Those who quit going to meetings aren't there to find out what happens to people who quit going to meetings. (Stacey)

Insanity is not doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results; insanity is doing the same thing over and over again knowing full well what the results will be! (Paul)

God answers our prayers in four ways: 1. No 2. Yes 3. Wait 4. I have a better idea in mind (Bob)

I asked for all things that I might enjoy Life, I was given Life that I might enjoy all things. (BJ)

Plant the seed of hope, it will grow in due time...for each of us the water of time is different..... (Janice)

A A = Achieve Anything.

Inventory taking is not all in red ink.

It works - it really does.

F A I T H = Found Always In Trusting Him.

Some days I carry the message. Some days I AM the message. What message am I today? --Jan B.

Walk softly and carry a Big Book.

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We must be the change we wish to see in the world, - Gandhi

Lest I forget!

Dare to be brave,
Dare to stand tall,
Give life the best,
Get up when you fall.

- William A. Ward

THAT'S NOT ODD, THAT'S GOD!

Thought this was cute, I was helping a newcomer, a temporary sponsor until he found someone he could identify with. I just happened to be the person he heard share and met me after the meeting. He said, I know if I make it to JoAnne's place, I know I will make it to a meeting and have a parking place. All I have to do is not drink in today. He carried a great message to me. He said, "If he didn't get a parking place, either I forgot to ask for one for him or he didn't something wrong during his day that he needed to address.

I look at those `That`s not odd, that`s God!` moments and try to remember to say thank you. They show me that my God is working in my life.

When we stay clean and sober over the holidays, it is just another 24 hours, that is not odd, that is God. The normal thing for an alcoholic to do is drink. For me, prescription drugs were like dried up alcohol, I had the same symptoms, more black outs with them that I had with alcohol.

It is my God working in my life, doing for me, something I couldn`t do for myself. I tried to quit my way for 8 years.

I like the saying, "Just because you have a feeling, doesn't mean you have to act on it." Also, feel the feelings and do it anyway and my personal favourite and a new one to me, "Just because you get a thought, it doesn't mean it is yours. It could be your Higher Power's or it could be something projected onto you by someone else.

Peace on your journey, when we go within and connect to our Higher Power, we can find the calm within the storm.

Posted in part on another site in 2011 and 2012.

What causes a binge?
 

From an old site of Bluidkiti's

This reminds me of a co-sponsor I had for several years. She couldn't be my sponsor because she was a counsellor in the treatment center I went to. I had her in my life, because she was a Native American and I connected to her culture.

She asked a fellow client, "What does binge taste like?" It was one of the reasons I was attracted to her. She was very old school. She was short and had the tiniest hands that seemed as though they could move mountains.

One of my fellow clients was having a difficult and she asked me to go with a walk to see if she would open up to me. She didn't think she was an alcoholic. When we got back, she came to the realization that she too belonged and she later became my next door neighbour. You just never know.

The ultimate excuse, the devil made me do it.

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Posted on another site in 2004

Some thoughts that made me think. That our disease is one of perception. What one person sees may not be what another person perceives.

What might be taken as a slight by one person may be taken in stride or with acceptance by another.

We can ask for forgiveness. We do it for ourselves and our recovery. The acceptance of that forgiveness is not up to us.

Some quotes on forgiveness

www.quotegarden.com/forgiveness.html

Live and Let Live:

This is a slogan that I have to live daily when it comes to my son. He came by yesterday and made the comment, "Your place is neat and tidy and you are glad to have your son out of your life." I said, "I don't want my son out of my life, I just don't want him living in my life." He always acted as if I didn't have one. If I did, it was one, certainly not worth putting aside for his higher good.

I have had to continually set boundaries, reinforce them, and at times, shut the door to make him aware, that I love you dearly, but I don't like it when you come into my home and act out in your disease. He has choices, and his choice is to continue to use. I have a choice. I chose to not let him use in my space, and that includes using me.

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This is an old post from 2010 on another site. I can't get out and do the service I use to do, but I can come on line and share with others. It doesn't matter how small or how big a deed we do, a simple smile or a kind word can make a difference in someone's day.

If you stayed sober today, it has been a good day.

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