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Post by majestyjo on Sept 19, 2015 16:42:06 GMT -5
A is for Attitude. Sometimes it needs adjusted, other times it needs to be completely changed. It is almost Thanksgiving time. Put some gratitude into your attitude.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 21, 2015 17:33:31 GMT -5
B is for Beauty. Be aware of the beauty around you and within you. Take a look around at your God's wondrous beauty.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 23, 2015 10:30:33 GMT -5
C is for Cover. The 12 Steps cover all areas of our life. Cover yourself up with love and surround yourself with the Spirit of the Fellowship instead of the blanket of denial.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 25, 2015 16:43:27 GMT -5
D is for Denial. Denial is refusing to live in reality. Denial is lack of acceptance and refusal to look at things as they are, and only seeing things as we want them to be.  |
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Post by Lin on Oct 3, 2015 12:58:30 GMT -5
E is for EASY DOES IT>>>> that slogan helps me to not get so worked up about things. Life is too short!
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 18, 2015 13:46:10 GMT -5
F is for Forgiveness. Forgiving others; but most of all myself. It has to begin with me to find it within myself so I can give to others.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 2, 2015 10:38:11 GMT -5
G is for God's Gifts. Accept them, be open to them, even when they don't come in the shape and size you would like. Recognize them and give thanks, they can be big and/or small. There are many if we just look for them.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 4, 2015 18:28:19 GMT -5
H is for Honest. I need to be honest with me before I can be truly honest with you.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 6, 2015 15:53:07 GMT -5
I is for Integrity. Walk your talk. Actions speak louder than words.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 9, 2015 19:04:39 GMT -5
J is for Joy. If you are not enjoying sobriety, what are you doing wrong? We have a new chance at life. It is what we make it. We are granted freedom of choice. I choose joy and happiness.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 11, 2015 18:42:32 GMT -5
K is for Keep Coming Back. I prefer the saying, "Keep coming so you don't have to come back." If I keep going to meetings, applying the Steps to my life, talking to my sponsor, reading the literature, and doing the do things suggested in recovery, I don't have to use in today. Keep coming back, without you, there is no me. When we work on the issues in our life and get rid of the baggage we carried for so many years, we are free of the burdens that kept us using in the first place.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 13, 2015 12:30:23 GMT -5
L is for Love. Pay it forward. As they say in Al-Anon, love yourself the way we already love you. We can do what I can't do alone.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 15, 2015 22:06:36 GMT -5
M is for Memories. Not just the bad ones, the good and not so good ones too. Recovery is a program of progress, not perfection; so if you make a mistake, remember, that doesn't mean you are one.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 16, 2015 18:29:16 GMT -5
N is for "No!" As the saying goes, "What part of no don't you understand." It is alright to say "No," I don't have to be a people pleaser and always say yes. I don't have to say, "How High!" when someone gives me a negative entreaty like jump right to it.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 17, 2015 18:41:18 GMT -5
O is for Opinions. As the saying goes, everyone has one. It is okay to state your opinion if you are asked to share it or if you ask permission to express it. Sometimes it is best kept to yourself. Attachments:
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 20, 2015 21:05:41 GMT -5
P is for Priorities. What is your priorities in life. My priority is staying clean and sober. Without my sobriety, I have nothing and nothing to give to others. If I don't have me, my family doesn't either, whether it is my birth family or my recovery family.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 22, 2015 19:58:15 GMT -5
Q is for Quick. This isn't a quick fix program. It is about progress, not perfection. Quit beating yourself up, you didn't get this way in one day, so accept the fact that we heal and get better one day at a time.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 24, 2015 6:24:10 GMT -5
R is for R & R! I need to find time for rest and relaxation, to fill myself up, so I have the energy to do and give. I don't have very much to give if I am operating on fumes, and an empty soul is not very giving or forgiving.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 25, 2015 23:44:44 GMT -5
S is for Service. Get involved in service. I don't think I would be here in today if I hadn't got involved in service when I was two years sober. Posting here is the only service I can do today, unless I get a phone call. I got one a few weeks ago, and so glad I was having a good day, so I could go and meet her for coffee. Pay it forward, I can never do enough service to compensate all that I have received over the years from the Fellowships, and people outside of the rooms of recovery.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Nov 27, 2015 21:57:39 GMT -5
T is for Trust. We learn to trust God, ourselves and our fellow man. We came from different backgrounds, but we had a common goal, we wanted to stay clean and sober. We learned to trust the program and know that it will do for us what it did for others.  |
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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