Mi Corazon Espinado, a branch of Finaltrypico™, endeavors to reach out to those people suffering with addiction, weather it be; drugs, obesity, pornography, smoking, drinking, you name it. Anything that is holding you back and keeping you from your day-to-day commitments and responsibilities is an "addiction". If you can admit that the addiction is more powerful than you, then you have a problem and you've made the first step.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Hooked on Drugs
http://www.godvine.com/Beautiful-Model-Gets-Fired-for-Gaining-4-Pounds-Then-Finds-God-996.html
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Healing
Healing comes in many forms but it can come from apologizing for the wrongs we have caused. "Although apology cards are hard to find, apologies are frequently needed in our relationships. Apologizing is a biblical action. Jesus instructed His followers to make things right with those we've offended. Apologies can be hard to make because it takes a spirit of humility to admit our mistakes, which may not come naturally for us. But taking responsibility for how we were wrong in a situation can bring healing and restoration to a relationship." Anne Cetas
I recently had to say I was sorry to my husband for offending him even though I felt he offended me first. However, it is constantly a surprise to me when I ask for forgiveness for my part how humility takes over and heals the relationship enough to bring restoration. Its at that point that the other individual is given over to God to be dealt with. We can't bring the other person to say they are sorry, only God can teach this act of forgiveness and humility. However, at times this lesson can come at a cost.
Lilia
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Free to Forgive
"Three percent of humans lose touch with reality at some point in their lives. Recent research states that it usually involves dopamine levels in the brain. Inadequate levels can be attributed to stress, feelings of inferiority, drug reactions, and genetic predisposition". Meier & Minirth
Be strong and courageous! In everything you do, be content and live every moment to the fullest. If you have problems with stress, feelings of inferiority, or are having reactions from drugs or alcohol..be strong and courageous to stop hurting yourself and live each moment to the fullest. You will never have that time again. Give it to God and reach out for help.
Monday, April 2, 2012
STEP 1 AA
Instructions
1
Read the entire chapter on Step One in one of many AA books available. Read it every day for 30 days.
2
Recognize the enormity of the first word: We. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship that takes alcoholics out of the isolation that alcohol usually drives them. Recovery is obtained through working with others as clearly stated in Step One.
3
Admit that you cannot control your drinking. Look at your behavior honestly. Answer the questions in the pamphlet "44 Questions" to help you get a clearer look at your disease.
4
Take one drink of alcohol a week for a month if you have not yet joined an AA meeting and picked up a white chip. If you are unsure if you are an alcoholic, this step should be no problem at all for you.
5
Write about your life to this point. A mini-biography, done truthfully, will help to illustrate just how big a part alcohol has played in your life. It will help to illuminate how you do not manage your life and how your life revolved around alcohol.
6
Ask people at AA meetings how they worked Step One, and you will hear many different ideas. Take the ideas that you feel will help you and keep an open mind about trying other things as you progress in your recovery.
Read more: How to Work Step One in AA | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2083107_work-step-one-aa.html#ixzz1qtdbwG2m
1
Read the entire chapter on Step One in one of many AA books available. Read it every day for 30 days.
2
Recognize the enormity of the first word: We. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship that takes alcoholics out of the isolation that alcohol usually drives them. Recovery is obtained through working with others as clearly stated in Step One.
3
Admit that you cannot control your drinking. Look at your behavior honestly. Answer the questions in the pamphlet "44 Questions" to help you get a clearer look at your disease.
4
Take one drink of alcohol a week for a month if you have not yet joined an AA meeting and picked up a white chip. If you are unsure if you are an alcoholic, this step should be no problem at all for you.
5
Write about your life to this point. A mini-biography, done truthfully, will help to illustrate just how big a part alcohol has played in your life. It will help to illuminate how you do not manage your life and how your life revolved around alcohol.
6
Ask people at AA meetings how they worked Step One, and you will hear many different ideas. Take the ideas that you feel will help you and keep an open mind about trying other things as you progress in your recovery.
Read more: How to Work Step One in AA | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2083107_work-step-one-aa.html#ixzz1qtdbwG2m
Monday, March 12, 2012
Teen Challenge
Teen Challenge started in Brooklyn, New York in 1958 by Rev. David Wilkerson.
Wilkerson was a young country preacher pastoring a church in eastern Pennsylvania. One February afternoon, Wilkerson read an article in LIFE magazine about seven teenagers who were on trial for murder.
