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Today's Gift - 4/22
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Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.--Florence Scovel ShinnShould we make this move? Should we change jobs? Should we talk to others about our feelings? We are seldom short on prayers when we're filled with fear and indecision. We are, however, short on a...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/21
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I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.Christopher Reeve
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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April 21, 2014Quote of the Week"If you still have some plans left, they suck, and you'll use them." I hear some people share regularly at my Tuesday night meeting, and they always wish the newcomers one thing - desperation. At first this seemed harsh to me but I realized that if I hadn't...
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Holy Humor
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- Holy Humor - - During these serious and troubled times, people of all faiths should remember these four great religious truths: 1... Muslims do not recognize Jews as God's Chosen People. 2... Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. 3... Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the lea...
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Today's Gift - 4/21
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The cut worm forgives the plow.--William BlakeWould anyone believe that rain abuses grass, or accuse roots, hungry for a better hold on life, of digging too far into earth's flesh? Look closely at the small world of busy life overturned in the garden each spring. No ant there curses another bug, and n...
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Grapevine
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April 21 "My need lay along spiritual lines, part of which consisted in helping others -- something startlingly new to me."
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Celebrating the Holidays With Blessings Instead of Booze
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This time last year I am sure I had already finished several beers or several glasses of wine. I was crazy drinking. Holidays were just an excuse for me to drink more and if I had any guilt at all about drinking earlier in the day or more during the day, that quickly disappeared as fast as the liquid in my co...
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Today's Gift - 4/20
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Each day is different and has a surprise in it, like a Cracker Jack box.--Alpha EnglishIt's interesting to ponder the notion of surprise. Not every one of them is all that welcome. Hearing bad news about a friend or having a special trip we'd been counting on canceled can leave us dismayed and worried,...
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Funny Easter Videos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja7jQ2N48Ec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbqiDk4baYI
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Some Easter Jokes for You
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Ok...I had to delete some of the ones from this site because there were bunches of them and I tried to get the ones which were "eggstra" special. There are some racy ones which I didn't post unless I overlooked any. Site link is below if you want to read more.. Where does the Easter Bunny get...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/20
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The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.Ralph W. Stockman
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Disappointed
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The Easter bunny wont be coming this year.. He went to a party last night and fell off the wagon I feel sorry for his kids....He has 242 of them...Oops!! Make that 253
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Today's Gift - 4/19
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The Bookshop has a thousand books,All colors, hues, and tinges,And every cover is a doorThat turns on magic hinges.--Nancy Byrd TurnerWhen we start our day, we have a wealth of meditation books to help lead our focus to faith, strength, and hope. Throughout each day, we have pamphlets and books to en...
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God working
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Got a lot accomplished today. Have to job interviews lined up thank you God. Speaking commitment was awesome last nite. Settling in for the evening now.
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Did you ever?
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Have one of those days when your body just didn't want to move?
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I Cannot Control Anyone's Drinking Except My Own
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I gave a newcomer my name and phone number and she gave me hers after a meeting. This has been a hard thing for me to overcome--giving my name/number and actually picking up the phone and calling other alcoholics to see how their day is going. I have had to do it though. I called the woman and invited her to a...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/19
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.Edith Wharton
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Today's Gift - 4/18
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A problem can ultimately bring us a gift.We start our relationship in excitement, hope, and good feelings, with perhaps a measure of fear mixed in. Our history is yet to evolve. A beginning is more a time of romance than reality. But no lasting connection is built on a steady string of good times. Relat...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/18
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There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.Orison Swett Marden
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I'm done
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I'm in a vert bad place. You see I could not leave well enough alone and caught my wife with another man. Just didn't want her stringing me along so I could get on with my life. Now I'm in violation of my RO. This is too much for one alcoholic heart to take in a lifetime. Drinking won't help or change anything....
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People (Places and Things)
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The last couple of days have been rough ones for me. Got my feelings hurt again at a meeting the other night and I told myself what a loser I am and that it doesn't really matter because I will probably not be able to stick to this "no drinking" thing for the long run anyway. Contacted my sponsor a...
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Recovery Birthdays
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So I was in a meeting last night and in the mist of sharing I realized that I completely overlooked my 2 yr sobriety birthday, by a couple of days. In that moment I broke down and cried because I remember thinking back to the beginning of my early days 2 yrs seemed so far away. Then the more I thought about it I...
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Emotional Sobriety
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EMOTIONAL SOBRIETY"I think that many oldsters who have put our AA "booze cure" to severe but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. Perhaps they will be the spearhead for the next major development in AA, the development of much more real maturity and ba...
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The Wife's Message ...
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Got home real late last night after a full day of golfing and hanging out with the guys, and my better half had left a message in the kitchen. I think she wants me to eat more fruit, bless her heart! She is always thinking of me.
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Subject: LAUGH ...IT IS GOOD FOR YOU.....
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Subject: LAUGH ...IT IS GOOD FOR YOU.....
