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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-30-2016, 07:00 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 30 Lying to ourselves is more deeply...

April 30

Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.
--Fyodor Dostoevsky

The primary requirement for our recovery is honesty. In order to grow in honesty we first needed...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-29-2016, 05:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 29 Moving fast is not necessarily the...

April 29

Moving fast is not necessarily the same thing as going somewhere.

*****

If you are waiting for your ship to come in - you may have already missed the boat.

*****
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-28-2016, 05:26 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 28 You can feel only your own...

April 28

You can feel only your own feelings, not another person's.

Having empathy for those we love, and being able to share their joys and sorrows, is part of our nature as warm, caring human...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-27-2016, 07:29 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 27 The person who is bored in the...

April 27

The person who is bored in the modern world shows that he is in no full sense a member of it.
--Brand Blanshard

Enthusiasm doesn't just happen to us. It's an attitude that is either...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-26-2016, 05:02 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 26 I want to change things. I want to...

April 26

I want to change things. I want to see things happen. I don't want just to talk about them.
--John Kenneth Galbraith

Newcomer

I feel as if I should be doing so much more than just...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-25-2016, 06:16 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 25 Trust An attitude of helpful...

April 25

Trust

An attitude of helpful expectancy can serve me very well today. My Higher Power has my day in His hands. Whatever happens, it will go most smoothly, and I will feel best about...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-24-2016, 05:56 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 24 My best friend is the one who...

April 24

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
--Henry Ford

To be a friend involves risk. Friends confront each other when it's needed, but they do it out of love and with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-23-2016, 07:24 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 23 Each day is a new start. Each...

April 23

Each day is a new start. Each moment is a beginning.

We do not have to wait until Monday to get back on the program or clean a closet or tackle a difficult report. We do not have to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-22-2016, 05:21 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 22 Possibilities and miracles are one...

April 22

Possibilities and miracles are one and the same.
--Anonymous

Many of us have seen happiness as a goal we couldn't find. When we were children, we were taught that "life is a hard row...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-21-2016, 07:19 AM
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Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 21 Living new lives If we thank...

April 21

Living new lives

If we thank our Higher Power each day for the problems in our lives, we will find that we can live and cope with them. And if it is our Higher Power's will, our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-20-2016, 06:03 AM
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Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 20 What is strength without a double...

April 20

What is strength without a double share of wisdom? Vast, unwieldy, burdensome proudly secure, yet liable to fall.
--John Milton

What do we mean when we say someone is strong? That...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-19-2016, 06:31 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bluidkiti
April 19 We don't receive wisdom; we must...

April 19

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us...
--Marcel Proust

Many of us have known people new to recovery who...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-18-2016, 06:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 18 Watching a child acquire language,...

April 18

Watching a child acquire language, I realize, again, that naming things demystifies them.
--Mary Casey

Sharing with another our fears of starting a new job, ending a relationship,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-17-2016, 07:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 17 I Am Who I Am Sometimes we...

April 17

I Am Who I Am

Sometimes we want to be someone else – anyone but who we are. We want to be someone who feels more free and at peace. We want to be someone who doesn't have to take...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-16-2016, 06:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 16 Asking for help is the first step...

April 16

Asking for help is the first step to healthy living.

By admitting to our friends that we don't know what we should do about the many confusing, sometimes scary circumstances in our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-15-2016, 07:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 15 Reflection for the Day If I am...

April 15

Reflection for the Day

If I am troubled, worried, exasperated or frustrated, do I tend to rationalize the situation and lay the blame on someone else? When I am in such a state, is my...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-14-2016, 06:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 14 Self-esteem comes from honoring...

April 14

Self-esteem comes from honoring your healing journey

My life is not perfect. I make a lot of mistakes. Sometimes, I stumble and fall. I am a work in progress. And when I remember that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-13-2016, 06:17 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 13 The world is a wheel always...

April 13

The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher.
--Anzia Yezierska

Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-12-2016, 06:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 12 Reflection for the Day The...

April 12

Reflection for the Day

The first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout, used many concepts of the Program in his own practice. Over many years,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-11-2016, 08:03 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 11 It is the soul's duty to be loyal...

April 11

It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires.
--Rebecca West

Our soul's pure desires, those that harm no one else, are really invitations from God for us to try new...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-10-2016, 07:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 10 Daily, we determine our priorities....

April 10

Daily, we determine our priorities.

Priorities are not merely something we establish once a year, once a month, or even once a week. Our priorities are visible in the myriad decisions...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-09-2016, 08:03 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 9 We need to listen to one another. ...

April 9

We need to listen to one another.
--Chaim Potok

Listening is an important skill to cultivate. We need to sit in our healing circles and lovingly listen and learn from each other. We...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-08-2016, 06:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 8 Surviving meant being born over and...

April 8

Surviving meant being born over and over.
--Erica Jong

We have decided to live. And each day we make the decision anew. Each time we call a friend, work a Step, or go to a meeting, we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-07-2016, 05:17 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 7 When all is said and done,...

April 7

When all is said and done, willingness is everything.
--Frank D.

Most of us know very well that recovery doesn't happen, nor is there any positive growth, unless we are first of all...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-06-2016, 07:03 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 6 Life is not life at all without...

April 6

Life is not life at all without delight.
-- Coventry Patmore

Newcomer

I'm tired of following the same routines week after week, month after month. I've been thinking about taking a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-05-2016, 05:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 5 See who you are. Own who you are. Be...

April 5

See who you are. Own who you are. Be who you are. Don't apologize.
-- Jerry K.

At some point in our recovery, we need to admit to ourselves and others who we really are. Looking inside...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-04-2016, 06:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 4 An Unfolding Story Our lives...

April 4

An Unfolding Story

Our lives are like a story told one day at a time. Some of our story has been revealed; much remains. Yet life is not like a book in which you can skip ahead; life...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-03-2016, 05:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 3 When angry, count to ten before you...

April 3

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
--Thomas Jefferson

Sometimes we just want to yell. Maybe a family member or a friend messed up, and we want to "set...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-02-2016, 07:36 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
April 2 The Fox and the Cat One day a...

April 2

The Fox and the Cat

One day a fox and a cat were discussing the methods they used to avoid their enemies. "I have many clever ways to escape," bragged the fox. "I only have one,"...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-01-2016, 06:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,275
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - April

April 1

I shall tell you a great secret, my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.
--Albert Camus

We live our program in one day portions - and our actions today...
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