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So this isn’t directly related to recovery, but I just had coffee for the first time since being at Step Works. I had a latte with two whole double shots of espresso and I think I’m losing my mind

✌️🫶Thought for Today What worries you, masters you.  ~John Locke Master your FEAR, and the world is yours.   (thanks Stu K.) Life is such a precious thing    You are a miracle with every smile you bring    yes the sun will rise and set, that is a blessing from above    we all walk with hour glasses unsure of when we’ll go—so we love    yes love is life and life is full of love life      We make our own realities by being true to thine own self . so this is the way we strive to live   Life is such a precious thing . It is all in your perspective.   Michelle B.

December 28 Depression “We are no longer fighting fear, anger, guilt, self-pity, or depression.” Basic Text, p. 27 ––––=–––– As addicts, many of us experience depression from time to time.  When we feel depressed, we may be tempted to isolate ourselves.  However, if we do this, our depression may turn to despair.  We can’t afford to let depression lead us back to using. Instead, we try to go about the routine of our lives.  We make meeting attendance and contact with our sponsor top priorities.  Sharing with others about our feelings may let us know we aren’t the only ones who have been depressed in recovery.  Working with a newcomer can work wonders for our own state of mind.  And, most importantly, prayer and meditation can help us tap the power we need to survive depression. We practice acceptance and remember that feelings like depression will unquestionably pass in time.  Rather than struggle with our feelings, we accept them and ask for the strength to walk through them. ––––=–––– Just for today:  I accept that my feelings of depression won’t last forever.  I will talk openly about my feelings with my sponsor or another person who understands.

You all are my people! 💙💙

Great way to start a day.

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Did government control lead to an opioid crisis? In this interview we hear from Addiction Expert and Stepworks Recovery Centers Founder, Dr. Tom Ingram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BCoT0SP9Zs&t=5s

Yes 🙌

We are loved and our lives have meaning today. We do remarkable things with our lives— sometimes by accomplishing big goals, and sometimes simply by being ourselves. A member complained to her sponsor that as a homemaker she felt she wasn’t really doing enough with her life or her time, that maybe she should have done something more important. Her sponsor smiled. “Are you kidding? By breaking the cycle of addiction in your family, you’re changing history!” Our greatest achievements may not be the things anyone else ever knows about: The simple fact that we survive our own stories is monumental. That we go on to help others and live lives we can be proud of is beyond our wildest dreams. Whatever we do, we make a difference in the world because we are clean. -LC🔷

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Just for all those people out thier that thinks life is easy it's not yea sure u may have a decent job and a decent place to lay down but sometimes those things are just things and most of the time u need to look at the bigger picture trust in your higher power me my self I'm still struggling with that but I have so many people around me that care a few in puticular they know who they are and I'm greatful everyday for them. And another thing stick with the steps and your sponsor.

Why no matter how strong I try to be, how good I try to live my life I am punished 😢😢😢😢 now my mom is gone, my best friend.....I feel Soo cold and numb.... what's the point😢

Please help me with this 12 step call.... He is in georgetown and needs a ride to London to step works