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This says it all......
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No Reservations We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever. If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 18th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ As I look back over my drinking career, have I learned that you take out of life what you put into it? When I put drinking into my life, did I take out a lot of bad things? Hospitals with the D.T.'s? Jails for drunken driving? Loss of job? Loss of home and family? When I put drinking in...
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Accepting Change
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The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of living, time to get our balance, time to enjoy the rewards. We have time to catch our breath.
But change is inevitable and desirable.
Somet...
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Yooo Hooo QUETZEL.....
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Missing you, girl!! Where are you at???
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LEAVE ME ALONE SYNDROME
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I used to literally YELL at people to LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE.... because I did not want their help or their concern. It interfered with my self-destruction. Today I am having a kinder gentler experience with the concept of wanting to be left alone at times. It is healthy, because it is a needed boundary...
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Freedom
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Many of us were oppressed and victimized as children. As adults, we may continue to keep ourselves oppressed.
Some of us don't recognize that caretaking and not setting boundaries will leave us feeling victimized.
Some of us don't understand that thinking of ourselves as victims will leave us...
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Expectations
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AA Thought for the Day April 18, 2008 Expectations Acceptance is the key to my relationship with God today. . . I must keep my magic magnifying mind on my acceptance and off my expectations, for my serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance. When I remember this, I can see I've never had...
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Deception
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Deception I need to remember each day that deceiving myself about myself is setting myself up for failure or disappointment in life and in AA. A close, honest relationship with a Higher Power is the only solid foundation I've found for honesty with self and with others. Reprinted from Daily Reflecti...
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question
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My kids reset my computer, somehow, and now I would like to know how to have the messages I havent read to be in bold. Anyone remember how to do that?
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lani
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Tornado
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Tornado Sometimes we hear an alcoholic say that the only thing he needs to do is to keep sober. Certainly he must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn't. But he is yet a long way from making good to the wife or parents whom for years he has so shockingly treated. Passing all understanding is the p...
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chaos
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AA Thought for the Day Children of Chaos Over the years, every conceivable deviation from our Twelve Steps and Traditions has been tried. That was sure to be, since we are so largely a band of ego-driven individuals. Children of chaos, we have defiantly played with every brand of fire, only to emerge u...
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secrets
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Secrets It's the side of myself that I refuse to look at that rules me. I must be willing to look at the dark side in order to heal my mind and heart because that is the road to freedom. I must walk into darkness to find the light and walk into fear to find peace. By revealing my secrets -- and thereby ridding my...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 16th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In A.A. we have insurance. Our faith in God is a kind of insurance against the terrible things that might happen to us if we ever drink again. By putting our drink problem in the hands of God, we've taken out a sort of insurance policy, which insures us against the ravages of drink...
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Letting Things Happen
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We do not have to work so hard at gaining our insights. Yes, we're learning that painful and disappointing things happen, often for a reason and a higher purpose. Yes, these things often work out for good. But we don't have to spend so much time and energy figuring out the purpose and plan for each detail...
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Self pity
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April 14, 2008 Self-pity Poor little old me. I had the 'ploms' and almost died from them. . . Things grew worse. I fought tears, and when I had successfully swallowed them, anger and hostility toward everyone and everything welled up in their place. . . despairing loneliness enveloped me. . . What can I...
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mistakes
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My last 2 relapses had to do with entanglements with well intentioned married men who could not, ultimately- leave either the lifestyle or the wife. Dynasty is more powerful than passion- I get that. Wives out there- I hope I'm not offending you. The analogy I am drawing is that what seems to be go...
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AAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You know how I have been trying to minimize STRESS in my life lately wherever possible???? Well, try THIS one on for size!!!! I was at clinicals all day, and I mentioned an interview i have Wednesday morning at a practice I would LOVE to work for, plus it is only 3 10-hour days a week, which would be PERFEC...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 15th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Terrible things could have happened to any one of us. We never will know what might have happened to us when we were drunk. We usually thought "That couldn't happen to me." But any one of us could have killed somebody or have been killed ourselves, if we were drunk eno...
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24Hrs a Day ~ 4th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about how they could help others than they were about themselves. They were a lot more unselfish than I ever was. By coming to meetings and associat...
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Liver failure at age 14
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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=559589&in_page_id=1770
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Scary
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So what I am up against now? I am getting mad and distrssed at the thoughts of yester years.While I had already accepted most of the big destructive moments and events in life, I can't stand the small ones which led to them. I am reading and rereading 3 steps as Tugg suggested.Its very scary.I am unable t...
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NYQUIL?
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is it a no no for me since I'm an alcoholic?
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 14th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ A police captain once told about certain cases he had come across in his police work. The cause of the tragedy in each case was drunkenness. He told his audience about a man who got into an argument with his wife while he was drunk and beat her to death. Then he went out and drank som...
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Perfectionism
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Recovery from codependency is an individual process that necessitates making mistakes, struggling through problems, and facing tough issues.
Expecting ourselves to be perfect slows this process; it puts us in a guilty and anxious state. Expecting others to be perfect is equally destructive...
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No Progress
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Its more than what, perhaps 10 days since I started my journey to write things down.But haven't moved beyond 4 lines.And to make matters worst, I am now attracted towards an alcoholic not in the program. I am consciously trying to stay away from him, but seems I feel I want an emotional anchor. I know he c...
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Walk in dry places
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Walk in Dry Places No Conditional Sobriety Admission of Powerlessness Sobriety in AA is unconditional. This means that theres never been a reason for drinking, no matter how bad our circumstances may become. As the AA pioneers were fond of saying, THERES NOTHING THAT DRINKING WON'T MAKE WORSE. How...
