A drunk gets up from the bar and heads for the restroom. A few minutes
later, a loud, blood curdling scream is heard. A few minutes after that,
another loud scream reverberates through the bar. The bartender goes to
investigate.

"What's all the screaming about in there? You're scaring my customers!"
"I'm just sitting here on the toilet and every time I try to flush,
something comes up and sqeezes the hell out of my balls," replies the
drunk.
With that, the bartender opens the door, looks in and says, "You idiot!
You're sitting on the mop wringer bucket!"

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*LAUGHTER Is HEALING*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The weekly meeting topic is:
What are your thoughts on sponsorship ?
Why is a sponsor necessary to your recovery ?
What`s your favorite sponsorship related saying ?

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This is a SLAMMING, STRONG support group with
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This a message bulletin board meeting, where people post on the
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messages to read what others have shared and click on the post link,
now you can share on the topic of the week or whatever you would like.
There is a lot of good experience, strength and hope in here as well
as newcomers who need our support and love, PLEASE stop by,
we will leave the light on in the room and there is coffee in the
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Thanks for your participation and support !!!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Please Be There For The Newcomers*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

November 10
In moments of stress, doubt, uncertainty, anger or pain,
I can pause and say the serenity prayer,
knowing that I will get all the
strength, courage and wisdom that I need.
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
"Time for Joy"
Check out Ruth's collection of
light, nourishing and nurturing Books and Tapes
& some touching and embracing Greeting Cards
http://www.spirithaven.com/booksandtapes.htm
for inspirational messages email
spirithaven@...

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Apology

A fallen tear and shaken heart
Connections now are torn apart
Feelings gone and turned away
Caring less for every day
No stopping ends or wanting change
And in the end all take some blame
As I did not see clearly when
I’d argue, meddle, betray a friend
And wanting too much from some lives
I should’ve let go many times
But motives never were contrite
I always thought that I was right
Just never thought I’d hurt someone
I only saw the hurt I’d won

I’m staying now within my lane
And from these deeds will I refrain
To build amends with change in style
Through honesty, no more denial
And I ask nothing in return
My gift is grace that I have learned
And that you all should wash your pain
If any from me should remain

For in my heart there is a truth
To comfort, love and then to soothe
To try to leave a better place
At least to not leave hurt, disgrace

But I am human, imperfect scarred
Just like all of the other hearts
And through my fear, anguish too
I shudder at the things I do:
When I let thoughts betray my truth
Forgetting love and forgiveness

Admission made, amended style
Awareness wakens past denial
Forgive myself releasing pain
Concentrate on what I’ve gained
And know that next time I am wronged
I’ll have compassion for the one
As I have seen what I have done
When fear made me forget the love

Cara S
clscls@...
copyright 1999

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Don't Use*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

If anyone has any original recovery poetry that they
would like to share with us please copy and paste it into the body
of an email and send it to me, Thanks for your support and
contributions.
What I can't do alone, We do together.
In loving service, Scott ~ YOUnMEnHP@...

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*No Matter What*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

48 'Musts' in N.A., as found in the N.A. Basic Text
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Working the Steps
www.barefootsworld.net/aaworkingthesteps.html

An Addict's Lament
www.geocities.com/alaura1942/AddictsLament.html

A Gift of Love
www.geocities.com/alaura1942/GiftofLove.html

N.A. WORLD SERVICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BULLETIN #25
Public relations and the traditions
www.na.org/bulletins/bull25.htm

My Blog YOUnMEnHP Scott's Daily Blog
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Tommy D. GREAT MUSIC (one of my sponsees)
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Recovery Gifts, Bracelets, T-Shirts, Mugs and other GREAT gifts
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CHECK out Ruth Fishel's new book
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Spiritual Greeting Cards, Bookmarks & Spirit Stones
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Ruth Fishel Books and Tapes
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Make A Meeting*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Just For Today
November 10 Fear or
faith?

"No matter how far we ran, we always carried fear with us."
Basic Text p. 14

For many of us, fear was a constant factor in our lives before we
came to Narcotics Anonymous. We used because we were afraid
to feel emotional or physical pain. Our fear of people and situations
gave us a convenient excuse to use drugs. A few of us were so
afraid of everything that we were unable even to leave our homes
without using first. As we stay clean, we replace our fear with a
belief in the fellowship, the steps, and a Higher Power. As this belief
grows, our faith in the miracle of recovery begins to color all aspects
of our lives. We start to see ourselves differently. We realize we are
spiritual beings, and we strive to live by spiritual principles.

