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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-31-2014, 08:45 AM
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January 31 Perfection is expressing God's...

January 31

Perfection is expressing God's will enthusiastically.

Sponsors tell us that this is a simple program we are prone to complicate. Reflecting on our lives, we probably would agree....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-30-2014, 06:18 AM
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January 30 Expectations Higher Power,...

January 30

Expectations

Higher Power, help me stop expecting so much from myself.

I set unrealistic standards, and when they are not met, unhappiness follows.

Help me be true to myself...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-29-2014, 07:33 AM
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January 29 Although the act of nurturing...

January 29

Although the act of nurturing another's spiritual growth has the effect of nurturing one's own, a major characteristic of genuine love is that the distinction between oneself and the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-28-2014, 08:34 AM
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January 28 A spiritual life is natural ...

January 28

A spiritual life is natural

Conscious Contact. Coming into what is clearly a spiritual program, we may have been fearful that our own unworthiness would hold us back. We may have...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-27-2014, 08:07 AM
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January 27 In three words I can sum up...

January 27

In three words I can sum up everything
I've learned about life:
It goes on.
--Robert Frost

Most of us are afraid of anything we can't control. Life is one of these things. During...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-26-2014, 07:36 AM
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January 26 Being able to be wrong We...

January 26

Being able to be wrong

We had to compete with everyone, sometimes subtly, sometimes less subtly. We always had to be right, to be wrong seemed unbearable. We could never seem to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-25-2014, 09:06 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 25 Being true We believe we can...

January 25

Being true

We believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-24-2014, 07:20 AM
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January 24 Example is the lesson that all...

January 24

Example is the lesson that all men can read.
-- Gilbert West

Patterning our lives after others is familiar. Maybe as kids we emulated "toughies" or the teacher's pet. As we grew,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-23-2014, 07:46 AM
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January 23 Focusing on Solutions If we...

January 23

Focusing on Solutions

If we are to learn to cope with our illness and our life, we must begin focusing on solutions, not just on our problems.

But this means we must change our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-22-2014, 08:28 AM
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January 22 A crisis is an opportunity to...

January 22

A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power.

When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-21-2014, 06:30 AM
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January 21 Let every man be occupied in the...

January 21

Let every man be occupied in the highest employment of which he is capable and die conscious that he has done his best.
--Sidney Smith

Doing something that we feel good about never...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-20-2014, 08:41 AM
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January 20 A bird came down the walk: He did...

January 20

A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves and ate the fellow, raw.
--Emily Dickinson

We must look very different to the birds than we do to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-19-2014, 10:50 AM
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January 19 "I can't help it" . . . that's...

January 19

"I can't help it" . . . that's what we all say when we don't want to exert ourselves.
--Eva Lathbury

Irresponsible behavior is not unfamiliar to us. Passivity is equally familiar....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-18-2014, 08:36 AM
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January 18 Life is not always what one wants...

January 18

Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy.
--Jennie Jerome Churchill

We are generally so certain that we know...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-17-2014, 07:14 AM
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January 17 I came to understand that it was...

January 17

I came to understand that it was all right to do things for people as long as I did it for the sake of doing it... the value being more in the act than in the result.
--Joanna Field
...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-16-2014, 07:33 AM
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January 16 Sobriety is a big gift box with a...

January 16

Sobriety is a big gift box with a hundred little packages inside to unwrap.
--Oscar Morris

Sobriety is its own reward and then some. Sobriety is a condition of openness and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-15-2014, 08:47 AM
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January 15 Be patient with the faults of...

January 15

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours. --Our Daily Bread

How do we feel when someone we know makes a mistake? What happens when the boss makes an...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-14-2014, 06:59 AM
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January 14 Step Two: Came to believe that a...

January 14

Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
-- Step Two of Al-Anon

We come to believe in a better life through the powerful gift of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-13-2014, 07:24 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 13 Our problem is that we expect to...

January 13

Our problem is that we expect to feel secure.

Many of us have had past crises and problems, yet our worries and anxieties continue in the present. We believe that our situation...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-12-2014, 08:29 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 12 Next year I'm going to be better...

January 12

Next year I'm going to be better than I am now, but today I'm the best I can be.

It is quite possible to waste a lot of time and energy trying to make impossible changes. Many of us,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-11-2014, 04:47 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 11 The gift of love means this: I...

January 11

The gift of love means this: I want to share with you whatever I have that is good.
--John Powell, S.J.

How loving are we, really? Do we keep score when we do favors for a friend,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-10-2014, 07:43 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 10 Whatever you can do or dream you...

January 10

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.
--Goethe

Here is a simple way to get in touch with your priorities. Imagine...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-09-2014, 06:18 AM
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January 9 The man who treasures his friends...

January 9

The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.
-- Marjorie Holmes

We are the masters of our own fate! We carry all of the equipment necessary to meet each new...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-08-2014, 08:50 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 8 When we really understand the fact...

January 8

When we really understand the fact of separate realities, we will stop spending so much time and energy trying to change the reality of others.
--Jane Nelsen

What makes us want to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-07-2014, 06:28 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 7 I shall tell you a great secret,...

January 7

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day.
--Albert Camus

"Later." How often have we said this? This trick helps us...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-06-2014, 06:58 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 6 Without discipline, there's no...

January 6

Without discipline, there's no life at all.
--Katharine Hepburn

We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects -...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-05-2014, 09:42 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 5 Relying on God has to begin all...

January 5

Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.
--C. S. Lewis

We often try to turn our will and our life over to the care of God, as we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-04-2014, 10:04 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 4 Later is now. --Roseanne Barr ...

January 4

Later is now.
--Roseanne Barr

Newcomer

I guess I do have some addiction problems, but right now is a terrible time for me. I know you'd like me to be more involved, use the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-03-2014, 10:32 AM
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Views: 21,562
Posted By bluidkiti
January 3 A Year To Grow This new year...

January 3

A Year To Grow

This new year can be a time of growth in sobriety. While we have no crystal ball that tells us what luck and fortune the year will bring, we do have a program that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-02-2014, 10:20 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 2 I will radiate love and good will...

January 2

I will radiate love and good will to others that I may open a channel for God's love to come to all.
--Paramahansa Yogananda

Our spiritual well-being is hindered whenever we isolate...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive 01-01-2014, 08:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 21,562
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - January

January 1

Living today

The beginning of the New Year will often bring back sad memories. This has been the big day for hangovers, coming down, remorse, guilt, and shame. But if we stay with our...
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