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Went to my first AA meeting today
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I'm back! My New Years resolution to get sober lasted about 14 days (I think) Been getting loaded regularly since. Was about to jump out of my skin this morning. Packed up all the various booze's out to the trash and got online and found a meeting in my area. I remember reading about folk's different expe...
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JOHN!
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This will be my 2nd cervical fusion. I DID NOT take pain meds the first time, other than about 3 in a two week period. I have taken no meds thru this whole ordeal. Basically you just called me a liar! Well, screw you, buddy! FIRST BITE ME, then don't worrying about banning me, cause I quit, you self ri...
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Slip
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CAnt talk to my sponcer, having difficulty geting hold of him, had a slip tonight, took drugs, the thing is I feel no remorse. I just feel lost. dont know what to do. When I took the pills in the past I took one, ive just taken 4. feeling a bit loose but the day will still go ahead tomoz. Seems im alone
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What tools are in your toolbox today?
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Good morning, all.
Every once in a while I've found it's been helpful to me to look through my "toolbox" of things I've learned through the program. It gives me a bit of an inventory and reminds me what's in there for when situations arise. My sponsor at one point had me do it just as if I was...
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Tip of the day
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Eat at least one bananna a day. A bananna contains nutrients that increases the feel good chemicals in the brain.
Have you ever seen a monkey cry?
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Law of Harmony-soul perspectives
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Law of Harmony
~Laws are the dictates of nature. When adhered to, they produce harmony. Human laws ideally ought to reflect laws of nature. When they don’t, then disharmony is created.
When we think of harmony we typically think of music, as this is a clearly seen, or heard, expression of harmony...
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Hello all
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Just to let you know that I am still here. Had a very bad weekend. Did drink but managed to stop yesterday. Met my old sponsor and went to the doctor to get something to calm my nerves. Am feeling very sick and very anxious.
Thank you for your wishes and the wonderful private messages.
Will touch b...
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SOME day even i will run out of addictions
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Hope for Today - May 8
Recently at a meeting I shared the grand plan of my life and how it has changed during my recovery in Al-Anon. In the past my plan referred to my entire life, especially the future. It was a broad view in which I became the sum total of my achievements, viewed from a God-like...
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Phil, anyone, Need Perspective or HELP!
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 Hi, Well...... My spouse was doing better the last 4 months, and I have given him the benefit of the doubt (and many times before!). This Tuesday, I thought he had been drinking, but we were at an auction of 50 people, so I didn't say anything and hoped I was wrong. ...
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4 Days
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I made it through 4 days..
I have thought about drink a few times today.. Not to the point that iv had to battle with myself. Just thought of it a few times..
Had big salad again though spent more time laying it out and it was abit bigger tonight.. And now, two hours later im eathing cheese...
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A Miracle In My Life
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I just wanted to talk about my relationship with my mother. I remember being a teenager when I discovered alcohol. At the time this was the greatest thing I could possibly imagine. I had finally found something to make me feel good and make bad situations endurable. My family life was horrible and I use...
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Life Matters in Palm Beach Gardens, FL???
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Hey...has anyone heard of this place for recovery? Looking for some feedback about the program and Sharon Blackshire to educate myself. Thank you for the help.
peace, maypole
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thinking back
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a wonderful day here today.sitting out on my patio and having coffee this am, sun shinning on my face. what a wonderful day to be alive. i know what it was on a sunday morning before i gotten sober, trying to figure out where my booze was going to come from for yet another day. i love my NEW life, have a...
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Updated Numbers Toni..
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Registered with New York
United States..52,050 groups......members 1,068,516
Canada...........6,214 groups.........members 110,449
Correctional....2,027 groups..........members 65,843
Internationalists and Lone members 316 members
Outside US and Canad...
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3 Days sober now
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Had a good day today.
Cleared some old stuff out of room, took stuff to dump.. Got new unit in my room - more storage space.
Made a really nice salad for dinner:Cucumber, tomato, iceberg lettuce, radish, spring onion, grated raw carrot, grated cheese, sweetcorn, sliced mushroom, s...
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Soo tired today.
