Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-31-2013, 09:54 AM
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December 31
You are reading from the book ...
December 31
You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning.
Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.
--Sue Atchley Ebaugh
Our dreams beckon us to new heights. All...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-30-2013, 08:24 AM
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December 30
Serenity = Reality = Inner peace...
December 30
Serenity = Reality = Inner peace and strength.
--Anonymous
Most of us chased an elusive thing called serenity for years. We thought our journeys outside reality brought us peace...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-29-2013, 07:24 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 Archive
12-28-2013, 06:45 AM
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December 28
Over the years, my brothers and...
December 28
Over the years, my brothers and sisters have brought out the best and the worst in me.
--Sam Friend
It sometimes seems that our parents love our brothers and sisters more than they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-27-2013, 08:23 AM
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December 27
Taking the first step helps...
December 27
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 Archive
12-26-2013, 07:37 AM
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December 26
Fear No More
I will not...
December 26
Fear No More
I will not fear those who have hurt me,
For You have given me power.
I shall sleep without nightmares;
You have given me peace.
I shall awaken with a clear and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-25-2013, 06:49 AM
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December 25
To him, it was not the gift that...
December 25
To him, it was not the gift that mattered, but the giver.
--Walter de La Mare
In our material world today, we often get off track. We forget that what we really need in our lives...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-24-2013, 07:34 AM
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December 24
The body repeats the landscape....
December 24
The body repeats the landscape. They are the source of each other and create each other.
--Meridel Le Sueur
The beautiful correspondences that structure the world - from the five...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-23-2013, 06:54 AM
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December 23
I alone can do it. But I can't...
December 23
I alone can do it. But I can't do it alone.
--Anonymous
We're the luckiest people alive because we don't have to do anything alone! Whether we have a new assignment to tackle, a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-22-2013, 07:47 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 Archive
12-21-2013, 07:44 AM
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December 21
History books begin and end, but...
December 21
History books begin and end, but the events they describe do not.
--R. G. Collingwood
Each day we turn a new page in our recovery, and we grow more settled in our new life. As we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-20-2013, 08:28 AM
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December 20
Inspiration starts in the home. ...
December 20
Inspiration starts in the home.
--Alpha English
What does being inspired really mean? Alpha would say it means having the faith to tackle difficult tasks. She surely had it. In a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-19-2013, 06:18 AM
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December 19
The feeling of belonging is a...
December 19
The feeling of belonging is a gift.
The feeling of belonging - knowing that we have a place - is one of the most important gifts that two partners can give to each other. When we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-18-2013, 06:32 AM
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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 Archive
12-17-2013, 07:01 AM
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December 17
It is only with the heart that...
December 17
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly....
--Antoine de Saint Exupery
If we look at the world through suspicious or angry eyes, we'll find a world that mirrors our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-16-2013, 06:31 AM
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December 16
I had an easy life growing up. I...
December 16
I had an easy life growing up. I was not serious, and I'm trying to make up for it now.
-- Tom Harding
How we define an easy life may differ because everything is relative. Some of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-15-2013, 06:50 AM
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December 15
Promises that you make to...
December 15
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.
--Frances Marion
The resolve to fulfill commitments we make to ourselves and others...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-14-2013, 05:24 AM
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December 14
Connection is not just about...
December 14
Connection is not just about making time for family and friends. It's about a sense of caring for other people. It's about connecting with the human spirit even when there is no...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-13-2013, 06:46 AM
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December 13
You have to live on this 24...
December 13
You have to live on this 24 hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your mortal soul. Its right use, its most...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-12-2013, 07:14 AM
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December 12
. . . what we want more deeply...
December 12
. . . what we want more deeply than winning.
When our relationship is in conflict, we may think that our partner always has the last word. We think it would feel good, just once, to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-11-2013, 06:24 AM
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December 11
The price of wisdom is above...
December 11
The price of wisdom is above rubies.
--Job 28:18
Our program is founded on wisdom, and the wisdom of the program is the light of our lives. It shines into the dark comers of the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-10-2013, 05:16 AM
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December 10
Self-Help or Mutual Aid? ...
December 10
Self-Help or Mutual Aid?
Assisting Others
The Twelve Step movement is sometimes called a self-help program. This falls short of describing what it really is. Mutual aid might be a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-09-2013, 06:56 AM
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December 9
True expressions of love are said...
December 9
True expressions of love are said to come from a source which lies beneath words and thoughts.
--W. Timothy Gallwey
Remember when we just knew Grandmother loved us, even if she...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-08-2013, 07:48 AM
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December 8
People Pleasers
Have you...
December 8
People Pleasers
Have you ever been around people pleasers? They tend to be displeasing. Being around someone who is turned inside out to please another is often irritating and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-07-2013, 06:44 AM
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December 7
Pray to God but row to shore. ...
December 7
Pray to God but row to shore.
--Proverb
There exists a Divine partnership between God and man that is wonderfully depicted in the following story. A young minister was driving...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-06-2013, 07:26 AM
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December 6
Hatred is never anything but fear...
December 6
Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one.
--Hugh Downs
On those occasions when we find the bigger person within, we are more generous in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-05-2013, 07:38 AM
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December 5
Truth is the daughter of time. ...
December 5
Truth is the daughter of time.
--Anonymous
When we were drinking or using, sometimes we loved the feeling we had when we were high. Our fear fell away. We could stand in a room and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-04-2013, 07:04 AM
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December 4
Happiness consists of a solid...
December 4
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
--Clare Boothe Luce
Resentments are guaranteed to hinder our growth. We can never know full happiness when...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-03-2013, 07:44 AM
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December 3
To enjoy freedom we have to...
December 3
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.
--Virginia Woolf
Freedom is a funny thing. In a way, it makes life harder. We are free to do what we want, but every choice makes a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-02-2013, 08:24 AM
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December 2
Developing ourselves
We must...
December 2
Developing ourselves
We must realize in our hearts that we are becoming better people. We do this by using our highest standards and making our best efforts. We do this, in part, by...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Archive
12-01-2013, 09:05 AM
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Today's Thought - December
December 1
There is an end to grief if we have the courage to accept our personal goodness and our ongoing right to happiness.
-- Justin Langley
Making peace with our losses takes time and...
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