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Rock Bottom
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I am new to AA and have heard many members talk about how a person needs to "hit rock bottom" before they can achieve sobriety. This discourages me because I have not hit what they describe as a typical bottom. I'm not on skid row drinking bottles of cooking sherry out of a paper bag, or waking up in the drun...
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Wisdom for the week
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Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy,sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, gui...
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Should I be in AA? (longer)
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I attended my first AA meeting several years ago, because it was court ordered. The situation which resulted in that order did not cause me to loose my job or my family.
I did not attend meetings much past the last month that it was required of me...
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Update...
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Just wanted to update ya'll on what has been going on here. Thursday night I was on the PC, replying to someones post, don't remember who's. I never did finish it. My husbands probation officer knocked on my door looking for him, I told them to go back to his house. I went back, he wasn't there, he'd been th...
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Taking risks
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What is risk taking? Risk Taking is Free To laugh is to risk appearing the fool, To weep is to risk appearing sentimental, To reach out for another is to risk involvement, To expose feelings is to risk exposing true self, To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss, To love is...
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Was Raised On A Farm
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All I ever needed to know, about life, I really learned from a cow.
Wake up in a happy mooo-d
Dont cry over spilled milk
When chewing your cud, remember...There is no fat--no calories--no cholesterol--and no taste
The grass is greener on the other side of the fence...Turn the udder cheek, and...
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WOO HOO!
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9/9/05 - Day THIRTY!
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can
I KNOW I can.
With God's grace, my AA's and ALL OF YOU supporting me and each other,
anything and everything is possible.
I love you all 
Doll
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TipsyMcStagger ......
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TipsyMcStagger wrote: Do I have to lose everything before I will be broken down enough to recover?
Maybe. But you don't HAVE to.
Doll
"I'm convinced if I had continued on my course, I wouldn't have survived much longer."
Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous pp 316 -...
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good morning
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Good morning to u all
I wish u all a wonderful happy sober day
luv ya all Rick S
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My first meeting...
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I just returned from my first meeting and it was not what I was expecting at all. I thought it would be a bunch of haggard miserable old ex-rummies blathering on about how they wished they would've quit drinking before their all teeth all fell out! I expected to be watching the clock while they took turns...
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7 of us online... chat room?
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I just noticed that there are 7 of us here. wanna try meeting in chat?
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forgiving
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I'd like to pose a question from a person on the other side of the fence.
My husband has been attempting "recovery" for 6 months now. The relapses and binges just get worse and worse each time and I've truly given up. I really just want to be away from him forever.
When I read the stories h...
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My Story....(long)
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We all know there are so many excuses to drink. It doesn't matter how I started drinking, I want to know how do I STOP?
I absolutely LOVE to go to extremes. The “Drama” thing. Somehow, that seemed to be the only choice for me.
Well, that idea turned into a DUI & losing just abou...
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The Camel
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The Camel each day Goes twice to his knees He picks up his load With the greatest of ease He walks through the day With his head held high And stays for that day Completely dry!
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How it works
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How It Works
Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are suc...
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Did you ever hafta hold a pencil in 2 hands to type?
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Its not an easy task.:)
Well, between Jens posts, and your reponses guys, right now, Im pretty overwhelmed, and if I said that my eyes were dry-Ide be lying.
Im even lost for words, and thats a first.(Smile)
Any of you here wanna Shake, Rattle and Roll? I can teach yu how to do it, standing st...
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Funny
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What do you call a row of rabbits hopping backwards? A RECEEDING HARELINE 
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Today i needed this
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Today I will solve the problems of today.
I might have become so focused on solving all the problems in my life that I haven't noticed the little problems that arise each day. Do I have anything that needs to be completed or resolved today? I will take a moment each day and work on what I need to d...
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Swollen eyes
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...Tears are the rain that washes the soul...
Had a good cry last night, for alot of different reasons. Part of recovery for me has been allowing those feelings of helplessness to run thier course, knowing that God has a plan and if I don't know what it is yet, I will someday. Part of the solution is to be...
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bad, scary dream!!!
