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Post by majestyjo on Dec 10, 2014 19:18:26 GMT -5
A is for Acceptance. I don't have to like it to accept it. Just for today, I can't drink and drug safely. Just for today, I choose not to use. I accept my disease. I accept the program and I am willing to apply it to my life.
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Post by Lin on Dec 12, 2014 17:19:57 GMT -5
B is for BOUNDARIES. We set boundaries to protect ourselves. We don't have to accept unacceptable behavior.
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 12, 2014 23:27:54 GMT -5
C is for Care. We put our life into our God Care. We don't ask Him to do it for us. We ask Him to watch over us. We pray and ask for guidance, strength, courage, direction, and what ever else we need to see us through each day. He cares for us. His love is unconditional.  |
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Post by Lin on Dec 13, 2014 16:17:23 GMT -5
D is for diet. It's not easy to diet during the holidays. I guess that's why the first three letter s spell DIE.
LIN
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Post by Lin on Dec 14, 2014 7:20:46 GMT -5
E is for EASY DOES IT. Tha'
ts very important and recovery and for everybody this time of year. Yesterday at WW we talked about feeling worthy of making good choices. One person said Lucille Ball had a note on her bathroom mirror that said IS THIS GOOD FOR ME? It's a good one to help me do Easy Does it. I wont over extend myself. I wont eat or drink or smoke, etc anything that is not good for me. I will go to the doctor when needed. I will try to get plenty of sleep. I will try to exercise every day. And I wont allow myself ot anxious over family or celebrations. Very good slogan for me.
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 15, 2014 0:04:46 GMT -5
F is for Fruit. Harvest the fruit of your labour. By working the 12 Steps in your life, you will find a new faith, one that works.  |
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Post by Lin on Dec 16, 2014 4:52:15 GMT -5
G is for gratitude. I have so much gratitude in my life today. I never thought it would be possible.
LIN
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Post by Lin on Dec 16, 2014 8:48:31 GMT -5
H is for HEART., Many of us open our hearts more this time of year.
Too bad it does not happen that way all year round.
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 18, 2014 0:06:20 GMT -5
I is for Isolation. It is part of my dis-ease, it is not a tool of recovery. When we isolate, we block not only others from our life, but our connection to our Higher Power. For me, isolation means wall, whether they are mental, emotional, or physical.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 19, 2014 19:03:09 GMT -5
J is for Jump. Jump for Joy. Listen to some Jump Up music to have your spirits lifted.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 21, 2014 13:48:16 GMT -5
K is Keep Coming so you don't have to come back. Keep coming back to meetings. Keep coming back to the site. Keep coming back to what works for you in recovery, don't become complacent and let things slide, because the next thing you know you slip.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 23, 2014 1:44:29 GMT -5
L is for Love. If you come from a place of Love, you can't go too far wrong, unless it is all for the love of Self with no thought of anyone else.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 25, 2014 12:05:15 GMT -5
M is for Merry Christmas. May you make up your mind to have the best Christmas ever. You only get out of it what you put into it. It isn't about the other person(s), it is about you. It isn't about other Christmas' remembered from the past, it is about today. Make new memories.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 28, 2014 4:02:18 GMT -5
N is for Newcomer. When we look at each day as a new one, with a willingness to learn, with a new outlook and we become of our feelings and able to get honest with ourselves and the reality of what is in today.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Dec 30, 2014 6:38:51 GMT -5
O is for Our. When you are in a relationship, they say it should be, "My program, his/her program, and our program." Our programs may differ, yet the goal is always the same, how to obtain sobriety in today.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 1, 2015 14:13:45 GMT -5
P is for Practice the Principles in all our affairs. Practice, practice, practice.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 2, 2015 20:30:29 GMT -5
Q is for Quick. Recovery isn't a quick fix. We don't offer band aids. This is a one day at a time program. We ask that you keep coming so that you don't have to don't have to go back to where you came from. We have to learn to crawl before we can walk, and yet we urge you to quicken your step to the nearest meeting to the fellowship of your choice.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 4, 2015 15:05:26 GMT -5
R is for R & R. Rest and relaxation is not a sin, unless you make it so. We need to take time out to rejuvenate and refresh our body, mind and spirit.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 5, 2015 23:42:28 GMT -5
S is for Sobriety. Have it if you can. My sponsor said it means "Soundness of mind." In order to have that, I had to work on my emotional sobriety daily. I didn't even know what serenity was, I had to have it pointed out to me.  |
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Post by Lin on Jan 16, 2015 16:56:19 GMT -5
T is for TWELVE STEPS....they have helped many of us move to better lives!
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.