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I am really tired today. I didnt go straight off fishing this morning cos the weather was abit iffy. Dad was going to the dump with an old cupboard so i went to help him.. This was cool cos normaly i would be too drunk or hungover or both at 8 something in the morning to be able to do bugger...
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Anxious but better than last time
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Have been off for a while with an on going back complaint, the last time I had more than a week off sick was well over a year ago, work were extremly nasty and rude to me, when i returned and I ended up having to get the union involved.
I am back tomorrow and nervous that they may be nasty again.
the procedu...
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Hi All
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Good morning / afternoon / evening all.
Today is day 1 for me off the pills that my doctor gave me for the panic attacks (Librium). It's 19:09 here and I feel ok, really full of life after being drugged for the last week.
Done loads of useful stuff in the garden......... Never try to cut down a 20 ft Holl...
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niall? how r u?
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niall? How are you? you've been in my prayers.
love in recovery,
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2 Days
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Went to a meeting, the one i went to before in marlow but this time i was sober.
It was so hard making myself do that.. i almost didnt go so many times.. i drove past it.. then stopped outside in the street then i parked in the actual carpark and sat there.. then i went in.. Glad i went.. but so m...
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Saturday
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Each Day a New Beginning.
I stand before you as a tower of strength, the weight of the world on my shoulders. As you pass through my life, look, but not too close, for I fear I will expose the vulnerable me. --Deidra Sarault
Vulnerability is as much a part of being human as is strength. Our v...
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Back to Basics
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Is anyone inhere aware of this??? http://www.aabacktobasics.org/ has anoyne used it in there group??? How did it work out?? 
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DID YOU KNOW
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Laughter Heals
Children laugh 400 times per day and adults laugh only 15 times per day. Research has found that laughing definitely provides health benefits:
Lower blood pressure
Relieves tension
Boosts immune function by reducing the stress hormone, cortisol, which can weak...
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AA Chat
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In regards to: "Info; Message Boards and Service Work," I went to the chat room and it said the certificate is not trustworthy....what's up?
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OM- Living like Water
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May 5, 2006 Fluid Like A River Living Like Water
The journey of water as it flows upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Water begins its residence on earth as it falls from the sky or melts from ice and streams down a mountain into a tributary or stream. In the same way, we come...
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Hope you all have a good night...
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The Language of Letting Go.
Control
Many of us have been trying to keep the whole world in orbit with sheer and forceful application of mental energy.
What happens if we let go, if we stop trying to keep the world orbiting and just let it whirl? It'll keep right on whirling. It'll stay right on tr...
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One day after 25
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Iv been on orange juice and flavoured water tonight..
After 25 days of drinking i have my first night sober (100%).
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A better day...
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Well believe it or not.. Tonight i bought half the amount of drink i had last night.. and drank that only..
I did this for two reason.. one OBVIOUSLY the URGE.. Secondly cos im worried about the withdrawls.. I gota go back to work tomorrow and sort stuff out with garage and im worri...
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Sad News
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Hello all, (This was posted to another board as well, just a head's up for those who don't want to read it twice)
I love this program for so many reasons, today because I can come and share something difficult and know that somewhere in the rooms, someone has gone through something similar and can shar...
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The Key To Happiness
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Key that Unlocks the Door to Happiness
By BuddyT It seems almost too simple to be true, but acceptance -- accepting things exactly as they are -- can be the key that unlocks the door to happiness. It's from Page 449 of Alcoholics Anonymous
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. Whe...
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Question
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Hi everyone. Hope you are all having a good day today.
I have managed to stay sober since last friday. Went to my home group last night, talked with my sponsor and some other women after the meeting. I have been praying ALOT. Please in the morning and Thank You at night sort o...
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Chapter 3...from the Big Book
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More About AlcoholismMost of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drin...
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May 3 ~ CLEANING HOUSE
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CLEANING HOUSE Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 60 It wasn't unusu...
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touching base
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Hi everyone, just wanted to connect. Sober today ( been a few days now ) and life is so much better than those drinking days. I have just got to keep my eye on the ball and never forget how cunning, baffling and powerful this illness is! Thanks to everyone on this site whose posts have been so much hel...
