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a lightbulb just went off
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my husband although grew up with parents who loved him and still do, they have a lot of trouble showing their affection. he is of mixed race too so growing up had issues revolving around that and where he fit into society. his mother is maori and never explained much of their culture and treated him like a...
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Holiday Card Request
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Hello and Happy Holiday Season, Every December I ask everyone who is listed on the Miracles In Progress message boards to help me bring a awesomely memoriable Holiday to the many newcomers in the Miracles In Progress Recovery Houses by simply sending each house member a Holiday Card, and signing it w...
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update
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It was a hard Thanksgiving this year. I had to many people around me from my past this weekend. one old friend showed up at the house looking for me. i called the cops and now hes in jail. thats a long story. but to make it short hes not aloud around my son and he was there. so anyways i stayed clean for this week...
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november 30 just for today
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November 30 Sharing The Real Me "Sharing with others keeps us from feeling isolated and alone."Basic Text pg. 81 Intimacy is the sharing of our innermost thoughts and feelings with another human being. Many of us long for the warmth and companionship intimacy brings, but those things do...
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QOD 11/30/09
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What is your least favorite meeting/share/reading topic? Why do you dislike it? -- Edited by Tisa2U on Monday 30th of November 2009 10:58:53 AM -- Edited by Tisa2U on Monday 30th of November 2009 10:59:13 AM
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joke for the 30th
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A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though a whale is a very large mammal, its throat is very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher reiterated that a whale...
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overwhelmed
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all that have been here for awhile know this has been a rough year and shit keeps on coming since my attempt I have been diagnosed with hypoglycemia my last set of triggers points didn't work I have to have another knee surgery the pain that is supposed to be controlled isn't my knee throbs and my back well...
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I can not stay clean today on yesterdays recovery
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Hello Family i want to share how my HP's presence is evident in my life lately. today i am 2 years , 11 months and 1 day clean. Longer than any time i've ever had in recovery. I feel stronger today than ever that i must stay in touch with the first 3 steps. In hindsight i realize that every time i went back out...
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Reading all these posts
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I am glad that this site is here. I was reading the post about putting your all into this thing. I know from other life experiences that you get out of something what you put into it...for the most part. So here is where I need some help. I have a sponsor now, online albeit, and am starting on my step work. I am...
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november 29 just for today
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November 29 Our Higher Power's Care "We believe that our Higher Power will take care of us."Basic Text pg. 55 Our program is based on the idea that the application of simple principles can produce profound effects in our lives. One such principle is that, if we ask, our Higher Power will car...
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joke for the 29th
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A married woman is having an affair. Whenever her lover comes over, she puts her nine year old son in the closet. One day the woman hears a car in the driveway and puts her lover in the closet, as well. Inside the closet, the little boy says, Its dark in here, isnt it? Yes it is, the man replies. You wanna buy a...
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Im surrendering
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Hi all. Well after a couple of very very unproductive and miserable weeks,I have called my sponsor and feel like a different person already! Why is it when we know exactly what to do, we get so damned stubborn and would rather wallow in self pity? Im not so sure if you would have asked me a few days ago that I...
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joke for the 28
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A guy walks into a clinic to have his blood type taken. The nurse goes about taking the blood sample from his finger after finishing she looks around for a piece of cotton to wipe away the excess blood. She can't find one so she looks innocently at the guy, takes his finger and sucks it. The guy is so pleased...
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november 28 just for today
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November 28 Being Ourselves "To be truly humble is to accept and honestly try to be ourselves."Basic Text pg. 35 Humility is a puzzling concept. We know a lot about humiliation, but humility is a new idea. It sounds suspiciously like groveling, bowing, and scraping. But that's not what hu...
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a couple of thoughts
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NEVER BORROW SORROW FROM TOMORROW deal only with the present, never step into tomorrow. for High power asks us just to trust who ever it is and to never borrow sorrow. for the future is not ours to know and it may never be, so let us live and give our best and give our best and give it lavishly. for to meet to...
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running from whatever makes me hurt
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Hello friends and Happy Thanksgiving I was just confronted by my husband and let me tell you I was not wanting to face reality!! I guess I should tell you about the event that got me into this obsession ... I have rights to my girls this weekend and we received this letter, registered mail, stating all kin...
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in need of a suggestion
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hey everyone, Happy thanksgiving to all the americans out there... Just wanted to update, I had my 2 year medallion last night and I'm really glad that it's over. I am struggling with the steps that need to be taken. I haven't been connecting with my sponsor for about 6 months and I realize that it is ti...
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so today was my first day working at macys of course black friday. it wasnt that bad. it wasnt too crowded but i have a headache, my feet are bleeding, and my legs hurt. 9 hours of dealing with stupid people really takes a lot out of someone. and my heart has been acting up a bit and i dont think my NEW meds are w...
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The garden
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attitude of gratitude
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There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to...
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OVERDOSE!!!
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ON TURKEY THAT IS LOL.. BET I got your attention lol how many are feelin the effects of the turkey? don't know bout ya'll but its nap time but it wouldn't be thanksgiving without a gratitude thread: Grateful for finding peace of mind this year took all year but it's here... Grateful to b a part of somethi...
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Spirit of Gratitude !
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Thanks giving is related to the Harvest Festival and seems to have begun on a plantation in New England sometime in 1691 and has stayed as american tradition ever since. Canada celebrates this too, but on the 1st Monday of october. My mother had experienced a grand lunch at my aunts, when she lived in Ca...
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joke for the 27th
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A man absolutely hated his wife's cat and decided to get rid of him one day by driving him 20 blocks from his home and leaving him at the park. As he arrived home, the cat was walking up the driveway. The next day he decided to drive the cat 40 blocks away. He put the beast out and headed home. Driving back up hi...
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gobble gobble
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so i decided to go to my parents house for dinner. it went exactly how i knew it would. i walk in they hug me and say they are sooooooooooooo glad to see me clean. then we eat. and then the bitches come out and argue with me and bitch about something. it doesnt matter what it is they always have something to bit...
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an extra laugh for the holiday
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>>>> HOW IS NORMA?......This is hilarious! >>>> >>>> A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph 's >>>> Hospital. She timidly asked, >>>> >>>> 'Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me >>>> h...
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Yeah what a day.
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I found out this morning a good friend of mine who was active killed him self this morning. I truly am grateful and fuckin pissed off at the same time. It reminds me of how selfish i was out there and it could very well be me. He didn't kill him self, he killed those who love him. Another reason i am so adamit (h...
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JOKE FOR TURKEY DAY
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Donald Rumsfeld died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St.Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are all those clocks?" St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on you...
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stress management
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STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE Just in case you are having a rough day, here is a stress management technique, recommended in all the latest psychological journals. The funny thing is that it really does work, and will make you smile. 1. Picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs ou...
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I lost my daughter to drugs and wrote this for her
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This is a poem I wrote in memory of my daughter, who did not get a second chance. If someone can live because of these words, I would know she didn't die in vain. My Debbie I have just been born, the light hurts my eyes I'm happy to be here even though my mouth cries I know they will love me I'll try to be good, I'l...
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QOD 11/25/09
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What`s one thing in your life , you really want to get done , that you just can quite finish ? What keeps getting in the way ?
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