Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. This is a really interesteing way of looking at sobriety, but it is the truth. It is not just about quitting drinking, that was just the beginning. I had to learn to love myself and learn to live day in and day out without needing to drink. Today I can do that. Today I want to live without a drink. For me, in the end of my drinking days, my health had a lot to do with it, along with my family life, and job, and pretty much everything else. It was a process, it didn't happen overnight. There are days I still struggle with loving myself, but I don't want to drink over it. I have to think of how far I have come, and I play the tape all the way through. I think of all that I would lose if I were to take that first drink. It's not worth it to me, so I don't. Or I haven't yet. I just take it one day at a time, and worry about today. I don't want to just be sober, I want to live. And today I am living. I just happen to be sober, too. That's all I have for today. Have a great one!
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Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. God knew all along where I was going to have to go to get where I needed to be. He knew that I was gonig to have to take the long road, the deadly road, the scary road for a while. I took a few wrong turns a long the way also. It was part of His plan for me to get on the road I am today. I am so grateful and blessed with where He has brought me. He carried me a lot of the way through what I went through. Looking back now, I should definately be in prison or dead. God had a plan for me, like He does you. I thought I knew what I was doing, I thought I had it all planned out. But God saw the big picture, He knew what He was doing. Today I trust Him with my life, and I give Him wach day. That's all I have for today. Have a great one! Dont' forget to sign up for my book drawing! Also, check out my store! Thanks!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. I am always learning something new, each day. There are times when I think I know it all, but I really know I don't. I am always wanting to learn more. In everything I do, there is more to learn. In my quiet time when I do my daily readings, when I read the 24 book and my Bible I am learning. When I go to AA meetings I am learning. When I go to work, even though I do a lot of the same things over and over, I am learning new ways to do them, more efficient ways. My kids are even teaching my new things, and that's scary sometimes. :) I am the type of person that wants to always be learning something new. Someone told me once, that I am always losing things out of my brain, so I might as well be putting things back in there. It makes sense. I will never know it all, I know that. But I like learning, so will as long as I can. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Last night at the AA meeting I go to, there was a newcomer. One thing I always try to do is make them feel welcome, and a lot of other people did to. That is one thing that always sticks in my head of my first meeting. The first meeting I went to when I got out of treatment, I was nervous. I thought everyone was going to judge me. I had all these negative expectations but really didn't know what to expect. Once I got there everone was very welcoming and kind. Once the meeting started they all talked to me, welcomed me, told me to come back, told me things got better, told me it was worth it, told me to call them when I wanted to drink. I listened to these people. Today I do the same thing to newcomers. I want them to feel the same way I did: special, part of something. That taste they get of their first meeting is important, make it a good one. Make them want to come back. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Getting inspired from someone is great but determination is all you baby. I love when someone gets me motivated and psyched up for something at a conference. Or when I read something really inspirational and just want to do somthing about it. Reality hits when I actually have to ACT. This could go for anything in life, from writing a book, to running a marathon, to going back to school to finish a degree, to staying clean and sober. Stay determined. Never give up. Follow through until the finish, and you will inspire other in the process. You won't even know it. One foot in front of the other. One day at a time! You can do this! But like the quote says, determination comes from you. Self-motivation comes from within. You have to keep telling yourself you can do it, because you can. Other people believe in you, you just have to believe in yourself. That's all I have for today! Don't forget to sign up for the book drawing!
Good morning! My name is Lauren is and I'm a recovering, alcoholic/addict. Before, I didn't really care if what came out of my mouth matched my attitute or even what people thought at all. All I cared about was getting that next drink or whatever. Still today, there are many days where I the words that come out of my mouth don't match my attitude. People can tell. People feel that. Most people can sense if what you are saying doesn't match up with your attitude. So don't just talk the talk, walk the walk. Match you actions to what you are saying. Also another quote I have heard, but don't remeber who said it is, "A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don't change it, you'll never go anywhere." So keep a positive attitude, and say what you really mean. Don't say one thing and act another. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Life is hectic, but we have to make time, quiet time with God. If we want to figure anything out or get answers we need our minds to be calm. If we are thiking about 50 other things like what we are making for dinner and how our day at work was and trying to remember when our next doctor's appointment is and how we are going to pay the dentist bill and everything that is going on in our life and want to get an anwer for it all. It is not going to happen. First of all, we need to give it all to God. I know I cannot handle all of this on my own. I need to find a quiet place and clear my mind. "Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God." -Diana Robinson And when I am listening I need to be quiet. I am good at interrupting, but I just need to shut up and listen. That's all I have for today! Have a great day! By the way thanks for reading my blog! It is a blessing to share with you when I can! I appreaciate feedback and comments too :)
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. This quote is very true for me right now, and I believe by helping others when I am struggling is makes me stronger. If we were to give up when we were struggling, it would just get worse. But I believe, mentally and spiritually I am getting stronger. It also gets me out myself. It makes me stop thinking and worrying about my own problems for a while. Worrying gets me nowhere anyway. I feel better about helping someone, and they need it. They need my time and it helps me too in some situations. My husband hasn't been working in over a month, so it's been hard financially. When before we were living paycheck to paycheck and now we are living on only my income. But God will provide. I truly belive that. God knows the future and has a job in store for him, in His time. We just have to trust in Him. We also have a friend staying with us for a little while. She needed somewhere to stay, so yeah I'm there. Friends help friends. So no matter how bad things can get, you can still help someone if they need it. You may be in their situation someday, and need help from someone else. Remember that. That's all I have for today! Have a great one! Don't forget to check out my store. Also see more photography at my website www.laurenyoderphotography.com. I have some great photography and books!
Good afternoon! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. I believe God has saved me from may things in my life so I would be able to share my story. And that certain individuals need to hear what I went through, and relate to that. I want to share my past so it doesn't become their future. I believe that He puts those people in my life in at specific times when they need me, and also when I need them. They help keep me sober too. We help each other. Jails, institutions, and death are such a reailty of this disease. The only other choice is sobriety and that is what I choose. That is what I choose for today. What do you choose? That's all I have for today. Have a great one! Don't forget to sign up for the drawing. Also check out my store!
Good morning! My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict. Relapse can be part of someone's story. It doesn't have to be, but for a lot of people it is. But it doesn't mean they failed because they slipped of had a set back. It doesn't matter how many time you fall down, but how many times you get up. If you fall down four times and get up five, I chalk that up as a win. When a baby is learning how to walk, they fall time again and again, but they keep trying, and after a while they finally get it. We keep encouraging them. We don't give up of them, once they'v e fallen down once or even fifty times, and think they will never get it. They have to believe in themselves too. Keep encouraging them, and they have to want to walk to or they won't do it. They will just crawl forever. :) Just get back up and try, try again. That's all I have for today! Have a great one!
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