Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 06:57 AM
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December 17
If you play with a thing long...
December 17
If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it.
~Anonymous
Some things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 18
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December 16
The time it takes
Value is...
December 16
The time it takes
Value is built over time, with sustained effort and commitment. Don’t cheat yourself out of that value by chasing instant results.
In order to turn a corner,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-15-2024, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 16
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December 15
AA Thought for the Day
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December 15
AA Thought for the Day
Drinking cuts you off from God. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religion is, no matter if you say you believe in God, nevertheless you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-14-2024, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 16
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December 14
l have spread my dreams under...
December 14
l have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
~William Butler Yeats
When we hold a piece of crystal to the light, it paints rainbows on...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-14-2024, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 14
Novelty and repetition
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December 14
Novelty and repetition
Novelty has its place. And so does repetition.
You’ll find excitement, intrigue, and inspiration in new things. You’ll find strength, endurance, and a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2024, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 16
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December 13
Doing what is right isn't the...
December 13
Doing what is right isn't the problem; it's knowing what is right.
~Lyndon B. Johnson
Fortunately for all of us sharing a Twelve Step program, we do not have to be worried about...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2024, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 16
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AA Thought for the Day
December 13
A...
AA Thought for the Day
December 13
A Vision of Humility
To get completely away from our aversion to the idea of being humble,
to gain a vision of humility as the avenue to true freedom of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2024, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 13
Constant adventure
Wherever...
December 13
Constant adventure
Wherever you go, you are surrounded by the potential for fascination, inspiration, and abundance. Whatever you’re doing gives you the opportunity for a satisfying...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-12-2024, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 16
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December 12
The Fourth Promise
No...
December 12
The Fourth Promise
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
~Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
What excitement comes to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-12-2024, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 12
Be direct
Dancing around...
December 12
Be direct
Dancing around the edges can waste your time and effort. Step in and tackle the issues directly.
Don’t bother with resentment, posturing, avoidance or procrastination....
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
12-11-2024, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 0
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Day One
We've all had ours, those of us who are in recovery. That first day that many of us weren't even aware we were having it when we did, and for the rest of us it was so painfully obvious that we were...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-11-2024, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-11-2024, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 11
Go one better
Do what you...
December 11
Go one better
Do what you intend to do, then go one better. Achieve the goal you’ve set for yourself, then add to it.
Once you are speeding along with the momentum of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-10-2024, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 10
It is in the shelter of each...
December 10
It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.
~Irish Proverb
In the history of AA, we learn about the famous doctor Carl Jung who wrote that alcoholics are people who...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-10-2024, 04:30 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 10
Conquer the challenges
...
December 10
Conquer the challenges
Problems arise without waiting for other problems to be solved first. And as a result you can quickly find yourself managing multiple challenges.
When that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-09-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 9
God, grant me the serenity to...
December 9
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
~Reinhold Niebuhr
Some things I cannot...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-09-2024, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 9
Your moment
Find joy in the...
December 9
Your moment
Find joy in the effort, and not merely in what the effort will bring you. Give attention and awareness to the time and place you’re in, rather than being consumed with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2024, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 17
Daily Reflections
A...
December 17
Daily Reflections
A PRICELESS REWARD
. . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when
other activities fail.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2024, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 16
Daily Reflections
PARTNERS...
December 16
Daily Reflections
PARTNERS IN RECOVERY
. . . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive
work with other alcoholics . . . Both you and the new man must walk...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2024, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 15
Daily Reflections
DOING...
December 15
Daily Reflections
DOING ANYTHING TO HELP
Offer him [the alcoholic] friendship and fellowship. Tell
him that if he wants to get well you will do anything to
help.
ALCOHOLICS...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2024, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 8
Acting As If
The behavior we...
December 8
Acting As If
The behavior we call "acting as if" can be a powerful recovery tool. Acting as if is a way to practice the positive. It's a positive form of pretending. It's a tool we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2024, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 7
Anger stirs and wakes in her; it...
December 7
Anger stirs and wakes in her; it opens its mouth, and like a hot-mouthed puppy, laps up the dredges of her shame.
~Toni Morrison
We may have been taught that anger is wrong, that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2024, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 8
The best within you
Perhaps...
December 8
The best within you
Perhaps today is not your best day. And it’s likely you’re not in an ideal situation.
Nonetheless, you can visualize what you would do if you were in fact...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 7
One good choice after another
...
