Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
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Announcement:
"From Slavery to Recovery"
If you can read Hebrew, this announcement is for you!
In honor of the 3rd Annual GYE Israel Convention a few weeks ago, we put together a powerful booklet containing a collection of articles in Hebrew related to Pesach and Recovery/Redemption with the help of GYE members from the Hebrew website. The articles were written over the past 3 years by members of the GYE Hebrew forum.
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this: you are dreadfully like other people.
-- James Russell Lowell
Sharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are.
We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to make in life, one not quite like anyone else's.
Keeping secrets from others can make us fearful. We think: "Could they really like me if they knew this?"
Yet we feel profound relief when we share our most shameful secrets in a meeting and the men and women listening to us don't blink an eye.
We no longer find rewards from pretending we're someone we're not. Our greatest reward now is the peace we experience from not having anything to hide. We have learned genuine humility and that we are equals with other people.
No better, no worse.
Today I will enjoy the serenity of having no more secrets and will celebrate my humanity.
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Category: Attitude
12 Warning Signs of Strength and Hope
1. Persistent presence of supportive friends.
2. Chronic Positive Expectations: tendency to frame events in a positive light.
3. Increased sensitivity to others.
4. Tendency to adapt to changing situations.
5. Repeated episodes of gratitude and generosity.
6. Compulsion to care for other people.
7. Regular signs of joy in living.
8. Increased appetite for physical activity.
9. Tendency to identify and communicate feelings.
10. Persistent sense of humor: being known to laugh outloud.
11. Sense of spiritual renewal.
12. Life centered around appreciation of and dedication to Torah and Mitzvos.
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Discuss these ideas with your friends on the forum. See this and other articles on your Personal Homepage (log-in required).
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Dov's 12-Step Workshop Recordings Available
A big thank you and congratulations to Dov on the completion his 3 week, 12 part workshop on the 12-Step program for GYE members.
Recordings of this wonderful workshop series can be accessed now on the GYE site in 3 places:
Please note, that Dov welcomes your feedback, and you can email him at wequithiding@gmail.com to ask for clarifications, disagreements, or just to talk.
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Limited Time Offer is Back - but it may take a bit of time to fulfill!
Include your name, snail-mail address, and phone number (for shipping purposes only - you will not be contacted) and it will be mailed to you, bl"n, in a plain white envelope.
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