These are not in any particular order and something that may work for one person may not work for another person. These are just some of the things that work for me!!!

1. Build a strong SOBER support system!! Surround yourself with people that are clean and sober.

2. Yes it is true get rid off all your old buddies!! Your using buddies that is! You are NOT going to stay clean hanging out with your old using friends!!!! OR, your old boyfriend/girlfriend that you would use with. If you both get clean at the same time and continue being together it is a set up for disaster! If only one of you gets clean and wants to try to save the other, it won’t work! You cannot save the world, only yourself!!

3. Go to the meetings!!! There is a saying in the NA and AA meetings “Keep coming , bring your butt, and your mind will follow!” In other words, keep going, eventually some of it will start to sink in. You will become a NA meeting addict instead of a active drug addict.

4. Don’t think that magically once you stop using drugs and alcohol your problems are going to disappear. It took years to mess up your life this bad and it is not going to be able to be fixed overnight!! Keep your head up and it is much easier to combat your problems with a sober mind and with clear thinking!

5. Try to get help for your underlying problems. Most of us do not wake up one day and say ” I think I want to be a drug addict!” Usually there is a problem within ourselves that we are trying to either run from or cover up. Unearth the demons!! Face up to your problems!! MAN UP!! As some would say!! Get help! See a counseler, go to therapy, get on medication, do whatever you have to do! Everyone does not need medication though!! A lot of times they want to put you on all kinds of anti-depressants and stuff when you get clean. It is not necessary in all cases!! See a therapist! Get a second opinion! If medication is necessary then by all means get on it !! A lot of us use drugs to self-medicate. Also when you do get on your medication, take them the way they are meant to be taken! You can be addicted to anything! So if you are taking to many of the pills that are prescribed to you thats not good either!

6. Learn about the disease of addiction! Knowledge is power my friend! Read up on it. Once you learn the whats and what-fors it is alot easier for you to understand your problem. Once I learned how my brain worked on drugs, and what drugs did to the body it is kind of scary to see what you are doing with yourself!!

7. Keep busy! You know what they say about idle hands! It is true! Keep busy . Pick up a hobby or 2. Get involved. Volunteer, be a better person over all. It will make you feel better inside and out! Don’t let yourself be alone with your head! Your head is what got you into this mess to begin with, keep out of your head and stay busy!

8. DO NOT DWELL ON THE PAST!! It is the past! You cannot change it! Don’t beat yourself up over all the bad things that you have done! It will only bring you down! I mean you have to own up to your responsibilities but please don’t let it bring you down! You will be right back to using if you do this!

9. Change your thinking. Stinking Thinking is what we call it! Your mind is your worst enemy. Change the way you think about things and the way you react to things. It can do a world of difference if you do this. instead of getting mad or angry all the time take a deep breath and think before you speak or react.

10. Shut your mouth and open your ears! You cant hear what people are telling you if you are always talking. A lot of times if you are a newcomer to a meeting the older ones want you to listen. You don’t have anything to say to them! You need to listen. They don’t want to hear you because they have been there. They know what you are going to say! You need to take advice from people who have a lot of clean time!

I would love to hear somethings from you maybe leave me a comment and let me know something that might have worked for you to keep you clean!!

Any input is greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!

There are places I’ll remember

All my life though some have changed ..

Some forever not for better

Some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments

With lovers and friends I still can recall

Some are dead and some are living .

In my life I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning

When I think of love as something new

Though I know I’ll never ever lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I’ll often stop and think about them .

In my life I love you more..

Though I know I’ll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I’ll often stop and think about them

In my life I love you more

In my life I love you more.

First off, Yuwie is 100% FREE. Yuwie is like any other “connect with friends” or social networking site. But we have one major difference. Do everything like you would on My Space but get PAID!!

You can get paid one of 2 ways!

1. Paypal. Paypal is an online payment processing company owned by EBay. Very secure, very reliable, very well known.

If you need a Pay Pal account Copy this code in your browser address bar below and sign up

2. they can send you a check.

Here is some pointers to make your Yuwie Experience even better taken by a blog on Yuwie

IF you are NEW to Yuwie!

