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Christmas behind RAZORWIRE
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Hey everyone, We pray that you all had a very Merry Christmas and that your upcoming New year is glorious. Today was filled with travels to each of our parent's homes. Mine then my husband's, and the Sister-in laws. The best part of the entire Christmas Day. Well, it was going to a ricketty Old Chapel si...
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USING PROGRAM OR BEING 'DISTRACTED'
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ML here....powerless over my emotions.....I am a grateful member of Emotions Anonymous. This is just about my experience with my Program. Take what you need and leave the rest. I always have a choice. I always have a choice to use Program. I always have a choice of ask for HP's will or follow my own. I can...
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step 10 NA
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I have found a daily inventory or "look back" at my day to be very helpful in identifying areas of my life which need attention or more work. NA has an information pamphlet entitled "living the program" which I have found to be very helpful in a daily analysis of how my recovery i...
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It was the night before christmas...
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The most beautiful christmas forward that I received this christmas... moved me to tears... a post from the loved one of an addict... This beautiful share filled with the loving grace of the Higher Power has to be shared with all... 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house One creatu...
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A Group Concience
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The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. Hi everyone and Merry Christmas. Do you know that I need to bring something to the group conciense for review. Several months ago I was kicked off the A.A. message board. The reason that was given was because I spoke to much about my h...
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Young people and alcohol
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Hello out there! I have a 22 year old Son that has been drinking since he was around 13 years old maybe a little older or younger I am not sure. It is his story not mine. The reason I am bringing him up is because I am watching part of my life go through another Generation. One I prayed and prayed and thought wo...
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Newbie from Pa
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Hello all from Pa. Started my recovery 40 days ago and I'm taking it day by day. Glad to be here. Grateful
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EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 11
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Step 11 : "Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." From the workbook entitled Step by Step for Emotions Anonymous I will paraphrase a simple thought....
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I cant go to AA because i'm a single parent without babysitters
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Hi, I admit and know wholeheartdly i'm an alcoholic and with this have always not been able to do anything outside of child time due to being a single parent. The AA meetings are in my area once a week on a Sunday and have to travel elsewhere to get to one. I won't leave my child (a young teen) alone that...
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Beating "OUR" Addictions, Compulsions, Habits.
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An ALcoholics Testimony This letter is to all those Grateful Alcoholics, Addicts, and people with Co-Occuring Disorders. First of all I want to say I LOVE YOU ALL. I don't have to know you, or ever speak to you, meet you, or talk to you in person. But we all share a common bond between us. That bond is the bo...
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EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS STEP 12
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"Having had a spiritual awakening as the results of these steps, we tried to carry this message and to practice these principles in all our affairs." Step 12 is often thought to be 'gratitude in actions'. If we are grateful for our new way of life, for our serenity, than it's important to ex...
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You can beat your addictions!
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Hello everybody, well I just wanted to come on here and talk to you all about fighting your addictions. Having to witness firsthand what it's like to see someone go through their addictions is a very painful experience. I had a friend of mine fall into the pits of substance abuse, and he never came out of...
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Hello I'm new.
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Hi. I've been trying to quit drinking. I've heard about the 12 step program, AA, etc. However, I see myself as very prideful. I can't bring myself to go to AA meetings. I figured this would be the next best thing. I'm hoping to get some support and meet some new friends.
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Gratitude
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Gratitude! Isn't just like a Breath of Fresh air to walk into a room of A.A. after being gone for awhile and still feeling the LOVE you did when you first walked in the DAY you got SOBER. That's how I felt tonight. After a very depressed, tired, lonely day. God in his Grace places a meeting into my Heart to go...
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slow message board?
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Today is Novemer 11th and I don't see any posts for this month at all. Is this just not a very actice message board? or is it run differently than most boards? Thanks, Dee
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STEP 10 EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS
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Step Ten - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ML here....powerless over my emotions... PLEASE SEE THE AL-ANON POST for Step 10 = wonderful description of how Step 10 can work. It's the same 12 Steps in each recovery program, but the focus may be a bit diffe...
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Step Nine Questions
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Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible except when to do so woulds injure them or others. 1. What doubts do I have about my amends injuring someone? 2. Do I have any amends to make that could result in serious consequences for my family? 3. Who on my amends list will never be available for direct...
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hi, dot
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just stopping in to say hello to dot, cuz I got an e-mail that she is not able to post for some reason. I hope all is well. I appreciate the longstanding and faithful effort Dot does on this board. God bless you, Dot.
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STEP NINE - Al-Anon
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Step Nine - Made direct amends wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. From: Paths to Recovery pg. 90-91 (copyright 1997, by Al-Anon Family Headquarters, Inc. Limited use by express written permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.) In making amends, we ne...
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Eight Step Questions
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Eifht Step - Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 1. Have I resisted making a list? Why? 2. If I am not willing to make amends, why not? 3. Do I understand that willingness is different than making the actual amends? 4. Do I recognize that minding someone e...
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