Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2023, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 31
Nothing in life is to be feared. It...
May 31
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
~Marie Curie
Fear usually comes from ignorance, and it paralyzes usually only as long as we remain in the dark. For...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2023, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 30
Friendship
Friendship of a kind...
May 30
Friendship
Friendship of a kind that cannot easily be reversed tomorrow must have its roots in common interests and shared belief.
~Barbara W. Tuchman
We find the meaning of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2023, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 29
Letting Go and Trusting God
My...
May 29
Letting Go and Trusting God
My treatment counselors had seen people like me before, and they suggested I see someone for my military issues. They made an appointment for me at the local...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2023, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 28
How unhappy is the person who cannot...
May 28
How unhappy is the person who cannot forgive himself or herself.
~Publilius Syrus
One of the most important things we do in recovery is to forgive ourselves. It is so important that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-27-2023, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 27
In dealing with other people,...
May 27
In dealing with other people, remember the three C's: You didn't cause it, you can't control it, and you can't cure it.
~Lorna P.
None of us lives in a vacuum. We all live in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2023, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 26
Feeling Good
Make yourself feel...
May 26
Feeling Good
Make yourself feel good.
It's our job to first make ourselves feel better and then make ourselves feel good. Recovery is not only about stopping painful feelings; it is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2023, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-24-2023, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 24
Taking a time-out will benefit...
May 24
Taking a time-out will benefit everyone.
Reacting too quickly to any situation, grave or mundane, can lead us astray. Only by pausing first to hear God's suggestion can we be certain of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-23-2023, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 23
Reflection for the Day
My...
May 23
Reflection for the Day
My courage must come each day, as does my desire to avoid a single drink, a single tranquilizer, a single addictive act. It must be a continuing courage, without...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2023, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 22
Stay Connected
The last time I...
May 22
Stay Connected
The last time I relapsed, my spouse was in the hospital. I went home alone and had to release the stress somehow. I went back to what I knew - drinking. I didn't reach out...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-21-2023, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 21
Being humble
We are always...
May 21
Being humble
We are always simply servants of our groups, not presidents or authorities. We all take turns doing the fellowship's work. If we take on more than we can handle, chances are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-20-2023, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 20
In music, in the sea, in a flower, in...
May 20
In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness ... I see what people call God in all these things.
~Pablo Casals
The Third Step refers to "God as we understood...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-19-2023, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 19
Popcorn for breakfast! … It's like...
May 19
Popcorn for breakfast! … It's like grits, but with high self-esteem.
~James Patterson
We need to lighten our step and believe in ourselves. We’re sober. We're honest. We're...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-18-2023, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 18
Spring docs not ask an audience, but...
May 18
Spring docs not ask an audience, but shapes each blossom perfectly, indifferent to applause.
~Joan Walsh Anglund
In the spring each blossom brings its own shape, color, and fragrance....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-17-2023, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 17
AA Thought for the Day
In...
May 17
AA Thought for the Day
In Twelfth-Step work, the fourth part is conversion. Conversion means change. Prospects must learn to change their way of thinking. Until now, everything they've...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-16-2023, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 16
How we spend our days is, of course,...
May 16
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
~Annie Dillard
Today is our life. Even though we are drawn to live in the past or have fears and hopes for the future, we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-15-2023, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 15
The chains of habit are too weak to...
May 15
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
~Samuel Johnson
The Twelve Steps won't work for anyone unless they are practiced. That's why so...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-14-2023, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 14
Two new beings are brought forth...
May 14
Two new beings are brought forth during childbirth: a newborn and a mother.
~Anne Marie Nelson
Whether or not we have given birth to a child, we can certainly appreciate the miracle....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-13-2023, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 13
Expect a Miracle
Don't quit five...
May 13
Expect a Miracle
Don't quit five minutes before the miracle happens.
~Anonymous
When we came into the program, most of us had very little to show for our lives. We believed in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-12-2023, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 12
Come, Love! Sing on! Let me hear you...
May 12
Come, Love! Sing on! Let me hear you sing this song - sing for joy and laugh.
~Mechthild of Magdeburg
We have all known people whose lightness of spirit was a delight to us. That...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-11-2023, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 11
It's when we're given choice that we...
May 11
It's when we're given choice that we sit with the gods and design ourselves.
~Dorothy Gilman
Some of us addicts have dangerous ideas about freedom. Like everybody else, we want it....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-10-2023, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 10
Loneliness is the first thing which...
May 10
Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye nam'd not good.
~John Milton
Loneliness is a dominant fact of life for many people. It is also a consequence - it is caused. Regardless...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-09-2023, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 9
Sometimes we'll take a few steps...
May 9
Sometimes we'll take a few steps backward. That's okay too. Sometimes it's necessary. Sometimes it's part of going forward.
~Codependent No More
Life is a Gentle Teacher. She wants to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-08-2023, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 8
Once you'd get there you'd remember...
May 8
Once you'd get there you'd remember and love me - of course I'd be gone by then - I'd be far away.
~May Swenson
It's easy to feel inadequately loved by others if we're withholding love...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-07-2023, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 7
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who doesn't...
May 7
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who doesn't have some guilt? Surely no one we know has been "good" all the time. It's human to make mistakes and hurt others in the process. On occasion, we have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-06-2023, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 6
Reflection for the Day
As I grow...
May 6
Reflection for the Day
As I grow in recovery - sharing, caring, and becoming more and more active - I find that it's becoming easier to live in the Now. Even my vocabulary is changing. No...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-05-2023, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 5
Finding Your Spiritual Way
Today...
May 5
Finding Your Spiritual Way
Today I surround myself with my spiritual recovery people. Some live near me, and I'm also the veteran liaison at a farm that has equine-assisted psychotherapy....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2023, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 4
Helping others
We have been given...
May 4
Helping others
We have been given so much help in our addiction through countless other people who have searched for a solution. If others hadn't searched and found, who would have been...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2023, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 3
"Honesty" without compassion and...
May 3
"Honesty" without compassion and understanding is not honest, but subtle hostility.
~Rose N. Franzblau
Any good thing can be used in hurtful or destructive ways. Our entire recovery is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-02-2023, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
May 2
The time to relax is when you don't...
May 2
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
~Sydney J. Harris
Relaxing is one of the little joys of life. We can learn to take time from our busy day to chat with a friend,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-01-2023, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,527
Today's Thought -May
May 1
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
~Henry Ward Beecher
Once there was a boy who always looked on the bright side...
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