The weekly meeting topic is:
"I'm new in recovery, Everyone is talking about God and H.P.,
I am afraid of religion. What do I do about this prayer thing?"
What does "came to believe" mean to you?
to share please visit
<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/twelvestepsoulfood4thespirit/>
or email
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"A treatment center is where you go and pay $15,000
to find out that AA / NA meetings are free."
~*~*~*~*~*~*Please Share With The Newcomers*~*~*~*~*~*~
July 18
Fears sometimes still lingers in my mind.
I can be okay when that happens.
I can feel them through and talk about them
and go on in spite of them,
not letting myself picture the worst,
but seeing the results in a positive light.
written by ~ Ruth Fishel
"Time for Joy"
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Just for Today*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Keeping in the Now
Attitude of gratitude, keeping in the now.
Finding peace in all that be, This I've found is how.
If we can just be grateful, with each breath that He gives.
Then things will just get better, each day He lets us live.
If we complain and we forget that God is in control,
Darkness starts to fill us, deep within our soul.
Projection into future things, that are not yet to be,
Only causes turmoil, of things that we cannot see.
So let us just be grateful in this present, that's a gift.
Our soul will be delighted, our spirits He will lift.
Then others all about us, will see the joy we feel,
and know our Higher Power, is someone very real.
Written by Rebecca A.
rbowlin14@...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Don't Use*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
If anyone has any original recovery poetry that they
would like to share with us please copy and paste it into the body
of an email and send it to me, Thanks for your support and contributions.
What I can't do alone, We do together.
In loving service, Scott ~ YOUnMEnHP@...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*No Matter What*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Wise Hearts Weaving Small Wisdoms
Through the Fabric of Life
<http://www.mnsi.net/~tmcphers/index.htm>
Terri McPherson is an accomplished writer
whose creative expressions always embrace my spirit.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Make A Meeting*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Just For Today
July 18 The gift of desperation
"Our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until,
in desperation, we sought help from each other in Narcotics
Anonymous." Basic Text pg. 13
When we think of being desperate, we envision an undesirable state: a
poor, bedraggled soul frantically clawing at something sorely needed, a
desperate look in the eyes. We think of hunted animals, hungry children,
and of ourselves before we found NA.
Yet it was the desperation we felt before coming to NA that compelled
us to accept the First Step. We were fresh out of ideas, and so became
open to new ones. Our insanity had finally risen higher than our wall of
denial, forcing us to get honest about our disease. Our best efforts at
control had only worn us out; hence, we became willing to surrender. We
had received the gift of desperation and, as a result, were able to accept
the spiritual principles that make it possible for us to recover.
Desperation is what finally drives many of us to ask for help. Once we've
reached this state, we can turn around and start anew. Just as the
desperate, hunted animal seeks a safe haven, so do we: in Narcotics
Anonymous.
Just for today: The gift of desperation has helped me become honest,
open-minded, and willing. I am grateful for this gift because it has
made my recovery possible. pg. 208
Just For Today Daily Meditation is the property of Narcotics Anonymous ©
1991 by World Service Office Inc.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get Involved In Service*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Get A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The weekly meeting topic is:
"I'm new in recovery, Everyone is talking about God and H.P.,
I am afraid of religion. What do I do about this prayer thing?"
What does "came to believe" mean to you?
to share please visit
<http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/twelvestepsoulfood4thespirit/>
or email
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A Safe Place to Share , Discover and Recover.
This a message bulletin board meeting, where people post on the
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username. Please go this page on the upper right hand corner and click
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messages to read what others have shared and click on the post link,
now you can share on the topic of the week or whatever you would like.
There is a lot of good experience, strength and hope in here as well
as newcomers who need our support and love, PLEASE stop by.
Thanks for your participation and support :)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Use Your Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Meditation of the Day
<http://www.hazelden.org/servlet/hazelden/thoughts>
Daily Meditation for ALL 12 Steppers
<http://www.open-mind.org/Daily/>
Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought of the Day
<http://www.gatewayrehab.org/July.html>
NEED HELP Pick a topic Daily Meditation
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Be A Sponsor*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
IDENTIFYING FEAR
The chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76
When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This
"evil and corroding thread" is the root of my distress: Fear of failure;
fear of others' opinions; fear of harm, and many other fears. I have found
a Higher Power, who does not want me to live in fear and, as a result, the
experience of A.A. in my life is freedom and joy. I am no longer willing to
live with the multitude of character defects that characterized my life
while I was drinking. Step Seven is my vehicle to freedom from these
defects. I pray for help in identifying the fear underneath the defect, and
then I ask God to relieve me of that fear. This method works for me without
fail and is one of the great miracles of my life in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Work The Steps*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Twenty-Four Hours A Day by Hazelden/ July 18th
A.A. Thought for the Day
Two things can spoil group unity -- gossip and criticism.
To avoid these divisive things, we must realize that we're
all in the same boat. We're like a group of people in a
lifeboat after the steamer has sunk. If we're going to
be saved, we've got to pull together. Ifs a matter of
life or death for us. Gossip and criticism are sure ways
of disrupting any A.A. group. We're all in A.A. to keep
sober ourselves and to help each other to keep sober.
