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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 03-21-2018, 11:52 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Service has always been a big part of my...

Service has always been a big part of my recovery. I started out by going to lots of meetings to find a group I felt comfortable in. My sponsor said, "Don't ask what the group can do for you, but...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-11-2017, 03:35 PM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This is a one day at a time program. Holidays...

This is a one day at a time program. Holidays are just another 24 hours.

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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-01-2017, 06:15 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Some people think the Traditions are just for the...

Some people think the Traditions are just for the groups. I have found them to be helpful tools to take outside of the rooms and apply them to my life. Perhaps a few other people should think that...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-29-2017, 08:17 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
They say we have to feel the feelings before we...

They say we have to feel the feelings before we can let them go. If we put up walls and shut down, we miss out on those good feelings.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-26-2017, 08:54 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Always look at these as two different things,...

Always look at these as two different things, most people say they are the same. For me, I have both. I can have a defect of character, but I don't have to act out in it. Shortcomings are being...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-13-2017, 11:56 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Didn't write this, wish I did. It is because of...

Didn't write this, wish I did. It is because of our lack of trust in our fellow man kind and life itself, that keeps us caught up in our addiction. We can't see beyond it and can only fear the...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-29-2017, 08:51 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
I am powerlesss over my disease and that of my...

I am powerlesss over my disease and that of my son.
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-29-2017, 08:48 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
So many times we forget that we have to be...

So many times we forget that we have to be willing to give to receive. What is often more important that we need to be open to receiving so we have something to give.

I need to make room for the...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-14-2017, 04:33 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
It holds true now in 2017. Acceptance is still...

It holds true now in 2017. Acceptance is still the key to my recovery.

Know that acceptance is the key, the last week has been a struggle to find it on occasion.

Know it is the answer, and...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 05-14-2017, 04:32 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Acceptance is one of the spiritual principles of...

Acceptance is one of the spiritual principles of Step One. I was told that I had to do the first half of this step 100%, and I was warned that the second half was conditional to my spiritual...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-30-2017, 09:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
How true! This was something I didn't want to...

How true! This was something I didn't want to allow myself. People repeatedly seemed to be saying, "Well you are only human you know!" That wasn't acceptable to me. I could not always be perfect and...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-30-2017, 09:06 PM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
The Rules For Being Human Cherie Carter-Scott ...

The Rules For Being Human
Cherie Carter-Scott
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1)You will receive a body.
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You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-29-2017, 12:11 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Was sharing today how we sabatoge ourselves when...

Was sharing today how we sabatoge ourselves when things are good or not so good in our life.

For me it was about self worth. I deserve recovery.

Each day I need to get up in the morning, ask...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-12-2017, 12:00 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Keep It Simple: The slogan, “Keep It Simple”...

Keep It Simple:
The slogan, “Keep It Simple” helps to remind us that simple solutions are often the most effective ones. This slogan can help us look at what really is happening rather than what we...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 04-09-2017, 10:01 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Life is precious. I have been given a second...

Life is precious. I have been given a second chance at life and each day is a blessing.

One day's thoughts, actions, joys, sorrows, etc. are all made easier by living in the moment, living in...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-25-2017, 12:07 AM
Replies: 102
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Posted By MajestyJo
When I don't have the strength to carry on, it is...

When I don't have the strength to carry on, it is there for the asking. When I have no hope and I am sick and tired of being tired and sick, that Inner Warrior can boost me up and give me a reason...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-25-2017, 12:07 AM
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Posted By MajestyJo
I really liked this. It reminds me of the Rune,...

I really liked this. It reminds me of the Rune, Spiritual Warrior (represents the sun and taking control of your life). Fighting for what you believe in. More importantly, standing for your own...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-19-2017, 11:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This too shall pass...Like a gallstone. - Anon. ...

This too shall pass...Like a gallstone. - Anon.

- Alkiespeaks

It is nice when you can see things changing for the better. It was a good feeling to receive affirmation that my choices were for...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-19-2017, 11:08 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Alkiespeak - Book - Quote Take heart; it...

Alkiespeak - Book - Quote

Take heart; it came to pass, it didn't come to stay.

- Unknown origin.

Whenever I see or am reminded of this slogan, I think, it isn't always about the negative...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-09-2017, 10:25 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
In order to change, I had to change those habits...

In order to change, I had to change those habits and old behaviors. I had to recognize all those old ways. I was told that I had to make new tapes to replace the new one. I had to recognize that it...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-06-2017, 06:42 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This could be a duplicate and posted elsewhere. ...

This could be a duplicate and posted elsewhere. Or I got it here and posted it elsewhere. ;)

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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-06-2017, 06:39 PM
Replies: 102
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Posted By MajestyJo
The great "I" am the Ego, the Self, if I don't...

The great "I" am the Ego, the Self, if I don't lose it (attitude), I will lose it (Sobriety that is!)
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 02-01-2017, 12:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
At a year sober, after believing I thought I knew...

At a year sober, after believing I thought I knew who God was, I went on a spiritual journey, a spiritual quest, to find out who God was to me and to make Him/Her personal. I am still looking. I feel...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-24-2017, 02:22 AM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
We forgive for our own health and well being. ...

We forgive for our own health and well being. This affirms the belief, "If you don't recognize it and feel it, you can't let it go."
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-20-2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This was like looking into a mirror and had to...

This was like looking into a mirror and had to make sure I didn't write it. It was posted by a friend on another site. Not sure if she wrote it or copied and pasted it from some unknown source.

A...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 01-07-2017, 11:59 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This may be a rerun, but it is a good thought...

This may be a rerun, but it is a good thought anyway.



