ABCs of Recovery

[dwmoeller]

E is for Easy Does It!

[MajestyJo]

F is for Food. It can be an addiction. For me it is the thinking, I can look at myself and think I am fat and say, "I am already fat, what does it matter or think I am fat, so I'm not going to eat too much." It is the stinking thinking and I have to make an effort to change my attitude.

[MajestyJo]

G is for Gratitude. Thanksgiving should be all year round, but it sure is nice to celebrate it once a year. A good remember when and lots to eat too!

[MajestyJo]

H is for Honesty. Be honest and bring all things out of the darkness into the light. We are only as sick as our secrets. Honesty frees us from the fears and H*ll, of our past.

[MajestyJo]

I is for Inch. Remember that old saying, "If you give someone an inch, they will take a mile." We are not asked to do miles, but if we work inch by inch, Step by Step, we do recover before we know it!

[ifnotforgrace]

J = Joy which is a reward of living by program principles

[MajestyJo]

K is for Kin. Sometimes our kin, are the people in our home group. We don't have to be alone. We can be kind to others and invite them to help celebrate in a safe way and in a safe place.

[MajestyJo]

L is for Live. Live one day at a time. Live and Let Live! Live your life and allow others to live theirs.

[MajestyJo]

M is for More. It is part of my disease. When I start thinking 'more' I need to look at what is happening with me and turn my thought(s) over to the God of my understanding. Sometimes it is more attention, more praise and acceptance from others, more food to fill an inner hunger that can't really be found physically, but needs spiritual food instead. Sometimes it is more love because we can't find it within ourselves.

[MajestyJo]

N is for Now. Be in the now, don't keep looking at the past and dragging it into today. Don't project into tomorrow, live in the now. Be present and live each day as it comes and know a new happiness and a new freedom.

[dwmoeller]

O is for Open your mind and your heart to believe that your God is loving and trust that your God will do for you what you cannot do for yourself.

[MajestyJo]

P is for Purpose. What is your purpose in life? My primary purpose is to carry the message of recovery. I was told to share my experience, strength, and hope with others. If I didn't give away what I had, I couldn't keep it. Relapse is not an option for me, so it was important for me to do the do things suggested to me. I took them under perusal and took what was good for me and I was told to put the rest on a shelf. I found I needed things from that shelf, either for myself or to pass onto others.

[MajestyJo]

Q is for Quiet. Listen in the quiet and in the stillness, say the Serenity Prayer. It is important for me to quiet my thoughts, how can I hear the God of my understanding if my internal chatter is overshadowing my thoughts from Within.

As they say, "Actions speak louder than words." There is no need for talking, when you do the actions. As the saying goes, "Don't tell me, show me."

[MajestyJo]

R is for Remember When. Not only prior to recovery, but remember what it was like in early recovery. I know I never want to go through detoxing alone in a room with myself and unable to reach out for that crutch, to see me through the day.

[MajestyJo]

S is for Some. Some is good, more is better is not recovery thinking, unless you apply it to spiritual things like going to meetings, calling your sponsor, reading recovery literature, etc. Once I pick up that some thing, some person, or go to some place to help me get out of Self, then I am using them to get out of Self because I can't be alone with me.