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Boys Night In
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Hey! when I got back from the meeting I really craved a sugery drink. I have been off the cola for two weeks near. But this eve I had to get some pop! as she who must be obeyed is away!
had sausage chips and beans 4 cans of coke and some cookies ! was lovely!
only just going to bed now! (3:01) have been making...
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oh man!! i think i messed up
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Some of us, observing that ideals are rarely achieved, proceed to the error of considering them worthless. Such an error is greatly harmful. True North cannot be reached either, since it is an abstraction, but it is of enormous importance, as all the world's travelers can attest. --Steve Allen
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April 19
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BROTHERS IN OUR DEFECTS We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome them. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 167 The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spiritual--almost incomprehensible. But...
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Thye Problem/The Solution...
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If anyone is interested read this. The first part just about sums up alot about how I have operating all my life. Quite a shock. Maybe some of you can relate
THE PROBLEM
Many of us felt inadequate, unworthy, alone, and afraid. Our insides never matched what we saw on the outsides of others. Earl...
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April 19th A.A. Thought For The Day
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Since I've been putting sobriety into my life, I've been taking out a lot of good things. I can describe it best as a kind of quiet satisfaction. I feel good. I feel right with the world, on the right side of the fence. As long as I put sobriety into my life, almost everything I take out is good. The satisfact...
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Fear
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Fear is the absence of faith.
—Paul Tillich
We all experience fear. Sometimes we fear small things that only seem large at the time, like a test in school or meeting a new boss or going to the dentist. Sometimes we fear big things like serious illness or death or that someone w...
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morning all
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Hello!
I have had a wonderful weekend
I have taken a real dive into collecting funk soul and blues records which has always been a passion of mine, however alcohol made me forget but I have now re membered
As a coming up to the acedemic year I am both excited and nervous and just need to let go and turn...
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Fear of the future...
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Some thoughts to share... am at work and need to reach out.. no-one availalbe right now
I always found it very hard in the early days of sobriety to face life and my fears without the numbing oblivion of alcohol. Even though at the end it was doing nothing for me anymore, the fear of facing the consequ...
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Not so good day, Better Tomorrow
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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 22:32, 2006-07-20
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Does anyone want to go to the online meeting?
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Just wondering if anyone here is interested in doing online meetings??
I have read various posts about nobody ever showing up for them but I wonder if there is a desire for anyone among us?
I wouldn't mind chairing once a week or something if anyone is interested....
Just a thought.......
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Have a good night...and welcome back eh?
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We know it hasnt been easy. We know there are times when its tough.
We know that things arent always fair, but that doesnt mean, it should be this rough.
The journey should be a lot smoother, and life should play by the rules.
Time passes too quickly, in everything, except, when it heals our wounds...
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Experiencing Technical Difficulties
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I was just thinking how easy it would be to fix my brain if it was like a computer. Just a few simple steps and I would have a fully functioning brain!
Back to reality.....
I have done a whole lot of damage to my thinker. I remember in rehab they taught us about how the brain works when it comes to pleasure...
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no wonder i had such a hard time being ME
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If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?.......Edith Sitwell
Children accept more variety among their pets than among one another. A child, who is out of the ordinary---strinkingly tall or short, freckled, large-nosed, big-eared, eyeglassed--may be teased mercilessly duri...
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5th Meeting
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Hi everyone.
I ent really got much to say at the moment.
I didnt know if i was gona go to meeting tonight, infact i probably wouldnt have.. But this morning at t-braek my mobile rang, made me jump,.. it was Alan, asking how i was and if i was going to meeting tonight.. i said "err.. yeah..m...
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passed my first test
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Yesterday I posted how drinking buddies diappear real fast. Well, my neighboor/ best friend/ best drinking bud ended up calling me yesterday around 8ish. She told me that she hadn't called me for the past 5 days because she was on a bender and knew I was trying to quit... and that she was dr...
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Where did everybody Go?
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Hi,
Checked in twice yesterday, only one Post, then Today, I have checked in twice, and only 2 Postings.