First things first, did you open a PayPal account yet?

If not, DO IT NOW! It’s free too!

PayPal is the preferred payment method by Yuwie. It’s safe and secure.

Click on this PayPal banner to get your free PayPal account.
Sign up for PayPal and start accepting credit card payments instantly.

DO’S & DON’T S

Make sure your profile is NOT set to private in your settings. Since getting page views is how you make money, what kind of sense would it make to block people from seeing it. They won’t come back.

DON’T plaster banner ads of your biz ops all over your page or in notices! This will get your page blocked by Yuwie. Please read the TOS of Yuwie down at the very bottom of the page.

DO:

Dress up your page.
There are hundreds of great layouts up in the top toolbar under “LAYOUTS”. Everything is all set up. Just pick one and it will show you what your page will look like. When you find one you like, click “USE THIS LAYOUT” at the top and it will be saved for you. If you ever want to see what everyone else sees when they visit you, just click on your own profile pic and it will come up. Make it interesting so people will want to come back.

Add pics.
Upload your favorite pics of you, your family, your dog, your boat, your sister—whatever your world is about so people can get to know you. It also counts as a page view when people visit your pics.

Write blogs.
About anything you want. Life, love, hates, ticks, helpful hints to members. Whatever you think might bring people to your page.

Add friends.
Do this right away. Don’t be shy, they may not come to you and ask. Go out and get em! I guarantee that 99% of the folks here are very friendly and more than willing to help you. If you’re a female, it’s ok to ask other female friends. Same for guys. It’s not like the “other place” where people get suspicious of your requests. I told you you’d like it here!

Join clubs.
Find clubs that you are interested in and make helpful comments. This will get you recognition and people will come and visit your page.

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WHAT IS A PAID PAGE VIEW?

When anyone views any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view for you:
your profile page
your blog pages
view all your friends
view all your comments
your picture pages

If someone views one of your shared layouts.
When you view any of these pages, it counts as 1 page view.
Any of your control panel pages, including but not limited to: settings, messaging, friends, referrals, favorites, etc.

The following does not count as a page view:
Refreshing/reloading a page
Any page that’s viewed within 3 seconds of the last page doesn’t count

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GETTING REFERRALS:

If you are here to make money, as well as make friends, (most likely you are) getting referrals THE KEY. The most important key. Adding alot of friends here is good, but the money IS IN GETTING NEW REFERRALS AND HELPING THEM! I cannot stress this enough. As you begin to bring people in, and help them, they will also bring people in and your tree will begin to grow. You must water it and nurture it if you want it to be a big tree. Take care of it (them) and it (they) will take care of you. The bigger money is in your 10th level and it may take you a little while to get there, but when you do, it will all be worth it.

In your control panel at Yuwie, you will see to the left 11 small icons. The 4th one in the top row is your referral tree linked icon. Click on it. You will see 4 red links. The last one is “Referral Tools”. Click on that and you will find banner codes and your referral link which you can use in the lessons posted here in the club to bring in new members to add to your tree. You might want to add your banner to your shoutbox or somewhere on your page so if nonmembers come to visit & want to join they can use your link.
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WHEN YOU GET A REFERRAL:

You should get an email to your email account telling you that you have a referral.
Go back to your referral tree icon in your control panel and click on it. The 3rd one down shows your referral tree. Click on it. Click on Level 1. Now you can see everyone you have referred. If you click on their name it will take you to their page.

THIS IS IMPORTANT!

Immediately send your referral a comment and a message welcoming them to Yuwie. Offer your help and assistance in answering questions. Suggest they join this club and other helpful clubs so they, in turn, can learn and bring back in more referrals. So, in helping others in your referral tree you are also helping yourself.

Click on “INVITE A FRIEND” at the top of this page and go through your list of friends.

Make sure to invite everyone in your downline to be on your friends list.
Visit them regularly, leaving comments. It not only makes them feel welcome, but it is also helping you with your page views, since they are in your downline.

These are just a few suggestions. You will come across many more in people’s blogs as you start your journey at Yuwie. I hope this helped you a little.

Thanks for reading! hope to meet you on Yuwie! Alisha