Thoughts To Help You On Your Recovery Path

[MajestyJo]

"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 life can move on. Whatever the crisis is at the moment,
eventually it will go away, time heals all things. This saying
reminds me of another, “God Never Gives Us More Than
We Can Handle.”…..

Easy Does It But Do It

We can't rush recovery. Insights and serenity come in their
own due time. The Steps make sense when we work them
carefully and methodically. Easy does it, reminds us to be gentle
with ourselves and not take on more than we can handle. We
need to try to approach life in a relaxed manner while taking
responsibility for living in the solution. Things if life have a way
of unfolding slowly when we are willing and patient.

But For The Grace Of God

“But For The Grace Of God” is one of my favorite slogans.
It helps to remind me to be more compassionate with my
addicted loved ones. This slogan can help all of us avoid
getting so impatient, criticizing, resentful and vindictive,
which would hurt us as well as to others.

But for the Grace of God, we might have been
afflicted by this sickness. But for the Grace of God
is a slogan about gratitude and being thankful.

God cares, but cannot move through a hardened heart. ...

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
imagine may happen, and to take a reasonable, step by step
approach rather than act out of fear or panic.

LIVE AND LET LIVE

The slogan "Live And Let Live", speaks of our relationships
not only with our addicted loved one's but others as well.
This is a reminder that most of us need--often. Our only
concern should be our own conduct, our own improvement,
our own lives. We are entitled to our own view of things,
but we have no right to inflict it on anyone else. Tolerance
can add to the quality of our daily lives, resentments and
self-pity diminishes our capacity to live a happy life.

Let Go And Let God

The slogan, “Let Go And Let God” helps us to let go of trying to
control things we can not control. When our attempts at control
are not working, when we feel we have run out of options, when
we don’t know what we can do, this slogan helps us trust that a
Power greater than ourselves will help us when the time is right.

I can't, God can! Always something I need to remember.

Just For Today

The slogan, “Just For Today” tells us that things are more
manageable when we deal with and live in the present.
Things that seem way too difficult to manage long term
may seem more manageable if we deal with them just for
today. We can move forward in small steps rather than be
overwhelmed by trying to change everything at one time.

"Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be
afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I
give to the world, so the world will give to me." __Al-Anon

HESITATE AND MEDITATE! A long time ago I was told this was a Canadian thing and a friend had never heard it in the states.

This was a slogan that helped me to take my foot out of my mouth and prevented me from putting the other one in!

All my life it seemed like I was on defensive mode and when I was angry or felt threatened, I hit out and pushed everyone away. Before I acted on those old feelings and acted out those old behaviours, the program gave me the tools to stop and think about what I was doing and ask myself whether I wanted to change or continue doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

This went along with STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN!