Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2016, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 31
Wisdom for Today
One thing I am...
July 31
Wisdom for Today
One thing I am very glad that I seem to have lost in recovery is my need to be critical. Early in my recovery process, I was very critical of others. I thought to myself,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 30
Wisdom for Today
I am not the big...
July 30
Wisdom for Today
I am not the big story of the program. When I stop and consider all the people who walked this path before me, I realize that the real story is the program itself. Truly...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 29
Wisdom for Today
I used to be so...
July 29
Wisdom for Today
I used to be so full of myself. Self-centeredness was a way of life. Today recovery has shown me how to be less self-centered. The world does not have to revolve around...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2016, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 28
Wisdom for Today
I used to walk...
July 28
Wisdom for Today
I used to walk through life filled with one enormous negative attitude, but recovery has changed all that. No longer is there a big chip on my shoulder. No longer do I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2016, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 27
Wisdom for Today
One thing I am...
July 27
Wisdom for Today
One thing I am very grateful to have lost in my recovery is the profound sense of inferiority I carried inside. I constantly walked around feeling like I was a loser and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2016, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 26
Wisdom for Today
Something else...
July 26
Wisdom for Today
Something else that I have lost as a result of staying clean and sober is the inability to believe in myself. I had become convinced that I was just a loser. I knew that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 25
Wisdom for Today
Gone are the days...
July 25
Wisdom for Today
Gone are the days when I beat myself up. Lost is the self-hatred. How does one go from self-loathing to actually loving self and others? When did this actually occur?...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2016, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 24
Wisdom for Today
Anger and...
July 24
Wisdom for Today
Anger and resentment have slipped away. Those things that used to drive me up a wall and leave me hot under the collar have been lost. The thought of seeking revenge or a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2016, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 23
Wisdom for Today
In previous days...
July 23
Wisdom for Today
In previous days we have looked at some of the gains and rewards that come through the recovery process. Perhaps just as valuable as the gains we make are the things we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2016, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 22
Wisdom for Today
One thing that...
July 22
Wisdom for Today
One thing that addiction robbed me of was my ambition. I lost interest in life and had no initiative to accomplish any of the goals or dreams I once had. I lost any...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2016, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 21
Wisdom for Today
Another gift from...
July 21
Wisdom for Today
Another gift from the program we receive is the ability to love. I am not talking of the selfish passion, which we had for our drugs and alcohol, rather an unselfish...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2016, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 20
Wisdom for Today
Jumping into...
July 20
Wisdom for Today
Jumping into recovery is like leaping into the great unknown for many of us. In fact, this is a good thing, because it is the essence of what faith is all about. For many...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2016, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 19
Wisdom for Today
Hope reigns...
July 19
Wisdom for Today
Hope reigns eternal for the alcoholic or addict in recovery. To move from a place of total and absolute hopelessness to a life filled with nothing but hope is a treasured...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2016, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 18
Wisdom for Today
I can't really...
July 18
Wisdom for Today
I can't really say that life has fallen into place, but I can say that all the pieces are fitting together. Just like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, one piece after...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2016, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 17
Wisdom for Today
Since coming into...
July 17
Wisdom for Today
Since coming into the program, my whole concept of what friendship means has changed dramatically. I thought that I was surrounded by a large group of friends when I was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2016, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 16
Wisdom for Today
The rewards of...
July 16
Wisdom for Today
The rewards of the program are great. Each person I talk with in the program that works the steps has described to me in his own words how the program has changed his...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2016, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 15
Wisdom for Today
In working with...
July 15
Wisdom for Today
In working with others, one of the best rewards that is gained is a real and true sense of usefulness. In my active addiction I really felt like I was a useless piece of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2016, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 14
Wisdom for Today
Yet another...
July 14
Wisdom for Today
Yet another benefit that comes from working with others is learning to live in today. When talking with newcomers in the program, one forgets about their own past and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2016, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 13
Wisdom for Today
A great benefit...
July 13
Wisdom for Today
A great benefit that occurs as a direct result of sharing with others is the realization that we are only one among many. In my addiction I became very wrapped up in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2016, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 12
Wisdom for Today
One of the other...
July 12
Wisdom for Today
One of the other gains I have received from working with others and sharing my story has been developing the capacity to be honest. I found that when I talked with other...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2016, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 11
Wisdom for Today
Another benefit...
July 11
Wisdom for Today
Another benefit in doing service work and sharing my story has been the fact that I have become fully resigned to the need to remain totally abstinent from mood-altering...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2016, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 10
Wisdom for Today
In sharing with...
July 10
Wisdom for Today
In sharing with others, I have discovered much about myself. I have been able to uncover many of the things that make me tick. I have been able to discover much of what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2016, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 9
Wisdom for Today
In fulfilling our...
July 9
Wisdom for Today
In fulfilling our obligation to give back to the program, we also receive many benefits. Sharing my experience, strength and hope have really forced me to learn more and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2016, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 8
Wisdom for Today
In the program we...
July 8
Wisdom for Today
In the program we hear others talk and say things like, "You can't keep it, unless you give it away." This statement in a nutshell outlines our obligation to the program...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2016, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 7
Wisdom for Today
How willing am I...
July 7
Wisdom for Today
How willing am I to sit in a meeting and listen to the same things over and over again? All of us who have stuck with the program have been to hundreds of meeting on each...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2016, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 6
Wisdom for Today
The program is...
July 6
Wisdom for Today
The program is growing all the time. New groups get started every day. But what happens when members of a group split off and begin a new group. What is my attitude when...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2016, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 5
Wisdom for Today
Perhaps one of the...
July 5
Wisdom for Today
Perhaps one of the most difficult lessons I had to learn in recovery “was not to put all my eggs in one basket.” Relatively early in the recovery process, my sponsor was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2016, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 4
Wisdom for Today
Understanding that...
July 4
Wisdom for Today
Understanding that with freedom also comes responsibility is central to the process of recovery. If we are to celebrate our independence from drugs and alcohol, our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2016, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 3
Wisdom for Today
As I got further...
July 3
Wisdom for Today
As I got further into my recovery and had made my first trip through the steps, I found that I had amassed a significant amount of knowledge about recovery and what worked...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-30-2016, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
July 2
Wisdom for Today
Each of us has...
July 2
Wisdom for Today
Each of us has separate and unique gifts for service in the program. It is the combination of all of these gifts among the membership that makes the program work. All of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-30-2016, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,527
Wisdom For Today - July
July 1
Wisdom for Today
When I am sitting in a meeting, I look around at the myriad of faces. I see people from all walks of life. There are professionals, blue-collar workers, housewives, those...
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