I need to accept my emotional, spiritual and physical condition. Feelings are good, I got to a meeting last night and listened to many sharing their truth. Spiritual always based on the truth of now starting with my feelings which impact on how I think from moment to moment. Physical condition not so good, aggravated slipped discs and trapped nerve in back. Can feel right in my head, take account of not being so mobile for today. Can do, cannot do, wisdom to know the difference. Contingent on my spiritual condition, dealing with the truth of my situation I am free to make the best choices. When I am unsure, I ask myself what advice I would give another with similar opportunities today. Then I check my suggestions with others dependent on the issues and options. Letting go of knowing the right answer and checking with people who know, asking for help and advice I am more likely to accept what I may do today… DonInLondon 2005-2010 Planet earth part of nature, providence, as life is not as we might wish it so. We do have choices today, personal and as a society over many aspects of human doings. Powerless over alcohol, people places and things feels like letting go the need to try control the impossible. Yet even the sober in this world are still driven to believe they have control. Mostly it is an illusion of their choosing. Acceptance of life as it is, truth, love and wisdom seem to flow more positively, rather than trying to hold back the tide of denial we humans need … Video Rating: 0 / 5
A right relationship with the Universe and knowing we all have a right to be here. Included, intertwined and always connected in the moment of now. For me it is not about control or having power over people, places and things or judging anything as right or wrong, good or bad. Living in the moment helps me see how I fit into the big picture and make the best choices open to me today. Freedom to choose life on life’s terms… Our path and journey in life is influenced by where we are, location, the opportunities open to us in this moment in time. No longer stuck by old thinking, old ways of behaving and letting go secrets which can keep me stuck. Open, honest and willing, I look outwards to opportunity, just for today asking for help rather than working it on my own and limited to one perception… Always the journey, the destination less obvious today… DonInLondon 2005-2010 A higher power of our own understanding; beyond thinking and feeling as we come to understand he she or it. Good conscience, courage and faith are elements of living we develop in recovery as the days of self-harm and harm to others slows and ends. A regular pattern of living in the day, being immersed in the moment of now becomes more than a feeling. In the day we feel reality, a spiritual “now”. Our own perception of a higher power can be very difficult. I have seen that I can be completely immune to the concept of powers greater than me; life gives us opportunity to ask ourselves what a higher …
July 30 Steps In Action Alcoholics Anonymous DonInLondon ~ Serenity does not come from being right or righteous. Often we may feel so. Serenity seems to come from acceptance of life on life’s terms. Everything is as it is, we can change our attitudes and behaviour, we are hard pressed if we try the same with others… A prayer for all seasons and time ~ a meditation in moments where life is joyful or sad, difficult or easy. The serenity prayer offers a reminder in any moment that life is just the way it may be now. That we can change some elements, other elements we cannot and the wisdom is knowing the difference. Acceptance of truth, love and wisdom of others…In good conscience or to the God of your understanding ~God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference. The prayer and meditation, for me, a reflection of and feeling the truth of now and not to wishful thinking… A better perspective on serenity… The truth as it really is can be: wonderful, difficult, denied or accepted. As truth is revealed and experienced by us, our feelings change our thinking changes. With a more sober outlook and maturity we face the consequences of our actions. We feel, we think. We respond as we may to truth… -/- AA Daily Reflections ~ “Giving back: July 30 . . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . . He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will …
DonInLondon ~ The good news is the people who disturb us and rent out space in our heads are evicted sooner in recovery. And it is true, no amount of any philosophy can shift the tenant until we have processed, from denial to acceptance and the eviction is complete. Progress can take time, and I am working on awkward tenants who seem to squat from time to time… Usually the tenants move in when I am happy and then for some reason they hurt me, because I trust them to behave as I do. Open, honest and willing and hope they will treat me fairly as I do them. When they don’t, accept and forgive, and the consequence is they can’t come back for a while… or never! July 18 2010 Grateful for what I have… Rock bottom, some time back, I woke up, no idea what time of day. A moment of clarity, life could get no worse. If this was as bad as it could get and still be alive. No idea what to do, I picked up the phone and asked for help. Now I can do this every day… July 18 2010 Working Hard… Living life to the full? Driven to be the best I could be. I feared not being good enough, being found out as lacking. Evading guilt and shame and hiding in a bottle. Today I live life with faith and courage, imperfectly perfect, open, honest and willing to change today… -/- AA Daily Reflections ~ “Grateful for what I have: July 18 ~ During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. [12&12] Today my prayers … Video Rating: 0 / 5
