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Got a sponsor... tryin to stay involved... tryin to hang in here
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I asked the woman I've been talking to, if she would sponsor me... and also asked her about doing my 5th step. She said since I'll be at my mom's all next week, we'll plan to do it as soon as I get back, and she said if I feel that I want to redo it later that would be fine too... she started telling me about st...
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HALLELUIA!!!!!!
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Well guess what!!! I am finally going back to work!!! Just got offered a position at a great hospital!!! I start Monday!!! Thank you God! I was sooo stressed this morning and my husband thought I had been drinking!!! He said I was acting weird! (THE NERVE>>>HAHA) Dont blame him but the beauty...
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Daily Reflections 11/8
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AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE Meditation is something which can always be further developed. It has no boundaries, either of width or height. Aided by such instruction and example as we can find, it is essentially an individual adventure, something which each one of us works out in his own way. TWELVE STE...
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True to Ourselves
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This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou 'canst not then be false to any man. -- William Shakespeare
To thine own self be true. A grounding statement for those of us who get caught up in the storm of needs and feelings of others.
Listen to the self. What do w...
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5th step?
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I know some people would probably tell me not to even worry about this right now, not till I get better.... but I'm still wanting to get my 5th step done, had finally "finished" my 4th step a couple of weeks ago... I'd been trying to reach a priest near here that listens to a lot of 5th steps, ce...
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Faithless
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Hello forum, Ive been lurking but I thought I might get some insight, experience, advice, whatever... Im 11.5 years sober and for most of that time I have struggled with having a relationship with a Higher Power. Every now and then I feel like God is concerned with me personally but most of the time I jus...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 7th Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have lost my resentments. I have found that getting even with people doesn't do any good.When we try to get revenge, instead of making us feel better, it leaves us frustrated and cheated. Instead of punishing our enemies, we've only hurt our own peace of mind. It does not pay t...
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Anger
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Feeling angry - and, sometimes, the act of blaming - is a natural and necessary part of accepting loss and change - of grieving. We can allow ourselves and others to become angry as we move from denial toward acceptance.
As we come to terms with loss and change, we may blame our higher Power, others, or...
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Had a good day today, in better spirits :)
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My mom came out here this morning, to clean house for me, and do some shopping for me... she actually wound up staying the night and will go home in the morning before she goes to work, cuz by the time she got done shopping it was dark and starting to rain... I got in with my regular dr today, she prescribed a...
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"Another one bites the dust...."
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The flood of support for the young officer killed a week ago in an accident in which the other two drivers had both been drinking. The local newspaper is flood with letters to the editor. Many want the license of operation put back to midnight, while others want the business closed......and ye...
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Hi
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I really need to get a job!!!! I should be in bed but all of a sudden Im addicted to the computer...(Swapping one addiction for another!!)Learning lots of new things and listening to some very cool music!! Being the eclectic music lover that I am , I cant get enough! Totally loving Spanish Harlem Orches...
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Daily Reflections 11/7
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LET GO AND LET GOD . . . praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 When I "Let Go and Let God," I think more clearly and wisely. Without having to think about it, I quickly let go of things that cause me immediate pain and...
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Relationships
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There is a gift for us in each relationship that comes our way.
Sometimes the gift is a behavior we're learning to acquire: detachment, self esteem, becoming confident enough to set a boundary, or owning our power in another way.
Some relationships trigger healing in us - healing from issues of t...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 6th Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ Fear and worry had me down. They were increased by my drinking. I worried about what I had done when I was drunk. I was afraid of what the consequences might be. I was afraid to face people because of the fear of being found out. Fear kept me in hot water all the time. I was a nervous wr...
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Daily Reflections 11/6
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GOING WITH THE FLOW Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him. . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 The first words I speak when arising in the morning are, "I arise, O God, to do Thy will." This is the shortest prayer I know and...
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Resentments...
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Cool story from The Spirituality of Imperfection.... A former inmate of a Nazi concentration camp was visiting a friend who had shared the ordeal with him. "Have you forgiven the Nazis?" he asked his friend. "Yes." "Well, I haven't. Im still consumed with hated for them...
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rock bottom???????
