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There is nothing permanent except change
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There is nothing permanent except change. -- Heraclitus
Most of us don't like change very much. Getting sober is like stepping into a rushing river of change that will take us to new places in our lives. We sense that. We are learning to trust it more each day. But even though life keeps getting be...
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Wisdom of Fear-OM
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October 9, 2006 Honoring Life Changes The Wisdom Of Fear
Anything worth doing will always have some fear attached to it. For example, having a baby, getting married, changing careers-all of these life changes can bring up deep fears. It helps to remember that this ty...
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Daily Reflections Oct 10
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FIXING ME, NOT YOU If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of trying to fix them. I believe that t...
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The 12th Tradition - History
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Tradition Twelve "Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities." THE spiritual substance of anonymity is sacrifice. Because A.A.'s Twelve Traditions repeatedly ask us to give up personal desires for the common good, w...
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family afterwards!
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man im struggling with my partner.
Since I have decided to do something that I wanted to do (go to uni) she has dropped into a deep depression.
I feel this is an arrangement of finances rather than a relationship of love.
"I will be ok once Ive got the house, once ive got the kid, once i have money"
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24 Hours a Day
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day A.A. Thought For The Day Am I willing to be bored sometimes at meetings? Am I willing to listen to much repetition of A.A. principles? Am I willing to hear the same thing over and over again? Am I willing to listen to a long blow by blow personal story, because it might help some new m...
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Veteran Member...
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Puh-leeze!
I should be considered many things but "veteran" is hardly one of them. I think there should be a list of choices for our tag lines...mine would read "relapsing dickhead"
What would yours say?
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Hi all
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Haven't had much to say lately but I check in every day to see how everyone is doing.
I've been going to meetings regulary and have been appointed squad leader for the Sunday morning BB I go to. Today was my first day of it.
Been busy working the steps and that's going okay. I have d...
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The most deadly thing when added to alcohol
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Step 1
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You know something, I dont think I have ever really done step 1...I've gone to meetings and said the obligatory "Hi I'm duane and I'm an alcoholic" but it was always like I had my fingers crossed. Even right now I realize that I'm having trouble reconciling that what I have is alcoholism. That it is chron...
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Enough
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"Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is dark." ~Zen saying We stand in the shadow of our lives every time we tell ourselves that something cannot be done because we are not good enough, or strong enough, or rich enough, or young enough or thin enough, or anything else enough. It is only w...
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Daily Reflections Oct 9
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A SPIRITUAL AXIOM It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. 12 & 12, p. 90 I never truly understood the Tenth Step's spiritual axiom until I had the following experience. I was sitting in my bedroom, reading into the wee hour...
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My bad attitude...
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Whenever I decide to try to stop drinking I do very well for about a week and then out of nowhere this arrogant attitude comes along and my brain starts saying things like "Are you really going to let these people tell you what to do?" and "Don't you miss being a rebellious fun loving bad ass?" and be...
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Morning All
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I never thought Id say this, but there is not a single thing that drink can give me today, it always told me what it could give me, and it was sort of right for a certain time, but what it didnt tell me is what it takes away, ie everything, including what it just gave you...
I am alot happier sober and that sou...
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Hard to Leave.. Missed ya all...
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hello family:
i knew that i couldn't stay away for long.. u guys lift my spirits. i missed ya. mom is still in hospital. too much to go into. it is just one thing after another. i just pray to god and my higher power. for her and for i. i hope all is w...
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Thought for the year...
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I'm a drunken twit.
Well I'm not drunk right this second but if I was, phew, I assure you that I'd be quite the boob.
Seriously though I'm thinking of taking another stab at the old non-drinking. It's probably a complete waste of time since I usually only last until payday but I figure since I lost my j...
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election
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my home group voted me in for gsr, many said i would be great for this service, and i hope i can do what is expected of me. thanks for all of your support the last months. wagon
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humility
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there is a story about the alcoholic being like a guy that falls into a rushing river clutching a boulder to his chest. the people who are trying to save him from drowning are running along the bank screaming at him to drop the boulder. finally he does and is pulled out of the water, when asked why he held on...
