What is recovery ?

10/01/2023

मैं एल्कोहॅालिक्स् एनॅानिमस् में आया क्योंकि अपने शराब पीने को नियंत्रण में नहीं रख पा रहा था। हो सकता है कि मेरे शराब पीने के बारे में मेरी पत्नी की शिकायत या शायद कानून के रखवाले ने मुझे ए.ए.की सभाओं (मींटिग्ज)मे जाने के लिए मजबूर किया या शायद मुझे अपनेअंदर गहराई मे पता चला कि मैं आम लोगों की तरह शराब नहीं पी सकता हूँ, लेकिन मैं यह बात स्वीकार नहीं करना चाहता था क्योंकि इसका विकल्प मुझे भयभीत कर देता था। एल्कोहॅालिक्स् एनॅानिमस् एक स्त्री और पुरूषों की सामुहिक संस्था (फेलोशिप) हैं जिसमे एक सर्वसामान्य जानलेवा बीमारी के खिलाफ यह लोग संयुक्‍त है। हमारा जीवन एक दूसरे के साथ ऐसा जुड़ा हुआ है जैसा कि समुद्र मे अपनी जान बचाने के लिए नाव मे बैठे हुए लोगों का जीवन एक दूसरे के साथ जुड़ा हुआ होता है। अगर हम संयुक्त होकर काम करेंगे तो हम सुरक्षा पूर्वक किनारे पर पहुँच जायेंगे।
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19/10/2022

*Keep Planning Your Day*

In early recovery we must plan each day to avoid the people, places, things, and situations that put us at risk. It may seem extreme but it works. Create a daily schedule. List what you’ll be doing hour by hour. This may seem extreme, but this plan is important to help you stay busy and avoid triggers that could lead to drinking. Ask yourself the following questions: What times of day are difficult for me? How can I avoid long periods of time alone? What’s coming up that could be stressful? Did I plan for Twelve Step meetings and talking with my sponsor this week? Even people with months in recovery still need to plan their day to avoid risky people, places, and things.

“Planning my day is one step I can take to remove the opportunity to drink.”

26/07/2022

21/07/2022

Loneliness is responsible for alcoholic addiction 🙏🏻😊

13/07/2022

When I first came to A.A., I wanted to find some of the elusive quality called humility. I didn't realize I was looking for humility because I thought it would help me get what I wanted, and that I would do anything for others if I thought God would somehow reward me for it. I try to remember now that the people I meet in the course of my day are as close to God as I am ever going to get while on this earth. I need to pray for knowledge of God's will today, and see how my experience with hope and pain can help other people; if I can do that, I don't need to search for humility, it has found me .

13/07/2022

Means

22/06/2022

_The alcoholic actor_

The Big Book calls the alcoholic an "actor" several times.

"Each person is like an actor who wants to run the whole show; is forever trying to arrange the lights, the ballet, the scenery and the rest of the players in his own way."
"Our actor is self-centered-ego-centric, as people like to call it nowadays. He is like the retired business man who lolls in the Florida sunshine in the winter complaining of the sad state of the nation..."
"More than most people, the alcoholic leads a double life. He is very much the actor. To the outer world he presents his stage character. This is the one he likes his fellows to see. He wants to enjoy a certain reputation, but knows in his heart he doesn’t deserve it."

One time I think the Big Book alludes to this "actor" is in A VISION FOR YOU.

"Now and then a serious drinker, being dry at the moment says, "I don’t miss it at all. Feel better. Work better. Having a better time." As ex-problem drinkers, we smile at such a sally. We know our friend is like a boy whistling in the dark to keep up his spirits. He fools himself. Inwardly he would give anything to take half a dozen drinks and get away with them."

Have you been the actor, I know I have?

- Allan Gengler

18/06/2022

"Indirect amends may be necessary where direct ones would be unsafe or endanger other people."

When we used, we allowed nothing to stand in the way of that next high. As a result, many of us didn't always know precisely whom we had injured, either financially or emotionally. When it came time to make amends through our Ninth Step, we found that there were so many people we had victimized that we might never remember them all.

With the help of our sponsor and other recovering members of NA, we found a solution to this obstacle. We vowed to complete these nameless amends by making restitution to our communities. We focused our service efforts on helping the still-suffering addict. In this manner, we found a way to give back to society.

Today, with the love and guidance of members in NA, we are giving back to the world around us rather than taking. We are making our communities better places to live by carrying the message of recovery to those we encounter in our daily lives.

Just for today: I will make indirect amends by reaching out to an addict who may need help. I will strive in some small way to make my community a better place in which to live.

01/06/2022

When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally self-centered; my pleasure and my comfort came first. Now that I am sober, self-seeking has started to slip away. My whole attitude toward life and other people is changing. For me, the first "A" in our name stands for attitude. My attitude is changed by the second "A" in our name, which stands for action. By working the Steps, attending meetings, and carrying the message, I can be restored to sanity. Action is the magic word! With a positive, helpful attitude and regular A.A. action, I can stay sober and help others to achieve sobriety. My attitude now is that I am willing to go to any length to stay sober!