Chipping Away at Defects of Character

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will be more helpful to others and not act out in my old way by being self-indulgent. It is okay to take care of yourself, but that doesn't mean you can always spoil yourself rotten. Yesterday I slept the night and the day away. My son keeps telling me good, you needed it. For me it is important to live my day, not sleep it away.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will trust the process. The more I trust my Higher Power, the more I trust myself, therefore better to trust others.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will be honest with myself. I do need to take precautions and take it easy. My blood pressure was where it was suppose to be today thank goodness.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will look in the mirror and see myself as I truly am. Tonight at my group, I went to look in the mirror to see how my hair was, and there was no mirror. I had to laugh, you know how you look, does your outside feel like your inside does, and tonight the answer was yes. The truth was it could be improved on. I was telling friends in the kitchen about my ego and vanity and they laughed. One young man said, "Your hair is cool"

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will try to apply patience and tolerance. Don't like not being able to do what I want to do, when I want to do it. Patience is a daily thing, I have been ask for it for the last 25 years, it is better, but can still be proved upon.

The deer says to be gentle with yourself.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will apply the spiritual principles of the program.

The 12 Steps are applicable to all areas of my life.

The Steps of Recovery

1. I Can't
2. He Can
3. I'll Let Him
4. Clean House
5. Trust God
6. Surrender
7. Attitude Change
8. Prepare To End Isolation
9. Amending Actions
10. Basis for a Daily Living
11. Peace of Mind
12. Joy of Living Through Action

Tradition One - Unity
Tradition Two - Right Relation to HP
Tradition Three - Willingness
Tradition Four - Live & Let Live
Tradition Five - First Things First
Tradition Six - Keep It Simple
Tradition Seven - Self-Support
Tradition Eight - Altruism
Tradition Nine - Service, Responsiveness & Responsibility
Tradition Ten - Harmony
Tradition Eleven - Personal Humility
Tradition Twelve - Tolerance

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will focus on others. I will continue to get involved in service. With service, blessing come back in spades.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will practice self-honesty. How can I be truly honest with others, if I can't be honest with myself. I have to remember that recovery begins with me. You have to have it in order to give it away.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I choose to be clean and sober. It was a good feeling to pick up a black key tag yesterday. I have to remember that I didn't get to 26 years on my own, I had the help of my God and the people in the Fellowships of AA, CA, NA, OA, ACoA, Al-Anon and Nar-Anon. My words are not original. They are things that I heard at meetings or read in the literature of different fellowships. We can do, what I can't do alone.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will give thanks. Gratitude is an action word. My day was busy yesterday, first a trip to my group, from there to my neurologist, and then to the library and the pharmacist. I came home and ate three slices of mushroom and sausage pizza and went to my bed at 6:30 pm, and didn't wake up until 12:45 am. I insisted my son get it ready for me as my balance was off because of my busy. I will not take my aggression out on others. I am so grateful for this program. I owe my son an ameend.

[dwmoeller]

Just for today, I will get a good night of sleep. They say don't get too tired. On Wednesday night this week I worked at waxing floors at the church until midnight and got to bed that night at 12:45 am and then got up at 5:00 am for work. It was definitely not enough sleep.

[MajestyJo]

Just or today, I will try to get my sleep patterns back in order. I didn't feel good and had chest pain, so laid down and had a big sleep. I need to get up tomorrow to see my sister if I can and go to the hospital on Monday for 9 a.m. for a follow up to find out why my balance is off. I am sure tired of walking into walls and falling down.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will try not to be so forgetful. I can't believe I forgot to post a lighthouse yesterday. Today was a day I would like to forget. Ended up in the wrong place because I heard a message wrong.

[MajestyJo]

Just for today, I will work on my acceptance. Yesterday I felt old. I realized I had a good reason to feel that way, so I might as well accept it. I have gone kicking and screaming for years, time to lean back and rest in my old age. I need to accept the fact that I am now no longer disabled, I am just an old age citizen.

[MajestyJo]