Topic of the week, words that begin with the letter "M"
 

M is for memories. Remember the good ones, but play them out to the end. For me, they started out good, but some of them left a lot to be desired when they played out and I truly looked at things.

Some times the cost was very high, not always money and monitary things, but personal values and integrity.

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M is for Mistakes. Just because I make them, doesn't mean I am one. I had a problem with accepting my human failings. I always figured that I should do better and was always tryiing to measure up to a standard that was often not attainable, and therefore I would be disappointed and feel less than. I also has to remember to take my God with me when I went to do something. He makes things so much easier.

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M is for Miracles. I believe in miracles, I am one. Each day sober is a new spiritual awakening. I can see how my God is working in my life, and for that, I am very grateful.

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M is for Mind. Our disease is one of the body, mind, and spirit. What food do you feed your mind with? Do you give it positive fuel and affirmation? As a friend said to me, "I didn't use to worry about whether I was attractive when I was growing up, I just worried about being stupid." The mind can play tricks on us. Many times we take on things that are not ours, but other people's projection and they need to MIND their own business.

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M is for Most. Get the most out of today. Learn to listen, listen to learn. Be open to new ideas and concepts. Open your mind and get the most out of each experience, live life to the fullest. Make yourself happy! Lower your expectations and raise your acceptance.

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M is for Maintain

Maintain a balance in your life: Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, and Mental

Like that one Dave thanks for sharing. The maintenance Steps 10, 11, & 12.

M is for Make. Make each day the best that you can. We have freedom of choice. When we stay in the moment, we an make the most of each day as it comes instead of waiting for it to happen or moping about things in the past.

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M is for Memories. Old and new memories can aid us in our recovery. Memories prior to recovery, memories when we came into recovery, and memories of our journey up to our journey now in today.

We can remember the 'remember whens' but we can remember the good times too. Life wasn't all bad; if we focus on the negative, we will surely bring ourselves down. Focus on the good times. Look at how far you have come and not at how much more you have to go. This is a one day at a time program, if you aren't enjoying your recovery, what are you doing wrong.

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M is for More. Before recovery, it was more of what I am having, more of what you are having that I can talk you out of, and more of anything else that comes my way.

In recovery, it was more meetings, more picking up the phone, more time to sit quiet and read literature. But most important of all, learning how to work the Steps and apply them to my life.

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M is for Me. It is okay to be me. It is okay to be in the space I am in today and I need to accept it in order to move forward. I don't have to justify my action or my very existence. That is how I felt before recovery. So grateful for this program. It gave me back myself.

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M is for Make. Make someone happy. Reach out and help others, give them a word or a smile. Sometimes all they need is someone to listen to them.

Through giving to others, we will find that we have joy in our own lives. What goes around comes around, what we put out will come back to us.

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M is for Make. Make the most of each day. Let go of things that no longer serve you. If you want to feel really good, make a meeting. Meeting makers make it in recovery.

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M is for Misdemeanor. Had to check the spelling on that. I need to do a Step 10 inventory to see if I miss stepped and hurt someone. Where did I go a wrong? Did I handle situations the right way? Do I ever ask myself the question, "What would Jesus do?"

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M is for Might. This reminds me of the old nursery rhyme that said, "Wish I may, wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight." My wish for you is a happy 24 hours of sobriety. I might not achieve my goals if I don't follow the principles of the program and get involved with service in my group and in the community. I need to take my recovery out of the rooms and apply it to all aspects of my life.

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M is for Making each day the best it can be. We have to put the effort into our recovery. It is a daily thing. Do you include recovery 'things' into your life daily. The meditations and readings for the day are good. It is also about getting out of Self, the great I am, and helping others that count. People were there for us when we got to the doors, we need to make room for those who come behind us. What a sad day it would be if someone came to a door, and no one was home.

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M is for Me. It isn't about other people, it is about what has to be changed within me. This is a program of reflection. What I see in others, is reflected from within me.

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M is for Memories. Our bodies have memories, just not our mind. They need healing too. We need to feel the feelings, in order to let them go.

The first time i realized it was in treatment in 1991, a girl had a terrible birth and she had used during her pregnancy and she went through labor pains in recovery several years later.

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M is for Much. Much love, much care and attention to others. Get out of self and help someone else, it will bring you so much love.

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M is for Music. Find the kind of music you like. My sponsor told me in early recovery that she felt like I connected to my God through music. I love the music and can do without the words. Meaditate and light a candle and play some music.

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M is for May. May you have a good day.

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M is for Make. Make someone happy. More importantly, make yourself happy. If you aren't enjoying recovery, what are you doing wrong.

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M is for Memory. We need to remember when. Remember before recovery, but remember early recovery too. I never wanted to go through detoxing again. A good incentive to not pick up that first drug. Alcohol is a drink too.

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M is for Miss. Try not to miss too many meetings. i know when I missed one in early recovery, I was afraid I would relapse. All we have is a spiritual defence and isolating cuts me off from my God's Will for me.

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M is for Mistakes. Don't like them. Do them often, especially when it comes to typing and spelling mistakes. I do tend to make them personal, and beat myself up, but I am better than I use to be. i had to learn keep saying to myself, "Just because you make a mistake, doesn't mean that you are a mistake.

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M is for More. Instead of more drugs, which came in many forms, I like to think of more music, more friendships, more happy times, more dancing, and more program one day at a time.

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M is for Maintain

One of the keys to sobriety: Maintain a balance: spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental.