October - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there are various activities planned nationwide for the month to support this cause.

The American Cancer Society provides excellent information on breast cancer.  The link below will take you to their site.

http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/MoreWaysACSHelpsYouStayWell/breastcancer

The American Cancer Society holds the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walks and they get support from several national corporate sponsors.  Below is a list of some of their corporate sponsors.

Athena, Chevrolet, Lee, NFL, dressbarn, Longaberger, maurices, The Pampered Chef, cascade cart solutions, H & M, Lady Foot Locker, TangerOutlets, A.C. Moore, Wild Delight, Lowe’s, Pink Hair for Hope, Barclays, Chicago, Havertys, Paul Mitchell, 3M, Ace, Bridgestone and Pink Ride.

The link below will take you to a page where you can learn more about these corporate sponsors and their support for the cause of breast cancer.

http://www.cancer.org/Involved/Participate/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/breast-cancer-national-corporate-supporters

 

Recovery - Part 4

Recovery: restoration or return to any former and better condition

Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating or theft.

Welcome back folks.  Last time we left off discussing honesty and how that without exercising rigorous honesty you could not recover.

While this statement is true, it is not meant to be a discouragement to you.  From the beginning, this blog has endeavored to encourage you and to express that no matter what your situation is that there is Hope.  This is a true statement.  However, as we progress in the recovery process we will be discussing hard truths that just can’t be sugar coated.  “It is what it is” but nothing ever posted here is by no means meant to discourage anyone.  However, if we are not honest, Rigorously honest with you then we are doing you an injustice.

As we get deeper into this we will be discussing character traits and attributes in various forms.  Honesty is the foundation of all these and vital to recovery.  First, you must be able to be honest with yourself.  If you can’t stand in front of the mirror and be honest with the person looking back at you then how do you ever expect to recover?  You’ve got to be able to see, know and admit to yourself that You have a problem before you can get help with it.  It isn’t enough that your parents, spouse, boss, friends or even a judge tells you that you have a problem.  You’ve got to come to terms with it for yourself before recovery can take hold. 

This is not to say that for those of us with addiction issues being sentenced to meetings is of no avail.  We can learn a lot in these settings even when we don’t really want to be there -  Especially if we will exercise willingness and open-mindedness. But, for true recovery to take root and grow in us, we have to first honestly admit to ourselves that we have a problem.  

This is where we will pick up next time.

Join us again soon as we discuss more about Recovery and your comments about it. 

Until then ……. be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us – come back soon.

Remember:  “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!” 

 

 

Recovery - Part 3

Recovery: restoration or return to any former and better condition

Last time we looked at a short list of what Recovery Is Not and we left off by introducing three character traits that are essential to your Recovery. 

Let’s take a brief look at these traits and their meaning.

         Willingness- Entering into a Recovery, rehab or 12 Step Program can be unsettling and scary.  You know - that element of the unknown and unfamiliar - the whole getting out of our comfort   zone thing.  This is understandable and that is why your “willingness”, your “freedom from reluctance” is so important.  If one is hesitant, if one’s mind is not ready to accept new ideas, then the probably of one’s success in Recovery is almost nil. 

         Open-mindedness – To best explain this term we will have to break it down.  First, open means to become receptive to knowledge.  Next, since mindedness isn’t in my dictionary we will use mind set.  This is a mental attitude that determines how one will interpret and respond to situations.  So putting them together for the purpose of Recovery, open-mindedness basically refers to one’s positive mental attitude toward being receptive to new knowledge.

         Honesty- Exercising this trait is where the rubber meets the road.  Honesty is the most important of these three traits.  Without rigorous honesty, with yourself first and then with others, you Will Not Recover.  Period!!

That is where we will pick it up next time..

Join us again soon as we discuss more about Recovery and your comments about it. 

Until then ……. be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us – come back soon.

Remember:  “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!” 

   

Recovery - Part 2

Recovery: restoration or return to any former and better condition

Ok folks now that we’ve set some parameters, let’s get strapped in and embark on your journey of Recovery.

Since there seems to be a lot of misconceptions as to what Recovery actually is and what it involves, let’s start by taking a look at what Recovery isn’t. 

         Recovery IS NOT;

                  Attending meetings

                  Being clean and/or being sober

                 Getting a job

                 Saying “I’m sorry”

                 Attending church

                 Doing service work

                 Making restitution

                 Working the steps with a sponsor

While all these things are good and will help you on your Recovery Journey, of themselves they are not Recovery.  Being returned to any former and better condition involves much more that what is listed above.  The Recovery Journey does take time, energy, patience and discipline. 

But most importantly, Your success is dependent upon you giving yourself over to three character traits:  willingness, open mindedness and honesty.  If you will employ these into a planned program of action, Recovery is very possible for you.

Simple-just not easy.

Give this some thought for a bit and we’ll pick it up here next time.

Until then ……. be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us – come back soon.

Remember:  “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!”   

STOP THE PRESSES

September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

STOP THE PRESSES

It has come to our attention, through your responses, that there are a lot of folks out there that don’t understand what their problem and/or issue really is.  They know that they have a problem but aren’t sure just what that problem really is or what to do about it. 

So before we go any further with the topic of “Recovery”, we’re going to pause and make a statement here.  Up until now Your Daily Fix Blog has discussed the topics of Hope, Believe, Faith, and Denial, topics that can be of benefit to any and everyone.  We have not focused on a specific issue, hang-up, problem or addiction yet. 

It would be nearly impossible for us to list every hurt, hang-up, problem, addiction or 12 Step Program here, much less adequately discuss them.  So starting with our next post, we will begin dealing directly with alcohol and drug addiction and the Recovery from those.  Although we feel very strongly that the mechanics of a solid 12 Step Program are similar and that anyone can benefit from working in one, the subject matter that we are going to begin using may not be specific enough for your particular situation.  As much as we would like to keep everyone here with us, it is much more important to us that you find the place where You can get the help and information that You need.  That is why our website lists so many different areas of help.  From overeating to shopaholic, from sex/porn addiction, to gambling, from abuse and molestation to suicide help etc.    Additionally, you will find link and/or contact information for shelters in your area and other resources if you’re homeless. Remember:

Our primary purpose is to help others who are suffering from addictions, hurts and other destructive issues by carrying the message of Hope to them. 

 

We ARE NOT doctors, therapists, psychologist, psychiatrist, etc. but we have graduated from the School of Hard Knocks.  With honors I might add.  What we present here is from our own experience and from what we have learned by working with others in the recovery arena.  We strongly encourage everyone to seek the advice of medical and/or mental health professionals before embarking on any recovery effort. They are better equipped to assess your individual needs.

We are not shutting the door on anyone here, we will still be here to help anyone in any way that we can.  While we welcome you to stay with us or to at least visit us often while we discuss Recovery, we do encourage you to seek the recovery arena that is best suited to your specific
need(s). 

That being said, join us again soon as we will be sharing a lot of good information and discussing your comments on Recovery.  We are really excited that God has allowed us to coincide our discussion on “Recovery” with National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. 

Until then ……. be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us – come back soon.

Remember:  “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!” 

Recovery - Part 1

Recovery: restoration or return to any former and better condition

We hope that everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend and that you are strapped in and ready to take off on your journey to Recovery.

For those of you that have been with us before, you have probably noticed the word recovery mentioned in our previous posts.  But what is Recovery?  How does one achieve recovery? Can I recover?

These are excellent questions and it is our desire that by the time that we are done discussing this topic- you will understand what recovery is and more importantly what recovery isn’t.

But in order for us to adequately examine Recovery, we need your input.  We are asking you to contact us by any of the methods listed below and tell us your thoughts, experiences and concerns on this topic.

Email:  bryanj@yourdailyfix.org

Phone:  (205) 514-5279 (text messages accepted)
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“Ask A Question” Form

What do you think recovery is?  Can one achieve recovery?  If so, how?   Etc.  As always, all comments are anonymous and we never sell, rent or share your personal information so relax and contact us today.

Join us again soon as we begin to discuss Recovery and your comments about it. 

Until then ……. be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us – come back soon.

Remember:  “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!”  

Labor Day

 

 



"We here at Your Daily Fix hope that all of you have a safe, fun, happy, clean and sober Labor Day Weekend."

"Join us Tuesday as we begin to explore the topic Recovery."

Until then ... be sure to tell a friend about us.

Thanks for visiting us - come back soon!

Remember: “It is what it is and “it ain’t nothing but a thing!”