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ABC's
Mar 8, 2006 7:48:04 GMT -5
Post by lildee on Mar 8, 2006 7:48:04 GMT -5
A is for... ACCEPTANCE
Acceptance doesn't mean that I condone this disease and all the nonsense that goes with it. To me it just means this is what reality is. Hubby is an addict. Plain and simple. It is just one more facet to who he is.
Love & God Bless lildee
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ABC's
Mar 8, 2006 16:40:45 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Mar 8, 2006 16:40:45 GMT -5
B is for BELIEVE you can recover!
LIN
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ABC's
Mar 9, 2006 7:58:09 GMT -5
Post by lildee on Mar 9, 2006 7:58:09 GMT -5
C is for.... Courage to Change
Both the book and the challenge to work this program.
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ABC's
Mar 9, 2006 11:10:17 GMT -5
Post by Gramm4 on Mar 9, 2006 11:10:17 GMT -5
D is for Discovery.....
This is a program of recovery. For me it's becoming a program of Discovery. Discovering who I really am.
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ABC's
Mar 23, 2006 7:11:44 GMT -5
Post by Gramm4 on Mar 23, 2006 7:11:44 GMT -5
E is for Effort.....
The effort it takes to stay clean and sober is worth everything to me.
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ABC's
Mar 23, 2006 21:45:28 GMT -5
Post by caressa on Mar 23, 2006 21:45:28 GMT -5
F is for Fun. If you are not having fun in recovery, ask yourself, "Self, What asm I doing wrong?"
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ABC's
Apr 2, 2006 5:25:29 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Apr 2, 2006 5:25:29 GMT -5
G is for GRATITUDE...it pulls me right out of a pity party.
LIN
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ABC's
Apr 4, 2006 8:39:13 GMT -5
Post by Gramm4 on Apr 4, 2006 8:39:13 GMT -5
H is for help.....
There is always plenty of help available if you can ask for it. What a concept!!!
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deanh
EOR Family
By dying He destroyed death. By rising He restored life.
Posts: 28
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ABC's
Apr 4, 2006 20:06:07 GMT -5
Post by deanh on Apr 4, 2006 20:06:07 GMT -5
I is for Intoxicating![/color][/size]
Life alone without chemicals is so intoxicating now. ;D
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ABC's
Apr 5, 2006 17:59:56 GMT -5
Post by caressa on Apr 5, 2006 17:59:56 GMT -5
J is for Joy. The Joy of living, feeling and just being in the moment.
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ABC's
Apr 8, 2006 4:45:50 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Apr 8, 2006 4:45:50 GMT -5
K is for KISS...some think it means Keep it Simple STUPID...but I am not that harsh on myself and say Keep it Simple SWEETHEART.
LIN
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deanh
EOR Family
By dying He destroyed death. By rising He restored life.
Posts: 28
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ABC's
Apr 8, 2006 17:03:58 GMT -5
Post by deanh on Apr 8, 2006 17:03:58 GMT -5
L[/color] is for LOOKOUT![/b] [/size]
I'm back.
;D ;D
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ABC's
Apr 11, 2006 13:32:42 GMT -5
Post by caressa on Apr 11, 2006 13:32:42 GMT -5
M is for Memory. I must remember when, not only when I was using but when I came into the program and what it was like when I first came into recovery.
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ABC's
Apr 12, 2006 15:19:42 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Apr 12, 2006 15:19:42 GMT -5
N is for NOW...staying in the NOW keps me from dwelling onthe past or obsessing about the future. LIN
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deanh
EOR Family
By dying He destroyed death. By rising He restored life.
Posts: 28
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ABC's
Apr 12, 2006 19:17:30 GMT -5
Post by deanh on Apr 12, 2006 19:17:30 GMT -5
O is for open-mindedness. Without an open mind I would never have gotten to A.A. or made the decision to accept the solution.
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ABC's
Apr 12, 2006 21:16:06 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Apr 12, 2006 21:16:06 GMT -5
P is for progress not perfection. That's a slogan I need to remind myself abotu often.
LIN
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deanh
EOR Family
By dying He destroyed death. By rising He restored life.
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ABC's
Apr 15, 2006 19:24:44 GMT -5
Post by deanh on Apr 15, 2006 19:24:44 GMT -5
Q is for qualify. I qualified to be in A.A.
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ABC's
Apr 16, 2006 11:34:01 GMT -5
Post by caressa on Apr 16, 2006 11:34:01 GMT -5
R is for Rest. Sunday is a day of rest, take time to reflect.
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ABC's
Apr 16, 2006 14:02:14 GMT -5
Post by Lin on Apr 16, 2006 14:02:14 GMT -5
T is for TIME...it takes TIME to make things change. It takes TIME to work on ourselves. It takes TIME to take care of our own needs and to help others.
LIN
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ABC's
Apr 16, 2006 15:19:51 GMT -5
Post by Gramm4 on Apr 16, 2006 15:19:51 GMT -5
S is for Spring.....Spring is the season for new growth, just like living in the program is about.
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