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Post by caressa on Feb 5, 2010 4:41:19 GMT -5
A is for Anger. Anger is an emotional like all others. It is how we choose to accept it, feed it, express it, and let go of it. Justifiable and self-righteous anger and just as dangerous and hate directed at someone/thing. Anger can be a danger to our sobriety. I can be even more danger if I stuff it and not learn to deal with it in a health way. It helps me to talk about it, share with others my pain, write about it, take a walk, do meditation and turn it over and ask my Higher Power for help. Attachments:
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Post by Cherie on Feb 5, 2010 13:16:00 GMT -5
B is for: Beginning
"Failure Breeds strength, starting over is the
Beginning of success." - - Barb Kampbell
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Post by caressa on Feb 6, 2010 9:43:55 GMT -5
C is for Change. I have to identify the old tapes and change them by making new ones condusive to recovery. I don't want to continue to act out in my disease, I want to change and become a new me, whose character is please to my HP. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 6, 2010 14:54:01 GMT -5
D is for: Denial
"When we learn to accept rather than Deny we are better able
to deal with life on life’s terms. Life is not smooth and easy, it
hasn’t been for centuries and it is not going to be tomorrow.
Living in Denial about our difficulties doesn’t make them disappear.
Denial only prolongs the growth from and solution to every situation."
- - Barb Kampbell
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Post by caressa on Feb 7, 2010 8:01:27 GMT -5
E is for Education. Educate yourself about your disease and those of your loved ones. Read the literature. Go to meetings and listen to others share their experience, strength and hope. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 7, 2010 16:21:33 GMT -5
F is for: Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart...
Forgiveness saves the expense of anger,
the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.
- - Hannah Moore
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Post by caressa on Feb 8, 2010 8:54:07 GMT -5
G is for Goodness. I must nurture the goodness in me knowing it comes from my God. It is my responsibility to look for the goodness in others. They are God's children too! Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 8, 2010 16:30:22 GMT -5
H is for: Hope
Conscious contact with God is only a prayer away. My life will
be brightened. My burdens will be lifted. My Hopes will become
realities, whenever I look to God for the gift of inspiration.
- - Karen Casey
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Post by caressa on Feb 9, 2010 13:50:55 GMT -5
I is for Initiate. Sometimes I have to step out of the box and my comfort zone to ask for what I need. I have also had a fear of intimacy and it wasn't easy to communicate and speak up for myself. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 9, 2010 15:41:01 GMT -5
J is for: Journey
"Recovery is a Journey between two stations. One station
represents total chaos, and the other represents total serenity.
What is important is not where you are, but what direction you
are facing." - - Recovery saying
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Post by caressa on Feb 10, 2010 8:31:26 GMT -5
K is for K.I.S.S. Keep it simple sweetheart! Need to remember this. Live in the moment, ask for help, and no matter what, don't pick up. Keep my cotten picking fingers off of pumpkin tarts! Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 10, 2010 13:08:49 GMT -5
L is for: Laugh
“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A
chuckle comes from the belly; But a good Laugh bursts
forth from the soul, overflows, and bubbles all around”
- - Carolyn Birmingham
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Post by caressa on Feb 11, 2010 10:30:13 GMT -5
M is for Make. Make someone happy. Make something happen, find some Good Orderly Direction for your life. Make time for yourself. Make an effort to reach out to someone today. Make sure you have a good day! Make healthy choices. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 11, 2010 14:23:44 GMT -5
N is for: Negativity
"What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies
when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon.
The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?" - - Julia Cameron
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Post by caressa on Feb 12, 2010 11:14:50 GMT -5
O is for Open. Open your heart and mind to nature and the gifts of Creation. They have stories to tell. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 12, 2010 13:03:26 GMT -5
P is for: Poor
"Poor Me and The Great I-Am are identical twins.
They're both looking for all the attention they can get."
- - AA saying
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Post by caressa on Feb 13, 2010 11:10:36 GMT -5
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 13, 2010 12:43:41 GMT -5
R is for: Ruts
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur
when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or
unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our
discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our Ruts and start
searching for different ways or truer answers.” - - M. Scott Peck
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Post by caressa on Feb 13, 2010 19:25:41 GMT -5
S is for Sense. When we get sober, we learn to have a sense of self. We can let go of old tapes and behaviors and find a sense of who we truly are. We will also have a sense of peace and serenity about being in our own skin. Attachments:
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Post by SunnyGirl on Feb 14, 2010 14:45:13 GMT -5
T is for: Timing
"Today, I will trust and work with Divine Order. I will accept
the Timing in my life today and in my past as being perfect.
- - Melody Beattie
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.