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GuardYourEyes Chizuk E-Mail (No. 1194)

Getting stronger every day!

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In Today's Issue

Recovery Tip: Keep Your Recovery First to Make It Last
12-Step Attitude: Recovery Acronyms
Torah Attitude: Get Up, Stand Up!
Testimonial: Lifeline

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Prayer Request

Please daven for refua shleimo u'kroivo lovoi

for a 10-year old girl who was burnt in terror attack last night + one more 7 year old girl:

Ayala Bas Ruth

Noa Bas Batsheva Devora

May our Merciful Father bless this children with complete and speedy recovery among all ill Children of Israel!

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Category: Recovery Tip

Keep Your Recovery First to Make It Last

By Anonymous

We all encounter places, people, and times of the year which trigger memories of our old lifestyle, pleasant or painful events. Holidays and family gatherings may be especially stressful times for us.

There have always been a lot of expectations associated with holidays. Many of us may feel pressured to fulfill those expectations. We need to remember that it is a naturally stressful time and we may feel more nervous than usual. We can avoid forcing moods or events on ourselves or those around us.

In recovery, we are given tips that have helped many members during the holidays. We plan extra Program activities and keep our phone list handy. We skip any slippery occasions that make us uneasy. We attend special Program events. We take a fellow member with us to a possibly slippery party if we feel uncomfortable going alone.

When I keep my recovery Number One in my mind, the holidays - with the help of my friends - will be enjoyable and less stressful.

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Category: 12-Step Attitude

Recovery Acronyms

FAITH=Fear Ain't In This House

DENIAL=Don't Even Notice I Am Lying

YANA=You Are Not Alone

KISS=Keep It Simple, Stupid

FEAR=Face Everything And Recover

HOW (will this program work?)=Honesty, Openness, and Willingness

WILLING=When I Live Life, I Need G-d

ABC=Accept, Believe, Change

TEAM=Together, Everyone Achieves More

GIFT=G-d Is Forever There

HELP=Hope, Encouragement, Love, Patience

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Category: Torah Attitude

Get Up, Stand Up!

For an inspiring story about Reb Boruch Ber and The Chofetz Chaim, illustrating an important recovery principle of not wallowing in our past failures, click here.

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Correction

It has come to our attention (Thank you, Susan!) that some of our readers weren't able to access an article in the last issue by following the "Continue reading" link.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please find the full article here.

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One-liner

Today, try to be stronger, braver, and more loving, as a result of what you did yesterday.

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Category: Testimonial

Lifeline

By Help Me Gye

An important tool of our recovery is reading the daily emails.

I have to say that the Chizuk emails have become my lifeline. I come in to my office after the pritzus in the street, and as I open my computer I have that familiar tingling feeling, but the Chizuk email keeps me in focus. Even more importantly, I am in correspondence with two other members of the GYE family and I/we keep strong for each other's sake. I daven that I should be able to keep this up, and not lose my enthusiasm. The Y'H has a lot of tricks.

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with your snail-mail address and it will be mailed to you bl"n.

Note: This offer is only for those who commit to actually reading the handbook :-)

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