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« Thread Started on Oct 25, 2009, 4:59am » | |
A is for Angels. I do believe we do have angels watching over us.
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« Reply #1 on Oct 26, 2009, 6:21am » | |
B is for BONDING....I find a very close BOND with my sponsor and many others in my F2F group. I think that common bond between us helps us know we are not alone.
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« Reply #2 on Oct 26, 2009, 7:56am » | |
C is for Caretaker. It is okay to take care of others if you remember to take care of yourself and only give away the overflow.
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« Reply #3 on Oct 26, 2009, 8:12am » | |
D is for: Denial
Denial and acceptance are opposites.
One hides from a situation or problem
and the other meets it head on.
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« Reply #4 on Oct 27, 2009, 5:23am » | |
E is for Encouragement. It is important to have a support system. It is even more important to encourage others in their recovery.
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« Reply #5 on Oct 28, 2009, 8:36am » | |
F is for: Feelings
"If you want to keep Feeling how you are Feeling,
keep doing what you are doing. - - unknown
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« Reply #6 on Oct 28, 2009, 10:24am » | |
G is for Gratitude
Of which I use to have none and really didn't know what it meant. Today, I believe that has changed and am very grateful for that.
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« Reply #7 on Oct 29, 2009, 4:39am » | |
H is for Happy. If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong?
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« Reply #8 on Oct 29, 2009, 9:09am » | |
I for Insanity
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
~Albert Einstein
I guess it took what it took. I'm grateful, today, I went through what ever I had to go through to get sick and tired of the insanity.
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« Reply #9 on Oct 30, 2009, 1:16pm » | |
J is for Joy. I am promised the joy of living. What am I doing to enrich my life. Am I doing all I can to enjoy and live in the moment.
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« Reply #10 on Nov 1, 2009, 10:41am » | |
K is for: Kindness
"Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life" --unknown
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« Reply #11 on Nov 1, 2009, 1:20pm » | |
L is for Listening
Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.
~Margaret J. Wheatley
I truly believe this is something I'll have to practice for a long, long, long time. This quote is right, sometimes people just need me to listen.
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« Reply #12 on Nov 2, 2009, 11:15am » | |
M is for Me. Recovery must start with me. It isn't about who I am pointing the finger at. It isn't about the other people in my life, recovery starts and ends with me. I need to look at me and deal with the 'isms' (I, self and me) of my disease.
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« Reply #13 on Nov 3, 2009, 9:16am » | |
N is for: Negativity
“What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies
when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon.
The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?”
—Julia Cameron
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« Reply #14 on Nov 3, 2009, 1:30pm » | |
O is for Order
"Order and Chaos are not enemies, only opposites."
Anytime I'm working with someone on there First Step, the chaos that was in my life comes flooding back to the front of my mind. And when I get down, I have great friends who will help me to remember how blessed I am.
I'm not saying the home I live in is in order, but my life, thanks to my Higher Power and A. A. has some order to it. And I may be able to keep this order, so long as I do what I've been taught. "Don't take a drink, go to meetings, talk to sponsor, practice these principles and pass it on."
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« Reply #15 on Nov 4, 2009, 4:55am » | |
P is for Patience. In early recovery, I was always asking for patience and tolerance as a topic. The people in my life didn't undersand my disease and I had to realize that I had broken their trust and it would take a while to get it back. I had to be patient with them and with myself.
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« Reply #16 on Nov 5, 2009, 10:44am » | |
Q is for: "Don't Quit"
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not Quit.
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For the entire poem: http://www.thedontquitpoem.com/thePoem.htm
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« Reply #17 on Nov 5, 2009, 5:40pm » | |
R is for Rejection. Even though I have felt that way many times in the past, I know that my Higher Power is always with me. I am never alone.
I needed to reject things that would take me back to where I came from. I need to embrace the goodness that the program offered me in order to recover.
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« Reply #18 on Nov 6, 2009, 11:07am » | |
S is for: Self-honesty
"No one can begin to feel better about oneself until brutal
Self-honesty prevails". - - unknown
Simple? Yes. Difficult? Yes. Worth it? Oh my yes!
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« Reply #19 on Nov 6, 2009, 12:58pm » | |
T is for Time
"Time takes Time"
"Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived."
Captain Jean-Luc Picard:
played by Patrick Stewart, from the film "Star Trek: Generations"
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