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acceptance and gratitude
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The Magic of Gratitude and Acceptance
Gratitude and acceptance are two magic tricks available to us in recovery. No matter who we are, where we are, or what we have, gratitude and acceptance work.We may eventually become so happy that we realize our present circumstances are good. Or we master o...
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foundations FIRST
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Foundation First
"As we begin to function in society, our creative freedom helps us sort our priorities and do the basic things first."Basic Text pg. 83No sooner do we get clean than some of us begin putting other priorities ahead of our recovery. Careers, families, relationships - all these ar...
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Newbie :)
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I am a newbie on this message board! I had been chating on another aa chat line and our computer will not allow me to do so any more:( I love chatting with others in AA so I thought that I would give this a try!!!!
Thanks sara Jane
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getting rid of defects HURTS????
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Letting Our Defects Go
"If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness, we would not have come to such a state of desperation."Basic Text pg. 34Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isn't always easy. We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally d...
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Welcome and while I am here...
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I wanted to welcome the newcomers to the board...and to let you all know that I am glad you are here.
I am having problems with my computer so I thought I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone and wish every body a happy and sober Thanksgiving this week. If you're traveling don't forget to buckle up!
Love to all, c...
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something to think about
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We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life,when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
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Heres my real pic
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Welp the truth is out,,,here is my real pic,,,I hope I didn't insult anyone by trying to be human LOL....
Nawww really I'm just use to being in the public eye and never gave a hoot on who knows me or not,,,I do one thing well thank My god of choice,,,and that is my job,,,about all I have left,,and I wouldn'...
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Im new
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Hi, I am new. Joining online due to work related issues.
Does the online thing work? I have non drinking family members, so that wont be a problem. friends are a different story, as they dont think there is anything wrong with drinking, but I have had some issues that have affected my life, and the live...
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the 12th Tradition - anonymity
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from the "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions' book:
Tradition 12 - 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 as...
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CAM
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How you doing, girl? How much time you got now?
Made it to a meeting yet?
Let us hear from you.............Doll
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how would you go about getting
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a sponsor? can you get a sponsor online?
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Goodmorning....
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Well, two cups of coffee and 3 really great posts to read. What a way to start the day... the 12th tradition, just for today, the Promises, and Footprints in the Sand. I sure missed the board.
I think I'm about caught up on what's been going on here while my PC was down. Welcome to all the new...
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Patience
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"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life."
Consider the hour-glass; there is nothing to be accomplished by rattling or shaking; you have to wait patiently until the sand, grain by grain, has run from one funnel into the other."
All things...
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ACTION IN PLACE OF EXCUSES
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ACTION IN PLACE OF EXCUSES
It is easy to make up excuses to tell to yourself. For you can choose to believe anything you say to yourself.
But what do those excuses accomplish? Where do they take you?
It's easy to use your thinking to rationalize your way out of taking action. Without much ef...
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Monday
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We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer. --Ursula K. LeGuin
How many times have we felt like we were drifting aimlessly, constantly searching for meaning in a world that seems so mixed...
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Gammy? Wendy?
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Haven't seen you ladies around lately...hope all is well with you both.
I'm thinking of you daily...
Love, cheri
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hi
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Hi,
My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic. i'd like to try and be a regular member of this forum. I've tried others, but keep returning here. I'm going to stick around awhile. And not drink. Mike
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Staying Humble, and Grateful
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints.
Other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered...
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What's your New drink of choice?
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I was a homebrewer and really loved the microbrews, it's the only thing that I miss sometimes.
Now besides a cup or 2 a day of good coffee made with my expresso maker (try not to drink meeting coffee keeps me awake) I love Orange Cream Soda, Weinhard's and Kemper's are my favorites. Curious what others...
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Better today.......
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Thanks for the positive replies to my last couple posts. And for the support. The last few days have been rough around here. I just want to sleep! My mom is trying her damnedest to put me on a guilt trip about Thanksgiving, my 15 yr old is being an extra pain in the r...
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Daily Reflection Nov 20
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Yes the bucks WON!!!
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It was a heavy drinking game,,,Close game all the way,,Loved it and drank Ice cold tea,,,
I went to a good meeting lastnight,,,I was going to ask the guy nest to me if he knew a Craig who was in AA for 12 years and shot himself thursday night,,,Honest a voice came in my head don't ask someone in this group m...
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Relationship Conflict
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Be prepared to forgive and forget in a heartbeat – holding onto resentment or engaging in any kind of punitive behavior will limit the building of trust.
Be willing to change yourself – especially if you are asking for change in the other person. Change in love relationships is always mutual
Be br...
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Hello from Cabbagehead Chris
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Got an email from Chris to say Hi to everyone here. and something about eating all the cookies and couldnt get on MIP at present.:)
Sooo-HI EVERYONE>>>FROM THE CHRIS MAN:)
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now i CAN accept my feelings
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Accepting Our Feelings
Why do we struggle so with our feelings? Why do we work so hard to deny our emotions, especially concerning other people? They are only feelings!In the course of a day, we may deny we feel frustrated in reaction to someone who is selling us a service.We may deny that we feel fr...
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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...
