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One day at a tiime
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Right now I'm working this program by the minute, the hour, the day... I've finally crossed the bridge of resistance and put my cigarettes down after approximately 40 years of smoking. It's been 30 hours since my last one. I don't feel like I qualify as a non smoker yet, but rather a smoker who is tortur...
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What is the greatest danger facing A.A. today?
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This is Not my writing but I am in full agreement with this "If you were to ask me what is the greatest danger facing A.A. today, I would have to answer: the growing rigidity -- the increasing demand for absolute answers to nit-picking questions; pressure for G.S.O. to 'enforce' our Traditions; s...
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We're the luckiest people alive because we don't have to do anything alone!
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: I alone can do it. But I can't do it alone. --Anonymous We're the luckiest people alive because we don't have to do anything alone! Whether we have a new assignment to tackle, a new relationship to cultivate, a new boss to please, we'll never fail as long as we rely on the...
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Daily Reflections ~ A Riddle That Works & 24hrs a Day
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It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and have succeeded only in giving the story of it. I know the feeling it gave me and the results it has brought, but I realize I may never fully understand its deeper why and how. AS BILL SE...
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Life's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness. --Henry David Thoreau Life's crises seem terrifying and endless when they are happening. As we reflect on these stressful periods, we begin to realize that they provide a chance for change an...
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We have no control over the way another person reacts to our amends
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. --The Serenity Prayer Newcomer What if the person to whom I'm trying to make amends is still too angry to accept my apology or do...
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Words are the voice of the heart
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Words are the voice of the heart. --Confucius What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy? Or am I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation is about slowin...
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i dont have to drink for today
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when i first came into aa all i was obsessing about was how was i going to stay sober for the rest of my life..........at that wedding......at that party.......with men...... as i learned after not being able to listen for a long time.......... i dont have to drink for today..aug 23rd 2010, TODAY........
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My Story
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Just here to share my story...I have not yet been to a meeting, but have googled the topic many times. I live in NY and am involved in the creative fields there, so I've met plenty of people in the program.My job/s have often required that I be out late at bars and music venues, so drinking has been a way of l...
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~ As Bill Sees It: The Value Of Human Will ~
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p. 232 Many newcomers, having experienced little but constant deflation, feel a growing conviction that human will is of no value whatever. They have become persuaded, sometimes rightly so, that many problems besides alcohol will not yield to a headlong assault powered only by the individual's...
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Other People's Issues
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So, for 37 years I've had a nephew and two days ago I started to have a 37 year old niece. "My testicles are now in a bag marked medical waste.", she wrote. For over ten years I've been hearing about "the lesbian trapped inside a man's body" and my birth family has been adapting to c...
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Never Say Never
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Someone in my life who has been a practicing alcoholic for five decades is now attempting our way of life and has four months sobriety. How awesome is that? I am so grateful.
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12 Qualities of Sponsorship
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As your Sponsor... I will not help you to stay and wallow in limbo. I will help you to grow, to become more productive, by your definition. I will help you become more autonomous, more loving of yourself, more excited, less sensitive, more free to become the authority for your own living. I cannot give y...
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Nerves about AA convention
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Hi everyoneIt is my first AA convention on Sunday, and I am a bundle of nerves! I am trying to live in the day and not think too much about it - but it is there, it's coming, and it is the talk of all the meetings at the moment! Someone said at the meeting tonight that they had massive temptations to drink at the...
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Daily Reflections ~ Bringing The Message Home & 24hrs a Day
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Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , pp. 111 -112 My family members suffer from the effects of my disease. Loving and accepting them as they are - just as I love and accept A.A. memb...
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angry at me why am i so sensitive.
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helllo everyone i found myself reacting yesterday ina work situation. my colleagues and 1 were in our rest room and a conversation about alcohol began. some of them persisted it was impossible to give up alcohol, that they couldnt cope with social situations without a drink and anyone that can enjoy...
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The difference between "taking action" and "letting go"
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Today's thought from Hazelden is: Today I will practice looking at situations and learning the difference between "taking action" and "letting go." Many times I need to take care of things that seem difficult or overwhelming, and I have to push myself to get them done because...
