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Honesty got me sober; tolerance keeps me sober.

2009-11-10T04:59:35Z

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!

November 9, 2009
Quote of the Week

"Honesty got me sober; tolerance keeps me sober."

I didn't realize how dishonest I was before I entered recovery. I had half truths and misleading by omission down to a fine art, and by the end of my drinking and using I was even good at deceiving myself. I didn't know it then, but the practice of being rigorously honest was the cornerstone of my recovery, and without it I never would have gotten sober.

Mumbling and Grumbling!

2009-11-10T04:36:47Z

step 1. Admitting we had become powerless to alcohol, and that our lives had become unmanageable!.
Step 1. The most surprising miralce that ever occured in such short a sentence.
Yes I do mean a Sentence! Admittance to being powerless to alcohol was like a sentence that was handed down by a jury with no judge. The Jury being the reasons why I should quit drinking, and the judgement of others that knew I had a drinking problem. wow Coming to admit that I was powerless over alcohol. Just think I, yes I admitted that I was powerless over alcohol, and that my life had become unmangeable. Man do they have a step and half that consists of those that can't manage their lives when people want what is ours and that is happiness. Happiness comes in many forms and in many ways disguises itself with the ever so present attitude of, "Why should I change, when I'm not the one that has the problem." Well coming to admit that we, remember the, "We" word includes those in Recovery and within the program; we had become powerless to alcohol. If you are able to go to any lengths to get what i got then here it is Sobriety, What

AA THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

2009-11-09T22:40:54Z

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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( \ (AA)/ )
(_ /AA\ _)
/AA\
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Growth
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"It seems to me that the primary object
of any human being is to grow, as God intended,
that being the nature of all growing things.
Our search must be for what reality we can find,

Remembrance

2009-11-09T19:48:48Z

*Putting things in perspective, once in a while we need to be humbled.

Thinking of all the

Canadian

American
and British Soldiers

I'm not breaking this one. If I get it a 1000 times, I'll forward it a 1000 times! Let us pray...

FW:

2009-11-09T19:35:09Z

cathy

To: anneja...@aol.com; chocbabyj...@yahoo.co.uk; lor...@hotmail.co.uk; rollercat...@hotmail.co.uk; elaine...@hotmail.com; danel1...@hotmail.co.uk; mick414...@aol.com; lizmatthews1...@live.com; cril...@hotmail.co.uk; m.russel...@btinternet.com; magtar...@aol.com; mariadpor...@yahoo.com

Re: Check-In .. Monday 11/9

2009-11-09T19:34:07Z

WORK is right .. it don't come easy!! We've been together 13 yrs .. married for 9 .. and I'm only sober 2 1/2... lots of effort on both our parts to make this thing work!

-----Original Message-----
To: 12-step-recovery@googlegroups. com
Sent: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 1:39 pm

You and your family continue to impress me by the hard work you are putting in to recovery. I am so happy and we are so lucky that you decided to share.

THE DAILY REPRIEVE

2009-11-09T18:53:49Z

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!

CALLED
UP FROM HELL

“…He
was overwhelmed by a conviction of the Presence of God.” Alcoholics
Anonymous, page 56

"I
have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." Luke

Re: Check-In .. Monday 11/9

2009-11-09T18:39:23Z

You and your family continue to impress me by the hard work you are
putting in to recovery. I am so happy and we are so lucky that you decided to
share.
Marilyn

Veterans Day

2009-11-09T18:36:21Z

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Fwd: Fw: NJOI OUR EXISTENCE...?

2009-11-09T18:18:53Z

Fwd: Today's Gift - 11/09/2009

2009-11-09T18:02:10Z

The Last Day

2009-11-09T18:00:41Z

**Just For Today**

The Last Day..

'BE KIND'

Re: Decision

2009-11-09T17:56:25Z

You are correct. Recovery is about small steps--changes in behavior and
thinking. Wishing and wanting do nothing! Marilyn

Thought you might like this

2009-11-09T17:24:06Z

Thought you might like this

Sound on

Tradition One 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, pg. 130

2009-11-09T17:02:01Z

"Those who look closely soon have the key to this strange
paradox. The A.A. member has to conform to the principles
of recovery. His life actually depends upon obedience to
spiritual principles. If he deviates too far, the penalty is
sure and swift; he sickens and dies. At first he goes along