Topic of the Week, words beginning with the letter "C"
 

C is for Control. If you have to control it, it is already out of control.

The only way I can control my life and make it manageable, is to put my day into the Care of my Higher Power. When managed by me, it becomes chaotic and out of control.

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C is for Care. Each morning, I put my day into the care of my God. I know my God cares for me. I needed to learn to care for myself.

In my disease, I was selfish and self-centered, that didn't mean that I took care of myself. I was just out for myself. There is a big difference. It was learning to make healthy choices to better my life.

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C is for Change

Change your old routines and patterns.

Change your attitude from negative to positive.

C is for Crying. It is okay to cry. It is healing and a good way of letting go. I had to give myself permission to cry. It didn't make me a whoose (not sure how that is suppose to be spelled), it meant that I was a strong and courages woman.

As the song by Johnny Ray (I think), says "Cry me a river." I cried me a river over you. So many times, when we were usiing, we didn't really grieve things in our life, so a lot of things that happen in today, trigger things from our past.

As it says in my post "A Day Can Start Any Time," the morning glory gives us new awareness and awakens our spirit.

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C is for Cherish

Cherish your recovery. It is a gift.
Cherish your family and friends who support you on your journey.

C is for Close. As they say, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. I found what I really need is a closer walk with my God and then I won't have to worry about friend or foe.

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C is for Choose

You have a choice. To drink or not to drink. Today I choose not to drink.

C is for Clean. I need to cleanse my body and allow it to detox from all the toxins in my body. It is suggested that you take Vitamin B Compound when you are in early recovery. We need to clean the slate and start anew and be reborn of the Spirit.

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C is for Carry. Carry the message to the still sufferning alcoholic/addict. They don't need to be newcomers to be hurting. As the 5th Tradition says, "It is our primary purpose..." and it gave me a reason for being and helped me with my self-esteem and self-worth by helping others.

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C is for Change. Change your thoughts, habits and behaviors. Change is a grieving process. It is also a growth step, a chance to change for the better.

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C is for Choose

Choose positive thinking!
Choose life by choosing recovery!

C is for Credit. Credit yourself by giving yourself affirmations. Credit your God for helping you along the way. Through Him, all things are possible.

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C is for Cry. Tear are healing. I had to give myself permission to cry. My ex-husband told me to quit crying when I was 21. He told me I was using them as a weapon, so I did. It took a while in recovery before I was able to let them go, it has been a process. Quite often, I will be sitting here posting and the tears will fall from my eyes. I look at them as all those unshed tears that I held and couldn't let go of.

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C is for Courage

As the Serenity Prayer says:

God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

C is for Clown. There is a C & W song, Kathie's Clown by Reba McIntyre. That was me, I tried to make a joke of things, laughing to cover up the pain. It was my way of coping. Laughing it off and not dealing with it, is not a recovery tool. Trying to minimize something by making believe it isn't a big deal, just adds to the hurt. What is traumatic to us is traumatic, and just because our pain seems less than someone else's doesn't mean it doesn't matter. Time is a great healer. It doesn't happen over night.

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