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Don’t bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. —Thomas Jefferson… Pleasure is important in recovery. But at times we think pleasure is the answer to life’s pains. Alcohol and other drugs were what we liked best. We need to watch out so we don’t switch to another […]
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🌞 Rise and Shine, Precious Strong Lovely Lady❗ 💪🌈💃 … As we walk this Journey today…🚶♀️🛤… Our mind can lead us in many directions…😳😆🤡👿…And we will have Emotions and Feelings along the way…😀😭👺😠😍🤬 … This is so very Human and normal. This is where, what we are learning to use our PROGRAM and the Spiritual […]
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One thing we learn in A.A. is to take a long view of drinking instead of a short view. When we were drinking we thought more about the pleasure or release that a drink would give us, than we did about the consequences which would result from our taking that drink. Liquor looks good from […]
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We do not remember days, we remember moments. —Cesare Pavese… It’s the moment that’s important. Each moment holds choice. Our spirits grow through working our program moment to moment. Moments lead to days, days to years, and years to a life of honest recovery. It will be the moments of choice that we remember. The […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--020426-->
Genius is the talent for seeing things straight. It is seeing things in a straight line without any bend or break or aberration of sight, seeing them as they are, without any warping of vision. —Maude Adams… We are learning, each day of our abstinence, to see more clearly what lies before us. Less and […]
Promise of a new Day <!--020426+-->
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. —Eleanor Roosevelt… Self-talk is powerful. It will develop a healthy ego. Likewise, it can trigger ego deterioration. Our strength in times of trouble can be doubled or eroded depending on the commitment we’ve made to positive self-worth.A secure self-image and unwavering self confidence are characteristics […]
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Treating others to drinks gave us a kind of satisfaction. We liked to say, “Have a drink on me.” But we were not really doing the other people a favor. We were only helping them to get drunk, especially if they happened to be an alcoholic. In A.A., we really try to help other alcoholics. […]
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🌈 Hello Sunshine❗…🌞🙋🏼♀️…What a Beautiful Program and Fellowship we have been given. It can help us appreciate the SUNSHINE We can shine through our ATTITUDES, our LOVE and our LIVES…💖☀📖…For we are here to SHINE when the sun isn’t…🤗🌥🤷♀️…So we can keep our boundaries, and not let People, Places,Things or Situations push those Buttons we […]
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…fear makes strangers of people who should be friends. —Shirley MacLaine… Life is sterile and stifled when we close ourselves off from the smiles or swift glances of others. The opportunities we have for personal Contacts are not mere chance. We draw to ourselves experiences and thus acquaintances which will lend meaning to our lives.Our […]
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When we begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. —Katherine Mansfield… Perfectionism and its control over our lives stands seriously in the way of our growth and well-being, emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. Life’s lessons […]