Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 06:29 AM
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June 3: This is a time when you can receive...
June 3: This is a time when you can receive revelation and understanding of things that have been unclear. But, you must set yourself in a position to receive by quieting your soul and listening for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 2
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June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist...
June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist Carl Jung once said, "If one can accept one's sin, one can live with it. If one cannot accept it, one has to suffer the inevitable consequences." We must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 4
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June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be...
June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be motivated to take action? Then take action.
It’s a mistake to think that motivation alone initiates action. You initiate the action, and then motivation...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Yesterday, 10:27 AM
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Is Still Very Real
The escape artist that we all are, we're all trying to escape something that is too much for all of us to bear, but even while this may be true, for most of us we don't even know what this is or that...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 06:32 AM
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June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a...
June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a relentless onslaught that kept you from thriving. You must come away from all the noise and seek solace in My presence, says the Lord. Come and be revived and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 2
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June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I...
June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I strongly believe that having even just one friend in recovery is incredibly helpful to our recovery. Depending on what sort of recovery journey you are on, you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-01-2024, 05:55 AM
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Small Straws In A Soft Wind - June
June 1: You are on the cusp of making decisions that will alter your life in dramatic ways. Take your time and be sure that what you are planning will be in your best interest in the long run. This...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:36 AM
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Today's Thought - June
June 1
I should be content to look at a mountain for what it is and not as a comment on my life.
~David Ignatow
We have recognized our self-centeredness as addicts and codependents. On the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 4
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June 2
Stretch yourself
You’ll thank...
June 2
Stretch yourself
You’ll thank yourself if you regularly stretch yourself. You’ll appreciate the new strength you develop by willingly taking on challenges.
It’s temptingly comfortable...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 4
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Daily Motivator - June
June 1
Truth remains true
The truth is simple. Though it is often not easy, or nice, or comfortable.
If someone has to spend thirty minutes explaining himself, he’s not being truthful....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-31-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2024, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 31
To know all things is not permitted. ...
May 31
To know all things is not permitted.
~Horace
In recovery, we give up trying to be perfect. We give up trying to know everything. We work at coming to know and accept our shortcomings....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 31
Gloriously alive
Instead of...
May 31
Gloriously alive
Instead of chasing happiness, enjoy it. Instead of putting off life until later, live it fully where you are.
There is only the slightest connection between your...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-30-2024, 06:31 AM
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The Fern and The Bamboo
The Fern and The Bamboo
One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-30-2024, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
May 30: Even though your breakthrough is not...
May 30: Even though your breakthrough is not necessarily what you wanted or expected, it is a new beginning. What is behind you is in the past, and you will have opportunities to forge ahead in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2024, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 30
A bird does not sing because he has...
May 30
A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song.
~Joan Walsh Anglund
Each of us has a song to sing, just as birds do. Part of knowing who we are is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 30
True priorities
Your priorities...
May 30
True priorities
Your priorities play a major role in the way your life unfolds. It’s crucial to be honest with yourself about them.
Your actual priorities are not defined by what you...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-29-2024, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
May 29: You are stepping into a time of renewal...
May 29: You are stepping into a time of renewal when solving problems will be easier than it has been. Listen for My still small voice to guide you and give you wisdom. Stay focused and deal with one...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 29
AA Thought for the Day
The...
May 29
AA Thought for the Day
The prodigal son "took his journey into a far country and wasted his substance with riotous living." That's what we alcoholics do. We waste our substance with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 29
Celebrate meaning
Because...
May 29
Celebrate meaning
Because darkness exists, light has value. Each challenge adds meaning to the reward.
The essence of great, enduring art comes from the physical, mental and spiritual...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-28-2024, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 28
The grand essentials of happiness...
May 28
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
~George Washington Burnap
A wise old man who had survived years of abuse and hard...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2024, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 28
Allow discipline
Discipline is...
May 28
Allow discipline
Discipline is not something you have to go out and get. It’s a power you can allow yourself to have.
You know what discipline is, what discipline means in your...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
05-27-2024, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 689
Keep On Trying
The only time that any one of us can fail ourselves, and we all can do this, and it's wrong for all of us if we do this is when we stop trying. It doesn't matter how well any of us are doing, what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-27-2024, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 27
A Fellowship of Suffering
One of...
