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Slipped again, two days in, sober today....
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Sorry if people are getting sick of this.
At lunch with Aunt yesterday she asked me if I wanted a sherry and like a robot I said yes. Had no more for hours. Then had abut four glasses of wine in quick succession while on phone to my ex, started to feel rather sick, terminated conversation and went to bed (d...
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Face to face meetings
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Hi everyone,
I have not been able to get to a face to face AA meeting in almost a week. My home group is tomorrow night and I will go to that. I just wanted to let you know that this forum has really helped ground me this week and keep me plugged into the program. Thanks for posting here....
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Union and Seperation
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Seek union over separation
"Beliefs separate. Loving thoughts unite."
-- Paul Ferrini
Our ego focuses on how we are different from the rest of the world. Our soul lives when we experience how we are the same.
Any time you separate yourself from other people or from situations, you know your p...
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AARG! POLITICIANS
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HI ALL,
JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE CORNEY HUMOR FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO SOME POLITICIAN RUNNING FOR SOMETHING - WHO KNOWS -
BUT HER PITCH ON THE MORNING NEWS WAS:
"I COME FROM AN ITALIAN SAUGAGE & PACKAGING FAMILY - AND LET ME TELL YOU,
I KNOW.... BALONEY.........W...
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Your WWW
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What it was like, what happened, what it is like now.
Anyone care to share so the newbies can get to know some of the people on here? Thanks!
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Bad Apples-Daily OM(g)
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Sweetening A Sour Fruit When A Bad Apple Spoils The Bunch
Because life requires that we interact with different personalities, it is not uncommon for us to encounter a situation where there is one person whose behavior may negatively impact the experiences of others. Someone who is loud and crass...
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Candida
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Anyone had it?
I am not able (as per the nutritionist) to eat yeast suger milk and corn, looked up these on google and it says I may have Candida>? am I going to boil over with yeast and suger? is bread going to froth out my nostrels?
any one experienced it?
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Keeping Sobriety First- in Front of Everything
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Good Morning to all,
Just wanted to make a Post on some wise words, that almost went over my head at first. But when I was able to Retain these words in early Sobriety, they saved my life.
"If you Keep Your Sobriety First, in E V E R Y T H I N G, you will be able to KEEP IT."
"If you Place A N Y T H I N G in fr...
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Have a good Friday...
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Each Day a New Beginning.
Out of every crisis comes the chance to be reborn, to reconceive ourselves as individuals, to choose the kind of change that will help us to grow and to fulfill ourselves more completely. --Nena O'Neill
Before choosing to recover, most of us lived through cri...
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
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That's a line from my all time favorite movie!
It seems like all I'm doing is work, eat, sleep, and meetings. My sponsor just got back from Hawaii. I called him tonight and I asked if I could cut down to five meetings a week instead of every day. Out of the last two months I've only missed a couple of meetin...
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Gratitude--OM
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The World In A Bright Light Grateful
Everyday is a blessing, and in each moment there are many things that we can be grateful for. The world opens up to us when we live in a space of gratitude. In essence, gratitude has a snowball effect. When we are appreciative and express that gratitude, th...
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On the lighter side (pun fun)
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1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married...The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent. 2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." 3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted. 4. A dyslexic man walks into a br...
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Expectations...
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We human beings are always "expecting." In other words, we are always having expectations. Lots of expectations. Some we are consciously aware of. Many others, we are not.
Expectations are always there, however, in the background of our daily experiences. Whether we are attuned to them or whe...
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New to the forum - My story - long post
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Good morning everybody. My name is WRbeachbum and I am an alcoholic. I have been in recovery since December, 2001, by the grace of my higher power and Alcoholics Anonymous.
I am happy to have found this forum. I like what I have read so far. It is nice to be sitting in my house...
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faith in h.p. badly shaken
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so i sit here for like ages thinking of how to put this and i cant cause its so painful and been going on for 10 years now. i had 9 years of building and enjoying recovery. i still never picked up a drink no matter what has happened so obiviously thats good and i am grateful. i am a strong girl. i su...
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Understanding
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Last year I learned the concept of detachment. For me it means knowing when the A is talking and being able to decipher whether it is the A talking or the person themselves. An example is if your mom is the A when your mom says something being able to decipher whether it is the A in her talking or the mother in...
