Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-30-2018, 11:23 PM
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Knowing myself
Asking for help when I need...
Knowing myself
Asking for help when I need it and acting on my own when I don't
Admitting when I'm wrong and making amends
Accepting love from others, even if I'm having a tough time loving...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-15-2018, 09:36 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
08-09-2018, 10:39 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
08-09-2018, 10:34 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
07-30-2018, 08:46 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-06-2018, 08:17 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
05-25-2018, 05:02 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
05-23-2018, 08:40 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
05-19-2018, 08:59 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
03-21-2018, 07:59 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
03-16-2018, 09:54 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-24-2018, 07:14 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-17-2018, 09:36 AM
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Do you do the next right thing?
This reminds...
Do you do the next right thing?
This reminds me that last night I did a meditation, and then proceeded to do what I wanted any way. That process was nothing, but sit and watch some of the...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
01-27-2018, 10:36 PM
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Are you a survivor?
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Are you a survivor?
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-13-2017, 10:55 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
11-30-2017, 06:51 PM
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Didn't realize that resentments were the...
Didn't realize that resentments were the underlying force behind anger. It is okay to be angry, but we can't hold onto it.
When I find myself resentful, I need to pray for the other person. They...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
11-22-2017, 03:44 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-16-2017, 10:39 PM
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This is something I posted on another site in...
This is something I posted on another site in 2009. I find myself back there the last few days. Just not being able to be on my computer. I brought out my cards on Friday night, used a new angel...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-16-2017, 10:34 PM
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Much better at this. I had to make a point of...
Much better at this. I had to make a point of putting on my listening ears on instead of sitting there with my thoughts in my head, trying to figure out what I wanted to say. If I listen to others,...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-12-2017, 12:36 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-06-2017, 09:46 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-06-2017, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 15,757
Do you like change?
Have always embraced...
Do you like change?
Have always embraced change. Going back to where I came from was never an option. As your picture says, we need to grow. In order to do that we often need to be nurtured, loved...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-19-2017, 11:02 PM
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Do you do change well?
Ironically, since my...
Do you do change well?
Ironically, since my two falls, I have had a lot more pain to deal with. My biggest change is not being able to do what I use to do, in the way I would like to do it.
I...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-13-2017, 11:57 PM
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Being in Control
Don’t you just love being...
Being in Control
Don’t you just love being in control? But don't you find that the more you try to control everything, the more stressed and out of control you feel?
How about, trying to curb...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-02-2017, 09:15 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-02-2017, 09:13 PM
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Written in May 2004 on another site:
It took...
Written in May 2004 on another site:
It took me seven years in recovery to take what for me was a risk, and get into a relationship. We got together three times and broke up three times. The last...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
02-02-2017, 08:23 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
01-19-2017, 10:18 PM
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As it says in the Big Book, the higher my...
As it says in the Big Book, the higher my acceptance, the lower my expectations. It is hard to accept what you don't know. I accept that I don't know and that I shouldn't speculate and draw negative...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
01-19-2017, 10:12 PM
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This quote was so me growing up, all those old...
This quote was so me growing up, all those old tapes playing in my head. I was a 'bad' girl because I didn't conform to the norm. I didn't feel and think or act the way I was told a good little girl,...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
01-19-2017, 10:05 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
01-03-2017, 09:49 PM
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What Step has been the most important tool in...
What Step has been the most important tool in your recovery?
I am still of the mind, it is the Step 1, 2, 3 Waltz, I can't, my God can, just for today, I choose to let Him.
Steps 10, 11, and 12...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-25-2016, 04:26 PM
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My tool box in today, is trying to remember the...
My tool box in today, is trying to remember the lessons learned along the way on my recovery journey. The words of wisdom that I have heard from others and the food to fill my spirit that I find in...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-25-2016, 04:25 PM
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This was posted on another site.
Tools I...
This was posted on another site.
Tools I used in addition to yours was the phone. It was important to pick it up in good times and bad times to get in the practice of getting out of myself and...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
12-25-2016, 04:22 PM
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What Do I Need In My Recovery Toolbox
Each...
What Do I Need In My Recovery Toolbox
Each morning I get up and check to make sure I have all my tools in “My Recovery Toolbox”.. I never know whether I’ll need them to change my perspective, my...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
11-19-2016, 09:17 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
11-06-2016, 11:04 AM
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Do you focus on yourself?
I do have to focus on myself. It is difficult watching my son go down hill in his addiction and last night I sat here shedding a few tears. I saw my dad do the same thing and wished much better for...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
10-20-2016, 06:42 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
10-04-2016, 09:09 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-18-2016, 11:24 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-09-2016, 07:05 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-04-2016, 12:31 PM
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One of the big spiritual awakening for me was...
One of the big spiritual awakening for me was sitting at a meeting and sharing on Step Two. When I came into recovery, I was sure I knew who God was, I had been raised with Him all my life, after all...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
09-04-2016, 12:30 PM
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Have you had a spiritual awakening?
...
Have you had a spiritual awakening?
Have had many spiritual experiences. The first was before coming into the rooms of recovery when I walked down the hall at the YWCA and knew the girl was...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
07-16-2016, 07:55 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
07-10-2016, 02:43 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
07-01-2016, 12:18 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-25-2016, 11:10 PM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-23-2016, 12:20 AM
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-17-2016, 11:04 PM
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We learn to "be nice", which means (among other...
We learn to "be nice", which means (among other things) hiding bad feelings. By adulthood even verbal expression is curtailed, since a civilized person is expected to be "civil". Thus, expression is...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-17-2016, 11:00 PM
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Do you handle your anger well?
Checklist For Hidden Anger
If we have any natural fault, it is hiding our own anger from ourselves. Here is a checklist to help you determine if you are hiding your anger from yourself. Any of...
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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts
06-16-2016, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 66
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it is so nice to be relieved of that feeling of...
it is so nice to be relieved of that feeling of dread when I hear a phone, a siren, or see somone stoned which made me think "That could be my son!"
The last few years those calls had been few and...
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