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How is our board doing?
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Please respond in this thread, what you like and what you'd change if you could. Question 1.) Do you enjoy the numerous daily readings that are posted? 2.) Which ones do you like? 3.) Should we keep all of them, or pair them down a bit to make more room for E,S&H and I have problem staying sober th...
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Hi all
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Well, I have a little over 17 months sober and although I have been asked in the past to give a lead (not able to because of my work schedule) the time is drawing near...I am giving my first lead next tues at my womens home group!!!! My hubby says it isnt a real lead, or 1/2 a lead because its in front of all wome...
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Powerful Event.
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Aloha fellow abstainers!! Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before. Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was kinda calm. Weather was dry after months of rain. Snow still on top of Mauna Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big...
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Hello, I'm new here.
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32 Days today, and I need a drink. It's much harder than I thought it would be.
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Advice/ suggestions needed!!
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Hi I'm not sure where to begin with this..... So I'm just gonna go ahead with it,,, I know of someone in the program who was seeing another member from the AA program. They seen each for a while and well things didn't work out, the male individual seemed to think it was ok to be friends with benefits. Whi...
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Advice - how to help someone on payday
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Hi there. I am seeking some feedback on how to help someone who is dually addicted to alcohol and crack. Their payday is coming up shortly and to have money in their bank account is a huge trigger to use. If anyone could provide suggestions on how to help someone deal with such a situation and their co...
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Poor Dennis!
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Anybody catch "The Apprentice" tonight? Dennis Rodman "got fired" because he spent too much time pounding in the cranberry and vodkas. They made a huge deal about it in the boardroom. I found it ridiculous and sad at the same time but the message about alcohol abuse was loud and...
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Good Basics
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I did this video in American Sign Language. I put captions on it so that the ASL challenged can understand it also. Here is the link to You Tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37QXsdjfqF8
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Hi old friends
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Just stopping by to say hi. Life is pretty good, and very very busy. I started going to my parents on my days off. They have meetings twice a day up in their community. Meeting people, getting out, just living life. Court is coming soon, and the ex will try to take more away, but the 1 thing I have learned so f...
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MY ES&H
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Just felt like sharing this morning.......... In 2004 the love of my life said to me " I don't like you when you drink." I had known for quite a few years that I had a problem. What I didn't know was that I'm an alcoholic! I stopped using drugs in 1992 when I made that decision. Looking back, I t...
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Recovery/Depression
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I'm working the steps with my sponsor now, but my depression is very deep and, in my experience, preceded my use of alcohol and drugs. I try to avoid the people that want to say to me that I'm overly depressed (suicide thoughts) because I'm just not working the program with enough vigor. That really make...
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Daily Reflections ~ An Inside Look
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We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.43 Today I a...
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Old Feelings
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Do you ever feel like you or life is in slow motion and you want to scream? It's hard to explain, but something like the feeling of standing on railroad tracks, watching the oncoming train, and feeling paralized. It's been a long time, but I started to feel like that lately a couple days. It usually hap...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 29th March 2009
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You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Before I met A.A., I was very dishonest. I lied to my spouse constantly about where I had been and what I'd been doing. I took time off from my work and pretended I'd been sick or gave some other dishonest excu...
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Me???? Jury Duty???? LOL
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Yes, 'tis true, there is apparently a USEFUL reason for me to be in a courthouse these days. Called in each night this past week, and was almost HOPING to get on the "trial of the century" to escape some work stuff this week (I know, nice motives). But alas, I found that on Tuesday's appearance...
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Discipline
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 28, 2009DisciplineInstead of holding on, I was told to let go.Instead of using self-control, I was encouraged to turn my life and my willover to a God of my own understanding.I'm beginning to understand.The renewal of discipline is a process tha...
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"As We See It"
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"As We See It"March 26 Thanks to sister sponsee Beth H. and today's AWSI: I had a spiritual awakening (and maybe a rude awakening as well) when it was pointed out to me that willing and want to are not the same --- I can be willing to do something (and DO it) without wanting to ---- my brain wants...
