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Post by caressa on Aug 13, 2010 14:18:42 GMT -5
A is for Acceptance. I need to accept my disease. To do that, I had to realize that I had been looking outside of myself for some thing or someone to make me happy. I couldn't accept me for me and I wanted someone else to validate me. I also had to learn to accept the people around me or detach from them. I have to remember we each have our own sickness.  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 13, 2010 15:05:54 GMT -5
A is for: Asking for help
I’m a proponent of Asking for help when we need it. It’s a sign
of strength to be able to admit when we need help and to seek
it from whatever source we find is best at the time....
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Post by caressa on Aug 14, 2010 7:56:27 GMT -5
B is for Blessing. God's gracious gifts that are bestowed on us as a result of working the program. What we give, we get back! |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 14, 2010 12:08:48 GMT -5
B is for: Blame
“If you Blame others for your failures,
do you credit them with your success?”
- - unknown
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Post by caressa on Aug 15, 2010 4:03:07 GMT -5
C is for Caring. Learning to care for ourselves and others. I was selfish and self-centered for many years because of my disease, but I did not care for myself. I didn't like or love myself and abused myself regularly. Today, I try not to abuse myself or others.
I share because I care!
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 15, 2010 14:11:46 GMT -5
C is for: Change
"I cannot say whether things will get better if we Change,
what I can say is they must Change if they are to get better."
- Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Post by caressa on Aug 16, 2010 11:39:11 GMT -5
D is for Daily Devotion. It is important for me to spend time with my God and apply Step 11 to my life.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 16, 2010 14:59:27 GMT -5
D is for: Detachment
"The first step toward Detachment is understanding
that reacting and controlling don't help. The next step
is getting peaceful - getting centered and restoring
our balance." by Melody Beattie
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Post by caressa on Aug 17, 2010 10:02:48 GMT -5
E is for Everything. What did I need to change when I came into recovery? Everything! My ideas, my thoughts, my actions, my friends, my doctor, my habits, etc. I could no longer ignore me by looking at everything else to escape my reality.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 17, 2010 14:57:45 GMT -5
E is for: Emotions
“Some Emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard
to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat.
And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you
don't even know it's there.” - - unknown
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Post by caressa on Aug 18, 2010 3:56:50 GMT -5
F is for Fear and Faith. They can not occupy the same space. We think we have faith and yet there is often that twinge of fear that creeps up on us. It is often masked by another emotion. Often our fears turn out to be unfounded. If my God leads me to it, He will see me through it.
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Post by Lin on Aug 18, 2010 11:45:04 GMT -5
G is for GOD...that's what I call my Highe Power. Today I know GOD never abandoned me...and he is with me to get through whatever comes my way.
LIN
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Post by caressa on Aug 18, 2010 17:25:36 GMT -5
G is for Good. Good is God. God is good!  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 19, 2010 12:52:16 GMT -5
F is for: Failure
“The only real failure in life is the Failure to try.”
- - unknown
G is for: Gratitude
“As we express our Gratitude, we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
- - John F. Kennedy
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Post by caressa on Aug 19, 2010 19:26:45 GMT -5
H is for Heaven! Many say it is up there. Others say it is down here in today. Still others say, it is a state of mind. All I know it sure beats where I have been.  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 20, 2010 12:16:40 GMT -5
H is for: Happiness
"Happiness is a byproduct of an effort to make
someone else Happy." —Gretta Brooker Palmer
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Post by caressa on Aug 20, 2010 15:15:01 GMT -5
I is for Interest. When I went to so many meetings early in my recovery, I made deposits on my life insurance. Today I am living off the dividends. I am so glad that I get interest on my account. It was my interest in getting better and leanring new thngs that kept me coming back to meetings to learn this new way of living.  |
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 21, 2010 13:58:30 GMT -5
I is for: Instinct
"Today, I will trust my truth, my Instincts, and my ability to
ground myself in reality. I will not allow myself to be swayed
by bullying, manipulating, games, dishonesty, or people with
peculiar agendas." - - Melody Beattie
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Post by caressa on Aug 21, 2010 15:45:35 GMT -5
J is for Joy. The worst day in recovery is so much better than the best day when I was using. The difference is the joy of being me. If you are not enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong.
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Post by SunnyGirl on Aug 22, 2010 13:48:35 GMT -5
J is for: Jealousy
“Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have
value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point — that
others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is
only one alternative — self-value. If you cannot love yourself,
you will not believe that you are loved.”
—Jennifer James
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.