And neither gossip nor criticism helps anyone to stay sober.
Am I often guilty of gossip or criticism?
Meditation for the Day
We should try to be grateful for all the blessings we have
received and which we do not deserve. Gratitude to God
for all His blessings will make us humble. Remember that
we could do little by ourselves, and now we must rely
largely on God's grace in 'helping ourselves and others.
People do not care much for those who are smug and
self-satisfied or those who gossip and criticize. But people
are impressed by true humility. So we should try to walk
humbly at all times. Gratitude to God and true humility is
what makes us effective.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may walk humbly with God. I pray that I may
rely on His grace to carry me through.
"Twenty-Four Hours A Day" is a © Copyrighted book of
Hazelden Foundation. No portion of this publication may
be reproduced in any manner without the written
permission of Hazelden.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*You Are A Miracle*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Surviving Slumps
A slump can go on for days.
We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes
overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out.
We may not understand what is going on with us.
Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors
may not appear to work.
We still don't feel emotionally, mentally,
and spiritually as good as we would like.
In a slump, we may find ourselves reverting instinctively to old patterns
of thinking, feeling and behaving, even when we know better.
We may find ourselves obsessing,
even when we know that what we're doing
is obsessing and that it doesn't work.
We may find ourselves looking frantically
for other people to make us feel better,
the whole time knowing our happiness
and well-being does not lay with others.
We may begin taking things personally that are not our issues,
and reacting in ways we've learned all too well do not work.
We're in a slump.
It won't last forever.
These periods are normal, even necessary.
These are the days to get through.
These are the days to focus on recovery behaviors,
whether or not the rewards occur immediately.
These are sometimes the days to let ourselves be
and love ourselves as much as we can.
We don't have to be ashamed, no matter how long we've been recovering.
We don't have to unreasonably expect
"more" from ourselves.
We don't ever have to expect ourselves to live life perfectly.
Get through the slump. It will end.
Sometimes, a slump can go on for days and then,
in the course of an hour, we see ourselves
pull out of it and feel better.
Sometimes it can last a little longer.
Practice one recovery behavior in one small area,
and begin to climb uphill.
Soon, the slump will disappear.
We can never judge where we will be tomorrow
by where we are today.
Today, I will focus on practicing one recovery behavior
on one of my issues, trusting that this practice will move me forward.
I will remember that acceptance, gratitude, and detachment
are a good place to begin.
Melody Beattie ©
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep It Simple*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
12 Step E-Cards
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take the time to send 1 to your sponsor or sponsee
or someone that you love :)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Day At A Time*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
24 Facts from GOD
1. You are my child.
2. You are my creation.
3. I am only Love.
4. I have created you from Love.
5. That which has been created of Love is Lovable.
6. You are Lovable.
7. You have permission to love yourself as I love you.
8. You no longer have to withhold from yourself the blessings, benefits
and gifts of my grace.
9. You can allow yourself to do everything, to be everything and to have
everything.
10. There is no divinity in self-denial.
11. Live your life with freedom and joy.
12. Forgive yourself for your past.
13. Forgive others who have wronged you.
14. Free yourself from the chains of co-dependent games of power, control
and emotional debt.
15. Know always of My love for you.
16. Let this blessed assurance give you confidence and peace.
17. Send My love to others who know not of my love. Send My love to the
parts of yourself that know not of my Love.
18. As you vibrate with more of my Love, you attract more loving
circumstances to your life.
19. You have all the characteristics of my Light within you.
20. You have the power, creativity, wisdom, innate loving nature and
inner peace within you to create a more peaceful existence in your world.
21. As you flow with, and align with my light you will create your heaven
while here on earth.
22. This heaven on earth is your birthright.
23. You may create your birthright now, by using the tools of your innate
wisdom.
24. You have my permission to be happy, fulfilled and self-loving just as
you are.
-- Rev. Jim Webb
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*First Things First*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
This may shock you, but I believe the single most significant decision
I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.
It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll,
my successes or failures, fame or pain,
what other people think of me or say about me,
my circumstances, or my position.
Attitude is that "single string" that keeps me going or cripples my progress.
It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope.
When my attitudes are right, there's no barrier too high,
no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.
Charles R. Swindoll
Writer and Theologian
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Easy Does It*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
DEAR GOD
I CALLED GOD TONIGHT TO TALK A LITTLE WHILE
PLEASE LISTEN TO MY ANXIETY AND TRIALS
YOU SEE I CAN'T MAKE IT THROUGH A DAY ON MY OWN
I NEED YOU TO LOVE ME AND GUIDE ME SO I NEVER FEEL ALONE
I WANT TO ASK YOU TO KEEP MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAFE
AND SOUND
FILL THEIR LIFE’S WITH LOVE AND CONFIDENCE IN WHATEVER
FATE THEY ARE BOUND
GIVE ME FAITH DEAR GOD TO FACE EACH HOUR OF EACH DAY
AND NOT TO DWELL ON PEOPLE ,PLACES AND THINGS I
CAN'T CHANGE MY WAY
I WANT TO THANK YOU DEAR GOD FOR BEING HOME AND
LISTENING TO MY CALL
FOR PICKING ME UP AND GIVING ME ADVICE WHEN I STUMBLE
AND FALL
YOUR NUMBER DEAR GOD,IS THE ONLY ONE THAT ANSWERS
EVERYTIME
I NEVER GET A BUSY SIGNAL AND IT DOESN'T COST ME A DIME
THANK YOU DEAR GOD FOR LISTENING TO MY TROUBLES AND
SORROWS.
