Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-27-2021, 12:19 PM
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December 27
Quote of the Week
"We are...
December 27
Quote of the Week
"We are always just an arm’s length away from active alcoholism."
Over the holidays, I came uncomfortably close to accidental slips. First there was that rum...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-20-2021, 11:19 AM
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December 20
Quote of the Week
"How can...
December 20
Quote of the Week
"How can I help you?"
It used to be all about helping myself. At parties, I helped myself to your alcohol and party favors. At work, I helped myself to your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2021, 03:06 PM
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December 13
Quote of the Week
"Keep...
December 13
Quote of the Week
"Keep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good."
I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-06-2021, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 50
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December 6
Quote of the Week
"If you...
December 6
Quote of the Week
"If you don’t like what you hear at a meeting, then say what you need to hear."
At a question-and-answer meeting I attend, I often hear people comment that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2021, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 50
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November 29
Quote of the Week
"If I’m...
November 29
Quote of the Week
"If I’m invested in the outcome, I’ve kept God out of it."
I was a big ball of self-will before I entered recovery. In most things, it was my way or the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2021, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 50
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November 22
Quote of the Week
"It is...
November 22
Quote of the Week
"It is always easier to take someone else’s inventory"
I was a master at blaming others before I entered the program. Everything that was wrong about my life,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2021, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 50
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November 15
Quote of the Week
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November 15
Quote of the Week
"Learning to live life one day at a time . . ."
My girlfriend went into her office today and found that fourteen people in her department had been laid off...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2021, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 50
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November 8
Quote of the Week
"It works...
November 8
Quote of the Week
"It works if you work it."
It happens every time—when I get too busy, too stressed, or too tired, I slow down on the things that make me feel better. Before...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-01-2021, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 50
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November 1
Quote of the Week
"When did...
November 1
Quote of the Week
"When did [. . .] become your Higher Power?"
I used to believe that people, places, or things would fix me. I was sure that if only I could get the perfect...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-25-2021, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 50
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October 25
Quote of the Week
"I've...
October 25
Quote of the Week
"I've learned to say, 'you may be right.'"
I used to think I knew it all. When someone disagreed with me, I’d argue and go out of my way to set them straight....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-18-2021, 11:41 AM
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October 18
Quote of the Week
"I can’t...
October 18
Quote of the Week
"I can’t get drunk on yesterday’s booze, and I can’t get sober on yesterday’s sobriety."
During the early part of my recovery, I had frequent “slip dreams.” I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-11-2021, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 50
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October 11
Quote of the Week
"The...
October 11
Quote of the Week
"The program does for us slowly what alcohol did for us quickly."
I clearly remember what I felt like before recovery. I was anxious, on edge, and so...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-04-2021, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 50
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October 4
Quote of the Week
"You’re...
October 4
Quote of the Week
"You’re only as sick as your secrets."
When I first entered the program, I was filled with guilt and shame over some of the things I had done. When I sat in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-27-2021, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 50
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September 27
Quote of the Week
"The...
September 27
Quote of the Week
"The reason the program works is because we’re not all crazy on the same day."
After I was in the program for a few years, I remember hearing some people...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-20-2021, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 50
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September 20
Quote of the Week
"Don’t...
September 20
Quote of the Week
"Don’t let your expectations exceed your acceptance."
Through recovery, I have discovered a wonderful way to avoid disappointment, anxiety, and resentment. I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-13-2021, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 50
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September 13
Quote of the Week
"I’ve...
September 13
Quote of the Week
"I’ve never regretted something bad I didn’t say."
Restraint of pen and tongue was a foreign concept to me when I arrived in the rooms. Before recovery, I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-06-2021, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 50
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September 6
Quote of the Week
"When...
September 6
Quote of the Week
"When you’re going through hell, keep going!"
Hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey before I had a program....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-30-2021, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 50
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August 30
Quote of the Week
"We cannot...
August 30
Quote of the Week
"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once."
I tend to get overwhelmed by all the things I want to do. The perfect career, the best...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-23-2021, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 50
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August 23
Quote of the Week
"Happiness...
August 23
Quote of the Week
"Happiness isn’t out there, it’s in here."
One glorious, sunny day, I was driving my big, beautiful, black Mercedes through Malibu canyon on my way to do some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-16-2021, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 50
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August 16
Quote of the Week
"Reality is...
August 16
Quote of the Week
"Reality is always so much kinder than the story I tell myself about it."
When I was drinking and my life was unraveling, even worse than what was happening was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-09-2021, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 50
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August 9
Quote of the Week
"Improve...
August 9
Quote of the Week
"Improve your memory—tell the truth."
Toward the end of my drinking, my memory got worse and worse. To start with, my mind was a big blur from being constantly...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2021, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 50
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August 2
Quote of the Week
"If you...
August 2
Quote of the Week
"If you want to be secure, you have to give up the need to be secure."
I have spent so much of my life stressing and worrying about being secure. I’ve never felt...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-26-2021, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 50
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July 26
Quote of the Week
"It’s a...
July 26
Quote of the Week
"It’s a simple program for complicated people."
They say that this is a simple program, but that it’s very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-12-2021, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 50
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July 12
Quote of the Week
"Our...
July 12
Quote of the Week
"Our neighbor’s window looks much cleaner if we first wash our own."
Now that it’s hot again, I’ve begun sleeping with the windows open to let in some of the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2021, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 50
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July 5
Quote of the Week
"Those who...
July 5
Quote of the Week
"Those who leave everything in God’s hands, will eventually see God’s hand in everything."
I was many years sober when I first heard this quote. It reminded me of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-28-2021, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 50
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June 28
Quote of the Week
"Behaviors...
