A Little Humor

 

In between our regular posts, we have decided to add a little humor!  Below is the first of these humorous cartoons.  Enjoy!

Come back soon as we will shortly have a new post for you.

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

Remember:  "It is what it is and "it ain't nothing but a thing!"

Believe - Continued

Believe

.... to accept as true or as speaking the truth

Okay folks thanks for coming back to visit us.  We hope that the information about "Alcohol Awareness Month" was helpful.

Before we get back to "Believe", we wanted to remind you to visit our website, Your Daily Fix.   You will find lots of useful information there and a list of the 12 Steps that we will begin discussing in the very near future.

Now, more on "Believe":  We left our discussion with ... forgot how to believe.  In reality, it isn't so much the "how to believe" that's the problem.  We alcoholics/addicts don't really have an issue with that.  Our problem centers in the "what we believe".

Our "stinking thinking" has us convinced that we don't have a problem.  We believe that it's someone else's fault that we drink and/or use.  We believe that next time we'll do better.  We believe that we can quit anytime we want to.  We believe that we've already messed up so we might as well go ahead and drink or use.  We believe that we are justified in our drinking and/or using.  We believe that it doesn't matter, we are useless; no one really cares or understands.  And countless other lies that our sick minds are believing.

So our problem isn't in knowing "how" to believe but rather in "what" to believe.  But how do we go from believing lies to believing the truth?  First, we have to begin by being honest with ourselves about our problem.  But that's getting ahead of the program - more on that later.

For those of you reading this that accept that you do have a problem, we want to encourage you to "believe" (accept as true) that there is a solution - that works!  Believe that if you do your part, it will work for you too.  Believe that despite the circumstances there is "Hope".  Believe that you are valuable and that you have worth.  Believe that you can recover and believe that you can be restored to a life better than you had before.

Just "Believe" or at least be willing to believe.  It's simple - just not easy.

Join us next time as we step from "Believe" to "Faith".  If you or someone you know has a drinking or drug problem and you want help, contact us.  We are here to assist you or them.  Additionally, if you have any comments, suggestions or questions, drop us a line.  We'd like to hear from you.

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!"

INTERRUPTION

We are interrupting the 2nd part of the "Believe" discussion to pass on some pertinent information.

In recognition of National Alcohol Awareness Month, which is April, we provide the following information.  Here is an example of the information we found on Salem News.

"Every year, during the month of April, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) observes National Alcohol Awareness Month to raise awareness of alcohol abuse and to encourage people to make healthy, safe choices."

"Communities across the nation are hosting events this month to raise public awareness about the consequences of alcohol misuse."

Right now there is a wealth of valuable information concerning alcohol use, addiction and abuse out there both for the abuser and their family.  We have listed some of the sites here for your convenience:

Altius Directory
Healthfinder
Alcoholism at About.com

If you feel that you or someone you know has a drug or alcohol problem and you want help, there is useful information on our website, Your Daily Fix, or contact us directly.

Join us next time when we continue "Believe."

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”!

BELIEVE

...to accept as true or as speaking the truth

Some may think that we should have discussed Believe before Hope.  We think not-for many with addiction issues must first Hope to Believe.

 

Not only have we given up Hope but Believing that anything good or positive is possible for us has faded into the darkness.

Our “stinking thinking” has us believing in the wrong direction.  Where we once Believed that we would get better, do better and be better….we now Believe that this is as good as it gets.  That we are what we are and that we won’t ever change.  That this is the way it is so why bother.  I have gone too far.  There’s no use in trying, it’s over, and I’m done.

 

Belief is a strong character that runs on a one-way street.  You either Believe positively or negatively.  Problem is; most folks have forgotten how to Believe positively.  This is where we will pick up next time.

 

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

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

 

Social Media Update

We wanted to announce that we have now launched our website:  Your Daily Fix.  We have also launched a Facebook page, as well as a presence on Twitter.  You can find links to our Facebook page and Twitter on our website.

