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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-12-2017, 03:21 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Welcome Chrissy, thank you for signing in and...

Welcome Chrissy, thank you for signing in and sharing. I hope you will continue to do so.
Thanks Tammy for answering, because I didn't know.

I come from your neck of the woods. I worked in...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-09-2016, 12:30 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
“Do you want to be right or do you want to be...

“Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?”

In the past, being right was my priority! That was when I was married and that was 30 years ago.

Sometimes I feel it is important to stand...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-27-2016, 01:04 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
It is my belief that we often overlook a lesson...

It is my belief that we often overlook a lesson by ignoring the negative. A lesson can be learned and I believe that a negative can be changed into a positive. Nothing is all positive or all...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-21-2016, 07:25 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
When I came into recovery, I was very fragmented....

When I came into recovery, I was very fragmented. I was a broken being that had lost herself and had lived her life through others and every time I picked up a substance or a man, I lost a piece of...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-16-2016, 07:26 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Not sure these are based on 12 Step Recovery. A...

Not sure these are based on 12 Step Recovery. A member asked for meditation that was spiritual in nature and not religious, something she could relate to.

We can not balance ourselves to the world...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-15-2016, 12:27 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
The Steps mean different things to different...

The Steps mean different things to different people. It is also a disease of perception. As a friend of mind said, "Put it on the shelf until you find someone who needs it and you can pass it on. ...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-15-2016, 12:23 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
This was posted on another site in 2005. It is...

This was posted on another site in 2005. It is hard to believe that it is 11 years later, and I still think the same thing.

Without one step, I set myself up for recovery. Only choosing the one...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-11-2016, 09:12 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
I was told that when you it a rough patch, get...

I was told that when you it a rough patch, get back to basics, Step One. What did you do when you first came into recovery? Go to meetings, call your sponsor, read the literature, pick up the phone...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-11-2016, 09:09 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
May I continue to have the willingness to take...

May I continue to have the willingness to take the Steps and apply them to my life in today.
...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-09-2016, 07:46 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
This reminds me of my sister and my...

This reminds me of my sister and my brother-in-law. She didn't go to the doctor until her diabetes was out of control. He went in the hospital on Monday with an appendix that had perforated. They are...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-04-2016, 11:01 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Did you pick up a Recovery Tool in today? ...

Did you pick up a Recovery Tool in today?

Tools of Sobriety (Soundness of Mind) Something we all need, no matter what fellowship we belong to.

Monday, September 22, 2014

You are reading from...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-03-2016, 09:24 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Ain't It The Truth???

Ain't it the truth!?

Do you know what happened this week back in 1850, 166 years ago?

California became a state.
The State had no electricity.
The State had no money.
Almost everyone spoke...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-25-2016, 08:25 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Sobriety is soundness of mind. I have to...

Sobriety is soundness of mind.

I have to work on my soundness of mind daily.

That means my emotional sobriety. I haven't had a drink in 24 years. That means I am sober.

Do you have...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-22-2016, 04:59 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Look at the whole picture, what do you...

Look at the whole picture, what do you see?[/COLOR]
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-19-2016, 04:09 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Al-Anon. I qualify for AA and NA, and yet I had...

Al-Anon. I qualify for AA and NA, and yet I had 3-33 reasons to go to Al-Anon, when I was going to meetings. Now I am online, it is 3-333.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-16-2016, 06:49 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
I was told that it wasn't so much what you saw in...

I was told that it wasn't so much what you saw in a dream, but what you were feeling. Often our dreams speak to us, and a using dream is a warning that you are heading toward relapse and it was time...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-15-2016, 01:05 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
This is just as true today as when I posted this...

This is just as true today as when I posted this on another site and as it was in early recovery. Pain has always been a big trigger for me. I suffer from chronic pain all the time as a result of my...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-10-2016, 07:29 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
How are you feeling today? F.I.N.E....

How are you feeling today?

F.I.N.E. Frustrated, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional. The one I like is "...and enjoying it."

Getting in touch with my emotions was difficult. I had shoved them...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-19-2015, 06:52 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
God still is in my life. With the pain and health...

God still is in my life. With the pain and health issues in my life today, I would have been long gone if it wasn't for God in my life. I see so many people with the same issues who are on heavy...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-10-2015, 09:36 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AN...

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ0TeoI18DjEWyQj4iLlA_8z6jrWxKxKGwlwwcAOl5cE9_uT636

It is a long-time dream which has finally come true. As I learn, I hope to enhance it, but...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-05-2015, 04:20 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Especially love the last quote. I was a prisoner...

Especially love the last quote. I was a prisoner of my own mind. As I told the girls when I volunteered to do meetings for AA, NA, and Al-Anon and do one on ones for AA and NA, "I didn't need iron...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-02-2015, 06:54 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Do you have balance in your life? It has always...

Do you have balance in your life? It has always been a challenge for me.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-22-2015, 08:43 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
What Are the Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse? The...

What Are the Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse?

The following symptoms are associated with alcohol abuse:

Temporary blackouts or memory loss.
Recurrent arguments or fights with family members or...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-21-2015, 02:09 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Bible Verses About Trusting God - Read scriptures...