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Thursday
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The Language of Letting Go.
Freedom from Compulsive Disorders
Thank you for keeping me straight yesterday. Please help me stay straight today. -- paraphrased from Alcoholics Anonymous
When I first began my recovery from codependency, I was furious about having to begin another recov...
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May 4 ~ "ENTIRELY HONEST"
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"ENTIRELY HONEST" We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, is to be shared. It began after I shared ". . . [my] whole life's story with someone . . . " in order to find my place in the Fellowship. La...
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gu'day
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Hiya,
Its a lovely hot sunny day today, and I have been living it up, been sat on a deck chair eating good food, drinking good water! and generally having fun, my sponce came over today and we went through some stuff, I am not too worried but he has just come back from a 2 week holiday in spain and in june he i...
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what a diference the program can make
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THURSDAY , MAY 04, 2006
You are reading from the book Twenty-Four Hours a Day - Hardcover (24 Hours) </OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1096>.
A.A. Thought for the Day
When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so ofte...
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Thanks!
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Thanks to all of you who responded to my post "Did I Have A Slip." I didn't feel like I did but being an alcoholic I feel guilty about just about everything! I did talk to my sponsor and she didn't think I did. What I learned from it is to not even go there. I will have to be satisfied with ibprofin (spelling). I...
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To: Niall
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Good Afternoon or Evening In Dublin,
You have been on my mind all night, and hope that we hear from you today.
Praying that you have picked-up that 500 lb. phone and are reaching out to another human being.
We are all Rooting for you, but this is cyerspace, and leaves a lot to be desired, with...
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Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder
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Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated
Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:
I decide to water my garden.
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Another day closer to the bottom...
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Thank you Toni. Thank you for writing such a personal account of your struggle & recovery and thank you to all others who replied.
I am at work at the moment (amazingly have managed to hold down a job although some days I am just wandering around like a zombie). Did drink last night but not as much as I e...
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Hi Everyone
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Been a while since I posted. I was just doing some thinking.(uh oh!) I was thinking about how tired I've been feeling these past few days and how it would be nice to stay home and miss a meeting. I then had another thought. When my sponsor asked me if I was willing to go to any lengths and follow suggestions I...
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Three ways to get high naturally
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1. GET MORE EXERCISE
Everybody knows that exercise is good for you, but did you know that it can actually help you feel good, too? So how does exercise get you high? Well, when you exercise your body produces more endorphins: these are the body's natural painkillers and 'feel-good' chemic...
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LONG--someone asked me "why suicide"???
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hi i am rosie and this topic "why suicide" is a real "walk down memory road" for me...... this is MY esh and MY take only ,
i think for me it was the hoplessness of my life...i had horrific injuries, and even tho i was MILES away from recovery, i kn...
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Good morning...and have a nice day...
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Love without condition
"I love you as you are, as you seek to find your own special way to relate to the world, or the way you feel that is right for you. It is important that you are the person you want to be and not someone that I or others think you should be."
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I thougth i was gona make it tonight, i didnt but Im nowhere near as bad as lately.
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I thought i was gona make it tonight
I held off buying drink till about 8:10 pm tonight or just after.. i cant bleve i made it that long.. but i did buy drink.. and iv drank it..
But, and this might not impress many people.. i bought a set amount and i have had that.. but i didnt go ba...
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evening all
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Life is so much better without having to get outta reality., so much talent is wasted with alcoholics, cause lets face it we are not dumb, its tragic really.
For the grace of god I have not taken a drink today and I am grateful for that, had a little shock today that rocked me a bit! called my uni up and they...
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Honesty
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The human soul needs to be honest in evaluation of the self and its divine calling. This honesty is an important factor in the movement from ego control to spirit dominance. Honestly evaluate personal growth in the material arena, and in the unification of personal presence. Consciously evaluat...
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Handwriting on the wall
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The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery. --Ralph Hodgson
Too often we are superstitious and interpret signs in negative or hostile ways. Because we don't believe in ourselves, we tend to think that fate is against us.
But life isn't for us or against us. If we are attentive, we will see man...
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