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Meditations for the First 30 Days: How not to become roadkill on the highway to recovery by Ken Montrose

Many meditation books lift us above the din of our daily existence. This isn’t one of them. Topics covered include learning from people you don’t like, squeezing the joy out of life, not judging people by their appearances, finding peace in noisy places, and never picking up the first drink or drug, no matter what. All thirty lessons have a page for writing a daily inventory and a gratitude list.

Foreword
From the first day of my recovery I felt caught in the middle. On one side sat the twelve-step traditionalists. Whenever I spoke they told me to “sit down, shut up, take the cotton out of ‘yer ears and put it in your mouth!” Should I need an opinion, they promised to supply one.
On the other side floated people who saw angels everywhere. They explained all experiences in metaphysical terms. They hated the notion that anything might be coincidental and not preordained by the Almighty. Having a summer cold was part of God’s grand plan to help me survive the garbage collectors’ strike.

Between these two extremes, I trudged my own road from alcoholism to sobriety. Along the way I met many people walking a similar path. We held and expressed opinions. Our relationships with God tended to be deep but informal. We were the kind of heretics who believed in coincidences. I have added my own thoughts to their wisdom. With luck the combination will help you find comfort as you take the middle road.

“Meditations for the First 30 Days” has thirty lessons and messages written with the first thirty days of recovery in mind.

Introduction
This is the first part of Meditations from the Medial Strip. The lessons were written with the first 30 days of recovery in mind. Scattered throughout the daily readings are six crucial messages:
?Don’t pick up the first drink or other drug, no matter what.
?Listen with an open mind.
?Practice rigorous honesty with yourself and others
?Go to any length to stay clean and sober.
?Take stock of your recovery, and stay focused.
?Keep coming back.

Each lesson has a section for your thoughts. There is also a section for taking stock each day. This section asks you to check a box indicating you awoke clean and sober, and another box indicating you went to bed clean and sober. These boxes are the most important part of your recovery. All recovery begins with complete abstinence from alcohol and other drugs.

Each lesson has a space for a gratitude list. Writing a gratitude list helps us see what is good about our situation, and what we can do to improve the future. Sometimes we need to list what could have been worse had we kept drinking and drugging.

Our daily inventories help us remember to squeeze the most out of each day. When you complete this section ask yourself several questions:
1.What did I do today to clear the wreckage of the past?
2.What did I do today to stay clean and sober?
3.What did I do today to strengthen my recovery for the future?

Thirty Lessons and Messages Written with the First 30 Days of Recovery in Mind.

The more effort and thought you put into each lesson, the more you will get from this.

Heroin, Oxycontin, and Other Opiates: Breaking your addiction to them by Ken Montrose

This workbook looks at the carrot and the stick of opiate addiction. The exercises are geared to helping the reader recognize what motivates him to continue using these drugs. It also discusses common-sense approaches to recovering from addiction.

From the Introduction:
There is a “carrot and stick” to opiates. Imagine a jackass chasing a carrot dangled in front of him on a stick. The animal will chase that carrot until he is exhausted, remembering the taste of the first carrot.

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Now imagine that his master finally allows him to eat the carrot in the shade. The carrot only satisfies his hunger for a few minutes. In what seems like a moment, his master will be hitting him with a stick to get him moving again. Soon his belly is rumbling, his sides hurt from the stick, and he knows he must get up to chase another carrot.

Opiates are the carrot and the stick. The high, and the escape from pain, are the carrot. Withdrawal and all the problems opiate addiction causes are the stick. Addiction is the master. Guess which role you play. This workbook will help you stop.

About the author of “Heroin, Oxycontin, and Other Opiates”, Ken Montrose:

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The easy recipes in this cookbook for babies are divided into two stages: 6 and 7-month-old babies and babies 8 to 12 months old.

150+ Best Baby Purees Cookbook: Healthy and Easy Recipes with 100+ Tips on Weaning and Solids Introduction by Angelina Gardner

Do you want to raise a healthy baby and save money on jarred baby food?

Of course, you do.  But many parents do not know what types of foods are best for healthy baby development, or at what age they should start weaning a baby.  Relax!  In this book Supermoms and Superdads are provided over 150 delicious puree recipes guaranteed to make your baby want to eat solid food.  And, best of all, anybody can make these baby smoothie recipes with no special equipment or expensive ingredients.  Treat your growing baby to a huge variety of homemade baby food recipes that only take minutes to prepare and taste awesome… even for picky eater babies.

The recipes in this best puree cookbook for babies are divided into two stages. First Stage purees are for 6 and 7-month-old babies and the Second Stage is for babies 8 to 12 months old. These healthy puree recipes for babies include:

• 2 ingredient vegetable and fruit purees
• 3+ ingredient purees made of vegetables, fruits or both
• Complex purees based on baby cereals, meat, fish and dairy products.

This baby food cookbook contains essential information on:

• When to start weaning your baby and feeding solid food
• What to choose as the 1st baby food
• Best first veggies and fruits and their nutrients and health benefits
• What kinds of spices to use in healthy baby food
• Chapters are preceded by tables with the information about the suggested quantity of food a baby should be fed at certain ages

About the author of these easy recipes, Angelina Gardner:

Angelina Gardner is a 30-year-old Pedagogist whose extensive knowledge and unwavering dedication have led her to becoming a sought-after leader in her field. For the last decade, her ultimate mission has been to help fellow mothers raise healthy children who not only eat nutritious food, but truly love fruits and vegetables. As a proud health-conscious mother herself (of a beautiful baby boy and little girl), she possesses a first-hand understanding of the importance of proper childhood nutrition.

Strengthen your prayer life while seeking God in prayer.

Unleash the Power of Prayer in Your Life: A Power that Transforms Lives by Horace Williams Jr

From a Stroke survivor to an Award-winning author!

Do you desire to experience God’s transcendent power in your life? God in His goodness rescued me from a dark and dangerous path my life was headed down. I have experienced His power in my own life.

Prayer is a mystery that we struggle to understand. Do you realize that your prayer life is a reflection of your relationship with Jesus Christ? Almighty God has given you access to to His throne of grace, and with that access, there is power! Power to transform your life and the lives of others.

In this award-winning book, you will read about some of the magnificent blessings available to you as you strengthen your prayer life while seeking God in prayer.

When you make prayer a priority and pray with purpose; God’s power will be revealed, and lives are transformed!  Are you ready to unleash God’s power in your life?

??? There are so many blessings from an intimate prayer life with God.

Stronger faith, a closer relationship with God. You can have assurance that He hears your prayers, and you receive direction when you hear from Him. Talking with God gives you indescribable hope that will transform your life!

About the author to help you strengthen your prayer life, Horace Williams Jr.