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Post by BW on Nov 24, 2010 10:39:55 GMT -5
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'Living life on life's terms, just what does this mean to us? It doesn't mean we will get a brownie button for every day we stay abstinent. It simply means life can be tough and we can still stay sober if we chose to live by principle.
Help me live life on life's terms by accepting the good along with bad realizing that 'realities' are not good excuses to use mind-affecting chemicals
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Post by caressa on Nov 24, 2010 11:14:53 GMT -5
Was just sharing with a friend who phoned me this morning how we can't pick and choose what we want to do to stay sober. There is a program laid out for us to follow. I couldn't stay clean on my own, I could stop but couldn't stay stopped until I did what they said, "Go to meetings, get a group, get a sponsor, work the steps and get active in service.
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Post by BW on Nov 25, 2010 11:41:07 GMT -5
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It may be your family, friends, or co-workers that support you now or they all may have abandoned you. You may be surprised by who you can count on. Someone that you did not expect to come through might and others whom you thought you could count on may fall short of your expectations. Try not to blame the ones that fall short and be grateful for the ones who go the extra mile.
My friends and family, like myself all have different strengths and weaknesses. I ask that I not be too critical of the ones who can't be the support I want today and I give blessings for those who can.
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Post by BW on Nov 26, 2010 19:10:49 GMT -5
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Now is the time to get into action and into the solution and stop being a part of your problem! Do this by remembering your last high, your last run, your last hopeless desperation. Then share that story with the next person you see and tell them how it led you to this new path of sobriety.
Show me the next person I am to share my story with.
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Post by BW on Nov 27, 2010 14:04:32 GMT -5
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Stick with the winners and hang with the gods' and you'll see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sticking with the winners means to only associate with clean and sober people in the program and going to meetings is hanging with the gods.
Grant me the good sense to go to a meeting every day for 90 days and socialize with people on the path of recovery.
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Post by BW on Nov 28, 2010 13:01:03 GMT -5
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We may be asked to make many difficult decisions about our new life, facing divorce, jail time, loss of our children. Not all of the results will be perfect. We gather the information that we can, ask for advice from professionals, practice principles as best we can and then trust in the process. We do our best; no one expects perfection.
Not all my decisions will turn out the way I expect and that doesn't make them wrong. I do the best I can and trust in the process.
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Post by BW on Nov 29, 2010 12:25:22 GMT -5
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Nothing comes easy for us right now. A lot of energy goes into just staying put and accepting this new way of life. We say that when the going gets tough, we hang tough! We know that it will pass, we make that promise to you. But it will be in God's time, not yours.
Let me believe in myself, in this program, and in You, my Spiritual Source.
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Post by BW on Nov 30, 2010 12:42:57 GMT -5
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It is easy to 'beat ourselves up' when we are lonely, scared, and feeling rejected by those we love. But if we go to meetings every day, find a sponsor and use him/her, read our literature, and follow the suggestions being give to us now, we really don't have much time to dwell on 'lonely, scared, and rejected.'
Show me right now what I need to do to live this hour through, clean and sober.
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Post by BW on Dec 1, 2010 12:16:16 GMT -5
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Many people in meetings will talk about having a spiritual awakening or experience regarding recovery. These awakenings come in many forms, some in a flash of lightening, some in the slow revelation of sobriety. Whatever way it comes for you will be in your best interests.
Help me accept whatever awakening is right for me, so that I am not wishing for the experience of another but content with my own
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Post by BW on Dec 2, 2010 13:06:23 GMT -5
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Many people in meetings will talk about having a spiritual awakening or experience regarding recovery. These awakenings come in many forms, some in a flash of lightening, some in the slow revelation of sobriety. Whatever way it comes for you will be in your best interests.
Help me accept whatever awakening is right for me, so that I am not wishing for the experience of another but content with my own.
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Post by caressa on Dec 2, 2010 13:28:55 GMT -5
The last line is an enlightening statement for sure. For so many years, I lived my life as I thought others wanted me to be rather than making decisions for myself.
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Post by BW on Dec 3, 2010 17:06:25 GMT -5
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Nothing comes easy for us right now. A lot of energy goes into just staying put and accepting this new way of life. We say that when the going gets tough, we hang tough! We know that it will pass, we make that promise to you. But it will be in God's time, not yours.
Let me believe in myself, in this program, and in You, my Spiritual Source.
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Post by BW on Dec 4, 2010 10:22:50 GMT -5
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We need special people in our lives so that we can travel the path of recovery. The special people are easy to find, they are right in front of you, your Higher Power puts them there.
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Post by BW on Dec 5, 2010 15:29:35 GMT -5
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It seems insane that we have to be brought to our knees before we seek help, but for most of us that's the way it is. Whatever crisis got us here, we will eventually see as a blessing in disguise.
Thank You Higher Power, of my understanding, for the crisis--the one that brought me to my knees, because it also bought me this hour of clean and sober time
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Post by BW on Dec 6, 2010 13:20:36 GMT -5
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Fragments of our addiction never stop calling, 'Hey, just one won't hurt; look, what's so wrong with going to that party; it's disloyal to stop seeing old friends.' But those of us who've been around awhile recognize the 'callings' for what they are. Give the 'calls' an inch and we KNOW addiction takes a mile.
When my mind is niggled with addiction excuses for setting myself up, may I follow program advice and call my sponsor or counselor.
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Post by caressa on Dec 6, 2010 17:14:42 GMT -5
Was just talking to a friend about the fact that 12 Steps fit all substances and that my drug of choice was 'more' no matter what it was I picked up. I am glad that one size fits all!
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Post by BW on Dec 7, 2010 10:48:18 GMT -5
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Every day of sobriety is a high degree of attainment. On this early day of sobriety, we have attained another day of dignity, another day with no new regrets, and another day to hold our head up high.
As I hold my head high today, I look in the mirror and say, 'Hi ______. Happy _____(put in the number) day of sobriety. You're doing fantastic!'
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Post by BW on Dec 8, 2010 11:32:44 GMT -5
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In the first days and months of recovery we must practice a strict adherence to our program suggestions. We are vulnerable to our addiction calling us back. But if we follow the suggestions religiously, we will earn our 30 day, 90 day, 1 year chip.
God, as I understand You, help me stay clean and sober to the next hour.
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Post by BW on Dec 10, 2010 13:19:44 GMT -5
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Don't ever think you have it made, because you haven't. You are only one drink away from a drunk, one hit away from a high. Staying in your program and close to the fellowship is your best bet right now.
Let me not get so carried away with my two weeks of sobriety that I get thingyy and lose sight of the truth.
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Post by BW on Dec 11, 2010 11:50:32 GMT -5
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One of the things you can learn right now is that it is OK not to have all of the answers. For the first time in a long time, no one expects you to know anything. Enjoy it!
Let me know it is OK to not be strong. It is OK to rely on my Higher Power.
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.