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Howdy
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The Daily Practice of Steps One, Ten, Eleven and Twelve -- From the very beginning of my recovery, my sponsors let me know (in no uncertain terms) that there were four steps of the program that were to be PRACTICED EVERY DAY ... that I was to TRY to the very best of my ability ... They are the 1st, 10th, 11th a...
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"Living Sober"
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7 Using the Serenity Prayer On the walls of thousands of A.A. meeting rooms, in any of a variety of languages, this invocation can be seen: God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, The courage, to change the things we can,...
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AHHHHHH i need to talk to someone!
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My mom just said that she hasn't been drinking for 2 weeks! AHHHH I.....I ....I need someone to talk to! Lanchas
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 13th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Having found my way into this new world by the grace of God and the help of A.A., am I going to take that first drink, when I know that just one drink will change my whole world? Am I deliberately going back to the suffering of that alcoholic world? Or am I going to hang onto the happin...
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I need to slam on the BRAKES!
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I swear, I get going through the week, and then the weekend comes, and I keep going all weekend long, making messes and cleaning them up... running to and fro, losing my freAking mind. I am only 4 months past my last drunken episode, and I need to slam on the brakes.... this is how I get, I am a slug for months...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 12th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've got out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day's work at home or out...
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nervous, but hopeful
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This is my first time on a website like this. I've never talked about my problem with drinking before. I kinda felt like if you don't admit it, it's not a problem, I'm just "having a good time." I've realized that I'm killing myself and ruining my life, I'm 24 yrs old and I drink to the point of bl...
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Letting Go of Fear
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Picture yourself swimming floating - peacefully down a gentle stream. All you need to do is breathe, relax, and go with the flow.
Suddenly, you become conscious of your situation. Frightened, overwhelmed with "what if's?" your body tenses. You begin to thrash around, frantically lo...
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AA meetings
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Is it ok to call my higher power Jesus, and is it wrong to ask if I could pray for a meeting at a meeting.
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odd
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Is it live, or is it memorex? My cable went out tonight, and I thought- why bother calling them- spend the night without TV. My thoughts rambled thru my day, pleasantly; and then I remembered having gone to the A&P this afternoon- a woman hollered at me for having nicked the door of her c...
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Lifting the guilt
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April 11, 2008 Lifting the Guilt For weeks I sat in the back of the rooms, silent when others shared their experience, strength and hope. I listened to their stories and found so many areas where we overlapped -- not all of the deeds, but the feelings of remorse and hopelessness. I learned that alcoholi...
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music/spirituality
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Needing a calm place is essential to my sobriety. I have issues with god, and I often listened to depressing music when I was drinking. If anyone needs a musical lift- find Carrie Newcomber's CD "A Gathering of Spirits." It is smart, haunting and comforting. Really.
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Introduction
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I just found this site and registered....I've been on another site but really looking for a site focused on the BB and 12 steps. My name is Lisa, and I am an alcoholic.
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HUD inspector came by
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What a joke that was. In and out in less that 30 seconds. The HUD inspector was a lady and she was more interested in makeing sure all the light switches worked, that the stove and refridgerator worked. I do not see how she could have took time to inspect my house keeping skills.
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Last night
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Last night was my first time meeting with my sponsor, supposedly to start working on the steps. As I drove there, I felt more and more anxious, then mad, then scared and sad. I started to cry. I didn't want to go. I sat in my car outside of her house for a while. It was like I was physically unable to move...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 11th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ In that alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another and you can't stop till you're paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose you job. Your home is broken up. You're always in a mess. You're on the merry-go...
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Financial Goals
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Taking responsibility for our financial affairs will improve our self-esteem and lessen anxiety.
Each of us, today, has a present set of financial circumstances. We have a certain amount of money in hand, and money due to us. We have a pile of bills that we owe. We have taxes to pay. Those are our pres...
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24Hrs a Day ~ 10th April 08
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ When I came into A.A., I came into a new world. A sober world. A world of sobriety, peace, serenity, and happiness. But I know that if I take just one drink, I'll go right back into that old world. That alcoholic world. That world of drunkenness, conflict, and misery. That alcoho...
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A new relationship
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Happy Sober Day, my dear Sobervibers. I thought I'd share something of my news with you. As of last Thursday I am taking a relationship with someone I've known in fellowship since he came in around 8mths ago. He's been in active in his addictions for years, hyper & reckless & was on his way to a...
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Just checking in
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Hey all Just wanted to check, I've been working study and well needless to say it tires one out. I keep with active aa people as much as possible, sometimes that's hard too. My son starts work on Monday coming, and I tell ya...... It's been a rough go of it, I felt myself having to walk away and let go and l...
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New Information on the Optic Nerve
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Medical news ------------------------------------ Bet you didn't know this: Did you know that in the human body there is a nerve that connects the eyeball to the anus? It's called the Anal Optic Nerve, and it is responsible for giving people a shitty outlook on life. If you don't believe it, pull a ha...
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Using Others to Stop Our Pain
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Our happiness is not a present someone else holds in his or her hands. Our well-being is not held by another to be given or withheld at whim. If we reach out and try to force someone to give us what we believe he or she holds, we will be disappointed. We will discover that it is an illusion. The person didn't h...
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All my mopping and cleaning paid off
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Just went through inspection and I passed
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scared
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I missed my favorite meeting today, a noon meeting near my office. Haven't been to a meeting in a few days now. Tonight I meet with my sponsor to start "doing the steps." I'm irrationally scared. Of what? Of myself I guess. Will I be capable of being honest? If I am, can I handle all the b...
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