TOPIC: What Do The Recovery Slogans Mean To You?
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TOPIC: What Do The Recovery Slogans Mean To You?
Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent had a
drink of Alcohol since 8-11-90. For
that I am truely grateful.
There are many slogans in our fellowship
that might appear trite to the uninitiated.
" Easy Does It." "First Things First." "Live
And Let Live." "One Day At A Time." "Keep
It simple."
These slogans were developed from the
experiences of many others, and are any-
thing but trite. Next time we hear them,
let's consider if they're working in our
lives. It may be the difference between
a good program or just staying off the
drugs and alcohol.
Do I/you appreciate the full meaning
in our slogans?
HP, let me be able to hear the things
others have done, so they may be able
to aid me today.
Thank you for letting me share.
By the Grace of my HP and people
like you here in SR I havent had a
drink of Alcohol since 8-11-90. For
that I am truely grateful.
There are many slogans in our fellowship
that might appear trite to the uninitiated.
" Easy Does It." "First Things First." "Live
And Let Live." "One Day At A Time." "Keep
It simple."
These slogans were developed from the
experiences of many others, and are any-
thing but trite. Next time we hear them,
let's consider if they're working in our
lives. It may be the difference between
a good program or just staying off the
drugs and alcohol.
Do I/you appreciate the full meaning
in our slogans?
HP, let me be able to hear the things
others have done, so they may be able
to aid me today.
Thank you for letting me share.
~ 5 ~
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Location: Colorado
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As far as slogans go "one day at a time" is pretty straight forward in a alcoholic mind, everyday is a struggle and every sober morning wakeing up is a victory, we cant look to next week or next month we have to look to the end of the day, minute, hour were in, personally if i ever look to next week i think that would be when a relapse would occur.
When i hear a slogan like "one day at a time" or even read "serenity" I smile to myself and think "thats me, thats my goal"!
When i hear a slogan like "one day at a time" or even read "serenity" I smile to myself and think "thats me, thats my goal"!
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AAsharon.
This is 11 months and 1 day for me today of being sober. I spent a long time as an outpatient at a local hospital, however I have not gone to AA because I was somewhat turned off from that experience.
I want to say though, those slogans which you have added are very helpful. When i think about the future i get very worried, very afraid, and can't face anything. " One day at a time" is all we really have, because the future is unknowable, and it's the inches that make a difference.
Avoidance seems to be one of the personailty traits very deeply ingrained in alcoholics, and liquor might as well be labeled " Procrastination Sauce"--at least for me.
Doing the little thing towards progress a day at time has been moving a lot of mole hills, that didn't get moved otherwise. Forget the mountains.
First things first is also good, because losing priorities and making unimportant things paramount also makes doing things in life impossible. Keeping your head straight means seeing what's important.
" Take it easy" is also great. Flipping out is always bad. The single biggest mistake I have made and have seen other people make is acting dramaticaly and decisively on incomplete information or wrong communications. Some things really do go better just by waiting them out.
This is 11 months and 1 day for me today of being sober. I spent a long time as an outpatient at a local hospital, however I have not gone to AA because I was somewhat turned off from that experience.
I want to say though, those slogans which you have added are very helpful. When i think about the future i get very worried, very afraid, and can't face anything. " One day at a time" is all we really have, because the future is unknowable, and it's the inches that make a difference.
Avoidance seems to be one of the personailty traits very deeply ingrained in alcoholics, and liquor might as well be labeled " Procrastination Sauce"--at least for me.
Doing the little thing towards progress a day at time has been moving a lot of mole hills, that didn't get moved otherwise. Forget the mountains.
First things first is also good, because losing priorities and making unimportant things paramount also makes doing things in life impossible. Keeping your head straight means seeing what's important.
" Take it easy" is also great. Flipping out is always bad. The single biggest mistake I have made and have seen other people make is acting dramaticaly and decisively on incomplete information or wrong communications. Some things really do go better just by waiting them out.
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"FIRST THINGS FIRST"
One of the mottoes of A.A., is "First Things
First." This means that we should always
keep in mind that alcohol is our number
one problem. We must never let any other
problem, whether of family, business,
friends, or anything else take precedence
in our minds over our alcohol problem.
As we go along in A.A., we learn to recog-
nize the things that may upset us emotion-
ally. When we find ourselves getting upset
over something, we must realize that it's
a luxury we alcoholics can't afford. Any-
thing that makes us forget our number one
problem is dangerous to us.
Am I keeping sobriety in first place in my mind?
One of the mottoes of A.A., is "First Things
First." This means that we should always
keep in mind that alcohol is our number
one problem. We must never let any other
problem, whether of family, business,
friends, or anything else take precedence
in our minds over our alcohol problem.
