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Post by majestyjo on Feb 22, 2020 6:04:21 GMT -5
A is for Attitude. Something we have to change. A good way to check out attitude is to listen to ourselves and check our words. How do we treat others? How do we treat ourselves. If we don't respect ourselves, how do we expect others to respect us. Indifference is one of the surest ways to lose friends and gain enemies.
I was always told to check my attitude at the door. It takes one to know one.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 22, 2020 10:03:45 GMT -5
B is for Blessings. I was blessed the day I found EOR. THE BLESSINGS KEPT ON COMING, so did I.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 23, 2020 23:43:03 GMT -5
C is for Change. I had to change everything. My habits, my behaviors, and old patterns no longer served me in recovery. If I want to stay clean and sober, I need to make changes in my thinking.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 24, 2020 23:01:54 GMT -5
D is for Denial. Not wanting to see what is often glaringly apparent to others, but I turn a blind eye to it. Pulling on the blanket of denial can help us get through a tough time, but it keeps us sick.
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 26, 2020 3:41:24 GMT -5
E I'd for Exchange. Exchange your old patterns, behaviours, and habits for new ones.
Let go of things that no longer serve you in today.
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Post by caressa222 on Feb 26, 2020 16:56:14 GMT -5
F is for Fun, Food, Frolic. Have some. Enjoy recovery. Join in on the Fellowship of the Spirit  |
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Post by majestyjo on Feb 27, 2020 6:26:04 GMT -5
G is for Grace. God's Grace. He brought me to the doors of recovery and His Grace keeps me here. But for the Grace of God, I would be dead..  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 1, 2020 1:31:57 GMT -5
H is for Honor. It is an honor to be asked to participate in a meeting. It is an honor to be asked to go on a 12 Step call. It is an honor to be asked to do service.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 1, 2020 21:35:37 GMT -5
I is for Isolation. I just saw a slogan Congregate not Isolate.
Isolation is part of our disease. It is not a recovery tool.
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Post by caressa222 on Mar 2, 2020 0:58:03 GMT -5
J is for Job. A job is important it gives us purpose. Volunteer work helps to build up a reference. I was unemployable and went to two meetings a day for two years to fill the void in my life. Service was what helped me to stay clean. At 10 years clean and sober I went back to school at the age of 59. I went for a computer course and walked away with a certificate for Business Administration on Computers. They say we are over achievers.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 2, 2020 23:54:34 GMT -5
K is for K.I.S.S. Keep it Simple Sweetheart. Keep it Simply Spiritual.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Mar 5, 2020 21:04:41 GMT -5
L is for Love. When we come from a place of love, we are doing our God's Will. We learn to love ourselves by working the 12 Steps. We stop abusing ourselves.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 8, 2020 1:58:14 GMT -5
M is for Must. According to long-timers, there are a lot of musts. The list is quite long. Go to meetings, get a home group, get a sponsor, work the steps, change people, places, and things in your life, change your habits, patterns, and behaviours. Most of all, don't pick up no matter what. Just for today, I choose NOT to use.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 9, 2020 19:59:02 GMT -5
N is for Nice. Play nice. A newcomer is watching you. Someone in denial is looking at you. Someone who is hurting, they need some love and compassion.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 11, 2020 13:37:03 GMT -5
O is Opportunity. Opportunities open up for us when we stay clean. We have the opportunity to change our life.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 13, 2020 20:52:40 GMT -5
P is for Prosperity. My sponsor said it wasn't spiritual to pray that everyone get what they deserved. She said that I had to pray that they receive what we wished for ourselves. Health, prosperity and happiness. She said to pray that they receive a spiritual awakening so they can't continue doing what they have been doing
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 18, 2020 16:16:07 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit using people, places and things. Quit acting out in your disease. Quit trying to figure the program out. Just know that it works.
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Post by caressa222 on Mar 19, 2020 4:52:44 GMT -5
R is for Restless. With the isolation posed on everyone, I can see many who are irritable,restless, and discontented. Time to find new hobbies or reserect new ones. Don't get caught up on the iinternet. Don't let the TV take you away from living. Remember you are not the only one going through this.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Mar 20, 2020 22:39:41 GMT -5
S is for Sleep. Sleep is important. When you can't sleep, do try to rest. The Boddy needs to rejuvenate. Music helped me get a deeper sleep. It was often necessary to empty my head of busy, which took practice, do I could be still and find some peace and serenity. Had to quiet the chaos.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Mar 21, 2020 21:34:50 GMT -5
T is for Tenacious. I tenaciously grasped the program and held on tight. I did there do things. Got a home group, a sponsor, worked the steps, and went to meetings.  |
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