December 7
One good choice after another
What is the most helpful thing you could do in the next few minutes? What are the most purposeful thoughts you could hold in your awareness as today...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-06-2024, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 6
Live and let live is good advice....
December 6
Live and let live is good advice.
The more comfortable we are with the knowledge that each of us has a unique journey to make, a specific purpose to fulfill, the easier it is to let...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-06-2024, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 6
Allow yourself to dream
Go...
December 6
Allow yourself to dream
Go ahead and dream. Even though it’s far from practical, and seems a bit silly, it’s a good and useful thing to do.
Consider what could be if you could...
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Forum: New Member Check In
12-05-2024, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 1,009
Views: 383,914
Hello, I have been on this site on and off for...
Hello, I have been on this site on and off for years but I don't know if I have ever posted. I usually read a couple things and then move on. I got a notification that I should "check in" so here I...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
12-05-2024, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 0
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All That We Have Still
In this modern world full of all its wonderful technical advances it's so easy for each one of us to want to search in that direction for a solution to what's troubling all of us, especially after we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-05-2024, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 5
Reflection for the Day
We...
December 5
Reflection for the Day
We must never be blinded by the futile philosophy that we are just the hapless victims of our inheritance, of our life experience, and of our surroundings -...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-04-2024, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 14
Daily Reflections
REACHING...
December 14
Daily Reflections
REACHING OUT
Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual
hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his
inspection. Show him how...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-04-2024, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 13
Daily Reflections
THINKING...
December 13
Daily Reflections
THINKING OF OTHERS
Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our
constant thought of others and how we may help meet
their needs.
ALCOHOLICS...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-04-2024, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 12
Daily Reflections
A COMMON...
December 12
Daily Reflections
A COMMON SOLUTION
The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a
common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely
agree,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-03-2024, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 3
Learning new ways
Once we...
December 3
Learning new ways
Once we make a connection with our Higher Power, the ongoing problem is to hold on to it. Repeatedly we slip into our old ways of thinking and behaving. If not...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-03-2024, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
December 3
Discretionary time
After...
December 3
Discretionary time
After fulfilling the necessary tasks and obligations, consider how you’re making use of your discretionary time. Look for activities and priorities that enhance...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-02-2024, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,188
December 2
There is no method or discipline...
December 2
There is no method or discipline or system of any kind that can ever command the spirit to be present.
~Tom Sampon
A man in the process of growth and recovery asks the question,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 11
Daily Reflections
A GENUINE...
December 11
Daily Reflections
A GENUINE HUMILITY
. . . . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end
that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 10
Daily Reflections
CARRYING...
December 10
Daily Reflections
CARRYING THE MESSAGE
Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The
wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by
which it carries our message to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 9
Daily Reflections
LOVE WITH...
December 9
Daily Reflections
LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG
When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication,
it is really talking about the kind of love that has no
price tag on it.
TWELVE...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,208
December 8
Daily Reflections
SERVICE
...
December 8
Daily Reflections
SERVICE
Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover,
to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to
see a fellowship grow up about you....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2024, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 18
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Happy December the 1st my dear friend.
God...
Happy December the 1st my dear friend.
God bless you and your family on this
First day of Advent. Tammy we never
Met personally, but you have been part
Of my life for over ten years. Wow.
God...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2024, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,898
November 30
The power of a man's virtue...
November 30
The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing.
~Blaise Pascal
The airplane kit is on the table in front of us. We have the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2024, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,880
Daily Motivator - December
December 1
Giving all you can
Here is your opportunity for a day of richness and fulfillment. Seize the opportunity by giving the best of yourself.
Look beyond the empty, contrived...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2024, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,854
November 30
Engage with vigor
Today you...
November 30
Engage with vigor
Today you are surrounded by unrealized opportunities. What will you do with them?
You’re filled with energy, purpose, ability, and wisdom. In what unique way...
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Forum: Daily Gratitude
11-29-2024, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 86,452
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2024, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,898
November 29
AA Thought for the Day
If...
November 29
AA Thought for the Day
If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol, to find out whether or not...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2024, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,854
November 29
Intentional time
Make time...
November 29
Intentional time
Make time to focus on what carries substance and meaning. Carve out significant periods that you can spend doing what matters, what’s fulfilling, and making...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2024, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,854
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2024, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,854
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,898
November 28
Celebrate your life and hear...
November 28
Celebrate your life and hear your spirit sing.
~Elisabeth L.
"What’s to celebrate?" some people ask. We all get our fill of the cynics. Their negativity can weigh down our...
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