June 28
Quote of the Week
"Behaviors are like tennis rackets; if yours is broken, get a new one."
A woman at a meeting shared that behaviors are like tennis rackets. While a tennis racket...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-21-2021, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 50
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June 21
Quote of the Week
"I cannot...
June 21
Quote of the Week
"I cannot think myself into good living, but I can live myself into good thinking."
I like to make lists of things I want to and should do. Toward the end of my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-14-2021, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 50
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June 14
Quote of the Week
"I’ll never...
June 14
Quote of the Week
"I’ll never be all right until it’s all right now."
I’ve always lived waiting for some future time or event to make me happy. “When I meet ‘her,’ then I’ll be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-07-2021, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 50
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June 7
Quote of the Week
"Going to...
June 7
Quote of the Week
"Going to meetings is like taking aspirin before a headache."
I was reminded of how true this saying is just the other day. I had been really sick for a week—I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2021, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 50
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May 31
Quote of the Week
"The worst...
May 31
Quote of the Week
"The worst bottom can become the greatest beginning."
A woman once shared in a meeting that she used to keep a breathalyzer in her house to help her control her...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2021, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 50
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May 24
Quote of the Week
"For every...
May 24
Quote of the Week
"For every nut in the program, there is a bolt."
When I first entered the rooms of recovery, I was a little taken aback by some of the strange characters whom I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-17-2021, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 50
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May 17
Quote of the Week
"When I am in...
May 17
Quote of the Week
"When I am in my head, I am with the last person I got drunk with."
When I hear this quote, I remember that my best thinking can’t get me sober—that by myself, my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-10-2021, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 50
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May 10
Quote of the Week
"Anger and...
May 10
Quote of the Week
"Anger and resentment are masks for fear."
When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol gone, I very quickly got in touch with my feelings,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2021, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 50
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May 3
Quote of the Week
"God can’t...
May 3
Quote of the Week
"God can’t give you anything new until you let go of the old."
Oh, how I love to hang on to what I think I know. I came into the program filled with opinions,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-26-2021, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
April 26
Quote of the Week
"When you...
April 26
Quote of the Week
"When you own your part, you own your power."
When I was new to the program, I dreaded doing my Fourth Step inventory. What possible good could it do me to list...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-19-2021, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 50
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April 19
Quote of the Week
"Pain...
April 19
Quote of the Week
"Pain transformed by the Twelve Steps is no longer pain transmitted."
When I came into the program I carried a lot of pain with me. There was the pain from...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-12-2021, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
April 12
Quote of the Week
"The people...
April 12
Quote of the Week
"The people who are the angriest are the people who are the most afraid."
It took me a long time to make the connection between my anger and my fear. For years,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-05-2021, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 50
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April 5
Quote of the Week
"R&R stands...
April 5
Quote of the Week
"R&R stands for rest and relaxation, not rehearse and rehash!"
If only my mind would leave me alone, I often think. I have what I call a digging mind. Like a dog...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-29-2021, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
March 29
Quote of the Week
"The minute...
March 29
Quote of the Week
"The minute I take control, that’s when I lose control."
I used to try all the time to control my drinking and using. I’d give myself a limit as to how many...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2021, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
March 22
Quote of the Week
"I can’t,...
March 22
Quote of the Week
"I can’t, God can, let Him."
I remember how unmanageable my life used to be. The more uncontrollable it became, the more I tried to control it. The weird thing...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-15-2021, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
March 15
Quote of the Week
"When you...
March 15
Quote of the Week
"When you are in fear you should remember to T.R.U.S.T.: Try Really Using Step Three."
When I first heard this quote, a great release and calm came over me. I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-08-2021, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
March 8
Quote of the Week
"If you...
March 8
Quote of the Week
"If you don’t go within, you go without."
Legend has it that the deepest wisdom was once freely available to man, but he ignored it. The Gods, growing tired of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-01-2021, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
March 1
Quote of the Week
"A.A. spoils...
March 1
Quote of the Week
"A.A. spoils your drinking."
When I was drinking, I didn’t know anything about Alcoholics Anonymous. I had vaguely heard of it, but my image was of old men in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2021, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
February 22
Quote of the Week
"Around...
February 22
Quote of the Week
"Around A.A. or in A.A.?"
When I slinked into A.A., I arrived just as meetings were starting, and I sat in the back of the room, near the door. When they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-15-2021, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
February 15
Quote of the Week
"You are...
February 15
Quote of the Week
"You are exactly where God wants you to be."
When I was new to the program, I used to complain to my sponsor about where I was in my life. I told him I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-08-2021, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
February 8
Quote of the Week
"The good...
February 8
Quote of the Week
"The good part of recovery is that you get your feelings back; the bad part is that you get your feelings back."
Ah, the paradox of recovery—one of many. When...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-01-2021, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
February 1
Quote of the Week
"You have...
February 1
Quote of the Week
"You have to feel to heal."
I learned to hide from my feelings at a young age. Raised in an abusive, alcoholic home, I checked out early in front of the TV...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-25-2021, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
January 25
Quote of the Week
"We must...
January 25
Quote of the Week
"We must learn from the mistakes of others because we won’t live long enough to make them all ourselves."
I used to be very judgmental. I especially liked...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-19-2021, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
January 18
Quote of the Week
"If you...
January 18
Quote of the Week
"If you think you want a drink, just roll the tape to the end."
Alcoholism is cunning, baffling, and powerful. It is the only disease that constantly tells me...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-11-2021, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,907
January 11
Quote of the Week
"People...
January 11
Quote of the Week
"People who try to figure it out, go back out."
I like to think of myself as a pretty smart guy. When I was new to the program, I kept trying to figure out how...
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