The application of spiritual principles helps eliminate fear from our
lives. By refraining from treating other people in harmful or unlawful
ways, we find we needn't fear how we will be treated in return. As
we practice love, compassion, understanding, and patience in our
relationships with others, we are treated in turn with respect and
consideration. We realize these positive changes result from
allowing our Higher Power to work through us. We come to believe-
not to think, but to believe-that our Higher Power wants only the
best for us. No matter what the circumstances, we find we can
walk in faith instead of fear.

Just for today: I no longer need to run in fear, but can walk in
faith that my Higher Power has only the best in store for me.

Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Please pass on 12 Step Soul Food For The Spirit to your online friends,
"We can only keep what we have by giving it away."
If you have received this as a forward
and would like to subscribe please email
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Thanks, In loving service, Scott :)

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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Touchtones (Men) Meditation
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Use Your Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Keeping Optimism Afloat

The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow
functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing, . . .
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240

A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about
life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually
able to make the best, rather than the worst, of each situation.
As my physical sobriety continues, I come out of the fog, gain a
clearer perspective and am better able to determine what courses
of action to take. As vital as physical sobriety is, I can achieve a
greater potential for myself by developing an ever-increasing
willingness to avail myself of the guidance and direction of a Higher
Power. My ability to do so comes from my learning -- and practicing --
the principles of the A.A. program. The melding of my physical and
spiritual sobriety produces the substance of a more positive life.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Daily Reflection In Loving Memory Of Scott Reeves

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden / November 10th

A.A. Thought for the Day

I am less self-centered. The world used to revolve around
me at the center. I cared more about myself, my own
needs and desires, my own pleasure, my own way, than I did
about the whole rest of the world. What happened to me
was more important than anything else I could think of. I
was selfishly trying to be happy and therefore I was
unhappy most of the time. I have found that selfishly
seeking pleasure does not bring true happiness. Thinking
of myself all the time cut me off from the best in life.
A.A. taught me to care less about myself and more about
the other person. Am I less self-centered?

Meditation for the Day

When something happens to upset you and you are discouraged,
try to feel that life's difficulties and troubles are not intended
to arrest your progress in the spiritual life, but to test your
strength and to increase your determination to keep going.
Whatever it is that must be met, you are to either overcome
it or use it. Nothing should daunt you for long, nor should any
difficulty entirely overcome or conquer you. God's strength
will always be there, waiting for you to use it. Nothing can be
too great to be overcome, or if not overcome, then used.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may know that there can be no failure with God.
I pray that with His help I may live a more victorious life.

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation. No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Today's Thought
NOVEMBER 10

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go.
Melody Beattie ©

Beliefs about Money

I was starting a new job for a corporation. I was good at what
I did for a living. The personnel manager and I were down to the
details of employment, and he asked me how much money I
believed I deserved. I thought about it and came up with a
figure of $400 a month. This was back in the sixties. I didn't
want to ask for too much, so I decided to ask for the smallest
amount I could live with. He hired me and gave me what I
asked for. Later on, when I left that job, the personnel manager
told me he had been willing to pay me whatever I wanted. Had
I asked for $600 or even $700 a month, which was a tremendous
salary at that time, I would have gotten it. I had limited myself by
what I believed I deserved.
--Anonymous

What are our beliefs about money?

Do we believe that money is evil and wrong? Money is neither.
It is a commodity on earth, a necessity. It is what people need to
purchase many of their basic needs, as well as luxuries and
treats; it is one way they are rewarded for their work. Loving
money, however, can be as self-defeating as loving any other
commodity. We can become obsessed with money; we can use
it as an escape from relationships and feelings; we can use it
compulsively to gain a temporary sense of power. Money is
simply money.

Do we believe there's a scarcity of money? Many of grew up with
deprived thinking concerning money: There's not enough. There
will never be enough. If we get a little, we may guard it and hoard
it because there's no more.

Money is not in short supply. We do not have to waste our energy
resenting those who have enough. There is plenty of money here
on earth.