During a gang fight in Manhattan, these teens beat a young man to death. Troubled by what he read in the article, and sensing God wanted him to do something for the teens, Wilkerson made a trip from his hometown in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania to the urban area of New York City.
Some time after this, Rev. Wilkerson resigned his church in Pennsylvania and moved to the New York City area to work full time with teenage gang members. This new work was eventually called “Teen Challenge.” Soon, Teen Challenge began to also offer help to those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
During these early years, a large home was obtained on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. A year-long residential discipleship program was started in this facility. This Teen Challenge program is still helping people change their lives in today! Due to its success, residential Teen Challenge centers began cropping up in cities all across America.
Most of the centers offer a 12-18 month residential program for men, women, boys, or girls. These centers are designed to help individuals learn how to live drug-free lives. The programs are discipline-oriented and offer a balance of Bible classes, work assignments, and recreation.
As of January 2002, at the beginning the 45th year, there were 178 Teen Challenge programs in the United States and another 150 in other countries around the world. A study completed by NIDA in 1974 claimed an 86% success rate 7 years after graduation. Other studies have been completed since that time that confirmed those findings.
The rest of the story of Teen Challenge is told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade. This book has sold tens of millions of copies and has been translated into 35 different languages. Another exciting book that is available, Run Baby Run tells of notorious gang member Nicky Cruz who was one of David Wilkerson’ s early converts in New York City. Beyond the Cross and the Switchblade and The Cross is Still Mightier than the Switchblade also detail important early history of Teen Challenge.
Teen Challenge has grown into one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind in the world.
http://teenchallengeusa.com/
Wilkerson was a young country preacher pastoring a church in eastern Pennsylvania. One February afternoon, Wilkerson read an article in LIFE magazine about seven teenagers who were on trial for murder.
During a gang fight in Manhattan, these teens beat a young man to death. Troubled by what he read in the article, and sensing God wanted him to do something for the teens, Wilkerson made a trip from his hometown in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania to the urban area of New York City.
Some time after this, Rev. Wilkerson resigned his church in Pennsylvania and moved to the New York City area to work full time with teenage gang members. This new work was eventually called “Teen Challenge.” Soon, Teen Challenge began to also offer help to those addicted to drugs and alcohol.
During these early years, a large home was obtained on Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. A year-long residential discipleship program was started in this facility. This Teen Challenge program is still helping people change their lives in today! Due to its success, residential Teen Challenge centers began cropping up in cities all across America.
Most of the centers offer a 12-18 month residential program for men, women, boys, or girls. These centers are designed to help individuals learn how to live drug-free lives. The programs are discipline-oriented and offer a balance of Bible classes, work assignments, and recreation.
As of January 2002, at the beginning the 45th year, there were 178 Teen Challenge programs in the United States and another 150 in other countries around the world. A study completed by NIDA in 1974 claimed an 86% success rate 7 years after graduation. Other studies have been completed since that time that confirmed those findings.
The rest of the story of Teen Challenge is told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade. This book has sold tens of millions of copies and has been translated into 35 different languages. Another exciting book that is available, Run Baby Run tells of notorious gang member Nicky Cruz who was one of David Wilkerson’ s early converts in New York City. Beyond the Cross and the Switchblade and The Cross is Still Mightier than the Switchblade also detail important early history of Teen Challenge.
Teen Challenge has grown into one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind in the world.
http://teenchallengeusa.com/
Friday, March 9, 2012
Oscar de la Hoya
As I enjoy my 10 months of being sober today I come to realize without a cloud over my head that I will never ever fight again.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Step 8
MARCH 8 Today I am willing for healing to take place in ruptured relationships. I have been doing the best that I can. My acknowledgment that I may have hurt someone else in no way disparages me. I have also been hurt, and I extend the same understanding to myself that I do to others. We have all been doing the best that we can. My willingness to make amends speaks to my spiritual growth and desire for honesty. Making amends to others sets things straight with myself. My self-respect is growing to the extent that I am no longer comfortable with unfinished business. I will finish up my side for my own self and allow the rest to be where it is. It is for myself that I make amends; I do not need to control the result. I am willing to feel clean inside. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Step 8, Alcoholics Anonymous
Dayton Ph.D., Tian (2010-01-01). Daily Affirmations for Forgiving and Moving On (p. 68). HCI. Kindle Edition.
Dayton Ph.D., Tian (2010-01-01). Daily Affirmations for Forgiving and Moving On (p. 68). HCI. Kindle Edition.
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