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Cute Story #4
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Hi. How ya all doing? It's Thursday. My home group meets tonight. It's actually in my home, too. It's an old kitchen party style big book study. There's always apple pie or cheesecake. Well sometimes it's just peanut butter cookies, but we eat and read the book and laugh and cry and pat each other on the...
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Grapevine
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April 18 "Genuine simplicity for today is to be found, I think, in whatever principles, practices, and services can permanently insure our widespread harmony and effectiveness. Therefore it has been better to state our principles than to leave them vague; better to clarify their applic...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/17
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Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that theres no particular virtue in doing things the way theyve always been done.Rudolf Flesch
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Grapevine
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April 17 "If we dwell on the past or the future ... we stop changing."
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Today's Gift - 4/17
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The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.--Mortimer AdlerIn some areas of our lives we are right on target. Our level of maturity is exactly as it should be, and we are going through the stages that people of our age ought to be going...
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My contribution...for Today
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Happy Easter Bunny!! -- Edited by Philipld on Thursday 17th of April 2014 06:07:45 AM
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Stress ... How To Deal with It!
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How do we make the right choices to get rid of stress? We have 5 tips to strip away your stress so you can live life blissfully!5 Inspiring Ways to Stress-Proof Your Life1) Slow down to go faster.By slowing down we can take time to discover our purpose and choose to fully live it each and every dayMaking...
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Update drugs...............
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My friend's son has "swallowed the entire Big book." He knew all the steps. I learned that drugs are, more cunning, more baffling more powerful. I could only sit and listen.
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Drink'n Buddies
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Ole and Sven were drinking buddies who worked as aircraft mechanics in Minneapolis and one day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do. Ole said, "I vish ve had somethin ta drink!" Sven says, "Me too. Y'know, I hear ya can drink dat jet fuel and get a b...
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Today's Gift - 4/16
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. --Eleanor Roosevelt In this moment, we are the best we can be. Today, we can work at loving the best in ourselves and not fearing the worst. We are truly wonderful and growing people with gifts and qualities that make us who we are. No one can make us f...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/16
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Your past cannot be changed, but you can change your tomorrow by your actions today.David McNally
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Tech Support
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This ought to make you feel better about your computer skills! Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?Customer: A white one... Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.Customer: Your left or my left?**************************** Custo...
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Cute Story #3
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What we gonna do now is go back. Way Back. Back into time. Remember that song. The troglodyte. That was me. Always looking for a woman and I never found one until I learned to dance. I always thought dance was a noun. But it's actually a verb also. An action word. I think if AA was a word it would be a noun and a v...
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Grapevine
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April 16 "Gratitude is a tool, a form of perspective, reminding me to appreciate the simple things."
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Anxiety and Sobriety
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I hit one year and 10 months sobriety on April 10. I wanted to ask if others on the AA board have experienced any anxiety issues after being sober for over a year and how they deal with the problem of anxiety. Whether it's through AA principles, psychiatry, medication or coping techniques..any advice o...
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Cute Story #1
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I was just thinking about a meeting we put on in detox about a year ago. Some of our group members were relatively early in recovery but they were eager to do service so I asked them to tag along. They were a bit worried that they might be asked to speak and I said don't worry, I'm the member with the longest so...
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ENJOYING YOUR SPRING??????? Winter Weather Live Updates: Snow, Record Cold Temperatures In the East, Central U.S.
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http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-live-updates-snow-ice-latest-20131106 BTY
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Starting a new week with the munchies from Hell
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I made it through the weekend. I know I'm in the "Honeymoon" stage but it wasn't that bad. Got to a meeting today and had some quality time and coffee with a girl in a similar position as myself after. My skin is looking so much better, no more puffy moon-face. I'm hanging in there and deali...
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Cute Story #2
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I was reading some of my old posts, back in 2012. I didn't see any from 2013. I don't think I was here at all that year. I was busy, getting older and maybe wiser. In September of 2012, I was having a conversation on a popular social media site. I had left the recovery house I was working in, I had a job but I want...
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Plans for tonite
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It was a productive day. Brought son to eye Dr and out to lunch. Got a job interview set up for Thursday. Wife made me a to go bag for dinner and just waiting to go on a speaking commitment with the AA boys tonite.
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Finally
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I didn't give up and I have a way to an AA meeting tomorrow night. I am so excited. Once I get there I will ask one of the members to see if they can help me get to meetings and then I intend to try the 90 meetings in 90 days. Thanks for everyone's helpful advice. The people on here have been supportive a...
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Sunrise Quote - 4/15
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Calm and peaceful, the home should be the one place where people are certain they will be welcomed, received, protected and loved.Ed Young
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I keep coming back
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Hi. I haven't been here for a long time. About a year, maybe longer. I was out of work for a while, I lost my internet connection, it was inconvenient, but oh well. I got through it. There are actually a lot of face to face meetings out there in the real world, beyond the constricts of my computer desk. Been a...
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Grapevine
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April 15 "Every day will bring me challenges, but now I have the spiritual tools to cope with life on life's terms. I am no longer the prisoner of my past, my wants, my sorrows, my addictions"
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