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Minute by minute
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Somebody once said "Just do it".....sounds so easy, doesn't it? Just do it....JUST DO IT. "Take the leap, the net will appear." That's another one. "Fake it, till you make it."
That's all you have to do....
I don't like the things i see within mysel...
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There is a solution-from the BB
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The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. An illness of this sort and w...
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Rick
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Hey Rick, I just wanted to say thank you for the previous post to Suzy. Thank you for the service work, the 12 th Step in action. You and Phil are so good about that. Do you copy and paste or do you have type all that out? I'm a little computer stupid......
Have a great, sober Sunday...
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Sharing some stuff RE Relationships
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There are times in all relationships when things don't run smoothly. Often, this is because people have conflicting expectations, are distracted with other issues, or have difficulty expressing what is on their minds in ways that other people can really hear and understand what is being...
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Woo-hoot STAN'S BACK!
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Allo ol' mate!!!
I've sure missed you and your dry humour. Felt a tad lost after you headed off on your journey into the land of olives and hand signals. Funny, how easily we get used to laughing with certain folks. Phil's comp started having hissy fits, so he was out for a bit too. Then I headed ou...
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First Things First
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What's your favorite AA "slogan"?
Here's a take on "First Things First" from over 50 years ago - December 1949 Grapevine (the days before  multi-tasking?)
FIRST THINGS FIRST!
They told me my first problem was alcohol itself and to forget everything else until I'd go...
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death comes a knockin'
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I was riding high after coming home from a business meeting yesterday. Then I turned on the news and found out that a teacher friend had been killed by a school bus while crossing the street on the way to school. She was a really sweet woman and helped a lot of people (she was an ESL teacher).
Anyway, as...
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there is a substitute
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"Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead." ~Alcoholics A...
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Grandpa's hands
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Grandpa, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. He didn't move, just sat with his head down staring at his hands. When I sat down beside him he didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer...
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Thinkin in print
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Life reallys seems to be in 5th gear lately, have been popping in and out - but haven't been hanging around long. So I'm sorry Gammy, for appearing absent, just a lot of things to keep me on my toes, and not a lot of time to just sit with you all.
My thoughts have remained with you all, and I have continued to...
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Question
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Good morning all.
Quick question. When I stopped drinking it was because I thought that my body was trying to kill me, I felt terrible, shaking, lack of concentration and a very strange feeling of my head and eyes expanding and feeling that they were going to explode. Un-rational pani...
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Guidance....
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Quietly checking in...Gee...patiently waiting for guidance. God Orderly Directions or whatever. Almost feel abandoned by my HP the last 2 months, and wondered what happened. Confused about that lately. Don't leave me now that the dust is almost settled.
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On The Lighter Side
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Wishing you all a great weekend-Im outa here and on a mini vacation for 4 days. Keep smiling!! Itll drive everbody nuts.:)
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GODLY HUMOR There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in anoth...
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Thoughts for today
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Taking Care of Ourselves
We cannot simultaneously set a boundary and take care of another persons feelings. Its impossible; the two acts contradict.
What a tremendous asset to have compassion for others! How difficult that same quality can make it to set boundaries!
Its good to care about ot...
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“Easy Does It”
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“Easy Does It”
One of A.A.’s Most Workable and Useful Sayings
A.A. Grapevine, July, 1948
One of the most useful of the sayings that have been adopted in A.A. is that which advises, “Easy Does It.” So universally workable is this good advice that it qualifies as the expression of one of the...
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Resentment
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Deal with Resentment Now!!!
Remember the HALT formula - when you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired, you are more likely to act out. When you are hungry, you can eat. When you are lonely you can seek company or make a phone call. When you are tired you can give yourself some rest. But what can you do when...
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Tuesday
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To create is to boggle the mind and alter the mood. Once the urge has surged, it maintains its own momentum. We may go along for the ride, but when we attempt to steer the course, the momentum dies. --Sue Atchley Ebaugh
A sense of spiritual well-being warms us when we are selfless, when we step away fr...
