E is for Easy Does It...but do it. That seems to be following me around lately. I think someone is trying to tell me something.

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F is for Forgive. Forgive others, but remember to ask for your God's forgiveness and for forgiveness for yourself.

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G is for But for the Grace of God, there go I. Be grateful for the program that allows you to become a better person.

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H is for Help

Help one another in his/her recovery, extend your hand, and be a good listener.

I is for Intimacy (In to me see) We need to get to know ourself in order to know what we need. We need to have a relationship with our God and our sponsor, before we look to a relationship with another. That is why they say, "No relationships in your first year.'

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J is for Jinx. Don't jinx yourself by saying, "I will never drink or pick up a drug again." We work this program one day at a time. Just for today, I choose not to use. Drugs take many forms, substitution doesn't work. We end up jinxing ourselves and end up with 2 or more addictions.

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K is for Keep

Keep it Simple is one of the AA slogans that have been around a long time. Why? Because it works.

L is for Love. Love yourself, love your neighbour, love your family and friends.

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Love is a good one for L! I Love it!!

M is for Maintain

Maintain a balance: S.P.E.M.

Spiritual
Physical
Emotional
mental

N is for New. Each day is a new beginning. I get a chance to work my program in today and gain a new perspective on my life. When I go to a meeting with the mind set of a newcomer, I am open to learning and see things in a new light.

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O is for Options. I have options in a day. I can choose to have a good day. I can choose to have bad moments in a day. I can choose to have a bad day.

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P is for Partner. If you should have a partner walking this road of recovery with you, remember it is your program, his/her program, and our program.

Don't forget to build a relationship with your Higher Power.

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Q is for Quest. I had a mixed view of who my God was to me, so I went on a spiritual quest. Everywhere I went, my God was there. God is as He reveals Himself to me in today.

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R is for Rely. Rely on your Higher Power to see you through. Start your day and end your day with Him and everything else falls in place. Remember i can't, my God can, just for today, I choose to let Him.

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S is for Stay

Stay away from that first drink. Take the 1st step daily.

Daily Reflections - Sept 24 reading:

VIGILANCE

We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a short time as bad as ever. If we are planning to stop drinking, there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol.
— ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 33

Today I am an alcoholic. Tomorrow will be no different. My alcoholism lives within me now and forever. I must never forget what I am. Alcohol will surely kill me if I fail to recognize and acknowledge my disease on a daily basis. I am not playing a game in which a loss is a temporary setback. I am dealing with my disease, for which there is no cure, only daily acceptance and vigilance.

From the book Daily Reflections
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