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Post by caressa222 on Jan 28, 2018 17:41:52 GMT -5
A is for Action. Gratitude is an action word. When you pass along a smile, a kindly word, it comes back to yoo.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 29, 2018 18:28:57 GMT -5
B is for Blessings. There are many blessings in recovery. They are only a prayer away.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 30, 2018 17:06:19 GMT -5
C is for Care. It is okay to be a caretaker, as long as you remember to take care of yourself first.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 3, 2018 20:08:03 GMT -5
D is for Determination. I am determined to have a nice day, especially when the sun is shinning. When the sun isn't shinning, I am bound and determined to have a good day too. It is my choice. It will be about me and my attitude. |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 3, 2018 20:09:29 GMT -5
E is for Everyone. Everyone is welcome to work the 12 Steps. They are applicable to everyone, under all conditions. Just about everyone has an obsessive/compulsive disorder of some kind. I tell people, you qualify, you know me.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 4, 2018 8:45:36 GMT -5
F is for Fun. Take time to have some fun. Recovery is important, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy your journey along the way.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 4, 2018 8:45:55 GMT -5
G is for Got a minute. Got a minute, take time for someone else. Even if it is a quick smile, a kind word, or an offer of a hand. Remember that we are only half a hand shake. Got a minute to listen to someone who needs to talk. You will feel the better for it.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 5, 2018 22:50:17 GMT -5
H is for Honesty. I had to get honest about my drug of choice. I had to get honest about substitutions I brought into my life to fill the voice instead of filling up with spiritual things.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 8, 2018 0:43:17 GMT -5
I is for Idea. Once we have an idea, it is best to run it by our sponsor or share it at a meeting and see what feedback you get. I was told to think opposite to the way I use to think, so I had to get use to recognizing the old and replacing it with the new idea, thought and action.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 9, 2018 15:45:03 GMT -5
J is for Jump. As the Pointer Sisters use to sing, "Jump, jump for Joy. We have been given a second chance at life. Why are we not enjoying it. Get up and share your recovery with others.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 9, 2018 21:52:53 GMT -5
K is for Keep it Simple. Don't pick up and go to meetings. Get a home group, get a sponsor, work and apply the Steps and Traditions. The Traditions help make my place safe.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 12, 2018 10:13:36 GMT -5
L is for Limits. We often limit our life with a closed mind, tunnel visions, and an unwillingness to do what our God wants us to do. We limited our God by harrow minded beliefs. When we come from a place of love, we open our mind, body, and spirit.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 12, 2018 23:16:16 GMT -5
M is for Memory. We have body memories as well as mental ones. We need to acknowledge the incident, feel the feelings, and let them go. Those old tapes are killers. We need to make new ones. We are in charge of the play button, as well as the rewind, erase, fast forward, etc.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 13, 2018 9:09:52 GMT -5
N is for "No!" "No!" is a complete sentence. You can say it and not have to explain it.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 14, 2018 8:34:23 GMT -5
O is for Options. You have several options, you are granted freedom of choice. You can choose to stay sober or go back out and do more research and hope you make it back through the doors of recovery. When we really think about it, we have two choices, to live or to die.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 15, 2018 2:56:14 GMT -5
P is for Practice. This is a program of practice, practice, practice. It is a one day at a time program, so each day we need to practice applying the teachings to my areas of my life.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 16, 2018 7:50:06 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit being so hard on yourself. You are lovable just the way you are.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 17, 2018 9:52:05 GMT -5
R is for Render. Render out the old thoughts, ways, behaviours that no longer suit you. Don't rest on your laurels, they may no longer serve you well in today. What was good in early recovery and before recovery, may not be what we need in today to maintain our sobriety.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 19, 2018 13:07:34 GMT -5
S is for Security. I need to make my space safe. As the squirrel says, "Gather what you need for a rainy day." Make sure that you have what you need, it isn't always about what you want.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 20, 2018 11:36:46 GMT -5
T is for Try. All we are asked to do is be the best we can be in today. Nothing more, nothing less, all we are asked to do is try. Try is the last letter of the words JusT foR TodaY. Living in the moment, don't bring in the horrors of yesterday unless it is for a lesson that needs to be learned and then let go. Don't project into the future, it hasn't got here yet. Don't miss out on today.  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5