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How bad do things have to get for an A to hit rock bottom and quit drinking?! My dad was drunk last night and he fell. When he fell he knocked a glass of the counter and it broke on the floor and he landed face-first on it. A piece of the glass cut his face right under his eyebrow. My mom was scared he had lost his e...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 5th Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ During our thoughts about the rewards that have come to us as a result of our new way of living, we find that we have new kinds of homes, new relationships with our spouses and our children. Also peace, contentment, hope, faith, charity, and new ambition. What are some of the thi...
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Queen of interviews!
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Hey all, Hope your all doing great! I am just getting ready to go on yet another interview!! Prayer appreciated! I have resolved myself to the fact that I need to mostly pray for Gods will and the willingness to accept that only HE has my blueprint in life all plotted out! Sometimes frustrating but I know...
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Happy Happy..... Joy Joy ..... just sharing
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Man oh man oh man! I love being sober..... Even though my physical health is not that great, things couldn't be better right now. Got my employee evaluation last week. 1st time ever getting straight A's across the board AND I still have 3 sick days left for the year! Always before, we got our sick time on J...
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another ER trip.... doing better
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Early this morning, was dealing with severe pain, lasted about 30 minutes, constant really bad pain in my back, and off and on pains in my leg, the sciatic nerve, and numbness in my leg.... I was hurting so bad I was bawling, and I rarely ever cry.... finally got myself calmed down just a bit, tried to ca...
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Daily Reflections 11/5
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"THE QUALITY OF FAITH" This. . . has to do with the quality of faith. . . . In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves. . . . We had not even prayed rightly. We had always said, "Grant me my wishes" instead of "Thy will be done." TWELVE STEPS AND TWELV...
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Let's Make a Deal
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The relationship just wasn't working out, and I wanted it to so badly. I kept thinking if I just made myself look prettier, if I just tried to be a more loving, kind person, then he would love me. I turned myself inside out to be something better, when all along, who I was was okay. I just couldn't see what I w...
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Lucky.....
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Hey all, Just got back from a meeting and Im realizing how lucky I am. Someone shared something that makes me REALLY realize..God does for us what we cant do for ourselves!!! Today, Im lucky because I lost my job but not my license to practice! Had I continued on the path I was on, I very well could of had it m...
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can anyone make it in chat for a meeting?
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At Lani's suggestion..... I thought I'd see if anyone could come in chat for an online meeting.... sometime today, or tomorrow afternoon/evening would even be ok? Obviously any time is fine for me, not like I can do much of anything else right now, living on the computer mostly... so I guess if som...
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Online chat????
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Hey there ya'll..... I was trying to get on the online chat room. For some reason it wont let me connect but I have been able to in the past...Wanted to hit a meeting on here Tues but couldnt sign in...Any ideas?=Lani
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scared... I can't take this :(
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I've almost passed out 3 times tonight... I can't get up anymore and I'm really scared, I can't deal with this :( was stupid enough to try to move a big bag of dog food from the washer to the dryer (having to lift it over a space of about 2 feet), was hurting from that, back in bed, took my meds when it was ti...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 4th Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I can do things that I never did before. Liquor took away my initiative and my ambition. I couldn't get up the steam to start anything. I let things slide. When I was drunk, I was too inert even to comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write letters that need to be wri...
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Denial
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Denial is fertile breeding ground for the behaviors we call codependent: controlling, focusing on others, and neglecting ourselves. Illness and compulsive or addictive behaviors can emerge during denial. Denial can be confusing because it resembles sleeping. We're not really aware we're doi...
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first time on the forum
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I am new to the forum and new to AA, I have been sober since May 21st and I attend a home group meeting and have a sponsor but I thought I might try a forum since I can't get to a meeting everyday because of my work. I am finding that staying emotionally sober is very difficult because by being sober I am starti...
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think I'm going to the ER
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a friend is telling me I should go to the ER, I think I'm going to, because it is showing more symptoms of herniated disc, that maybe they'll do something? last time they didn't do anything cuz I didn't have these symptoms. Seems like it's all just getting worse too and I can't deal with this much longer...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 3rd Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have charity, another word for love. That right kind of love which is not selfish passion but an unselfish, outgoing desire to help other people. To do what is best for the other person, to put what is best for him or her above my own desires. To put God first, the other person sec...
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Daily Reflections 11/3
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FOCUSING AND LISTENING There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98 If I do my self-examination first, then surely, I'll have enough humility to pray and m...
