The ABC's of Recovery

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A is for Attitude. Change it. Put some gratitude in your attitude. If nothing changes, nothing changs.

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B is for Belong. i never felt like I belonged. All my life, I felt like the outside looking in. It wasn't until I found the rooms of recovery that I found out where I belonged. I had to learn to identify, not compare.

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C is for Choice. We have freedom of choice. Once we make a choice, we can choose again. I choose you.

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D is for Detach. Mentally detach from the chaos of others. We detach because we love our alcoholic/addict. We sometimes have to physically detach, often to safe our own sanity.

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E is for Easy Does It...But do it. Sometimes we get caught up and busy and we need to slow down and experience each moment of the day. When we get caught up in busy, we really don't truly feel our emotions, we don't give ourselves a chance to live in today. Take it easy, but do it. Don't let easy be an excuse for not doing.

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F is for Fun. Fun, food, and frolic without the use of drugs. We can have a good time without having to pick up a drug.

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G is for GOD. Good Orderly Direction from a Group Of Drunks, and or Drug Addicts found in the rooms of recovery. God brings us there, He will see us through, however we perceive God to be. As I worked the Steps, my God is as He reveals Himself to me in today. One alcoholic/addict sharing with another alcoholic/addict who has been where you have been.

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H is for Happiness. I am responsible or my own happiness. It makes and completes my day by coming here and sharing with all who visit this site.

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I is for Isms. ISMs are I, Self, and me. The best way to get out of self, is to help someone else. It is meant for us to take action, not just think of someone, although that is nice. I am not sure that is what the soul requires.

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J is for Just for Today. Just for today, my thought will be on my new associations, people who are not using, and have found this new way of living. So long as I follow this way, I have nothing to fear.

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K is for Kin. Not all members in recovery get their families back. For my first few years AA was my kin and NA was my second family. It is important to build strong relationships for support.

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L is for Love. Love yourself and your family and friends. Reach out to others and spread that love around.

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M is for Move. Move away from those old habits, friends, and family member who are harmful to you sobriety. They don't want to admit you have a problem, because just maybe they have one too.

Move yourself to attend meetings, not just your home group. Build a firm foundation and make your space safe for you. you may not have drank with some of the people in the room, but there is no reason not to go for a coffee.

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N is for NOW. Stay in the now, don't focus on the past. We can't change the past, all we hav it the now. Stay in the moment in the day. Don't project into the future, stay grounded in today. What grounds you? For me it is water, washing my hands or my feet will do, but I wouls like a bubbling brook.

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O is for keeping an Open Mind. Our best thinking got us to the doors of recovery. So we have to change our thinking and find new ways to live. What we did for years, may no longer serve usin recovery. It may no longer be safe, especially if it has using memories attached to it. We need to make new memories and be open to learning.