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Have Another good day!!
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Forgiveness Forgiving is a skill few of us come by naturally. We have to practice it. Used daily, forgiving ourselves and others can bring harmony to our lives and a newfound well of energy for us to return to again and again. “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sor...
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Hey Guys!! Welcome to the board.
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Im a recovering alcoholic. My name is Phil, from Ontario Canada. Great to have you as a part of our AA family.
90 TOOLS FOR SOBRIETY
1 ) Stay away from that first drink, taking the 1st step daily.
2 ) Attend AA regularly and get involved.
3 ) Progress is made ONE DAY AT A TIME.
4 ) Us...
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good morning
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the SC state convention went well. heard some excellent speakers and really enjoyed being around all sober people. was a very relaxed atmosphere. it was real nice to have my guard down in a big crowd of people, i usually get uptight and clostraphobic. comes from iso...
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Monday
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A.A. Thought for the Day
There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the str...
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Hello
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I'm also new and wanted to introduce myself. After stopping and starting and stopping and starting for years, I'm now just a week sober, but with a real commitment this time.
I guess I am still in the throes of my last humiliating mortifying boozy night out, and I'm wondering if anyone has any t...
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Introduction
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Mike M and I have 2.5 years sober. I originally got sober just outside Boston MA and I moved to Northern Virginia 7 months ago. Thats about it.
Nice to meet everyone 
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Just introducing myself.
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Hi how is everyone, better than me at the moment I hope. Okay here goes...again. I'm posting this thread for I'm hoping to purge myself for the better and I would like other like minded people to help me with my problem. For starters I'm not new to AA this is my second visit in three years. Originally I had t...
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A lot of good reading in this-thought Ide share it
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Fear and focus by Chris Joosse
Books to read:
'The Fear Book', by Cheri Huber
Its a common ground that we all share and often joke about, but don't always discuss seriously. We kind of have a tradition of 'bucking up' and 'persisting through it' as a way to deal with fear in ord...
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Sunday
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Peace
Anxiety is often our first reaction to conflict, problems, or even our own fears. In those moments, detaching and getting peaceful may seem disloyal or apathetic. We think: If I really care, Ill worry; if this is really important to me, I must stay upset. We convince ourselves that outcomes w...
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Goodmorning Phil & all ....
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Goodmorning all....
Just finished reading your post on peace Phil. Did I need that one today?Yeah, I sure did. I have been having a problem with living life on life terms the last couple of days. The peace which I deeply cherish has been almost nonexsistent, I can't seem to get the time I need t...
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Amanda
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www.drjan.com
http://webhome.indirect.com/~avroar/P6x.htm
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ACOA characteristics
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1. Adult children of alcoholics guess at what normal behavior is.
2. Adult children of alcoholics have difficulty following a project through from beginning to end.
3. Adult children of alcoholics lie when it would be just as easy to tell the truth.
4. Adult children of alcoholics judg...
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How well do you know the Big Book?
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How well do you know the Big Book? Test your knowledge at this new site I found : Omitted by MIP Admin as Advertisement/Site Promotion The site is not quite finished but I was surprised on how much I knew....
-- Edited by John at 23:47, 2005-03-05
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checking in
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hello all just wanted to say hi and hope you are all doing well. been reading mostly this week. we are having an aa state convention here in columbia sc. went to a wonderful speaker meeting last night. it is so amazing what the program has become... that it is really une...
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AA Thought For The Day
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Sometimes we try too hard to get this pro gram. It is better to relax and accept it. It will be given to us, with no effort on our part, if we stop trying too hard to get it. Sobriety can be a free gift of God, which he gives us by His grace when He knows we are ready for it. But we have to be...
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Just a share for Worriers
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Two powerful techniques to stop worrying right now First, when you start to think of the future and are on the brink of anxiety, just say to yourself, "we'll see".
Two small words, but they are powerful and can prevent a lot of worry. You do not know what is going to happen tomorrow or further down in lif...
