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So what do you do?
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I am an alcoholic, I believe the term I've heard, is "functioning alcoholic", at least I used to be. How many of you out there have had to drink so you stop thinking enough so you can sit down and enjoy a tv show, a movie, or even a conversation with out your mind drifting onto bad sad stuff? What happens when...
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Shocked !
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I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven who made me sputter and gasp-- the thieves, the liars, the sinners, the alcoholics, the trash
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Daily Reflections Feb 22
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GUIDANCE ... this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however... haltingly, toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51 As I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I...
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Tueday Night Thoughts
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Rudin's Law: In a crisis that forces a choice to be made among alternative courses of action, most people will choose the worst possible one.
Chisholm's Law: Anytime things appear to be going better, you have obviously overlooked something.
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Anyone who uses the phras...
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SO TRUE?
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ALCOHOL "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is b...
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The bank account
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A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully > dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed > and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a > nursing home today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making >...
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Site help
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I can only get to this message board by a direct link to the dis. board.
Nothing works off the home page.
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Laying our Burdens Down
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Well today is a new day, full of hope and promise.
I have been feeling burdened by "am I doing the right thing" I see so much on this Board, and start feeling that I must catch up with........the problem is I don't know who I am suppose to be catching up with.
There is a saying in the little 24 Hour B...
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The Duck and The Devil
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A little boy was visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he l...
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A simple Hello to Everyone
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Hi Recovery Family!!
Many of you do not know me so I will introduce myself briefly.
My name is John F. I am a alcoholic. My sobriety date is 12-21-89. I am the founder and webmaster of Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums and also the founder/Director of Miracles In Prog...
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From England
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I love to talk to all you US guys please let me know all about how it is where you live - England is so boaring!!! I would love to visit the states sometime let me know what it is like - are the meetings good? (the most we ever have in a meeting is 20 and that is on an exceptional day!!) I love t...
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Monday Night Thoughts
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Yesterday... Today... and Tomorrow
There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.
One of these days is Yesterday with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed for...
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Today's thought
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We cannot do all things. --Virgil
We are each limited in terms of time and energy. If we try to do too much, we do everything half-rate. How much better it is to clearly sort out what is really important to us, and then give ourselves to those things or people wholeheartedly. Famous writers have wr...
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Today's gift
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Ideally, both members of a couple in love free each other to new and different worlds. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh
We cannot possess another's spirit, even though we may desire to do so while struggling to feel love. We must not block one another's invitations for adventure even though we f...
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Daily Reflections Feb 21
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I'M PART OF THE WHOLE At once, I became a part--if only a tiny part--of a cosmos.... AS BILL SEES IT, p. 225 When I first came to A.A., I decided that "they" were very nice people--perhaps a little naive, a little too friendly, but basically decent, earnest people (with whom I had nothing in common). I saw...
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Got one of those Sparklet - Message Failed
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Oops, I hope that message was just for me, it is usually a message that shows up when the site is going down for a while, HOPE NOT.
Good Morning to all, and Have a Great Day!!!!!!
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Discipline
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Words to Consider
My father taught me that only through self-discipline can you achieve freedom. Pour water into a cup and you can drink. Without the cup, the water would splash over. The cup is discipline. --Ricardo Montalban
Discipline
It is no accident that the words discipline a...
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is cooperation good enough???
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Liquor used to be my friend. I used to have a lot of fun drinking. Practically all the fun I had was connected with drinking. But the time came when liquor became my enemy. I don't know just when liquor turned against me and became my enemy, but I know it happened, because I began t...
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TOPIC - All or Nothing
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My f2f topic the other day was "all or nothing". There were several who shared things like, they "collected" stuff. One was golf clubs, one was fishing gear, one rescued animals, one grew so many plants she couldnt' get in her front door, it was one extreme to the other for them. These folk...
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Hey Amanda
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I can't get any of the links in yerllow to work. Any ideas? I e-mailed John but no reply
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My job
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"Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others, so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful. You should not hesitate to visit the most sordid spot on earth on such an errand. Keep on the firing line of life with these motives and God will keep you unharmed." ~A...
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choices
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Recognizing Choices
We have choices, more choices than we let ourselves see.
We may feel trapped in our relationships, our jobs, our life. We may feel locked into behaviors such as caretaking or controlling.
Feeling trapped is a symptom of codependency. When we hear ourselves say,...
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What Is Letting Go?????
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Letting go is:
A decision to take an action that will result in a significant change in your life or in the lives of others.
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BB Step One ~ I can identify
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1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.
Chapter 3 More About Alcoholism
Most 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 surpr...
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well, this sucks...
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Gotta start over. i guess my husband found a way to delete my account here. That's what I get for using a common password. Hmmm, can't get any happy thoughts out of that!
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Daily Reflections Feb 20
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THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one of the most painful sounds I knew. I never laughed and I felt that anyone else's laughter was directed at me! My self-pity and an...
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happiness is...
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a slow cooker full of beef stew on the kitchen counter! and it's not as cold outside today as it has been the last few days (39F now, was 22F yesterday). It's almost bearable, even the pets are lounging in the sunny spots.
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Not a great weekend!
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Things not going so well this weekend.. Im not doing too well.. Not as well as i would have hoped.. ffs.. ..
