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Post by caressa on May 1, 2011 9:09:58 GMT -5
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Although thoughts are things, they are not actions; although feelings are real, they are not facts. They only have the power we give them through our actions.
When I act kindly, I give power to loving thoughts and feelings; when I use harsh words and 'get even' I give power to angry thoughts and feelings.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
Prayer does not change the situation, it changes the person who prays.
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Post by caressa on May 2, 2011 0:24:37 GMT -5
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They say that young people don't get sober, they get caught. Getting caught is a great way to find recovery. We don't care how you get here, whether it is your parents that force you, a school counselor, the courts, or a guilty conscious--you're here. So decide not to get recaught, but to recover instead.
If I'm young, I am respectful of the old farts. If I'm an old fart I don't recite platitudes to the young.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
If you are in the wrong place, the right place is empty.
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Post by caressa on May 3, 2011 9:13:15 GMT -5
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Although there are no Twelve Step gurus, and God knows we are not saints, there are times when the words and actions of some members touch us so much that we practically consider them saints. We never forget though, that they are human and still suffer. So we reach out to them as they reach out to others.
I remember that the 'alcoholic that still suffers' could just as well be an old-timer as it is a newcomer, my sponsor as my sponsee.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
Bring the shoes and the soul will follow.
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Post by caressa on May 4, 2011 9:07:30 GMT -5
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'Suit up, Show up, Sit up, Shut up� is what we used to tell newcomers. We used to say this for darn good reason. Drunk drunks and newly clean addicts shouldn't be running at the mouth about recovery when they don't understand recovery. Unfortunately 'Politically Correct' (or rather, 'Therapeutically Correct�) often hijacks our meetings. Do not be afraid to take our meetings back.
In order to continue to help the newcomer, I Suit up, Show up, Sit up, and Speak up!
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
Work the program, not the problem.
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Post by caressa on May 5, 2011 13:22:48 GMT -5
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The old timers used to say that the world's most difficult prayer was 'O, Lord, be as good to me today, as I was to my fellowman, yesterday.'
I say what I mean, mean what I say, and don't say it mean.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
Looking for the right person? Become the right person.
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Post by caressa on May 6, 2011 7:57:28 GMT -5
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If God is your co-pilot, switch seats! (Anonymous Sage) There is something special waiting for you to do today that won't get done if you are flying around doing your own thing.
When I let my Higher Power pilot my life, I know that inspiration will guide my actions and that 'special something' will get done.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
You are less likely to fall into temptation if you don't walk along the edge
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Post by caressa on May 7, 2011 11:28:27 GMT -5
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Don't ever think you have nothing left to learn in the fellowship and that everyone wants to hear you talk incessantly because you are so wise. You can not have an open mouth and an open mind at the same time.
When I do all the talking, I can only hear what I already know.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
Reputation is what people think of us. Character is what God knows about us.
(Really like this one)
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Post by caressa on May 8, 2011 10:05:33 GMT -5
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We are now learning to keep our thoughts in recovery and not in the insanity of the past. The program fixes it so we don't have to suffer from insanity anymore. Now we can enjoy it!
Crazy-making is what I make of it.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
You cannot think your way into right actions. You have to act your way into right thinking.
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Post by caressa on May 9, 2011 7:10:58 GMT -5
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Few of us realize that God is all we need until God is all we have.
If I can't find God, I know who moved.
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Rather than getting even with those that hurt you, the challenge is to get even with those that help you.
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Post by caressa on May 10, 2011 0:05:45 GMT -5
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If you rely on meetings alone to keep you sober, then you must find a 24 hour meeting. Meetings are for identifying and sharing. People in the meetings will tell you what they did and suggest what you can do, but they can't do it for you.
I can pray for a good harvest, but I still have to plow.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
The first year is free.
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Post by caressa on May 11, 2011 11:45:59 GMT -5
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Don't let your starting point in recovery ever discourage you. Don't let your starting point today put a frown on your face. Anyone who gets to be an old-timer had to be a newcomer first. Smile and start.
My journey of a thousand smiles begins with the First Step.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
You can change any thought that hurts into a reality that hurts even more.
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Post by caressa on May 12, 2011 7:12:04 GMT -5
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'When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others.' ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gifts From the Sea 1955
I cannot touch others if I am not in touch with myself. I keep in touch with myself through Step Ten.
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The best things in life aren't things.
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Post by caressa on May 13, 2011 3:09:31 GMT -5
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The most convincing message we can carry to other chemical dependents is our own example of a contented recovery. And kindness. To the desolate alcoholic/addict, an act of kindness can be the difference between getting 'better' or getting 'bitter.'
I remember that I may be the only Big Book some people ever see.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
You are the problem, but you are also the solution.
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Post by caressa on May 14, 2011 1:40:42 GMT -5
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If you don't deal with your feelings, they'll deal with you. Whatever you are thinking right now is creating how you feel. One of the best ways to deal with the way you feel is to create positive thoughts.
I create positive feelings by thinking positive thoughts.
"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book
If your Higher Power can handle eternity, you can surely handle right now!
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Post by caressa on May 15, 2011 3:27:07 GMT -5
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Knowing what to do with this moment, is as simple as doing the next right thing so that your Spiritual Source can act in your best interests.
When my Higher Power is for me, what can be against me?
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When you talk, you can only say something you already know. When you listen�you may learn something somebody else knows.
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Post by caressa on May 16, 2011 0:11:30 GMT -5
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Now and then with a little time, we stop working one through nine. The price of recovery is eternal vigilance. Steps Ten, Eleven, and Twelve insure that we keep working One through Nine.
No matter how much time I have from my last drink or drug, I am only Twelve Steps away from the next.
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Don't force solutions.
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Post by caressa on May 17, 2011 11:17:35 GMT -5
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Whatever our problems, when we dwell on the problem, the problem gets bigger. When we dwell on the solution, the solution gets bigger.
I don't tell my Higher Power how big my problem is, I tell my problem how big my Higher Power is.
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'Why' questions keep you in the problem while 'How' questions keep you in the solution.
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Post by caressa on May 18, 2011 14:19:23 GMT -5
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Our recovery has less to do with our thinking and much more to do with our actions. If you don't believe this, stop going to meetings, stop looking at where you're wrong, stop making amends, and stop doing service work. You will soon see that no matter how good your 'thoughts' are, your life won't be worth a hoot in very short order.
My recovery works better when I utilize, not analyze.
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If something is right, it can be done. If it is wrong it can be done without.
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Post by caressa on May 19, 2011 3:21:45 GMT -5
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The next time a newcomer tells you, 'The program isn't working for me,� agree with them. They are right. Then explain to them that the only people who stay clean and sober are the ones who work the program, not the ones who wait for the program to work for them.
I must do the work or it doesn't get done.
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If you suffer from low self-esteem, do estimable things.
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Post by caressa on May 20, 2011 10:37:01 GMT -5
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'If you are humble, nothing can touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know who you are.' ~Mother Theresa
Humility is that virtue which reduces me to the proper size without degrading me, and increases me in statue without inflating me.
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Actions speak louder than bumper stickers.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.