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its 3 am here
i just had one of the scariest dreams i've ever had!!!
me bleeding and killers and people i used to know wanting to beat me up and being lost and my mom in a wierd state and my sister helpless and going in circles not being able to help myself or anyone else, i could feel myself dreaming but co...
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Phil's daughter, Jennifer
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Dad asked me to come here and say hello to his freinds, and to ask how Rick was.
I know my Dad is on here a lot.
When he leaves the site on, I read some of the things here. I know it's AA. And I have been to meetings with him.
Dad had to take a pill this morning because he has cancer. He was in bed all day.
Rig...
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Hare's some more
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How do you catch a unique rabbit?
U nique up on him !!
How do you catch a tame rabbit?
Tame way!
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HELP NEEDED
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HEY U GUYS
I PICKED UP AGAIN
WENDY GOOD LUCK
I READ UP
HOPEFULLY GOD WILL HELP ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MY SPONSER TOLD ME I SEEM TO BE A HAPPT DRUNK AND MISERABLE SOBER???????????????????????
ANYWAY OFF
TOOO THE RACES
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"Don't Quit"
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To my new friends, Rick and Wendy who recently stumbled, but now have their feet back on the road, and to Phil who is currently having to face some of the worst that life has to dish out, this is especially dedicated.
But, it is also for the other wonderful folks who have welcomed me to this site, a...
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Writing my story...
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Hello campers,
I just did something I have not done since doing my 4th Step. I wrote, as opposed to told, my story. I have to say, it was an amazingly freeing experience. I can't explain why. I wrote it and posted it on my blog. I have never felt the presence of God with me as I did while I typed away at the key...
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i AM SICK AND TIRED
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YES I REALLY AM AND I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS
NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES
GOING TO A NOON MEETING
GONNA STAY SOBER TODAY IF IT KILLS ME
i GUESS ALL I GOT IS TODAY--YESTERDAY WAS A BLURR AND IS GONE
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT AGAIN
GOD I HATE THIS--YEARS OF THIS CRAP
TO THE SHOWER AND TO...
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good morning,
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Update
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Hi Everyone,
I’m still here. Went on a family vacation for a few weeks & w/o internet.
Still sober, three weeks today J
Dealing with it…being with my dysfunctional family was helpful & hurtful, trying to come to grips with it all, but trying to...
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Hurt, Sorrow, and Doubt
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We all hurt, we all have sorrows, and we all have doubts. Hurt, sorrow and doubt cannot be avoided, and we should not attempt to avoid hurt, sorrow and doubt. Hurt, sorrow and doubt are a part of us. We should embrace our hurt, our sorrow and our doubt, we should learn from our hurt, sorrow and doubt, and wh...
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Yu know guys
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I dont like sympathy. I dont like being felt sorry for. Im my own person. I try to do whats right, on a daily basis, and I try, to the best of my ability to work this program, on a daily basis. Im far from perfect at it, and never will be. I trip--I fall-I stumble. But the big thing is I do my best, with what I have-...
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rick if your out there!!!!
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when i came in here you and many others help me with my illness! you always have help me so much with your post. i guess saying the program and working the program are two separate things. i hope u make it back god bless wagon
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Hey everybody...
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Welcome to the newcomers, glad you are here.Keep coming here and posting.
Guys, it's been a rough 2 days. Some good things have happened in my life. But the Alcoholic in my life is really stealing the serenity and the good from me, I 'm letting him. I have a big decision to make, I will go talk to his peer c...
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New to the Forum
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Hi My name is Rick L., and I am an alcoholic. It seems strange to type that as opposed to saying it in a meeting. I am back in the rooms since January of 2004. I say "back" in because I am not a first time winner, but I am a winner today and every day I stay sober. Finding this web site is so cool. My looking for it ha...
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Prayer under pressure
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Whenever I find myself under acute tensions, I lengthen my daily walks and slowly repeat our Serenity Prayer in rhythm to my steps and breathing. If I feel that my pain has in part been occasioned by others, I try to repeat, "God grant me the serenity to love their best, and never fear their worst." This b...
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Family Emergency Be Back Next Week
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Hey Guys,
I've gotta go out of town until next week. Dougs son (27 yrs old) is in the Hospital. He is in the trama center in ICU.
