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

B is for Big, Better, Best. I have freedom of choice. I only get out of recovery what I put into it. I still want to walk with a big stick. I still like to have authority, but in today I can be a team player and walk with others. It is much better to walk with others. For best results, it is best to walk with others in recovery.

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B is for Beautiful. It can be a beautiful world. A lot is determined by my attitude. When I look for the beauty in all things, it is generally there to be found. Sometimes I have to look real hard, other times it is glaringly apparent, and at other times I have to learn to identify, not compare.

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B is for Beware. We have a disease of perception. I had to pray and ask for clarity to make sure that my perception wasn't off. I had to ask for the healing and clarity of thought and vision. I had to be aware of the symptoms of my disease, so that I could be ever watchful for triggers and warnings of the situations that are not good for my sobriety.

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B is for Boundaries. We need to set boundaries with others, especially with family. Boundries can be set at vareying degrees, some close, some not so close. I found they had to be repaired and reinstated because some people ignore or step right over them.

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B is for Beginnings. Each day is a new beginning. A day can start any time when we pause and ask for help and start a new beginning and say, "Just for today, I choose not to use people, places and things to take me out of where I am at." There is a difference between using and our God utilizing them to show us a new way of life.

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B is for Belong. If you want to belong, get active in service, especially in your home group. Service is an important part of recovery. It is difficult to be sober without it.

How do you find a good friend? Be one!

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B is for Best. Be the best you that you can be in today. All we are asked to do is try. TRY is comprised of the last letter of the words "JusT foR TodaY! Sometimes our best not measure up to what others believe we should be, but that is there stuff and not ours to take on.

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B is for Birthdays. Celebrate your birthday. You are celebrating for you and for the Fellowship that you belong to. It isn't about you, it is showing the newcomer, that the program works when you work it.

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B is for Big. Big is better, especially when it refers to the Big Book. It is meant to be read. It is for identification, please try to identify, not compare. Take the words and the suggestions off the pages and apply them to your life. Your life will be enriched and you will be sober.

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B is for Boundaries. Set them. They are for your own serenity and peace of mind. Set a boundary for family, one for friends, for strangers, etc. Boundaries can be moved according to your needs.

Sometimes boundaries have to be reinforced. Other times built back up again because they have been trampled on. The need to be affirmed, let the other party know they are there.

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B is for Be

Be active - don't just sit around and do nothing. Idle time will kill you.

B is for "It is okay to just be." We don't always have to be busy, we can get addicted to busy. We can go back into old ways and use other people, places, and things, so we don't have to look at others and our own recovery.

Sometimes a door closes and a new one has yet to open, it is a state of being and a hard place to be.

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Be is for Be Willing

Be willing to go to any length to be sober and stay that way.

B is for Beautiful. Take in the beauty of nature. The Creator created a wondrous panorama for our enjoyment and many natural things to help supply our needs. Remember you are beautiful. You are a Child of God.

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B is for Blessings

With an attitude of gratitude, you are open to seeing all the blessings that come to you each day. Count your blessings every day!

B is for Bye. Say goodbye to the old to make room for the new. Say bye to your old friends and make new. Say bye, bye to your old ways of thinking, your old habits, and behaviors and they will no longer serve you in a life of sobriety.

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B is for Blessing. They come in many shapes and sizes, so be open to receive. May God continue to bless you.

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B is for Boundaries. I set them, and often reset them. It is important to set them for my own health and well being. Sometimes mine get trampled on or ignored, and I have to reaffirm them.

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B is for Beauty. See the beauty in nature. See the Creators strength and beauty.

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B is for Be

Be grateful,
Be humble,
Be willing,
be kind to yourself!

B is for Beware. Be aware of what is around you. Stop with the busy, when it gets in the way of your recovery. Be aware of the gifts of recovery, work the Steps and apply them to your life.

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B is for Belligerent. They say you should never use a word you can't spell. Thank God for spell check. Again, it is about changing my attitude. Take the chip off my shoulder about past issues, and deal with them one by one. I don't always have to be right.

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B is for Big Book

Read the Big Book. It shows you how to live a life of sobriety.

B is for Bondage. We are promised freedom from the bondage of Self and our addiction. We are granted daily reprieve. If we don't do the do things, our disease is just waiting for us to blow our recovery and pick up. If you give it an inch, it will take a mile. It is a disease that tells you that you don't have it. Who are you going to believe?

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B is for Boast. When we get time in the program, it isn't up to us to boast and praise our merits. I certainly didn't get to where I am in today by doing it myself. If I feel inclined to boast, I need to give my God the credit and all the people that He put in my path to show me the way.

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B is for Beautiful. You are beautiful in the eyes of your God. He sees the inside as well as the outside. He is loving and forgiving and cares for us.

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B is for Be Active

Be Active - Don't just sit around. Idle time will kill you. Find a hobby or revisit a hobby you used to like to do and get started again. Woodworking, drawing, painting, walking, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, sewing, reading, coin collecting, gardening, going to sports events and concerts...the list goes on and on.

B is for Be. Be the best you can be. Sometimes I fall short of my expectations. I know my God doesn't project them onto me, all I am asked to do is try. It is okay to just 'be' and live in the moment. This too shall pass.

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