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Room For Improvement
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As Bill Sees ItPage 86 Room For Improvement We have come to believe that A.A.'s recovery Steps and Traditions represent the approximate truths which we need for our particular purpose. The more we practice them, the more we like them. So there is little doubt that A.A. principles will continue to be...
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First 24 hours
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I wondered how to go a day without a drink. I had already gone through step one admitting only to myself I was an alcoholic and life was unmangeable. I felt tired, hung over, late for work, and ignored requests from others to stop drinking. To most who don't know me well I am the woman with her life...
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Newbie
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I am new to all this. Have been a binge drinker since I was 16. Turned 40 and decided to stop after some crazy stuff. Found out I couldn't and have been trying ever since. Need advice please! Kett.
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"As We See It"
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"As We See It"March 27 I'm grateful that my sponsor cares more about saving my life than she does about whether or not she hurts my feelings. Today's six words: Chocolate's the answer. Forgotten the question. As We See It reflects the experience, strength, and hope of the list administr...
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A Thirst for AA
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 26, 2009A Thirst for AAWhen he asked if I could stop drinking just for today,I replied, "Of course, I can -- even a moron could to that,and I can always drink tomorrow."I'm grateful that my sponsor kept it simple for just twenty-four hou...
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Help me be a supportive friend
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My boyfriend will be sober 2 yrs this week. I met him 4 months ago. First of all I would like to know if there is an appropriate acknowledgement of the 2nd anniversary of sobriety. Its not like there is a Hallmark card out there (or is there???). I think it is a monumental accomplishment since he was dr...
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Big Book Quiz Anyone?
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BIG BOOK QUIZ 1. Name the four horsemen. page 151, paragraph 2, line 9 2. What is the baffling feature of alcoholism? . page 34, paragraph 2, line 11 3. What is the `number one' offender? page 64, paragraph 3 4. Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as wh...
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HELLLOOOOOOO!!!???
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Good to be here this Sunday Morn! Spring is on the way and it's great to be sober! Had an extremely troubling event at my workplace (medical practice), a previously very trusted and respected member of our staff who had quit in January was caught calling in prescriptions of narcotic painkillers for he...
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Denial....
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Hi. I'm really struggling right now. I'm about 2 and a half months sober, and am on chemotherapy for advanced Lupus. I just got out of the hospital and am not feeling well at all. Sick, tired, depressed. In the meantime, I'm trying desperately to stay sober. This is my third try in AA and up until this last...
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Prayers
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Hi All!!!! Requesting some prayers for my sweetie 17 yr old! Poor thing has mono and has missed a bit of school and feeling like death warmed overl... Praying for serenity on my part (lol) and wellness for her!!! Thanks!!!!!
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Fellowship
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net) March 24, 2009 FellowshipI felt confused, dispirited, alone and afraid.I found my way up and out, into a sobriety that is strong enough to meet the adversities of life itself.When I joined the Fellowship of AA, I learned that togetherwe could do th...
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We Cannot Live Alone
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As Bill Sees ItPage 83 We Cannot Live Alone All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires; they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than the Fifth. Scarcely any Step is more necessary to long time sobriety and peace of mind. A.A. ex...
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Daily Reflections ~ ... And No More Reservations
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We have seen the truth again and again: Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.. . . If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. . . . To be gravely affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long tim...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 23rd March 09
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You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day Strength comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen to the speakers, you talk with other me...
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Trouble Becomes an Asset
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As Bill Sees ItPage 82 Trouble Becomes an Asset "I think that this particular General Service Conference holds promise and has been filled with progress -- because it has had trouble. And it has converted that trouble into an asset, into some growth, and into a great promise. "A.A. was...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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March 23, 2009 Quote of the Week "Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination." Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I abused as I sought a way out of the impending doom I always felt. When I entered the program and be...
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As We See It
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"As We See It"March 23 More than anything, I wanted to be a normal drinker. Of course, my idea of normal was being able to drink as much as I wanted with no consequences! Thanks to Kathy Y. for today's AWSI. Today's six words: Sponsor sees one thing, me another. As We See It reflects the expe...