How much do we believe we deserve? Many of us are limiting
ourselves by what we believe we deserve.

Money is not evil. There is no scarcity, except in our mind and
attitudes. And what we believe we deserve will be about what we
shall receive.

We can change our beliefs through affirmations, by setting goals,
by starting where we are, and working slowly forward to where we
want to be

Today, I will examine my beliefs about money. I will begin the
process of letting go of any self-defeating beliefs that may be l
imiting or blocking the financial part of my life.

©1990, Hazelden Foundation. All rights reserved. No portion of this
publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of the publisher.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

True Colors Brightens Lives
www.inlightimes.com/archives/2002/11/true-colors.htm

At The Heart Of Peace
http://www.heartmath.com/peace/

We Are The Same
http://www.consciousone.com/wisdomflash/WFView.cfm?PID=431

Remember The Child Within
http://www.consciousone.com/wisdomflash/WFView.cfm?PID=258

Finding Joy
http://www.findingjoymovie.com/

Inspirational movie, about 3 minutes long
http://www.lightmovie.com/

Inspirational Spiritual Flash Movies
http://www.inspiringthots.net/m-all.htm

Has Anyone Told You
http://www.hasanyonetoldyou.com/

Meditationroom
http://www.lime.com/meditation_room

Native American 10 Commandments
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=DY3ZEvOfD1w

The Secret
http://www.thesecret.tv


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

THE SELF-DEFEATING ADULT

By Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D.

If you grew up in a family where alcohol was abused,
alcoholism was present or sexual or physical abuse was a
regular occurrence, you probably developed a self-defeating
personality.

In order to survive growing up in a dysfunctional family unit,
children learn adaptive habits that are necessary for them as
children, but maladaptive or self-defeating later in life. In a
very real sense, a child has to become sick in order to survive
in a sick family. A child can become sick merely by imitation
of those around him or her. After all, he or she is dependent on
adults to learn about how to be in the world.

Regardless of how the self-defeating adults got that way, the
pain and frustration, fear and guilt, depression and anger that
results from their self-defeating behavior, is almost intolerable,
and usually unimaginable.

Some common behaviors of self-defeating personalities may
include:

1. The avoidance of, or sabotaging, pleasurable experiences.
The most familiar situation, in which the person knows how to
function, is one of pain or suffering. Therefore, he becomes
anxious or uneasy when "things are going well," or when s/he
"feels too good."

2. They are attracted to relationships with people who will hurt
them or maintain their familiar level of suffering. They often find
a partner who is as abusive as their primary-family member. They
often believe they can redo their childhood experiences and fix
themselves in the process...an unrealistic hope that is never
realized. They are rarely attracted to anyone who genuinely
cares for them or who consistently treats them well.

3. They rarely let people help them and may even actively prevent
others from helping them. Help means they are weak. Weakness
means they may not survive. Weakness means being vulnerable,
or it can mean that pain or abandonment is forthcoming. This is a
common belief developed by children whose "helpful" parents
were also the source of abuse, or abandonment, or extreme
inconsistency.

4. They often choose situations which are bound to lead to
disappointment, failure, or maltreatment, even when alternative
options are clearly available. They do not trust themselves in a
positive situation. They only know how to function in a negative,
painful environment.

5. They may feel guilty, anxious, or depressed if they happen to
achieve a positive goal, develop a personal talent, or experience
a positive personal event. After all, such things don't happen or
are just a fluke or coincidence in their self-defeating world.

6. Self-defeating persons often provoke others to respond to them
with anger or rejection, and then feel devastated (but "used to it"
[Wink] when the response they incited is forthcoming. For example,
they may micro-manage their children, and then feel awful when
the children don't "turn out" the way they had hoped.

7. They often engage in highly self-sacrificial activities. The
martyr, who willingly sacrifices his/her own wants and needs in
order to let others have what they want (and feel guilty for getting
it).

If you have many of these defeating characteristics, it is time you
updated your habit patterns to be more adaptive to what is
happening in your life now that you are an adult. Identify and
challenge the beliefs you learned as a child, and from which you
are functioning today. Many of them are probably outdated and
unrealistic to your current situation.

