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WHAT TO DO?
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I have a few questions and was wondering if someone could answer them for me. I attended Al-Anon for many years as I am an adult child of 2 alcoholics. I am now married to someone that I am not sure is an Alcoholic, but certainly has a lot of the symptoms and characteristics of what I am used to seeing and hear...
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just hangin
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Hi all
Just like my topic Im just hangin havent posted on either
side need to get involved again. Im slipping and sliding
so I know I need to hit some meetings too before I lose
all my serenty been gettin into the stinkin thinkin and for
me thats deadly....Just thinkin about all of yas
Luv Bus...
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Our deeds determine us
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. -- George Eliot
Who are we, really? It seems like we are one person on the inside, and yet we often act like someone else. Can a good person do bad things? Can a bad person do good things? It's pretty confusing, isn't it?
Our recovery progr...
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Buckeyebear
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Hey Bud!! Ive seen yu on here a couple of times today....
Put your hairy fingers on the keyboard eh...and let us know how youre doin....
And Robert? It was great talking to yu.....Wele talk again soon....keep your chin up mate...itll be ok...
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Picked up white chip
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Hi all,
I picked up my white chip last night. Been in Alanon over a year and AA about 3 months, I have been stuggling over whether I was or wasnt an A.... I still have fleeting doubts as my drinking history never put me in a low bottom. But denial is fading as I recognize what alc...
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More and more....
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Something that I've noticed, and it really isn't a huge deal...
When I first got sober and changed my life for the better, everyone was so proud. They were bringing me flowers, telling me how courageous I was, and always so full of compliments. Now that I'm going on a 4 month "anniversar...
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heath problem
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Has anyone ever heard of blood in the stool caused by alcoholism?
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Just saying 'HI'
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Haven't really been about a great deal of late but i do pop in and out and have a read each day or so, Just wanted to see your all alright and keeping well.
take care
katie.xx
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One comes, finally, to believe ...
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One comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement is true or false. -- Napoleon Hill
Our inner dialogue can have awesome power. It often determines the behavior that defines who we are. We do, of course, have some choice as to the direction this inner dialog...
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Have a good Friday...
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Today's Gift.
One must lose one's life in order to find it. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh
We are often so busy trying to control the outcome of the happenings in our daily lives, so intent on projecting our tomorrows that we let life slip by. Life is today. This is all we have for sure--the moments in o...
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H.A.L.T. ~~ DUMMY!!~~
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Duh........
I have been burning the candle at both ends... and the moments' potential peace I am getting, I am picking up mindless chores and other things that could easily WAIT...
Am I HUNGRY?? (always!! lol)
Am I angry?? (Nuh-uh)
Am I LONELY? (Nah...)
TIRED?? HAY-E...
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Meditation & Reflection Sept 7
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Today is September 7, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery!
WORK
"Without work all life goes rotten." -- Albert Camus A spiritual discovery that I have made is that I work in order to be, not simply to exist. To work is human. Work opens the door to the meaning of life, and it stops life from be...
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Basics
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Step 1: Honesty After many years of denial, recovery can begin when with one simple admission of being powerless over alcohol -- for alcoholics and their friends and family.
Step 2: Faith It seems to be a spiritual truth, that before a higher power can begin to operate, you must first believe that it...
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day 600
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today is day 600!!!!!! doing well here, hope all is well with everyone. thanks for being here for me. you guys are the best!!!!!!!! wagon
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Over and over, we begin again
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Over and over, we begin again. -- Banana Yoshimoto
Newcomer:-
Yesterday was such a difficult day. But here it is, morning again somehow. I've gotten through another twenty-four hours, and without a drug. I wish I'd known yesterday that things wouldn't feel so bad this morning.
Sponsor:...
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Another Reminder
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Woke up at 4:30 this morning just like I always do. Go downstairs, grab some coffee, and head out for my morning smoke. I'm sitting down and I hear voices from across the street. My neighbor and her boyfriend are out there having a heated argument for God knows how long! My neighbor is the one who goes to th...
