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Post by caressa222 on Sept 10, 2020 14:50:49 GMT -5
A is for Attitude. Change your attitude to something more positive.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 10, 2020 20:25:59 GMT -5
B is for Be. It is okay to just be. All you are asked to do so try, try to be the best you that our an be.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 11, 2020 19:52:49 GMT -5
C is for Change. How can I change if I don't take an inventory of what is, and make a decision to let go of the habits, behaviors, and patterns as a result of my disease.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 15, 2020 21:50:27 GMT -5
D is for Dry Drunk/Drug addict.
A dry drunk is someone who isn't working the Steps. They are not using, but continue to act out in their disease. A good warning is to have a using dream. A good sign that something is not working in your program. Perhaps you haven't been to a meeting, talked to your sponsor, worked the steps, picked up the phone to talk to another addict how is your connection with your Higher Power.
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 16, 2020 23:37:03 GMT -5
E is for Each. Each day is a new beginning. We can start our day over each time we come to a wall, a trigger, a shortcoming that oops up, and each time we need to stop, surrender, and turn things over to the God of your understanding.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 18, 2020 2:48:39 GMT -5
F is for focus. Focus on what is good for you in recovery. Focus in what is good for your health and well being. Focus on living clean and sober and not on your past or project into the future.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 18, 2020 21:47:13 GMT -5
G is for Gratitude. A few years ago, I did a meditation using Jamie Sams' Sacred Path Workbook. It said, "Give thanks, it is already on its was.". I never forgot those words, because when I shut the book up, my phone rang with the answer to my prayer.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 19, 2020 2:19:20 GMT -5
H is for Honesty. No one hurt me more than I hurt myself. It took me a long time to get honest. I had to admit to my own powerlessness and unmanageablety. I needed to find acceptance.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 19, 2020 10:03:42 GMT -5
I is for itch. Do you have an itch you can't scratch? Do you itch to go back to where you come from. Do you itch to get ahead in your program. Recovery is a journey not a destination. We go at our own pace. We find what works for us. We ask for help. Wefollow in the spirit of the fellowship.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 21, 2020 23:11:17 GMT -5
 J is for Jump. Make a decision to jump on the recovery road. Jump for joy each day as you stay clean, one day at a time. Just for today I choose not to use. |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 22, 2020 23:27:31 GMT -5
K is for Kool. It is Kool to feel cool and hip and have a feeling of belonging.
It's good to feel like kin, and be part of the family. The fellowship keeps us together and we become kindred spirits.
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 24, 2020 0:50:50 GMT -5
L is for Love. Love your neighbor as you would love yourself. We are Children of God. We are loved. We need to love ourselves.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 24, 2020 3:19:09 GMT -5
M is for Memories. Just watched a TV show about creating new memories and healthy memories by changing old tapes into new.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 25, 2020 21:12:24 GMT -5
N is for No. What part of no do you not understand, as Lorrie Morgan sang many years ago. No means no. I have heard it said, she really means yes when she is saying no. We change things around to hear what we want to hear.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 26, 2020 21:10:43 GMT -5
O is for Outcome. Don't look at how much you have to do stay in the moment and look how far you have come. It is some times good to look at the whole picture, but that can be overwhelming. Look at what is in front of you, what is a priority. First things first, my sobriety. It is okay to take a time out.  |
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Post by caressa222 on Sept 28, 2020 1:15:35 GMT -5
P is for Prayer. My favorite being the Serenity prayer. Prayer works for ourselves and others. Connect with your High Power.  |
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Post by majestyjo on Sept 30, 2020 2:19:48 GMT -5
 Q is for Quit. Quit complaining. Remember what it was like before recovery. Play the tape to the end. You never had it so good. I looked in the mirror and said a prayer on this one. |
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Post by caressa222 on Oct 2, 2020 3:00:35 GMT -5
R is for Respect. What respect do you give to long timers? What respect do you give to newcomers? What respect do you give to others? What respect do you give yourself?
As Jamie Sam's says, "if you know your respect is not your amigo, you know it stinks.
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Post by caressa222 on Oct 4, 2020 2:24:02 GMT -5
S is for Silent. Can you stand the silence? Do have to to to to fill it it with unnecessary chatter,music, games Can you just be? Do you have to call Someone because you can't be alone  |
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 4, 2020 22:17:50 GMT -5
 T is for Trouble...let it go. You have the choice as to whether pick it up again and take on the burden of what is not yours to take on We all have our troubles but so much of it is not ours and we need to let go. We are powerless over people, place's and things. |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.
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