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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-31-2015, 09:09 AM
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October 31 Courage is resistance to fear,...

October 31

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
--Mark Twain

Which of the Twelve Steps teach us how to handle our fear? The Steps that scare us the most! For...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-30-2015, 06:52 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 30 Be strong and of good courage; be...

October 30

Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed....
--Joshua 1:9

It has been said when we are at the end of our rope, we can do one of three things: let go,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-29-2015, 07:28 AM
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October 29 Let everyone sweep in front of...

October 29

Let everyone sweep in front of his [or her] own door, and the whole world will be clean.
--Goethe

Taking care of ourselves rather than trying to control others may be difficult. Our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-28-2015, 06:16 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 28 I often think I'm not doing...

October 28

I often think I'm not doing enough with my life. I paint, I golf, I dabble, but is that enough?
--Abby Warman

Nobody can answer the question posed by Abby but ourselves. The point...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-27-2015, 07:12 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 27 We learn from making mistakes and...

October 27

We learn from making mistakes and repairing them.

We do not believe in perfection, we believe in mending. We make progress toward a goal, but we seldom move in a straight line toward...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-26-2015, 07:16 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 26 Awaken to the ordinary beauty... ...

October 26

Awaken to the ordinary beauty...

Our lives are filled with demands, responsibilities, expectations, places to go, people to see, things to do. We may get so caught up in the next...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-25-2015, 07:21 AM
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Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 25 The Junkie can never start to...

October 25

The Junkie can never start to cure himself until he recognizes his true condition.
-- Malcolm X

Now we know what the problem is. Now we can do something about it. The truth of our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-24-2015, 07:13 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 24 Reflection for the Day ...

October 24


Reflection for the Day

Personal freedom is mine for the taking. No matter how close are the ties of love and concern that bind me to my family and friends, I must always remember...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-23-2015, 08:48 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 23 Property Lines A helpful...

October 23

Property Lines

A helpful tool in our recovery, especially in the behavior we call detachment, is learning to identify who owns what. Then we let each person own and possess his or...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-22-2015, 06:20 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 22 When we have internalized Step...

October 22

When we have internalized Step One, our lives reflect it.

Admitting we are powerless over alcohol is not very difficult for most of us. Admitting we are powerless over the alcoholic...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-21-2015, 06:25 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 21 Once the game is over, the king...

October 21

Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.
--Italian proverb

Much of our time has been spent saying, "I'm not good enough for that job," "She's too good...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-20-2015, 06:20 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 20 It is a matter first of beginning...

October 20

It is a matter first of beginning - and then following through.
--Richard L. Evans

How many times have we started a project or a new path of living only to abandon it after a short...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-19-2015, 06:58 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 19 Each friend represents a world in...

October 19

Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive.
--Anais Nin

We are surrounded by women and men who are necessary for our development. That's a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-18-2015, 05:51 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 18 We like someone because, we love...

October 18

We like someone because, we love someone although.
--Henri de Montherlant

Families are like scissors. They are joined in the middle but often spread wide apart, moving away from...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-17-2015, 08:15 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 17 You feel the way you do right now...

October 17

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.
--David D. Burns

Good thoughts are like bright colors in a painting. Negative thoughts are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-16-2015, 06:44 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
October 16 Reflection for the Day When...

October 16

Reflection for the Day

When a person says something rash or ugly, we sometimes say they are "forgetting themselves," meaning they're forgetting their best selves in a sudden outburst...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-15-2015, 06:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 15 I can find no serenity until I...

October 15

I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
--Alcoholics Anonymous (The AA Big Book)
...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-14-2015, 07:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 14 A person shows their true self by...

October 14

A person shows their true self by how much they need other people.
--Anonymous

What giving we have discovered in our Fellowship! From the very first meeting, we received an...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-13-2015, 06:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 13 It's okay to have fun. ...

October 13

It's okay to have fun.

Although we're working hard on recovering, we can also have fun. In fact, we can have much more fun now than we did before we found the program. With the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-12-2015, 07:26 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 12 Facts do not cease to exist...

October 12

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
--Aldous Huxley

This is a hard concept for us addicts to get. We believed avoidance was a form of self-care. Our illness...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-11-2015, 06:58 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 11 If I were given the opportunity...

October 11

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation it would be the ability of each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
--Charles Schulz

In recovery, we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-10-2015, 05:55 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 10 The most useless day of all is...

October 10

The most useless day of all is that in which we have not laughed.
--Sebastian R. N. Champort

We are told that laughter is sunshine filling a room. And where there is laughter, there...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-09-2015, 05:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 9 Our deeds determine us, as much as...

October 9

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
--George Eliot

Who are we, really? It seems like we are one person on the inside, and yet we often act like someone else....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-08-2015, 05:19 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 8 Being open Sometimes we think...

October 8

Being open

Sometimes we think we're supposed to have more recovery under our belts. Perhaps we feel the need to impress our peers with our success in staying off mind-altering...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-07-2015, 07:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 7 Courage is fear that has said its...

October 7

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
-- Dorothy Bernard

No one of us is always courageous. With trepidation we embark on many journeys. Fear is dispelled each time we rely on...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-06-2015, 07:11 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 6 Life is not a problem to be solved...

October 6

Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
--Soren Kierkegaard

Maybe our debt is spiraling so out of control we can't face it. We can't tolerate sitting at...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-05-2015, 07:20 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 5 Gifts of the Spirit Through...

October 5

Gifts of the Spirit

Through the program, we come to desire spiritual gifts as well as material necessities. Experience shows us that serenity is priceless and something to be desired....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-04-2015, 06:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 4 Turning an adversity into...

October 4

Turning an adversity into opportunity is possible.

We didn't escape problems just because we came to a Twelve Step program. Problems still exist, whether it's a car that won't run, a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-03-2015, 06:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 3 My greatest achievement was my...

October 3

My greatest achievement was my relationship with the young son of a good friend.
-- Maria Regnier Krimmel

Maria was a world renowned silversmith. Because she is female, this was...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-02-2015, 05:52 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
October 2 I look in the mirror through the...

October 2

I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.
--Judy Collins

The child within each of us is fragile, but very much alive, and she interprets our experiences before...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-01-2015, 06:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,720
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - October

October 1

Self Pity

"Poor little ol' me." The PLOMS. How often do we succumb to this temptation? Usually it's an excuse for not doing what we know we should do, but do not want to do. Or it's a...
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