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Status: ."If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place." -Lao Tzu
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Being Grateful and have the Wiliness I listened to a old song by Billy Joel the other day called I GO TO EXTREMES. its been along time since I heard it, I believe it was when I was...
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JUST A THOUGHT- I was just thinking for all thoses years out in the madness all I thought about 24/7 was chasing that effect I so desire. Either I was doing it or thinking about Today I ...
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JUST A THOUGHT Recovery is a Journey, not a Destination to Reach. I was not only released from the compulsion to drink,I was guided toward a compulsion to live! For that I'm GRATEFUL till...
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ACCEPTACE ON LIFES TERMS Things happen, A healthly friend dies for no known reason, a person works hard on his or her marriage only to come home one day and find the other in bed with another...
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Living on lifes terms Just got off the phone with a friend of mine, he is on his way taken his wife to the hospital for surgery on her breast to have it removed. Speaking to him as he was...
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JUST A THOUGHT It's better to know some of the questions than all the answers. Recovery is a inner journey, but it often means going out side are selves. In the past, we often were deaf to...
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CHARACTER DEFECTS Sometimes I still behave in ways I later regret. I say things to someone else that I wish I hadn't or behave in ways I wish had never happened. Each of us in recovery...
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COPING WITH STRESS Inevitably, there are times of stress in our lives, no matter how long we've been in recovery. Sometimes, the stress is outside or around us. We're feeling balanced, but...
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FORGIVENESS IS THE KEY TO ACTION AND FREEDOM. When we refuse to forgive ourselves, we think we are being very noble for not letting ourselves off the hook. What we're really doing, however,...
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JUST A THOUGHT 12 Rewards of Recovery & Sobriety 1. Hope instead of Desperation2. Faith instead of Despair3. Courage instead of Fear4. Peace of mind instead of Confusion5. Self...
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Just a thought-- Detachment means " freedom from emotions " Letting someone else's behavior determine how we feel at every turn is irresponsible. Our emotions should be determinded by us,...
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Just a thought HOPE If anything, we are people who wanted everything all right now. To hope is not a demand. A lot of us was always a bit demanding and impatient maybe thats why we had such...
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I was imformed yesterday by a very good friend on the site that has been kicking and screaming that she can beat this disease by her self and sent me a message she might get a big book. I just...
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JUST A THOUGHT---SURRENDER Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. Our goal in recovery is to make ourselves feel comfortable, peaceful and happy. We want to be at...
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ATTITUDE & FAILURE Failure is an attitude. Having an attitude of failure can't help us. It can only hurt us, it can grow into away of life. An attitude of failure often comes from making...
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