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Newsletter
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April 2008 |
Some Reminders |
Some Helpful Numbers |
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Dosing hours Monday through |
AA - Alcoholics Anonymous |
Friday are 5:30am to 10:30 am |
214-887-6699 |
Counseling is available |
NA - Narcotics Anonymous |
5:30 am to 12:30 pm |
972-699-9306 |
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www.dallasareana.org |
Recovery is a Journey
"Let the Dance Begin"
After a while, we start to feel better. After a
while, we may work a 4th and a 5th step. You know, we made a "fearless
moral inventory." It takes a lot a courage, trust, honesty, and
openness to choose recovery, to choose to look problems square in the
eyes and deal with them without using, without cheating, without
dancing around with excuses and complaints, blaming the world for our
problems, for our shortcomings.
This recovery stuff doesn't just begin and end.
This recovery stuff continues. It becomes a new way to live life. To
maintain our recovery means continuing to express the guts we used to
first work that 4th step. It means continuing to be honest and open
about who and what we are, about our abilities and our challenges. We
don't evade responsibility for our actions and we graciously accept the
affirmations we receive for a job well done. We become willing and
ready to think of ourselves as having more in our inventory than the
pain and the refuse. Our inventory now also consists of the good stuff,
our abilities, our strengths. Being fully honest, we are now fully
aware that the time for excuses has passed.
So, the question is: What have you been dancing around? We
benefit in our recovery in proportion to the amount of honesty we bring
to lives. Think about the different areas of your life right now. Think
about your job, relationships, health, values, spiritual life,
character traits, etc. Now, write down the issues you have dancing
around, avoiding, or just plain lying about. Next, make an appointment
to see your counselor and/or your sponsor to start solving of the
problem.
--Rick B.
Alcoholism in the Workplace
A recent study reveals the percentages of abusive alcohol use
in the american work force.
Industry Sector |
Percent |
Leisure, hospitality, Arts |
15% |
Construction & Mining |
15% |
Wholesale trade |
12% |
Professionals |
11% |
Retail |
10% |
Finance & Real Estate |
9% |
Manufacturing |
8% |
Transportation & Utilities |
8% |
Information & Communication |
8% |
Agriculture/Forestry |
7% |
Other services |
6% |
Education, Health, Social Sciences |
5% |
Public Administration |
5% |
Recovery Screen Savers are Here!
Get a CD with inspirational words and images. Call us, email us, or
come by to get one today.
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Clinic hours on Saturday are |
OA - Overeaters Anonymous |
6:00 am to 9:00 am |
512-327-2802 |
Closed on Sunday |
Problem Gamblers Help-Line |
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800-742-0443 |
Please remember to bring |
SA - Sex/Love Addicts Annon. |
your lock boxes. |
800-477-8191 |
Lessons In Life
- Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
- When in doubt, don't.
- Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
- Don't take yourself so seriously.
- Cry with someone, it's more healing than crying alone.
- It's O.K. to get angry at God…He can take it.
- When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
- Make peace with your past so it won't screw up your present.
- It's O.K. to let your children see you cry.
- Don't compare your life with others. You have no idea what
their journey is about.
- Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy
lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special!
- Be eccentric now…wear purple.
Choices
Once we choose recovery, a vast new world of
other choices begins to unfold. When we were caught in obession and
compulsion, we had relatively few choices…or at least it felt that way.
With recovery comes more time, freedom, and energy for relationships,
hobbies, family, health, and just plain fun.
This sense of freedom grows until we feel the anxiety of
making more and more choices. With freedom comes joy and
responsibility. Now, there is way too much time. Now, more people,
including family, really do want to be around you, really do want to
spend time together. Now, you have the energy and desire to get some
more education or training…which school? Now, there is time to be quiet
and listen to the inner voice saying, "you're O.K.!"
--Anonymous
Roadblocks to Recovery
- Defiance: Just not accepting the reality of powerlessness
over the addiction. Characterized by denial, rebellion,
rationalization, and "I want what I want, and I want it now!"
- Compliance: This half-hearted acceptance. Characterized by
submission, resignation, yielding, concessions, etc. You say "Yes" to
recovery on the outside, but you are saying "No" to recovery on the
inside. You just don't openly resist anymore.
The consequences of the above roadblocks are
feeling guilty and shameful all the time. And if that's not enough, you
feel dishonest and tense almost continually. There is a strong sense of
self-pity. So, what do you do?
Decide to become totally comitted to your recovery. Have an
active, not a passive or reactive attitude toward recovery. Why not
have a talk with your counselor.
--Rick B.
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Mothers Against Meth-Amph. |
866-293-8901 |
www.mamasite.net |
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Recovery Related Stuff |
www.hazelden.org |
Hepatitis Information |
hepatitisneighborhood.com |
APAA |
The Association of Persons |
Affected by Addiction |
www.apaarecovery.org |
The Twelfth Step Ministry |
214-706-9526 |
Lots of support groups of |
various interests. |
Visit their web site. |
www.llumc.org |
The Network of Community |
Ministries |
Assistance with food, clothing |
972-234-8880 |
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Texas Workforce Commission |
972-288-2703 |
Baylor College of Dentistry |
214-828-8440 |
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Come to Group
We are Meeting Every
Saturday from
8:30 AM to 9:15 AM
HERE NOW
The procedure is called auricular acupuncture. It is helpful for a
variety of issues that affect those with addictions.
Please see your counselor.
 The Dallas
County Health Department is offering screening for sexually transmitted
diseases. The fee is $25. If you can't afford to pay the full
amount, a payment plan can be arranged. Please call before 7:45 AM
to schedule an appointment.
214-819-2000
HIV Testing Offered
Almost every Friday, a member of the HEI department from the Greater
Dallas Counsel on Alcohol and Drug Abuse are here to offer free
HIV testing. The test is called "OraQuick Advance." The test is based
on saliva and you get your results in 20 minutes. The test is 99%
accurate. All you do is come in and asked to be tested.
Detox Spa
Cleanses your body of toxins.
A 30 minute treatment is thirty dollars.
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Dr. Candace McDaniel
8021 East R.L. Thornton Fwy, Suite A
Dallas, Texas 75228
Call (214) 328-4848 or
for more information
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