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Post by majestyjo on Jan 20, 2020 12:16:14 GMT -5
U is for Urge. When you get the urge to use, say a prayer. The Serenity Prayer always worked for me. A simple "Help" will do too. You can go for a walk, Nature makes it more inspiring. You can get down on your knees. I was told that God answers knee-mail.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 21, 2020 21:01:29 GMT -5
V is for Voice. Sometimes it is good to voice your opinion. Other times it is best that your voice not be heard. Don't feed into an argument. Don't start an argument. Learn to compromise and agree to disagree.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 22, 2020 3:05:10 GMT -5
W is for Willing to be Willing. Sometimes we find ourselves not quite ready to let some person, place, thing, habit, pattern, defect, short coming go. That is when we need to pray for the willingness to do God's Will, not ours be done.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 22, 2020 21:23:43 GMT -5
X is for X-Ray. Take a look inside by working an honest Step 4. Look at where you are going, look at where you have been, and where you are in today.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 23, 2020 19:14:05 GMT -5
Y is for Yet. I haven't done that yet. I will if I continue in my disease. My dis-ease will tell me I am not that bad. It will tell me to compare instead of identifying. You don't have to go all the way to the dump. You can stop now.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 24, 2020 4:18:15 GMT -5
Z is for Zebra. Recovery is learning that everything isn't always black and white unless you are a Zebra. There is always a little negative in the positive and there is generally some positive to be found in the negative.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 25, 2020 0:04:38 GMT -5
A is for Attitude. It takes one to know one. It takes a change in attitude to bring about recovery.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 25, 2020 14:54:18 GMT -5
B is for Believe. Believe that the program will work for you. Believe in God with your own understanding, and believe in yourself, you are worthy of recovery.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 26, 2020 1:52:23 GMT -5
C is for Connection. It is important to connect to the people in the rooms of recovery. Through them I learned to connect to a Higher Power. Through that connection I learned that the power was not me. I was powerless. The good news was, if I surrendered, not give up, but give over to my Higher Power, I was empowered to do what I needed to do to stay clean and sober in today.
Just for today, I choose not to use.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 27, 2020 3:04:47 GMT -5
D is for Dry. Many put a plug in the plug in the jug and don't work the program, which are the 12 steps. The continue to act out in their dis-ease and don't find the spiritual solution.
Addicts too will put down the drugs and think they have found the answer. They don't realize that the drugs are but a symptom of their disease, the problem stems from within them.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 28, 2020 13:39:47 GMT -5
E is for Everything. When I asked what do I need to change. I was told EVERYTHING. Do the exact opposite if what you use to say, do and think. Not easy.
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Post by caressa222 on Jan 29, 2020 3:15:11 GMT -5
F is for Faith. I was reminded of something mother said to me many years ago, "Is your faith so weak, it hits the ceiling and bounces back at you.". Faith and fear can not occupy the same space.
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Post by majestyjo on Jan 31, 2020 23:17:58 GMT -5
G is for Grace. But for the Grace of God, I would be dead. But for the Grace of my God, I would not be clean and sober in today.
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 2, 2020 22:14:55 GMT -5
H is for Happy. We are responsible for our own happiness. Happiness comes from within. I can choose to be happy or dad. I am happy for you.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 4, 2020 3:55:55 GMT -5
I is for Interest. Take an interest in other things. Find a hobby. Take a walk in nature. It will pay great dividends.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 5, 2020 4:01:50 GMT -5
J is for Just for Today. Just go today I choose not to use.
Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime.
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 5, 2020 21:28:26 GMT -5
K is for Kick. Kick start your day by reading and taking a moment for meditation. Kick the old habits and start a new way of life.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 5, 2020 22:54:43 GMT -5
L is for Look. Look to the Steps for your answers. Look to the literature for guidance. Look in the rooms of recovery for a sponsor. Look within to connect to your Higher Power.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 7, 2020 2:48:11 GMT -5
M is for Music. Music soothed the soul and brings me peace and joy. Doesn't matter too much what kind of music, as long as it has a beat. It help to get our rhythm and timing back.
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 8, 2020 1:27:54 GMT -5
N is for Next. Do the next right thing and you will find what God's Will is for you. Do the next Step and see which direction you need to take on your journey.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.