Topic for the Week - Words that begin with the letter "A"

[MajestyJo]

A is for Analyze, don't Criticize. Don't try to figure it out, accept it for what it is. There are suggestions, but there are also some darn well betters, or you will find your back where you came from.

Look at where you are at, not at the other person(s). Don't compare, identify and you will find yourself with a new awareness and you will be able to admit that you too qualify for this program.

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[MajestyJo]

Feel free to use the same word, or an "A" word of your own. You don't have to have a picture, I just like to add them because for me, pictures tell a story in and of themselves and as they say, "Pictures say a thousand words."

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[MajestyJo]

A is for Awareness. We need to be aware there is a problem, before we can take the steps to change it. When I become aware, then I need to admit it to my God, to myself, and to others. Then I have to accept it for what it is in today, knowing it is subject to change. Then I have to take steps to change my attitude so I can take action to change; or I have to take action to change my attitude, so I can move forward.

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[bluidkiti]

A is for Acceptance

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake. Big Book, p. 417

"God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,
courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference."

[MajestyJo]

A is for Attitude. What needs to be changed with my attitude to bring about spiritual awareness and experience spirituality in my life.

The best way for me to get an attitude adjustment is to go to meetings, talk to my sponsor, and talk to another recover person. The biggest change is becoming aware that I don`t know it all, there is always something else to learn, and just because I heard it in the rooms of recovery, it doesn`t mean it is right for me, or it is something I need to look at, peruse and find a way to apply it to my life.

This is a program of reflection, what we see in others, may be a reflection of what is within us. I need to be aware of things in my path, my God may have sent them there for a reason.

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[MajestyJo]

A is for Associate. We need to detach and divorce ourselves from people who are toxic to our recovery. It is best to not associate and hang out with people, who can jeopardize our sobriety. I had family and friends, who tried to sabotage my recovery, because if they looked at me, they had to look at themselves, so they would take actions to set me up for relapse. Many no longer associate with you, because you are one of them. They don't understand the disease or that it is a disease. Others no longer want to associate with you, because they figure you are no fun now that you aren't using.

I had to detach from my family and my recovery people were my source of strength, they loved me back to good health.

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[MajestyJo]

A is for Alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant. Alcohol was my best friend and became my greatest enemy. Alcoholism is a disease. It is not a moral issue, it is about an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind, that prevents us from metabolizing alcohol like most people do. With alcohol, I found one was too many and a thousand wasn't enough, I was only governed by the amount that was available.

Alcohol is a drug. Hugs, not drugs.

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[MajestyJo]

A is for Apple. They say, eat an apple and it will keep the doctor away. If you keep away from alcohol, you will stay clean and sober, as well as healthy. I was amazed at how many problem and issues had when I quit using and found out how much there was wrong with me as a result of the years of abuse. I abused food as well and used it as a drug, the same way I used alcohol and prescription pills, along with all the men I had relationships with. I was abused, but the abused became the abuser as my disease progressed.

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[MajestyJo]

A is for Argument. Don't argue, they may be suggestions, but there are some darn well betters, or you will end up where you came from, perhaps just a little lower, because this is a progressive disease.

The thought came to mind, "Ain't misbehaving." Well a little doesn't hurt, life is beginning, not ending when we get sober. Don't fight the program and you will see that the five As will see you through. Living in the moment, accept what is in moment, knowing it is subject to change, if you don't argue and fight it.

If you apply yourself to the program, get out of self and help others, you will be amazed before you are half way through.

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