Feels like everyone has gone on vacation???
Oh, well, I guess I'll go mind my own business, and cook dinner, and check in tomorrow.
This is the quietest I have ever seen the Board.
G...
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??????????
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I have a question for those of you on this board.
I was at my IOP class today and I was talking about the percentage of alcoholics/addicts that actually stay sober after being exposed to the 12 step programs. I was under the impression that it's somewhere around 5% or one in every 20, however ya look at i...
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8th day
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I've made it -- ONE WHOLE WEEK! and starting on my 8th day. The first couple of days were rough.. now I wake up and see things in a whole new light. I feel a whole lot better, and realize that it's worth it to keep sober. Like for example, yesterday on Easter -- I would of been hung o...
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Conflict....
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While conflict in marriage is inevitable, fighting is optional.
The secret is in how you approach and handle the conflict. It can make the difference between a really great relationship and a breakup looking for a place to happen.
With that notion in mind, let's take a look at five styles of han...
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Daily Reflections April 17
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LOVE AND FEAR AS OPPOSITES All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 "Fear knocked at the door; faith answered; no one was there." I don't know to whom this quote should be attributed, but it certainly indicates clearly that fear is a...
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Easy Does It....
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The great mind knows the power of gentleness.
— Robert Browning
We have learned to become gentle with ourselves & other people. The slogan “Easy Does It” works in all situations. We created confusion in our lives when we lost our light touch & our softspoken word. We were li...
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my partners depression
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I feel that Helen is depressed as a result of me getting into uni, because it puts off her plans for the next 3 years, and I am not sure how to deal with it, I have put Helen and other people before me, for the vast majority of my life and now I am taking action to better myself and I do not feel it is selfish to want...
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Luck?
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I've heard people describe events in their lives as being lucky. When I look back I don't see to much of any kinda luck. I really believe that God has been involved in my life even when I didn't believe in a god. I think that all the hell I've been through has happened in order to get me to believe in something...
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Roadblocks
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Are you meeting roadblocks to recovery?
A disorder means out of order, not the way things should be. Are we convinced that addictive behavior is counter to the way we are intended to function? Or do we harbor, somewhere in the back of our minds, the idea that we'll never change our habits?
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Happy Easter
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I hope I shall follow firmness of virtue enough to maintain that I consider the most enviable of all titles --the character of an honest man. --George Washington
Happiness in recovery and in society depends on our honesty. We create pain for others, and ourselves, when we are dishonest...
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3rd Step Prayer - My Version
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God, I offer myself to You -- to build with me and to do with me as You will . Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Your will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Your Power, Your Love,...
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Daily Reflections April 16
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ANGER: A "DUBIOUS LUXURY" If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of the normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 66 "Dubious luxury." How often have I remembered those words. It'...
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Happy!
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Happy day! This 12 step thing we do, is so incredible! I, for one am grateful for your messages full of inspiration, hope and Love. paul
"Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom."
— William Pe...
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Have a good night...from Ontario Canada eh?
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The First Step on the Road to Recovery is Always the Most Important One
The first few steps you take on any journey won't get you where you want to go. But without those first steps and the many more that follow, you wouldn't where you are, looking towards the future and wondering what it would really...
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6th day - almost 1 week
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Well, I managed to make it through last night. The funniest thing about it was that I was real emotional and crying (but a good cry it was). My partner walked in the door from fishing and was like "what's wrong" -- I'm was like "nothing, I'm great - I haven't been better" with a big smile on my f...
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BIG TROUBLE!
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Hiya. I feel a bit deflated. I spoke to my sponcer about my anxiety of work. "do not worry, we will work the steps, and by the time you go back to work all will be well" were his words. (The fact is I am on antidepressants and the main reason for my continued depression is my job. I had a real rough ordeal and it h...
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Hey Mistermook how are you this weekend?
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Im not really in the mood to post tonight..
But i wanted to ask how you are doing this weekend Rob?
