Thanks Debb this simple thought regarding " HOW" really stuck with me in the early days and encouraged me to keep showing up.

It is interesting to note that the C2C reading for today touches on HOW to use the program 

 It suggests that we are learning how to accept the crashing crescendo of great anger and the soft  chant of  serenity , the heights of wonder and new insights that stretch our hearts and minds. 

I think the most important steps I took toward my recovery was to find an HP that I could believe in and to make the decision to "Keep coming back"

Have a great day.

Thank you Debb for sharing these acronyms on the board.

Thank you Debb, Ive got honest and willing ...its the Open i need to work on...turning things over to HP I do all the time,  leaving it there is another story. I have been the one that handled everything for most of my life, before AH I dealt with sisters..I was also a single parent and had to do everything myself...and a lot of people can relate to that I am sure. there is not me time when you are raising a child. Well having an AH is like raising a child. 

Debra

Debb - thanks so much for these slogan type posts. For me, it's like a mini-meeting when/as time allows! Truly appreciate your service and your ESH.

I at times rotate this to WHO - Willingness, Honesty, Open-Mindedness.

My sponsor first did that for/to me, as another way to 'see' that when I am in pain, confused, fearful, etc. I only need to become willing and the other two will follow.

I have learned that no matter how long I am around, if I am not open with what's going on, my 'me' can quickly slip backwards into the 'me' I so desperately disliked. I tend to want to hold things in, and see if I can process/fix alone and have learned the hard way that this is the slowest way to serenity (for me).

I've made the willing as easy as I possibly can - and that's the willingness to show up and trust God. Everything else will just fall into place if I can do that.

And honesty is at times a work in progress. I always considered myself honest - I would never steal, cheat an employer, lie to a family member, etc. But honesty for me with this program is a bit more complex. I am the one who always said, FINE, when asked how I was doing. I've now removed fine from my choices, and I actually try to answer as honestly as possible - stressed, sore, tired, good, happy, etc. - it's an interesting way to view honesty, but answering this question helps me go deeper into my program - esp. compared to my standing response of FINE.

Keep sharing these - Love the threads, love the posts and love the reminders of how critically important ALL our tools are for my recovery!

Thanks Debb - I am not feeling so freakin shiny today.....I can't even talk on the phone my throat hurts so bad and is swollen.... :(

I don't do 'sick' well at all. Feel like a weenie!! LOL.

Hey girl - my hope is it's only a cold. I carry Strep and it usually hits me once per year. It's early for that for me, but not impossible. I am trying to rest it out for today but that's hard for me to do - being still is not one of my strengths!!

I am not congested, which is why I thought allergy drainage last night. If that's what it is, it's put my throat on fire. I tried to eat a turkey sandwich and it was not happening. Soup went down good though - of course, soup when it's 80 degrees out is a bit 'strange' for me too.

I do feel better since napping + soup....but - my couch is looking good right about now so may get horizontal again. And you're right - nothing is worse than not feeling good!!! Poor me - LOL!