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Service is a Power greater than myself !
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Attended the two day Regional meeting of UK. I do service as the alt- RCM from the NE Are. A great experience all in all, reminding me that service in NA, that goes towards carrying the message to the addict that still suffers is the best way to lose the disease ! I need to be Higher Powered and I can feel th...
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gratitude list. 11/16/09
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ive been working on my speech for almost 5 hours and im almost done. today i am thankful for 1. FOOOOD 2. down comforter 3. car
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joke for the 16th
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Three girls all worked in the same office with the same female boss. Each day, they noticed the boss left work early. One day the girls decided that, when the boss left, they would leave right behind her. After all, she never called or came back to work, so how would she know they went home early? The brune...
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Got to move on !
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Back in Sheffield after a great holiday in Bangalore India with my daughter and mother. Ive had meetings this week with the National Health and the University and all is clear. After having lived here for 14 months and completed my study course, I am now on he verge of relocating back to Bangalore. My ag...
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joke 4 the 16th a bit early I am sick
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A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store and he does a double take. He recognizes that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable, so he walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars. The st...
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My life is starting to change...
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My name is Jennifer, and I'm an addict. Ever had a blessing in disguise? My Mom was all set for me to go back to my house, but my Daddy said , "...She's safer with us...". The next day we go to pay for my lights, and come to find I'm a day late to pay for reconnection. Of course, I was upset...but not...
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Just for today share....11/16/09
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November 16, 2009Alone no morePage 334 "We gradually and carefully pull ourselves out of the isolation and loneliness of addiction and into the mainstream of life." Basic Text p. 35 Many of us spent much of our using time alone, avoiding other people-especially people who were not using...
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11/15/09 Just for Today ....share
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November 15, 2009Letting goPage 333 "Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live." Basic Text p. 25 How do we begin the process of letting our Higher Power guide our lives? When we seek advice about situations that trouble us, we often find that our Higher Power works...
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joke for the 15th
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A man placed some flowers on the grave of his dearly departed mother and started back toward his car when his attention was diverted to another man kneeling at a grave. The man seemed to be praying with profound intensity and kept repeating, Why did you have to die? Why did you have to die? Why did you have...
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well another day and im stuck in my freaken head LOL
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so im listening to stan getz thanks Mike LOL where am i today ? im feeling the need for some excitement im bored my life is ho hum i like excitement and adrenaline rush's , i may go out and do something crazy in my truck today spins some brodys in a field or something lol, I have a vortek 5.7 liters motor thats a...
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11/14/09 JFT share
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November 14, 2009Not just survivingPage 332 "When we were using, our lives became an exercise in survival. Now we are doing much more living than surviving." Basic Text p. 50 "I'd be better off dead!" A familiar refrain to a practicing addict, and with good reason. All we had to...
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Morning everyone!
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Last week of bow season here in upstate New York.Though our family is being blasted by 'life on life ' terms situations I will sit in my tree and thank my God for my blessings,watch nature unfold as all Gods creatures come to awaken and Just for Today remember once again'where I came from' and I will put my...
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QOD 11/13/09
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How will you demonstrate an "attitude of gratitude" , today ?
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hi everyone.
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this is tough for me, coming back after using for a little bit. i don't even know what to say. im clean. as of yesterday. im watching the CMA's and they are better than usual. im having a hard time. k im done rambling.
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JOD for the 14th
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Three women are about to be executed by the armed soldiers. One's a brunette, one's a red-head, and one's a blonde. Two guards brings the brunette forward,the soldiers point the guns at her and the executioner asks if she has any last requests. She says no, and the executioner shouts, "Ready...
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11/13/09 oh hey friday the 13th.
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today i am grateful for... 1. a bed 2. a shower 3. Music
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online sponsoring
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hey everyone , i am really interested in sponsoring online and being sponsored online,,,i have work the steps 4 times in the 5 years i have been clean but i have some issues in my small town with some old timers and have cut way back on meetings, i was hoping i could get something going here so i could keep gi...
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jod for the 13th
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Category: Point to be NotedRepublican National Convention Schedule 6:00 PM Opening Prayer, led by the Rev. Jerry Falwell 6:30 PM Pledge of Allegiance 6:35 PM Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd amendment) 6:45 PM Salute to the Coalition of the Willing 6:46 PM Seminar #1: Getting your kid a mili...
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JFT share 11/13/09
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Just for Today: I want all that life has to offer me and all that recovery can provide. Today, I will take a risk, try something new, and grow. By being succesful, one day at a time, at recovery, I find that I have increased confidence in my ability to be successful in other areas of my life.I've started a pr...
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QOD 11/12/09
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What is your definition of sucess , besides staying clean/sober ?
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I've made it to the oreo key tag!!!!!!!!!!
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hey everyone..... Today I am clean for 2 whole years in a row!!!!!!!!! I am very grateful that this year is over and a new one can begin. I can't believe that I made it to the oreo key tag (black on the surface and white in the middle)!!!!!! To think where I was 2 years ago is like night and day. I went from a ho...
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Tears
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I have noticed lately Iwanna cry alot... I have not cried much since I have been home and only a couple days whil in the hospital I just have not had time to think or feel...no one leaves me alone long enoughto actually sit with my thoughts...but when Ido Icry I over think...God's will for me is really diff...
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QOD 11/10/09
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What "fear" still invades your serenity every once in a while ( other than relapse) ?
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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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