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Post by SunnyGirl on Jun 30, 2009 11:21:48 GMT -5
A is for: Acceptance -vs- Apathy
“Some people confuse Acceptance with Apathy, but there's all
the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between
what can and what cannot be helped; Acceptance makes that
distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; Acceptance
frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.” - - Arthur Gordon
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Post by caressa on Jun 30, 2009 14:38:51 GMT -5
B is for Boundaries. We respect ourselves by setting them. They are one of the blessings of recovery.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jun 30, 2009 21:57:43 GMT -5
C is for: Change
If you fail to Change the person you were when you came in,
that person will take you out.
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Post by caressa on Jul 2, 2009 12:54:48 GMT -5
D is for Discovery. Discover the real you. Not the one you think you are. Not the one your old tapes say you are. Not the you that is projected onto you by others.
Discover the you that your Higher Power knows and loves. Do the Steps.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 2, 2009 13:51:51 GMT -5
E is for: Experience - Encouragement
Remember to give and receive E S & H:
Encouragement (or Experience), Strength, and Hope
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Post by caressa on Jul 3, 2009 6:02:22 GMT -5
F is for Fun. If you are not having fun in recovery, what are you doing wrong? The program offers Fun, Food, and Fellowship! Are you feeding your body, mind and spirit that it requires.
Too much like work, not fun to add color!
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 3, 2009 14:44:05 GMT -5
G is for: Gratitude
Gratitude and giving thanks, in trying times, offers
more hope for the future, than wallowing in misery. - - unknown
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Post by caressa on Jul 4, 2009 10:09:31 GMT -5
H is for Honesty. Not just cash register honest and honesty to friends, family and others but self-honesty. Have you given yourself a good talking to lately? Do you hear what you are saying?
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Post by Lin on Jul 5, 2009 6:18:15 GMT -5
I is for integrity. I feel I have alot more integrity jsut because I try to live better and work the steps.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Jul 7, 2009 6:41:22 GMT -5
J is for Just. It is okay to 'just' be. No need to justify, no need to qualify or *reiterate, why you do or don't, it is okay to just live in the moment and be yourself.
* to repeat (something done or said); say or do again or repeatedly - Webster's Dictionary
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 7, 2009 15:10:16 GMT -5
K is for: Kindest
The Kindest word in all the world is the unkind word, unsaid!
- - Unknown
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Post by caressa on Jul 8, 2009 5:04:11 GMT -5
L is for Look, Listen, and Learn. When we become aware to what is around us, there are so many lessons to be learned. When I open my mind to new things, I also need to open my eyes to see, ears to hear, and mouth to communicate what I have learned with others.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 8, 2009 15:06:22 GMT -5
M is for: Mistakes
We must be big enough to admit our Mistakes,
smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough
to correct them. - - unknown
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Post by caressa on Jul 9, 2009 5:52:11 GMT -5
N is for Nurture. Nurture your body, mind and spirit by giving them what they need and a little of what they want. Be kind to yourself and be your own best friend.
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Post by Lin on Jul 10, 2009 8:11:43 GMT -5
I is for OPEN...being OPEN to new ideas, open to receive the gifts of recovery. I can't receive any of those gifts if I am closed minded. It's like haveing clenched fists and trying to catch a butterfly. It jsut can't happen.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Jul 11, 2009 10:18:10 GMT -5
P is for Polite. A little manners go a long way! It says 'Attraction rather than promotion' so if I am rude, judgmental, and walking in my disease, I do not carry a recovery story.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 11, 2009 22:48:41 GMT -5
Q is for: Quiet
We need Quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . .
Spending Quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to
renew itself and create order. - - Susan L. Taylor
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Post by caressa on Jul 12, 2009 8:28:21 GMT -5
R is for Reality. When I live in reality and stay grounded in the moment, I am better able to focus on my day and have a better perspective of what is and what is happening. When I live in fear (False evidence appearing real) and not in faith, then I go back to that old way of living with no faith and no hope. Life is right now!
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Post by Lin on Jul 12, 2009 9:56:14 GMT -5
S is forSERVICE. Thru service to my f2f group I really grew in my recoery!
LIN
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Post by SunnyGirl on Jul 13, 2009 12:00:36 GMT -5
T is for: Today & Tomorrow
“Yesterday is a canceled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note;
Today is the only cash you have - so spend it wisely”
- - Kay Lyons
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.