this is somethin my sponsor taught me to do right away. he told me to start each day with prayer and meditation. after havin done this fer the past 17+ years, i can say, it works. i have to take me out of it and put Gods will in place. my sponsor impressed upon me...
it took me a few mins to see if this would work or not. throwin out lil chunks and waitin to see what the results would be. when the results came back as good, i started to use my HP more and more. today i cant see livin life without His guidance. i could not...
it was a hard fact to face, beginning to understand all my troubles were of my own makin. i knew deep inside they were, tryin to face em alone, as i had always done, was the hard part. today i dont have to face em alone, i can face em with my HP and the...
If you are struggling with an alcohol use disorder, you may question whether rehabilitation programs are effective for treating the disease of alcoholism. The great news is that, yes, rehab, when preceded by detox and followed by aftercare actions, is incredibly effective. The success an individual has, however, is predicated on their commitment to sobriety....
essential in my recovery, surrender. the God of my understandin does not need to be the God of anyone elses understandin. i am so grateful i was able to get through this strong barrier so i could begin my relationship with Him. i know today that without Him i am nothin. as long as i...
i can still have trouble doin this. it gets easier the longer i am in the program and realize that the more i do turn everythin over and take me out of it, the simpler things go. havin faith that God can and will take care of me, or the things goin on in my...
i found this to be true, as long as i didnt put MY overwhelmin expectations on it. little by little i would throw somethin out there to see if it would work. as long as i didnt put ME into it, it generally turned out ok. this is still the case today. i have to...
this is somethin in the program that i just love. i DO NOT have to use anybodys conception of faith i DO NOT want to. MY faith is MY faith. if MY faith keeps me SOBER than it is a FAITH i am goin to continue to use. i have learned from watchin others fail...
everythin, all my life before my recovery while out doin my dirt, was done in a fashion of hurry up and get it done, its all i knew. havin this mindset when i was asked by my sponsor to "buy a bag of popcorn and watch the movie," was a concept that was certainly somethin...
i did not live in that damned halfway house fer 2 1/2 years because livin life on lifes terms was easy. i needed to be “retrained,” as my ma liked to call it. i stayed there that whole time without ever once relapsin because i wanted to be “retrained.” i had a willingness to change...