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31/12/2023

Be mindful. Alcoholism and its aftermath.

22/12/2023

What AA Does:

Provides Supportive Fellowship: AA creates a supportive community where individuals with a desire to stop drinking can come together, share experiences, and find understanding.

Shares Experience, Strength, and Hope: Members openly share their personal experiences, strengths, and hopes to assist others in their journey to recovery.

Offers Twelve-Step Program: AA follows a Twelve-Step program aimed at spiritual and personal development to help individuals overcome alcoholism.

Maintains Anonymity: The principle of anonymity is crucial in AA, fostering an environment where members feel safe to share without fear of judgment.

Encourages Sobriety: The primary purpose of AA is to help members achieve and maintain sobriety, emphasizing a day-at-a-time approach.

Avoids Outside Affiliation: AA remains unaffiliated with any outside organizations, political entities, or religious groups to maintain its focus on sobriety.

What AA Does Not Do:

Endorse Causes: AA does not endorse or oppose any external causes, maintaining a neutral stance on issues unrelated to alcoholism recovery.

Engage in Controversy: The fellowship avoids engaging in controversies, staying focused on its primary purpose of helping individuals recover from alcoholism.

Charge Membership Fees: AA does not have mandatory membership fees. It relies on voluntary contributions to sustain its activities.

Provide Professional Therapy: While AA offers support, it is not a substitute for professional therapy or medical treatment. It does not provide professional counseling or medical advice.

Force Participation: Attendance and participation in AA meetings are entirely voluntary. Members are not compelled to share if they are not comfortable doing so.

Make Promises of Cure: AA does not promise a cure for alcoholism but instead offers a program and community support to help individuals maintain sobriety.

18/12/2023

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17/12/2023

I was lost, confused, struck down
Losing hope every second that passed
My faith in the Rock of Ages was faltering
My life was being torn into tiny pieces

Swimming around in life’s problems
Trying to keep my head above the water
Gasping for a breath, slowly sinking
Losing sense of direction, which way is up

Everything was out of control, out of my control
I was lost, hurting, suffering, and unable to go on
Scars of my past opening, revealing flesh wounds
I thought my life was soon to be over, until I found the way…

I came to know the Way, the Truth and the Life
I found the answers through the true Answerer
Spring rains came and washed away my tears
My Strengthener came and built me up again

Today I am a living example of one who has been transformed
I have been transformed thanks to the Most High God who’s forgiven me
In my distress he came to rescue me from the dangers of this corrupted world
He brought me from darkness to light, from weakness to strength, from death to life

13/12/2023

But inspired writers don't die. Their books, songs and poems live on forever.

You were definitely one of the best voices of our time and your song;

Uloliwe wayidudula
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Nang'esiza
Uloliwe wayidudula
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Uloliwe wayidudula
Nang'esiza

Has always been on my playlist for ages. Powerful timeless message. It reverberates on!

Word of caution: alcoholism is a killer. Dying at only 36 due to liver complications because of excess alcohol is premature and real bad news. Honor her by leaving alcohol today if you still take it

Fare thee well Zahara🙏

08/12/2023

If you or a loved one is ready to get help, you may find the following questions helpful:

How long have you or your loved one been struggling with alcohol misuse? Individuals with a long history of alcohol misuse are more likely to experience severe withdrawal symptoms that require medical monitoring in an inpatient detox center as part of the recovery process.
Do you have medical or mental health concerns? Co-occurring physical or mental health conditions can impact how an addiction treatment specialist addresses your needs. Be upfront with your physician and treatment clinicians about your medical history.
Are you interested in a program that serves a specific population (teens, elderly, faith-based, LGBT, etc.)? Many treatment centers focus on specific demographics in order to offer highly relevant activities, group counseling, and other amenities. Attending a program with peers who not only understand your goal of long-term sobriety, but share similar life experiences may enhance your treatment experience.
Do you have other needs in treatment such as job skills training, family or couples therapy, or the ability to complete schoolwork in treatment? These options may be available as part of your treatment program. For example, if you have obligations you cannot set aside during treatment—such as child or eldercare, a final semester of school, or your own business—you may decide to opt for an intensive outpatient (IOP) program rather than an inpatient program.
Does your insurance cover alcohol rehab treatment? In addition to speaking to the admissions department at your chosen treatment facility, you may need to contact your insurance carrier regarding the specifics of your coverage. In some cases, the facility or your primary care physician may need to request a preauthorization for inpatient services based on your medically indicated needs.
Do you want to stay close to home for treatment or do you have the ability to travel? You may choose to receive treatment closer or farther from home for a number of reasons. For example, you may have more treatment program options farther away from your hometown if you live in a rural location.

Recovery from AUD is an individual path. But many people find recovery by taking advantage of their personal support networks, local community resources, and professional treatment. If you or a loved one are seeking treatment, reach out to someone who can help❤️

30/11/2023

Here are the 12 Steps as defined by Alcoholics Anonymous:

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8. Made a list of persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

26/11/2023

Freedom from alcoholism is the greatest gift u can get.

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20/11/2023

Twenty-Four Hours A Day
November 20
A.A. Thought For The Day

I no longer try to escape life through alcoholism. Drinking built up an unreal world for me and I tried to live in it. But in the morning light the real world was back again and facing it was harder than ever, because I had less resources with which to meet it. Each attempt at escape weakened my personality by the very attempt. Everyone knows that alcohol, by relaxing inhibitions, permits a flight from reality. Alcohol deadens the brain cells that preside over our highest faculties and we are off to the unreal world of drunkenness. A.A. taught me not to run away, but to face reality. Have I given up trying to escape life?

Meditation For The Day

In these times of quiet meditation, try more and more to set your hopes on the grace of God. Know that whatever the future may hold, it will hold more and more of good. Do not set all your hopes and desires on material things. There is weariness in an abundance of things. Set your hopes on spiritual things so that you may grow spiritually. Learn to rely on God’s power more and more and in that reliance you will have an insight into the greater value of things of the spirit.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may not be overwhelmed by material things. I pray that I may realize the higher value of spiritual things.

15/11/2023

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