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Post by caressa on Aug 19, 2011 5:27:07 GMT -5
U is for Unique. Each of us has had their own journey to the rooms of recovery. We are not unique in our disease. We are unique in the fact that no one else has walked in your shoes.  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 19, 2011 16:20:08 GMT -5
V is for: Values
"Your Values are your current estimations of truth. They
represent your answer to the question of how to live."
— Steve Pavlina
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Post by caressa on Aug 20, 2011 7:05:17 GMT -5
W is for Wish. We can wish until the cows come home, as my mother use to say; but unless you do something about it, it just ain't going to happen! Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 20, 2011 14:16:19 GMT -5
X is for: eXpectations
“I am not in this world to live up to other people's eXpectations,
nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” - - Fritz Perls
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Post by caressa on Aug 20, 2011 21:10:52 GMT -5
:-/Y is for Yet. You might not have done 'it' yet, but if you don't yield to the program, you just might find yourself there. Attachments:
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Post by caressa on Aug 22, 2011 2:56:27 GMT -5
Z is for Zip. Put some 'zip' into your recovery. Go to a meeting, shake someone's hand. Go for a walk, smile at a stranger. Visit a friend, put some zip into their life too. Attachments:
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Post by BW on Aug 22, 2011 11:56:19 GMT -5
"A" is for AND
And when we fall we get back up
And when we are restless, irritable and discontent we reach out to anotehr
And when wwe are tied up in knots we try to get to a meeting or connect with anotehr in recovery
And we nearly always have choices
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Post by Lin on Aug 22, 2011 16:40:04 GMT -5
B is for BOUNDARIES. They keep me serene when I set them and enforce them.
LIN
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 22, 2011 20:00:25 GMT -5
C is for: Character
Any fool can Criticize, Condemn, and Complain but it takes
Character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
- - Dale Carnegie
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Post by BW on Aug 23, 2011 6:55:58 GMT -5
"D" is for DENY
Deny those unhealthy cravings today
Deny those negative old tapes
Don't deny yourself your dreams
Don't deny yourself hope
Don't deny the Spirit entrance to your heart
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 23, 2011 11:47:02 GMT -5
E is for: Emotions
“Some Emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear
pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love -
why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.”
- - unknown
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Post by BW on Aug 23, 2011 13:36:51 GMT -5
"F" is for FIND
Find something positive and encouraging about that person you resent or don't like.
Find a different perspective when you are aware of feeling negative
Find a newbie to work with when you feel restless, irritable, and discontent
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Post by caressa on Aug 23, 2011 17:01:58 GMT -5
G is for Glare. Some days my defects of character are glaringly apparent. It is a good thing I can take them to my Higher Power instead of glaring at everyone in misery and going around in a grrrrrrr state! Attachments:
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Post by BW on Aug 24, 2011 13:08:10 GMT -5
"H" is for Have
Grateful for what I have
Today I will not grumble over what I don't have
Have a smile...give it away
Have a bad day...start it over again
Have a hand..use it to reach out to someone else
Have an ear?...Let it stay open to really listen to another
Have a heart? .. Keep it open...You'll be amazed at the blessings that come thru
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 24, 2011 14:26:45 GMT -5
I is for: Instincts
"Good Instincts usually tell you what to do long before
your head has figured it out." — Michael Burke
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Post by BW on Aug 25, 2011 17:57:45 GMT -5
"J" is for Just
Not JUSTIFY...Just
Just for today I can be happy
Just for today I can give others my attention and care
Just for today I will surrender my defects and faults to God
Just for today I can live the principles
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Post by caressa on Aug 26, 2011 4:33:40 GMT -5
K is for K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple Sweatheart! Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 26, 2011 14:34:24 GMT -5
L is for: Love
“You must Love yourself before you Love another.
By accepting yourself and fully being what you are,
your simple presence can make others happy.” -unknown
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Post by Lin on Aug 26, 2011 15:20:37 GMT -5
M is for MEDITATION..when I pray I talk to GOD, but then when I LISTEN to his answer and reflect on that answer I am meditating.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Aug 27, 2011 9:55:03 GMT -5
N is for Now. Live in the now. Do it now. Know that the moment is now. When you live in that moment, you are never alone.  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5