Recovering with the ABCs

[caressa]

A is for Attitude. An attitude of indifference leads me no where. A loving attitude leads me to others. Attitude should be a positive things. I often need to go to meetings to get an attitude adjustment.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(psychology)

www.quotegarden.com/attitude.html

Attachments:

[SunnyGirl]

B is for: Blaming
Excuses and Blaming others for our problems, no
longer works for us. We need to take responsibility
for ourselves and how we live each day....

[caressa]

C is for Caring. I share because I care. Self care is important. I neglected myself for many years in the pursuit of people, place and things to make me happy. I became selfish and self-seeking in my quest to find happiness, not knowing that I had to find the love and care from within.

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[caressa]

D is for Denial. Denying what is truly going on in my life only adds to my pain and prolongs the agony.

Detachment can be a good thing, but I need to acknowledge 'it' in order to detach from it. If I just ignore it, and pretend it isn't there, that isn't detachment it is my denial.

[SunnyGirl]

E is for: Excellence

“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what

you repeatedly do.” - - Shaquille ONeal

[caressa]

F is for Fear. There are healthy fears. Fears we need to overcome. Fears we need to turn over to our Higher Power. Fears we need to replace with faith.

[caressa]

G is for Gratitude. Put some gratitude in your attitude. Don't just say you are grateful, show it!

[SunnyGirl]

H is for: Healed & Hope

"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A Healed memory

is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot

forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory
of our past into a Hope for our future." - Lewis B. Smedes

[caressa]

I is for Idenity. I had to find my own identity, not what people told me I was, not who I told myself I was. I had to learn to not take on things that were projected onto me and learn to take ownership of what was and what was not the true part of my Inner Self.

[SunnyGirl]

J is for: Joyful

“This day and your life, are God's gift to you, so give thanks

and be Joyful always!” - - unknown

[caressa]

K is for Kin. Kin is important. Be it with my regular kinfolk or my AA group members, I need to use my program to build new relationships and mend broken bridges.

[SunnyGirl]

L is for: Lessons
“Remember, there are no mistakes, only Lessons. Love

yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible.”

- - Cherie Carter-Scott

[caressa]

M is for Moments. Take each moment of the day and treasurer it. Staying in the moment, letting go of the past and not projecting into the future is the key to peace and serenity for me.

[SunnyGirl]

N is for: Negative
"People deal too much with the Negative, with what is wrong.

Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things

and make them bloom?" - - Thich Nhat Hanh

[caressa]

O stand for Others. I can't give what I haven't got. It is important to fill me up and then I am suppose to give away the overflow to others.

I had to stop using Others to make me feel good. I had to go within and find that goodness and answers within me.

[SunnyGirl]

P is for: Pain

Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

- - recovery saying

[caressa]

Q is for Quit. Quit taking things personally. Quit taking on what is not yours. Quit making a mountain out of a mole hill. Quit living in a fantasy world and live in reality.

[SunnyGirl]

R is for: Reaction

"A life of Reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually.
One must fight for a life of action not Reaction." - - Rita Mae Brown

[caressa]

S is for Stress. Life can be stressful at times. Life happens and we are powerless over it. Yet we can surrender it to our Higher Power. Learn to find serenity within ourselves amongst the chaos.

[SunnyGirl]

T is for: Timing & Trust

"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."

by Melody Beattie