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My best friend Barb is from Georgia. We talk every weekend and sometimes through the week. Thank goodness for cell phones. Barb has been an inspiration to me and a true blessing from God. She's been there with me through thick and thin for at least 25 years. I told her about this site and she wanted so dearly to create an account in order to shout out how proud she was of me. Alas, I told her this was a recovery site for folks. It's so wonderful to have that one special person in your life. I'm so blessed to not only have one, but so many special friends. Not only do I have Barb, but her husband Ken, her sister Joann and her friend James, and her brother, Roy too...not to mention my sisters Pam and Vickie, and my brother Tim who I talk to quite often. They all been there for me and I can't thank them enough. May God bless them all.
Today, I've reach another milestone. Seven months!! Woohoo! But I know everyday is a milestone when you are sober free and alive. This day is just a tad more special.
Thanks for all the support you have been giving me.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Sharon
The Courage to be Myself
By: Sue Patton Thoele
I have the courage to: -Embrace my strengths -Get excited about life -Enjoy giving & receiving love -Face & transform my fears -Ask for help & support when I need it -Spring free of the Superwoman Trap -TRUST MYSELF -Make my OWN decisions & choices -BEFRIEND MYSELF -Complete unfinished business -Realize that I have emotional & practical RIGHTS -Talk as NICELY to MYSELF as I do to my cat -Communicate lovingly with understanding as my goal -HONOR MY OWN NEEDS -Give myself CREDIT for my accomplishments -LOVE the little girl within me -OVERCOME MY ADDICTION TO APPROVAL -Grant myself PERMISSION to PLAY -QUIT BEING A RESPONSIBILITY SPONGE -Feel ALL of my feelings & ACT on them appropriately -Nurture others because I WANT to, NOT because I have to -Choose what is right for ME -Insist on being paid fairly for what I do -SET LIMITS & BOUNDARIES & STICK BY THEM -Say "yes" ONLY when I really mean it -Have realistic expectations -TAKE RISKS & ACCEPT CHANGE -GROW THROUGH CHALLENGES -BE TOTALLY HONEST WITH MYSELF -Correct erroneous beliefs & assumptions (DISTORTED THOUGHTS!) -RESPECT MY VULNERABILITIES -HEAL OLD & CURRENT WOUNDS -Savor the mystery of Spirit -WAVE GOOD-BYE TO GUILT (SEE-YA!) -PLANT "FLOWER" NOT "WEED" THOUGHTS IN MY MIND -TREAT MYSELF WITH RESPECT & TEACH OTHERS TO DO THE SAME -Fill my own cup FIRST, then nourish others from the overflow -Own my own excellence -Plan for the future, but LIVE in the PRESENT -VALUE MY INTUITION & WISDOM -KNOW THAT I AM LOVABLE -Celebrate the difference between men & women -Develop HEALTHY, SUPPORTIVE relationships -Make forgiveness a priority -ACCEPT MYSELF JUST AS I AM NOW
I've been pondering why I chose the name 'NoExit4Me'. I've been using that name for various gaming sites, email, etc. for only the past 8 months or so. It's strange I came up with that name. A friend helped by having a license plate of NoExit. But I believe it's no coincidence that I chose it. You see, there is no exit for me in life. A couple of times while I was ill with my disease, I thought about suicide to get out of the situations I was in. Would I go quick if I go for that telephone pole? From a bad relationship, the pain of my mother dying, and hating myself, especially my appearance. The depression I was in was too much. But that has all changed. With the help of my HP and my friends, I moved out of the bad relationship and see myself as a beautiful person. The alcohol was keeping me in a depressive state. I'm no longer depressed and just this week, I no longer take an anti-depressant. But I know there will be no exit for me. That's just fine with me. Enjoy life!!
Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Some of their houses will be bigger.
Some will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.
Think about it!
The prettiest woman in the world can have h*ll? in her heart.
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know,
she's got the car, the house, the clothes~~~~ might be lonely.
And the word says, 'If I have not Love, I am nothing.'
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, 'I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed!'
'Winners make things happen~~ Losers let things happen.'