DonInLondon Spiritual living and the fourth dimension, “time” is about utilising previous life experience to find out why the past contributes to positive or negative events today. No longer living in the past we are rocketed into the present moment. It can be “rude awakening,” and always a “spiritual awakening” if we are grounded in truth, love and wisdom… September: daily reflections, all about step & tradition nine. “Step 9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” And of course: “the promises.” In my experience the promises can be resentments under construction if we hand over personal responsibilities to our higher power. September 2008 ~ 2010 Step nine is about clearing the wreckage of the past, what our old attitudes and behaviour did to ourselves and others and making the amends we can. Back then, when I as an active alcoholic I hurt myself and others. Step nine recognising old ways, making amends and committing to new ways of living… the promises Recovery is not about waiting for some magic, it is about putting in action to change our attitudes and behaviour. We need learn our feelings anew in recovery long enough to know what they are. Having found out what our feelings are, we then need take action or stinking thinking can make as mad as hell all over again today… -/- AA Daily Reflections ~ “Willingness to grow… If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. [As Bill Sees It ... Video Rating: 0 / 5
Spiritual is outward reality, truth, love, cherished and included in an infinite universe, timeless and now..Driven to extremes of any attitude or behaviour, EGO [EGO Edging God or & Good Out] ~ Don Dokken [Poison] “Drugs, alcohol and ego. They are a bad mix” -/- When we are fixing, tripping, skimming the surface, superficial and indifferent, consumed in an inner world rich in nothing but ourselves… In my Ivory Tower, drink served its purpose to protect me from reality, not knowing truth, isolated and entrapped in my own deep chaos ~ Sammy Davis Jr “Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity” -/- Each day sober more is revealed, about living, inclusion, choices and love.. Who am I, where was I? Who are you, where are we? ~ Marguerite Duras “Alcohol is barren. The words a man speaks in the night of drunkenness fade like the darkness itself at the coming of day” -/- Lost and forgotten.. We do not know until it is too late, ignorance, then denial and hooked ~ Finley Peter Dunne “Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts” -/- Once we know the facts, we make choices, find help, let go self obsession, live free to good choices.. For those of us who are alcoholics, we are the problem and the solution, knowing is the key which opens the door to sobriety ~ Matt Groening ~ “Here’s to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life’s problems” Knowing what we can do and cannot do safely offers opportunity to … Video Rating: 0 / 5
DonInLondon ~ Humility offers a life open and outward looking. The more we know, the less we know. If I share what works for me, and you share what works for you and we both take notice, we grow with grace and unity one day at a time… Good News the big book is online, the 12&12 is online, and it is official available free from AA world services. The website “online daily reflections” fulfils an obvious development of sharing the essence of AA in the modern communications era. This website has always been about sharing the message, free and without prejudice. No doubt when someone has time the AA daily reflections will be on the official website, free as it always need be and without prejudice. I need keep my side of the street clean, work to good conscience and share a message always. Tradition 1, no rules, nor laws or regulations, no one can tell another person what to do. AA unity is based on the group conscience at meeting level, and we are all humble servants living free to our personal choices. 19 July Simple Steps for Complicated People… If something feels right when we are sober, it probably is. As we develop faith, courage and esteem, the promises become a reality. Then we think through what we can do. Practical living is simple with 12 steps and a plan based on reality. We can write out a SWOT plan, Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats, promises live today… 19 July Courage faith and confidence grow as we let go extremes of fear, ego and wearing a … Video Rating: 0 / 5
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Back in the final days of drinking I can forget how bad it got… Then I hear a harrowing share detailing the physical and emotional horror. I sat there feeling the shock of truth. My story no less shocking mirrored what I heard. We humans have amazing capacities to recover when we find a path. In recent months many newcomers to the fellowship. Some very wary of the people, the places, what they hear and what they see. In early days I wanted to fit in and be a good student. I did people please, and I did get caught in the web of some with little or no integrity. And then realised that fellowship is like all walks of life, people are people, some good and some bad, plenty of wisdom to learn and plenty of chaff a day at a time… August 2008 ~ 2010 Spiritual experience, all day every day… some suggest it is the ability to cope with now, some suggest it is letting go our opinion and personal view “thinking kept me drinking,” some suggest less denials and more truth, less of a personal judgment and standing in others shoes. Could it be simply living in the moment? “All inclusive today” In fellowship, in life and more in tune with “truth, love and wisdom shared with me.” To be included, loved and develop choices in life as life happens. There is always a balance in what we can and cannot do today, accepting the truth is my connection to spiritual today… -/- AA Daily Reflections ~ “August 24 Step 8 Daily Reflections Video Reading: A riddle that works… It may be possible …
Andy describes how important substance abuse rehab programs are to the state of NH. Video Rating: 0 / 5
www.followthesteps.net When confronting Gary with what he knows about the previous night’s homicide yields only an icy dismissal, Charlie is desperate for an honest soul to connect with. That turns out to be Doris, a regular at Charlie’s recovery meeting and a sober member for over 21 years. Whether her effort to reach out is strong enough to keep him sober is another matter altogether – one which he’ll soon be hard pressed to ignore.