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the invoice of experience CAN be a b****
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Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. --Minna Antrim
It is not by chance but by design that the sorrows we experience throughout our lives are countered by equal servings of joy. One offsets the other. And we are strengthened by their combination.Our longing for only lif...
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The begining
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K well I am new so I was wondering what type of board this is and what do you use it for , I am an active Alcholic and I can see and feel myself slowly killing myself with alcohol.
I am first looking for a place where I can get some questions answered by previous users on some health sympt...
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Just to let you know..
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I'm reading everything you all write. Getting to know you all...I've 8 days today,,,after a two year run..Had 6 DRY years in AA before that insane thinking took me for a joy ride..My main problem was I worked my program,,not Bill's God given program, and decided to skip step 4 and 5. I also...
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On The Lighter Side...some are old ones.
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NEVER SAY TO A COP
1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas)
2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.
3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People?
4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up...
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todays gift......writing my OWN song
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One comes in the end to realize that there is no permanent pure relationship and there should not be. --Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Whether we are teenagers in love for the first time, or parents who have been married for twenty years, relationships can turn into obsessions if we're not careful. We can...
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Morning ya'll...eh?
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Step One "We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable."
Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course. Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness. It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, w...
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love me or leave me, but it will be the REAL me you love/leave
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Hope for Today - November 18
When I was eleven years old, my father was hospitalized. In an effort to protect me, I was told the *other* person in my father's room was very sick, not my father. Eventually I discovered what really happened. My father had suffered a heart attack. I f...
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God grant me.....telling my addiction to get *stuffed*
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You are reading from God Grant Me . . . How I loved my shadow, this dark side of me that loved all the things no one else could see. AMY TAN Our inner Addict is seductive. It tempts us to feel special, mysterious, dark, unique, and alone. Alone, that is, except for our alcohol and drugs, with their promise...
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trading one compulsion for another????
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Escape into Sleep
After we stop eating compulsively, we may be tempted to use sleep as a form of escape. Though not as detrimental as excess food, too much sleep can also make us lethargic and dull. The danger lies in allowing ourselves to escape the realities of living, rather than coping with the...
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Hello
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I'm just here to greet al my sisters and brothers in the fellowship and any new comers...... If you ever need to talk my msn is mannyovideoc@hotmail.com
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Boo!
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taken awhile ago of me walking up Glastonbury Tor -- Edited by Badger at 10:07, 2005-11-16
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Quote sharing.
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We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences. Enemies are really good for us as we can learn a lot from them and build our inner strength.""
"Learn to get in touch with the silence...
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Today
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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 forever beyond our control. All the money in t...
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AA wisdom.......preparing me for the promises
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Wisdom for Today When I first came into the program, I was overwhelmed by the thought of never drinking or using drugs again. The thoughts of "forever" seemed like too much to handle. Fortunately, I learned quickly that all I needed to do was stay focused on today. There was nothing I could do about al...
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language of letting go....victim trap
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The Victim Trap
The belief that life has to be hard and difficult in the belief that makes a martyr.We can change our negative beliefs about life, and whether we have the power to stop our pain and take care of ourselves.We aren't helpless. We can solve our problems. We do have power - not to change or...
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Another Big Step
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Step Five "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs."
All of A.A.'s Twelve Steps ask us to go contrary to our natural desires . . . they all deflate our egos. When it comes to ego deflation, few Steps are harder to take than Five. But scarcely any S...
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20 Days today
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Hey-
So it's been 20 days today without a drink or drug- Thank you God. Again, lots of meetings and sticking close to recovered/recovering alcoholics and addicts, who are an incredible bunch.
I have received many gifts already the past 3 weeks. Just trying to help myself, receive help, and help o...
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It's all I've got......
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Living life on life's terms. Wow! Some days that's a tough one. Human nature of the female kind wants me to able to "fix" everything for everyone. Learning that I can't has been one of the biggest obstacles I'm having to overcome. Some days all I can do is ask God for help. Not "help me do this...
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Wednesday
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Rigidity is prevented most of the time as love and compassion mesh us into tolerant human beings. --Kaethe S. Crawford
Looking outward with love, offering it freely to our friends and family, makes fluid, flowing, and fertile our existence. Each expression of love engenders more love, keep...
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Past and future
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"French mathmetician and philosopher Pascal once said: 'Let each man examine his thoughts, and he will find them all occupied with the past and the future. We scarcely ever thing of the present, and when we think of it, it is only to take light from it to arrange the future...So we never live, but...
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Welcome to the board Buckeye.----great to have yu here. Im sure everyone else, feels the same way.
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Daily Reflection Nov 15
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Healing
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The Eighth Step is talking about a change of heart, a healing change.
This attitude can begin a great chain of repair and healing in our relationships with others and ourselves. It means we become willing to let go of our hard heartedness -- one of the greatest blocks to our ability to give and recei...
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life is kicking me in the butt...but its prayer over 20 proof
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Hope for Today - November 15
When I heard "Let Go and Let God" for the first time, it didn't make sense to me. Let go of what? And let God do what? The little I did understand was the futility of my efforts to try to control other people, places, and things. Al-Anon told me I could turn m...
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