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good golly!! even for ME this is LONG
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i was reading some posts and i have been noticing lately the PAIN , all OVER the world...like people just being SAD!!!!!
i thought of my Ex and the good we had together, not just the bad....he was a sweet guy, funny as hell, and an alkie who di...
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Detachment
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Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgment or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Separating ourselves from the adverse affects of another person’s behavior* can be a means of detaching: This does not necessarily require physical separat...
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The Train Of Life
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"The Train of Life" Some folks ride the train of life looking out the rear, Watching miles of life roll by and marking every year. They sit in sad remembrance of wasted days gone by, And curse their life for what it was and hang their head and cry. But I don't concern myself with that, I took a different vent...
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One and a half days sober...
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Well, that's all. I was tempted yesterday (whilst still hungover) but somehow managed to stave off temptation to go to bottleshop. I was almost in tears when I went to pick my daughter from daycare, but I was so overjoyed to see her (Because she had been at Mum's the night before, I h...
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Beliefnet
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Ok Hello All!!! Since yesterday we were talkin about Buddhisim well Here is a site I found with all kinds of info! Hope you all enjoy it!! http://www.beliefnet.com/ 
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Sponsoring
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Hi everyone...Hope today finds you happy and sober!
I have a question for you all. When I met with my sponsor yesterday we did another 5th step of things I left out of my first one. We talked for a long time and I felt pretty good about it all. Then she says that next week we are moving f...
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Diet soda drinkers...
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I don't know if this is appropriate for this site. I just know I was a depression/anxiety sufferer for many years in sobriety.
Most diet soda contains the artificial sweetener aspartame, which has been found to exacerbate symptoms of depression and anxiety. Read this excerpt from a 2/12/06 New...
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4 Months
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I have just over 4 months Sober now....it's incredible!!! I have an awesome Sponsor...a great Home Group...and a definate 3 Meetings a week that I go to!
I started my Grudge List today for my Step Four....Ai yi yi! And I thought I had issues BEFORE I started Step Four! lol
Anyhow...it's one day at a t...
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Slow Down--aka: Seize the Day!!!
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Slow down
"The soul requires duration of time -- rich, thick, deep, velvety time -- and it thrives on rhythm. Soul can’t be hurried or harried .... We may go through many events in the day and experience nothing because the soul has not had the opportunity to feel them from many different points of vie...
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My work
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Cor! I am finding work hard, they treat me differently to everyone else because of my illness. I am doing my best but they just keep fishing for mistakes... dunno how much longer I can put up with it.
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Have A Good Day
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The Language of Letting Go.
Letting the Cycles Flow
Life is cyclical, not static. Our relationships benefit when we allow them to follow their own natural cycles.
Like the tide ebbs and flows, so do the cycles in relationships. We have periods of closeness and periods of distance. We have ti...
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Dear Abby...
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"Dear AA, dear AA,
you have no complaint
you are what you are
and you ain't what you ain't
so listen up buster
and listen up good
stop wishin fer bad luck
and knockin on wood!
Siiiiiiiigned Dear Abby!"
- John Prine - "Dear Abby"
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Daily Power-Prosperity
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Prosperity: "Prosperity is a state of being not a state of having. One does not attain prosperity, rather it is a choice. There are plenty of materially wealthy people in the midst of spiritual poverty. The next time you start to focus on all the things others have that you can't afford, or can...
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A few thoughts for today...
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If drinking doesn't bring you to your knees, sobriety will.
It's the engine that kills you, not the caboose
We suffer from alcohol-ISM, not alcohol-WASM
None of us got here from drinking too much coffee
When we get sober..We have a living problem, not a drinking problem
If you don't want...
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Suffering-Soul Perspectives
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Suffering
The most basic experience that all human beings have, which begins in the birth canal if not before, is that of pain and suffering or affliction. The fact of suffering, and how to deal with it and its effects, prompted the Buddha to present the Four Noble Truths. I like to refer to these as th...
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New here, moving away from my group
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Hi,
I am new to the board. I have an AA club that I belong to where if I can't make a noon meeting, I at least stop in for coffee and there are usually others there to talk to. It's a great club where the doors are open from early morning till late evening. I know I always have a close safe place to...
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Spiritual experiences?
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Good morning! I have been thinking alot about this topic lately and was wondering if anyone would like to share their spiritual experiences?
