Celebrate Recovery Gardiner

03/14/2026

Sanctuary -

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pkGN50Jb2WI&si=qw1gexyqDO-uJGpe

Reminds me of all I have been set free from.

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07/17/2025

You're not healing to be able to handle trauma, pain, anxiety, depression. You're used to those. You're healing to be able to handle joy and to accept happiness back into your life.

01/17/2025

From an outside view, Optimism seems so simple... especially when watching others.
Be like Nike - just do it.
When it comes to negative thoughts - be like Nancy and "Just Say No!"
But for so many people, it negativity is a form of protection: anticipate/expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
Seems legitimate, howmayever, not true - There may have been some semblence of success, however for the person stuck practicing this form of emotional protection after a while they still end up disappointed lile before but now, on top of that, they are constantly bitter and looking at everything with anticipation of failure - leaving the body and mind even more exhausted and, if bad enough, the person lonely because no one wants to be near all of that negativity.

09/19/2024

Recovery Thoughts:

Overthinkers often find themselves surrounded by doubt, fear, and uncertainty as a result of processing thoughts and circumstances repeatedly within. In an effort to find closure to a thought, overthinking more often than not leads to even more insecurity as the mind that is trying to resolve a situation continues to imagine even more negativity, especially when there is no immediate resolution to the original thought. As this spiraling circle of uncertainty spins out of control it can become overwhelming.
For a person struggling with addiction, it can seem easier in those moments to return to drugs or alcohol to end the emotional pain and find temporary closure to the hurt that one is dealing with.
Even if you can't find resolution in the moment, don't seek 'happiness' with a decision that takes you into relapse; instead, seek happiness in the strength and empowerment you give yourself by making the right decision to move forward in your sobriety.

Prayer for the Day
I pray that I will find happiness in doing the right thing.

12/16/2023

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09/12/2023

Sometimes we tend to take on the energy of what is going on around us. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps a medical emergency like a stranger in a restaurant need some help, or when the fired alarm goes off in the building, or at a concert just having fun. But during a difficult time, like confrontation with a peer or family member or even a customer, when emotions are hihg and relationships are at stake, why does it become so difficult to do the right thing. I pray lord, in times like these, we can stop and look at you; instead of reacting with equal negative energy we can instead, recognize you too are present, and choose to take on your energy.

06/26/2023

1. We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Why is this so difficult?
Denial is tough. Getting a loved one past Denial and to the point where they actually accept they have a problem can be difficult and painful; Sometimes you would rather give up then put in the work.
Even if a person finally acknowledges there is a problem, either on their own or with an intervention from friends or loved ones, following through with any plans to begin recovery can be next to impossible. Even when a person realizes they are destroying themselves and the life around them, actually doing something to fix the hurt, habit, or hang up can be even harder and take more time. On many levels it is so much easier to acknowledge the problem then it is to employ a plan and fix the problem. The acknowledgement give a person strength temporarily.. a sense of resolve, but when a person tries to put plan into effect, discomfort, fear, and insecurity will more often then not cause failure. It is here where a person needs a cheering section; friends and family who will support and love a person no matter what. Love can be difficult when you have been hurt before. Love can be tiresome when there have been so many failures. It becomes easier to justify giving up... don't. Keep loving... keep supporting. That person in recovery NEEDS you.

02/25/2023

Life can be tough at times...
Choose to praise Him on the mountains and in the valleys

01/30/2023

Hey CR family...
The Tuesday night Celebrate Recovery Gardiner group is on an indefinite hiatus. There will be no meetings until further notice.

01/17/2023

Covid strikes again. No group tonight. See you next week.

12/28/2022

Last night at CR was amazing!
January 3rd is the 1st meeting for 2023! We are trying to get a Cardboard Testimony done that night; hope we see you there!