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Post by Lin on Nov 3, 2004 4:23:50 GMT -5
A is for AWARENESS>...being aware that I am diong something is the first step in changing it.
LIN
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Post by lildee on Nov 3, 2004 8:44:50 GMT -5
B is for...... Believing.
Beliving that this Program works. For without it I surely would be nuts. (Not using the Steps! )
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Post by caressa on Nov 3, 2004 15:57:26 GMT -5
C is for Caring. I share because I care.
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Post by Lin on Nov 3, 2004 17:04:00 GMT -5
D is for DILIGENCE>>>how I diligently kept working my oprogram, changing what I could, accepting what I could not, lerned ing to act and react differently..until i GOT IT!
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 3, 2004 21:12:38 GMT -5
E is for Effective! Learn effective tools to combat the cravings and recognizing patterns that I needed to change. Changing the negative affects of years of using, into positive ways of dealing with my emotions.
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Post by Lin on Nov 4, 2004 3:20:20 GMT -5
F is for FELLOWSHIP. The meeting before and after the meeting...the ocntacts between meetings...the phone calls and emails...all of that makes my life very full and complete. FELLOWSHIP is an important part of my recovery.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 4, 2004 5:36:43 GMT -5
G is for Goodness. The goodness that is all of us. When I do in today for the Highest Good of all, I am living God Centered.
God is Good. Good is God.
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Post by lildee on Nov 4, 2004 11:46:24 GMT -5
H is for ...... High Power
When I believe in my Higher Power I become higher powered full of all the good things in life. [/color]
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Post by Lin on Nov 4, 2004 17:12:50 GMT -5
I is for INTUITION...We will INTUItively know....
yep. That was good. I wasn't sure I even had any intuition any more..but it works.
LIN
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Post by lildee on Nov 5, 2004 0:28:23 GMT -5
Hey Lin ,
the one I like for I is institution - where I would have been without this program !!!
Anyway on to J......
J is for..... judge and jury.
Something I learned how to stop being.[/color]
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Post by Lin on Nov 6, 2004 5:03:55 GMT -5
Thanks Lildee. I can relate to INSTITUTION also.
K is FOR...Keeping my mouth shut when something does nto concern me, KEEPING my opinions to myself unless they are solicited, KEEPING my side of the streeet clean and al;lowing others to work on their own side. KEEPING my nose out of the chaos the dysfunction.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 6, 2004 21:13:35 GMT -5
L is for Learning. Learning a new way of living and thinking. I can't think my way in to good thinking, I have to think my way into a better way to live my life.
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Post by lildee on Nov 7, 2004 4:07:04 GMT -5
M is for ...... ME.
Sounds selfish but me and my recovery come first. Cuz if I am not first then the insanity will set back in , a place I don't want to go back to ever. [/color]
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Post by Lin on Nov 7, 2004 5:19:41 GMT -5
N is for NEXT...I only have to do the NEXT BEST THING... I dont have to dwell on the future or the past. I jsut need to put my foot in front of me and move forward in the NOW.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 7, 2004 13:42:38 GMT -5
O is for Open. Open my mind to new things. Open my heart to new feelings and open my being to new experiences.
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Post by Lin on Nov 7, 2004 17:00:43 GMT -5
P is for PROGRESS...not PERFECTION. (The topic I picked for last Friday's meeting...)
LIN
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Post by lildee on Nov 7, 2004 17:54:59 GMT -5
Q is for..... the quietness in my mind when I pause to meditate.[/color]
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Post by caressa on Nov 7, 2004 18:36:28 GMT -5
R is for Resting. Taking a day of rest, knowing all is well in God's hands. When I am irritable, restless and discontent, I know that I didn't put things into His hands to hold.
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Post by Tiger on Nov 8, 2004 17:11:19 GMT -5
S is for "Stay the Cousre" of "Sobriety" a day at a time!
Tiger
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Post by Lin on Nov 9, 2004 3:49:03 GMT -5
U is for USEFUL...the slogans are USEFUL TOOLS.... I USE them often.
LIN
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