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When we have done our best, we can await the results in peace.J. Lubbock
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More AA history
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS N.Y. STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINEŠ Vol. 44, Aug.,1944. William G. Wilson Alcoholics Anonymous is an informal fellowship of about 12,000 formerly alcoholic men and women who are to be found banded together as groups in about three hundred and twenty-five Ameri...
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Sunrise Quote - 6/7
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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.Desiderius Erasmus
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My apoligies....
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There are a few of us.....that when we went on the board this morning...saw old "responded to Posts" going to the top of the main page...which is something weve never seen before..and Ive NEVER seen it happen before..and Ive been here since DIRT was formed I deleted a couple of them...and s...
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Unreal
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It's never a good thing to find out from another person your STBXW was in fact cheating on you with another man for past 6 months who is also married to a abusive alcoholic wife. What makes me mad the whole time my wife blamed my disease and character defects stating nothing was going on that she was being f...
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Welcome 'earthm0m'
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Welcome to MIP earthm0m, ... glad you found us and we look forward to your sharing your ESH with us ... Love ya and God Bless, Pappy
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Today's Gift - 6/7
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Not only then has each man his individual relation to God, but each man has his peculiar relation to God. -- George MacDonaldEach of us sees and experiences God in a way somehow unique to us. No two people see things exactly alike. That's why our program has no dogma. Each of us is encouraged to follow a sp...
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A letter to my former self.
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014. I am writing this letter to myself as well as my family, as a commitment to better my life. If I dont change now I never will. And I am tired of being a failure. I want my life back. The life that alcoholism has stolen from me. I may pretend to think that I have control over this diseas...
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this board may be too confusing for a drunk
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does it have a facebook page? if i ran it id post in large letters at top"if you're an alcoholic start here" and then post a beginners thread
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Our book ...
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Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit some...
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my name is bill w movie
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my name is bill w movie with james garner and woods i saw that movie and thought it was good since then ive bought no beer but had some wine guess ive cut back and saved money at least but maybe you dont like posts like this? with you its all or nothing? -- Edited by lateforthesky at 12:00, 2008-12-17
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Questions about the 3rd Step
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I heard from a few AA'ers varying views about the third step. I've finished this step and am just curious what some of you might think...... Some said that they believe that the Third Step can only be worked once. That if you turn your will over to God (or your HP) you cannot take your will back and even if yo...
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Sunrise Quote - 6/3
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To make a difference is not a matter of accident People CHOOSE to make a difference.Maya Angelou
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Grapevine
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June 5 "I opened up the imaginary closet in my mind where I kept all the well-nurtured hurts and tossed them into my past, where they belonged. Into this newly cleaned-out space, I started storing my goals and the hopes and dreams of what I wanted to achieve in life."
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Today's Gift - 6/5
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Ideally, both members of a couple in love free each other to new and different worlds. --Anne Morrow LindberghWe cannot possess another's spirit, even though we may desire to do so while struggling to feel love. We must not block one another's invitations for adventure even though we fear being left...
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Grapevine
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June 6 "There will always be people in the Fellowship with whom I don't see eye-to-eye, but that doesn't mean we can't work together. The Fellowship wouldn't be what it is today if we always saw eye-to-eye on everything."
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Today's Gift - 6/6
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Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are out of order. --Maggie ScarfAnger can multiply our difficulties in many situations. All of us can look back and remember times when w...
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Am I Really An Alcoholic??
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What are the Signs of Alcoholism? 1. Do you drink heavily when you are disappointed, under pressure or have had a quarrel with someone?Yes No2. Can you handle more alcohol now than when you first started to drink?Yes No3. Have you ever been unable to remember part of the previous evening...
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Quotes By Bill W.
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There is however, a vast amount of fun about it all. I suppose some would be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity. But just underneath there is deadly seriousness. Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish." .....................................
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The Challenge
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Another AA'er challenged me. They told me that I've gotten all the attention of the first year and told me that they wanted to see if I would walk the walk as I talk the talk and that if they were a betting person they didn't think I could do it. I even got a very generous time frame of 1500 more days to "pr...
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Today's Gift
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6/3 Don't miss out on today's learning experiences.They won't come again. We will never have another day exactly like today, so let's take advantage of the lessons we're offered.We don't like to make mistakes, and we don't like to be in situations that are fraught with stress, but mistakes and dist...
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Grateful
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There is so much here now. The richest deepest ocean of love and laughter - and I have to pinch myself... that it is my life. I get to take this where ever I go... I do not need to fear moving away. It really is gonna go according to the universe, and everything will turn out alright in the end... and if it's...
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Easy Does IT
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12 Step Slogans Easy Does ItEasy Does It... But Do It! Easy Does It is seen on walls of 12 Step meeting halls for Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12 Step groups. Sponsors tell their Sponsees, "Easy does it," and 12 Steppers say it to each other often. Usually it's good advice. Those of us re...
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Grapevine
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June 4 "A little voice deep inside me said, 'Hello, I am here.' It was a small voice, and sounded as if it were buried underneath the cushions of my couch. It was my soul ... I had forgotten it.""
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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June 2, 2014Quote of the Week"I'd rather go through life sober believing I'm an alcoholic, than go through life drunk, trying to prove I'm not." I love it when newcomers share at meetings that they don't think they are alcoholics. Sure they like to party, they admit, and perhaps they ha...
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Grapevine
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June 3 "I am not rich, I am not in good health, and I do not have a job, but AA only promised me sobriety. After thirty-three years in this Fellowship, I am at peace and I am grateful.""
