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Sunrise Quote 12/30
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~Oscar Wilde
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Going back to school in my early 30s
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My last semester of college is something I'm less than proud of. I wasn't sober yet. I wish I had discovered the program in college, instead of right after college. I already have a great career, but I need to actually be a licensed with a masters to advance my career. I'm going to make that happen if that'...
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Today's Gift 12/28
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Taking the first step helps bridge the gulf between our dreams and our accomplishments.Whether the project is cleaning the garage, building a cathedral, or recovering from an addiction, plans must be translated into action. In order to arrive at our destination, we must begin the trip. We can read...
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Sunrise Quote 12/27
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And the joy of it all; when we count it all up; is found in the making of friends. ~Unknown, Source on Friends and Friendship
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Today's Gift 12/27
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You saved me once, and what is given is always returned. We are in this life to help one another. --Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of PinocchioAs the end of this year approaches, we think about endings and beginnings. This past year brought us both difficulties and happiness, both pain and healing. I...
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FIRST CHRISTMAS
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Good evening all, Looking for some tips for a sober christmas. I have been in recovery for 40 days today and I have just broke up for christmas until boxing day. Feeling out of sorts as all my collegues have gone on a night out this evening just felt it was to soon to put myself in that enviroment so opted ou...
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Donation Light is lite again, please contribute.
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Hi Everyone, I literally hate having to post this stuff but each year our bills come due again for the MIP site. The domain name registration, the web hosting, message boards, etc, cost money. If you can make a donation that will help offset some of the expense it would be gratefully appreciated. T...
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Do's and Don'ts of Choosing a 12-Step Sponsor
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http://www.promises.com/articles/relapse-prevention/choosing-a-sponsor/
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Been awhile
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I haven't posted anything for sometime, lately for some reason I been finding myself in here doing more reading, For me I am well and sober, life is good. Winter will soon be behind us again. I seen a robin the other day and it made me smile. It the little things that have change the most for me and that make m...
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Farewell Hopefulone
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Sunrise Quote
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. ~Helen Keller
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Today's Gift 12/26
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Working todayAs we approach a new year, many of us feel fear. We look back on the past and worry about the future. But if we remember we only have today, we can work to make that future better. We have found true friends in our fellowship, and this is a time to be with them.Am I ensuring a fruitful future by wo...
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Sunrise Quote
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Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. ~Albert Schweitzer
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Questioning my decisionb
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I have had a sponsee for about 6 months now. She made it to 90 days and relapsed. Her behavior was showing way before the relapse, stealing from stores, having sex with any guy that paid attention to her, being kicked out of rehab. I would suggest many things and bring her right back to the book. Nothing...
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Merry Xmas
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Just wanted to wish everyone a merry Christmas, especially Dean, pappy, leeu, pinkchip, etc..
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Alcohol in cough syrup and other medicines
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I accidentally took night time flu medicine with alcohol in it. I experienced no cravings, but I got migraine headaches that felt like a hangover/withdrawal the next day. In early sobriety, I might have experienced cravings, but I took a small dosage and also have been sober for nearly 6 years. Beca...
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Today's Gift 12/25
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Reflection for the DayToday is a special day in more ways than one. It's a day that God has made, and I'm alive in God's world. I know that all things in my life this day are an expression of God's love the fact that I'm alive, that I'm recovering, and that I'm able to feel the way I feel at this very instant. Fo...
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Today's Gift 12/24
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How we treat other people comes back to us always.Offering others understanding and compassion changes how we perceive the world around us on a daily basis. Our acts of love inspire love from others. What we send out to the people who share our path changes, ever so subtly, the complexion of each life w...
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Merry Christmas All (But not too merry)
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Hi All, Christmas is upon us again and I would just like to wish you all a very happy time. I know it is a very difficult time for many, especially those having their first sober Xmas. I have been blessed in that area. Xmas was always the time of my biggest disasters, and I spoilt it for my family many times. S...
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New Year's Resolutions
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Whew! I am glad this year is almost over. Been some good stuff that has happened and some rough--bad stuff. It is funny/strange that I am the type of person who has always focused on the "bad". I cannot tell you hardly any of the "good" things which have happened over the last year,...
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Today's Gift 12/23
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Slow down and let goOn a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the battery in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone needed to get in touch with me? What if there was a problem with the house? What if my family couldn't find me and got worried?I passed...
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Back in...after 2 years out
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I first went to AA in 2012 and had about 6 months of sobriety. I put myself under the illusion that I was "cured" and that I likely could have a few beers and keep it under control. That worked okay for a few months, but over time, my control was revealed for what it really was - a lie. First it wa...
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Today's Gift 12/22
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Live and let live is good advice.The more comfortable we are with the knowledge that each of us has a unique journey to make, a specific purpose to fulfill, the easier it is to let other people live their own lives. When family members are in trouble with alcohol or other drugs, it's terribly difficult...
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Sunrise Quote
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Time is a fixed income and, as with any income, the real problem facing most of us is how to live successfully within our daily allotment. ~Margaret B. Johnstone
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Today's Gift 12/21
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GoodwillHave you ever envied someone else's good fortune? Consider the friend who calls with a different ring to her voice. Instead of sharing her troubles and woes, she proceeds to tell you good news. Something exciting, financially beneficial, glamorous, wonderful beyond belief has happened...
