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rosielightshines


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I have been in 12 steps 5 plus years now (jan '04) and i have been on and off this board....now i am back

I started therapy first part of the year, february sometime and i just gotta say that the 12 steps/ sharing/ esh from recovery mates/ recovery books/ journalling/ being VALIDATED by my recovery mates is better than therapy...

yea, i need it for the spiritual part and also she is a good sounding board, but ya know??? sometimes she wants me to just "not" think of the past hardly EVER

well??? i am incest survivor and i have OVERCOME...i no longer have to rage and scream and "dump" my stuff, but it took FIVE YEARS to get this far....my alkie mom abused me and enabled him.....

there ARE times, that i need to "look" at the past and yea, i put a timer on it...i do NOT stare at the past, but there are times, i will discover in my inventory work, yet another injury/survival tool i need to FEEL the feelings about...talk about it....grieve it out so i CAN put distance between it and me

i'll never forget what happened to me....that is impossible, and i don't even try...my goal is to (and its happening one day at a time)  to have self awareness and LOVE of self...HP awareness and LOVE/TRUST of hp....to be able to "give it over" and  no, i cannot forgive unrepentent evil, but i can now, thanks to this program and you guys, i CAN and make the CONSCIOUS decision to "give his justice" over to my HP.......he is dead....i now trust that HP  "took good care of him" on my behalf and i CAN and AM moving on.....

this program enabled me to do that...some of you recognize me, maybe, from my last posts over this 5 years, and if I can see the change/growth, i know it is happening...

i gave made the conscious decision as a gift to ME...to give OVER the hate/resentment and fill my heart with LOVE for things that are GOOD and I am one of those things....

i just had to say this....w/out this program, i would have gone nuts or be in a hospital drugged out, waiting to die.....but HP brought me HERE because HP has a life for me...HP has restoration for me..........I CAN.....I AM be more than what happened to me.....i am finding the REAL me....and i LIKE HER!!!!!!!

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Robinks


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I can tell the difference in your posts, you are getting better !!!! keep coming back.

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rosielightshines


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Thank you, Robin......Its been a helluva ride, but I am WORTH IT!!!!! thanks for your nice validation......

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Rosie in recovery one day at a time
Sincerely


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Hi Rosie! I agree, the 12 steps are the best therepy. I went to private conseling for 5 years and he never mentioned the 12 steps to me. Keep coming back because we are worth it!
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Jerry F


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Aloha Rosie...Wow Mahalo for that.  You brought my own journey back in
technicolor and surround sound including the 3D gratitude presentation.

You know you are loved by your HP and the "family" just as you love us.

Always in support...(((((hugs))))) smile

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nmike


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Wahoo! Welcome back. Gone but not forgotten. I can tell the difference. You have great insights and growth in your recovery program.

In support,
Nancy

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blender_girl


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((rosie))

Welcome back and thank you for sharing your journey and growth with us!

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clara


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Rosie, Congratulations on your wonderful out look on life.  And most of all congratulations on your recovery.  You have done a tremendous job of looking forward, not backward.

Looking forward to seeing more of your post with your wonderful attitude.  Perhaps you can guide me ----lol.

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Robinks


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wow, look at all the support, don't you just love it?

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Nice to have you back!  I would be lost without this forum.



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