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Gratitude List
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What a great tool for us in recovery. Even the first day sober, I could be grateful for SOMETHING. I find as my sobriety grows, my gratitude grows. This morning I am grateful for the CONSISTENCY my Higher Power has brought into my life. Sure, curveballs whip by my head regularly, but the very basis of my d...
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Wish me luck
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Wish me luck
All my life I have an estranged relationship with my father, only saw him maybe twice a year at my grandmothers house. When she past away 11 years ago her funeral was the last time I spoke to him (but I don’t think I talked to him because I was high and angry, cant remember) I have spent the pa...
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Blame And Denial
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Blame and Denial
Blaming others for any set of consequences usually constitutes Denial.
Denial keeps all addicts in their addictions.
Defense Mechanisms
Rationalizing - I don't drink/use every day, I don't have a problem.
Minimizing - I don't drink/use half of what Sam drinks.
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Proving ourselves
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Proving Ourselves
Long after a bitter failure, some of us still cling to the hope that we can erase the defeat in some spectacular way. One dream is to "prove ourselves" to those who scorned us or put us down.
This never really works, even when we do become winners at some later time. For...
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What Is
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"… 'accepting' does not necessarily mean 'liking,' 'enjoying,' or 'condoning.' I can accept [the reality of] what is -- and be determined to evolve from there. It is not acceptance but denial that leaves me stuck." -- Nathaniel Branden
The world is a palette of varied beauty with subtle and not-so...
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Why is it so hard to quit?
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I've been trying so hard for the last year to quit drinking and still I find myself going back. I don't know what to do and it's definately ruining my life. I was up to 5 months at one point then slipped, then 30 days and slipped and back up to a couple months and slipped. It's a recurring theme for me. Are ther...
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Thought For The day
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
It has been proved that we afflicted persons cannot recover by our own will power. We've failed again and again. Therefore, I believe that there must be a Higher Power that helps us. I think of that Power as the grace of God. And I pray every morning for the strength to stay rationa...
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Helpful Acronyms For Today
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F.E.A.R. ... Face Everything And Recover
D.E.N.I.A.L. ... Don't Even Notice I'm Lying
H.O.P.E. ... Happy Our Program Exists
S.L.I.P. ... Sobriety Losing It's Priority
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BEAUTIFUL....
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Thought you might enjoy some photos of the brilliant change of seasons here in my hometown, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Enjoy!!
Joni -- Edited by jonibaloni at 09:20, 2006-10-07
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DROWNING??????
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This is a story that was told to me many years ago... I did post it below in a reply to a message,. but for those that did not see it, it is a wonderful story about reaching out for help. Enjoy.
A man was standing on the front porch of his house, and flood waters starte...
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Have a good day...
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Each Day a New Beginning.
There is a divine plan of good at work in my life. I will let go and let it unfold. --Ruth P. Freedman
We are never certain of the full importance or the eventual impact of any single event in our lives. But of one thing we can be sure: Each experience offers something valua...
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Turkey
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Well..I went hunting for a turkey this morning... for Thanksgiving...
Found one....and every time I went to pull the trigger..I couldnt do it...
We introduced ourselves...His name is Bigfeather...
I invited him home for Thanksgiving dinner...
Looks like Rice a Roni..out of the box..an...
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To the newcomer
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My name is Justin and I'm an alcoholic.
Just wanted to say welcome to this forum to all the new people.
This is my 4th go around with this program. The main thing that I've learned through out this bout with trying to stay sober is that I absolutely have to work the steps. There are no if's and's or but's...
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Nightmares
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Wow, had a duzzy of one last night, woke up at 4:00 in the morning, and rather than go back to bed, felt better to turn on all the lights all over my house, and especially in here, in my office.
And the formula that I thought of, worked so well, just signed on to MIP, read all the Posts, and resp...
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Goodmorning Family
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Good morning, family. This weekend is here already. Its raining here right now. I'm very grateful for what God has put in front of me today.. So today is going to be all about focusong on the day in front of me, My recovery, and what I can do to make it a productful day. It's our da...
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Changing
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Changing
The old saying is true: You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. It's the same with addiction and recovery. People can take away our drugs and put us in treatment, but no one can make us clean and sober.
