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Post by caressa on Sept 30, 2007 18:31:12 GMT -5
Life is too short to spend it miserable. An excellent way to abate misery is to look at what you are blessed with. Unclench your angry fist, hold it up, and use your fingers to name five things you are grateful for.
(P.S. we mean now!)
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Post by johnnym on Oct 1, 2007 8:51:39 GMT -5
Reminds me of a sign we have in our club.
Pain and trouble befall everyone
Misery is optional.
God Bless
Johnny
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Post by caressa on Oct 1, 2007 10:40:20 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing. I heard Pain is essential, Misery is optional. Doesn't matter how you say, it growth can be painful. Recovery is a lot of grief work. Letting go of old people, places and things.
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Post by caressa on Oct 3, 2007 16:29:10 GMT -5
Many times we thought we used chemicals because we were unhappy, but nine times out of ten in coming to this program, we discovered "Better living through chemicals" is what made us unhappy!
I know that happiness comes from the inside out,
Not the outside in.
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Every human being is a design of Divine Intention. The complex patterns of the universal cycles are not always understood, yet the world works so perfectly to sustain the cycles of life. You may not understand why you are chemically dependent, but rest assured there is a purpose in your cycle of sobriety.
I recognize the value of all Divine Intention,
And trust in God's purpose for me.
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Post by caressa on Oct 4, 2007 12:06:07 GMT -5
Try to live your life without adding to your Eight Step list. You have enough wreckage to clear up from the past without creating wreckage in the now.
When I feel my worst, I try my best.
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Post by caressa on Oct 5, 2007 6:28:23 GMT -5
Even when it hurts like hell, hold fast. The pain is the arrow coming out, not the arrow going in. Faith is not about trusting a God who will rescue you from arrows but trusting in the process. Faith will center you, not rescue you.
As the pain and fear pass, I hold fast.
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Post by caressa on Oct 6, 2007 5:58:43 GMT -5
If you are not happy with what you have, what makes you think you would be happy with more?
Happiness is not having what I want but
Wanting what I have.
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Post by caressa on Oct 7, 2007 9:07:04 GMT -5
Yes, there are times you can't sleep, someone hurts your feelings, the dog pisses on your carpet, and the boss doesn't like your work. Take two aspirin and adjust!
Nothing is going to happen to me
That You and I can't handle together.
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Post by caressa on Oct 8, 2007 10:20:47 GMT -5
In our fellowship, there are always those who feel they have the ultimate wisdom to impart to you. These highly verbose people may set your nerves on edge with incredibly self-serving "words of wisdom." They may be full of themselves, but they are probably not trying to hurt you.
If I judge people, I have no time to love them.
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Post by caressa on Oct 9, 2007 9:38:24 GMT -5
Have you ever found yourself saying, "I can't believe this!" because things have gotten out of hand? You can't believe it because it's gotten out of your hand. This is the time to laugh at yourself for trying to control again-poke fun at the situation, your beliefs, whatever. Have fun.
"When things get goofy beyond belief, it's time to stop
Believing and get goofy." ~Pat Samples,
Daily Comforts for Caregivers
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Post by caressa on Oct 10, 2007 6:00:00 GMT -5
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.
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Post by caressa on Oct 12, 2007 12:39:42 GMT -5
Many problems will be averted with a very simple code for behavior. This is called "kindness." Kindness is more then politeness; it means a warm concern for the other person's feelings.
I let my kindness be a gift to another and the tag reads
"Please handle with tender loving care."
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Post by caressa on Oct 15, 2007 13:17:03 GMT -5
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
I do no make today the tomorrow
I worried about yesterday.
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Post by caressa on Oct 17, 2007 16:40:05 GMT -5
Oct. 16
Unity in our program does not mean conformity. Unity means joining for a common purpose, despite our differences.
I can disagree without being disagreeable.
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Oct. 17
The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them. No person, place, or thing can place blocks in your path if you chose to use them as steps.
I lift my feet as I use the blocks before me t
(Twelve) Step up to the challenge.
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Post by caressa on Oct 18, 2007 11:21:15 GMT -5
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Post by caressa on Oct 19, 2007 5:37:32 GMT -5
Even though you are a unique human being, you are not so unique that your recovery is any different then thousands before you. If you think we don't understand something about your situation, then your disease is playing tricks on you.
I am unique, just like everyone else.
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Post by caressa on Oct 23, 2007 12:43:07 GMT -5
Today
There is nothing about you that was not intended to be. You have an incredibly sacred purpose.
I am on purpose.
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Egotism is that certain something that enables a man in a rut to think he's in a groove.
I am never in a rut when I can answer this question,
"What Step am I working now?"
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I close my eyes in order to "see" what my
Higher Power presents to me.
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Do not be satisfied to drift with the currents, hoping that somehow, somewhere all will work out. Take action. Do not put off today what you can do tomorrow.
I grow as a result of my efforts, not my complacency.
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Post by caressa on Oct 25, 2007 5:56:30 GMT -5
Today
"The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind." Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man
My recovery is grasped by as much action as my
Addiction is released with inaction.
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Oct. 23
When things get easy, it's easy to stop growing.
When I'm through changing, I'm through.
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Post by caressa on Oct 26, 2007 5:47:49 GMT -5
When the pain of where you were is worse than the discomfort of where you are going, then you'll move.
The pain of my growth is a good sign, not a stop sign.
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Post by caressa on Oct 27, 2007 10:19:03 GMT -5
Never give up on anybody, especially yourself. For the only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything - and it works.
I never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.