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Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-31-2014, 07:55 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Not one of my favourite phrases, what is is, and...

Not one of my favourite phrases, what is is, and can not be changed. When I question myself, I question my God, especially if I have invited Him along for the day.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-30-2014, 02:22 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
When it came to committing to recovery, I felt...

When it came to committing to recovery, I felt like I had no choice, it was live or die.

Through working the steps, I tried to not take on things that I couldn't commit to. In recent years, I...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-29-2014, 02:01 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
I am powerless over people, places, and things. ...

I am powerless over people, places, and things. My life is unmanageable when managed by me.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-28-2014, 01:15 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
As I have said many times before, my co-sponsor...

As I have said many times before, my co-sponsor told me early in recovery, "If you are doubting yourself, you are doubting your God."
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-27-2014, 03:18 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Many times my son has ate in soup kitchens and in...

Many times my son has ate in soup kitchens and in shelters, because like you say, you can't cushion the bottom so they want to continue using. I don't mind helping someone who is staying clean. It is...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-27-2014, 03:02 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
We do have freedom of choice. It was that fre ...

We do have freedom of choice. It was that fre edom that kept me coming back to the rooms of 12 Step meetings.

I went to Women for Sobriety when in treatment, the treatment house gave us a choice...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-26-2014, 07:13 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Posted on this the other day, don't feed into it,...

Posted on this the other day, don't feed into it, don't listen to it. Don't repeat things, and only with someone else's permission, unless you heard it from the original source.

Word out mouth...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-25-2014, 02:08 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
No one hurt me more than me. I was my own worst...

No one hurt me more than me. I was my own worst critic. I beat myself up royally, if I didn't meet my expectations and that of others. I had to learn to lower my expectations, love myself...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-24-2014, 01:40 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
They say our cycle changes every 7 years. I have...

They say our cycle changes every 7 years. I have only 3 months to the end of my 3rd cycle. Even when I look back at my life from birth, there was events in my life, that were lessons, but I took...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-23-2014, 01:34 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
As I have said many times, "If you aren't...

As I have said many times, "If you aren't enjoying sobriety (soundness of mind) in recovery, what are you doing wrong?"

Life is for living. I didn't get clean and sober to stay in survivor mode.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-22-2014, 01:54 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Really like this, can't process it in the moment,...

Really like this, can't process it in the moment, in too much pain. Hopefully I can remember to read it again tomorrow.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-21-2014, 02:09 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
It was after reading this that I named one of my...

It was after reading this that I named one of my original sites on MSN Get Your Needs Met. Have always believed that my God meets my needs, and sometimes my wants and desires too, if the motive and...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-20-2014, 02:15 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Stages of grief. ...

Stages of grief.

http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-5-stages-of-loss-and-grief/000617

http://grief.com/the-five-stages-of-grief/

http://www.recover-from-grief.com/7-stages-of-grief.html
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-20-2014, 02:03 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
It is okay to feel sad, it is a natural feeling. ...

It is okay to feel sad, it is a natural feeling. For me, it is about how long I wish to stay there, and let it slide into depression, or pick up the tools of recovery, process it and let it go.
...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-19-2014, 03:44 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
About 15 years ago, I was sharing with a young...

About 15 years ago, I was sharing with a young guy who came up to me after a meeting. He said, "I can't seem to get by the shame." I said if you take the me out of shame, you are left with a sham....
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-18-2014, 01:46 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Lived my life through others for so many years. ...

Lived my life through others for so many years. Put my life on hold waiting for others to make up their mind as to what they want to do.

What I learned in recovery was, "Live and Let Live." ...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-17-2014, 05:20 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Think this was posted on the old site.

Think this was posted on the old site.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-17-2014, 05:10 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Something so important to recovery. I need to...

Something so important to recovery. I need to set them out of respect for myself and protect myself from other people's stuff. They were hard for me because my son and ex-husbands, tended to ignore...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-16-2014, 03:40 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Found that once I learned to love myself, I had...

Found that once I learned to love myself, I had to learn to like myself.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-15-2014, 05:01 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Was told this early in recovery. I was told if I...

Was told this early in recovery. I was told if I wanted to grow, I had to let go of the fear of putting the next foot forward and I had to expand my horizons. I had to have faith in my God and the...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-14-2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
When I share, it helps me to get honest. When...

When I share, it helps me to get honest. When the words come out of my mouth, I can hear what has been rattling around in my head. Today's reading is a day ahead of where I was at yesterday. I got...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-13-2014, 11:47 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 You are reading from...

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go

Property Lines

A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-12-2014, 01:40 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Another big issue for me, didn't want people...

Another big issue for me, didn't want people close to me. I couldn't stand myself, so didn't think anyone else could. I kept coming back because I was told, let us love you, until you can love...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-11-2014, 02:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Like the thought and the question of being where...

Like the thought and the question of being where I need to be to get to tomorrow.

Perfectionism isn't a recovery tool. It is part of my disease.

When I turn my day over to my God, my day...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-10-2014, 01:36 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Amen!

Amen!
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-09-2014, 02:38 AM
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Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Growing pains aren`t fun. As I was told in early...

Growing pains aren`t fun. As I was told in early recovery, `No pain, no gain.`
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-08-2014, 07:13 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Love this, have been going back looking at old...

Love this, have been going back looking at old posts for spiritual food for today.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-08-2014, 07:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
For so many years, I didn't think I was...

For so many years, I didn't think I was deserving. It seemed like I broke or bent all the rules of "Thou Shall Not."

Like the thought, "Principle of Gratitude." As the 12th Step say, "Practice...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-07-2014, 04:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
As they say, fear and faith can't occupy the same...

As they say, fear and faith can't occupy the same space. It is easy to say let go, but not something that I found easy to do. One of those things that I had to pray for the willingness to be willing.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-06-2014, 01:35 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
There are a lot of natural highs in recovery. So...

There are a lot of natural highs in recovery. So many good, good feelings, if we open ourselves to be aware and appreciate them. Just waking up each morning is a gift in and of itself. Remembering...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-05-2014, 01:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
As they say in the rooms of recovery, `Control is...

As they say in the rooms of recovery, `Control is an illusion. If you have to control it, it is already out of control.`

My life is unmanageable when managed and controlled by me.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-04-2014, 01:25 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Freedom from active addiction. Free from the...

Freedom from active addiction. Free from the thinking behind my dis-ease, which led me to search for something that was missing in my life. I didn't know it was me, I kept looking outside of myself.
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-03-2014, 03:57 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
As my sponsor said, "Examine your motive and...

As my sponsor said, "Examine your motive and intent."
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-02-2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Love this, affirms what I learned many years ago,...

Love this, affirms what I learned many years ago, "Put it out to the Universe and see what you get back." The Bible says, "God created the heavens and the earth." I firmly believe we are one under...
Forum: Family and Friends of Alcoholics and Addicts 05-01-2014, 07:35 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 11,297
Posted By MajestyJo
Language of Letting Go - May 2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014

You are reading from the book The Language of Letting Go

Recovery Prayer

This prayer is based on a section of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous:
Thank you for...
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