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Today's Gift 10/10
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The most useless day of all is that in which we have not laughed. --Sebastian R. N. ChamportWe are told that laughter is sunshine filling a room. And where there is laughter, there also is life. They say that people who laugh a lot live longer than do the sour-faced. When we laugh together, gratitude com...
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Today's Gift 10/9
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Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. --George EliotWho are we, really? It seems like we are one person on the inside, and yet we often act like someone else. Can a good person do bad things? Can a bad person do good things? It's pretty confusing, isn't it?Our recovery program teache...
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Sunrise Quote 10/9
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Faith believes in spite of the circumstances and acts in spite of the consequences. ~Adrian Rogers
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John Belushi; A Sad Natural History Of A Disease
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This story runs somewhat parallel to the Patrick Kennedy story I posted yesterday. For example, I see the "pathology of silence" prominent in the Belushi case. And, of course, denial is present (exhibited by the funniest joke about alcoholism denial I have ever read). Ebert does a fine j...
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Day nine
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Feeling great although i am under no illusions that this illness can tap me on the shoulder at any time. Ive got a plan for today to keep busy and am looking forward to one of my favourite meetings tonight. How is everyone elses day going? xxx
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Sunrise Quote
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Never look down on anybody, unless you're helping them up. ~Jesse Jackson Sr.
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Today's Gift 10/8
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Being openSometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering chemicals. But perhaps we are really just trying to convince ourselves. We know how difficult recovery is, and surely our Hi...
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Just thinking out loud...
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I have been in AA for a number of years. It has helped me stay sober. I now have a new boyfriend. You guessed it, he drinks. This is the first boyfriend that I have, since being sober, that drinks. Just wanted to get this out there. You can all image what is going through my mind. Oh some days lif...
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Today's Gift 10/7
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers. -- Dorothy BernardNo one of us is always courageous. With trepidation we embark on many journeys. Fear is dispelled each time we rely on our inner strength and trust that our lives are in good hands.Self-talk is powerful and will prepare us to meet whatever li...
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New here
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I'm scared I'm going to fail at this and let everyone down.
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Sunrise Quote
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Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~Voltaire
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Sunrise Quote
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Coming together is beginning;keeping together is progress;working together is success.Henry Ford
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Things are looking up
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Morning all, and what a beautiful day it is here. Got some good news, me and my husband have been offered a house to rent from a friend, just need to view it but think were gonna take it. Our daughter will be over the moon, its got a big garden for her to play in, as we only had a yard in our old house. Also on my 8th...
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from an AA Friend ... (humor)
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RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MIND Today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young lady walks over to me and asks, "what brings you in today?"I looked at her, and said, I'm interested in buying a refrigerator. She didn't quite know how to respond. Am I getting to be th...
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th way we think
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yeppers , this IS how an Alkie would think.
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Hey Kaz ... How you Do'n???
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Was just think'n 'bout you ... hope thing's are well ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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October 5, 2015Quote of the Week"How do you know when you've hit bottom? When you stop digging." For years I was driven by an obsession to drink. In the beginning I tried to control it, but after a while it had complete control of me. Alcoholism took me to a deep emotional, spiritual and phy...
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Today's Gift 10/6
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Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced. --Soren KierkegaardMaybe our debt is spiraling so out of control we can't face it. We can't tolerate sitting at the table one more time trying to manipulate figures to meet the month's expenses. If we're responsible for creating the de...
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Today's Gift 10/5
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Gifts of the SpiritThrough the program, we come to desire spiritual gifts as well as material necessities. Experience shows us that serenity is priceless and something to be desired. Courage, wisdom, faith, hope, love, humility - these are all spiritual gifts which come to us from our Higher Power...
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Got Called Out on the Street
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I am walking home from my 10AM meeting 5 blocks from my apartment. While walking home out of the corner of my eye I see a large young woman with a big smile walking toward me,I don't engage because she is clearly high and she's not one of my neighbors. She says "Haaay!" and then she says loudly in...
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AA & religion
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I have decided to stop drinking, still haven't decided if I am alcoholic and to be honest it doesn't really bother me if I am or not, if I am, then it's not so bad as I'm a happy drinker and it doesn't effect my work or bill paying and I don't drink daily or in the house or become violent etc. However, at least ev...
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Today's Gift 10/4
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Turning an adversity into opportunity is possible.We didn't escape problems just because we came to a Twelve Step program. Problems still exist, whether it's a car that won't run, a neighbor who complains, a spiteful co-worker, or a family member who drinks or uses other drugs.The difference is, n...
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Today's Gift 10/3
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My greatest achievement was my relationship with the young son of a good friend. -- Maria Regnier KrimmelMaria was a world renowned silversmith. Because she is female, this was considered an even greater achievement, and yet she considered a particular relationship with a youngster to have been m...
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The gift of wine
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I recently moved into a new house, and when we arrived there was a gift basket with a bottle of wine in it. I looked at it and laughed. Two years ago the bottle of wine wouldn't have lasted the night, it would have been consumed, out of my own control ( or that what I would have made myself believe). It was the f...
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....... -- Edited by hopefulone on Saturday 31st of October 2015 04:38:55 PM
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Influence....
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After being "under the influence of" for so long (and you all know what I mean), the word "influence" has taken on an additional meaning for me..I have spent way too much time focusing on the people who I HAVE LET have a negative influence on me. (And I put the words all in caps inten...
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Today's Gift 10/2
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I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me. --Judy CollinsThe child within each of us is fragile, but very much alive, and she interprets our experiences before we are even conscious of them. It is our child who may fear new places, unfamiliar people, and strange situations. Our chil...