He was playing pool at a bar ( had a little too much to drink). He stepped on some guys new shoes .The man didnt appreciate it and sucker punched him, Doug JR. fell to the ground.....
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the choice is mine
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when i am tuned in to my ego:
i try to control
i don't notice my blessings
i need
i am insensitive
i am in turmoil
i am blocked
i don't know i count
i repel
i make a-difference
i take
i am bored
i am empty
i am filled with self-doubt
i am dissatisfied
i have tunnel vision
i wai...
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i'm dusted off , i think....
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i still don't feel too good today. Cancelled my dentist appointment, made it for another day.
gotta take it easy on Wendy today
i want to ask those that have slipped what your first steps were in getting back up.
Steps 1, 2 and 3 are our foundation steps
i need to reinforce my foundation, make it&...
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(((Rick)))
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we love you.
what i think i learned from my slip most of all is that i don't love myself enough yet. I was going through my days thinking i'm strong, courageous, and ok.
i'm not
i stopped praying like i was early in my sobriety, no meditation like before. Just going through the days kind of numb.
it...
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meeting
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hey guys got a quick one for you. our aa group went to talk with a group in recovery.after the meeting i had one young man that wanted my phone number. so he could call if he gets in trouble. which is fine with me but hes also a recovering from meth dont know much about that stuff. ithink i can help with his drin...
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Thursday
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It's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to! --Agatha Christie
Probably every day of our lives, a plan goes awry. Often we have counted heavily on a particular outcome. We generally assume we have all things under control and know exactly what's best f...
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(((Phil)))
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i just want to thank you for your words on my other thread
alot of feelings and thoughts there Phil
i hope you feel better.
i know life sucks sometimes, it really does
i know #1 today is not to drink
together we will!!
i'm really tired tonight and hoping i'm somewhat back to feeling normal tom...
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day 2..........:(
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i gotta tell everyone.
i'm on day 2 today
i need you
give me shit, enocuragement, whatever
i'm so glad you are here
not liking me very much right now
i didn't even think about the consequences, just did it
i hate this diseae, bottom line it hates me more, i don't want to die
i don't want to l...
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intuitively know how to handle........
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Well, people, I've had an interesting couple of days. It started like this: my teenage son broke his wrist skateboarding on Sunday. We spent 5 hrs in the ER, then find out since it's so swollen they can only put a temp cast on it, which is good for 7 - 10 days, gave me the number for our local orthopedists and...
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Thanks to all
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 To all of you who sent a friendly welcome, many thanks! I already feel that finding this site is going to help me greatly in my recovery.
I am thankful that I recieved the message from AA, so I knew where to look, when I finally "got" the message. And am&...
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Checkin in
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Lotta great posts on here over the last few days--a few new faces--great to see, and a lot of involvement.
Trip was cut short because of illness. Stuff happens.
By the time I got to where I was going, I was mentally, emotionally and physically drained,and likely looked like a 80 year old drunk--&nb...
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a power greater than myself
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The sun's the life giver. . . I talk to it like you would to a god. --Peter Firth
Having a Power greater than ourselves to believe in is like knowing the sun is in the sky. There are days when the sun shines with a brilliance that lights up everything around us--tree branches, snowflakes, the faces o...
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simple truth
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You can't go back and have a brand new start, but anybody can start now and have a brand new end.
*****
When God measures us, He puts the tape around the heart instead of the head.
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Be careful about the bridges you burn, because one might turn out to be the one you later want to cross.
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a little character defect ?
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Envy's a coal comes hissing hot from hell. --Philip James Bailey
A co-worker wins a grand prize in a drawing. A neighbor inherits enough money to add a room to her house and to take a great vacation. A friend's son or daughter wins a scholarship. What's our reaction? Do we automatically re...
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told I love you???
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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved . . . the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. --George Eliot
We've all heard many times that we must love ourselves if we're ever to love another. Too often we mistakenly think that means we shouldn't need to hear som...
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Wanting peace of mind...
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Today I am feeling a bit anxious about everything. My mind will not stop thinking of things I wish to get accomplished in my life (but physically cannot work at it fast enough). And I'm finding it difficult to just slow down and take things one step at a time. I have a sponsor, m...
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