Bible Verses About Trusting God - Read scriptures about the importance of believing in and trusting God even though we can not see him. Read biblical answers to questions about God, like "who is...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-21-2015, 02:05 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
0nce Y0u L0se Sum0ne... ♥ It's Never The...

0nce Y0u L0se Sum0ne... ♥

It's Never The Exactly The Same Pers0n Who Comes Back....! :'(

SMS2 Text


I felt so different from the person that came through the doors of recovery, I didn't...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-21-2015, 02:02 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
The program works if you work for it. The program...

The program works if you work for it. The program works if you work for the program. Service has always been a big part of my recovery,

One of my medication cards yesterday:

New Beginnings:- A...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-21-2015, 02:00 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Don't intellectualize, don't question how it...

Don't intellectualize, don't question how it works. Just know it does and don't question it with Who, Why, and Wheres?

Don't intellectualize, just accept. The program works if you work for it.
...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-17-2015, 10:02 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
This is a post by a friend in response to a...

This is a post by a friend in response to a newcomer who asked the question "Why can't I leave him." I didn't leave because I thought my son needed a father. I later came to realize my son didn't...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-12-2015, 10:10 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
I just finished reading Bill W's autobiography....

I just finished reading Bill W's autobiography. My first 40 Years. Towards the very end in Towns Hospital Ebby gave him a book titled " The Varieties of Religious Experience " by William James. He...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-11-2015, 06:13 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
One of the gifts of recovery was being able to...

One of the gifts of recovery was being able to see both sides of the street. Understanding were people came from, helped me to be more accepting.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-07-2015, 06:35 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
My life is so much in today that things seem to...

My life is so much in today that things seem to slip away and time just disappears. I must admit to wanting Saturday to be here a couple of times this week. Each time it came to mind though, I...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 10-18-2015, 03:32 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Are you aware that you are a people pleaser? ...

Are you aware that you are a people pleaser?

http://psychcentral.com/lib/21-tips-to-stop-being-a-people-pleaser/

Read over these statements to see if they apply to you under some circumstances:...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-05-2014, 07:11 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
What will happen when and if I relapse? If you...

What will happen when and if I relapse? If you are thinking this, you are heading that way, if you don`t take precautions and connect with your God and work the program daily.




Love this, it...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-25-2014, 05:58 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
For many years I put aside what I needed or...

For many years I put aside what I needed or wanted to do for others. I lived my life through others and told myself I was happy because they were happy. I liked things because I was doing them with...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-25-2014, 05:49 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
I didn't find recovery until I was 49. I...

I didn't find recovery until I was 49. I qualified at the age of 26 for sure, but when I look at my life, I have to wonder why I was put on Valium at 16.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-21-2014, 10:49 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Posted on another site in 2004. Worry is...

Posted on another site in 2004.

Worry is fear that hasn't said it's prayers. Something I had to keep aware of and act accordingly. I have to find acceptance before I can take action to change. ...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 03-17-2014, 12:37 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Did you know that this disease is cunning,...

Did you know that this disease is cunning, baffling and powerful? Did you know that the body, mind, and spirit is affected, and we need to work on our emotional sobriety daily?

This is a one day...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 03-06-2014, 11:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Am I an alcoholic because I am an addict. Am I...

Am I an alcoholic because I am an addict. Am I an addict because I am an alcoholic?

Doesn't matter, in either case, I have a disease. A dis-ease that prevented me to go within to connect with my...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-16-2014, 10:54 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Do you ever feel depressed? Depression is a...

Do you ever feel depressed?

Depression is a big part of grief. Whenever we have a change in our life which brings about change in our daily routine, our daily living structure, and our long-time...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-13-2014, 05:00 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Surrender doesn't mean to give up. It means give...

Surrender doesn't mean to give up. It means give over. Surrender was part of the honesty I needed to find in Step One, admitting I didn't know, made a mistake, willing to open my mind to new ideas...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-13-2014, 04:59 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
posted in 2007 I had to surrender to win. I...

posted in 2007

I had to surrender to win. I had to substitute the word control for powerlessness before I could understand the meaning of it. I thought I was in control, it was an illusion. Today,...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-06-2014, 08:11 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15346217/sn/989646178/...

http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/15346217/sn/989646178/name/n_a

As we travel the journey within, we make new discoveries, we find old reminders, and precious memories.


Come join our journey to...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-05-2014, 07:44 PM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Do we question our self or do we blame others for...

Do we question our self or do we blame others for who and where we are at in today.

Do we question God and wonder why He/She hasn't given us what I want and think I need.

Do we question the...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-28-2014, 12:32 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
Remember being told that there were no stupid...

Remember being told that there were no stupid questions in AA. I didn't ask because I didn't want to appear 'stupid' and that word kept me sick, because I had been told I was stupid all my life. How...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-28-2014, 12:27 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
I think that all addictions (using something...

I think that all addictions (using something outside of ourselves to make us feel better and to take the focus off us) lead to the same soul sickness. Like so many addictions, the problem isn't the...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-28-2014, 12:22 AM
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Views: 13,712
Posted By MajestyJo
QUESTIONS???

Questions that aren't helpful

“We accept many notions because they seem to be the logical answers to our questions. But have we asked the right questions?”

-- Harold L. Klawans

Sometimes...
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