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"Made a Decision" and yet........
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Alcoholic for 40 years, 2 re-habs, 10 years of sobriety in A.A. and then have been drunk for the last 20 years. 7 days sober today. De-toxed on my own and it wasn't (isn't) pretty. First day I can hold a glass without spilling. I know the drill, I know the Big Book, I know the Steps and Traditions. I just wond...
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God Calling - Glory, Glory Dawneth
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"I am planning for you. Wonderful are My ways beyond your knowledge. Realize My bounty and My goodness more and more. The wonder of being led by Me! The beauty of a guided life! You are overcoming. You are counting all things but loss if you can win Me. And the promises to him who overcomes are t...
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Its the little things....
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Ok, so I'm only 29 days sober today...haven't had any great spiritual awakenings to speak of, though I'm working on my relationship with God. I'm enjoying the little things I'm noticing being sober. For example, today I got a manicure. Not a big deal, I know. But the first manicure I've gotten where I d...
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Daily Reflections ~ When The Going Gets Rough & 24hrs a Day
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It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my ans...
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A Murder at Costco
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MURDER AT COSTCO Tired of constantly being broke and stuck in an unhappy marriage, a young husband decided to solve both problems by taking out a large insurance policy on his wife, with himself as the beneficiary, and then arranging to have her killed. A 'friend of a friend' put him in touch with a nefa...
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Thanks!
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Thanks to your support I have 43 days sober today. Tonight, in a 100 % clear mind, I get to watch my daughter graduate preschool! We are both starting the next chapter of our life, smiling and happy. Thank you! -- Edited by flipper on Thursday 14th of June 2012 03:02:08 PM
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Traditions.
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Thank God for them all, and all of AA for not to have AA in my life I would die. I saw the light and wanted to live. I no longer wished to kill myself either with drink or by taking my own life. I wanted to live and be happy and free from the bondage of drink. I came to believe in a higher power and that he wanted mor...
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amazing grace
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I'm kind of scared lately. Someone mentioned to me that at some point this may happen. The song amazing grace keeps running through my head. The line in particular is - I once was blind, but now I see. It's like I've been granted sight after being blind for 10 years, and when I look in the mirror, my hair...
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"Birthday" question
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Hi All,I've never been great about attending meetings, working the steps, etc., but one way or another I've made it 20 years (well, tomorrow will be 20) sober. Though I haven't been the best AA participant I would like to go to a meeting and announce it publicly... do a little shameless bragging as well...
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Singing a new tune.
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Sometimes when I'm singing, I am just doing so to get to the good part. But this morning, as I was singing the boring low tones of the chorus, I realized, that sometimes a wise person can get more from the low notes, than a fool could get singing the high ones. I was the fool thinking that the song would sou...
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Just want to say "Hi"
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Just want to say "Hi" -- I am new to this and new to the online concept. But I know I need help. Thank you.
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Graditude
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My sister is #1 on my graditude list. She is my biggest supporter in sobriety. And sometimes, her lack of knowledge and her concern teach me more than she knows.
This week, she told me she's happy that we are still as close now as we were when we were using together. To her it means I really love her, and ca...
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Lol
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Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young Engineer fresh out of Texas A&M, "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The Engineer said, "In the neighbourhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interview...
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Newbie
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Hi, new member here. Having a rough time and need all the support I can get.
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Another silly question
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So I just got myself a Sponser. Well actually someone volunteered to be my Sponser. She seems really sweet and all, but I don't know her at all..pretty much a total stranger, just met her last night. So I call her today to "check in" and it was a pretty basic small talk conversation. It was a bit...
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Opening the meeting room
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Hello, I saw four of us in the room and decided to open the meeting room a bit early. If anyone would like to join, just click on the 'Online Meeting' link at the top, middle of the page. Off to make virtual coffee...
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“When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O0Kfy1ZOUk&sns=fb
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Shopping
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Today while I was shopping in a shopping centre, with 2 of my children, a fight broke out between a man and a woman. We were standing in a bakery, when the yelling and cursing started. My God, I've never heard anything like it before in public. They just didn't seem to care. The shop assistant and othe...
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Daily Reflections ~ Forming True Partnerships & 24hrs a Day
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But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends, and society at large that many of us have suffered the most. We have been especially stupid and stubborn about them. The primary fact that we fail to recognize is our total inability to form a true partnership with another human being. TWELVE...
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Food for thought?
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Every single moment has meaning in it. We can discover meaning in a situation and respond to it in a meaningful way. The action or attitude we take may be spontaneous or planned, fateful or ordinary. When we discover meaning we surrender not in defeat but with an awesome, wondrous sense that something...
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What have you stayed sober through?
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"He clamors for this or that, claiming he cannot master alcohol until his material needs are cared for. Nonsense. Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job--wife or no wife--..." Big book p. 98 The book goes on to say, "Burn into the consciousness of eve...
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Amazing Progress.
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After a long time of "stumbling" in this program I have found the basic principle that is helping me more than ever. I have been in a very ugly place which is where my alcoholism took me. I was there for years. I managed to have a spiritual experience that was keeping me sober, but I was still...
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Seniors Moments
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http://www.rtbot.net/play.php?id=Xv1tMioGgXIWatch the whole thing.
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An abundance of love,joy and happiness all in AA. You guys are tops :}
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Already I have a big smile on my face,just reading your postings and catching up with you all. Thank goodness too that I have my password still :} lol. I have had problems with my laptop and still have,but hope to sort it soon. I have had a wonderful 5 days with my daughter and 3yr old grandson on a visit ove...
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God's call to a sick mind.
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"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." I have read this statement for many years. I was weary and burdened. Sometimes I felt like life had no real meaning for me. It was only when I entered the doors of AA and read: "We admiited we were powerless over alco...
