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Post by Lin on Nov 13, 2008 5:17:58 GMT -5
A is for AWARENESS>.
..when I am aware of my motives and my own actions, I make much better choices. Having an awareness abotu everything I say and do, helps me be a better person. It helps me behave in ways I'd like those aroudn me to behave.
LIN
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 13, 2008 17:01:24 GMT -5
B is for Balance
Working on my recovery gives me a sense of
Balance in my life.
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Post by caressa on Nov 15, 2008 13:48:43 GMT -5
C is for Choice. Today I can make better choices. I can choose to change old behaviors and patterns.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 15, 2008 15:06:05 GMT -5
D is for Detach
When I “Detach with love,” I am Detaching from
the problem, not the person.
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Post by Lin on Nov 16, 2008 18:43:45 GMT -5
E is for EACH DAY IS A NEW BEGINNING....
Each day is a chance to start over and change what did not go so well yesterday.
LIN
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 16, 2008 22:18:41 GMT -5
F is for Faith
Faith is daring my soul to go beyond what my eyes can see.
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Post by caressa on Nov 17, 2008 12:23:25 GMT -5
G is for Goodness. Find the goodness in all things. God is good. Good is God.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 17, 2008 12:42:32 GMT -5
H is for Happiness
Al-Anon has taught me to take responsibility
for my own Happiness
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Post by caressa on Nov 18, 2008 14:41:12 GMT -5
I is for Intimacy. (In to me see!) I had to have a relationship with myself and my Higher Power so I could open up and allow you to get close to me.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 18, 2008 15:35:37 GMT -5
J is for Just for today..... Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticize not one bit, not find fault with anything and not try to improve or regulate anybody except myself. www.nhal-anon.org/Just4Today.html Link to entire poem..... |
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Post by caressa on Nov 19, 2008 13:07:25 GMT -5
K is for Kindness. Be kind to yourself and others. Give yourself a hug, you deserve it.
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Post by caressa on Nov 20, 2008 15:56:34 GMT -5
L is for Live. Live and Live is a good slogan to live by. They key for me was about making sure I lived my own life and not through someone else.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 20, 2008 17:02:43 GMT -5
M is for Mental
Keeping a positive Mental attitude is one of the keys to
our success.
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Post by caressa on Nov 21, 2008 15:57:00 GMT -5
N is for Normal. It is just a cycle ont he washing machine. I have to look at what is normal for me and not compare it to someone else.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Nov 21, 2008 16:35:28 GMT -5
O is for Open
Keep An Open Mind!
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Post by caressa on Nov 22, 2008 13:02:21 GMT -5
P is for Pride. There is a positive and negative side of this. I do have the right to be proud of my effort and that of others. I don't have to boast, brag or belittle someone else to do it. I had a false sense of pride that I had to recognize and ask forgiveness for as part of my Step Nine.
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Post by caressa on Nov 25, 2008 13:10:06 GMT -5
Q is for Quit. I had to quit making excuses and get honest. I had to quit all drugs in order to recover.
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Post by Lin on Nov 25, 2008 15:39:49 GMT -5
R is for RESPECT...I have to respect myself as well as those around me.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Nov 28, 2008 18:55:44 GMT -5
S is for Slow. I am a slow recovering alcoholic who tries Easy Does It and reminds herself that when she gets to Step 12, she starts again at Step One.
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Post by caressa on Dec 2, 2008 11:13:49 GMT -5
T is for Time. It is amazing how fast time goes by when you live in the day, especially when you are in the moment. Here we are at the last month of the year, how quickly the year has gone by and except for a few senior moments, I remember it all.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.