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Post by majestyjo on Feb 21, 2018 10:38:01 GMT -5
U is for Unity. We can do what I can't do alone. We may come from different walks of life, may have different like and dislikes, have a difference in our appearance, and we have different addictions, but we can come together on this journey of recovery. There is no race to be won, but if someone falls behind, we are there for them, waiting for them to catch up. Some rush ahead of us, but we wait on them to realize that this program is not a quick fix, it is one day at a time.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 22, 2018 21:40:46 GMT -5
V is for Very. Laughter is very good medicine. As the saying goes, It feeds the Soul. The meetings sometimes get to be too much, but when you feel like you don't want to go, run to the nearest meetings. Meetings are also very good medicine that even if it is a hard pill to swallow, keep coming back.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 23, 2018 11:51:43 GMT -5
W is for Willing. Willing to go to any length to maintain your sobriety. Willing to align your will with that of your Higher Power. You don't always have to be willing to align yourself with your sponsor, take it under perusal, and look to see if it works for you.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 23, 2018 22:52:55 GMT -5
X is for Xenophobia. The fear of strangers and aliens. I had alienated a lot of people, and I found myself all alone, and I was one scary individual. I was very fragmented and I went to meetings, where I found myself and my God put me back together again.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 24, 2018 20:41:03 GMT -5
Y is for Yet. If you haven't done it yet, continue what you are doing and either you won't do or you will find yourself back out there doing it. It is a progressive disease. Even though we have quit, our disease is still active. We are only granted a daily reprieve. If you continue to use, you will probably end up doing what you haven't done yet.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 25, 2018 8:03:50 GMT -5
Z is for Zero. It says in the AA literature, when our score card read zero, and my thought was, "Who kept count?" I realized I did, not my sins and omissions, but those of the people around me.  When I find myself taking someone else's inventory, it is time to do my own. What did I do to get me to where I am in today? What do I need to change?  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.