Learn to be gentle with yourself. Allow others to care about you
without feeling you have to protect yourself right out of receiving
that love. Stop blaming yourself for your self-defeating habits.
You were never taught otherwise. Become curious about new
ways of behaving that will make you a "winner" in life rather than
a "loser."

Allow yourself to heal from past hurts and emotional pain, by
forgiving yourself and everyone who ever hurt you. Forgive
them for your sake, not theirs.

Finally, learn to like yourself...the new self you are becoming now.
You are out of the malfunctioning family from which you came.
You are in charge of your life now. Don't continue to expose yourself
to painful people. Avoid those whose sickness is greater than your
health. Make your primary goal becoming a whole and well person,
and go for it. Having survived the worst, you deserve the best.

Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D.

Lloyd J. Thomas, Ph.D. is a Certified Life Coach and Licensed
Psychologist, specializing in life coaching and behavioral medicine.
Contact him: 3421 Polk Circle West, Wellington, CO. 80549. E-mail:
DrLloyd@..., or LJTDAT@....

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Human Family
by Maya Angelou

"I note the obvious differences
in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.

Some declare their lives are lived
as true profundity,
and others claim they really live
the real reality.

The variety of our skin tones
can confuse, bemuse, delight.
Brown and pink and beige and purple,
tan and blue and white.

I've sailed upon the seven seas
and stopped in every land.
I've seen the wonders of the world,
not yet one common man.
I know ten thousand women
called Jane and Mary Jane,
but I've not seen any two
who really were the same.

Mirror twins are different
although their features jibe,
and lovers think quite different thoughts
while lying side by side.

We love and lose in China,
we weep on England's moors,
and laugh and moan in Guinea,
and thrive on Spanish shores.

We seek success in Finland,
are born and die in Maine.
In minor ways we differ,
in major we're the same.

I not the obvious differences
between each sort and type,
but we are more alike, my friends,
than we are unalike.

We are more alike, my friends,
than we are unalike.

We are more alike, my friends,
than we are unalike."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Life I Learned From a Jigsaw Puzzle

--Don't force a fit. If something is meant to be, it will come
together naturally.

--When things aren't going so well, take a break. Everything will
look different when you return.

--Be sure to look at the big picture. Getting hung up on the little
pieces only leads to frustration.

--Perseverance pays off. Every important puzzle went together bit
by bit, piece by piece.

--When one spot stops working, move to another. But be sure to
come back later.

--The creator of the puzzle gave you the picture as a guidebook.

--Variety is the spice of life. It's the different colors and patterns
that make the puzzle interesting.

--Establish the border first. Boundaries give a sense of security
and order.

--Don't be afraid to try different combinations. Some matches are
surprising.

--Take time to celebrate your successes (even little ones).

--Anything worth doing takes time and effort. A great puzzle can't
be rushed.

Author Unknown

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Puppy

She keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back
to this shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since
we started all of this, the woman told the volunteer. "What is it
she keeps asking for? " she asked. "Puppy size!"

"We have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for." "I
know. We have seen most of them," she said in frustration. Just
then the young child came walking in the office. "Well, did you
find one?" "No, not this time," she said with sadness in her
voice. "Can we come back on the weekend?" The two women
looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed. "You
never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's
always a supply," the volunteer said.

The young child took her Mother by the hand and headed to
the door. "Don't worry, I bet we'll find one this weekend," the
child said. Over the next few days both mom and dad had long
conversations with her. They both felt she was being too
particular. "It's this weekend or we're not looking any more,"
Dad finally said in frustration.

"We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either,"
mom added. Sure enough they were the first ones in the shelter
on Saturday morning. By now the young child knew her way
around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller
dogs.

Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting room at the end
of the first row of cages. There was an observation window so
you could see the animals during times when visitors weren't
permitted. The young girl walked slowly from cage to cage,
kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one the dogs
were brought out and she held each one. One by one she said,
"Sorry, you're not the one." It was the last cage on this last day in
search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door
and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it loosely. This
time she it took a little longer.

"Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!" she
screamed with joy. Mom, startled by all the commotion, came
running. "What? Are you sure? How do you know?" she asked.
"It's the puppy sighs!"

"Yes, it the same size as all the other puppies you held the last
weeks," mom said. "No, not size -- sighs. When I held him in my
arms he sighed," she said. "So? Don't you remember? When I
asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on
the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sighs!"

