Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 07:32 AM
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September 9
Fed with the same food, hurt...
September 9
Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 07:30 AM
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September 9
Intentional attention
What...
September 9
Intentional attention
What you’re paying attention to directly influences what you’re investing your life in. Could you be making more beneficial investments?
Attention uses...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
09-08-2024, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 0
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What We're All Drawn To
Recovery is not the usual success story that we've all become accustomed to of living happily ever after. On the contrary, what we're all drawn to seems to be just opposite to this. It's not that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-08-2024, 06:11 AM
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September 8
When I look back on all these...
September 8
When I look back on all these worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-07-2024, 05:23 AM
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September 7
AA Thought for the Day
On a...
September 7
AA Thought for the Day
On a dark night, the bright lights of the corner tavern look mighty inviting. Inside, there seems to be warmth and good cheer. But we don’t stop to think that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-07-2024, 05:17 AM
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September 7
People will notice
It would...
September 7
People will notice
It would be great if the values that you treasure were widely supported and encouraged by others. Yet even if very few other people share your values, you can...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-06-2024, 05:33 AM
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September 6
Who forces time is pushed back...
September 6
Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time finds time on his side.
~The Talmud
We are impatient for results. Upon entering a program of recovery, going without a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-06-2024, 05:32 AM
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September 6
Vigorous supporter
What can...
September 6
Vigorous supporter
What can stop you most effectively is you. What can stop you most routinely is you.
Fortunately you don’t have to let that happen. You have control over your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-05-2024, 06:35 AM
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September 5
We are giving birth to...
September 5
We are giving birth to ourselves. Let's be midwives to one another through this difficult, yet exhilarating, process.
~Dudley Martineau
Helping each other survive the traumas of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-05-2024, 06:28 AM
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September 5
Upward spiral
Take the...
September 5
Upward spiral
Take the world as it is and add the value of your effort and love to it. Embrace the moment when it comes and give meaning to it.
Accept what exists and serve as...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-04-2024, 01:36 PM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-04-2024, 06:53 AM
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September 4
It is not true that life is one...
September 4
It is not true that life is one **** thing after another - it is one **** thing over and over.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay
If there's one thing you can say for addicted people, it's...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
09-03-2024, 09:58 AM
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Some Of The Differences
There's something different about being here in recovery that we're all aware of when we all first get here. It's so obvious that we all can sense it, but whatever this is, none of us are sure at...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-03-2024, 02:07 AM
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September 3
The First Hour
Every...
September 3
The First Hour
Every recovery from addiction begins with one clean and sober hour.
~Anonymous
It is amazing to watch a television program and see how the most complicated life...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-02-2024, 06:40 AM
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September 2
To be able to fill leisure...
September 2
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.
~Arnold Toynbee
Some of us have a lot of time to devote to things other than work. If we allow our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-02-2024, 06:33 AM
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September 2
Positive impact on time
Are...
September 2
Positive impact on time
Are you merely filling time? Or are you working to exchange your time as it passes for results that last?
Look ahead at the time that’s approaching....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2024, 02:24 PM
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Views: 479
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2024, 12:43 PM
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Happy New Month September Prayer.
O Lord...
Happy New Month September Prayer.
O Lord Jesus, Thank You for this brand new month to know You more and serve You more! We are excited for what lies ahead, this new beginning of a new month....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2024, 05:22 AM
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September 9
Daily Reflections
OPENING...
September 9
Daily Reflections
OPENING NEW DOORS
They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly,
sometimes slowly.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2024, 05:21 AM
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September 8
Daily Reflections
"WE ASKED...
September 8
Daily Reflections
"WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION"
We asked His protection and care with complete abandon.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
I could not manage life alone. I had tried...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-01-2024, 04:58 AM
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Today's Thought - September
September 1
People just want to know that they matter.
~Oprah Winfrey
In recovery, we do service work. Service work should not just be seen as helping the still-suffering addict, though we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-31-2024, 07:25 AM
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August 31
Why do I feel so lonely all the...
August 31
Why do I feel so lonely all the time? I just can't figure it out.
~LaVonne D.
Loneliness is part of the human condition, and it really doesn't have a lot to do with whether we’re...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-31-2024, 07:18 AM
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Daily Motivator - September
September 1
One of those days
Is today really one of those days when nothing goes your way, when not much gets done? Or is that just what you’re telling yourself?
In fact, it’s not the day...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-31-2024, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 31
Bring your best
Do you ever...
August 31
Bring your best
Do you ever find yourself, while in the middle of an activity, wanting to get it over with as soon as possible? Do you then move on to whatever is next and find...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
08-30-2024, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 0
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The Experts
There are no guru's. No one person that's in charge, or anyone for us to put on a pedestal as being better than the rest of us. In an absolute sense there are no experts here in recovery, only those...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-30-2024, 04:09 AM
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August 30
Moving Forward
Much as we...
