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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-31-2014, 02:18 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By yukonm
December 31 Today's Thought: I had a...

December 31

Today's Thought:

I had a therapist when I was first in recovery. Then I found a wonderful sponsor. It was amazing how different I felt when I shared with the sponsor. I had shared...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-29-2014, 07:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 30 Today's Thought: AA was...

December 30

Today's Thought:

AA was never intended to be the be-all and end-all of your search for recovery tools. If the voice inside you is saying it is time to investigate further, then you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-29-2014, 07:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 29 Today's Thought: Al-Anon is...

December 29

Today's Thought:

Al-Anon is the greatest program ever but it does have its limitations. I've looked for help in other places than Al-Anon because, to me, my recovery is my most...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-27-2014, 08:06 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 28 Today's Thought: I always...

December 28

Today's Thought:

I always thought I could just hang in there because someday he would see how he was contaminating the marriage. Well you know what? That day never came. I said...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-27-2014, 08:05 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 27 Today's Thought: I...

December 27

Today's Thought:

I developed certain "defects" in my character, the biggest of these being the "poor me" syndrome. When my head started to clear, I became to quickly realize these...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-25-2014, 07:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 26 Today's Thought: It took...

December 26

Today's Thought:

It took more pain and heartache and a very close call with a relapse to convince me that I needed to quit the debate and "just do it." I learned that I really did...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-24-2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 25 Today's Thought: It will be...

December 25

Today's Thought:

It will be a rough road, but already the children and myself are happier. There is no tension in the house, no fighting and there is a sense of hope. People who...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-23-2014, 08:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 24 Today's Thought: ...

December 24

Today's Thought:

Eventually, he realized that what I was doing was a good thing. He saw me change. He saw me taking an interest in life and in him. He was glad that I was getting...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-23-2014, 08:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 23 Today's Thought: Learning...

December 23

Today's Thought:

Learning to enjoy my own company is a first for me. I always thought that lonesome hours had to be filled with something or someone. In the past, when everything...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-22-2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 22 Today's Thought: My wife...

December 22

Today's Thought:

My wife and I were able to save our marriage of nine years when I got sober. It has taken alot of work, from both of us, but the rewards we have been blessed with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-21-2014, 08:03 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 21 Today's Thought: Even...

December 21

Today's Thought:

Even though the drinking is not the main problem, we are not going to see solutions to the problems in our lives if we are constantly drunk. Sobriety has to come...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-20-2014, 07:10 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 20 Today's Thought: From what...

December 20

Today's Thought:

From what I've seen over many years, I truly believe there is just so much more to sobriety than "putting the plug in the jug." Without changes in attitude,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-19-2014, 08:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 19 Today's Thought: Quite the...

December 19

Today's Thought:

Quite the interesting dynamic when it's kids who need help. I chose my boyfriend; chose to marry him. But the kids? I "made" them. Oh yikes, talk about guilt!...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-18-2014, 07:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 18 Today's Thought: I too...

December 18

Today's Thought:

I too blamed myself and thought, oh if only I'd done things differently, blah blah blah. Someone at an Al-Anon meeting said she treated all her relationships like...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-17-2014, 07:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 17 Today's Thought: I have let...

December 17

Today's Thought:

I have let all my close friends know I am in recovery. One of them could not deal with it. I tried to explain, but they just could not accept it and responded by...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-16-2014, 07:21 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 16 Today's Thought: When I'm...

December 16

Today's Thought:

When I'm feeling good about myself, I can readily admit my mistakes, make amends and move on. To hell with other people's mistakes -- quite frankly I could care...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-15-2014, 07:27 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 15 Today's Thought: Where does...

December 15

Today's Thought:

Where does it say that you are powerless over people, places, and situations in the Big Book? You are powerless over alcohol. Period. That's it. When you don't...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-14-2014, 07:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 14 Today's Thought: The "x"...

December 14

Today's Thought:

The "x" factor was there before I took my first drink! What manifests in me as as alcoholic is that I become someone else, I lie to impress others, I spend money I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-13-2014, 07:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 13 Today's Thought: There are...

December 13

Today's Thought:

There are a lot of people who will say that there isn't anything in the Big Book that says you have to have a sponsor. This is true. Sponsorship isn't actually part...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-12-2014, 07:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 12 Today's Thought: My...

December 12

Today's Thought:

My 17-year=old son started using and I realized I was setting the same example for him that was set before me growing up in an alcoholic home. I wanted to help my...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-11-2014, 07:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 11 Today's Thought: I finally...

December 11

Today's Thought:

I finally got tired of being terrorized by his fits of rage and acts of destruction and filed for divorce. I am not as scared at the idea of being able to manage...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-10-2014, 07:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 10 Today's Thought: One night,...

December 10

Today's Thought:

One night, it all changed. I just figuratively threw up my hands, thinking there has to more to this life than what I had at the time, and started my fourth step. I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-09-2014, 07:00 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 9 Today's Thought: This means...

December 9

Today's Thought:

This means that each day I have work to do. I can't declare myself cured and then go and live like I use to. I have decisions to make on a daily basis that sometimes...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-08-2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 8 Today's Thought: Ask your...

December 8

Today's Thought:

Ask your wife and children if you need to quit. Ask your Mother or Father, or anyone else that loves you. You might be surprised how they view you and your...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-07-2014, 07:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 7 Today's Thought: My husband...

December 7

Today's Thought:

My husband and I have found that the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts work very well in our relationship. We have never had a fight. That does not mean we agree on...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-05-2014, 10:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 6 Today's Thought: I have seen...

December 6

Today's Thought:

I have seen people become sponsors and turn into something I consider very unattractive, thinking that the title gives them free rein to take over and control a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-05-2014, 07:11 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 5 Today's Thought: She...

December 5

Today's Thought:

She supplies him with all the alcohol he can handle - I worry still for his safety but I have to remember it's not my concern and he's on his own now to deal with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-04-2014, 06:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 4 Today's Thought: I would...

December 4

Today's Thought:

I would often find myself sitting in a bar half drunk wondering what the hell happened. The last decision I recalled making was to go straight home without drinking....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-03-2014, 09:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 3 Today's Thought: God will...

December 3

Today's Thought:

God will put the people or person in my path when its time to make amends to them. Which means to me, I do not have to seek out anyone I apologize too. Thank...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-02-2014, 07:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
December 2 Today's Thought: For me, a...

December 2

Today's Thought:

For me, a sponsor was, and is, a good thing. I was lucky enough to get a good sponsor with the first one I picked. The key word, of course, is "good." Sometimes you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2014, 07:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,383
Posted By yukonm
Reflections for Every Day - December

December 1

Today's Thought:

No one deserves to be abused physically or mentally by any one! The hardest part for me to forgive was all the words spoken in his fits of rage. He still tries to...
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