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self will?
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my home town has changed into not such a great place, lots of homeless, meth addicts and stuff basically it's city stuff that lives here now. the air is bad and the summers have become very hot. prices of rent and everything are driven up well beyond what used to be affordable so im thinking maybe i should...
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My courage must come each day
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Reflection for the Day
My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink, a single tranquilizer, and a single addictive act. It must be a continuing courage, without deviations and procrastination, without rashness, and without fear of obstacles. This would seem like a la...
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Today I have the courage
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When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -- Franklin D Roosevelt
Newcomer:-
Initially, I was excited about recovery. I felt better for a while. I hate to say it, but now that I'm not at the beginning any more, everything seems worse. I feel more cynical than ever.
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Many paths
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Some people expressed concern because in other threads I had stated that I was not interested in believing in god or in going to meetings. I appreciate the concern and I am always grateful to hear your opinions but I find it off-putting that so many AA'ers (here and in the meetings) seem to feel...
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~~Holistic~~
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Just wanted to share how neat my Nursing Fundamentals Instructor is presenting our material. She is teaching us that recovery from disease or illness requires a Holistic approach... physical, social, mental, emotional, and yes, SPIRITUAL healing for the patient, and respect for his/her belief...
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Hi Tim...
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You mentioned you were going through some POOP right now... you ok? Hangin' in there?
Just wanted you to know this morning that you are appreciated and loved.
Joni
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still kicking...
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 one day at a time.hello to everyone that has read and replied to my previous posts,and anyone else who reads this,its steve from australia and im still kicking as the title suggests.would love to get on to this forum more often and get to know yall better but my life is fairly hectic at t...
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I feel like a chimp
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I do!! I am at uni with "normal" folks and I feel like a different animal, dont know how to communicate with non A.A, how do I overcome this> I feel stupid to ask..
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24 Hours a Day
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day How big a part of my life is A.A.? Is it just one of my activities and a small one at that? Do I only go to A.A. meetings now and then and sometimes never go at all? Do I think of A.A. only occasionally? Am I reticent about mentioning A.A. to people who might need h...
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WHACKED
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 uggggghhhh...
I am so exhausted, my sleep pattern and eating pattern and thinking pattern and every pattern there is, or was, to my life, is now in complete upheaval.....
gonna take me awhile to get used to this new routine...
the old man is a little whacked too.. it's a big change fo...
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Popping In........ :o)
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Just wanted to say Hi to all,
and report that all is going well with me and my newfound responsibilities. Just letting HP direct the course of my days for me. Getting to my 3 meetings a week is sooo important, as is speaking with my sponsor almost daily. That's what works for me. I have to keep applying th...
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Cravings, cravings, go away!
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My goodness, what the heck is up with the cravings? I'm coming up on 5 months and quit taking my Campral about 3 weeks ago. Even the smell of my son's grape juice was killing me today! Prayers/thoughts, PLEASE! Back on the Campral for me!
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Some Humor....
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A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir." The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating." Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: "Now don't be silly dear, you know that this c...
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Daily Reflections Oct 14
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A PROGRAM FOR LIVING When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLIC...
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Honesty
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I heard something at a meeting about a year ago, it was kinda a God moment, and I asked the guy to write it down for me. I found that slip of paper again the other day.
A definition of honesty:
Principle: Honesty
Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, adherence to fact, means uprightness...
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Fear..Fear......GO AWAY!!!
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Well I do guess this is related to Recovery, all of our "little" problems are, really...at least to me they are.
Had some real surprises this week, once, twice, and then the third on, seemed to grab me right by the throat.
As some of you know, my darling Puppie, is coming this wee...
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I Have to do my first lead tonight.
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I'm nervous as all get out,,,,Just need your prayers,,,Thanks.
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thanks
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my first time on the forum tonight ......
i missed my meeting tonight as i had to do the dad thing and pick up my daughter from work shes 21 now and working as an hairdresser i have brought her up from being eight years old and she isnt very demonstrative as a rule ..tonight she gave me a hug and told me she wa...
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24 Hours a Day
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day A.A. work is one hundred percent voluntary. It depends on each and every one of our members to volunteer to do his or her share. Newcomers can sit on the sidelines until they have got over their nervousness and confusion. They have a right to be helped by al...
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Daily Reflections Oct 13
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UNREMITTING INVENTORIES Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help...
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We need to feel our emotions
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Today's thought is:
"Stomp, Scram, Spit, Cry," a friend said. "Just don't go numb again. Maybe what you're really angry about is that you've been dead longer than Abe Lincoln, and now you're finally coming back to life."
There's a price to pay for passion. We need to feel our emotions.
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just another new alki
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hi everyone this is first my visit to the site and with little more than a passing glance at the posts i can tell im in a good place ....i went to my first meeting just two short weeks ago and it opened my eyes ...i knew i had a problem and i knew i wanted a little advise on how to get over the cravings and su...
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Craving...
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I cannot believe how strong the actual physical cravings I'm having for alcohol are...I quit smoking nearly two years ago and it's as bad as that was. I'm achy, cranky, moody...I'm real unpleasant to be around right now.
Somebody needs to make a friggen patch for this sh*t!  -- Edited b...
