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Judge not
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I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, by 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. There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped my lunch m...
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Reply to Amanda
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Howdy Gal:) Im kinda in and out of the site on a few minutes here and there, thingy. I operate a taxi business in the far north. We do use cars, and not dog sleds as some southerners might beleive.:)
Got in from an Alanon meeting last night--was at the online meeting for a few minutes, and ha...
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One day at a time
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Hi Amanda and Nic
I have tried the list ideas and it really is something I would work on for a long time. I think it is important to write things down and get organised. I have been so disorganised and such a procrastinator for so long that I have to retrain myself to get busy and not just sit a...
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Why my shrink needs a shrink after each vist
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Antisocial Personality Disorder: Lack of regard for the moral or legal standards in the local culture, marked inability to get along with others or abide by societal rules. Sometimes called psychopaths or sociopaths.
Avoidant Personality Disorder: Marked social...
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The tea cup
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There was a couple who used to go England to shop in a beautiful antique store. This trip was to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They both liked antiques and pottery, and especially tea-cups. Spotting an exceptional cup, they asked "May we see that?&n...
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Meeting Tonight (Tuesday) at 9pm est
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Tonight at 9pm eastern time, we are holding an online AA meeting in the Miracles In Progress AA Chat room. Please come join us and help support this group's meetings.
John
AA Chat Room
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Keeping Calm
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Keep Calm
In moments of stress,
try to think about beautiful
things which are calm and peaceful.
I must keep calm and unmoved
In the vicissitudes of life.
I must go backinto the silence
of communion with God to recover
this calm when it is lost even
for one moment...
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thinking ?
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Woke up early thinking about some of yesterdays posts and AA in general.
Anybody is a member when they say they are. Why is it some guru's don't feel that way?
For our group purpose there is one ultimate authority-- a loving GOD as he may express Himself in our group conscience....
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I need AA
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Hi, my name is Cheri and I'm an alcoholic. I've been sober for about 4 yrs but I recently moved to a place that I can't go to meetings everyday. My husband suggested I check out online message boards and meetings. I'm sorta computer illiterate but thought I'd give it a try.Anyway,just reading other peop...
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Illinois Spring Fling
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Passing this along if anyone near the Midwest, or traveling. SPRING FLING April 22-24
Historic Galesburg, IL
For registration form:
Spring Fling, P.O. Box 1772, Galesburg, IL 61402-1772 AA, Alanon, Alateen speakers. raffles, dance, banq...
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Tuesday
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A.A. Thought for the Day
We alcoholics were on a merry go round, going round and round, and we couldn't get off. That merry go round is a kind of hell on earth. In A.A. I got off that merry goround by learning to stay sober. I pray to my Higher Power every morning to help me to keep sober. And I get the strengt...
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Meditation
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Meditation
The first time I heard about meditation, it sounded like a foreign concept to me. I could understand prayer — that was talking to God. It made sense. But people said meditation was important too. Someone told me, "That's when you're being quiet, so God can talk to you."
Over the years, I...
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Something for Cabbagehead
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A couple of lines from the Ned Kelly movie....
Joe Byrne: What are these? These skulls? [picks one up] Mrs. Scott: I collect them. Joe Byrne: [moving the jaw of the skull] Hello.
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Higher Power
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My Higher Power - The Light Bulb By Clarence H. Snyder (Clarence got sober in 1938, was sponsored by Dr. Bob, & started AA group #3 in Cleveland. In the first few years of his recovery Clarence had a higher recovery rate than Bill W. & Dr. Bob COMBINED. His story, "Home Brewmeist...
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Goodmorning all.....
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This morning I'm sitting here reflecting on the last 50 years of my life and I read the post about Hanumans friend dying and I know how short our life can be. Today is my 50th birthday and last month I celebrated my 20th year of sobriety. I offically started drinking when I was 12 years old, but I had drank fr...
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Just dropping in to say hi to everyone here
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Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is an attitude.
It is just as necessary to forgive ourselves, as it is to forgive others. The principle reason, why forgiveness is so difficult is because we neglect to forgive ourselves.
As long as you dont forgive, whoever and whatever it is, it will&nbs...
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Should I be Concerned?
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I don't drink at all, so I'm looking for some objective opinions...
My wife drinks a bottle a wine a night (25 ounces). She starts at about 05:00pm and drinks until she goes to bed. She has been doing this for a couple of years now. I'v expressed my conerns to her, but she continues to drink anyway. She cl...
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guilty
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I feel so very guilty for being able to try to cover up all my feelings with alcohol. So as i am reading these postings I feel so rotten. You guys have found serentiy and i am just a baby by comparison. I want all the peace and happiness that sobriety brings with it but i am so afraid to let...
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female alcoholics
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I was jsut wondering how unusual the occurence of a female alcoholic is in a relationship between a man and a woman.? My alcoholism affects my relationship in so many ways, i am here for my family physically but i am not here emotionally. I am self centred and very withdrawn, I make my husba...
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suzy-how it works
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Suzy
I've read your posts. There are a lot of female acoholics. For this program to work you need to stop drinking. You said you have studied the steps before, you need to concentrate on step one powerless over alcohol and go from there. I hope this is not to blunt. Go to a meeting, meet som...
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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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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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