alcoholicsfriend.com Why should you listen to me? Because I know first hand what you are going though and how to overcome this situation. In short…I can help you cope with an alcoholic! -I grew up with alcoholic parents -I battled with a drinking problem myself and have been sober for over thirteen years -I was married to an abusive alcoholic -I’ve attended thousands of support group meetings to help alcoholics stay sober and meetings for friends and family members of alcoholics -I’ve given tips to hundreds of people on how to deal with an alcoholic addict So, how can I help you you must be wondering. First can I ask you a few questions? Are you obsessed with an alcoholic’s behaviors? Do you constantly wonder if the will drink today or if they have been drinking? Is there a level of anxiety inside of you that you absolutely cannot stand because of someone addiction problem? Where did you start loosing your life and became totally enmeshed with someone who has a drinking problem? Does it seem that your actions are directly effected by their choice to drink? I told you I can help and I can. Even though coping with an alcoholic is tough…you can be a lot happier. I know exactly what you are going through because I’ve walked in your shoes. First, I want you to understand that the are being totally controlled by their addiction to alcohol. Commit these next three points to memory -You cannot cure them -You did not cause them to drink -You cannot control their drinking … Video Rating: 5 / 5
August 9 | Steps In Action Alcoholics Anonymous DonInLondon ~ On a positive note, Thank God I am sober Riots in London. A breakdown in law and order. Anger and resentment, loss of reason and insanity rules. Why? The answers will come in time. Most of us know the answers, and many just cannot accept them. If we do not invest in people, people will likely divest those privileged in a broken society. Weak leadership, process driven, reliant on “the establishment,” out of touch and out of sight need a kick up the arse… I can recall working hard and putting every effort into my work. Driven beyond reason to sustain the unsustainable. Job cuts, sell off and no guarantees of a future. I did what I always did, found another job to start. It looked bigger and better, and turned out to be more of the same. A breakdown, loss of purpose and no identity, I sought oblivion and wanted to end it all. Drink helped me on my way to hell back then… August 9 2010 ~ Before I go to bed at night, I forgive everyone and everything who has ever harmed me… Much easier after step 9 in our programme and after a while of practicing the steps. But if the resentment still lingers, I say “fuck em” and then pray for them and eventually forgiveness finds its way. Progress not perfect today… August 9 2010 ~ This matter of honesty everyday… Upon waking, my daily practice, is ask myself how am I feeling, then think why, then what may I do. If I try deny my feelings, I start my day dishonestly. What … Video Rating: 0 / 5
“The AA Steps & Traditions are neither rules, regulations, nor laws. Perhaps the secret of their power lies in the fact that these life-giving communications spring out of living experience and are rooted in love.” 1. AA COMES OF AGE, P. 105.” “We find it amazing that the newcomer can start the AA program without any specific beliefs or, for that matter, without any beliefs whatsoever. All a person needs is the open-mindedness and the willingness to believe that WE BELIEVE this program works…” AA Daily Reflections ~ “The best for today: July 1 ~ The principles we have set down are guides to progress. [big book] Just as a sculptor will use different tools to achieve desired effects in creating a work of art, in Alcoholics Anonymous the Twelve Steps are used to bring about results in my own life. I do not overwhelm myself with life’s problems, and how much more work needs to be done. I let myself be comforted in knowing that my life is now in the hands of my Higher Power, a master craftsman who is shaping each part of my life into a unique work of art. By working my program I can be satisfied, knowing that in the doing the best that we can for today, we are doing all that God asks of us.” DonInLondon July, my focus in recovery is step seven,”Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” Which is very appropriate after last night’s tantrum by me. Shortcomings… We have every feeling and thought available to us, life experience and who we have met are our teachers. We have …
Dr. Clapp discusses the DUI prevention program they developed and had great success with at SD State College. About 28 to 30% of students reported drinking and driving, and an even higher percentage of students drove with a drunk driver. Of the roughly 1800 college student deaths each year, about 83% are related to drunk driving. They looked to see what worked in community centers and adapted that for a campus setting. It was found to be very important to hire undergrad marketing students to come up with a campaign. The campaign was basically designed to raise the perception of risk for getting arrested for drunk driving among other students. They wanted students to believe that if they drank and drove there was a high likelihood of getting arrested. Media advocacy was implemented and they had students write into the school newspapers, letters and editorials and talk about drunk driving and supporting the campaign. Major streets were blocked off and SD and campus police set up several DUI checkpoints around the campus. Roaming view campaigns were also implemented where police drove around with ‘DUI enforcement’ emblems on their vehicles and pulled over people. The police would always put their sirens on to make it appear that a lot of people were getting pulled over for drunk driving, even if it had been for a minor traffic violation. With this combined effect of this campaign, DUIs on SD State decreased by 27% in one semester. Dr. Clapp is Director of the Center for … Video Rating: 5 / 5
Usually the tenants move in when I am happy and then for some reason they hurt me, because I trust them to behave as I do. Open, honest and willing and hope they will treat me fairly as I do them. When they don’t, accept and forgive, and the consequence is they can’t come back for a while… or never! July 18 2010 Grateful for what I have… Rock bottom, some time back, I woke up, no idea what time of day. A moment of clarity, life could get no worse. If this was as bad as it could get and still be alive. No idea what to do, I picked up the phone and asked for help. Now I can do this every day… July 18 2010 Working Hard… Living life to the full? Driven to be the best I could be. I feared not being good enough, being found out as lacking. Evading guilt and shame and hiding in a bottle. Today I live life with faith and courage, imperfectly perfect, open, honest and willing to change today… -/- AA Daily Reflections ~ “Grateful for what I have: July 18 ~ During this process of learning more about humility, the most profound result of all was the change in our attitude toward God. [12&12] Today my prayers …
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