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Taking a break
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Hello MIP family. Got a lot of stuff I'm working on, trying to finish this year, and I need to take a break from a couple things to make more time to do them. When looking for needed time, my internet "studies" provided me with plenty. I'll be back when I get these goals accomplished. Unti...
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Gratitude
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So, other than the usual things like sobriety and the like, what else are you grateful for today. I'll start... As hard as it can be sometimes, I'm grateful for step 10 today! Who's next?
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22 years in recovery.
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I thank God that despite myself and my circumstances, he kept me sober and held me in the palm of His hands. I want to thank the AA fellowship for it's support. I want to say thanks to this forum and all the people behind the scenes who make it possible to be online. I also want to thank all the people who take t...
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Could use some support
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Hey I know its been awhile since I posted here. Things were going pretty well for me up until about two weeks ago. I've just been really struggling. I got a full times job with benifits only to get let go for not being able to pass a test. This really struck a cord with me. I worked so hard and asked questions...
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A Thanks to Dean
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I come to this board ocassionally. Not as much as I'd like. I'm busy on the ACOA board as a mod there... but one thing is certain when I come here I know I have a friend in Dean. He has been a constant for a long time here and every now and then I think I take that friendship for granted. I don't know if I will ev...
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Spoke with my parents
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As part of my 6th step and becoming entirely read to have God remove my character defects, I have a list of things I have to do in order to be ready for these changes to occur...seeing as this is an action step and I don't undo years of acting a certain way just by asking God...I have to show willingness...
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A lighter view of steps and traditions!
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Applying steps to our lives, keep us from killing ourselves! Applying traditions to our groups,keeps us from killing each other!!!Have you ever sat thru tradition wars!!!!!At times ,thought I was seeing which came first "the chicken or the egg!!!!! :) :)
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Daily Reflections ~ We Just Try & 24hrs a Day
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My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. The Best Of Bill, pp. 46-47 As long as I try, with all my heart and soul, to pass along to others what has been passed along to me, and do not demand anything in return, life is good to me. Before entering this program of Alcoholics A...
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~ As Bill Sees It: Privileged to Communicate ~
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p. 231 Everyone must agree that we A.A.'s are unbelievably fortunate people; fortunate that we have suffered so much; fortunate that we can know, understand, and love each other so supremely well. These attributes and virtues are scarcely of the earned variety. Indeed, most of us are well aware th...
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24 Hours A Day 8/20/10
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A.A. Thought for the Day "When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith. When we see others solve their problems by simple reliance upon some Spirit of th...
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Daily Readings on this board
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I just want to extend a quiet heartfelt "thank you" to those MIP members that take the time out of their day to post the daily readings. Whether its from "Daily Reflections, 24 hours a Day, or As Bill See's It, I absolutely love being able to peek in here in the morning and read the daily mediations. I rea...
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Problem with a newcomer :)
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Can I get some advice from a few of you about a newcomer who is causing a disturbance in a few of our meetings? I live across the street from a recovery facility (how lucky am I!!!!!). There are a lot of meetings at the facility that are AA and not run by the facility which follows the traditions. About a...
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Daily Reflections 8/20/10
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Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 80 ****** Willingness is a peculi...
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Hi All.... Brand new sleep problem?
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Wow, what a week so far!! My first priority remains meetings meetings meetings. This is the first night ina long time I am not going to one, due to the fact that I have been working my new job with horrendous hours the past few days, and then had 2 medical appointments myself today on my day off, one of whic...
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The Myth of Beautiful People
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Our society places such great importance on looks. Even when it's not politically correct to do so overtly, it's still there in every aspect. Even those people who are outspoken against the whole fashion industry make sure they look good for the camera. It's just inescapeable, yet it's such a vai...
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Checking In
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I got an email asking me to stay in touch so I thought I would give a quick post. Now sober 3 mnth/15 days and very much enjoying my recovery. I don't post a lot, but I try and log onto MIP at least once a week. I love to read and just absorb all of the recovery that is shared. I am in the process of moving from L...
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Compulsive Obsessive Behavior
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The tropical rains are ceaseless...and when it stops the sun blistering... It's played havoc with my electronics...There is no such place as shangra-la...except in fiction. I have not exactly been on my game of late...so before you can fix a problem...it needs to be identified...therein lies the...
