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Post by caressa222 on Jan 30, 2019 2:36:19 GMT -5
O is for Options. Relapse was not an option for me. For me it was do or die. I did have mental, emotional, and spiritual lapses, but thankfully they didn't lead to me physically picking up I am powerless over people, places, and things. A drug is a drug, no matter what shape it comes in. I not only used alcohol and prescription drugs (codeine), I used food, work, my bed, the bar, and even in recovery my computer, busy (so busy helpiing others didn't always stop to deal with my own stuff), and so much more.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 30, 2019 18:19:53 GMT -5
P is for Positive. Feed yourself positive affirmations each morning. Affirm you are worthwhile and deserve recovery.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 31, 2019 0:31:25 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit looking at what you don't have and look at what you do have. Look how far you have come rather than how far you have yet to go. Quit asking questions and just accept the program. It has worked for others, it will work for you. Hugs not drugs.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 31, 2019 20:50:57 GMT -5
P is for Practice. Practice your patience and tolerance if you can. This is a program of practice, practice, practice.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 31, 2019 20:53:43 GMT -5
Q is for Quite. It is quite alright to make a mistake. You just do it over again. Just because I make a mistake doesn't mean I am one. I am still quite lovable.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 1, 2019 16:34:34 GMT -5
R is for Recovery. If you have it show it. In order to recovery, we need to take care of ourselves. We have to allow ourselves to heal, let go of the past and leave it there. It ia okay to look at it, but drag it into today. Don't base your today on yesterday, it is redundant, old new. Let go of the old to make room for the new.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 2, 2019 20:21:23 GMT -5
S is sfor Sanity. It says our God could restore us to sanity. It doesn't say He would. I am restored from my past, but that doesn't mean I am no longer an alcoholic/addict. We are given daily reprieve, not a quick fix.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 4, 2019 2:00:55 GMT -5
T is for Trust. It took me a long time to trust OPs. It took a while for other people to trust me. Thanks to this program, I learned to trust again.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 4, 2019 11:58:50 GMT -5
U is for Understanding. Learn to understand yourself. In recovery, the gifts just keep on giving. You have to give away in order to receive. Hard to understand that, but it is a spiritual principle of the program. We lose our sobriety if we don't pass it on to others.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 6, 2019 18:42:33 GMT -5
U is for Unity. One for all, we can do what I can't do alone.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 8, 2019 13:54:49 GMT -5
V is for Virtual,. If I am not mistaken, it mens ans real. Live in the real world, be ever present. Like you can't replace f2f meetings, the energy is just not the same. A virtual hug is better than one sent from afar.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 10, 2019 13:19:45 GMT -5
W is for Work. We need to work the Steps. We need to take the words off the pages of the literature and apply them to our lives. It is one thing to know, it is another to do. Walking our talk. As my sponsor use to say to me, if you have recovery, show it.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 15, 2019 21:43:16 GMT -5
X is for X marks the spot. We are exactly where we are suppose to be. If we turn our life over to the Care of our God, then we are right on schedule. If you don't think you are where you should be, go back to basics, go to meetings, talk to your sponsor, work the steps and apply them to your life, and pass on what you have learned along the way to others. Hugs not Drugs.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 17, 2019 13:10:37 GMT -5
Y is for Yes. Say "Yes" to recovery and "No" to drugs and the old life style. When you learn to say "No" remember to balance things out with some "Yes's" too. It is okay o say "Yes" to the next right thing. No more pink elephants.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 18, 2019 21:55:58 GMT -5
Z is for Zip. I was told to zip my lip. What other people thought of me was none of my business and visa versa. If you can't speak good of someone, don't speak at all.  |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.