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Happy Passover
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Happy Passover to all those who celebrate Passover.
Happy celebration of the Day of Jesus' Resurrection to those who joyously celebrate that.
Happy spring to all.
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Happy Easter
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A Canadian wabbit....
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A woman opened her refrigerator and found a large white rabbit asleep
inside. "Why are you in my refrigerator?" she asked. The rabbit
replied, "This is a Westinghouse, isn't it?"
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Daily Reflections April 15
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THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS . . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5 It has been said, "Anger is a luxury I cannot afford." Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. p...
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GLAD tobe back
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Hello All,
It's good to be back. THANK YOU for all the responses to Im back & in pain. Sites & suggestions were GREAT. TY TY TY .
As for MEDS, its not the " We aren't to do drugs " thing that bothers me. I used to take tons of prescriptions and really got hooked. Dont wa...
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Patterns....
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. Amelia Earhart
When we feel angry, lonely, worried, or sad we can ask ourselves, “Is there a pattern here?” That simple question can help us take a giant step forward in recovery. When we feel these thing...
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full Serenity Prayer
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The Serenity Prayer     By
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change Courage to change th...
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A Message For Young People
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A Message to Young People... How to tell when drinking is becoming a problem
ALCOHOLISMAlcoholism is a rough word to deal with. Yet nobody is too young (or too old) to have trouble with booze. That's because alcoholism is an illness. It can hit anyone. Young, old. Rich, poor. Black, white. An...
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Are you sensitive to words?
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So many gifted people,
now walk upon earth.
Some feel the words,
from all the hurts in their life.
Others go further and feel the intend
from the words being given.
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Just keeping it all simple....
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Acceptance means that you
Can find the serenity within
To let go of the past
With it's mistakes and regrets
Move into the future
With a new perspective
And appreciate the opportunity
To take a second chance
Acceptance means you'll find
Security again
When difficult times come...
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called someone
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Well, I called DART to find out our local AA hotline number -- guess there's not one here. But, they connected me to Women Sobriety. I spoke to a woman named Mary who has quit for 4 years. Made me feel a whole lot better. She suggested that I should go into rehab -- but rehab isn't...
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Newbie
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Hi everyone,
I have been sober for 5 days now. The last time I was drunk, I went on a binge for 4 days with my common-law partner. I am taking it day by day... and thought this would be a good place to start for support, understanding and encouragement.
I thought today was saturday and was...
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2nd attempt to be funny
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ouch
caught in the act
nice comb over
Always wear a helmet
Thats better!
Finding Nemo
Giz a kiss
Thats it.
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Movie---Drunks
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Anyone seen this? I think I saw a thread about this a while back and I decided to rent it and watched it today after my employer sent me home from work because I am still sick.
I thought it was pretty true to life of AA....
It made me think about the dangers and consequences of relapse for sure...b...
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binge-drinking
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hi all,
new here and just wondering if any of u got some advice for a girlfriend of a binge-drinker..?
says he´ll go for a couple of pints and won´t be back late..7 hours later he´s still in the pub..
any comments will be appreciated..thanks
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I drank today. But I went to a NEW meeting and I liked it!
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Ok... so i will start this post/thread off by saying i have been drinking today..
Well what im gona do is paste what i put in an email to someone here.. to say about my night..
I'm quite excited..
I have been drinking today.., quite abit.. but not drank for about .. well j...
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did any of you go through this???
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did any of you go through this????
Hi, since i got into recovery 26 months ago, deciding to , for the FIRST time, FACE my pain instead of running away via alcohol, drugs, other addictions but to FACE it, i never felt so bad in my LIFE
the emotions part i expected, but not the PHYSICAL part....
my bo...
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Sausages
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Oh yes!
having a big breakfast this eve! I cook the sausages in the oven for 30 mins GM 6 then slap the beans over the top and cook for a further 5 mins, in the mean time slice some fresh bread and thickly butter it, and dry fry some smoked bacon and button mushrooms, and oven bake the hash browns, a meal fit f...
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