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Post by caressa on Oct 1, 2007 11:00:33 GMT -5
A is for Awareness. I have been grated a lot of awareness and understanding about this disease. Having come from both sides of the fence, I can see how this is truly a family disease and affects all those around it.
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Post by caressa on Oct 2, 2007 18:22:10 GMT -5
B is for Benefits. You can quit drinking, put the plug in the jug, but if you work the Steps, do the do things, you will be amazed at the benefits you receive from this program.
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Post by caressa on Oct 4, 2007 5:41:30 GMT -5
C is for Cry. I had to learn to cry in order to heal. Tears are cleansing. I still don't do tears well.
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Post by caressa on Oct 5, 2007 6:20:07 GMT -5
D is for Divine. It was important to find the DOG in everyone. Divine Orderly Goodness helped me make that conscious contact with the GOD of my understanding.
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Post by caressa on Oct 7, 2007 9:08:02 GMT -5
E is for Everything. My Higher Power gives me everything I need.
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Post by caressa on Oct 9, 2007 17:58:15 GMT -5
F is for Faith. I found faith that this program would work for me in the rooms of recovery. If others could stay sober, I could too. If others could live with an alcoholic/addict, then I could learn to live a new way of life too. My fear turned to faith.
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Post by caressa on Oct 11, 2007 12:35:18 GMT -5
G is for Goodness. I had to find the goodness in me. In order to recognize that goodness, I found it reflected in the rooms of recovery by those who came before me.
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Post by caressa on Oct 12, 2007 11:32:19 GMT -5
H is for Hope. My first promises meeting gave me hope. It promised me a new freedom and a new happiness. It continues to bring the promises true in my life.
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Post by caressa on Oct 14, 2007 13:41:14 GMT -5
I is for Integrity. It is important for me to walk my talk. I may be the only Big Book someone may see.
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Post by Lin on Oct 14, 2007 15:09:41 GMT -5
J is for JUST FOR TODAY...Jsut for today I can don anything for the next 24 hours, even if I dont think I could do it the rest of my life.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Oct 18, 2007 4:36:51 GMT -5
K is for Kindred. I have found many kindred spirits in the rooms of recovery. Many times they were there for me when my true kin were not.
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Post by caressa on Oct 20, 2007 17:11:10 GMT -5
L is for Light. I had to get rid of the darkness so the light of reason could shine. That meant doing a Fourth Step and following it up with a Fifth.
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Post by caressa on Oct 25, 2007 5:58:16 GMT -5
M is for Me. I need to get me out of the way and allow my HP to work through me. If I take me out of blame and shame, I don't have much left.
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Post by caressa on Oct 26, 2007 14:25:29 GMT -5
N is for Need. When I get needy, I get greedy. Greed is not being happy with where I am at and not finding acceptance. God meets my needs. When I feel need, I need to put it out to the Universe. Perhaps I need to look at it and see if it is a desire for something that is not good for me and God has said, "No"!
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Post by Lin on Oct 27, 2007 16:42:40 GMT -5
O is for OPEN, HOnest communi8cation with our sponsors.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 2, 2007 6:45:54 GMT -5
P is for Polite. A little manners go a long way. It amazes me how people forget to say please and thank you in today. I was walking in the mall the other day and two people bumped into my walker. They did apologize though. I often think of how tunneled our vision is that we can't see those around us and give them some thought.
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Post by caressa on Nov 5, 2007 23:33:21 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. Quit questioning which came first, the chicken or the egg and just accept what is in the moment. Rationalization kept me sick for a long time.
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Post by caressa on Nov 7, 2007 14:58:33 GMT -5
R is for Rationalize. I can rationalize all I want, but I need to get completely honest with me. It wasn't about the alcoholic in my life. I had to accept responsibility for my own thoughts and actions. How many times I heard, "Look what you made me do?" I didn't know I didn't have the power to make anyone do anything. I had a lot of faults guilt. I rationalized everything like I had to have a reason for living. It was never okay to be me, I was suppose to be what everyone else wanted me to be.
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Post by caressa on Nov 9, 2007 1:15:02 GMT -5
T is for Thanksgiving. A time to be grateful for the blessing of the year. Although I give thanks to God for what I receive on a daily basis, family and thanksgiving is important to me. I love turkey and dressing and all the goodies. A grateful addict will never have a reason to pick up
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Post by caressa on Nov 11, 2007 14:22:00 GMT -5
U is for Understanding. It was important for me to understand my God. People for years had been telling me who God was, I had to learn who God was to me. I had to get to know God and make the relationship personal instead of listening to hearsay.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.