Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
01-01-2009 9:24 am
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With Gratitude it is great to wake-up to another day sober. Sure beats coming-to in the f...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-30-2008 12:08 pm
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How Much Anonymity?
As a rule, the average newcom...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-20-2008 6:28 am
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Self-Confidence and Will Power
When we were first...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-19-2008 6:48 am
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Membership Rules?
Around 1943 or 1944, the Centra...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-13-2008 6:51 am
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Material Achievement
No member of A.A. wants to d...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-12-2008 6:58 am
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Dealing with Resentments
Resentment is the Number One o...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-08-2008 6:29 am
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Pipeline to God
"I am a firm believer in both gui...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-07-2008 6:48 am
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A Full and Thankful Heart
One exercise that I pra...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-06-2008 6:07 am
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Humility First
We found many in A.A.who once thou...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-05-2008 6:26 am
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Suffering Transmuted
"A.A. is no success story in...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-02-2008 6:57 am
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"Not Allied with Any Sect..."
"While A.A. has restored ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
08-01-2008 6:29 am
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Foundation for Life
We discover that we receive g...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-31-2008 6:26 am
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Moral Responsibility
"Some strongly object to the...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-30-2008 6:11 am
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In God's Economy
"In God's economy, nothing is wa...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-29-2008 6:39 am
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Getting off a "Dry Bender"
"Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought to know; I have...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-26-2008 10:19 am
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Gratitude Should Go Forward
"Gratitude should go ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-25-2008 6:51 am
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Troublemakers Can Be Teachers
Few of us are any longer afraid of what any ne...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-24-2008 7:10 am
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Daily Reprieve
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we r...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-23-2008 7:03 am
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True Independence of the Spirit
The more we becom...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-21-2008 6:55 am
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We Cannot Stand Still
In the first days of A.A., ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-20-2008 9:10 am
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Alike When the Chips Are Down
In the beginning, i...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-19-2008 8:45 am
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Worshipers All
We found that we had been indeed worshipe...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-18-2008 6:29 am
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Fear as a Steppingstone
The chief activator of our defec...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-17-2008 6:29 am
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Citizens Again
"Each of us in turn -- that is, th...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-16-2008 6:13 am
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Light from a Prayer
"God grant us the serenity to...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-15-2008 10:03 pm
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I just finished watching the premier series of The Cleaner on A&E. I thoroughly ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-15-2008 6:50 am
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The Wine of Success
Disagreeable or unexpected pr...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-14-2008 6:36 am
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Companion and Partner
"Dr. Bob was my constant companio...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-13-2008 8:29 am
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Toward Honesty
The perverse wish to hide a bad motive un...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-12-2008 9:11 am
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Never Again!
"Most people feel more secure on the...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-11-2008 6:28 am
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Eternal Values
Many people will have no truck at ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-10-2008 6:20 am
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Newcomer Problems
The temptation is to become rat...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-09-2008 6:42 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
The Shared Gift
A...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-08-2008 7:19 pm
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AS BILL SEES IT
Seeking Fool's Gold
&nb...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-07-2008 6:53 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
Quantity or Quality
&nb...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-06-2008 7:41 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
Out of the Dark
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-05-2008 9:55 pm
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Sixteen relapse symptoms to watch out for:
1. Exhaustion - Allowing ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-05-2008 7:30 am
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-04-2008 7:16 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
A New Life
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-03-2008 5:07 am
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-02-2008 6:16 pm
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AS BILL SEES IT
All or Nothing?
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
07-01-2008 5:09 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
Maintenance and Growth
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-30-2008 6:40 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
Can We Choose?
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-29-2008 8:28 am
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AS BILL SEES IT
Pain and Progress
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-28-2008 7:10 pm
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"The problem with most drinking alcoholics is that they don't have any INVISIBL...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-28-2008 7:05 am
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In God's Hands
When we look back, we realize that ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-27-2008 11:07 pm
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AS BILL SEES IT
Personality Change
"It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only o...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-27-2008 7:25 pm
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Action is the magic word......this is my favorite. Of course, I cut my teeth on Easy Does It.....On...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-26-2008 7:14 am
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I could use some help here.....
I have always tripped-up on the distinction between envy and je...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-25-2008 10:09 pm
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Well, interesting night...these past 2 hours.
Tonight at my Big Book Study (Home group) we are ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-24-2008 10:07 pm
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OK, I put in a suggestion for more topics...guess we could also add Today, 24 hours, or something like that....
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-23-2008 10:31 pm
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Imagine that.......years ago when doing my 4th/5th step...gossip didn't come up. But, later on, as I contin...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-22-2008 10:46 am
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This is to the new member who joined on 06/21/2008 and does not desire contact, as well as, all who come her...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-21-2008 7:25 pm
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Today I was blessed with spending time with my oldest son and his family. The day start...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-20-2008 8:14 pm
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You know, I don't know if I've ever been to a meeting in which the topic of rejection was discussed. ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-19-2008 10:05 pm
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Every Thursday night I sponsor a AA meeting in the County Work Release Jail. Tonight we had 19 - 20 ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-18-2008 7:07 pm
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An electrical storm took out my DSL modem last night. Man-o-man, last night was dull without my inte...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-16-2008 6:53 pm
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Well, I wasn't going to mention this but, I have thus far survived 2 rounds of lay offs at wor...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-15-2008 12:16 pm
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It has been a few months since I went to my local Unity church and this b...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-14-2008 5:20 pm
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Being independent has always been a desire of mine. During my younger years I was taught to t...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-13-2008 7:27 pm
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"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror"
Focusi...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-12-2008 10:25 pm
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The purpose of an AA meeting as I practice and understand it is sobriety through the teaching ...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-11-2008 10:42 pm
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According to the Big Book in "How It Works" my troubles are basically of my own making - Self-...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-10-2008 6:38 pm
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They shared their homes, their slender resources, and gladly
devoted their spare hours to fellow-suffer...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
06-08-2008 12:14 am
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Recently anonymity has been discussed in other forums. Of course I know w...
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Jim S.
Alcoholic
Florida
03-16-2008 5:15 pm
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">I'm reminded today that in the AA program I am encouraged to take acti...
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