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Post by caressa222 on Feb 9, 2020 2:51:24 GMT -5
O is for Options. We do have options. To live or to die. I chose life. Relapse was never an option. I may lapse back into old behaviors and patterns, but thanks to my program I don't have to stay there. Why act out in my disease when I have a better chance at life.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 10, 2020 4:00:23 GMT -5
P is for People. We learn to build new relationships with people. People in meetings, outside the meetings in the community, work and play. We will stop using OPs like we have in the past. We stop using them, but we utilize the experience, strength, and hope of the people around us.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 11, 2020 5:47:35 GMT -5
Q is for Quiet. Listen for the quiet. You will find your God there.
Step Three days to say the Serenity Prayer when you get there.
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 12, 2020 23:09:51 GMT -5
R is for Remember. Remember what it was like in early recovery Those highs and lows, the many meetings, the new people, places and things and letting go of the old..
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 13, 2020 5:50:12 GMT -5
S is for Smile. Put a smile on your face and pass it on. The best way to get out of Self is to help someone else.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 13, 2020 23:01:13 GMT -5
T is Talk. Talk things out before making a decision. Preferably with your sponsor, clergy, and/or friend(s). When you talk out the thoughts going around in your head, you put order to them and you can make a decision ad to whether they deserve further thought.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 15, 2020 0:43:29 GMT -5
U id for Useful. I am asked to be a useful member of society. That means to give as well as receive. It is not always easy to day thank you and be grateful for we got without thinking more. Many think they deserve more without doing the giving.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 18, 2020 3:14:35 GMT -5
V is for Vulnerable. In order to move forward, we need to allow ourselves to become vulnerable. We need to take risks and step out of our comfort zone. It takes a lot of trust and support from friends in the fellowship, our families, and friends outside the program who are not using.
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 18, 2020 17:26:45 GMT -5
W is for Wait. Wait on your God, He/She keeps different time than you. He/She seems to have a bigger clock with longer hours. His Will not my time.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 19, 2020 5:09:46 GMT -5
X is for eXempt. We are 'xempt from active addiction. Just for today I choose not to use. My X Spot is my clean and sober date. August 21, 1991. Don't want to go back there, but don't want to forget what it was like  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 19, 2020 14:30:52 GMT -5
Y is for You. You need to focus on your own recovery. No one can change you but you. Nothing changed if nothing changes. I can't change another, I am powerless over people, places, and things.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 21, 2020 0:59:49 GMT -5
Z is for Zealous. If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong. What head games are you playing? What reservations are you allowing to hold you back? What barriers have you erected to stop yourself from moving forward?
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.