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I'm in need of some help
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I sure could use some of your positive thoughts, prayers, mojo etc... I had a biospy down on some enlarged lymph nodes in my neck today. Second time around as the test last week yielded no results. Dr said it could be a number of things, may something simple, that's pray for that. -- Edited by StPeteDe...
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Birds...
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Birds.... I don't see as many birds as I used to see. I remember growing up and birds were everywhere. I was always hearing their sweet and comforting sound. I wondered to myself...are they chirping, singing to others? Are they sending a message to other birds? Do other birds understand this communic...
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Today's Gift 10/1
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Self Pity"Poor little ol' me." The PLOMS. How often do we succumb to this temptation? Usually it's an excuse for not doing what we know we should do, but do not want to do. Or it's a way to manipulate someone else into doing something for us which we should be doing ourselves. If we spend our tim...
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Today's Gift 9/30
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...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. -- Second half of Step ElevenStep Eleven teaches us how to pray. We pray for God's will to replace ours. Our will got us in trouble. God's will guides us to simple serenity. We pray for power to live a spiritual life. This is im...
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An open letter...
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Dear spouse of an alcoholic, When I was in my first few weeks, I came to this board - got sober - started meetings - drank again a couple weeks later - posted here while drunk - had lots of long pm messages with people, mostly the mods and pappy himself here (while drunk) and then my husband threatened to t...
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Today's Gift 9/29
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To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another. --G. Wilhelm LeibnizTo desire personal happiness is normal and healthy. Most of our plans, choices, and dreams about the present and future regarding jobs, relationships, and hoped-for achievements are geared to make us happy. It's ne...
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2 weeks
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Hey all. Just dropping by to say hello and I made it to the two week mark. I can't say it's been easy but it feels good and I'm proud of myself. :) I watched the eclipse tonight and felt very humbled and peaceful. I'm still fighting cravings constantly but I haven't given in. Today was really difficul...
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Feeling alone
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morning all, feeling extremely low now, what i saw as a sign my husband didnt, went to a methodist church yest(sunday) morning, as by chance found the courage to pop into my old working place, and started speaking to a new member of staff there, we hit it off straight away and he told me his struggles were...
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Feedback on Business Concept to Help Those Struggling with Alcohol?
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I am currently evaluating the following business concept, and I'm not sure whether to continue evaluating it. I would really value your feedback!The business will be the best in the world at creating and delivering low-cost, anonymous accountability programs that help alcoholics win against a...
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Today's Gift 9/28
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Every time I get worried about something I say my prayers more. --Jim BurnsWhether we grew up in religious families or not, most of us seek help from some Greater Power when we're faced with terrifying situations. Often it's at an unconscious level that we ask for extra help. But the fact that we do elic...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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September 28, 2015Quote of the Week"I may not know how to make it better, but I sure know how to make it worse." I remember how bad things were before recovery, and how easy it was for me to make them worse. If my job wasn't going well, I'd cop an attitude, show up late, or start slacking off (mo...
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Today's Gift 9/27
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Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly. --Dr. Ann FaradayFacing the day straight on is occasionally difficult to do. There are those days we feel like crawling under the covers and staying there, certain that we can't handl...
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SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE
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SLIPS AND HUMAN NATURE By William D."Silky" Silkworth, M.D. The mystery of slips is not so deep as it may appear. While it does seem odd that an alcoholic, who has restored himself to a dignified place among his fellowmen and continues dry for years, should suddenly throw all his happiness overboard a...
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Shares regarding alcohol and AA
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Haven't been here for a while. Life...... The past few weeks have been rather rough emotionally. My mother's health roller coasted over the past year. This summer it began to decline to the point a little over a month ago after a trip to the ER on the advice of her dr. we placed her in a Rehab./Nursing H...
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What Are You Doing Today to Help You Stay Sober?
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Good Morning Gang, Since we have several newcomers who are posting and checking here I thought it would be nice to post helpful tips. Newcomers feel free to post your own plans on what you are going to do today to stay sober: First of all, I prayed to God like I do every morning. I thanked him for keeping me s...
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Today's Gift 9/26
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The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed. --ChamfortWhen we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We become lost in fantasy and obsession. Life becomes joyless because we can't see beyond our addiction, and we find no real sa...
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Today's Gift 9/25
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We are Only HumanWe can admit our limitations and defects.When we admit the truth about our limitations and defects, we create fertile ground for new growth and change. But if we wallow in hopeless belief that our defects are just our true nature, we grow committed to them. That is the difference betw...
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Panic attack SOBER
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in pain with my back, had back pain since being 14, they said it was growing pain then in my later teens sciatica, but a few yrs ago i went to see a physio and i now have a leaking disc in my back which causes my muscles to go into spasm. Anyway had a great day today until i got home from work and took some clothes o...
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Golden Retriever Just Can't Catch Food utube...be prepared to laugh
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This is one of the funniest videos I have ever seen. Laughter's good. Remember to turn up your sound. If you don't feel comfortable clicking the link (I don't a lot of times...) look up Golden Retriever Just Can't Catch Food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD9NgzLhbBM -- Edited by hopefulone...
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Today's Gift 9/24
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Now that I'm not acting crazy I can accept feeling crazy once in a while. --Sandy B.Saying no to ourselves may be a greater act of courage than rushing into a burning building to save a child. The act of heroic rescue may be impulsive, almost involuntary, and completed before there is time for a reasoned...
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grateful
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Made it one week
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Hey all. So, today was my one week mark of no drinking. The Bad: I'm tired, still having sleep issues, having a bit of nausea throughout the days, and those cravings we all know and love (snort) have been smacking me upside the head these last two days. I'm still having a hard time coping with my anxiety...
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