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Kindness
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Poet Naomi Shihab Nye in her poem "Kindness" writes:
Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand, what you counted and carefully saved, all this must go so you know how desolate the landscap...
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Today I will do ...
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Today I will do one thing more than I think I can do.
If I'm too tired or depressed to get out of bed, I will not only get up but also take a shower.
If I don't have the energy to go to work, I will get dressed and drive to the parking lot of my job.
If I just can't face the world, I will walk to the end of t...
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The Intersection
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Sitting at a red light with foot on the brakes
Full of regrets.. yesterdays mistakes
Guilt and remorse over those I have lost
Even in sobriety there has been a great cost.
We have expectations and dreams for tomorrow
But sometimes those wishes lead to nothing but sorrow
Depression can...
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Meditation & Reflections Sept 6
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Today is September 6, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery!
FEAR
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fear is a killer. It is a killer because it drains us of life, energy and creativity. Fear petrifies the human spirit.
I spent a lot of yesterdays...
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Like a WASHING MACHINE... LOL
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When I was in my drinking,
I was like a washing machine.....
But this washing machine had no Normal or Gentle cycles,
It was STUCK on AGITATE and SPIN!!!!!!!
Joni
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Sense Of Humour
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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation it would be the ability of each individual to learn to laugh at himself. -- Charles Schultz
In recovery, we learn to laugh at the kind of person we were when our addiction was out of control. We don't laugh at the fact of our addict...
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Daily Reflections Sept 5
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EMOTIONAL BALANCE
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83 When I survey my drinking days, I recall many people whom my life touched casually, but whose days I troubled through my anger and sarcasm. These people are untraceable, an...
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Getting Older?????????????
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PERKS OF BEING OVER ..... 1. Kidnappers are not very
interested in you.
2. In a hostage situation you
are likely to be released first.
3. No one expects you t...
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Computers (Humour)
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Hi everyone,
I recently hit computer problems and had to laugh when I came across this joke. Hope you like it.
Take care,
Carol
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A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masc...
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Have the best day you can...
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;...
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aa big book
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Here is a fellow who has been puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less insanely drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal...
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24 Hours a Day, Sept. 4th, Joy and Sorrow
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day "We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is no help to anyone. We are not fanatics or intolerant of people who can drink normally. Every prospect is relieved w...
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Change is the characteristic of all growth
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Reflection for the Day
Change is the characteristic of all growth. From drinking to sobriety, from dishonesty to honesty, from conflict to serenity, from childish dependence to adult responsibility - all this and infinitely more represent change for the better. Only God is unchangi...
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Quote
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God comes padding after me like a Hound of Heaven. His shadow falls over all my little picnics in the sunshine, chilling the air, draining viands of their flavor, talk of its sparkle, desire of its zest,......One shivers as the divine beast of prey gets ready for the final spring; as the shadow lengthe...
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Reflections & Meditation Sept 4
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RECONSTRUCTION Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83 The reconstruction of my life is the prime goal in my recovery as I avoid taking that first drink, one day at a time. The task is most successfully accomplished by working the Steps of our Fellowship....
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To My Buddy Bill who passed on, today....and to all those here, that have known grief...
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When we lose a dear friend, someone we have loved deeply, we are left with a grief that can paralyse us emotionally. People we love become part of us. Our thinking, feeling and acting are codetermined by them: Our fathers, our mothers, our husbands, our wives, our friends … they are all living in our hea...
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AA Conventions Rock!!!
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Hi everyone,
Well, yesterday I went to my first AA convention. All I can say is that it was really fantastic and I hadn't expected to get so much out of the day. If you've never been to one, then please go - they are terrific!!!
It was a long day, as my home group was in charge of the tea and coffee side...
