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Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-25-2014, 05:54 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has...

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; re-made all the time, made new.
—Ursula K. LeGuin

I looked outside of myself for years to find love. What I came to...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 04-15-2014, 06:11 PM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
I like that the principles are all the same no...

I like that the principles are all the same no matter what fellowship you belong to. For me, the common denominator are the 12 Steps, which for me are the tools of recovery and common to all...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 04-15-2014, 06:03 PM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
To an alcoholic, changing drinks is like changing...

To an alcoholic, changing drinks is like changing cabins on the Titanic. - Unknown origin

This reminded me of my ex-husband who generally drank beer because he became violent when drinking hard...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 02-16-2014, 11:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
When I re-read the quote, the thought that came...

When I re-read the quote, the thought that came to mind was, "Just because I had a feeling or a thought, didn't mean I had to act on it. That was something I had done wrong all of my life. I would...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 02-16-2014, 10:59 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
My Thoughts

My thoughts are energy and what I think, I put out to the Universe. What I put out comes back to me.

So much of it calls for good motive and intent. Do I have good intentions towards myself and...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 02-12-2014, 07:03 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
This quote from today's Overeaters Anonymous...

This quote from today's Overeaters Anonymous today, reminds me that it doesn't matter what Fellowship I choose to belong to, or not belong to, I still need my God, He is the solution.

The...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-30-2014, 01:51 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Really like this. My thought was "There is...

Really like this. My thought was "There is solitude, isolation, and shutting down." They are part of my disease. Taking time out can be good. It also depends on why we need to take that time out,...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-08-2014, 03:02 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
This reminds me of a story I heard many years ago...

This reminds me of a story I heard many years ago in recovery. It was on the old site, but don't think I posted it on the new. I don't have it to copy, so hopefully I can remember it.

An old...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
This addict used alcohol, pills and men. I...

This addict used alcohol, pills and men.

I recalled a story last night when talking to a friend. I wasn't even drinking, and didn't realy drink much back then, and hadn't had a drink all day.
...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:05 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
When I came into recovery, I went to two meetings...

When I came into recovery, I went to two meetings a day for two years. It took that long for me to find acceptance of my disease and remove the blanket of denial.

I had to stay away from speaker...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:05 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
As the saying, goes, that's not odd, that's God....

As the saying, goes, that's not odd, that's God. I had phoned my sponsor twice and got a busy signal. Less than an hour later, she called me.

She has suggested that I put some of my stories down...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:02 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
It was with some hesitation and fear that I...

It was with some hesitation and fear that I walked into my first Al-Anon meeting. I said, “I am not sure I belong here, I am an Alcoholic. I have just been sober for four months. Thankfully one of...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:01 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Well I was the drug user, and they were like...

Well I was the drug user, and they were like dried up alcohol for me. I didn't know I wasn't operating on all cylinders. I thought I was acting norm. I didn't realize that people looked at me and saw...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:01 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
I couldn't understand the word 'powerless' until...

I couldn't understand the word 'powerless' until I substituted it with the word control. When I looked back at the times I tried to control, I realized that I tried to be safe, but got hurt anyways....
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 01-02-2014, 01:00 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Some of you may have read this, but this is part...

Some of you may have read this, but this is part of how I got to AA.

A lot of my early childhood is heresay, because I don't have a lot of memory. My mother was very isolated on our 199 acre farm...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-29-2013, 09:09 PM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
It has been a quiet weekend, hardly any pain, yet...

It has been a quiet weekend, hardly any pain, yet haven`t felt good. Not sure if it is just laziness, no motivation, yet when I went to post today, the words just came out, or I was lead to what I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-25-2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
After a NA meeting, I walked uptown with some...

After a NA meeting, I walked uptown with some members and a guy from the eastern provinces asked how old I was. He told me that you must have found the Fountain of Youth. I said, `No I am just well...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-21-2013, 08:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
In early recovery, I can remember bemoaning all...

In early recovery, I can remember bemoaning all the years that I wasted. All the years that I stayed in my denial about being the 'one' with the problem. My life was full of 'if only`s' and would...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-21-2013, 08:44 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
CONTINUED...

CONTINUED...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 02:23 AM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote Did you know...

Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote

Did you know that the word 'share' derives from the Old English word for 'shear' which means to cut or divide? To share with others means to divide your burden. Each...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:28 AM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
When I came through the doors of recovery, I...

When I came through the doors of recovery, I wasn't too sure I was glad to be alive. For several long weeks it had been stop the world, I want to get off.

It talks about being human, and I didn't...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:25 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
The Rules For Being Human Cherie...

The Rules For Being Human

Cherie Carter-Scott

1)You will receive a body.

You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period of time around.

2)You will learn lessons....
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:24 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
So glad that this is a one day at a time program....

So glad that this is a one day at a time program. The new awareness and experience along the way and the many blessing that have happened as a result of working the program.