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Prayer Request (& a question)
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My sig. other's daughter was arrested last night, DUI & Posession of a Controlled Substance....Your prayers are greatly needed.........my question: He had allowed her to borrow his car, she's not named on the insurance, her car was in the shop & he loaned her one of his. Does anyone know how...
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almost left...
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I've been watching for a way out of my marriage for a long time... I get those serious thoughts of leaving, but it comes down to not having anywhere to go where I can take my animals, and I can't support myself. I know this isn't a good reason to stay. I thought about it over the weekend while I was camping wit...
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JONI
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It came today, it came today, it came today.............I LOVE it........thank you Sooooo much!!!
Love you. Jen
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The "Letting Go Stuff" in one big bag
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Letting Go: The Journey for your Life - Letting Go
By Barry Elwin-Jones
WHAT IS LETTING GO?
Letting go can be the most terrifying experience we can have. Letting go means having no support mechanism for our egos. Put simply, when we let go, we trust that everything is going to work out in our bes...
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Bad memory contractions...
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I keep having these flashbacks of me being a completely offensive idiot while drinking...some of them recent some from years and years ago. My girlfriend notices me cringing and wincing and asks whats wrong but I cant really explain it to her without sounding like a nut so I tell h...
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24 Hours a Day...for Today
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor...
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a bit about me.
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hi again and thankyou for the warm welcomes,i feel surrounded by friends as i knew i would.Today i also feel surrounded by god and i know and feel that he loves me,really i feel he has always been in my life apart from a few years when i and alcohol decided to terminate the relationship!.i dont feel alone a...
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Daily Reflections Oct 12
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CURBING RASHNESS When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolera...
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I can't handle it, God. You take over
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I can't handle it, God. You take over. -- Anonymous
The life we lived in the dark world of our disease was a terrifying one. It was as if we were perched on a tiny ledge thousands of feet up the side of a mountain. The drop was straight down. We never dared to look up or down because we so desperately feare...
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You are the hero of your life.
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You are the hero of your life.
Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines, and so we improvise as best we can. We are heroes, each of us, as we move through the events of the day, refining...
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I'm home!
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I'm home! I had a WONDERFUL weekend camping!!! It was so relaxing, finally had some peace... my mom got annoyed with me because I spent so much time outside by myself, but a lot of that was I just felt so close to God out there and spent a lot of time outside in prayer. Read my big book some, did my stepwork I ha...
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Just stuff......ehhhh
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Daily Reflections Oct 11
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SELF--RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I sa...
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Frustrated with my brother
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My brother has been labelled by himself and others as an alcoholic. Maybe I am speaking from the position of not understanding the disease - but what it looks like to me is that he is just a very immature individual who can't say no to a party.
He "dried out" 2 years ago at a centre for one mon...
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I have this drinkin thing licked!
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At least that's the stage I'm in right now...then it's usually followed by the "Why did I ever think I had a problem?" stage which precedes the "Wow those AA people are sure f**ked up!" stage. With the grand finally being the "I'm going for a beer or two just like any other normal pe...
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Hangover?
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Step Ten: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
"When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not. That is the e...
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The mind is a baby giant
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The mind is a baby giant who, more provident in the cradle than he knows, has hurled his paths in life all round ahead of him, like playthings.... -- Robert Frost
Sometimes we are bewildered by the options open to us. We feel we have no way of knowing which course would be best. But when we reflect calm...
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introduce myself
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my name is shaun and im an alcoholic.new to this site but nice to be part of it.just thought id touch base.i have some problems with forgiving myself and would like some feedback, if i could.This will take some time to type but i will come back shortly...shaun u.k
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Not a fan of Dr. Phil, but........
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http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/770
I happened upon today's show.
Maybe it will help someone.
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Been a rough couple days...
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Feeling depressed about losing my gf of 5 years, I let the demons get the best of me. Got a meeting tonight but it's not enough. I desperately need to get a sponser and start to get serious about the steps. Spent the weekend at my old mans to help him with some chores and such around his house. Didn't drink on...
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To Ryan...THANK YOU!!
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Ryan,
Your words just moved me so very deeply in that Post that you made, I hope that everyone will have a chance to read that in your Response to the Installing Love Post.
To express how deeply those words touched me, well there are no words.
Other than to say, that you are so very cherished a...
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Hi all....I am Batman
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Yes even Batman has problems! Yes I joke because that is how I deal with my problems. Except, as I am sure you all are aware of, this is no joke. Drinking 35 beers a night just isn't funny is it? For the last 18 years I have ignored all the signs. I have been to alot of recovery programs and AA, and have even done...
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24 Hours a Day
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, or do I often leave that to someone el...
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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I only have a few minutes and just wanted to wish all of you great people North of the border a happy and sober Thanksgiving! Eat much, but don't overeat. Enjoy and be thankful for the bounties you are so fortunate to have compared to many others in this world. Phil, Kit...
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Today...
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This morning I went for a walk with my girlfriend and my dog on the beach...we drank our coffee while we threw the ball and just hung out watching all the puppies play. It was a little chilly but really sunny and there were lots of happy people out playing with their non-canine children at the playground,...
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Installing LOVE
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Installing Love Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process? Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. W...
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Nonresistance
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Each Day a New Beginning.
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday
Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we're not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No ba...
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