May 27
A Fellowship of Suffering
One of the things I like about AA is that they are people who have been marginalized. I get that.
It's a fellowship of suffering. I get that. If you hang in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-27-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 27
Making a difference
What you do...
May 27
Making a difference
What you do makes a difference. Keep that in mind, and keep doing the good things you do.
To the extent you’re able, find ways to do even more. Because each time...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
05-26-2024, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 362
It's No Joke
It's not a joking matter what can happen to any one of us if we all don't seek the kind of help that all of us need for ourselves that's found here in recovery there are many of us won't seek this...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2024, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2024, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,940
June 3
Daily Reflections
ON A WING AND...
June 3
Daily Reflections
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness
as being indispensable.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2024, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,940
June 2
Daily Reflections
THE UPWARD...
June 2
Daily Reflections
THE UPWARD PATH
Here are the steps we took. . . . .
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2024, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 26
The expression of praise as...
May 26
The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation.
~Catherine Ponder
Praise inevitably has multiple effects. It positively...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-25-2024, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2024, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 25
Fearful as reality is, it is less...
May 25
Fearful as reality is, it is less fearful than evasions of reality.
~Caitlin Thomas
We've become much less fearful of reality since we've come to know the principles of this program....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2024, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 25
Grand opportunity
Real magic is...
May 25
Grand opportunity
Real magic is not to be found in some quick and easy solution. The magic unfolds in the living of your life.
Joy comes not from some particular, momentary pleasure...
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Forum: New Member Check In
05-24-2024, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 1,001
Views: 253,057
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-24-2024, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
May 24: Even when life is difficult to navigate...
May 24: Even when life is difficult to navigate and it seems like you cannot make sense of what is happening around you, I am still with you, says the Lord. Stay the course, and continue to do your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-24-2024, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 24
Give with Humility
The greatest...
May 24
Give with Humility
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good act in secret and have it found out by accident.
~Anonymous
There is one bit of advice that is given in many ways to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-24-2024, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 24
Opportunities for goodness
Some...
May 24
Opportunities for goodness
Some things you can change for the better, and others you can’t. Your effectiveness, your peace of mind, your levels of satisfaction and fulfillment depend on...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-23-2024, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
May 23: You are beginning a new chapter in your...
May 23: You are beginning a new chapter in your life. The past is behind, and the door is open to your future. It is up to you to write the next chapter. You will do this by the decisions you make...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-23-2024, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 23
Grief may be joy misunderstood; Only...
May 23
Grief may be joy misunderstood; Only the Good discerns the good.
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
It may seem strange to grieve for the loss of our addiction, but there is indeed mourning...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-23-2024, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 23
Ideal circumstances
Those who...
May 23
Ideal circumstances
Those who hold out for the perfect partner often end up with no partner. Those who seek the perfect opportunity may never find the opportunity they seek.
It’s...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-22-2024, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 0
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The Spring of Laughter
Today’s Scripture: "...Anyone who drinks the water I give will never thirst—not ever. The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life." (John 4:14, MSG)
The...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-22-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,276
May 22: Examine yourself to make sure that you...
May 22: Examine yourself to make sure that you have forgiven every person who has come against you in any way. That is the only way for you to receive forgiveness for what you have done to others in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,940
Daily Recovery Readings - June
June 1
Daily Reflections
A CHANGED OUTLOOK
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2024, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,048
May 31
Daily Reflections
READINESS TO...
May 31
Daily Reflections
READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS
. . . our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission--to
carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2024, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,048
May 30
Daily Reflections
OUR PRIMARY...
May 30
Daily Reflections
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE
The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 109
It is with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,250
May 22
The bluebird carries the day on his...
May 22
The bluebird carries the day on his back.
~Henry David Thoreau
What a happy thought. Imagine a bluebird building its home in a nest box, chattering away to tell the world, "I'm here,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2024, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,618
May 22
Firsthand
Engage using your...
May 22
Firsthand
Engage using your mind. Engage using your presence, with all you are.
Your life is not some flat, detached, concept. It is a dynamic, direct experience.
Go beyond merely...
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Forum: New Member Check In
05-21-2024, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 1,001
Views: 253,057
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