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MIPBB Study: Bill's Story
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http://anonpress.org/bb/Page_1.htmThe first time I read this story...I didn't really get a lot out of it. I was in rehab still defogging...And as someone mentioned before...It seemed like a novel about a guy in the 1930's who had nothing in common with me. I've heard this from other AA members as we...
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Today's Gift 05-10
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My relationship with nature and plants is almost like religion with me. --Monty Cralley Feeling connected to something outside of ourselves is important to our perception of life. And being alive assures us of many new situations. Maybe it's a move to a smaller residence or our recovery from the dea...
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The fog lifting
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It seems every time I think "ah-ha! The fog has lifted!" something happens to remind me that it is still a bit foggy. As a prime example- I have a love\hate relationship with one particular meeting. It's the first meeting I went to... And is known for being a bit rough. I walked into this meeti...
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meeting tonight
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I'll chair a meeting tonight if anyone wants to join me.
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Grapevine
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May 9 "It's not the wonderful people I've met from throughout these great lands who have helped keep me sober most of the time, but those wonderful people sitting around the table in my hometown who loved me when I could not love, who waited for me to quit lying, who tolerated me when I would b...
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Today's Gift 05-09
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If we see only ourselves, it's a very lonely world.We can learn the difference between taking care of ourselves positively and being so negatively self-centered that we are forced into solitary confinement, where we dry up for lack of genuine interchange. We should know who we are. But we should als...
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Looking in the mirror
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I had an unusual moment a couple of days ago that helped me understand that I am making good progress in my recovery. Basically, when I was drinking I had a really difficult time looking at myself in the mirror. That might sound weird, but it's true. When I was drunk I hated seeing my eyes because they look...
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Conquer Yourself.
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For some reason, I have been trying lately to figure out how I would fix all the problems of the world if somehow I was made King Of The World. Why? I don't know--I have been having trouble sleeping lately and I find if I put my mind to work on something difficult, I fall asleep faster. Anyhoo, I have actuall...
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Humor Time!!!
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I have had a 'relapse' of CEAS!!!!! Camera Equipment Acquisition Syndrome!!!! I have been socking away $$ for a new lens and am almost there!!! *doing the Happy dance*
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UNDERSTANDING POWERLESSNESS
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Recent experience with a fellow AA member reminds me just what it means to be powerless. It means to have no power, no choice, no option. Powerless over alcohol means I have no choice of my own, whether I drink, whether I control the amount, or whether I don't drink, it's all beyond my power. Lack of power...
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Our beliefs...
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God is mentioned often in AA. But 'who' do we believe in? 'God' is our HP. Our Higher Power. What our Higher Power is does not matter, as long as we trust. As has been mentioned, Religion does not have a place in AA. Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, Pagan or whatever. I will be honest and say I am a Pag...
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Today's Gift 05-08
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. . .we may surprise ourselves by discovering a treasure.Not all secrets are bad. Some secrets are more like unspoken, unacknowledged mysteries than sinister destructive forces. We may quietly know what it is like to be a man or a woman in an intimate relationship, but we may never have told anyone in...
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Grapevine
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May 8 "Only mutual trust can be the foundation for great love -- each of us for the other, and all of us for God."
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online meeting tonight
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Hello - Hubby is working late - I GET TO do the bedtime routine and baths... so I will not be able to chair a meeting : ( Sorry - maybe next wednesday!
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Today's Gift 05-07
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Often happiness calls but we are too busy to answer. --Ellen H. In the pursuit of happiness many people are too busy to find that which they seek. Frequently the happiness we so passionately desire is found in little events that are but whispered. If we don't pay attention, we miss them. There can be hap...
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9 Months...
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My wife and I planted lettuce today. I cannot remember a time when I just was a human being and not a human doing. We lost track of time playing the dirt. The only thing that mattered was the moment. I have nine months sober and I could cry because I am so damn happy. My higher power has blessed me more th...
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Today's Gift 05-06
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. --Joseph AddisonHaving someone to bestow our love on - a child, friend, or lover, perhaps a pet - will provide us with a time each day for intimacy, a time for sharing affection, a time, wh...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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May 6, 2013 Quote of the Week "If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy." Gratitude lists have been an important tool in my spiritual tool kit for a long time. Whenever I feel the old self-pity creep back in, I get out a piece of paper, number it from on...
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Grapevine
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May 7 "It is our experience as alcoholics that makes us of unique value ... We can approach sufferers as no one else can."
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I miss Frodo
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The Joys and blessings of recovery a day at a time!
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A blessed family period with my son Michael on left(46) from Tejas for a week,my daughter Sarah(25) and my other son Eric(27)in from New York for 22 days..My other daughter Michelle(47) coulndn't make it from Tejas...God has truly blessed our family and has reunited all after years of devastation...
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Faith in God.
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20 years ago, I was fired from my job. I had done nothing to warrant my dismissal. As I left the office I prayed: "Lord, you have changed my direction. Please let know what your will is for me." I suddenly was faced with a very large financial burden, which humanly speaking were impossible to s...
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MIPBB Study: Foreward
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http://anonpress.org/bb/foreword.htm There is quite a bit loaded into these few paragraphs. I like how they how they start right off the bat that this is a "We" program. We, OF Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeles...
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The Arrow
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2 programs in sync
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Sometimes my husband and I are both 'on' and we have such a wonderful go of it. Other times, one or the other is 'off' and I'm not even going to talk about the days we're both off! Yesterday, we went out for our anniversary, and it was a joy. We were both 'on' during the day in regards to working our program....
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Time for a laugh!
