved over the last year. not being hung over might have something to do with that. just saying hi from iowa, have a safe and sober sunday!!!!!!...
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Still off of it.
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Just wanted to check back in. Been 3 weeks now. No good news to report other than that.
Doug -- Edited by User Name at 10:43, 2005-12-10
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Forgiving And Forgetting
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What is forgiving and forgetting in a relationship?
1. Forgiving is allowing another person to be human for faults, mistakes, or misdeeds. Forgetting is putting these behind you; they are no longer brought up and no longer remain a barrier to your relationship.
2. Forgiving is letting anoth...
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Recipes for Holiday Cooking
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If you are interested, there are two recipes on the alanon board. One is for pork and the other is a party appetizer. May be great for that AA, open, whatever you may be attending!
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