Tuesday roll call

[teddiebears]

Hello everybody!! Sure is quiet here.

Hope more folks find out this forum is up again and start finding their way back! Or that any 'new' folks who are lurking will post soon!

Here's a reading for today -



Today's thought is:

One comes, finally, to believe whatever one repeats to one's self, whether the statement is true or false. --Napoleon Hill

Our inner dialogue can have awesome power. It often determines the behavior that defines who we are. We do, of course, have some choice as to the direction this inner dialogue will take. It's as easy to affirm our self-worth with positive messages as it is to tear ourselves down with negative ones. And yet, many of us fall so easily into negative patterns of thought.

As with so many aspects of our life, we become proficient at what we regularly practice. The regular, preferably daily, use of positive affirmations can make such a profound contribution to our well-being and willingness to grow and learn, that it can change the course of our life. All we have to do is develop the discipline to make these positive messages habitual. In so doing, we bring our vision of ourselves in line with God's, Who accepts us completely as we are.

The messages I give myself today will remind me that I am a capable and lovable child of God.

You are reading from the book: In God's Care by Karen Casey

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I needed this reminder today - I've been more depressed recently and that tends to bring up some of the 'negative' thinking mentioned. I've been trying to use positive affirmations each day to change those negative thoughts.

[citoig]

Boy,it is quiet around here. How are you doing, Teddie. Got out and voted and took John with me. (Our votes cancel each other out. ) He's a Dem. and I am a Republican. Then I took John to buy a holiday gift for his brother and then we went out to eat.

Now it's time to kick off my shoes and relax for the evening. The kitties are fed, their litter boxes clean, and they are curled up and ready for a nap. What else do cats do?

Have a great tomorrow.
Citoig

[batsinwonderland]

My kitties make me happy. I curl up with them sometimes. Sometimes I watch them play. I love my animals. My old lab died. I had to dig a big hole out back under the birtch tree for her to rest. She was over 100 lbs! Good thing I have a massage today! I have been taking a friend to meetings now. She has 8 years clean and I have 7. She has night blindness due to diabetes. I am happy to be hanging around with her because I need a girlfriend who has good recovery who lives close. My other girlfriend doesn't go to many meetings due to her back problem, so it is nice to have a meeting buddy. She wants to learn how to make applesause and other canned goods too...which I do. No alot of people do that these days. So here's to sisters in recovery!

[NuttyBuddy]

I had 6 months sober, and then I relapsed, starting over is not fun. I never tried AA till I started 6 months ago, and now starting over, is HARDER. I appreciate the program more now because of the relapse.

[citoig]

Hi Buddy & Bats. I've been feeloing only "half baked" the last few days. So I'm getting a lot of rest and drinking a lot of fluids supplimented by Vitamin C.

Buddy - Good for you. You want sobriety MORE this time. Sinc you are new I'll share a secret I learned many years ago. If you don't pick up the first drink; it's impossible to get drunk Getting sober can be that simple. Staying sober takes a little more work, but that work is broken down into 12 Steps and we can do them one-at-a-time, one-day-at-a-time.

Bats - I grew up having dogs, but now that I've been lining alone for so many years have found that cats are so much easier. Cats are psychic,(I think) and can sense our moods better than any dog. You don't have to walk them in the rain and snow and you can even leave them alone over night or even for a weekend, especially if you have more than one. Just leave plenty of food and water.

I'm glad you have a "co-pilot" to go to meetings with you. Sometimes the one-on-one meetings going and coming to the meeting can be worth a million bucks.

Have a great Friday
Citoig

[steve m]

Hi Everyone!..Its been a while since I posted here..I celebrated 17 years on Oct 30..I wanted to chair maybe 2 meetings, and I ended up chairing about 5 or 6, because they made me.. ..I got sick of hearing myself..

Anyway Ive been feeling ok for the most part..Every once in a while I have a real nightmare of a day where I cant get out of my own way, and the meds dont rescue me, so I have to ride it out..Ive been doing a little fishing which is good

Cats!..They are such good company..I have 2..A 5 yr old grey tiger and a 1 1/2 yr old calico..The kitten is like my shadow..Wherever I am, there she is..She will fetch a ball or a toy mouse and drop it at my feet..Trouble is she wants to play all day long..If I ignore her she starts to meow..and wont stop.. ..They are so serious about everything.. ..As soon as I get ready for bed and turn off the lights they follow me into my bedroom and one lays up against my chest and the other one at my feet..They are really Gods gift to us

Best to all

Steve

[batsinwonderland]

Dear Nutty Buddy, I am glad you are back from a relapse. Now will you please stay? I hope you have a sponsor and are doing step work and some kind of service. It has helped me to stay clean and countless others. I am going to the women's prison on Sunday with my sponsor. She suggests I always have at liest one service comittment. I have brought meetings to detox, treatment centers and now prison. I have been on a committe for a women's retreat as well. These things have helped me to feel a part of the solution. I have made some great friends too! Whatever you do, don't ever give up on yourself. You can do it!

[citoig]

Hi Steve, great to "see" you.CONGRATULATIONSon your milestone. Those "one-day-at-a-times" do add up. Don't worry about getting sick of hearing yourself. You never know, there might have been one person at that meeting that really needed to hear YOUR story.

The Cats! I have two, a Siamese that I rescued from the street. She's just over 10 yrs. and her baby, now 9 yrs. She was pregnant when I took her in. I also had two other adult cats at the time (both have since died). Mommy presented me with 5 kittens. I kept one and the others all got homes. The "little one", BJ, is a grey tiger. None of the other kittens looked like their mother. Two of the kittens were polydactyl (six toes on the front paws) like their mama but that's where the resemblance ended. BJ cuddles with me all the time, watching TV or in bed. They are a great comfort.

Just finished my laundry and it's time to feed the cats and go out for dinner.

Have a great weekend
Citoig

[NuttyBuddy]

Batsinwonderland,

Thanks, yes I am staying!! I have had a sponsor since 5/06 and I was up to step 8, but I start over, and I just completed Step 1 today with her. Acceptance, and forgiving myself, two very hard things. I do service work, I signed up for clean up for two days which turns into everyday, and taking an elderly gentleman to meetings, which he seems lonely and I am in Lonely stage, so he makes me feel at ease. Peaceful to complete Step 1. I made alot of lunch buddies, but I can't eat out everyday, spend lots of $$. But I try at least once a week. Friends are very good, longer time in program, they give me so much to hope and aim for in the program. Thanks for asking!!