August 20
Using the phone
There are times when it seems that nothing can stop us from reaching for that first fix, pill, or drink. At times like these, it helps to reach for the phone.
Regardless of the time, day or night, we need to call our sponsor or another addict in recovery. It's critical to call them before, not after, we use. Many are the times that such a call has saved all we have gained in the program.
Do I make good use of the phone?
Higher Power, may I not feel too shy or embarrassed to use the phone when in need.
Today I will call...
Today's reading is from the book Day by Day: Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts*
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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