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Post by caressa on Sept 16, 2008 13:33:53 GMT -5
Thoughts from Hazelden are:
It took me a long time to realize that when I hate somebody it doesn't hurt them. Only me.
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Call your sponsor before, not after, you take your first drink.
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Nothing is so bad that relapse won't make it worse.
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I can't handle it, God. You take over.
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You cannot think your way into right actions.
You have to act your way into right thinking.
You are reading from the book:
Keep Coming Back Gift Book by Meiji Stewart
I am sure many of can add to this list. What slogan and saying works for you in your recovery?
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Post by caressa on Sept 16, 2008 13:37:27 GMT -5
My favorites are:
"Let it begin with me" from Al-Anon (Letting go of blame)
"How Important is it?" from NA (Sobriety comes first)
"This too shall pass!" from AA (Good and bad)
and # 1 is:
Each day is a new beginning, so have a great one.
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Post by caressa on Dec 19, 2008 14:53:05 GMT -5
My new slogan is "Get with the program!" How many people out there need it but don't want it. It is easy to talk it but so few walk it.
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Post by caressa on Dec 21, 2008 16:15:44 GMT -5
Today's thoughts from Hazelden are:
Moving fast is not necessarily the same thing as going somewhere.
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If you are waiting for your ship to come in - you may have already missed the boat.
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Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
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Faith is our greatest gift. Sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility.
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The first step in overcoming mistakes is to admit to them.
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The best way to multiply happiness is to divide it.
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Try the program for 90 days. If not satisfied we will be glad to refund your misery.
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Post by caressa on Dec 23, 2008 2:24:23 GMT -5
Today's thoughts from Hazelden are:
The practicing alcoholic is the only person in the world who can lie in the gutter and still look down on others.
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Don't sweat the small stuff, and remember, it's all small stuff.
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Drinking didn't cause my problems, living did.
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AA meetings are the jumper cables God uses to get love flowing from one alcoholic to another.
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You are reading from the book:
My Mind Is Out to Get Me by Dr. Ron B.
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Post by caressa on Jan 7, 2009 17:53:53 GMT -5
Things I heard when I first got sober. 1. Your best thinking got you here.
2. You have to ACT your way into better thinking. [ works ]
3. Keep doing the same thing you get the same results.
[applies to all areas of life---- in all our affairs]
4. Being right is not important..Doing the right thing is.
5. Everyone has the right to be exactly where THEY are.
6. Finally... I had to quit playing God !!! God is - I'm not.
Received with thanks from Dun
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Post by caressa on Jan 16, 2009 3:28:24 GMT -5
God helps those who help themselves God either is, or He isn't! God you got to be kidding! (I generally follow up this with a laugh.) Who died and made you God? Look for the person behind the disease.  What Step are you working in your life today? (My reply is generally 'all of them.')  Work the Steps they apply to all areas of your life. There's a tool for any nut who walk through the doors of recovery. |
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.