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February 06, 2010 I can't - we can
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February 06, 2010I can't - we canPage 38 "We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end, each of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie" Basic Text p. 62 "I can't, but we can." Thi...
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branson
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off season here in branson definitly a shopping time wanted to see a magic show but the showsd are gone as well so shopping it is...knowing this place is enjoyed by other important ppl in my life makes my mind wander but it is relaxin god knows I needed it it's pretty here quiet which is great for my shttere...
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new to this forum
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I am duely addicted and have been a member of AA for two and a half yrs but have never dealt with my drug issues. As a result I am returning from a drug relapse that ended on Jan 14/10. I always told myself that if I stayed away from the booze that I would be able to handle the rest, but I see I was just fooling myse...
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anxious
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I am leaving soon for vacation and I am nervous I have not left the house alone I have not driven alone let alone havre to be drug outta the house drs appointments are about it and now I am crossing state lines I surely hope I can function Iam scared but at least this can come with me and I need to expand my life i...
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February 04, 2010 Feeling good isn't the point
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February 04, 2010Feeling good isn't the pointPage 36 "For us, recovery is more than just pleasure" Basic Text p. 43 In our active addiction, most of us knew exactly how we were going to feel from one day to the next. All we had to do was read the label on the bottle or know what was in the bag. We pl...
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in awe and reverence of life.
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I sometimes sit and marvel at how beautiful life can be, and where we all began. How did we take something so perfect and beutiful and end up in addiction? -- Edited by Keli_A on Wednesday 3rd of February 2010 05:30:51 PM
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February 03, 2010 We need each other
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February 03, 2010We need each otherPage 35 "Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity creed, religion, or lack of religion" Basic Text p. 9 Addiction closed our minds to anything new or different. We didn't need anyone or anything, we thought. There was nothing of valu...
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the way we think.
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It makes me laugh ....cry sometimes because of the way we addicts think. -- Edited by Keli_A on Wednesday 3rd of February 2010 05:32:42 PM
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Surrender
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And then its time to surrender: " as we let our own light shine, we unconciously give other people permission to do the same"... Nelson Mandela It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog!!!
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QOD 2/2/10
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What`s your favorite meeting topic ? Why ?
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A great day
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I actually had a great day I spent it with my son was able to get some good quality time in with him that was the most time alone we have had in longer than I could remeber but it was awesome now if the other part of my heart could unite my perfection would be complete anyway I had been posting blah stuff fro awhi...
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start the day with a laugh
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Forgetter Be Forgotten? My forgetter's getting better, But my rememberer is broke To you that may seem funny But, to me, that is no joke For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering If I really should be 'there' And, when I try to think it through, I haven't got a prayer! Oft times I walk into a...
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Turning it over.
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It is often said in the rooms when someone is troubled to "turn it over" to your higher power. How do you turn it over? What do you say or do ?
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bored and ;lonely
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this has to get better lol I am just too damn young to feel this damn old lol fuckin country songs... I am sick and tired as well those are prolly bothe able to be googled lol my new fav toy well one of them lol going to branson this weekend for a well needed vacation my best friend then an old member that Imet he...
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guilt vrs shame
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any thoughts on this subject would b helpful please
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God grants me serenity
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when i ask for it and really want it when i should be in distress. He helps me accept whats unacceptable , he's kept me living long enough to know the difference, i'm grateful tonight for what I have and don't have.
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QOD 2/1/10
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What does "Trust is a must or your program is a bust" mean to you ?
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joke for the first of FEB
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A painting contractor was speaking with a woman about her job. In the first room she said she would like a pale blue. The contractor wrote this down and went to the window, opened it, and yelled out "GREEN SIDE UP!" In the second room she told the painter she would like it painted in a soft yello...
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update on mental status
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As always I am grateful cause it could always be worse Isee some of my friends living in sub standard living cause they bought a house and gutted it and is rebuiliding no heat hot water and such so I loan my couch out on occasion I have know this friend since Iwas 18 we worked together. Nice guy just startin...
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QOD 1/29/10
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Do /have you ever attended a closed meeting of the fellowship ? How are they different from open meetings ? Which do you prefer ?
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Prayers....
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Im asking everyone to pray for my sponcee. I am a EMT and was on a call that was my sponcees. She was unresponsive. She is in a coma and on a vent. Blood test show no drugs. They have no idea whats going on. If she was not on the vent she would be dead. She is taking no breaths on her own. She is only 48. T...
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yet another blonde joke ;)
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There were three people stranded on an island, a brunette, a redhead, and a blonde. The brunette looked over the water to the mainland and estimated about 20 miles to shore. So she announced, "I'm going to try to swim to shore." So she swam out five miles, and got really tired. She swam out ten...
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mind racing
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it has been an eventful year seems this one is following suite put in a corner promised the simplkethings yet look where I stand Alone not in the NA sense for there I know I will never be alone. Iwas taught actions speak louder than words...in many situations this seems to be the cawse o Ihave your dreams b...
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How much longer are my daughters going to punish me?
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It hurts to even breathe today. Please if anyone has had teenagers that continuosly use your addiction against you every single time I have to tell them "no" or they just "don't get their way" about the slighest thing I am desperate for any suggestions. I've been clean for...
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I'm pissed
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Guy i just moved in has 5 months sober ( he's alcoholic ) and our aggreement was he would be going to meetings getting a sponsor all that stuff if he moved in he just notified me he's not going to be doing that its too inconvenient since his job and transportation dont make it EASY for him and he feels church i...
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Song that got me through the day.
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This is a song called triste pena. Translated it means melancholy in pain. It got me through the day today. The music is so distant and haunting it touches your very soul. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbiNgtW_3kM (english translation follows) Trista Pena Yo se que un dia volvera trista pena...
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cold weather
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its like negative 40 degrees out there in a major ice storm. If I'm away for a while its probably because I lost power. Don't worry. Keeping a very positive vibe. Thinking about summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oR-VGMuiAI And for the inner hippie, thinking about sunshine, lolypops an...
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Faith, Fear and staying in Today.
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Faith is the antidote to every fear that lives in your mind or in your heart. Faith thoughts will stop your fear thoughts dead in their tracks. With faith you can sail through any crisis successfully, while fear can stop you right where you are. It is almost sinful to choose fear over faith. To be succe...
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joke for the fun of it?? idk lol
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PREGNANT AT 61 A woman went to the doctor's office where she was seen by one of the younger doctors. After about four minutes in the examination room, she burst out screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listeni...
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QOD 1/27/10
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What`s the last "new" thing you did (learned) in recovery ?
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