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Post by majestyjo on Apr 11, 2016 0:01:09 GMT -5
A is for Awareness. I need to be aware in order to change. It is a process and a lot depends on how open I am to look at my world to see where I am at. Awareness bring about the 5 As of change. Aware, Admit, Accept, Attitude, and Action.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 12, 2016 17:57:15 GMT -5
B is for Beauty. Open your eyes and take in the beauty of God's Creation around you. You will find that beauty reflected from within you. It takes one to know one. This is a program of reflection and perception. Quite often we need BOTH to be healed.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 14, 2016 17:28:09 GMT -5
C is for Clarity. I pray and ask for clarity each day. I ask for my truth and what needs to be changed within me.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 17, 2016 3:56:25 GMT -5
D is for Defense. My defense again the next drink and/or drug is my God. My sobriety depends on my Spiritual condition in today. I am only an arm's length away, no matter what my sobriety date is. The longer I stay clean and sober, I have more tools and experience on which to call on, to defend myself from the thoughts that lead me to picking up anything that will take me back to where I came to prior to recovery.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 18, 2016 22:32:29 GMT -5
E is for Ego. When we let our ego get in the way, we are easing the God of our understanding out of our lives. I am living in my dis-ease, instead of letting go and letting God. Each day is a new beginning, so I need to get out of the way and leave things up to the God of my understanding. Each day recognize that it isn't my job to do God Job for Him.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 19, 2016 13:01:45 GMT -5
F is for Faith. Allow faith to replace your fear. Let go of your fear and put it in your God's hands and trust Him. If He has brought you to it, He will see you through it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNZS5H9aNlY |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 22, 2016 17:33:54 GMT -5
G is for Growth. As we work our way through the 12 Steps and learn to apply the Traditions to our life, we grow in awareness. We can see how we can change and grow into the person our God would have us be, not as we see ourselves, but as others see us.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 24, 2016 16:23:40 GMT -5
H is for Hope. The 12 Promises are what gave me hope. I was grateful today that I could read them at the closing of my friend's 23rd anniversary.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 29, 2016 16:16:45 GMT -5
I is for Intent. My sponsor always said, "Examine your motive and intent." I have report spam her on the site and asked the owner to delete it. I am wondering what his intent is for this site. It has been my lifeline. Garbage that is posted is not good for my serenity and doesn't speak well of the group as a whole.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 2, 2016 18:54:31 GMT -5
J is for Joy. If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong? As an old timer said to me in early recovery, "I don't have bad days any more, I just have bad moments in a day. I am given a second chance at life. The worst day in recovery far exceeds the best day when I was using.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 2, 2016 18:56:15 GMT -5
K is for Kin. Wasn't always able to connect with family, but my recovery kin helped me through tough times in recovery. They could identify with me and knew where I was coming from.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 3, 2016 10:47:07 GMT -5
L is for Love. Come from a place of love. Love the skin your in. Not only learn to love yourself, but like yourself too. Attachments:
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Post by majestyjo on May 4, 2016 20:17:41 GMT -5
M is for More. Instead of more drugs (be it solid, liquid, powdered, or the flesh and blood variety), seek more time with your Higher Power. Read more literature, you will be surprised how some always seems like new, even though you have read it many times before. The more you keep an open mind, allow yourself to heal, you will become more aware of thing in your life, and you will get to know more about yourself and your God.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 9, 2016 19:07:42 GMT -5
N is for Nothing. Nothing can stand between me and my God in today. Anything that I am compulsive/obsessive about in today, because my 'god' and blocks me from the true Living Spirit.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 11, 2016 16:14:31 GMT -5
O is for Open. Open your mind to what others have to say, yours is not the only way. Open your heart to love for yourself and others. Open your mouth and share with others, you can't keep what you have if you don't give it away.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 13, 2016 12:17:11 GMT -5
P is for Patience. Have it if you can, it takes lots and lots of practice. Be careful for what you ask for. You will get a lot of things to tolerate so you can practice your patience.  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 22, 2016 10:03:05 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit acting out in your disease, take your old defects of character, habits and behaviours to your Higher Power and ask that they be removed from your life. Quit saying I can't, and say, "Just for today, I can do!"  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 25, 2016 16:36:58 GMT -5
R is for Rest. Rest in the knowledge that the program worked for others, it will work for me if I work it. I can't rest on my laurels, it is a one day at a time program. I must remember that when I live in the moment and not judge today on my past, because in today, I have tools of recovery to pick up to maintain my sobriety (soundness of mind).  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 26, 2016 23:10:14 GMT -5
S is for Serenity. Early in recovery, I phoned my NA sponsor and spiritual advisor and said, "I had a weird kind of day." I described it to him and he said, "Do you think you just might have found some serenity?" I didn't recognize it when I got it, because it was so foreign to me. So grateful that after 24 years of working my program 24 hours at a time, that I haven't worn out the Serenity Prayer. Just because they are so darn cute!  |
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Post by majestyjo on May 28, 2016 17:38:08 GMT -5
T is for True. I try to stay true to myself. It is important to stand in my truth. Through the program, I learned to trust a Higheer Power, and as a result, I learned to trust myself and others. I also learned that just because someone is in the fellowship, doesn't mean that their words and ways are good for me. My sponsor said, "You can learn two things. How to work your program and how NOT to work your program."  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.