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An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl who had just started to read her book replied to the total stranger, "What do you wa...
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A note to myself
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Hello, its saturday night, I missed the meeting tonight for someone reason I fell asleep at 830 after making myself too big of a dinner and just woke up now at almost midnight. (i might be getting old) I've been sober for awhile now , two or three weeks, I don't count, i have it written down somewhere. bu...
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P.M.S. ( no, it's not what you think boys...)
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A friend of mine called it this- a term I hadn't heard yet. What 'it' is? A strange, anxious, bewildered, exhausted 'WOW'... Like what the F just happened within the past year? And before that? Being in the position of looking for a job in a new arena is also adding to this. What am I qualified to do? What ca...
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Ping JerryF Headed for Hawaii tomorrow
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Hey Jerry, I'm headed your way tomorrow, albeit Maui. I know one of your friends must have a helicopter. Cruise over and pick me up. The rest of you's Behave! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Friday 3rd of M...
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Help?
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I drank again. I met hy husband of 25 years, soon to be. 05.07 in AA. He started drinking before I did. I do not blame him. I used his drinking as an excuse to drink. After all, he is my Husband and he is so I can. Please.
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Col and I
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Col and I have become good friends over the last few months ... recently we got to gether to share a hug ... she insisted on giving me a kiss, ... ... ... I wasn't ready for that!!!
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Today's Gift 05-05
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To be alive is power, Existing in itself, Without a further function, Omnipotence enough. --Emily Dickinson Being a person in this world is an amazing gift. A spiritual awakening promised by this program is open to us. But today, not all of us feel powerful and alive. We may feel weak, inadequate to ou...
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Couldn't make it to work - online meeting tonight at 9pm
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We got a foot of snow - it's 32 degree's. 2 days ago, the snow finally melted, and it shot up to 80. Everyone ran around with spring fever for 48 hours... and I packed away the kids snow suits. Then the blizzard of all blizzards hit us last night. Count your blessings my friends... remember to put 'no sn...
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Big Book Study
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Anybody interested in doing one? I was thinking putting up a chapter a week....Starting with the forward and Doctor's Opinion. Read it...Discuss it...Quote from it...Maybe learn something from it. Any of you alkies up that?
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TOMSTEVE! Congrats on 8 yrs buddy - sorry this is 1 week late!
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awesOME! It's been great having you on the board... congrats!
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Meeting this morning
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Meeting this morning 5/4 at 11 am eastern. hope to see you there
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My weekend is finally here...
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I remember thinking this time last week, while being heavily intoxicated already (11:27) that this was the start of a great weekend. I had just gotten out of the hospital the night before for taking around 16 or so pills because I was ridiciously drunk and fighting with my husband (attention getter...
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Broken Toys
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Broken ToysAs children bring their broken toys, With tears, for us to mend; I brought my broken dreams to God because he was my friend. But then instead of leaving him in peace to work alone, I hung around and tried to help with ways that were my own. At last, I snatched them back and cried, "How cou...
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Today's Gift 05-04
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Reflection for the Day My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink or a single addictive act. It must be a continuing courage, without deviations and procrastination, without rashness, and without fear of obstacles. This would seem like a large order indeed, were it not fo...
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Today's Gift 05-3
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Recovery can belong to every one of us. Without exception our lives can get better. --Sam Friend Amy lived for cocaine and partying. The party ended one morning when she woke up and couldn't feel the left side of her body. She was hospitalized and sent to a rehab program. Amy got sober, but didn't get hap...
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Not to worry
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Hello......just want folks to know that I'm not going to be on the board much for a while...gotta pull back a bit from all-things-computer. For me to maintain sobriety, serenity, and a sound spiritual condition on a daily basis I must attend to all the elements that come together to create balance ov...
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Grapevine
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May 3"The rewards of asking for help - increased humility, connection, and trust - are well worth the effort."
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Oil For Your Lamp! ... (for the ladies)
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This is a 2 minute video clip that I can't remember if I posted or not ... check it out if you haven't already ... enjoy! Pappy
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Old habits die hard
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Ive always had this feeling of being 'stuck'. When I'm in bad or unhealthy siuations, I often feel as though there's not much I can do about it. In the past, it has been a source of twisted pride to 'tough it out'. One of my most glaring character defects is feeling the victim of life circumstance. Another...
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Alcoholic Insanity
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I shared this story on the Al-Anon board in response to another members post, and just thought I would share it here... might give ya good chuckle. About 26 years ago, I woke up in the local nut hut, with my head shaved, with what looked like green baby diarrhea all over me. I had been in a black out for tw...
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In a Funk and I hate it!
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I have not been posting or replying to post lately, mainly because I'm in a bad funk. I read some of the stuff here and on a few of the other boards on MIP and I get overwhelmed, like I have nothing to contribute that could possibly help anyone else, and I don't want to dump my "stuff" here when so many others...
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Meeting
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Meeting tonight (5/2) at 9pm eastern. Come join the fellowship and recovery.
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Radio
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Just before on family life radio a man said that our family's health depends on the time we spend with our Higher Power. Food for thought. Tracey
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Repercussions
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I'm not feeling to well today. About 2 days ago I received a call from my daughters counselling office. They hadn't heard from her in a while and were seeing she was still alive. Actually really living!!!!! It didn't hit me at the time I just thought it was casual conversation. Then yesterday a lad...
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12 Step Worksheet
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I found this while I was online looking for material on the 12 steps. I had previous knowledge of an NA step working guide but not one for AA in particular. I'm not sure if they would be considered the same considering both groups work with steps. I uploaded the worksheet for feedback. I wanted somet...
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