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About the jabber box
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Found out, I do not necessarily think it is "isms" with my spouse....He eventually....tells me he knows what he's doing....(the weeds he has to pluck)......so when he said he had been jabber...jabber...jabber.... I said yeah I do not need the Enquirer tabloid, I got you....He just grinned e...
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Have a good Friday!!
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Why I Drank
I drank to be witty - and I became a boor.
I drank to relax - and I couldn't stop my hands from shaking.
I drank to feel good - and I suffered through sickening hangovers.
I drank to be happy - and it made me depressed.
I drank to be a good dancer - and it made me a stranger.
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Reply To Gammy
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Yes Gammy--You are so right. It doesnt matter how long weve been sober. Its the quality and not the quantity.:)
We still get the daily tests, and somedays, living life on lifes terms just is no fun at all.
But thank God we can deal with it sober hu?
Sanity? um-not going there. hahaha
Some d...
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Nic
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Nic, I just finished reading your post about your Gran, and I had tears as I read it. I have been struggling with so much of the same feelings and issues for a couple of years.
My Mother who is 77 years old has lived alone for the last 12 years since my Dad died. She has been very miserable and even att...
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A New Day
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The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sin...
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Something I realized just now
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As a child, I was miserable.
When I was old enough, I was drunk and miserable.
After I realized that wasn't working, I sobered up. But I was still miserable. After a few years I started drinking again.
I'd made progress though: I was happy as long as I was drunk. (We won't talk a...
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A Big Step To Freedom
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"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we wouldn't be complete human beings. If men and women didn't exert themselves to be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct shelter, there would be no su...
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Anger And Resentment
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What are the two types of anger?
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Smile!! Youll drive everyone nuts!!
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1. Birds of a feather flock together, and then crap on your car.
2. There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
3. When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbour's dog ru...
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Hey Rick Buddy??
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We love yu. :) Keep It Simple. Easy Does It. Slow God Mode.
Enjoy your trip my freind.
I remember going to Florida drunk. I remember another one sober.
Sure was a better trip sober.:) I even enjoyed seeing a few places, that I never saw the first tim...
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Intro
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Hi folks.
I'm not sure where to start, so I'll just tell you where I'm at right now. I quit drinking April 10th 2002 (and have not had a drink since) because of a health problem. Actually that's kind of an understatement... I was hauled off to the hospital and they did that routine with the...
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Enabling Personality
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Appearance to the world of the enabling personality
Protect others from the consequences of their own actions
Had a post to share on here, but couldnt get it on. I guess it just wasnt meant to be.
Wishing all my AA Buddies a good night, and a good day tomorrow. -- Edited by Phil at 22:07, 2005-0...
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Bible Study
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My husband and I have been attending a bible study class with a group from our
church. When we got invited to join I told hubs why dont we try it so we can get
to know some of the people intimately so we did. This week we are studying
the beatitudes and this is a tough one for me espec...
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Phil: Question...
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I have to admit my spouse jabbers. Yeah, I know....be grateful, he's sober. Except, where once he no longer spoke at all, he talks all the time. I keep hoping he'll get back to "Him" that he once was. And yet I know that may or may not ever happ...
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Strange Pattern
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What a strange pattern the shuttle of life can weave. --Frances Marion
Each experience we have plays its part in the total picture of our lives. The steps we have taken, the path we travel today, and our direction tomorrow are not by chance. There is a pattern. We each have a destiny. We may have veer...
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Living in Today
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Hi everyone!! Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy!!
I am doing okay today. I am dealing with the repercussions for my actions 2 weeks ago. I had
to go see a therapist for an "evaluation". It went pretty well, its what I needed. He made me realize that the depression I have (which is really bad)...
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Hello
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Hi to all,
My name is Mike and I'm an alcoholic in Boston,MA. I've been looking for an online group and have found that the sharing here contains quite a bit of experience, strength, and hope. I wanted to post right away because opening up is important. I don't really have a...
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