The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't
know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug her
child she did a little of both. "Mom every time you hold me I sigh.
When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other
you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when
I held it in my arms," she said. Then holding the puppy up close
to her face she said, "Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his
heart."

Author Unknown

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The Final Last Call

He's one in a million, yet
a man we all know;
had a wife and some children,
but no place to call home.
He's fought his whole life
to do what was right, but
shame overtook him
and guilt won the fight.
Now he sits at the bar
and drinks whiskey and beer;
gets sorrowful glances
from the man in the mirror.
Tells the ones who still love him
he wants to be left alone, but
I wonder what he'd want
most of all,
if he knew that tonight's
his final last call?
The final last call
will come upon him,
and it'll be no surprise.
Will he look toward the heavens,
will tears fill his eyes?
Will a prayer leave his lips,
to his knees will he fall?
Before finally going home
at the
final last call.

Rick J.
mrclean57103@...
8/02

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Now let me say that the next thing we must be concerned about
if we are to have peace on earth and good will toward men
is the nonviolent affirmation of the sacredness of all human life.
Every man is somebody because he is a child of God.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear;
only love can do that.
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve.
You don't have to have a college degree to serve.
You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve.
You don't have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve.
You don't have to know Einstein's theory of relativity to serve.
You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics to serve.
You only need a heart full of grace.
A soul generated by love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We don't trip over mountains,
It's the pebbles in the road that get us.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

We go to the meetings for all sorts of reasons,
but we don't know what they are,
so we keep going to meetings.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It isn't "me" and "you" anymore; it's "we" and "us."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

H.O.W.: Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Take A Moment To GIVE (NO COST)*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

FREE Rice
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Click to GIVE @ the STOP HIV Site
http://www.thestophivsite.com/

Click to GIVE @ the Hunger Site
http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1

Click to GIVE @ the Breast Cancer Site
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2

Click to GIVE @ the Rain Forest Site
http://www.therainforestsite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=4

Click to GIVE @ the Animal Rescue Site
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

Track Your Impact in GIVING
http://www.care2.com/click2donate/

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Adult Children of Alcoholics
http://www.AdultChildren.org

Al-Anon/Alateen
http://www.al-anon.org

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org

Alcoholics Anonymous Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.dhh12s.com/

Artists Recovering through the Twelve Steps
http://www.artsanonymous.org

Clutterer’s Anonymous
http://www.clutterersanonymous.net

Cocaine Anonymous World Services
http://www.ca.org

Co-Dependents Anonymous Home Page
http://www.codependents.org

Crystal Meth Anonymous
http://www.crystalmeth.org

Criminal and Gangs Anonymous
http://www.angelfire.com/id/CGAnonymous

Debtors Anonymous: A Twelve Step Fellowship for…
http://www.debtorsanonymous.org

Depressed Anonymous
http://www.depressedanon.com

Dual Recovery Anonymous - a 12 Step program
http://www.draonline.org

Eating Disorders Anonymous
http://www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org

Emotions Anonymous
http://www.emotionsanonymous.org

Families Anonymous
http://www.familiesanonymous.org

Gamblers Anonymous Official Home Page
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org

Hepatitis C Anonymous
http://www.hcvanonymous.com

HIV Anonymous
http://www.hivanonymous.com

The Marijuana Anonymous
http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org

Methadone Anonymous
http://www.afirmfwc.org/methanon.htm

Narcotics Anonymous Official Homepage
http://www.na.org

Earth Group N.A. online meetings
http://www.earthgroupna.org

Nar-Anon is a family support group
http://www.naranon.com

Nicotine Anonymous (WWW Home Page) NA Home Page
http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org

Parents Anonymous
http://www.parentsanonymous.org/paIndex1.htm

Rape Survivors Anonymous
http://www.rsaws.org

Recovering Couples Anonymous
http://www.recovering-couples.org

Sexaholics Anonymous
http://www.sa.org

Sex Addicts Anonymous
http://www.saa-recovery.org

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
http://www.slaafws.org/

Shoplifters Anonymous
http://www.shopliftersanonymous.org

Spenders Anonymous
http://www.spenders.org/home.html

Survivors Of Incest Anonymous
http://www.siawso.org

Workaholics Anonymous
http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org

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