As we begin “doing the right thing for the right reason,” we can detect a change in ourselves. Where once we were ruled by self-will, now we are guided by our goodwill for others. The chronic self-centeredness of addiction is losing its hold on us. We are learning to “practice these principles in all our affairs”; we are living in our recovery, not in our disease.
‘General’ Category
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Living in our Recovery
April 13, 2015 by Kayce L.
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Resentment and Anger
April 4, 2015 by Kayce L.
Pray without resentments in your heart.
Resentments is anger that we don’t want to turn over to our Higher Power. When we hold on to anger, it turns into self-will. We all get angry from time to time. The program is there to help us let go of the anger. Work on keeping anger out of our hearts.
List any resentments you may have and talk about them at your next meeting or with your sponsor. This is the best way to turn resentments over to your Higher Power.
Source: Keep it Simple.
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We begin to Believe
March 31, 2015 by Kayce L.
When we are faced with the real conditions of our lives, the broken relationships, the screwed-up way of thinking, the sinful actions, the harm we had caused— and we realized we had no control over it, then we begin to see surrendering is the only answer. Then with the glimmer of hope given by God through other people in recovery — We began to believe that God could restore us to sanity – His reality – His truth. God’s reality is what we needed so desperately!
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Gratitude and Positive Thinking
March 30, 2015 by Kayce L.
Positive thinking can greatly improve our mental and physical health. It gives us energy and the confidence to do the things that will make our lives better. Gratitude and positive thinking go hand in hand. In fact, it would not really be possible for people to experience much positivity if they are not happy with their life. If you feel grateful you will automatically be thinking positive.
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Step 11
March 13, 2015 by Kayce L.
The eleventh step ask us to meditate as a route to improving our conscious contact with God. Meditation means opening our mind and our spiritual energy to the God connection. Meditation and Prayer are powerful recovery behaviors that work.
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Living the Program
March 6, 2015 by Kayce L.
Pain and misery were realities in our drinking and using days. Through living the program we learn that our dreams can replace our nightmares. We grow and change. We acquire the freedom of choice. We are able to give and receive love. We can share honestly about ourselves, no longer magnifying or minimizing the truth. We accept the challenges real life offers us, facing them in a mature, responsible way. We can find the support, care, and concern we need to face those realities in Fellowship and a Higher Power gives us a clean, clear window through which to view, experience, and appreciate reality as it is.
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Love and Tolerance
February 17, 2015 by Kayce L.
Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these pop up, we ask God at once to remove them.
Love and tolerance of others is our code.Category General | Tags: | 11 Comments
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Having Faith
February 5, 2015 by Kayce L.
Some of us come into recovery very frightened and insecure. We feel weak and alone. We are uncertain of our direction and don’t know where to go for answers. We are told that if we find some faith in a Power greater than ourselves, we will find security and guidance. We want that feeling of safety and strength. But faith doesn’t come overnight. It takes time and effort to grow.
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Forgiveness.
January 27, 2015 by Kayce L.
Forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others are just two currents in the same river, both hindered or shut off completely by the dam of resentment. Once that dam is lifted, both currents can flow. The steps of AA allow us to see how resentment has built up and subsequently blocked off this flow in our lives. The steps provide a way in which our resentments may be lifted.
Source: Daily Reflections of AA
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Die to Live
January 17, 2015 by Kayce L.
We want to look our past in the face, see it for what it really was, and release it so we can live today.
There is no other way to live in recovery. Our Paradox tells us #4. “We Die to Live” the old life of drinking/using and fuzzy thinking must die! In order for us to live.
I personally love this reading. To me it is so true. Everything about my drinking/using days had to die in order for me to live. My way of thinking, my surroundings, friends, my habits, even most of my family. In a biblical sense start a new. Live in the now.Category General | Tags: | 17 Comments