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Post by caressa on Nov 24, 2011 1:44:06 GMT -5
A is for Appreciation. I need to appreciate what I have instead of looking at what I don't have. Attachments:
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Post by justjo on Nov 25, 2011 18:49:26 GMT -5
B is for Boundaries. Set them, there should be more than one. Build them back up if trampled on and reinforce them. Attachments:
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Post by caressa on Nov 26, 2011 3:17:02 GMT -5
C is for Courage. It comes from my Higher Power. Without His Good Order Direction, I wouldn't have the courage to face the day without some kind of crutch.  |
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Post by Cherie on Nov 26, 2011 18:08:21 GMT -5
D is for: Detachment
"Joy fixes us to eternity and pain fixes us to time. But desire
and fear hold us in bondage to time, and Detachment breaks
the bond. —Simone Weil
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Post by caressa on Nov 27, 2011 2:30:03 GMT -5
E is for Easy Does It - but do it! Our disease didn't happen over night, it took us a long time to get to where we are at. We can't erase all those problems and edit our thinking in just a few months or years.  |
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Post by Cherie on Nov 27, 2011 16:50:25 GMT -5
F is for: Focus
"While we are Focusing on fear, worry, or hate, it is not
possible for us to be experiencing happiness, enthusiasm
or love." — Bo Bennett
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Post by justjo on Nov 27, 2011 21:23:26 GMT -5
G is for Grace. God's grace. Growing up we always said Grace before a meal. I am guilty of not always saying it when I am alone, it always seemed to be something you did with others. It is something I need to do daily. Attachments:
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Post by Cherie on Nov 28, 2011 15:16:06 GMT -5
H is for: Hope
"Expect to have Hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be
answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not
last. The spring rains will come again." - - Sarah Ban Breathnach
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Post by justjo on Nov 28, 2011 22:34:53 GMT -5
I is for Ideal. The ideal program is go to meeting, get a group, get a sponsor and get active in service. Ideally you work on the Steps with your sponsor and you will no longer have to indulge in outside 'things' to fill that empty void. Attachments:
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Post by caressa on Nov 30, 2011 5:49:28 GMT -5
J is for Joy. Are you enjoying recovery? If not, what are you doing wrong?  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 30, 2011 15:12:41 GMT -5
J is for: Judgement
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the Judgement
that something else is more important than fear.” - - Ambrose Redmoon
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Post by Cherie on Nov 30, 2011 15:14:21 GMT -5
K is for: Kindness
"Kindness is the oil that takes friction out of life."- - unknown
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 30, 2011 15:17:02 GMT -5
L is for: Learned
"I've Learned that either you control your attitude
or it controls you." - - unknown
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Post by caressa on Dec 1, 2011 2:29:20 GMT -5
M is for Me. It reminds me that I need to take care of me and not focus on the alcoholic/addict. I must remember that I have this disease too, and it is about my disease and my character defectsl I had to change old patterns and habits, no more "after me, you come first." No more, "what's in it for me, I deserve honorable mention." The selfish self-centered attitude has to go. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Dec 1, 2011 17:02:18 GMT -5
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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Post by justjo on Dec 1, 2011 20:22:35 GMT -5
O is for Open. We need to open our minds and hearts to things other than our own way of thinking. When we open the flood gates, we let out the negative and the tears come and we are healed. We can let in the positive, because when we shut down, we block ourselves off from the Spirit of God. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Dec 2, 2011 14:09:37 GMT -5
P is for: Peace
“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you
make, Something you do, Something you are, And something
you give away.” — Robert Fulghum
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Post by caressa on Dec 3, 2011 4:39:56 GMT -5
Q is for Quiet. It took a long time to be in the quiet alone with myself. Always had to have music and noise on and it is a miracle in itself to walk in and hear no TV or music and the computer is off, but it does happen.  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Dec 3, 2011 13:50:14 GMT -5
R is for: Routine
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily Routine."
- - Mike Murdock
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Post by justjo on Dec 3, 2011 18:04:17 GMT -5
S is for Smile. Smiles are contagious, pass them forward. If you have recovery, show it! Attachments:
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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