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Sunrise Quote
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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough. ~Richard M. DeVos
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Today's Gift 12/20
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Every Christmas I hope for the best but expect the worst. --Adult child group memberAs bells ring out and carols echo everywhere, we should not be surprised if our spirits take a nosedive. It isn't that we don't understand the meaning of Christmas, or that we reject it, but rather that the idealized ve...
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Progress
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Hi H1 I'm back just been really busy at work. Broke up for Christmas and all my colleagues have gone out this evening so feel a little out of sorts. I'll get through though first year I haven't been out once I have finished work for Christmas back in Boxing Day
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Too much rum in the cake???
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My Name is Bill W. Online Movie Free......Great Movie for Newbies
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http://putlocker.is/watch-my-name-is-bill-w-online-free-putlocker.html
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Today's Gift 12/19
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Fortunate are the people whose roots are deep. --Agnes Meyer Deep roots offer strength and stability to an organism. They nourish it plentifully. They anchor it when the fierce winds blow. We each are offered the gifts of roots when we give ourselves fully to the program. We are never going to face, a...
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Today's Gift 12/18
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Competing with others - AttitudeSome of us never liked close competition. We preferred to be clear winners or not to compete at all. We didn't like to have competitors breathing down our necks.This attitude kept up from doing our best, and we made a mistake when we thought we were competing with other...
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Today's Gift 12/17
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Fulfillment"Everything I need shall be provided today. Everything." Say it, until you believe it. Say it at the beginning of the day. Say it throughout the day. Sometimes, it helps to know what we want and need. But if we dont, we can trust that God does. When we ask, trust, and believe that o...
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Outside issues appropriate in group e-mail?
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I recently received an e-mail from another AA which forwarded a long article ranting about how our country should be handling terrorism. This member often sends me e-mails, most of which are fine with me, as they're relatively innocuous. This seemed over the top - it was a mass mailing, with many nam...
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A Different Kind of Meeting....
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There is one meeting in my area which I have heard about and haven't been to--yet. Everything is very formal. I have heard they even roll out a red carpet for people attending it. Had I heard it from one member--I would have thought he was joking. I have heard it twice. Men have to wear ties and women have to...
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"You're going to die if you keep drinking! Make sure you have a drink soon."
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Perfectly good advice, sometimes... Commentary: How our health care system makes ER doctors addiction enablers How the ER has become an expensive drunk tank Amy Ho October 8, 2015I do a strange thing as a physician almost daily. I go to alcoholics and have them promise me they'll go home and continu...
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Sunrise Quote
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Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting. ~Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on Achievement
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Today's Gift 12/16
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Nothing happens unless first a dream. --Carl Sandburg What do we see when we daydream about the future? Is everything much better than it is now, or are we still struggling with the same issues? Are we dreaming about what we really want or about what we think we want? Do we see the whole picture or just a p...
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Today's Gift 12/15
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Being Before DoingWhat we are comes before what we do. In order to produce good fruit, the tree has to be a good tree. If we are not whole, integrated, and in touch with ourselves and our Higher Power, the actions that we take will not be satisfying.For us, being abstinent is more important than anyth...
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Wisdom of the Rooms
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December 14, 2015Quote of the Week"We're not bad people getting good, we're sick people getting better." I was attending a meeting the other night and a newcomer raised his hand and asked what he could do to relieve the shame he felt. He shared that he hadnt been sober very long, and that t...
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Humor Time!!!
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The OperationA politician awoke in a hospital bed after a complicated operation, and found that the curtains were drawn around him. "Why are the curtains closed," he said. "Is it night?" A nurse replied, "No, it is just that there is a fire across the street, and we didn'...
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Today's Gift 12/13
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Dare to be empty. Dare to let go. Dare to believe. --Elisabeth L.Not many of us have received a direct, visual experience of God. Most of us only sense a Presence, or perhaps see the evidence of God's help. It takes profound faith to live moment by moment in the knowledge that God is always here.The found...
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Meeting this morning
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I just left a very powerful meeting this morning. Alcohol not only kills the body physically but mentally and spiritually way before the physical form is destroyed. I am an alcoholic, I know this because I don't have an "off button" when I start drinking!! Gratefully to be sober today. Kee...
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Sunrise Quote 12/12
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Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid. ~Lady Bird Johnson
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Today's Gift 12/12
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When all else fails, read the instructions. --Agnes AlienThe instructions for recovery are in our Twelve Step program. Yet, there are times when we feel our program isn't working. At these times, we need to read the instructions.Have you followed the "instructions," the wise words fou...
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Step Work
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Hi All, I need to start working the steps correctly what is the best way to start I have been doing a lot of reading on step 1 and 2 with some good feeling about both. I no I need to probably now seek a sponsor and I'm just looking for some help and some experiences
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Sunrise Quote 12/11
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Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. ~Conrad Hilton
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Today's Gift 12/11
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Relax enough to face reality when life twists and turns.Sometimes in life, no matter how deeply we intend to make the best decisions possible for ourselves, things happen. Marriages end, jobs turn sour, friends wane. For reasons outside our control or understanding, the situation twists and turn...
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Sunrise Quote
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Hopes are planted in friendship's garden where dreams blossom into priceless treasures. ~Unknown, Source on Friends and Friendship
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Today's Gift 12/10 ... I especially Identify with this One!
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We are what we are. --Motto of Lake Wobegon, Garrison KeillorSometimes we devote so much effort to being what we are not, that we lose the chance to be what we are. We have one identity for this person and another for that one. Our co-workers, neighbors, friends, and family all expect different things o...
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