GOOD NIGHT DEAR GOD,REST ASSURED I WILL BE ON MY KNEES
AND CALLING YOU AGAIN TOMORROW
RICHARD A. HITLAW
TEXASWONDER91593@...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Live And Let Live*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Steps
For safety's sake
Please take the steps provided,
Without which,
Some have slipped and some collided,
Along a path
That's straight and seldom winding,
Where the secret's
Not being found
But, finding that
Though our inner thoughts
May seem quite dim.
For safety's sake
Here are the steps:::
"Please follow them."
Written By:
Douglas H.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep The Focus On You*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
There is such a huge difference between
"LIVING WITH" or "dying of"!!!
It's like night and day.
I either see the light or I dwell in the darkness.
We came out of our self-afflicted,
booze driven darkness only with the help of others.
Today I find the same to be true with cancer.
Although I'm powerless over the cancer,
I can fight by keeping a positive attitude,
putting one foot in front of the other,
and holding onto each of your hands for the strength
to stay positive and hold on for dear life.
I thank God each day for life and for the people in my life.
Love ya'll,
Richard
RICHARDOWEN@...
7/00
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Let God and Let Go*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"God gives us abundance in all things,
that we might use it on behalf of the healing of the world."
Marianne Williamson
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"We find comfort among those who agree with us
- growth among those who don't."
Frank A. Clark
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"The deepest principle of Human Nature
is the craving to be appreciated."
William James
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"The curious paradox is that
when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change."
Carl Rogers
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Look For The Beauty*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
He that gives should never remember,
he that receives should never forget.
Talmud
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Today Is A Gift*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Higher Power,
Thy Will,
Nothing More,
Nothing Less,
Nothing Else.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Happiness isn't getting everything you want.
It's wanting what you've already got.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*More Will Be Revealed*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Happiness is an inside job.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Keep Stepping*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
If you are not happy with what you have,
what makes you think you would be happy with more?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Stay In The Light*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
By the grace of God and through your efforts of passing on this
email, we are reaching many recovering people in different areas of
the world. If you are receiving this, from a country outside of the
USA please send me an email and tell me where you are receiving this.
So far we reaching over 6000 recovering people in 66 countries
including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada , Columbia, Costa Rica, China ,
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Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Korea,
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Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia , Saudi Arabia,
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Even if your country is listed
please email me and let me know where you are from.
Thank you, Have a nice day , Keep Stepping ~ Scott
12StepSoulFoodForTheSpirit-owner@yahoogroups.com
*~*~*~*~*~*~*Put Gratitude In Your Attitude*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Walk The Walk*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Stay in the Light,
In loving service,
Scott H. from N.Y. ~ cleandate 10/27/88
YOUnMEnHP@...
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~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*One Promise, Many Gifts*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Adult Children of Alcoholics
http://www.AdultChildren.org/
Al-Anon/Alateen
http://www.al-anon.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/
Alcoholics Anonymous Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.dhh12s.com/access.htm
Cancer Anonymous
http://www.ccsi.com/~decklund/CA/
Clutterers Anonymous
http://www.clutterers-anonymous.org/
Cocaine Anonymous World Services
http://www.ca.org/
Co-Dependents Anonymous Home Page
http://www.codependents.org/
Criminal and Gangs Anonymous
http://www.angelfire.com/id/CGAnonymous/
Debtors Anonymous: A Twelve Step Fellowship for…
http://www.debtorsanonymous.org/
Dual Recovery Anonymous - a 12 Step program
http://www.draonline.org/
Emotions Anonymous
http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/
Families Anonymous
http://www.familiesanonymous.org/
Gamblers Anonymous Official Home Page
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/
Hepatitis C Anonymous
http://www.hcvanonymous.com/
HIV Anonymous
http://www.hivanonymous.com/
The Marijuana Anonymous
http://www.marijuana-anonymous.org/
Methadone Anonymous
http://www.afirmfwc.org/methanon.htm
Narcotics Anonymous Officail Homepage
http://www.na.org/
Nar-Anon is a family support group
http://naranon.com/
Nicotine Anonymous (WWW Home Page)NA Home Page
http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org/
Parents Anonymous
http://www.parentsanonymous.org/paIndex1.htm
Rape Survivors Anonymous
http://www.rsaws.org/
Recovering Couples Anonymous
http://www.recovering-couples.org
Self Mutilators Anonymous
http://www.selfmutilatorsanonymous.org/
Sex Addicts Anonymous
http://www.saa-recovery.org/
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
http://www.slaafws.org/
Suicide Anonymous
http://www.geocities.com/samemphis/
Survivors Of Incest Anonymous
http://www.siawso.org/
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