ABCs of Recovery!

BW EOR Lifeline Posts: 2,417	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 17, 2010 12:55:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BW on Oct 17, 2010 12:55:45 GMT -5 "R"...IS for Rest...Rest in God...Don't rest on the laurels...I think I lost my laurels...whatever they are...or was that marbels? LOL
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SunnyGirl Global Moderator Fear looks backWorry looks aroundFaith Looks Up!!! Posts: 11,415	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 17, 2010 13:40:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 17, 2010 13:40:32 GMT -5 Q is for: Qualify I have loved one's that are alcoholics/addicts, because they are, I Qualify for Alanon/Naranon.... R is for: Recovery "Recovery is a journey ...not a destination"
	God, Grant me the maturity to accept what I'm feeling and the courage to correct the actions that I took that made me feel this way.

caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 17, 2010 15:39:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 17, 2010 15:39:02 GMT -5 R is for Risk. Sometimes I need to take a risk, get out of my comfort zone. Complacency can be dangerous to my recovery.
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BW EOR Lifeline Posts: 2,417	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 18, 2010 11:04:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BW on Oct 18, 2010 11:04:49 GMT -5 "S" is for Seek...Seek truth...Seek God....Seek the solution...Seek for the open window when a door closes
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caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 18, 2010 11:58:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 18, 2010 11:58:25 GMT -5 S is for Sincere. Mean what you say, say what you mean. Say it come from the heart.

SunnyGirl Global Moderator Fear looks backWorry looks aroundFaith Looks Up!!! Posts: 11,415	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 18, 2010 12:09:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 18, 2010 12:09:30 GMT -5 S is for: Strength Strength does not come from winning. Your Struggles develop your Strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to Surrender, that is Strength. - - unknown
	God, Grant me the maturity to accept what I'm feeling and the courage to correct the actions that I took that made me feel this way.

caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 19, 2010 5:27:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 19, 2010 5:27:09 GMT -5 T is for Think. Think of your past but don't stay there. Think about tomorrow but don't plan the outcome. Think about today, enjoy each moment of it.
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SunnyGirl Global Moderator Fear looks backWorry looks aroundFaith Looks Up!!! Posts: 11,415	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 19, 2010 13:08:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 19, 2010 13:08:48 GMT -5 T is for: Trust "Faith is not belief without proof, but Trust without reservation." - - D. Elton Trueblood
	God, Grant me the maturity to accept what I'm feeling and the courage to correct the actions that I took that made me feel this way.

caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 20, 2010 8:44:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 20, 2010 8:44:59 GMT -5 U is for Understanding. Through a relationship with our HP we can have a clear understanding of who we are. As we work the Steps, we uncover layers of ourself which take us from our head to our heart.

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ABCs of Recovery! Oct 21, 2010 14:56:58 GMT -5

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Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 21, 2010 14:56:58 GMT -5

U is for: Unique
I am an individual. I have dignity and worth.
I am Unique. I deserve respect and I respect others.
I am part of the human family.
I have something special to offer the world.
I make a difference, and so do you.
I can accomplish whatever I set out to do, and so can you.
- - Naomi Drew

God, Grant me the maturity
to accept what I'm feeling
and the courage to correct
the actions that I took
that made me feel this way.

BW EOR Lifeline Posts: 2,417	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 22, 2010 8:00:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BW on Oct 22, 2010 8:00:01 GMT -5 "V" is for vigilant...Remain vigilant so you do not become a victim
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caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 22, 2010 9:03:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 22, 2010 9:03:05 GMT -5 V is for Voice. What Voice are you listening to, your Higher Power or your disease. Your Higher Power or your Lower Power's voice.

SunnyGirl Global Moderator Fear looks backWorry looks aroundFaith Looks Up!!! Posts: 11,415	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 22, 2010 11:49:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 22, 2010 11:49:00 GMT -5 V is for: Vulnerable “We're never so Vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy” - - Walter Anderson
	God, Grant me the maturity to accept what I'm feeling and the courage to correct the actions that I took that made me feel this way.

caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 22, 2010 23:05:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 22, 2010 23:05:18 GMT -5 W is for Welcome. We welcome all new members. We are open to members from both sides of the street.

SunnyGirl Global Moderator Fear looks backWorry looks aroundFaith Looks Up!!! Posts: 11,415	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 23, 2010 11:45:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 23, 2010 11:45:16 GMT -5 W is for: Waiting "We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is Waiting for us." - - Joseph Campbell
	God, Grant me the maturity to accept what I'm feeling and the courage to correct the actions that I took that made me feel this way.

caressa Guest	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 24, 2010 5:05:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by caressa on Oct 24, 2010 5:05:16 GMT -5 X is for X-Ray. Take that inward journey to see what 'xactly needs to be changed. Take a good honest look at yourself.

Lin EOR Lifeline Posts: 6,712	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 24, 2010 6:58:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lin on Oct 24, 2010 6:58:28 GMT -5 Y is for YES...say YES to service! It really helped me grow. It got me out of ME and into helpin g out others. LIN

BW EOR Lifeline Posts: 2,417	ABCs of Recovery! Oct 24, 2010 10:36:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BW on Oct 24, 2010 10:36:50 GMT -5 "Z" is for ZIP...Know when to zip the lip...and use retraint of tongue...and know when to zip to the phone to call someone just to say "I love you" Know when to Zip to a meeting to share your ESH with others
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ABCs of Recovery! Oct 24, 2010 13:14:04 GMT -5

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Post by SunnyGirl on Oct 24, 2010 13:14:04 GMT -5

X is for: EXhaust
“EXperiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is
an inheritance which a wastrel cannot eXhaust.” - - Karl Kraus

Y is for: Yield
“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we Yield to it, we can never
do anything wise in this world.” - - Helen Keller

Z is for: Zeal
"I will begin this day, and every day, looking to God for the gift
of Zeal to live fully every moment, to give fully what I have to
give, and to glory fully in all that I receive." - - Karen Casey

God, Grant me the maturity
to accept what I'm feeling
and the courage to correct
the actions that I took
that made me feel this way.

joeykins: Update MajestyJo is in rehab hospital again having trouble standing up and vision issues. Has not been able to log in as no internet. Shes in good spirits and requested that i mention Tammy and Lin so they dont worry. Apr 8, 2021 6:44:01 GMT -5

loras: So sorry to hear that JO has passed.BW I agree God muat have needed her in heaven.Such a shock for me to FINALLY be with a computer again and the first place I came to only to find out that JO has passed..

. I will be back looking for Lin and others. Jun 20, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -5

bluidkiti: I got a message from BW today. She said she has had computer problems and been pretty sick. She said that she hopes she is on the mend now. Please keep her in your prayers. May 2, 2023 16:51:52 GMT -5