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dont know
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i dont know if i can stay sober or not, i am not going to meetings as i am not liking them, i know its me, but i hate the breaks, i hate the lonelyness i feel when i get left out, and i have a resentment against that guy who was horrible to me,
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A fear has been faced...
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For a long time I have been afraid of people and was too afraid of rejection to put myself out there.
Today something unexpected happened. I went to a BB meeting and after the meeting I headed right out the door. For some reason I decided to go back in. I'm glad I did because a few peop...
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Silly Fear
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I'm a little skeered right now. On Tuesday, I'm chairing my soon-to-be-ex homegroup (b/c I'm moving.) I had an old discussion group that I chaired a lot before, but this meeting is a lot bigger.
I don't have "stage fright" by any means. I like public speaking! Howe...
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got to my meeting
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i got to my meeting this morning and am very glad that i did i saw heaps of people that i knew from previously.
i was welcomed back as only AA can,loved being back in meeting soooo much,even loved the tough love from those that reall...
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Come Here---Go Away..
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As long as we have not healed our childhood wounds then there are a lot more than two people involved in our relationships. There may only be two people in the room - but the room is also full of the ghosts of all of our past emotional wounds. Until we start clearing our emotional proce...
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My 1st AA Convention!
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Hi Everyone,
I am off to my first AA Convention tomorrow and I'm feeling really excited about it. My home group is in charge of organising the tea and coffee. It's just going to be so good to spend a whole day with other alcoholics and see people that I haven't seen for a while and to make new friends....
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Some Rain Must Fall...
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Today's Gift.
Into each life some rain must fall. Some days must be dark and dreary. --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Coping with problems and weathering troubled times - is part of life. Those of us who have survived painful experiences have a duty to help younger ones prepare to face bad times...
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Self-Centeredness and Selfishness
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The Difference Between Self-centeredness and Selfishness
BY JOYCE AND BARRY VISSELL
From the "Divine Selfishness " article on their website, reprinted with permission.
On of the great paradoxes in life as well as relationship is the concept of loving oneself and the concept of selfishnes...
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is there?
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is there an australian based version of this forum?if there is please let me know.i have noticed that there are online meetings on tuesday and saturday at 9 but is that 9 australian time?
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so glad this forum is here
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hi everyone out there i have only just found this site today and am very thankful.i have been an alcoholic since the first time i picked a drink up,even though i have been through vast periods without a drink i seem to forget how bad things can be and i start drinking again until i have done something so stu...
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Another Lg and LG??
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Is this another Let go and Let God? A bit of a long story about yesterday.
My sponsor/friend mentioned to me a couple of months ago that there was a cabinetmaking class at a local college and asked if I'd be interested in attending. I said "yes" but never did much abou...
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thought for the day
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thought for the day:
Blessed are those who can give without remembering
and take without forgetting.
Have a great holiday weekend.
Wanda
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How To Get Rid Of All Resentments...
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Toward the end of the Sunday service, the Minister asked, "How Many of you are willing to forgive your enemies?" 80% held up their hands. The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except one small elderly Lady. "Mrs. Jones, Are you not willing to forgive your enemies?" "I don'...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONI BALONEY
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Yaaaayyyy!!!!!
It's Toni Baloney's biological birthday today....
Happy Birthday Toni!!!!!
I just LOVE you to PIECES!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Love, Your buddy,
Joni
-- Edited by jonibaloni at 14:40, 2006-09-01
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Highs And Lows
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The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher. -- Anzia Yezierska
Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully.
T...
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Hi i'm new here
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Hi my names Dave and i'm just starting out on this long road of recovery. Been poisoning myself for far too long!
Gonna stick around and fight back!
Any tips guys?
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spiritual experience
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I've recently had my first spiritual experience... and it feels soooo good. It happened sometime in the past couple of weeks... My whole outlook on life has changed, I feel sooo much better. I'm not depressed anymore, and I'm not manic either, I Just feel really good. I thought it was my niece being bor...
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