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Post by majestyjo on Jan 24, 2017 16:40:02 GMT -5
A is for Attitude. It takes one to know one. I pray and ask that I have the right attitude for all occasions. As my sponsor told me many years ago, "Do people look at you and see recovery." We need a personality change sufficient to bring about recovery.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 26, 2017 21:56:15 GMT -5
B is for Born. We are reborn of the spirit. We are given a new chance at life. We were not born to be alcoholics. Some believe it is part of our genetics. It may be true, but I think it is more about the fact that we are products of our environment.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 28, 2017 18:47:07 GMT -5
C is for Creator. I need to give thanks to my Creator for the many gifts that He has bestowed on me. I need to be aware of His Creation and recognize His Power, and know that if He can do that, He has the power to help me.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 31, 2017 11:57:14 GMT -5
D is for Have A Great Day. Each day is a new beginning, so have a great one. A day can start any time. For this next 24 hours, I will make the most of my day.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 2, 2017 19:59:34 GMT -5
E is for Eating Disorder. The 12 Steps are applicable to all areas of my disease. Not eating can put on weight, and our thinking 'fat' means we have to change our attitude, accept where we are at in today, and make healthy choices. I am given freedom of choice. I have freedom to eat. It is up to me, what I put in my mouth. We are what we eat. As the saying goes, "It isn't about being hungry, it is about what is eating you." Our disease is mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 3, 2017 10:05:09 GMT -5
F is for Forgiveness. I always need to put myself as part of the equation, and forgive myself. I need to stop beating myself up. Sometimes an act is unforgivable, but the person is not.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 6, 2017 20:05:20 GMT -5
G is for Gratitude. When those little things happen, try to remember to say thank you. Sometimes we wonder how certain things happen, but they do. As a friend of mine use to say, "That's not odd, that's God." My God does for me what I can't to for myself. For that I am very grateful.  |
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Post by Lin on Feb 9, 2017 11:28:03 GMT -5
H is for HELP//./when I help others it helps me keep my rcovery sharp.
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 10, 2017 19:43:56 GMT -5
I is for Idea. When you get an idea, check where it came from and look at where it will take you if you follow it up with action. Sometimes it is good to follow thought with action, other times it is best if you "Hesitate and Meditate."  |
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Post by Lin on Feb 11, 2017 7:15:52 GMT -5
J is for JUST for today...just for today I can do anything for one hour that I would not like to do for a whole day...
LIN
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Post by Lin on Feb 13, 2017 7:29:02 GMT -5
K is for KISS...Keep it Simple Sweetheart. I have heard the last word be STUPID...but i choose to call myself sweetheart..not stupid.
LI
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Post by Lin on Feb 14, 2017 7:36:58 GMT -5
L is for LOVE>>>since today is Valentine's day. I love the friends I have in alanon...and I love the life my recovery has given me.
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 14, 2017 23:24:34 GMT -5
M is for Meetings. Meeting makers make it. I am so grateful for this site, because it became my meeting, when I couldn't get out to f2f meetings.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 16, 2017 17:28:42 GMT -5
N is for Newcomers. Was so grateful to have a newcomer at our group today. They carry a great message. It isn't any better out there and I don't have to go back out and do any more research. Each time I like to take an attitude of when I was new, open to listening and learning and living in the now. So important to stay in the now, let go of the past and not project into the future. Each day is a new beginning. I told him a day can start any time. Any time your day isn't going right, start it anew. Just for today, I choose not to use.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 19, 2017 23:27:20 GMT -5
O is for Opportunity. We have a new opportunity to live a better life. When I stay clean and sober, doors opened and opportunities appeared and I had a choice as to what I wanted to do with my life. I had options. The only option I didn't have was to go back to where I came from. For me to use is to die.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 22, 2017 22:00:05 GMT -5
P is for Practice. Practice what you preach. Better still, don`t preach, walk your talk. This is a program of practice, practice, practice, and just for today, I will try to get it right. There is no right way or wrong way, it is the way that works for us.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 23, 2017 18:58:46 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit drinking and picking up a drug. Quit all mind altering substances. Quit those old habits and behaviors that no longer serve you in today. Quit being so hard on yourself. This is a one day at a time program. It isn't a quick fix, it is a process, remember first things first. We can't move forward if we don't get rid of the old to make room for the new.  |
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Post by Lin on Feb 25, 2017 6:46:27 GMT -5
R is for responsibility. I always thought I was responsible for everybody around me and whatever they did. Now I know I am only responsible for my own words and actions.
(In another sense..I DO know I am responsible to feed and care for my dogs..and when I was teaching I was responsible to do my best job and to see that my students learned and knew they were special. )
LIN
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Post by Lin on Feb 26, 2017 6:59:29 GMT -5
S is for many many things. I think slogans are one of my favorites. When I can use a slogan to deal with a situation in a positive way I am happy!
LIN
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 26, 2017 21:34:26 GMT -5
T is for Trust. You can't trust others, if you can't trust yourself. I found that when I trusted my HP, I knew He was with me. If someone was put in my path, He would see me through. There was generally a lesson to be learned and I had to trust that if he put someone in my path and lead me to them, I had to trust the process.  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.