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Suzannah


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Hi folks,  I know I have been away for a while, but that does not mean that I have not been thinking and praying for you.  It simply means that I have been really busy and working hard on my recovery and the following has really helped me.  So, I am sharing it with you and hoping that it will help you as much as it has helped me.

Lots of love to you all
God Bless
Suzannah
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You do not have more problems than other people - you just think about them more often! Stop: go back and reread that sentence. Take a moment and consider what it means. It is what you think about that produces how you feel. If you do not believe that, try getting angry without first having angry thoughts, or getting sad without first having sad thoughts. You cannot do it, can you? To experience a feeling you must first have the thought that produces it. That is life-changing information.....
If you change how you think you will change how you feel! Nothing can hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking. The truth is, it is your thinking that is negative not your life! Once you understand that you can get back on the path to happiness again. But change takes time. You did not become negative overnight and you won't become positive overnight. But you can start. How? By.... treating your negative thoughts in the same way you treat flies at a picnic - shoo them away and replace them with thoughts that are 'excellent and praiseworthy.' You have that choice!


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Suzannah, very wise words, indeed! I especially liked (and will be reminding myself often, I'm sure-¨Nothing can hold your negative feelings in place other than your own thinking.¨ Thanks for sharing.

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Hi Suzannah

Good to see you posting . Thanks for introducing this idea in such a clear understandable manner.  It reminded me of a Quote in The ODAT from a Book of Chinese Proverbs .  It states :The birds of worry will always fly overhead--just do not let them build nests in your hair". smile

Before al anon I knew the power of positive thought and tried mightly to achieve this simple goal .  I was continually unsuccessful.  The Birds of worry and fear bult duplex apartments in my hairbiggrin

  Alanon gave me the tools to RECOVER from the disease of alcoholism and with these tools I was finally able to replace my negative destructive thoughts permanently with constructive ideas and actions

This disease is deadlly and oh so powerful  Thanks for the reminder.

    

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ythannah


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Oooh, I just copied that into my "Al-Anon Stuff" document.  Thanks for that!  Clear, concise and to the point -- I need that -- vague and nebulous just floats right over my head, lol.

Such an elegantly simple concept, yet one of the most difficult to put into practice at times, it seems.  One of those things that I'm definitely getting better at, though!

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Aloha Suzannah...you came back home and brought a gift with you...Thank You!!
It's a great one and reinforces my current work on attitudes.  Attitudes of gratitude,
happiness, acceptance, love, etc.  Thanks for the quote.  (((hugs))) smile

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yep yep yep. I call it changing the negative thoughts in your own head. Its NOT ok to tell ourselves bad things!

I honestly do not do that anymore.

this was a great reminder dear lady! hugs,debilyn

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