One of the reasons I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:23 AM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
One of my favourite sayings and I have seen it...

One of my favourite sayings and I have seen it happen so many times. I am grateful for the people who did the research for me so that I didn't have to go back out and discover for myself. Once I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:23 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
I have found for the most part, most people don't...

I have found for the most part, most people don't want to hear.

My evening meditation cards:

"Enlightenment is seeing the unseen itself, and in this there is no seeing and no seer - only...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:22 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
From time to time, I will share my own personal...

From time to time, I will share my own personal awareness on a topic and the gift that has been given as a result of working my program. It is just my experience, strength and hope, and isn't meant...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-13-2013, 01:04 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Liked this because it mentions a mouse, which...

Liked this because it mentions a mouse, which according to Jamie Sams, means scrutinize. Look at where you are at, look at what is happening in your life, look at the direction your life is heading,...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-09-2013, 01:39 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Recovery was a big part of my life, and for many...

Recovery was a big part of my life, and for many years the center as you say. A lot depended on what was happening in my life at the time. When I wasn't in a relationship, when I was breaking up a...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-09-2013, 01:38 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Posted in 2004

Posted in 2004
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 12-07-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
JUST FOR TODAY! Within from: "Source of...

JUST FOR TODAY!

Within

from: "Source of Strength"

"I need power each day, because I get weary. But with A.A. as my structure and God as my source of strength, I can face life without taking...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-17-2013, 12:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
So often we judge ourselves and compare ourselves...

So often we judge ourselves and compare ourselves to others. Listening to my body is so important, when I don't, I make my life so much more difficult. When it says rest, eat, exercise, etc. I know I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-17-2013, 12:02 PM
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Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Found this posted to one of my sites in 2005, and...

Found this posted to one of my sites in 2005, and posted it on another site in 2011.

I loved the quote. It reminded me that I was told that AA had a tool for any and all nuts who walked through...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-16-2013, 06:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
DAILY OM Releasing The Reigns Changing...

DAILY OM

Releasing The Reigns
Changing Others

Our perception of humanity as a whole is, to a large extent, dualistic. We paint people with a broad brush—some are like us, sharing our opinions...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-12-2013, 05:47 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Even though I am a recovering alcoholic and I...

Even though I am a recovering alcoholic and I will never forget the day I walked into my Al-Anon meeting and was told that I was doublly blessed. I get to take the best from both programs.

I am...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-11-2013, 07:24 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Found this post on another site. I had wrote...

Found this post on another site. I had wrote about sharing with someone, who was referred to me from my old group. So many people say, you don't go to meetings, so how can you be sober? I don't know...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 11-11-2013, 07:13 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
One thing I was told, you had to check my motives...

One thing I was told, you had to check my motives and intentions on whether I was using my bed to hide from what I don't want to face or do. It was my escape in the past. Today because of health...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 10-01-2013, 04:57 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
The spiritual enlightenment for me was the...

The spiritual enlightenment for me was the phrase, "If you have to control it, it is already out of control!"

I had heard this phrase around the rooms for several years and it mean nothing to me....
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-28-2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Butterflies Gifts of God ...

Butterflies Gifts of God

http://www.gifts-of-god.com/types-of-butterflies.html

Found a quote on botterflies the other day and it said, "If you don't see a butterfly, you are cut off from the...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:36 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
These were posted on another site, may have been...

These were posted on another site, may have been on the old one that crashed.

The last few weeks have been very stressful and very tiring, which triggered my Fibromyalgia. Much need for prayer,...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
The Rules For Being Human Cherie...

The Rules For Being Human

Cherie Carter-Scott

1)You will receive a body.

You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period of time around.

2)You will learn lessons....
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:28 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
So glad that this is a one day at a time program....

So glad that this is a one day at a time program. The new awareness and experience along the way and the many blessing that have happened as a result of working the program.

One of the reasons I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:25 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
One of my favourite sayings and I have seen it...

One of my favourite sayings and I have seen it happen so many times. I am grateful for the people who did the research for me so that I didn't have to go back out and discover for myself. Once I...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:23 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Learn to listen. Listen to learn.

Learn to listen. Listen to learn.
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-22-2013, 11:21 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
From time to time, I will share my own personal...

From time to time, I will share my own personal awareness on a topic and the gift that has been given as a result of working my program. It is just my experience, strength and hope, and isn't meant...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-15-2013, 11:02 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
So tired today and yesterday after all my busy...

So tired today and yesterday after all my busy this week. I know that to do is going to cause this, and I generally accept the results, except for the fact today, I do have housework to do today...
Forum: Recovery Topics and Questions 08-07-2013, 06:29 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,457
Posted By MajestyJo
Sharing and Caring - ESH

When we decide to make changes in our life, it becomes a process. There are several stages we go through. 1) We become aware there is something wrong and we just may have an issue we need to...
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