I hope you guys are doing well...I hope you guys are all having a great weekend.. and things are going well for ya.... Rob
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Anger
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'Conan the Barbarian' (film)
'Anger the Destroyer' (reality)
I'm sure that many of us here have experienced anger during drinking, and probably more so since quitting.
Reasons for anger are many, one that I feel now is that I believe that I am entitled to defend my opinion! (nothing serious, j...
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is there anyone here?
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Is there anyone here that is considered - more of a 'winner' than the others? The boss? The judge? The last word? The one who finally has it perfectly? The mommy or daddy of whom we are all children in comparison? The guru of MIP?
or are we basically just a bunch of recovering...
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Morning y'all
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From the blowing and snowing ...scenic...if one is inside looking out....picturesque ....but cold...sober..but not sane...somewhere above the USA border....dont really know where yet..cant see across the street...hafta look at drivers licence...for the address....and calender to see wh...
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Another interesting education session
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I had education #7 on Thursday, it was about anger management. Pretty much that it's okay to get angry, it's what you do with it that's important. I wish my husband had been there too, he could use some advice. But of course he would deny having a problem, it's everyone...
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Daily Reflection FEb 19
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I'M NOT DIFFERENT In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms, " the women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the rich, the poor...
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Who Am I?
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Don't be fooled by the face I wear, For I wear a mask, I wear a thousand masks. Masks that I am afraid to take off. But none of them are me. But don't be fooled. I give you the impression that I am secure, That all is sunny and unruffled with me, Within as well as without, That confidence is my name and coolnes...
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HI Helen - Welcome !!!!
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TO HELEN:
Hi There, I have to say, it blew me away to see my name at the top of the list. Me???
I have spent my whole life "on the outside looking in" so I can understand where you are coming from.
I have a question, and a request, would you send me a Private Message, so...
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Tradition 2
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from the '12 Steps and 12 Traditions' book:
Tradition 2 - "For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern."
"...' Does AA have a real leadership?' Most emphat...
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Feeling accepted
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I read some very wise word recently that I feel say alot about my feelings, quite possibly the feelings of most alcoholics:
"In early sobriety I wanted desperately to be a part of the group. It was difficult for me, and all newcomers, to break in. I remember riding a bus for an hour...
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just saying hi
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just wanted say hi to everyone .hope you are all well .things here are a bit chilli butt alls well ,till the next crisis lolgot to run talk to you all soon hp bless you all
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The Answer
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And acceptance is the answer to *all* my problems. today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find
some person, place, thing or situation---some fact of my life---unacceptable to me, and I can find no
serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactl...
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Last Saturday, a good day.. Rob
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I just thought i might share with you last saturday..
The last few weeks i have been so pissed on friday night that iv been able to do bugger all saturday..
Well last friday i did drink, i did get drunk but i didnt go ott.. I was able to get up saturday morning and go fishing with my dad.. We caught b...
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The BENEFIT of the Doubt!
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Hi and Good Saturday Morning to Everyone!
I was doing some thinking (I know, that's not always a good thing, Ha) But anyway, I was thinking of how, when we look at Disasters in Life, We give God the Benefit of the Doubt!
Cannot Blame Him, and we Don't!
And when this Alcoholic that lived in a Blackout...
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guilt
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guilt seems to be a reoccurring nightmare that never leaves till you put it to bed. Step up to the plate and hit hard and strong about the truth of any situation and your guilt will diminish, your self esteem will flourish and no matter what you have done, God will forgive you and you will have the be...
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hi, everybody!
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I know sometimes when particular people say hello, or are friendly with particular people it can make other people feel left out. My name was mentioned today cuz Rick noticed we were both online, and we tried to get into chat. It wasn't really a private thing between him and me.
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Just my thoughts.....
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If I desire to be a part of something, then it is up to ME to get in there and become a part of it! I can not sit back and wait for life to happen to me, it never will. It takes action on my part. And what someone else thinks of me is none of my business ~ that's their problem. I jump in the trenches, get my hand...
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another day
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We've come to another day. We are breathing, moving, able to read the message boards on the computers we have run by the electricity we have. All things to be grateful for. Thank you , God. There will be a mixture of good things and bad things in our day, and God will get us through if we let Him guide us. Than...
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hEY pHIL
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TURNIP TRUCKS WITH SNOWPLOWS geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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TODAY'S THOUGHT
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United souls are not satisfied with embraces, but desire to be truly each other . --Sir Thomas Browne
If hugs could melt, if kisses were made of nothing but pure air, if talkers always agreed, and if hearts all beat to the same drum, would we desire any longer to be truly each other? No two leaves on...
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Stuff already in the pipeline
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3 weeks tomorrow since I had a drink, in some respects it`s fairly straightforward to have broken the habit, in other ways not. Here`s a thing that`s bothering me, I`d value you guys and your imput...I`m beginning to recognise that some of the dreadful decisions I`ve made have been infl...
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Daily Reflection Feb 18
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OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN ... there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25 My first attempt at the Steps was one of obligation and necessity, which resulted in a deep feeling of discouragement in the face of all those adverbs: cour...
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Hi Phil
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Sneaking on to my work computer at lunch time for a little bit, and saw that you were logged in. Here in North Dakota, about 170 miles southwest of Winnepeg, we are currently at 30 below (Farenheit).
How are things over in the Ontario region? (I think that's where you said you were locate...
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