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Post by majestyjo on Apr 13, 2017 1:30:15 GMT -5
U is for United. United we stand against this disease of addiction. It is cunning baffling and powerful and it tells us we don't have it. The only defense is a spiritual one. That means I have to reach out to others, we can do what I can't do alone.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 15, 2017 20:52:45 GMT -5
V is for Victory. This is a card that has been coming up for me. I know that I have victory over my disease when I work my program one day at a time, but this felt different. Today's healing at the Spiritual center I went to, seems to be the answer to what I was given by my cards. I had also been getting the Death/Rebirth card too. This is what Easter is about. Christ dying on the cross, being raised from the dead, and sitting at the right hand of God mediating for us.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 16, 2017 23:12:28 GMT -5
W is for Waiting. Wait until you have one year in the program before getting into a relationship. Don't wait to get a sponsor and a home group, start looking right away. Don't be afraid to ask, having a sponsee helps the sponsor. Someone was there for her/him, hopefully they will be there for you.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 18, 2017 19:53:45 GMT -5
X is of Xenophobia. The fear of aliens and strangers.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 24, 2017 16:51:36 GMT -5
Y is for Yield. Yield not to temptation, but yield to the suggestion made in the Big Book, which can aid you in your recovery. Yes, we have other issues than alcohol, but the program is applicable to all areas of my life. I may not have got there yet, but if I continue doing what I am doing, I will find myself there, if I don't have that spiritual fitness as a defense against my dis-ease.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 25, 2017 20:40:25 GMT -5
Z is for Zero. As it says in the Big Book, when our score card read 'ZERO' we were willing to look at a possible solution. We didn't come to AA until we have tried every other house on the block, some of them once or twice. I know that when I got here, I found people who were staying sober, something I had been trying to do for 8 years before I got here. My way didn't work. These people had found something, and I wanted to know what it was, so I kept coming back, inspite of my denial.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 28, 2017 21:10:11 GMT -5
A is for Acceptance. It is the key to recovery. Acceptance is a part of change. If we can't except what is in the moment as it is, knowing it is subject to change, we stay stuck. Acceptance is the key to the willingness we need to move on with our life..... I need to change the attitude and take action to bring about recovery.
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Post by majestyjo on Apr 30, 2017 16:21:47 GMT -5
B is for Believe. Believe that the program will work for you if you work for the program. Believe that you will have a better understand of your Higher Power. We all have to find our own belief and find what works for us.
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Post by majestyjo on May 3, 2017 8:15:54 GMT -5
C is for Choices. I choose to repost this, it got lost in space somewhere. Just for today, I choose to stay clean and sober. I have freedom of choice. I choose to make healthy choices to the best of my ability. I choose to take time to be aware of what is around me.
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Post by majestyjo on May 5, 2017 22:40:48 GMT -5
D is for Danger. Anger is a danger for recovering alcoholics and addicts. It leads to resenetments, the #1 cause of relapse. We tend to internalize or act out on our feelings instead of expressing them in a healthy way.
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Post by majestyjo on May 8, 2017 16:45:12 GMT -5
E is for Everything. When I asked, "What do I need to change, I was told, "Everything!!!" Look at what you did before and do the opposite. Turn everything around 180 degrees.
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Post by majestyjo on May 11, 2017 13:15:41 GMT -5
F is for Frustration. We can let frustration grow until it becomes a mountain instead of a mole hill. Frustration is a control issue. Control is an illusion. We need to learn to accept life on life's terms. We don't have to like it in order to accept it. Fear needs to be transmuted to faith. Faith that our Higher Power will see us through our day. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmute
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Post by majestyjo on May 14, 2017 3:26:10 GMT -5
G is for Grace. But for the Grace of God, I would not be here today. But for the Grace of God, I would not have met the lady who took me to my first meeting. The Grace of God brought me back to AA, even though I was in total denial at my first meeting. The lady who took me to recovery, could not stay clean and sober for herself, but she was there for me and the Grace of God keeps me here.
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Post by majestyjo on May 19, 2017 21:30:06 GMT -5
H is for H.O.W. How it works, Honesty, Open Mindedness, and Willingness. Honest with ourselves, open to ideas other than our own, and a willingness to go to any length to maintain our sobriety. We can do what I can't do alone.
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Post by majestyjo on May 23, 2017 17:49:31 GMT -5
I is for Integrity. Walk your walk. Better still walk your talk. Changing old patterns, behaviors, habits, etc. and learning to live a new way of life.
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Post by majestyjo on May 24, 2017 23:11:34 GMT -5
J is for Joy. If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong? You have been given a second chance at life. Why are you not joyful and sharing the joy with others.
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Post by majestyjo on May 26, 2017 23:49:27 GMT -5
K is for Keep it Simple. It is a simple program for people who try to complicate it. Don't pick up no matter what, go to meetings, get a sponsor, get a home group, and do service. Get out of self and help others. You will keep finding people who are just as bad or worse off than you are.
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Post by majestyjo on May 28, 2017 1:16:55 GMT -5
L is for Love. Show your love by loving and caring for yourself. Recovery had to begin with me. I had to learn to love, forgive, respect, and learn to receive, so I could give in return to others.
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Post by majestyjo on May 30, 2017 20:41:40 GMT -5
M is for Memories. Remember what it was like prior to recovery. Play the tapes to the end. Remember what it was like in early recovery. I don't want to go through those days again. When I remember when, I choose to stay and do the best I can do in today. I leave those memories in the past, I don't let them spoil my todays, that was then and this is now. In today I can learn from them, and change them into new memories, ones that I don't mind repeating.In today, I have my guardian angel watching over me.
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Post by majestyjo on Jun 2, 2017 23:11:06 GMT -5
N is for Notice. Notice changes in your life. Allow yourself to grieve at losses in your life, like changes in your routine. When things aren't same as they use to be, even if it is changes in today from early recovery. Sometimes when things get away from the program, we need to go back to basics.
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