As we go along in A.A., we learn to recog-
nize the things that may upset us emotion-
ally. When we find ourselves getting upset
over something, we must realize that it's
a luxury we alcoholics can't afford. Any-
thing that makes us forget our number one
problem is dangerous to us.
Am I keeping sobriety in first place in my mind?
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"LIVE AND LET LIVE"
This, of course, means tolerance
of people who think differently than
we do, whether they are A.A. or
outside of A.A.. We cannot afford
the luxury of being intolerant or
critical of other people. We do
not try to impose our wills on those
who differ from us. We are not
"holier than thou." We do not have
all the answers. We are not better
than other good people. We live the
best we can and we allow others to
do likewise.
Am I willing to live and let live?
This, of course, means tolerance
of people who think differently than
we do, whether they are A.A. or
outside of A.A.. We cannot afford
the luxury of being intolerant or
critical of other people. We do
not try to impose our wills on those
who differ from us. We are not
"holier than thou." We do not have
all the answers. We are not better
than other good people. We live the
best we can and we allow others to
do likewise.
Am I willing to live and let live?
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My favourite is "Give Time Time"
I'm 51 and have just discovered my mother lived in a seige mentality that influenced us greatly.
Just the additional feeling of freedom ahead of me that I feel this afternoon on gaining this insight ... raaaaather goooood ...
I'm 51 and have just discovered my mother lived in a seige mentality that influenced us greatly.
Just the additional feeling of freedom ahead of me that I feel this afternoon on gaining this insight ... raaaaather goooood ...
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Originally Posted by Stormtooth
Avoidance seems to be one of the personailty traits very deeply ingrained in alcoholics, and liquor might as well be labeled " Procrastination Sauce"--at least for me.
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Sharon I myself am not an AA'er and I as you do I think everyone has the right to their own path to getting clean.
I think you are a shining example of how AA can work for people, I love your posts and your attitude towards others and to recovery. I would like to thank you for everyone you help here, myself included, with your fresh approach and also your sense of fun, it's people like you that make SR a success and I have gained so much through your threads and posting.
indigo
I think you are a shining example of how AA can work for people, I love your posts and your attitude towards others and to recovery. I would like to thank you for everyone you help here, myself included, with your fresh approach and also your sense of fun, it's people like you that make SR a success and I have gained so much through your threads and posting.
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aw shucks.... cut that out...lol:Wshade This little southern belle sends u thanks
and says You are much appreciated.
All of us here are helping each other...I myself couldnt do it all by myself...I need all
of u too.
Lots of love and care...
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Thanks Paul for ur kind message. You too are much appreciated. : )
Another of the mottoes in recovery is "Easy
Does It." This means that we just go along
in A.A./N.A. doing the best we can and not get-
ting steamed up over problems that arise
in A.A./N.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics/addicts
are emotional people and we have gone to ex-
cess in almost everything we have done. We
have not been moderate in many things. We
have not known how to relax. Faith in a
Higher Power can help us to learn to take
it easy. We are not running the world. I am
only one among many. We are resolved to
live normal, regular lives. From our A.A./N.A.
experiences we learn that "easy does it."
Have you learn to take it easy?
Another of the mottoes in recovery is "Easy
Does It." This means that we just go along
in A.A./N.A. doing the best we can and not get-
ting steamed up over problems that arise
in A.A./N.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics/addicts
are emotional people and we have gone to ex-
cess in almost everything we have done. We
have not been moderate in many things. We
have not known how to relax. Faith in a
Higher Power can help us to learn to take
it easy. We are not running the world. I am
only one among many. We are resolved to
live normal, regular lives. From our A.A./N.A.
experiences we learn that "easy does it."
Have you learn to take it easy?
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Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "But for
the Grace of God." Once we have fully ac-
cepted the program we become humble
about our achievements. We do not take too
much credit for our sobriety. When we see
another suffering alcoholic in the throes of
alcoholism, we say to ourselves: "But for
the grace of God, there goes I." We do not
forget the kind of people we were. We
remember those we left behind us. And we
are very grateful to the grace of God which
has given us another chance.
Am I truely grateful for the grace of God?
the Grace of God." Once we have fully ac-
cepted the program we become humble
about our achievements. We do not take too
much credit for our sobriety. When we see
another suffering alcoholic in the throes of
alcoholism, we say to ourselves: "But for
the grace of God, there goes I." We do not
forget the kind of people we were. We
remember those we left behind us. And we
are very grateful to the grace of God which
has given us another chance.
Am I truely grateful for the grace of God?
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