When it hurts enough, when we're scared enough, when we're sick and t...
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Murphy, my bullie, has a new girl coming
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This is the new
little bugger that's
coming to keep
Murphy company:
a little mini-aussie
pup. I'm excited
for both of us.
Whoops, not so
good at adding pictures, ya think?
-- Edited by Wren at 18:14, 2006-10-05 -- Edited by Wren at 18:15, 2006-10-05
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OK I did it...!!!
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Last night after like an hour contemplating weather or not I should open a bottle of wine, passing back and forth and breaking down on my kitchen floor with frustration, I called a friend of my husband and he's taking me to my first meeting. He was the only one I knew who was in AA and he was happy to take me. I...
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bad night
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Had a bad night last night... started wanting to drink... I've had too much going through my mind lately and a few of those things just hit me full force and I got this totally overwhelmed feeling, my head was buzzing, my chest felt fluttery and I was shaking and all these thoughts were just going full for...
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Got a number....
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I've gotten numbers before when I was a newcomer, but i feel foolish calling them now after it's been so long.
I know i could if i needed to. Seems like I don't need to except to find a sponsor.
Anyway, she approached me after my local meeting. Very sweet woman with many years in th...
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Serenity
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The first time I felt serenity, first it scared me and then I got bored. I had been living in adreniline and drama for so long that I was bored with serenity. Now I'm grateful for it. I don't have to look for someone or something to make myself crazy with. Sometimes it c...
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My Last Relapse:
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Hello Everyone. Here's alittle about me. I just thought that maybe it would kind of help some out and also, it is just alittle about me, so some of you can get to know me abit more. I am a recovering Herion addict. I also have Persitis in my hips. Arthritis in my lower back and three herniated disc in my lower...
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Daily Reflections Oct 6
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FACING OURSELVES . . . . and Fear says, "You dare not look!" TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 49 How often I avoided a task in my drinking days, just because it appeared so large! Is it any wonder even if I have been sober for some time, that I will act that same way when faced with what appears to be a mon...
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Going Camping...
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Headed over to my mom's tonight when hubby gets home, then we're leaving tomorrow around noon to go out to Petit Jean Arkansas State Park until Tuesday! I'm excited but nervous... should be a good way to relax after everything that's been going on... tons of hiking trails, you can hear the waterfalls f...
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sad girl
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so i have been doing lots of work on my "issues" for the last couple of years, not such a victim anymore. cut out the people who were abusive (family mostly) . lots of nasty surprises with people i thought were friends in the program, which i have to say resulted in a lot of growth spiritual and just plain gr...
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Anonymity Broken
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"Anonymity is the Spiritual Foundation of All our Principles, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities."
I am really upset, something I shared in an AA meeting was mentioned to my sister, twice by two different AA members, one sober for 4 or 5 years and the other celebrat...
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starting to feel alive
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it has been ingrained in me since birth that I am no good. I have only recently found out this is not correct. Kick a dog often enough and it will believe it is bad.
feel a sense of achievement that I have dropped the dose on the medication, want to come off them altogether soon and gain control of my life in...
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Every slip has a beginning.
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Hi everyone,
I posted this a few months back, but I thought it was worth re-posting for any new-comer to AA and sobriety.
Take care,
Carol
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Every slip has a beginning. Know your danger signals.
Start missing Meetings for any re...
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A Broken Spirit
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Hi to all,
Well in the last few days, I have been dealing with some trauma memories, that have been difficult, and have been sharing all of this with my own Therapist, in detail and will continue to do so, for a while, twice a week.
Powerlessness, Prayer, using all the tools of the Program. Jus...
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being a good sponsor
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hey guys, i'd like to know your defination of this.
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Fear of the unknown
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I can stand what I know. It's what I don't know that frightens me. -- Frances Newton
Fear of the unknown, often referred to as free-floating anxiety, catches up to us on occasion. But it needn't. The program offers us strength whenever we need it, and faith diminishes all fear. It is said that fea...
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Daily Reflections Oct. 5
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YESTERDAY'S BAGGAGE For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. 12 & 12, p. 88 I have more than enough to ha...
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