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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2016, 07:09 AM
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July 31 We make a living by what we get, but...

July 31

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
--Winston Churchill

As we grow spiritually, we naturally become more generous. It's a quality of a well-developed...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-30-2016, 07:42 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 30 The greater part of our happiness or...

July 30

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
--Martha Washington

We all have friends who seem happy even though they run into...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-29-2016, 06:56 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 29 It is clear the future holds...

July 29

It is clear the future holds opportunities - it also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to seize the opportunities, avoid the pitfalls, and get back home by 6:00.
--Woody Allen
...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-28-2016, 06:34 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 28 Opportunity may knock only once, ...

July 28

Opportunity may knock only once,
But temptation leans on the doorbell.
--Anonymous

We have an opportunity. We've made getting out of debt a priority in our lives. Just having this...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-27-2016, 06:28 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 27 No human creature can give orders to...

July 27

No human creature can give orders to love.
--George Sand

If we're trying to get others to love us, all we're really doing is trying to be in control. Trying to control others can be a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-26-2016, 07:16 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 26 First we work the program because we...

July 26

First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to.

*****

When you do all the talking...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-25-2016, 07:25 AM
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Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 25 Being open Sometimes we think...

July 25

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 07-24-2016, 07:01 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 24 Not what we would, but what we must,...

July 24

Not what we would, but what we must, makes up the sum of living.
--Richard Henry Stoddard

"We must do the things we must" is frequent advice in the Program. Each Step is evidence of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-23-2016, 08:39 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 23 Let your tears come. Let them water...

July 23

Let your tears come. Let them water your soul.
--Eileen Mayhew

We often want to sit down and cry, but the tears don't seem to come. For years we may have struggled to keep ourselves...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-22-2016, 06:58 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 22 Acceptance is not submission; it is...

July 22

Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.
--Kathleen Casey Theisen

Recovery offers us courage to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-21-2016, 06:38 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 21 "Remember the old Chinese handcuffs...

July 21

"Remember the old Chinese handcuffs thing," a friend reminds me when I get stuck doing the same thing over and over, even though whatever I'm doing doesn't work.

A Chinese handcuff is a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-20-2016, 07:13 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 20 How we look at the world. The...

July 20

How we look at the world.

The world we live in has much that is good and much that is bad. Each day we can seek out the positive or the negative. If we choose to dwell on the negative,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-19-2016, 06:46 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 19 What I said never changed anybody;...

July 19

What I said never changed anybody; what they understood did.
--Paul. P.

How often have we given our all to change somebody else? How frantically have we tried to force a loved one to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-18-2016, 08:00 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 18 Relaxing when things don't go as you...

July 18

Relaxing when things don't go as you planned.

So, the boyfriend calls, says he's going hiking with his buddies for a week, cancels his date with you and says he hopes you won't be mad....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-17-2016, 07:19 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 17 Celebrate: To observe an occasion...

July 17

Celebrate: To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremonies of respect, festivity, and rejoicing.
--The American Heritage Dictionary

New Year's Eve marks the end of one year and the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-16-2016, 07:15 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 16 The Wolf and the Crane A wolf...

July 16

The Wolf and the Crane

A wolf had been eating when a bone became stuck in his throat. Soon, the pain became excruciating. He rushed to a pond, thinking water would loosen the bone. But...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-15-2016, 07:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 15 Self importance is our greatest...

July 15

Self importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self importance requires that we spend most of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-14-2016, 06:42 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 14 I alone can do it. But I can't do it...

July 14

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 new...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-13-2016, 08:41 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 13 Nothing great was ever achieved...

July 13

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many of us can probably recount the details of the "last straw," the turning point, the moment we began the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-12-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 12 You can observe a lot just by...

July 12

You can observe a lot just by watching.
--Yogi Berra

When we watch others, we learn how to "act as if." We watch a patient person and then we "act as if" we're a patient person. The...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-11-2016, 07:51 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 11 You can't let adversity get you...

July 11

You can't let adversity get you down. Keep smiling.
--Violet Hensley

Violet's smiles certainly fit this category. She lights up rooms with her joy and energy, her fiddle playing and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-10-2016, 07:45 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
July 10 Staying in the Present Moment ...

July 10

Staying in the Present Moment

Often, one of our biggest questions is, "What's going to happen?" We may ask this about our relationships, our career, our recovery, and our life. It is...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-09-2016, 07:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 9 A.A. Thought for the Day The...

July 9

A.A. Thought for the Day

The length of time of our sobriety is not as important as its quality. A person who has been in A.A. for a number of years may not be in as good mental condition...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-08-2016, 07:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 8 Time spent attempting to change...

July 8

Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change.
--Georgette Vickstrom

We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading these words right now....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-07-2016, 08:00 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 7 You are the artist in your life ...

July 7

You are the artist in your life

You create the images and colors on the canvas called your life. Are you creating the picture you want? Does your canvas convey a life of fulfillment and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-06-2016, 07:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 6 One cannot have wisdom without living...

July 6

One cannot have wisdom without living life.
--Dorothy McCall

Living life means responding, wholly, to our joys and our pitfalls. It means not avoiding the experiences or activities that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-05-2016, 07:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 5 Love must be learned, and learned...

July 5

Love must be learned, and learned again and again; there is no end to it. Hate needs no instruction, but only waits to be provoked.
--Katherine Anne Porter

We often enter into our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-04-2016, 07:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 4 To enjoy freedom we have to control...

July 4

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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-03-2016, 07:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 3 Often happiness calls but we are too...

July 3

Often happiness calls but we are too busy to answer.
--Ellen H.

In the pursuit of happiness many people are too busy to find that which they seek. Frequently the happiness we so...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-02-2016, 07:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
July 2 Focusing on Solutions If we are...

July 2

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 07-01-2016, 07:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,927
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - July

July 1

Yesterday is over.

It is a fact of life that what is old dies to make way for what is new. Endings are often painful - we mourn the death of a relationship, we regret leaving a familiar...
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