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Tonight, we will explore recovery in terms of how it used to be like when we were new

All of us have been around a while

All of us have seen changes in meetings

We have seen changes in way people are sponsored

All of us have seen changes in how addictions have influenced meetings

All of us have seen how recovery centers have influenced recovery language and behavior

All of us have seen how the court system has influenced meetings

Tonight we will talk about how things have changed since we were new.

What comes first to mind when you heard about this topic?

How has your recovery program changed since you were new?

What is different?

What is the same?

How about meetings how have meetings changed?  

How have meetings remained the same?

Are the issues the same or have they changed?  

When you first came in, what did you want to get out of AA?

What was the first thing you worked on?

What was your primary concern?

Today, what are you working on?

What has changed in recovery over the years

What has remained the same?

How has technology influenced your program?

How has sponsorship changed?

How have sponsees changed?

How has the fellowship changed?

How have the courts influenced meetings?

How have drugs influenced meetings?

How has non-smoking influenced meetings?

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Mike from FLA

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Alex from austin

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When people decide to give up an addiction, they are agreeing to make a major change to their life. The benefits of such a dramatic alteration of course can be wonderful, but it will be a step into the unknown.

The individual needs to summon up a great deal of courage and be prepared to let go of their old habits. Once the individual becomes sober it does not mean the process of change is complete.

It continues indefinitely. Anyone who builds a successful life away from addiction will constantly face changes and challenges. It is part of what makes their life away from addiction so wonderful.

First to mind?

When you were new, what was the main thing you had to change?
What was standing in the way of change?
What recovery tool helped?
What did not help?

What was the first thing you changes in recovery?
What was the hardest thing you have changed?

How did your sponsor help?
How did prayer help?
How did meetings help?

What are you trying to change today?
What is in the way?
Why is it difficult for you?

What do you hope to change in the future?
Why are you waiting?
When will you know it’s time?

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Tim

Mike

Mike from FLA
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Alex from Austin
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Bonte from Sri lanka
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Mike from Walled Lake
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Josh

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In our program, it’s our responsibility to make plans.
Making plans help us to achieve goals we may have.
Goals to improve being happy, joyous, and free.
We should just be careful not to plan the outcomes to specifically.
We can make a plan, just be careful that it doesn’t turn into an expectation.

An expectation that is unreasonably high is
a premeditated resentment.
An expectation that is too low is
a premeditated disappointment.
and resentments and disappointments are both dangerous for us alcoholics.

So, we alcoholics need to be careful in this business of resolution making
we need to be careful as we plan our recovery life for the next year.

We need to be flexible as we plan
Our higher power may have a different plan than we have.
My experience, I need to be flexible or else I will be miserable.

Do you have any Recovery Plans for 2018?
What are they?
With the podcast, Premium Membership awareness
Recovered on the Road
Working on anxiety, for example, Andrew’s Christmas Card

How did you decide on those specific needs?
What tools, steps, prayers, what recovery methods
do you plan to use to achieve those goals?

What would make your recovery happier?
some ideas may include
more time for friends
a hobby
more service work
work all steps
work a specific step
more prayer

What specific actions will you take to keep you on track?
How do we move from an idea of change to actual change?
calling sponsor on progress
journal
talk about it at meetings
prayer

What were some of your past recovery plans that you tried?
discuss failures
discuss successes

For the new guy, what tips would you suggest when making plans?
Some Goal Setting Tips
Be specific about personal recovery goals
Take small steps and ask for help along the way
Establishing a Routine
Exercise
Reduce stress
Eat healthy food

How do you deal with plans not achieved?
How do you make plans and manage expectations?

What advice would you give the new person who is making recovery plans for the first time?

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Alex from Austin
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Carl
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