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gratitude
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im grateful for.... 1. Advil 2. my car 3. cigarettes. got my self a sponsor and im going to do this right!
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QOD 11/11/09
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What`s the last thing you asked another human being for help with ?
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joke for the 12th
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A lady on a commuter train was reading a newspaper article about life and death statistics. Fascinated, she turned to the man next to her and asked, "Did you know that every time I breathe somebody dies?" "Really," he said, "have you tried mouthwash?"
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Relationship-Induced Confusion...
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This whole thing of being treated with kindness, respect, consideration, tenderness, affection, and courtesy just blows my mind! My new "normie" boyfriend is spoiling me rotten! He even came to a meeting with me, cuz it's such a big part of my life. He brings me flowers cu...
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JFT comment 11/12
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Just for Today: I will remember that my honest story is what I share the best. Today, that's enough. Honest sharing does not come automatically to me. I must work at it lest it become more about drama than actually sharing.I try to keep my comments brief, and structure them by starting off sharing my ex...
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November 11, 2009
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From surrender to acceptancePage 329 "We surrender quietly and let the God of our understanding take care of us." Basic Text p. 26 Surrender and acceptance are like infatuation and love. Infatuation begins when we encounter someone special. Infatuation requires nothing but the ackno...
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Newbie on Board
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Good Morning: I'm new here. I am a recovering heroine addict. Went to rehab over a year ago. I'm doing well. I still struggle at times; and, at other times I'm not. While I've enjoyed meetings, both NA and AA, I have had problems with certain individuals not respecting anonymity. That is disheartening...
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Here is whats going on with me
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I decided that i needed to comitt to AA and NA and to myself to work on my recovery more thoroughly, the way its suggested we do it and that means make meetings daily and sometimes more then just once a day, I got a sponsor last night and have started working on the steps. Today I had one on one therapy session...
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JOD 11\10\09 a bit early
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A woman was walking along the beach when she stumbled upon a bottle. She picked it up & rubbed it, & lo & behold a Genie appeared. The amazed woman asked if she got three wishes. The Genie said, " Nope, sorry. Three-wish genies are a myth. Most of us are just single types. I'm a one-wish g...
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Speaker Topic?
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Hey all! This is my first post to the board, and I hope someone can offer some advice. I'm speaking at a celebration tonight at my home group, and I've been thinking... everyone there has heard my story, some more than once, and quite honestly I'm a little bored with telling it over and over to the same pee...
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JFT comment
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Fear has been the controlling emotion in my life. It usually comes in the form of anxiety, but it's still fear.I turned to drugs out of fear and I turned to NA out of fear.I had a brief relapse a few weeks ago, and have returned to active meeting attendance, got a sponser and call him everyday, do a little s...
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FEAR
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Fuck Everyting And Run Face Everything And Recover got a new outlook today Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.' (The Bib...le, Joshua 1:9I like this options I don't have to do anything but...
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JFT comment 11/11
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"Just for Today: My recovery is more than infatuation. I have surrendered. Today, I will nurture my conscious contact with my Higher Power and accept that Power's continuing care for me." Totally surrendering and accepting that my higher power will care for me remains a struggle. My fe...
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Meet my husband's girlfriend tonight.....
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I meet the young girl my husband was attempting to talk to. She told me what I needed to hear. My husband is a big liar and master manipulator. He is constitutionally unable to be honest with himself or others. I was going to send him money to the jail and allow him to call me once a week but I will no longe...
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First Time visitor
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Hello all.. I am a frist time visitor. I am starting to recognize that I have a problem, but I am not really sure where to go. I thought that this would be a good start. I really don't seem to have any self control and I figure if I talked with some people who have been there too, I might learn some things and hop...
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Brand new member!
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Hello everyone! I'm new to the board so I thought I'd introduce myself to everyone who happens to see this post :) my name is Megan and while I've tried (and failed) to quit my addictions before, I'm making another go at it. Today is (yet another) day ONE of my recovery! I'm excited to talk with all of y...
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November 09, 2009
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The best-laid plansPage 327 "It is our actions that are important. We leave the results to our Higher Power." Basic Text p. 88 There's an old saying we sometimes hear in our meetings: "If you want to make God laugh, make plans." When we hear this we usually laugh, too, but there's...
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JOD for all of us that remember our not so bright all nighters
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Fifty-Six fun things to do in Walmart 1. Take shopping carts for the express purpose of filling them and stranding them at strategic locations. 2. Ride those little electronic cars at the front of the store. 3. Set all the alarm clocks to go off at ten minute intervals throughout the day. 4. Run up to...
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QOD 11/9/09
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When was the last time your H.P. had a different plan than you did ?
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Step writing work sheets
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Before the Step Working Guide. Are there any available here or somewhere else?
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just wondering
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ya know I sit and I wonder how my life has come to theis pont or jus why it is the way it is... maybe just because it is but can't help but wonder why...sometimes that train of thought gets me in trouble;although I am amazed at the events that have taken place and Iam still here to accept what comes next...ho...
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have to love it
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10 PIECES OF ADVICE TO BE PASSED ON TO YOUR MOM, YOUR DAUGHTERS OR GRANDDAUGHTERS, NIECES, AUNTS, GIRLFRIENDS, ETC. 1. Don't imagine you can change a man - unless he's in diapers. 2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door. 3. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to p...
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why aren't things getting any easier???
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I haven't used since July but I am too afraid to even leave my house or see old friends. I know isolation for an addict is one step closer to using but I just really don't have a clue as to go back to living my life after rehab. I feel myself falling deeper into self will and depression and it scares the hell out...
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11/9/09 JOD
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A blond girl comes back from school one evening. She runs to her mum and says: "Mummy today at school we learned how to count. Well, all the other girls only counted to 5, but listen to me: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ! That's good, isn't it?" "Yes darling, very good." "Is that b...
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had to put this one out ther too funny
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URINE TEST (Whoever wrote this one deserves a HUGE pat on the back!) Like most folks in this country, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, in my case, I am required to pass a random urine test (with which I have n...
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Sponsorship...
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I'm curious about everybody's "take" is on the issue of Sponsorship. Do you have a Sponsor? Why or why not? What does your Sponsor do for, or mean to you? Do you Sponsor others? Why or why not? What does Sponsoring others do for, or mean to you? What is your experience with online or phone &...
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JOD
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A redhead walks into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. She sits down next to this blonde at the bar and stares up at the TV. The 10:00 news was on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump. The redhead turns to the blonde and says, "You know, I bet he'll jump.&q...
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November 08, 2009
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Freed from insanityPage 326 "Do I believe it would be insane to walk up to someone and say, "May I please have a heart attack or a fatal accident." Basic Text p.23 We've heard it said that unless we're in love, we can't remember what love feels like. The same could be said of insanity: Onc...
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OK....I'm over it.
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Hope that's never done to me again! I really don't do well with when I have not committed a crime!! However, I am now ready to scrape it off my shoe and move on. Since my account is still here, I guess I may as well be too. "Today, I thrive. But that doesnt mean I dont get kicked in the teeth periodic...
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The Third step and some thoughts
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In the NA book "It works how and why, the twelve steps and twelve traditions of Narcotics anonymous" on page 148 It talks about aplying spiritual principles. "The third tradition encourages freedom from judgement, it leads us on the path of service toward an attitude of helpfullne...
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