daily ABC of recovery

[Lin]

A is for ATTITUDE...I had to change my attitude to one of gratitude.

LIN

[SunnyGirl]

B is for: Balance
My goal is to find a healthy Balance in my tolerance and expectations
of others and myself.

[caressa]

C is for Change. It is a part of growth in recovery. I can`t, my God can.

[SunnyGirl]

D is for: Denial
Denial only prolongs the growth from and solution to every situation.

[caressa]

E is for Everyone. The key of willingness is available to everyone who walks through the doors of recovery. The tools of recovery will fit every nut who walks through the doors, all you have to do is be willing to pick them up.

[caressa]

F is for Faith. Have faith that the program will work for you. It worked for me. It allowed me to over come my fears and taught me to walk in faith, knowing my God is near.

[caressa]

G is for Gratitude. Gratitude for what is in today. Gratitude for the lesson learned. Gratitude for the life experiences that we have gone through. Grateful for my sobriety. Grateful that I didn`t have to just put a plug in the jug, end he codependent relationships, and grateful that I don`t have to take narcotics to deal with my pain.

[SunnyGirl]

H is for: Happiness
Happiness is an inside job!

[caressa]

I is for Intellect. I can't intellectualize this program. I can't think my way into recovery, I must follow it up by action. My best thinking got me to the doors of recovery, so had to accept that the program was for everyone, dumb and dumber. The more I thought I knew, I came to realize that I knew nothing. This is a one day at a time program for people like me who could still make idiotic decisions.

[SunnyGirl]

J is for: Journey & Joy
The Journey to recovery is not always easy,
but today my life is filled with Joy and happiness.

[caressa]

K is for Kin. My AA family was my kin and support until my family came to learn to trust me (in part), my sister still brings things up and can be very condescending. It may be my perspective, but always felt she had an ulterior motive, and I was the poor relation and a kin that was best kept out of sight and hopefully out of mind.

[Lin]

K is for KINDNESS....I have learned to treat others with kindness. IT's the way I want to be treated so I need to treat others that way.

LIN

[caressa]

L is for Let Go and Let God. We can think it but until we follow the thought with action, we hang onto things. We don't surrender, we give up and instead of give over.

[SunnyGirl]

M is for: Miracles
In recovery we find the Miracles of change and the
true meaning of life.

[caressa]

N is for Now. All I have is now. The past is gone, the future hasn't got here yet, so I need to stay in the moment, and experience each nuance of each day.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuance

[Lin]

O is for OPEN...open our hearts to new ways of thinking..open our ears to learning from others.

LIN

[caressa]

P is for Please. Don't forget your manners. Pray and ask for them back if they have gone missing. A little please and thank you go along way. Practice these principles in all our affairs.

[SunnyGirl]

Q is for: Quiet
Each day I try to Quiet my mind and give thanks
for the blessings God has given me.

[caressa]

R is for Rest. Rest after a busy day, busy can be an addiction. Rest in the Love and Comfort of your Higher Power, knowing you are not alone.

[Lin]

S is for SLOGANS...I have many that I pull out and use on the spur of the moment. It's amazing how often I use a slogan to deal with somethign in everyday life...nothign to do with alcoholism.

LIN