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Grapevine
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June 2 "I don't know when it happened, but one day I felt like I belonged in my group of sober guys ... I didn't have to leave.
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Today's Gift - 6/2
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When it seems we have no recourse, we can always pray.Coming to believe that a Higher Power can help us and relieve us of our worry may take time if we have spent years trying to stop someone's drinking or worrying about how to keep the family together. From others in this program we can learn the steps to t...
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Welcome to the board Raeanne
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Raeanne Newbie Status: OfflinePosts: 1Date: 2 days ago Reply Quote More I have been considering AA for a long time now...ever since my daughter was born which was about a year ago. I have extremely bad post partum depression and drinking has been my way to "cope" with it or so I though...
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Sunrise Quote - 6/2
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Winners develop the habit of doing the thing losers dont like to do.Ed Foreman
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MIP Site Hosting and Domain needs your support
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Miracles In Progress 12 Step Recovery Forums is hosted by GoDaddy.com. Two years of web hosting cost 242.00. Our domain address (12stepforums.net) cost 33..00 for two years. Both are due for renewal at this time. Please consider helping us meet this expense by sending in a donation using the Do...
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"Did you hear what (insert name/insert action)?" Getting rid of gossip in my life
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I guess I really didn't know what "gossiping" is...I am still learning. Early on in AA I was accused of gossiping. The conversation I had with another was about me and another person. I had no idea it was "gossip" and since it was about "me" and my reaction (which was ho...
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Weekly Thought --- (religious concept)
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Weekly VerseIt is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Philippians 2:13Weekly QuoteThe Lord doesnt promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us himself. That is all. And that is enough. Charles SwindollWeekly Thought A fathe...
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Today's Gift - 6/1
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We have within us a limitless supply of new beginnings. --Joan FitzgeraldWe can start our day over any time we choose. If we wake up crabby, on the "wrong side of the bed," we are not doomed to a day of gloom. Each minute can be a new reality for us. We can start a new day with just an ounce of willin...
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Sunrise Quote - 6/1
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.Maya Angelou
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Giving Up "I thought it, so it must be true"
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Since being in the AA program of recovery and having the ability to change my life for the better, I have been watching my thoughts so much more carefully. Over the last 50-something years, I have been a victim of my own thoughts. Countless times I bought into the belief that things which entered my mind...
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Today's Gift - 5/31
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If one is going to be truthful, one has to be very tender. --Florida Scott-MaxwellHonesty is always the best policy, right? We glibly recite that saying, but it's important to reevaluate its meaning when we are eager to correct or direct the actions of the other people. If being honest will unnecessa...
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Sunrise Quote - 5/31
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The world is but a canvas to the imagination.Henry David Thoreau
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Serenity
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Many folks do not understand the meanings of the Serenity Prayer, and of consequence are left in a limbo of constant confusion as they continue to battle the conditions of life. Let us examine this marvelous Prayer of Supplication to the Higher Power, which speaks to all human beings from deep down wi...
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Checking in
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Well the job is still going well. The Apt. Hunt continues since the one I wanted got rented to the landlords friend. Guess God has something else in store. I've been able to detach from my wife and the divorce is still proceeding. We've talked about parenting plan, the house, property, health insuranc...
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Made it to One Year
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Whew! It seems so unreal to me. When I thought that I couldn't get through one day without a drink and I got through 365 of them. And it is strange to me that I don't feel the need to post any long-winded declaration of it like I have other milestone bd's. I am just very grateful to my HP, who is God for me, AA an...
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Grapevine
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May 30 "I have learned to keep quiet when I disagree and to give others freedom to express opinions widely different from my own -- without giving in to the urge to enlighten them. I am grateful for all the voices of AA."
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Type 1 and 2 alcoholism
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I've known about this for a while. Wondering what you think about it. I know I was a type 1 alcoholic. I think this is accurate. Type 1 alcoholism accounts for about 75% of alcoholics and is characterized by the following signs and symptoms: equally male and female with less genetic link Onset of a...
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Today's Gift - 5/30
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At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. --Maya Angelou We had to surrender to a power greater than ourselves to get to where we are today. And each day, we have to turn to that power for strength and guidance...
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Sunrise Quote - 5/30
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Fate is a future you didn't try hard enough to change.Joe Konrath
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Grapevine
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May 29Grapevine Quote I am thankful to God for all that I have, and for all that I dont have.Woodbourne, N.Y., July 1980 With the Aid of AA, My Life Took Another Path, AA Grapevine
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Step 3.
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Prayer without love is a waste and so is empowerment without skills. Step 3 gives us 3 levels of understanding God: 1. He is Director. 2. He is Principal. 3. He is Father. He directs and I play the role He assigns; He is the Principal and I am His intelligent agent, using my God given intelligence to bring a...
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Sunrise Quote - 5/29
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It is not living that matters, but living rightly.Socrates
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We Get What We Pray For
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I realized this a.m. after I said my prayers to my HP that I created the drama which happened the last two days. At first I thought this conclusion came to me out of nowhere....I was wrong about that as I was not at the point where I was going to admit that. The last couple of days, I have been driven by fear and...
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Today's Gift - 5/29
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Using today's toolsAre we becoming stuck in the "if onlys"? "If only I had more money." "If only I were more attractive." "If only my parents had listened to Dr. Spock." The "if onlys" will get us nowhere. We would do better to think about what w...
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