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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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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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