We certainly hope that you will take a moment to visit the website and would appreciate your feedback.  Feedback from our visitors is the only way we can make the website effective and helpful.

Check back soon – as the post entitled “Believe” will be posting within the next few days.

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

Recap on HOPE

Webster’s defines hope as: "A desire accompanied by the expectation of fulfillment or success."

In our last two posts we have been emphasizing Hope.

We have stressed the point that no matter what you or someone close to you has done or is doing there is Hope for you and for them.  In the recovery arena there are no hopeless cases.

We have reinforced the fact that everyone has worth.  There are no “worthless” people.

We have shared parts of how one person who had lost all hope-rediscovered it.

Our desire is that we have emphasized Hope strongly enough that if you didn’t know before, that you now know that Real Hope does exist and that you can have it.

We sincerely believe that Hope is the foundation that everything else is built upon.  Without it the process will crumble.

Join us next time as we focus on “Believe”.

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

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

HOPE - PART II

"A desire accompanied by the expectation of fulfillment or success."

Last time we left off with a statement about me.  We will get back to that later.  But first let me share parts of a story with you about a man who had given up all Hope only to re-discover Real Hope. (Due to time I’ve condensed this down quite a bit.)

First a little background information on our fellow.  Here was a man that, by modern day standards, had a pretty successful life.  He had a stable family, a nice home and a successful business.  He was highly thought of in the community and an active church member.

Skip ahead some years.  Then life sort of takes a dump on him.  His father passes away, his precious little girl, 17 now, meets the wrong guy and starts going crazy and leaves home and his marriage of 19 years goes down the toilet.

Fast forward a bit more.  His "A" student with scholarship daughter is barely going to graduate now and without her scholarship, the business that he left his career to come home and help his father with was sold out from underneath him.  Did I mention that unknown to the children his father changed his will and left everything to the step-mom.  And our man has started drinking.

Fast forward some more.  Now our man has given away several good jobs, he is shunned in the community that once loved him, his darling daughter is now pregnant and unwed, his son quits high school, he has stopped going to church and he is now living out his new found addiction.

Moving ahead a few more years, he now finds himself homeless, jobless, family less, penniless, hopeless and living in a full blown addiction to alcohol.   

Skip ahead a bit more.  Now he is as down and out as any person can get (so he thought) and decides to borrow a pistol from one of his drinking buddies.  Sitting in a drunken state, thinking about his life past and present, he loads the pistol, and puts it into his mouth.  Anything had to be better that this pain he thinks.

OK, no he didn’t pull the trigger there was an interruption.  Or as I call them “a God thing” happened.  So now we skip forward about a week and a half.  And you know how you hear someone say “things just can’t get any worse”?  Well, don’t ever say that because they can.  After everything that our man has been through, he gets busted for DUI (2^nd offense) his vehicle gets impounded and he gets locked up.  I don’t know about you but if anyone had a reason to feel hopeless and helpless, I’d say that our man did.  SO now here he is on the street, facing jail time, no money, no family, no real friends and what does he do?  Well he finds some cans to sell and scraps up enough money to purchase a bottle of booze, and he drinks himself into another blackout.  Upon coming to he again starts recounting his life and again contemplates killing himself.  After all, everyone had disowned him; he is helpless, homeless, jobless, and hopeless.  Besides would it really matter if he were dead?  At least he would not have to deal with the pain of all the trouble that he and his addiction has caused himself.  So what do you think happened to our man?

Well, by the Grace of God, he didn’t do it.  As a matter of fact the post that you are reading on this blog has been written by the man we just discussed.  Yep, it’s yours truly.  (More of that story forth coming.)  So when I tell you that there Is Not a problem, situation, or circumstance that is hopeless, it’s really the voice of experience talking.

In closing, let me reiterate, no matter what you have done or are doing….no matter what you may think and no matter what you have been told- you are valuable and you have worth.  Do Not Believe Otherwise!!!  And you are not hopeless nor are you helpless.  If you are reading this, then There is Hope.

Until next time.     Be sure to tell a friend about us

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