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Progress not perfection
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My wife is recovering from surgery and I'm staying close by this week. As she's doing alot of sleeping, I'm finding myself with alot more time than normal and it's got me thinking. Thinking leads to posting and so... Let me first say that it is my own life that is prompting the questions in this thread -...
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Funk
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I've spent the last few days in a funk. Totally selfish and self centered once again. I began to question things about AA. My sponsor told me to read pages 68 & 69 of the big book. I did, and was kind of even more upset by them. The line that says we should laugh at non-spiritual folks got me to wonde...
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Would be good to chat with any people from Liverpool (or UK)
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need some help please! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 24th of April 2012 03:02:46 PM
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The twelfth step
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What does 'carrying the message' mean to you? I have been reading some old grapevine articles today and it seems to me that our (re:AA-ers) understanding of the twelfth step has changed significantly. Perhaps, and this is only one man's opinion of course, we place too much responsibility on the ne...
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Well Hell, what a week this has been
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31st May, after a meeting, check my phone to find a missed call from my 86 yr old Mum. Message was Ring me now, Oh shit thinks I, she's had a fall of summat, no just a panicky call to say that the van I was picking up wasn't available - not much I could do at 9 at night.........only a moderate panic tho' Still,...
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So why would an alcoholic become a condo assn board member?
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Sooooooo, I buy a condo in Florida and actually reside there. My work actually has me in Florida half the year, and since it is within a couple hours from my house in South Carolina, it made sense to have a place there. Like all the condo associations in Florida, there are issues. The board members ask...
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Trying to Find Joy Again
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At the end of my 4th step I had found God. I had a spiritual awakening that was very powerful and the strange thing is, I went right out and did what I had just written about, jumped into a codependent mistake with a guy who I had nothing in common with, someone coming out of prison. I had a long history of tryi...
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What to do??
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So, today is 24 days sober for me. Ive read that it is not wise or advisable to make any rash decisions during early sobriety, and I agree. Heres my plight.. I work 2 jobs, and have for a while now in an effort to reduce debt.
My primary goal is to get caught up on student loans so that I can go to grad school and...
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Step One...Cant be too hard,we all need to accept it :}
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Just found this and thought I would share.... Without acceptance of step one I will die... The Steps shall set you free, but first they'll piss you off." (modern, anon.) Don't be surprised if you get very angry while working through these worksheets. Look over page 3 of these worksheets and see...
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Just stop and hug before you start.
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If and when, I can stop that argument, that leads to hurt feelings, that leads to a heavy foot and unattentiveness, that leads to a speeding ticket, that leads to anger and disappointment, that leads to blame, that leads to more guilt, that leads to apologies, that leads to that wondeful hug I should ha...
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SOBRIETY a precious gift.
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Did AA save my life? It most certainly did. Was there anything else out there for me? None whatsoever. Because everyone judges the alcoholic before understanding his disease. Only another alcoholic is able to help because he has really been there. Just for today, lest I forget where my help came from...
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My old way of living did not work for me anymore... and i just got sicker and sicker
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The definition of insanity being "doing the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome" is true in both physical and emotional sobriety. The old adolescent ways of getting what we think we need is just as insane because we are using the wrong set of tools to find mean...
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JUST TO SAY IM SORRY AND THANK YALL SOOOOO MUCH.....
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-- Edited by kendra v on Sunday 3rd of June 2012 03:28:03 PM
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Had sex with my female sponsor...
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Ha ha, just kidding. I'm doing just fine and felt like checking in :)
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Daily Reflections ~ Opening Up to Change & 24hrs a Day
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Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God's help. . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life the one that d...
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Gratitude in AA.
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The fact that we are here, gives us a chance for recovery from alcoholism. Many will die without even knowing that there is a fellowship and people who have got well from this disease. That's my gratitude today, for knowing that God had seen my suffering and made a provision for me. He did not send a hundr...
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Relapse pain
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Hi, I have been in AA since January. Before going to AA I had almost 9 mos. of sobriety on my own. I have relapsed more frequently since being in AA although the relapses have not been quite as bad they are more frequent! I havent even been able to get 90 days. I relapsed last Friday and stopped Monday mornin...
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Started drinking again
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Well, I've considered myself a border line alcoholic the last time I quit, and think I evolved into a full blown alcholic. Last time I quit, it was for a couple of months or so. Here's what happend though: I went to a bar, to watch a fight. Didn't plan on drinking, but the thing is they charged you for a brace...
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Dat Would Be Me!
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Several days ago as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My w...
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Yes, I Relapsed Again!
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Helping slippers Why do they have to suffer? Why is it that we have found and accepted this fellowship while some people seem unable to or else must experience untold hardships before they can accept it? Many times our hearts have ached at the seeming failure of Twelfth Step work. We watch others suffe...
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The Man RULES!!!
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The Man Rules At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally, the guys' side of the story. ( I must admit, it's pretty good.) We always hear 'the rules' From the female side Now here are the rules from the male side These are our rules! Please note.. these are all numbered #1 ON PUR...
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Sleepy
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I've been mostly sober for about 6 months. I did relapse for a few weeks. I'm sober now for 2 and a half months, and I'm REAALLY sleepy all the time! Is that normal? Is it normal to start to feel sleepy after finally getting some good sleep for a while? I was thinking that maybe it's because I'm not in a c...
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The 'Gripe' Sheet!
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Just in case you needed a laugh: Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; that's reassurance to those of us who fly routinely. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the airc...
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God Calling - True Beauty
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"Not only live, but grow in grace and power and the beauty of holiness. Reach ever forward after the things of My kingdom. In the animal world the very form of an animal alters to enable it to reach that upon which it delights to feed. So reaching after the treasures of My kingdom your whole nature be...
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Can you see me now?
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it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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