Be 'Blessed' Ladies~~~~~ and pass this on to encourage another woman.
'To the world you might be one person, but to the one person you just sent this to, it could mean so much.'
The patrons of the tavern were watching an old Roy Rogers movie on the TV, and one of them bet the barkeep that Roy would fall off his horse. Sure enough, he did. Grudgingly, the bartender laid down a $5 bill. "I can't take your money," said the winner. "I saw this movie before." "So did I," replied the barkeep, "but I never thought Roy Rogers would fall off a horse twice."
AAGrapevine.org
A Sense of Oneness
July 30, 2008 Story of the Day
EACH TIME I attend one of my regular meetings (open discussion), I look at who's there, grab some tea, help place ashtrays. A resentment against so-and-so may flicker through my mind; an urge to praise, complain at, unload on, or brag to so-and-so may click in my head; I may notice who's thinner, who's heavier, who's happy, who's sad, who's mad. Too soon (if I'm happy gabbing) or at last (if I have no one to talk to), the meeting comes to order. I listen to "How It Works," the Steps, and the Traditions, and favorite words and phrases in them anchor my thoughts. One of us brings up a topic that is found to be troubling or delighting today. If a newcomer is present, we discuss the First Step and the Third Tradition. Whatever the topic is, I find a certain process taking place in my mind. This process didn't start overnight. For quite a while, I wanted to impress people with my grasp of the program, with the miseries I'd endured, with my speed in working through the Steps. I was too busy plotting what I would say and how it would be received to listen to others, I had no patience or acceptance. My self-will was rioting. But the moment I became free of competitive willfulness, I felt that certain process beginning. Finally, I was speaking from my heart. Now, as each person's turn to speak comes and goes, I find it doesn't matter whether I like or dislike him or her, have the same problem or not, agree or disagree. My fingers stop tapping; my tea grows cold; my eyes stop darting around; my mind stops judging, weighing, evaluating. I no longer strain to hear, nor do I distinguish who says what. My eyes rest comfortably, no longer seeing the outlines and boundaries of people, chairs, slogans, ashtrays, literature, self. Do I sound hallucinatory or completely bonkers? I believe this process is God working through us. We say what we are meant to say and hear what we are meant to hear. Each of us becomes part of one great feeling (hope, joy, harmony) and one great voice (God). This sense of oneness, of love for God, myself, and others, gives me the strength to look inside myself and to take from others what I need to fill voids in me. This process spills over into my daily life, so that I can like myself and others a little bit more, can work on my defects and ask for help a little bit more, accept human imperfections and fallibility a little bit more. In my drinking days, I was part of the h*ll? that the practicing alcoholic experiences--that world of godless, uncontrollable cruelty, where we are powerless to stop alienating ourselves from every connection we hold dear. I felt more and more isolated from people, nature, living. I thought the whole universe was hostile to me. Nothing made sense; there was no mercy, love, justice. So I'm thankful to be free from that self-imposed hell--one day at a time. Our God-given program offers us the courage that many nonalcoholics either take for granted or come by naturally--the courage to see, to hear, to believe, to belong. K. F.
Ontario
Coming Out of The Dark
Why be afraid if I’m not alone
Though life is never easy the rest is unknown
Up to now for me it’s been hands against stone
Spent each and every moment
Searching for what to believe.
Coming out of the dark, I finally see the light now
It’s shinning on me
Coming out of the dark, I know the love that saved me
You’re sharing with me
Starting again is part of the plan
And I’ll be so much stronger holding your hand
Step by step I’ll make it through I know I can
It may not make it easier but I have felt you
Near all the way
Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love
Forever I’ll stand on the rock
Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love
Love is all it takes, no matter what we face
This morning, as I was sitting on my porch watching the squirrels eat, I started talking to my Higher Power for the first time in a long time. I thanked Him for giving me the courage and insight to get out of the alcoholic environment I was in, and seeking help with my disease. I love my life today. For the first time in 20 years, I am taking care of me and not everyone else. I'm doing what I want to do and finding out who I am and what do I like and dislike. I know there will be many obstacles ahead for me, but I'm going to take it "One Day At A Time." I am reborn...
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