Topic of the week, words that begin with the letter "V"

[MajestyJo]

V is for Victory. We have victory over our disease, as long as we don't pick up and develop a spiritual defence against that first thought of picking up a drug, whether it is our drug of choice or not.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Variety. There are a variety of meetings to go to. There are speaker meetings, topic discussion meetings. 12 & 12 discussion meetings. Big Book duscussion meetings. Ask It Basket meetings, and I am sure you may know a few more.

The common denominator between eacch fellowship and each meeting, is the 12 Steps. A few words may be changed here and there, the drug of choice may be different, but we always need to remember, that although the types of drugs may vary, the substance is but a symptom of my disease. The problem is very much me.

This is how I felt. This is what I was told. I just has to remember that I was a child of my God and deserving of recovery. I wasn't bad trying to get good. I was sick trying to heal and get better.

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[dwmoeller]

V is for Victory

We have Victory in recovery - One Day at a Time.

[MajestyJo]

V is for Vessel. I want to be clean and sober so I can be a vessel to carry a clean and sober message to others. That is why I quit smoking. I didn't want to quit. I had to find a spiritual reason before I could find true williingness to quit.

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[dwmoeller]

V is for Voice

You have a voice. In a meeting use your voice...share with the group. What you have to say is important. By sharing you may be helping a fellow alcoholic in his/her recovery. Also, don't forget to use your voice to ask questions. That is one way that we learn.

[MajestyJo]

V is for Vital. It is vital over the holidays to keep yourself safe, if you want to stay clean and sober. That voice in your head can tell you that this time will be different. Play the tape to the end. Look at where your addiction took you.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Visual. Remember that this is a program of reflection. What we see in others, we have within ourselves. It takes one to know one as they say. I know that over the years I have found myself thinking, "Gee, did I look and smell like that."

I also need to have a visual picture of what I want in my life and the direction I am going. I can't base my todays on my yesterdays.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Virtual. Living in reality, living in the moment, living in today.

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[dwmoeller]

V is for Vital

It is vital to be Honest, Open, and Willing.

[MajestyJo]

V is for Visual. Visualize what you want to do with your life and where you would like to go. What we put out comes back to us, Sometimes we have to be careful of what we ask for, we just might get it. Visualize the goodness entering your body (God supplies our needs) and the not so good leave as we let go and let God.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Victory. Victory over my dis-ease one day at a time. My disease of addiction can be arrested in the 24 hours.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Victuals. I must remember that I need food for the body, mind, and spirit. Food is vital for my growth and well being. Not eating is more harmful that not eating enough.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Volunteer. Service is a big part of recovery. Volunteer for service positions at your group. Volunteer in your community. If you can't work on a regular job, volunteering helps you to get out of self and help others, in what ever capacity you can. We all have different gifts. Remember you are only half a hand shake.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Voice. We all have a voice and we have a right to express ourselves. It isn't so much what we say, but how we say it. As the Mary Poppin song says, "A little bit of sugar helps make the medicine go down.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Very. I am very, very sure, that the program works. It worked for me. You just have to be willing to work for it. I am very sure it can't be gotten by osmosis. But you can show up, bring the body and the mind will follow if you stay long enough for the miracle to happen.

It is my morning. I had to restart my day.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vehicle. What ever vehicle you choose make sure it is good for the body, mind, and spirit. Quench your thirst, food for all levels of our disease, and spiritual sustenance that gives us that daily reprieve from the disease of addiction. Maybe the word I am looking for is vessel, but I was thinking about A VEHICLE to take you to a meeting. i.e. car, bus, bike, legs, etc.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Veil. Drop the veils. We no longer have to hide behind masks. Not too long ago, someone asked me if I was hiding behind my hair. I got my hair cut. In recovery, we are free to be ourselves. We don't have to conform to what others say and do. I just know I don't want to act out in my disease and slip back into old habits and behaviors.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vice. Many addicts and alcoholics have ended up in jail. My ex-husband use to say, it wasn't that you didn't do, you just never got caught doing it. Ironically I didn't go to jail until I was clean and sober for two years. I have done service for AA, NA, and Al-Anon.

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[MajestyJo]

W is for Wonder. The wonder of it all. The wonder of the Creator's Masterpiece. The wonder of the program. The wonder of all the tools made available to us.

This may be a wonderful program but i seemed to have hallen away from the topic.

This is a very, very wonderful program.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Victory. We have victory over our disease if we ask for help in the morning, give thanks at night, and stay in today. yesterday is gone, tomorrow hasn't got here yet, and that is why they call this the present.

When i live in today, i have victory over my disease when i work my program one day at a time.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Value. i need to value myself and respect myself and others in recovery. We are here to stay clean and sober. nothing else matters, that is an outside issue. The program works on that too.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vested. We have a vested interest in our sobriety. For me, it was do or die. I was afraid of missing a meeting. I went to a lot of Step Discussion meetings. My first two groups were Step discussion. I put my interest into the Steps and they have kept me clean and sober for almost 27 years.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vacation. Take a vacation, if you can't afford to go away, have a holiday at home. Shut off the phone. Lock the door on your way back from the grocery store were you purchased all your favourite goodies and treats. Don't set the alarm. Light a candle, put on some music and do a meditation. if you think it will spoil your holiday, don't do any Step work, but do look at where you are at, what direction you are going and ask yourself do I need to make a u-turn, continue on the path you are on, or find an alternative.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vast Domain. There is a hymn that says that God looks after His Vast Domain. We may be small but He is mighty. There isn't a corner that He can't find us.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Victim. Stop play roles. you are not the only one. Tet off the pity pot and make an effort to help someone else, even if it is a neighbor, someone on the phone, or a fellow member of your fellowship.

When we surrender to our Higher Power, we are empowered to do what we need to do for ourselves.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vow. We make a vow to ourselves, to our fellow members, and others that we will never drink again. That is not how we work this program. We do it one day at a time. just for today, I chose not to use.

We can make a vow to our Higher Power to follow His Will, but being human, we often slip and have to come back to Him/Her/It.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Voice. Sometimes we have to speak up. Sometimes it is best we shut up. other times, it is good to share with others, whether it is a greeting or a memory in recovery.

We can do what I can't do alone, and I need to share with others and use my big girl voice.

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[MajestyJo]

V is for Vessel. it was my decision to be a clean clear vessel and I felt like I couldn't be one while I continued to smoke cigarettes. My Dry Date is August 21, 1991 my stopping date for cigarettes is December 21, 2006. It took me 7 years to become willing.

it was the worst addiction ever.

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[dwmoeller]

V is for Very

I am very grateful to be alive and sober today. 7 - 1/2 years ago I was contemplating suicide and abusing alcohol to numb myself. As they used to say, "You've come a long way baby!" I take things one day at a time. I am always learning on my journey of sobriety.