It is much easier to stay in today when I realize that I don't quit forever and ever and that all I have to do is stay sober for 24 hours. My day can start any time and this is especially true, when I have such a disruptive sleep pattern. Some days are short while others are long. Some days up four hours, down four hours. Other times, up from 20-36 hours with a couple of hours... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3642 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:29:42 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3637/t/OCTOBER-ROLL-CALL.html JD I am an Alcoholic and Addict St Louis, mo
Sunny today Living Life on Lifes Terms
]]> feeds@yuku.com (jdsober) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3637 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:35:22 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3628/t/Grieving.html

On sadness

"Our sadness is an energy we discharge in order to heal. …Sadness is painful. We try to avoid it. Actually discharging sadness releases the energy involved in our emotional pain. To hold it in is to freeze the pain within us. The therapeutic slogan is that grieving is the 'healing feeling.'"

-- John Bradshaw

"To weep... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3628 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:53:36 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3622/t/I-guess-i-m-a-damn-alcoholic-or-i-wouldn-t-be-here.html feeds@yuku.com (alfee) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3622 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:40:54 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3612/t/Releasing-Your-Expectations.html DAILY OM

Finding Joy in Life's Surprises
Releasing Your Expectations

As we endeavor to find personal fulfillment and realize our individual ideals, we naturally form emotional attachments to those outcomes we hope will come to pass. These expectations can serve as a source of stability, allowing us to draft plans based on our visions of the future, but they can also limit our... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3612 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:35:01 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3584/t/September-Roll-Call.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jdsober) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3584 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:45:08 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3572/t/Do-You-Just-Belong-.html DO YOU JUST BELONG?

ARE YOU AN ACTIVE MEMBER,
THE KIND THAT WOULD BE MISSED
OR ARE YOU JUST CONTENTED
THAT YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST?

DO YOU ATTEND THE MEETINGS
AND MINGLE WITH THE FLOCK?
OR DO YOU MEET IN PRIVATE
AND CRITICIZE AND KNOCK?

DO YOU TAKE AN ACTIVE PART
TO HELP THE WORK ALONG?
OR ARE YOU SATISFIED TO BE
THE KIND THAT JUST BELONGS?

DO YOU WORK ON... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3572 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:49:25 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3546/t/Know-Yourself.html

Power

"There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told, and those who can do nothing else."

-- Cyrus H. Curtis

How do you relate to people in authority? Depending on your character and upbringing, you may react defensively or meekly to those you perceive to hold more power than you do.

feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3546 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:21:33 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3519/t/Remember-When.html Just sitting here at my computer listening to the sounds outside of my apartment. I live a block from what is termed as "Hess Village" and is the 'In Spot' where young people go to party. The streets are paved with brick and there are flowers and tables and chairs out on patios.

How the sound travels, and it seems like they are just standing out in front of my building. He here women crying, men being abusive and controlling, women either... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3519 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:43:38 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3515/t/August-Roll-Call.html
JD Alcoholic/Addict Still Clean N Sober In St Louis Missouri
Unseasonably mild summer here. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jdsober) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3515 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:51:29 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3495/t/Lesson-on-Life.html Wasn't sure if I should post this here or in Random Thoughts. I snagged it from another Recovery Site and it gives a lot of good 'living' tips to aid us in sobriety (soundness of mind).

This is something we should all read at least once a week -Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

"To celebrate... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3495 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:07:09 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3474/t/Characteristics-of-Adult-Children-of-Alcoholics.html Characteristics of ACOA

Janet Geringer Ph.D list several characteristics that are commonly shared by ACOA. I thought it might help to open communication a little and talk about these issues that many us may share. So here they are and by the way I have experience nearly all of these characteristics.

1. ACOA's guess at what is normal
2. ACOA's have difficulty following a project through from beginning to end.
3. ACOA's lie when it would... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3474 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:21:48 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3464/t/Setting-Boundaries.html

One of the important distinctions to learn in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3464 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:17:54 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3463/t/Flack-from-Setting-Boundaries.html

We need to know how far we'll go, and how far we'll allow others
to go with us. Once we understand this, we can go anywhere.
--Beyond Codependency


When we own our power to take care of ourselves -... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3463 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:16:25 GMT http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3457/t/I-believe-.html


I believe-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every
once in a while... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) http://recoveryinn.yuku.com/topic/3457 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:57:20 GMT