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Twas the Friday Before Christmas
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And all through the house...the pink elephants were stomping..the bed was shaking...I had blown all the Christmas money..I needed a drink bad.....remorse..guilt..fear..I wanna die...I wanna live...I promise Ile never do this again.. God...and truly meaning what I said..
Ile have a g...
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Holiday Meetings
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I propose, for this holiday weekend, if anyone can't get to an outside meeting and needs one, that we could each monitor this board for an hour or two, in case some new happens to find us and is in need. My time is cst. I can monitor from 7:00 to 9:00 AM and 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
I won't be able to sit here and watch t...
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Daily Reflections Dec 23
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RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE
   
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Good Days and Bad Days
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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 23:13, 2006-06-30
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Have A Good Day Ehhh?
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When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep. --Ursula K. LeGuin
Sometimes we need to turn away from what's troubling us. Turn it over, says the Third Step. hanging onto a situation for which no solution is immediately apparent, only exa...
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Hope ya' didn't miss me
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We had the phone service moved yesterday. So, I was offline for 24 hours. My DSL won't be connected for about a week. They are making me use dial-up..
I am a sober alcoholic.
I'm still looking for a couple of newbie sponsees who are ready to work the steps. I am capable of doing sponsorship via t...
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Grief And Loss
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Article from Maryland College
GRIEF AND LOSS
Grief is the normal, natural and expected reaction to loss. When we think of loss, the first thought is usually the death of a loved one. This is a severe loss. But we all experience loss throughout our lives.
Think of your transition fr...
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new here,but not to recovery.
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Hi I'm zoomie alcoholic from NY. Just got to this forum,and glad to be here!
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Checking in....
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I have been dropping in when I have a minute to see how everyone is doing, but things have been crazy here. I had to take my Mom to the ER twice , once Sat. afternoon, she had fallen awhile back, all of a sudden, her leg started hurting really bad, I knew it was bad when she ask for her walker. When they x-...
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QUESTION???????
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I would like to know what alcohol means to you? This is for a paper I have to write. I would greatly appreciate if the great people of this board could help me out. Thank-you in advance.
Jeannie
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Winter is Here!
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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 23:22, 2006-06-30
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Tuesday
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Give to the world all that you have, And the best will come back to you. --Mary Ainge De Vere
When we share something of our own with a friend, it gives both of us a special feeling. Generosity blesses the giver as much as the receiver. Sometimes we feel selfish, wanting to hoard all our treats or tre...
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An Article Re The Four Stages Of Alcoholism
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The Disease Concept of Alcoholism by Sheila Leskinen
Denial is the biggest symptom of this illness, and not just for the alcoholic.
Many years ago, I looked at alcoholism with a judgmental and moralistic eye, believing it only happened to "other" people. Then it hit close to home, with...
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Need answer to question!!!
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I am new to this program (five months Dec 27) and I have heard other members speak of a thirteen step - what is this step?
Jeannie
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Step Eleven
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Step Eleven "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
Prayer and meditation are our principal means of conscious contact with God.
We A.A.'s are acti...
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Keep Smiling
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Thoughts on life:
The closest I ever got to a 4.0 in school was my blood alcohol content.
Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative.
I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it...so I said, "Implants?"
I don't do drugs anymore 'cause I find I get the same effec...
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Self Forgiving
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Self-forgiving is: Accepting yourself as a human who has faults and makes mistakes. Letting go of self anger for your past failures, errors, and mistakes. No longer needing penance, sorrow, and regret over a grievous, self-inflicted, personal offense. The act of self love after you have admitt...
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I need Help!!!
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HI all!!! Im new to this community, I am an active member of a/a in my town, I have been on the net searching all over to find, a open/closed meeting chairperson format, can anyone help?? please
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A letter to a love one
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Dear ****,
I’m an alcoholic, who has been sober for over 11 years… yet… I still don’t understand what makes a person choose to drink, when they know the destruction it has caused. Why would someone throw away a future of happiness and peace, just to remain - numb? I never asked myself these question...
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Christmas Smile Abound!
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Hi everyone,
For two days now, the guys at Miracles In Progress Recovery House
have received a great number of xmas cards from you fine folks
here at MIP 12 Step Forums! If you could see their faces light up, the
smiles cross their lips, as they eagerly rip open and read each card al...
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AA Meetings
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Twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) have saved many lives since Bill W. and Dr. Bob first got sober in 1935. Although AA meetings are occasionally depicted in films or on television, nothing can compare to the experience of attending a meeting firsthand. For people who are conte...
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Sunday
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Staying Open to Our Feelings
Many of us have gotten so good at following the "don't feel" rule that we can try to talk ourselves out of having feelings, even in recovery.
"If I was really working a good program, I wouldn't feel angry."
"I don't get angry. I'm a Christian. I forgive and forget."
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Middle-Class Alcoholic
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PEGGY: Middle-Class Alcoholic
For 14 years, Peggy was a heavy drinker. She never thought of herself as an alcoholic, because her drinking and occasional prescription drug abuse occurred within the confines of the upper middle class home where she lived w...
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Closed meeting??
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.... open meeting??? What's that mean? I've got a list of meetings, some say closed.
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Today's Thought
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It is impossible to overemphasize the immense need humans have to be really listened to, to be taken seriously, to be understood. --Dr. Paul Tournier, M.D.
We need assurance that our presence has value to the lives of those around us at home, work, and play. Our self worth should not be solely tied...
