Learn to pick up the program

[caressa]

As we stay clean and sober, we get real. Everything is felt, and thing I didn't know was wrong popped up and I has a gizzillion things to deal with. It took a long time for some of my emotions to surface and for me to actually feel them. As the social worker said, "If I wasn't angry, I should have been." It would have been a normal thing to be angry after some of the things I did in my life; yet I never felt the anger. I might have acted out on it, but I didn't know what it was.

I just found this quote. The last paragraph are the words my sponsor said to me. It is always nice to get an affirmation.


Quote:
Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote

You must learn to pick up a program, not just set down a drink! They call this foot work. Your Higher Power wants to make a deal with you. You do the foot work and He'll take care of the results.

If I have one hand in the fellowship and one hand in God's, I can't pick up today.

The literature is there, even if we read it or memorize it, it does us no good unless we apply the principles to our life and learn to live on life's term, one day at a time.

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[majestyjo]

Like the title of this. We have a program, generally one built on our needs. No one else has walked in our shoes, so I am grateful that the program is suggested, and I can build a program that works for me.

The program is there, it is in place, it is up to us as to whether we utilize it.

Love this. Not sure whether he is sighing or yawning.  As the song says, "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and try all over again."

[majestyjo]

It is important to remember it is OUR Program. We find what works for us. some from him, a little from her, none from them, even if we have family, friends, and lovers in the rooms of recovery.

12 Steps are 12 Steps no matter what fellowship you belong to. You belong to, you need to go where you can identify. I went to AA and compared and stayed sick, and when I found NA, knew I belonged. I am an addict and my drug of choice is more.

I belong in AlAnon too. I found myself there.