December 9
Straight Talk
The recovery program emphasizes that honesty is either rigorous or it is not honesty at all. Almost true is a lie. People who are not recovering from addiction or codependency may think they are avoiding harm to others, so this type of honesty might be condoned. But this does not hold true for people in recovery. A violation of self-honesty is at the root of much addictive or codependent behavior. Unless we become rigorously honest, eliminating all half-truths, recovery is incomplete. Straight talk is simple. Dishonesty is complex. Recovery requires keeping it simple, which means being rigorously honest.
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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