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Trading
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 23, 2009TradingI traded dependence on puny self for dependence on God.I traded resentment for understanding, fear for trust, selfishness for love.I traded dissatisfaction for hope, dishonesty for truth.I traded retaliation for amendment...
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AA Thought for the Day & a Share
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)~ Scroll down for share ~March 22, 2009The SolutionI wanted to stop drinking, but I did not like the self-searchingand the leveling of my pride, which was a requirement.However, I saw that it really worked in others,so I accepted their suggestion...
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Procrastination
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AA Thought for the Day (courtesy AAOnline.net)March 21, 2009ProcrastinationI wanted to rest on my laurels after my first attempt at making amends.I was relieved, and thought my task was finished.I was tempted to skip the more humiliating meetings that still remained,and to find plausible excus...
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Daily Reflections ~ No More Struggle
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And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone- even alcohol. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.84 When AA found me I thought I was in for a struggle, and that AA might provide me the strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that fight, who knows what other battles I could win. I would need to be strong, th...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 22nd March 09
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You are reading from the book Twenty Four Hours a Day Hardcover (24 Hours) A.A. Thought for the Day We're all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At first it seems to us that we will never get t...
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"Selfish"?
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As Bill Sees ItPage 81 "Selfish"? "I can see why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, 'A.A. is a selfish program.' The word 'selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive, demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. Of course, the A.A. way of life does not...
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Anxiety
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I am struggling a lot with anxiety and aggression. It has definitley gotten worse since I quit drinking. I have always been an extremly nervous and anxious person, but the aggression, that has came out of no where. Did any of you deal with those types of things after becoming sober? If so, could yo...
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Blackpool next weekend
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Can anyone tell me what the agenda is for next weekend at the Norbreck? I've not been to a convention before and I am staying with family nearby, that was the end of my anonymity with them! I want to enjoy as much as I can without worrying about times etc.
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Pocket Sponsor
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Day Twenty-two/3:00 AM: In prayer, "We can use words or we can pray silently through careful, mindful, spiritual acts. We can pray for ourselves or others, for what we need or want, or we can pray to follow the will of our Higher Power. In fact, we can make a prayer out of most anything we do. The wa...
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I'm close to a drink tonight
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I'm so angry right now and just tired of this life at the moment. Anyone ever feel like it would just be infinitely better to just not BE, just *poof*. Some philosopher once said that true Nirvana is a state of not being. Writing this thread seems rather retarded but if I'm gonna slam the keys might as we...
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R.S.V.P.--Yes or No?
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As Bill Sees It page 77R.S.V.P.--Yes or No? Usually, we do not avoid a place where there is drinking--if we have a legitimate reason for being there. That includes bars, night clubs, dances, receptions, weddings, even plain ordinary parties. You will note that we made an important qualification. T...
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State wide conference
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Ok..so I'm headed down to a statewide AA conference today in Miami. The fellowship has been gearing up for this for months and all the fundraisers that went on had proceeds going to this. Not sure what it will be like, but I'm about to find out. Will report back (anonymously of course lol).
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Debits and Credits
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As Bill Sees It Page 80 Debits and Credits Following a gossip binge, we can well ask ourselves these questions: "Why did we say what we did? Were we only trying to be helpful and informative? Or were we not trying to feel superior by confessing the other fellow's sins? Or, because of fear and dislik...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 20th March 09
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A.A. Thought for the Day When we were drinking, we used to worry about the future. Worry is terrible mental punishment. What's going to become of me? Where will I end up? In the gutter or the sanitarium? We can see ourselves slipping, getting worse and worse, and we wonder what the finish will be. Someti...
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Daily Reflections ~ Love & Tolerance
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Love and tolerance of others is our code. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 I have found that I have to forgive others in all situations to maintain any real spiritual progress. The vital importance of forgiving may not be obvious to me at first sight, but my studies tell me that every great spiritual teache...
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Happy Birthday Sobrietyspell
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Happy Birthday! Danielle -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 06:37:58 AM -- Edited by StPeteDean on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 01:45:15 PM
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