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Suicide Facts
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Did you know that every 16 minutes someone in the USA commits suicide? 600 people died last year in my state alone (US Center for Disease Control).Look it up and do the math. Also, every 2 minutes someone in the US is admitted to a psych ward(CDC). I wonder how many have alcohol/addiction problems? Pls d...
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Tuesday
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Each Day a New Beginning.
Give as much of yourself as you can to as much of your higher power as you can understand. --S.H.
The more we are in concert with God, the greater will be our pleasures in life. Recognizing our partnership with our higher power makes every decision easier, facilit...
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well i left cuz i didn't feel welcome either
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i left this board cuz i didn't feel welcome either
i posted my esh, TRIED to mind my own business and i dont THINK i stepped on anyones toes....but i would post in the hopes of getting esh and many times got ignored...
i was told privately by someone that the board was "dissing" my...
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say a prayer for me, I hope I have crossed the Rubicon...
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Well, I said I would never post again while not sober, but I am doing so now. I hate the fact I'm not sober. I hate drinking. I'm just like a bloody robot with it though.
The reason why I feel I have 'crossed the Rubicon' (ie hit bottom) today is that for the first time ever, I really dropped the bundle with m...
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Reprogramming
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The Language of Letting Go.
Times of Reprogramming
Do not ask for love unless you're ready to be healed enough to give and receive love.
Do not ask for joy unless you're ready to feel and release your pain, so you can feel joy.
Do not ask for success unless you're ready to conquer the behaviors...
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getting clean on the internet
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I am trying to stay clean and thought that instead of sitting in meetings this might be the way to go. It seems like when I go to meetings in person I run into an old friend and one thing leads to another and it just doesn't work for me. I am not sure how all this works so I hope I can figure it out. Just wanted to sa...
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Online 12 Stepping
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I just came from an alcohol/addiction message board named healthboards.com - there are a lot of people on there who are trying to self-will it. Check it out and put your 2 cents worth in! Peace. Bob.
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hi guys!
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new to this board, but not to the program! AA rocks! wish you all the best as we trudge this road to happy destiny! looking forward to getting to know you all.
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Some more Letting Go...
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Letting Go - A Sonnet
I begin to fear the time is quite near, To let go of many of my ideals. Coming slowly like a forgotten tear, Time changes all, but not how I still feel.
There are moments when I think of the past, And wonder if it was just make-believe. All things good will not stay the same or last,...
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Feelings
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FEELINGS CANNOT BE DICTATED. You can tell a child not to be angry at someone, but that will not stop the anger. It will only teach a child to hide the anger and suppress the feelings, AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, teach the child that feelings are wrong or bad. Feelings are important to us because they tell us wh...
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Going to A Meeting, Yeah
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Hello and Good Sunday Morning,
Feel like I have been crawling up and out of a hole this week. And I am now standing up, looking down at that hole.
Had some Dental Surgery, with bone grafting on my jaw, ouch, ouch, OUCH, a 9.5 on the Pain Scale, 3rd and 4th day, and was stuck with real soft foods, (Yuc...
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Newcomer, in trouble
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Hi,
I am 33, a single mother, currently unemployed and on welfare. I recenlty finished a PhD and do have a job teaching English literature coming up next semester at a local university (sorry if this all sounds a bit pompous, I'm just trying to convey the incongruity of the situation). At the moment I...
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May 20..Its snowing in Ontario Cana Du
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16 beautiful geraniums, in front flowerbed...grass mowed...32F....what the "H"?????
I look up..and the only answer I get is "Deal with it" lol
You guys have a good day eh....:)
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Preamble
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share th...
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addiction
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hello,i dont know where to begin.my wife had this site on the computer,on favorites.i never deleted it,but felt bad.i am an alcoholic.however for about a year and a half i havent been drinking,actually about a handful of times at night iwould nip at some vodka to try and get to sleep,which didnt do any...
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Giving (this is long)
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Soul Journey
Giving (called Dana in Sanskrit) is one of the most important virtues. It is basic to all other virtues or soul qualities since it is expressed through the physical body. In fact, it is the primary means of overcoming inertia to which our physical nature is inclined. The Buddha c...
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A vision For You
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"It may seem incredible that these men are to become happy, respected, and useful once more. How can they rise out of such misery, bad repute and hopelessness? The practical answer is that since these things have happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above all else, and be...
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