August 30
Moving Forward
Much as we would like, we cannot bring everyone with us on this journey called recovery. We are not being disloyal by allowing ourselves to move forward. We don't have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-30-2024, 04:04 AM
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Views: 15,624
August 30
Strength rises up
Cheap...
August 30
Strength rises up
Cheap thrills cannot take the place of deep, abiding purpose. Discrete transactions are a poor substitute for enduring relationships.
The opportunities that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-29-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-29-2024, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 29
Live the peace
Step away from...
August 29
Live the peace
Step away from the noise and the drama. Take a deep, refreshing breath, and allow peace to fill your awareness.
Much of what you’re normally forced to notice is not...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2024, 07:04 AM
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September 7
Daily Reflections
"OUR SIDE...
September 7
Daily Reflections
"OUR SIDE OF THE STREET"
We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that
nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never
trying...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2024, 07:02 AM
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September 6
Daily Reflections
REMOVING...
September 6
Daily Reflections
REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY
. . . . except when to do so would injure them or others. . . .
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 59
Step Nine restores in me a feeling...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2024, 07:02 AM
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September 5
Daily Reflections
EMOTIONAL...
September 5
Daily Reflections
EMOTIONAL BALANCE
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible,. . . . .
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 83
When I survey my drinking days, I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2024, 06:46 AM
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Views: 18,391
August 28
Let's place principles above...
August 28
Let's place principles above personalities.
We don't like everyone. Even the people we place on pedestals don't like everyone. But whom we like or dislike matters less than our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2024, 06:44 AM
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Views: 15,624
August 28
Stop short of overthinking
...
August 28
Stop short of overthinking
Think about the questions and dilemmas that confront you, but be careful not to overthink. If you think too much you might think yourself right on past the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-27-2024, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
August 27
Reflection for the Day
If we...
August 27
Reflection for the Day
If we don't want to slip, we'll avoid slippery places. For the addict, that means avoiding people who used to provide substances; for the alcoholic, that means...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-27-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 27
Your actions
Every action has...
August 27
Your actions
Every action has consequences. To improve your consequences, adjust your actions.
Sometimes it’s obvious what results your actions will cause. Other times, it can be...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-26-2024, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,831
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-26-2024, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
August 26
Building a Framework for Recovery ...
August 26
Building a Framework for Recovery
As I've changed, so has my support system. It's about what and who is helping me grow. I didn't use around my family members, so they didn't see the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-26-2024, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 26
Little things
If you allow...
August 26
Little things
If you allow the little things to get you down, then you give the big things the power to overwhelm you. By constantly complaining about minor problems, you compromise...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-25-2024, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,831
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2024, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,243
September 4
Daily Reflections
...
September 4
Daily Reflections
RECONSTRUCTION
Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead. . . . .
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83
The reconstruction of my life is the prime goal in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2024, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,243
September 3
Daily Reflections
BUILDING...
September 3
Daily Reflections
BUILDING A NEW LIFE, p.255
We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p.82
When I reflect on Step Nine, I see that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2024, 04:42 AM
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Views: 2,243
September 2
Daily Reflections
FINDING...
September 2
Daily Reflections
FINDING "A REASON TO BELIEVE"
The willingness to grow is the essence of all spiritual
development. As Bill Sees It, p.171
A line from a song goes, ". . . and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2024, 04:41 AM
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Views: 2,243
Daily Recovery Readings - September
September 1
Daily Reflections
WILLINGNESS TO GROW
If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on.
As Bill Sees It, p.8
Sobriety fills the painful "hole in the soul" that my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2024, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
August 25
Living today
Sometimes we...
August 25
Living today
Sometimes we expect so much so fast that we become nervous wrecks. Expecting answers for tomorrow's or next week's problem is not living today.
If we have a problem...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-24-2024, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
August 24
Recovery Is a Process,
Not an...
August 24
Recovery Is a Process,
Not an Event
I write and talk about how recovery is an ongoing process because it really is worth repeating. Take away the fact that our lives are complicated...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-24-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 25
As it all unfolds
You’d like...
August 25
As it all unfolds
You’d like to find out how the story ends. But if you simply skip to the end, you miss the heart of that story.
It’s good to have matters resolved. Yet it takes...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-24-2024, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 24
Appreciate your habits
A...
August 24
Appreciate your habits
A habit is something you do almost without thinking. Even so, in order to make sure you maintain the habit, it’s good to regularly think about it.
You get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-23-2024, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,391
August 23
I have never for one instant seen...
August 23
I have never for one instant seen clearly within myself. How then would you have me judge the deeds of others?
~Maurice Maeterlinck
We have been given the job of getting to know...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-23-2024, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,624
August 23
Good thoughts
An intuition is...
August 23
Good thoughts
An intuition is nothing particularly mysterious. It’s a thought that has more depth than you’re able to recognize.
Much of your thinking is explicit and intentional....
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