Posted on another site in 2012


May God grant you always-
A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-28-2016, 06:50 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Love this slogan ever since my sponsor told me...

Love this slogan ever since my sponsor told me the key word was the first one. Live my own life, no longer put it on hold for someone else, no longer looking at the other person to see what they...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-19-2016, 05:14 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote Honesty...

Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote

Honesty without kindness is cruel and kindness without honesty is co-dependence.
It is important to be honest, with ourselves as well as with others. We need to...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-14-2016, 03:53 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Wrote this in 2010. Need this very much in...

Wrote this in 2010.

Need this very much in today as my son has been thinking and talking detox for most of the month, even this morning after he came here to get his stuff to go to work after...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-12-2016, 06:28 PM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
You may think, this is about food, this doesn't...

You may think, this is about food, this doesn't apply to me. Food is a drug.

This reading made me realize that I had cords connecting me to food, relationships and keeping busy so I didn't have...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-27-2016, 12:51 AM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Standing Alone ...

Standing Alone

https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M04df0ab63b6be54733c46efe7ebcd421o0&pid=15.1&P=0&w=300&h=300

Standing alone, the darkness surrounds
Pain echoes inside me, thunderous sounds....
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-12-2016, 12:51 PM
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Posted By MajestyJo
Originally posted on my site Soundness of Mind in...

Originally posted on my site Soundness of Mind in December 2011, and yet the questions are still good in today.

It is a simple program that we tend to complicate. Don't use mind altering...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 11-11-2016, 05:18 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
http://angelwinks.ca/images/iq/qc2ilyteddies.jpg ...

http://angelwinks.ca/images/iq/qc2ilyteddies.jpg

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 09-20-2016, 04:42 AM
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Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
This is something that I have had to do and...

This is something that I have had to do and become very aware of, mainly meditation and prayer.

Back to basics for me are quite simple:

1) Ask for help in the morning, turn the day over to my...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 09-06-2016, 09:56 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
In Al-Anon, they have just one Think. Think...

In Al-Anon, they have just one Think. Think before you open your mouth and question whether your words are honest, best left undsaid, and ask yourself, "How important is it?" In AA, it is Think,...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-30-2016, 10:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Relapse prevention the Alcoholics Anonymous way...

Relapse prevention the Alcoholics Anonymous way is proactive action....

One form of these strategies is The AA Six Pack, which says;

•Don’t Drink
•Go to meetings
•Ask for help
•Get a...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-30-2016, 10:45 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
We don't have to quit using for ever and ever,...

We don't have to quit using for ever and ever, all we have to do is make a decision, just for today to stay clean.

One day at a time, I don't pick up.

Each day is a new beginning, all I have...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-27-2016, 04:23 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
A post I made on another site in 2010. In...

A post I made on another site in 2010.

In today, I get to record the Gaither Show. Didn't have the tools when I posted this.

It is good to do a reality check or pick up the phone and call your...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-25-2016, 03:21 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Sixteen relapse symptoms to watch out for: ...

Sixteen relapse symptoms to watch out for:

1. Exhaustion - Allowing oneself to become overly tired; usually associated with work addiction as an excuse for not facing personal frustrations.
...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-20-2016, 12:58 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Fear is a big one. My whole life seemed to be...

Fear is a big one. My whole life seemed to be fear based and I didn't know that I could do anything about it. Fearful of others, fear of others, fearful for myself, fear of myself, which ever way...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-18-2016, 02:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Thanks for sharing, can so identify. I had a...

Thanks for sharing, can so identify. I had a list of all negative things in my inventory and then my sponsor said, "Now go and balance it out by finding the positive things about yourself.

We are...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-15-2016, 11:37 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
For so many years, I lived my life through...

For so many years, I lived my life through others. I always put my son first, even in recovery, most times I did things with him in mind.

I remember being asked "What makes you happy?" the first...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 08-03-2016, 10:23 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Surrender doesn't mean giving up and failure. It...

Surrender doesn't mean giving up and failure. It is giving over to our Higher Power and working and applying the spiritual principles of the Steps, Traditions, and Concept into our lives. A good...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-13-2016, 07:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
"This Too Shall Pass" Have you ever felt...

"This Too Shall Pass"

Have you ever felt like things just aren’t going your way?
Sometimes just moments. Other times, maybe days……
And you have to somehow deal with these moments before
your...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-13-2016, 07:09 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
"First Things First" This slogan, “First...

"First Things First"

This slogan, “First Things First” helps us to set reasonable
priorities and to keep a realistic perspective. This slogan
helps us to make choices we are comfortable with,...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-13-2016, 07:06 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
I had to substitute the word control for power....

I had to substitute the word control for power. Control is an illusion. I don't have the power to change unless I surrender to a Higher Power, who empowers me.

When I try to manage my life, it...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-10-2016, 12:52 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
So often I had this emptyness and didn`t know...

So often I had this emptyness and didn`t know what was wrong. I didn`t know that I had to fill up on spiritual things. I had a fear of quitting smoking and gaining weight. Instead of eating food...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 07-10-2016, 12:45 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
We can do what I can't do alone. For so many...

We can do what I can't do alone. For so many years, thought I was that all powerful woman who could do it all. I suffered burnout, fatigue and wore myself out trying to be the be all and end all of...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-07-2016, 11:51 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
So grateful for the lessons learned along the way...

So grateful for the lessons learned along the way and for the people who shared their recovery with me.

How can I expect others to respect me, if I don't respect myself.
...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 06-07-2016, 11:48 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 25,402
Posted By MajestyJo
Posted on another site in June 2011 One...

Posted on another site in June 2011

One thing I have learned on my recovery journey, is that it has to begin with me. If I want respect, I have to respect myself. It is important also to respect...
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