Wednesday, July 30, 2008

More Recovery Readings - 7/30 - Cyber Recovery Fellowship Discussion Forums - Alcohol and Drug Addiction Help/Support

I love the way this person uses his metaphors!!! Beautiful writing!



More Recovery Readings - 7/30 - Cyber Recovery Fellowship Discussion Forums - Alcohol and Drug Addiction Help/Support: "Most of all, it is clear that God has had a plan for my usefulness in the world. Life for me is like one large tapestry, and I am but one thread in this magnificent work. It is not until I gained some distance from the tapestry that I began to see the importance of each individual thread. I am a part of this magnificent whole. I know that God continues to weave me into this tapestry. Each and every event in my life is but a small part of the thread that is my life. Do I have the vision to see the great tapestry that God weaves?
Petitions to my Higher Power"

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Another Day Sober

I thought this was a cool slogan "always say yes". It isn't in the book "walk softly, but it will be in the next edition!

Another Day Sober: "Always Say 'Yes'
I was taught to always say 'yes' to an AA request. So, when my down-the-block neighbor called me last night to ask if I would take him to a meeting today, I said 'sure.' I am not entirely sure I can actually fit it into the other obligations I have today, but it just about fits and so that is good enough.

What's funny is that I did not plan to go to a meeting today, although I had already decided I 'ought to go to more meetings.' Then comes this call."

Monday, July 21, 2008

AA Recovery Web site A Slogan A Day From Turning Leaf Press Shelly Marshall Archives

AA Recovery Web site A Slogan A Day From Turning Leaf Press Shelly Marshall Archives: "The Power of Now

My history has no power over me. It has value, but no power. My future has no power over me. It has value but no power. The only power of any importance in my life is the power of NOW. For now, I make the choices that define the value of what the past has taught me (or not) and the power to shape what will come to be. BE HERE NOW where the power is."

The rest of my comment on the Power of Now is at Turning Leaf

Slogans and Sayings

Slogans and Sayings

Here's a nice site with a few good ones--even a few that are not in "walk softly and carry a big book."

Let's blog on slogans!!!

Old timers in recovery say that slogans are actually wisdom in shorthand. Some folks say that slogans are a form of bumper sticker recovery!

I say, that slogans can be a way to remind me of the truth--because their is a kernel of truth in each slogan that catches on... it helps me focus--slogans keep me on track. What about you?

In early recovery I used to chant "turn it over" and write down everything on a notepad that I needed to turn over. It was so hard, but saying the slogan helped immensely. then one day like a bolt of lightening, I realized I didn't need to write each thing down because it was a package deal--everything need to be handled by my Higher Power. Somehow I had missed that in my note taking, turning over areas of my life independent of each other.

Slogans have been a blessing in my recovery, that's why I write books about them. How have slogans' added to your recovery? I'd like to know.