Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-31-2015, 04:32 AM
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December 31
May you live all the days of...
December 31
May you live all the days of your life.
--Jonathan Swift
Tonight, at midnight, a new year will begin. None of us know what the new year will hold. But we can trust ourselves to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-30-2015, 03:56 AM
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December 30
I've shut the door on yesterday,...
December 30
I've shut the door on yesterday,
And thrown the key away.
Tomorrow holds no fears for me,
Since I have found today.
-- Vivian Yeiser Laramore
Feeling guilty or ashamed about the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-29-2015, 04:26 AM
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December 29
You have to sniff out joy, keep...
December 29
You have to sniff out joy, keep your nose to the joy-trail.
--Buffy Sainte-Marie
Newcomer
I heard an old-timer say, "You can be right, or you can be happy." What does that mean?...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-28-2015, 03:51 AM
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December 28
Taking the first step helps...
December 28
Taking the first step helps bridge the gulf between our dreams and our accomplishments.
Whether the project is cleaning the garage, building a cathedral, or recovering from an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-27-2015, 06:01 AM
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December 27
You saved me once, and what is...
December 27
You saved me once, and what is given is always returned. We are in this life to help one another.
--Carlo Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio
As the end of this year approaches,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-26-2015, 04:32 AM
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December 26
Working today
As we...
December 26
Working today
As we approach a new year, many of us feel fear. We look back on the past and worry about the future. But if we remember we only have today, we can work to make that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-25-2015, 04:48 AM
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December 25
Reflection for the Day
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December 25
Reflection for the Day
Today is a special day in more ways than one. It's a day that God has made, and I'm alive in God's world. I know that all things in my life this day are an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-24-2015, 05:20 AM
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December 24
How we treat other people comes...
December 24
How we treat other people comes back to us – always.
Offering others understanding and compassion changes how we perceive the world around us on a daily basis. Our acts of love...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-23-2015, 05:12 AM
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December 23
Slow down and let go
On a...
December 23
Slow down and let go
On a road trip up the California coast a while back, I tried to call home only to find that the battery in my cell phone had died. I worried. What if someone...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-22-2015, 04:57 AM
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December 22
Live and let live is good...
December 22
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
12-21-2015, 03:58 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 21
Goodwill
Have you ever...
December 21
Goodwill
Have you ever envied someone else's good fortune? Consider the friend who calls with a different ring to her voice. Instead of sharing her troubles and woes, she proceeds...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-20-2015, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 20
Every Christmas I hope for the...
December 20
Every Christmas I hope for the best but expect the worst.
--Adult child group member
As bells ring out and carols echo everywhere, we should not be surprised if our spirits take a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-19-2015, 04:39 AM
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December 19
Fortunate are the people whose...
December 19
Fortunate are the people whose roots are deep.
--Agnes Meyer
Deep roots offer strength and stability to an organism. They nourish it plentifully. They anchor it when the fierce...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-18-2015, 03:57 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 18
Competing with others - Attitude...
December 18
Competing with others - Attitude
Some of us never liked close competition. We preferred to be clear winners or not to compete at all. We didn't like to have competitors breathing...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-17-2015, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 17
Fulfillment
"Everything I...
December 17
Fulfillment
"Everything I need shall be provided today. Everything." Say it, until you believe it. Say it at the beginning of the day. Say it throughout the day.
Sometimes, it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-16-2015, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 16
Nothing happens unless first a...
December 16
Nothing happens unless first a dream.
--Carl Sandburg
What do we see when we daydream about the future? Is everything much better than it is now, or are we still struggling with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-15-2015, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 15
Being Before Doing
What we...
December 15
Being Before Doing
What we are comes before what we do. In order to produce good fruit, the tree has to be a good tree. If we are not whole, integrated, and in touch with ourselves...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-14-2015, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 14
So live that you wouldn't be...
December 14
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
--Will Rogers
It is a challenge to live in the present, but Step Ten gives us a way to do just...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2015, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 13
Dare to be empty.
Dare to let...
December 13
Dare to be empty.
Dare to let go.
Dare to believe.
--Elisabeth L.
Not many of us have received a direct, visual experience of God. Most of us only sense a Presence, or perhaps...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-12-2015, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 12
When all else fails, read the...
December 12
When all else fails, read the instructions.
--Agnes Alien
The instructions for recovery are in our Twelve Step program. Yet, there are times when we feel our program isn't working....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-11-2015, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 11
Relax enough to face reality...
December 11
Relax enough to face reality when life twists and turns.
Sometimes in life, no matter how deeply we intend to make the best decisions possible for ourselves, things happen....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-10-2015, 04:15 AM
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December 10
We are what we are.
--Motto of...
December 10
We are what we are.
--Motto of Lake Wobegon, Garrison Keillor
Sometimes we devote so much effort to being what we are not, that we lose the chance to be what we are. We have one...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-09-2015, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 9
It isn't for the moment you are...
December 9
It isn't for the moment you are struck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security.
--Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Most of us are on a long...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2015, 03:52 AM
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December 8
Laughter, by definition, is...
December 8
Laughter, by definition, is healthy.
--Doris Lessing
A hearty laugh can warm a cold room and make our spirits soar. But many of us are afraid to laugh, especially when we make...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2015, 03:59 AM
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December 7
Serenity
Your body is tense....
December 7
Serenity
Your body is tense. Your face is somber and serious, ready to deliver the news. You may be slightly breathless. There's a crisis. It may be real. Or it may be self-created....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-06-2015, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,074
December 6
Sometimes two minuses make a...
December 6
Sometimes two minuses make a plus.
--Edith Shannon
What appears to be a problem sometimes turns out to be a most beneficial circumstance. We live only in the present, and it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-05-2015, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 5
Recovery releases our creativity ...
December 5
Recovery releases our creativity
Creativity implies something new - feeling, thinking, acting in a new way. When we step out of a familiar pattern, we often feel anxious. We wonder...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-04-2015, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 4
Our silence can keep us isolated....
December 4
Our silence can keep us isolated.
"Still waters run deep" may be true for lakes and rivers, but in intimate relationships it is not necessarily true. Our silence can keep us isolated...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-03-2015, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 3
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey ...
December 3
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
A man and his son headed to market with their donkey. A man on a horse passed them and asked, "Why aren't you riding your donkey?"
The man placed...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-02-2015, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 2
He that knew all that learning...
December 2
He that knew all that learning ever writ
Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.
--Aphra Behn
It's true that the more information we have about the world, the more clearly we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2015, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,074
Today's Thought - December
December 1
Carrying the Message
What we are always carries a stronger message than what we say. This is why we're sometimes turned off by people who seek to overwhelm us with charm. It's also...
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