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Stressed out :(
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Ugh... my back went out again, late yesterday afternoon... it's been giving me problems lately, but not so bad that I couldn't tolerate it, then yesterday it came on pretty sudden, the sharp pains and cramped up so bad... been stuck on the couch only getting up if I have to. I'm refusing to let myself g...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 2nd Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have faith. That thing that makes the world seem right. That thing that makes sense at last. That awareness of the Divine Principle in the universe which holds it all together and gives it unity and purpose and goodness and meaning. Life is no longer ashes in my mouth or bitter...
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Attitude is everything!
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Today will be what we make it. Regardless of the weather, the kinds of work to be done, the personalities crossing our paths, we'll feel joy and peace if that is our choice. Agonizing over circumstances that aren't to our liking or dwelling on our failure to control other people, whether friends or foe...
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Daily Reflections 11/2
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KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing. . . . THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240 A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able to...
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Feel Your Emotions
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"The key is to not resist or rebel against emotions or to try to get around them by devising all sorts of tricks; but to accept them directly, as they are."-- Takahisa KoraEmotions are energy in motion. They bring us information if we are willing to experience them. Unfortunately, many of u...
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Applying for school!!
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Well, this time next year I will hopefully FINALLY be back in college! And.... enjoying the wonderful COLD weather in IOWA!! lol Yep, putting in my application to Iowa State and Iowa Lakes. Been looking into Iowa State for awhile - best Ag program in the US..... Problem will be funding.... but.... ya k...
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Cool article
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urces for Mind, Body, and Soul Tuesday, August 01, 2006 The Power of Surrender by Raymond David Salas Did you know that no matter how happy (or not) you are in this moment you can be happier? Do you know the quickest way to access all of your true potential and actually experience it, instead of just h...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 31st Oct 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have more peace and contentment. Life has fallen into place. The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have found their correct position. Life is whole, all of one piece. I am not cast hither and yon on every wind of circumstance or fancy. I am no longer a dry leaf cast up and away by the bre...
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Happy Halloween!!
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Happy Halloween to you all!! Cant wait to see my neice and nephew (2 and 4) dressed up!! Its ususally a big ole deal here!! Chili and cornbread, tons of candy! My friend from AA reminded me of "first halloween w/out alcohol". We typically get out our fire pits and sit in the front and partake of...
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24 Hrs a Day ~ 1st Nov 07
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A.A. Thought for the Day ~ I have hope. That magic thing that I had lost or misplaced. The future looks dark no more. I do not even look at it, except when necessary to make plans. I try to let the future take care of itself. The future will be made up of todays and todays, stretching out as short as now and as lo...
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On the lighter side.....No offense girls :)
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Q:How many women inMENOPAUSE does it take to change a light bulb ? Woman's Answer:One! ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don' t even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it ou...
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Friendship
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Oh, this is the creature that doesn't exist . . . . In fact, it never was. But since they loved it, a pure beast came to be. -- Rainer Maria Rilke The unicorn, serene and white, is a strong and graceful animal with the body of a horse. A single white horn grows from its brow, making it unique among all animals....
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Daily Reflections 11/1
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I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 My first sponsor told me there were two things to say about prayer and meditation: first, I had to start and sec...
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Change
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The only sense that is common in the long run is the sense of change--and we all instinctively avoid it. -- E. B. White Nature reveals to us a world that is always changing. No two sunsets are alike. Winter brings invigorating days while spring brings new buds and blossoms every day. Summer brings lazy w...
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New, yet not so new
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Hello all, I'm Crystal and I'm an alcoholic and a drug addict. Never hit an AA message board before, so I thought I would give it a shot and see how it works (no pun intended, of course). Glad to be here!!
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The God Memorandum
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THE GOD MEMORANDUMTHE GOD MEMORANDUM I read this last night. It is long but you can Google it to find it. I was given it one night in an AA meeting along time ago. I don't remember reading it then but I still had it all these years later. God knew I needed to read it last night and so there I found it tucked away b...
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Meditation.
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Over the years I have gleaned more and more useful information from the far East. Ever since I was a kid I loved exploring cultures that were foreign to me and have always appreciated things (from wherever- not just the far East for certain) beautiful and serene. It was no surprise to my parents that in...
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