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FOCUSING ON OUR BLESSINGS!
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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.! No matter how it is worded,our gratitude and thankfulness for another day of God's grace and blessings should always outweigh what we think we don't have. I am truly grateful for another sobe...
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Posting/s
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Hi John, Thanks for your post on trying to get more people to post. Unfortuntatly, some of us sometimes have busy schedules that do not allow to post as often as we would like too. I for one, here soon will be starting back up with college classes and may not have the time to post here as much during the day-...
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How I started drinking
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Hi everyone this is my first ever post.I am 20 years old & 63 days sober and this is just something I have been working on for my sponsor, to do with unmanageability & practicing writing down what is on my mind. "I miss Jon. He was my best friend and he died on the first of October 2008. My drink...
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Good Weekend!
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Another sober weekend was had. My wife worked her night shifts and The Kidz & I did very little. By doing very little, they were able to "free-form" their last weekend of Summer Vacation and River (4 mos. TODAY!) & I had nothing interfering between us. Good times. At 4 months old...
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How do we know God's will
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I was talking to my daughter this evening around the dinner table. She bought me a cake to celebrate my 22nd AA anniversary. I have always been there for my children, drunk or sober. She is now in a relationship and her boyfriend is extremely jealous of her. No communication with other boys. As we talked...
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meetings in Brazil
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hello everyone hope all is well, I am off to rio de janiero in september just wondering if anyone can give me any meetings english would be good but I will go to any meeting!
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~ As Bill Sees It: Day of Homecoming ~
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p. 229 "As sobriety means long life and happiness for the individual, so does unity mean exactly the same thing to our Society as a whole. Unified we live; disunited we shall perish." <<< >>> "We must think deeply of all those sick ones still to come to A.A. As t...
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Interview With God (Video Presentation)
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MIP has had a video presentation of Interview With God for several years on its home page. I don't know if anyone is actually watching it, but thought I would share it here with you. Maybe should consider placing it on the home page where it is easily noticed. John http://www.12stepforums.net/inte...
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Thanks for your email John.
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It was good to receive an email to remind us to share. Please do that on a regular basis because alcoholics have short memories. It was also good to hear some new people share.
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Yet
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I heard this at an AA meeting. 1. Have you still got your family? Yes. 2. Have you been to jail? No. 3. Have you still got a job? Yes. 4. Have you still got a house car etc.? Yes. The speaker said, if these things have not happen to you yet,well continue drinking and all of these things will definitely happen....
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Off to Paris
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Leaving in two days for Paris and the French Riviera with my better half for a two week vacation. Never been to Europe before, so I'm very very excited to finally see things I've only read about or seen pictures of. I've been working 7 days a week, 12 to 15 hours a day since mid-May, so I'm in much need of a...
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Justin Update!!!
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Hey Family, I finally have some freedom. Been looking for work at the local Community Center. On my way today I had a guy offer to sell me some drugs. Talk about temptation! I did say no but that didn't stop him from following me like a good businessman. Haha. So I am at the computer lab safe and sound and fee...
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Indescribably Wonderful (Congrats on 14 years of Sobriety Carlasober)
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By the Grace of God, I celebrate 14 years of sobriety. I thank God for the 12 steps and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. Keep Coming Back! -- Edited by StPeteDean on Monday 16th of August 2010 06:45:31 AM
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An Interview with God
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I dreamed I had an interview with God. So you would like to interview me? God asked If you have the time I said. God smiled My time is eternity What questions do you have in mind for me? What surprises you most about humankind?... God answered... That they get bored with childhood. They rush to grow up and t...
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understanding, encouragment, and support 24/7
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Okay your Hurt, Angry, Lonely, Tired. HALTwarning signs that you may be in trouble, pick up the phone call on a friend of BillYou are sure to find understanding, encouragment and support 24/7
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One Day at a Time?...
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I don't know where to start. I haven't called the hotline yet. I haven't gone to a meeting yet. I have admitted to myself and to my family that I am an alcoholic, which I have known for a long time but only now have really come to terms with. I have severe (and mostly well hidden - like the alcoholism) depress...
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