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Old 03-31-2014, 10:30 PM   #1
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April 1

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There have been so many random acts of kindness that have been instrumental in the saving of my time in the program. I now pass these random acts of kindness on to others, and try to remind other members that being in A.A. is like growing up in public, and there are times when the awkwardness of adolescence is quite painful enough.
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We have this crazy male Cardinal that sits on our porch railing and flies up and attacks his image in our glass storm door over and over with a loud thump. All day, it's thump, thump, thump. We put sun catchers on the door, taped paper to the glass, but nothing stops him. He's been at it for two years! His mate perches nearby and quietly watches him do this to himself again and again. She HAS to be an Al-Anon!
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The great thing about the Al-Anon/ACOA group I attend is that the minute I walked in to that room I knew I was where I needed to be. I belonged there. As I went through and read along with the "laundry list" pamphlet that we use as a guide for our sharings in the meetings, I identified so viscerally with the list of characteristics and problems spelled out there. By gradually opening up to share my experiences I identified my feelings and really felt some of them for the first time.
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At first sobriety scared me... who would I talk to if I didn't go to the bars? Where would I go for fun? How would I handle bad days without the bar, the booze, and my bar friends? I knew no other life for more than 20 years. Well believe it or not, everyday of my 10 years of sobriety has had a blessing, and I really mean everyday! Good, bad, or other, everyday has brought me good things.
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It wasn't until someone at ACOA explained to me about "the elephant in the living room" that anything made any sense out of all the craziness that was going on in my own household with three teenagers. We all were walking around "the elephant." Sometimes when you are in a situation you cannot see what is really going on until someone in a 12 step group for a long time explains it. I thank that person so much!
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I have been a member of Al-Anon for 10 years and I just want to thank all of the members for always being there for me whenever I want to reach out and receive the gift of life and love. Before Al-Anon I had no life -- only focusing on other people's problems and not dealing with my own life. I was always blaming the alcoholics for everything that was wrong with my life. The only thing that they were guilty of was having a terrible disease that they did not want or ask for.
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We are less prone to repeat doing wrong things when practicing Step 10 because we alkies don't relish making amends. The usual outcome is that we find out it isn't the end of the world to make a mistake. Did you ever notice how the eraser on a pencil wears out long before the wooden part? If I had my way I'd make the eraser a lot longer.
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When I have a tough decision to make, I use the principles of the 12 steps to help me make the right choice. I tell myself, God and another human being what I have decided and then I sit back and see how that "feels." If I have a peace about it, usually I find I have made the right decision. If I don't have a peace about it, chances are I either made the wrong decision or I don't know all of the options yet.
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There are many things that the program of Alcoholics Anonymous has taught me but one of the most important things at the beginning was simply a question. I was taught to replace the question "why?" with "how?" When I got here I was full of why's. Then I started asking how do I recover, how do I live sober, how do I start to be honest and how do I work the steps? The results from this replacement is "indescribably wonderful" and the results are all God's!
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Having wonderful sponsees helps to keep me working my program. Sharing my experience, strength, and hope with others, in the program, is one of the highlights which my Higher Power provides. I am learning so much about living a sane life, one-day-at-a-time.
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One Day at a Time. For each day that passes and I remain sober is truly a blessing from God, as I have come to understand him. Individuals without God in their lives are beyond my comprehension. I have come to know that God loves me and provides for my daily needs, not wants. My daily need to stay sober.
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I thank God for AA, get on my knees in the morning to pray, read my morning meditations, work on being humble, help by making coffee at meetings, talk... basically everything I can that is suggested. It's been just about four months now and I've had ruff times, but I handle them differently now! Life is okay for today and I feel hopeful.
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Listening to others is also so beneficial because hearing others express the same things I have felt or dealt with me makes feel less like my situation is unique. This helps me to accept my background and how it has shaped me and to move on to living a saner life. The give and take of listening and sharing in my meetings and the impact this has made in my life is a gift that I can only describe as divine. These people are my family and know more about the real me than my family of origin.
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My attitudes and expectations over people, places, and things are what let me down the most. Maybe if I work on changing that instead of others, serenity will come easier. I can't change what other's think of me. I can change how I think about myself though. Once I realize my worth, other people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors towards me won't affect me nearly has deep as before.
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I was walking down the street the other day and coming towards me was the sweetest woman I have ever met and a fellow Al-Anon member. She stopped and gave me a hug and whispered in my ear that I was beautiful and she loved me and off she went. It just lifted my spirits for the rest of the day. That simple encounter with a wonderful member of this program made me realize what was missing in my life. I need to attend more meetings.
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