ABCs on the Recovery Road

[caressa]

A is for Action. I have to work the Steps, do the footwork and leave the results up to my Higher Power. The program works if I work for it.

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[SunnyGirl]

B is for: Blame

"Taking responsibility for our self, our accomplishments as well
as our failures, is important for recovery and spiritual growth.
We will never grow and evolve when we continue to Blame our
mistakes or misfortunes on something or someone".

- - Barb Kampbell

[caressa]

C is for Caring. The program teaches me to care for others. Before I can truly give to others, I must learn to love and care for myself. I can't give away what I don't have.

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[caressa]

D is for Denial. I may only hear what I want to hear, see what I want to see and believe what I want to believe. Denial can be a protective blanket from pain. It is also a block to growth and healing.

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[caressa]

E is for Eager. Be excited about life and try to be eager aabout being a part of it. Don't wait for the life to come to you, get up and make it happen with an eager heart.

[SunnyGirl]

F is for: Failure

“Remember the two benefits of Failure. First, if you do Fail,
you learn what doesn't work; and second, the Failure gives

you the opportunity to try a new approach.”

- - Roger Von Oech

[caressa]

G is for Grapes. Recovery is about eating the fresh fruit and not waiting for them to forment. Good eating habits goes along with a healthy lifestyle.

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[SunnyGirl]

H is for: Happiness

Having Happiness doesn’t mean everything

in our lives has to be perfect.....

[caressa]

I is for Image. What image to I portray to others. Do I still role play? Am I one person at home and another when I am with others. Do I walk my talk?

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[SunnyGirl]

J is for: Judge

“It takes a good deal of character to Judge

a person by his future instead of his past”

- - unknown

[caressa]

K is for KISS. Keep it simple sweetheart. We can complicate the smallest thing and make it into a mole hill. Be kind to yourself and others, let go and keep things small and manageable.

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[SunnyGirl]

L is for: Lessons

“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to
teach us Lessons we could not learn in any other way. The way
we learn those Lessons is not to deny the feelings but to find

the meanings underlying them.” - - Stanley Lindquist

[caressa]

N is for Nature. I was told to get in touch with nature. Walk on the grass not the sidewalk to get grounded. Touch trees and appreciate the goodnes of the Creator. We are Co-Creators of our own Universe. When I am in tune, I connect with the true nature of my Inner Self.

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[caressa]

O is for Open. Opening my mind to things I have not experienced before and willing to take risks. Many times I found myself doing things that I never thought I was capable of doing in thought or deed. I can't believe the things that I have achieved and it was only through my Higher Power.

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[SunnyGirl]

M is for: Mistakes

God doesn't make Mistakes!


N and O are already here, so next letter should be P ;D

[SunnyGirl]

P is for: Patience
Patience helps us deal with the time it takes to get
to where we need to be.....

[Lin]

Q is for Q-TIP./....Quit Taking It Personally.

LIN

[caressa]

R is for Rest and Relaxation. Rest and take a time out. Have you own space where you can be alone and talk with your God. A place you can be alone or invite you friends to share it with you.

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[SunnyGirl]

S is for: Struggle

'When stormy weather blows in don’t Struggle with why,

look for the lesson and growth instead".

- - unknown

[caressa]

T is for Trust. Through trusting my Higher Power, I learned to trust my own instincts and learn to trust you.

www.midnightangel308.com/trust_quotes.htm