Topic of the week, words beginning with the letter "R"

[MajestyJo]

R is for Relapse. It is not a recovery tool, it is part of your disease. If you don't deal with what got you to the doors of recovery, you will find that the door swings both ways and you will find yourself back where you came from. This is a progressive disease, and you relapse won't only take you back to where you where when you quit, but it will take you down even farther than you have been before.

[MajestyJo]

R is for Right and Wrong. There is none, there is only the way that works for you. What is right for you one day, may not work for you another day. Don't reject something becaue of the past, live in the moment, live in today.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Remember When. Remember early recovery as well as life before recovery. I never want to forget the week of detoxing, I never want to go through that again.

As the saying goes, "I may have another relapse in me; but I don't know if I have another recovery."

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Refuge. If you feel threatened or feel like drinking, pick up the phone and call another still suffering alcoholic/addict and run to the closest meeting. I qualified for just about any Fellowship, so I had lots of choices. I also needed to remember, alcohol is a drug.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Rejoice

Rejoice in the manageability of your new life in sobriety!

[MajestyJo]

R is for Rejoice. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Rejoice that you are clean and sober. Share the message of recovery with others.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Relax. Take some time out and relax. One of the readings yesterday mentioned taking a day to relax your body and your mind, and get in touch with your spiritual side. We need to be mindful of our physical and emotional sobriety, but without a spiritual connection, we don't have a defense against our disease. We get busy asking and forget to take time to find the answers.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Remember When. We not only need to remember our past before recovery, we need to remember that it was like in early recovery. Remember when I was detoxing. I never want to go through that again.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Read

Read the Big Book. Read daily meditations Read the Bible.

[MajestyJo]

R is Restore. The program can restore us to sanity. It says it could, it doesn't say it would. As some guys like to say, when I get my two brain cells I got left lined up, I have a good day. I know mine were when I was able to play bridge again.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Renew. Renew yourself. Go back to basics. Take time for yourself and practice self-care. We can't give away what we haven't got. When was the last time you did step work?

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Rest. About time to give my computer a rest. Me, I am off to make chocolate drop cookies and hope and pray they turn out. The reality is that I am not feeling well, so they may not, but I am hungry, and cookies make me feel better, then I can have my rest.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Remember

Remember that addiction is cunning, baffling, and powerful!

[MajestyJo]

R is for Remember. Remember how you felt in early recovery. I know I never want to repeat that time in my life, so I made the decision to stay. I realized that the people in the rooms of recovery had what I had been looking for and could never find.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Restore

Step 2: We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

[MajestyJo]

R is for Restore. It says it could restore you to sanity, it doesn't say it will! LOL! As I tell everyone, you qualify for Al-Anon, you know me. If I had my way, I would hook up everyone with a 12 Step recovery program.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Reason. A grateful alcoholic/addict will never have a reason to pick up if he/she remembers to be grateful. We are given a second chance at life. Doesn't come better than that, unless you didn't keep coming and didn't stay to work the Steps to take you to where you need to be for your recovery.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Restore. This program not only restores my soul, it helps broken relationships, makes new ones, and strengthens our connection to our family. We can allow them to be themselves and we have a better understanding of where they are coming from.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Repent. Not sure how i managed to get ourselves back to "P" no wonder I had trouble of thinking something new. I goofed, now I have to forgive myself. I know my God forgives me, but I can't take him for granted. I need to go to Him with a repentant heart.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Respect. I need to respect myself in order to have people respect. Some people are raised to be respectful but in today's age of busy, very few have time for manners.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Replace

Replace old drinking buddies with new AA buddies.

[MajestyJo]

R is for Rest. You can't rest on your laurels. This is a living program and you have to resist temptation with the help of your Higher Power.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Recognize. Recognize your danger zones, things that trigger your thinking before you think of drinking and using mind altering substances. Recognize that there are things that you can do, you just don't have to drink or drug while doing it.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Reach. Instead of reaching for a bottle or a glass, reach for the AA Big Book or the NA Basic Text. Have you read some of the pamphlets that are available at meetings.

if you feel like using, reach for the phone and call your sponsor.

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[MajestyJo]

R is Reside. Reside in a place that you feel safe. If you feel that your sobriety is threatened, I would suggest that you find another place to reside. If you have to be where you are, hand fas to your God and keep Him close.

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[dwmoeller]

R is for Rejoice

Rejoice always!

Rejoice in your sobriety.
Rejoice in the manageability of your new life.
Rejoice in the blessings all around you.
Rejoice in your AA home group.
Rejoice in your ability to laugh again and have a sense of humor.

[MajestyJo]

R is for Reason. A grateful alcoholic has no reason to pick up. He/She may find lots of excuses as to why they think they should pick up, but they will never have a reason.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Repeat. Repeat the Steps when you get to 12, you start again at Step One. Repeat doesn't mean repeatedly coming through the doors of the Fellowships because you relapsed, it is because you are going to a meeting.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Respect. Respect your elders. Respect yourself if you expect others to respect you.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Review. This is what the maintenance Steps are for. We can review our day and look to see where we could have done better. We can see where we forgot our God behind and acted on self-will.

Review and renew your connection to your Higher Power.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Risk. We often have to take a risk in recovery. We need to take that next step forward. In order to grow and change, we have to become willing to do whatever it takes to maintain my sobriety.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Reason. We have no reason to ever pick up again, although we may find lots of excuses. A grateful alcoholic/addict will never have a reason to pick up. Substitution doesn't work, because your drug of choice becomes more again.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Rude. There is no excuse for being rude. Pack up those manners that you were taught and take them along with you when you leave home. We can't know what we have never been taught, so manners are please, thank you, excuse me, can I help you with that, and many more....

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Relax. Take some deep breathes and do something you like to do. Something you haven't done for a while. Be in the moment and enjoy. if you feel some obsessive/compulsive feelings, turn them over to your Higher Power and ask for them to be taken away.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Release. Release let go. Let go and let God. You can't release something if you don't give it permission to leave.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for 'Reach out.' Reach out to someone else. It will help them and yourself too. The best way to get out of self is to help someone else.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Rely on your Higher Power. When you are going through change, take your Higher Power with you. As one of the meditations said, 'The impossible becomes possible.'

The butterfly goes through change and is a good metaphor for us. We come crawling into the rooms and we are reformed into a beautiful butterfly.

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[MajestyJo]

R is for Reap. In the Bible it says that we reap what we sow. In recovery, they say we only get out of it what we put into it. Hope you planted a lot of seed this spring. Hope you planted them with lots of love.

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