I WAS INTRODUCED TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL VERY PREMATURELY IN MY LIFE AND IT ALL DEVELOP INTO MY WAY OF EXISTENCE VERY QUICKLY. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LAW AND MANY OTHER SITUATIONS. I WAS CONDEMNED TO A.A. BY THE COURTS AT AGE 20. I GREW TO LOVE THE PEOPLE AND THE WAY OF LIFE A 12 STEP PROGRAM HAS TO OFFER. HOWEVER, AFTER STAYING SOBER FOR TEN YEARS, I DETERMINED I WAS MY OWN HIGHER POWER AND DIDN'T REQUIRE THE PROGRAM OR GOD IN MY LIFE ANY MORE. I WAS TO SPEND THE NEXT 12 YEARS IN AND OUT OF DETOXS, HALF WAY HOUSES, JAILS, AND LOCKED UNITES. I WAS TO LOSE MY NURSING CERTIFICATION, MY MARRIAGE AND THE RIGHT TO SEE MY TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND THAT WAS ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. THE LONELINESS AND FEAR WAS A VERY AGONIZING AND LOST WORLD TO RESIDE IN. I CAME BACK TO THE PROGRAM AND SURRENDERED. TODAY I AM A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PROGRAM; I WORK THE STEPS IN MY LIFE ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE A WONDERFUL WIFE AND A LIFE SECOND TO NONE AND I AM MORE THEN HAPPY TO JOIN YOU ALL IN YOUR JOURNEY AS WE TRUDGE THE ROAD TO LOVE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE!
long time no see will i'm doing very good i justhave nto been on here in a very long to now if you would like to talk to me i'm on facebook as karen lebel hit me up on therebut let me know who you are please thank you karen
Your Higher Power, is just that, yours, not mine or his, or hers, it is yours. There was a guy at rehab with who used the Pacific Ocean as his HP because it was a power greater then he was, someone else used the British heavy metal band Judas Priest as his, you can use whatever works for you. It could be your home group, the sun , etc. Only you can know what you see as a power greater than yourself that will help you and restore some sanity to your life.
A Higher Power Speak to me without words. Hold me without arms. Charm me without charms And I feel love Understand me without pity. Smile at me with eyes. See the sea from the city. You never tell me lies. Walk with me when I'm alone And listen to my cries. Now I know that you know All negativity dies It's a choice. I hear your voice. Yeah, sometimes I don't. You won't let me forget, And I know you know I won't. I want to touch so many. Where am I supposed to be? Where ever I am, where ever I go, I know you're with me.
Hello thanks for the Recovery Comment you sent to me awhile back. I love all the Sobriety stuff on your site. YOUR just like me tired of the all bull, that Relapse has to offer. What do you think when someone says relapse is a part of recovery? Let me know okay. I hope that we can be good friend in the future. Okay Debrinconcita in Portland Oregon USA.
We have often looked to other people, places and things for our answers and for our happiness... We thought others could free us from pain, fear or guilt... This has never brought any happiness and in the long run we have not changed....
It is time to begin to trust that small voice within, coming from the person we really are... It is time to look within and begin to uncover all that has been blocking us from our truth, from our Higher Power... It is time to discover ourselves....
WORD! Relapse is not part of recovery!! As soon as I stopped believing that it was, I stopped relapsing!!! IMAGINE THAT!!!!! Thanks for the comment brother.
"When you clean your house... clean it as if God were going to be your special guest. Because He is. When you prepare a meal... prepare it as if God were going to be sitting at your table. Because He is. When you work... work as if God will be your customer. Because He is. And when you speak with another... speak as if you were speaking with God. Because you are."
User Type: Professional
[IMG]
[IMG]