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a little something
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SOME LONGER TERM ACTIONS TO PREVENT RELAPSE:
a. LEARN TO PRAY AND MEDITATE. Pray a minimum of three times each day, upon awakening, upon retiring, and before eating. Ask others how they pray. Experiment. Ask your Higher Power how you should pray. Becom...
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Website with Meditation Music
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Hey All,
I hope we are having a sober and happy weekend-
I have been using this site for medititation:
http://www.heartspring.net/meditation_music.html
It's pretty decent, particularly the Heartspring compilation- and it has some links to some of the artists' websit...
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In Search of 1 or 2 Sponsees
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I have been active in AA for quite a while.
Also, I have lived here for 2 years and don't have an oppertunity to work the steps with an AA newcomer.
I would much appreciate being put in contact with a couple folks who are ready to work the steps.
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woah....
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And remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom So I had Root Beer instead. I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would, That I didn't drink and drive, Though some friends said I should. I made a healthy choice, And your advice to me was right, The party fin...
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Have a good Day
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Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you. --Madeline Bridge
We do reap, in some measure, at some time, what we sow. Our respect for others will result in kind. Our love expressed will return tenfold. The kindness we greet others with will ease their relations with us....
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one day at a time
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11 months sober today, thanks to aa and all of u (thanks) one day at a time wagon
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i need to SLOW down
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Today's thought is:
It is impossible to overemphasize the immense need humans have to be really listened to, to be taken seriously, to be understood. --Dr. Paul Tournier, M.D.
We need assurance that our presence has value to the lives of those around us at home, work, and play. Our self worth...
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Ya'll Have A Good Day
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Because you're not what I would have you be, I blind myself to who, in truth, you are. --Madeleine L'Engle
Sometimes we expect far too much of the people around us, and because no one can ever live up to those expectations, we are almost always disappointed. But wouldn't it be better if we just let...
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Sites to check out
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http://webits3.appstate.edu/apples/counsel/Alcoholism/4_coa_roles.htm
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THE PRESENT
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Treasure every moment that you have! Treasure it even more, when you share with someone special enough to spend their time with you. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the p...
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gotta surrender
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FIRST STEP MEETING TODAY***POWERLESS**SURRENDER
Sweet Surrender
So we're ready to take on the world, at least to take the next step. That's when it hits. Or rather we hit it.
The wall.
Suddenly the path that looked so clear, so easy, so laid out in front of us disappears. Just a little g...
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New here
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Hi all..I am new here and have 12 hours with out a drink...I will be attending my first AA meeting in the past five years tomorrow. Having kinda a hard day..Feeling depressed and over whelmed emotionally and mentally. But I know that it will get better.. Right now I just need to get through today....
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Hi all
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Just got back from a trip up to MT...drove 9 hours on monday(almost to Canada) to get to a funeral for an elder...drove part of the way yesterday and got caught in a blizzard that followed me home today.
I haven't been posting much lately, but I am thinking of you all and wish you all a sober day tod...
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Gammy
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I really like that oldtimer thing below. SOOOOOOOO true of some. Your ****good***AA people.
You take care of yourself AA needs you
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todays gift
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It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It has been said that intuition is a talent of women, but in this program we are all learning to listen to our own inner feelings. This is a strength, which has not...
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Recovery During the Holidays
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This article was written by Hamish White a certified alcoholism and drug dependency counsellor I used to really look forward to the holiday season. It was a time when drinking was accepted and expected. Lavish well stocked bars office parties and abounding eggnog become the welcome norm.... "Merr...
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Today's gift 14th
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We grow small trying to be great. --E. Stanley Jones
We dreamed of being great. Trying to be great is about control. We've caused a lot of trouble trying to control things. We've been afraid to just let things happen. We're not very trusting. Many of us have good reasons.
Recovery is bas...
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Round The Clock
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Faith has to work twenty four hours a day in and through us, or we perish. AA pg 16
The essence of my spirituality, and my sobriety, rests on a round the clock faith in a Higher
Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of my understanding, as I pursue all of my daily
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Like..slowly jumping off a cliff
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When I jump to negative assumptions, I: reach the negative, pessimistic judgment that things are not going to go my way and act accordingly. am reacting to unresolved anger that gives power to people against whom I harbor anger. am acting out of anger, resentment, hatred, and animosity. neglect t...
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hello all
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Just dropping in to say hello
hope all is well
noon meeting here then fixed the snow plow** It made it one storm
and now I hope it's good to go! snow! now i'm ready
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What to do?
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Hi all I've a slight problem that could use some advice.
I have a friend that is leading my sweat lodge. He is a Lakota Medicene Man, also a Recovering Alcoholic. He is stating now that he is cured of being an alcoholic and is telling people in the AA meetings that they can follow his program a 6 ste...
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To all in Recovery: Dec. Music
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www.alighthouse.com/dec.htm (may have to type in)
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Mikel...and the steps
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Mikel, You brought up the topic of Step 3 in your reply to Buckeye Bear, that's a whole different topic, I think it's a great one.
I have been in AA and Al-Anon for almost 15 years and no one has ever tried to force there belief of their Higher Power on me and I certainly would not force my belief in my God&nb...
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Daily Reflections Dec. 14
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buckeyebear
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I love to hunt. went out to colorado got a 5 by 5 bull elk.
didn't do as much hunting here in ny as i would have like to.
took a doe the other day. it was the end of the last season in our zone.
i think i.ll hunt thursday afternoon and friday in the southern zone (3 hr drive)the last of black po...
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