Recovery ABC's

[SunnyGirl]

A is for: Always
“No matter how dark things seem to be or Actually are,
raise your sights and see the possibilities — Always see
them, for they’re Always there.” —Norman Vincent Peale

[SunnyGirl]

B is for: Blessings

"Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket, then counting
your Blessings before they hatch." - - Ramona C. Carroll

[caressa]

C is for Clarity. Have always asked for clarity of thought to see my way clear each day, that I may do God's will not mine.

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D is for: Doing the right thing....
“Doing more things faster is no substitute for
Doing the right things.” - - Stephen R. Covey

[caressa]

E is for Easy Does It! Something I don't do well, I am either all gung-ho, or I am slow and slower.

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F is for: Friend
"I will make God my Friend today and enjoy the ease of living."

- - Karen Casey

[caressa]

G is for God. God as you understand God to be. Be it Good Orderly Direction, Group of Drunks, the God of your religion, or the Creation that the Creator made, remember to give thanks.

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H is for: Hope
"True Hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems

to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how

much adversity we can overcome." - - Walter Anderson

[caressa]

I is for Illusion. Thinking that I can control things is an illusion. I do not have the power. When I surrender, I am empowered by the God of my understanding in who I trust.

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J is for: Joy
"When you wish someone Joy, you wish them peace,

love, prosperity, happiness…all the good things."

- -Maya Angelou

[caressa]

K is for Kiln. Had the thought that pottery is put through the process, the baptismal by fire. We go through the hell before we get to the doors of recovery. The 12 Steps are the kiln we go through to be refined and finished into a glowing example to those who come behind us. We are refined into who our Higher Power knows we are, rather than what we think we are.

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L is for: Loved
"To be Loved and trusted by those who know us

best, is life's greatest compliment." - - Jack Anthony

[caressa]

M is for Memory. Not only remember prior to recovery, remember what it was like in early recovery. I have short-term memory loss, but I haven't forgotten when.

[SunnyGirl]

N is for: Negativity
People who project Negativity typically have low self-esteem.
They feel badly about themselves, and their Negativity is simply

a reflection of those feelings. —Hendrie Weisnger

[SunnyGirl]

O is for: Optimism

"Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive
push. A smile. A word of Optimism and hope. A 'you can do it'

when things are tough." - - Richard M. DeVos

[caressa]

P is for Purpose. What is your primary purpose. Mine is to carry the message of recovery to the still suffering addict, inside and outside of the rooms.

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Q is for: Quit

“There's only one thing that can guarantee our failure
and that's if we Quit.” - - unknown

[caressa]

R is for Repeat. Repeat the Serenity Prayer, over and over remembering what it means. You can't wear it out.

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[SunnyGirl]

S is for: Spiritual
"We are not human beings on a Spiritual journey. We are
Spiritual beings on a human journey." - - Stephen Covey

[Lin]

T is for TRANSFORM....we have to transform our hearts as we travel down the recovery road!

LIN