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[alcoholismrecovery]

you better not relapse mr, ill have your guts for garters : ) xxx

[doninlondon]

@alcoholismrecovery big smile here, thankfully just one day at a time will keep me sober with all my friends in and out of Fellowship, they all know what I need to do! And although it would be completely inappropriate, I would send you a card for tomorrow, lots of love, Don xx

[VetteGrrl]

This is my mother's account...but I appreciate all these videos that you do.....-Justin D. (USA)

[doninlondon]

@VetteGrrl Have a good day Justin, thank you 

[doninlondon]

January 3 ~ The first Step ~ God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and Wisdom to know the difference.

Thy will, not mine, be done.

[doninlondon]

January 3 ~ POWERLESS We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21

It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery. I've learned that I do not have the power and control I once thought I had.

[doninlondon]

I am powerless over what people think about me. I am powerless over having just missed the bus.  I am powerless over how other people work (or don't work) the Steps. But I've also learned I am not powerless over some things. I am not powerless over my attitudes. I am not powerless over negativity. I am not powerless over assuming responsibility for my own recovery. I have the power to exert a positive influence on myself, my loved ones, and the world in which I live