Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-31-2014, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 31
It's good for your heart.
"I...
October 31
It's good for your heart.
"I know I've got some emotions up, just brewing right beneath the surface," Jake said one day. "I'm edgy, irritable, and definitely not centered. But I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-30-2014, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 30
You really need to take care of...
October 30
You really need to take care of yourself because you won't be good for anyone else unless you take care of yourself.
-- Harry Bartholomew
Do we merely assume we are taking good care...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-29-2014, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 29
The fragrance always stays in the...
October 29
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
--Hada Bejar
Nothing is more attractive than sharing with others. No trait will be admired as much as generosity. There...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-28-2014, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 28
Reflection for the Day
So many...
October 28
Reflection for the Day
So many of us suffer from despair. Yet we don't realize that despair is purely the absence of faith. As long as we're willing to turn to God for help in our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-27-2014, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 27
Never let your head hang down....
October 27
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
--Satchel Paige
When...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-26-2014, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 26
Anger helps straighten out a...
October 26
Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.
--Susan Marcotte
Some of us have temper tantrums. Like black clouds, we threaten an outburst...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-25-2014, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 25
I never realized how often I used...
October 25
I never realized how often I used the words "just" and "only."
--Mary Pat K.
Adult children [of alcoholics] often live within a framework of shame. One symptom of this is we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-24-2014, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 24
Two persons love in one another...
October 24
Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold.
--Margaret Fuller
We can see the potential for growth in friends we love, a reality that often...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-23-2014, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 23
Clarity
I know better than...
October 23
Clarity
I know better than to not trust God. But sometimes, I forget that.
When we are in the midst of an experience, it is easy to forget that there is a Plan. Sometimes, all we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-22-2014, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 22
And this above all, to thine own...
October 22
And this above all, to thine own self be true.
And it must follow as night the day,
thou canst not be false to any man.
--Shakespeare
"To thine own self be true." "Live the life...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-21-2014, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 21
Choice of attention - to pay...
October 21
Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-20-2014, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 20
I feel good about myself since I...
October 20
I feel good about myself since I started taking care of my body. It's the home that goes with me each day of my life.
--Bill L. - Age 17
When we were using, we often neglected our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-19-2014, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 19
The moment one definitely commits...
October 19
The moment one definitely commits one's self, and then providence moves too.
--W.H. Murray
We believe God is always with us, but we can experience God's presence more visibly when...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-18-2014, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 30
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October 18
God is not a cosmic bellboy. ...
October 18
God is not a cosmic bellboy.
--Harry Emerson Fosdick
We have to laugh when we look back at the times we treated God like our servant. Who did we think we were, ordering God to do...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-17-2014, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 17
There's only one corner of the...
October 17
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterward,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-16-2014, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 16
Anger dwells only in the bosom of...
October 16
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
--Albert Einstein
Anger can be a healthy emotion, provided we don't wallow in it or attack other people. When we express anger honestly and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-15-2014, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 15
Walk. Don't walk.
--Traffic...
October 15
Walk. Don't walk.
--Traffic Light
Signs direct us on our way in life. Traffic lights tell us to walk (or not), Golden Arches point us to dinner, geese flying south herald the coming...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-14-2014, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 14
Argue not concerning God. ...
October 14
Argue not concerning God.
--Walt Whitman
Newcomer
It's obvious from what I hear people saying in meetings that God is a pretty important part of Twelve Step programs. What if I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-13-2014, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 13
When you do all the talking you...
October 13
When you do all the talking you only learn what you already know.
--Anonymous
One of the secrets for finding answers to any emotional problem is to talk with fellow members we can...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-12-2014, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 12
Misery is optional.
We may...
October 12
Misery is optional.
We may have learned to be miserable, but we can choose to unlearn it. Though we can't control what happens to us, we can determine how we will interpret and react...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-11-2014, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 11
As a child, I walked through the...
October 11
As a child, I walked through the world with wonder and awe. Each day started with a question and ended with a question. I had the mind of a beginner.
--Anonymous
Did you ever notice...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-10-2014, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 10
Persons who habitually drink...
October 10
Persons who habitually drink water become just as good gourmets about water as wine drinkers on wine.
--Alexandre Dumas
How fortunate are those among us who have the ability to turn...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-09-2014, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 9
When am I manipulative?
...
October 9
When am I manipulative?
Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. Sulking is a means of letting others know we are displeased...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-08-2014, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-07-2014, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 7
Taking it easy
Easy does it....
October 7
Taking it easy
Easy does it. Pushing does not help our program; it only causes more pressure within us. "If it doesn't work," we have thought, "get a bigger hammer." But if we only...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-06-2014, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 6
It only takes one person to change...
October 6
It only takes one person to change your life - you.
--Ruth Casey
Change is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-05-2014, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 5
Doing our best
Perhaps we are...
October 5
Doing our best
Perhaps we are saving our best effort for the "big break." When such and such happens, then I'll give it my best shot. What we don't realize, however, is that success...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-04-2014, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 4
The most wasted day of all is that...
October 4
The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.
--Sebastien R. N. Chamfort
When we first started going to Twelve Step meetings we were often stunned to hear so much...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-03-2014, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 3
The salvation of man is through...
October 3
The salvation of man is through love and in love.
--Viktor Frankl
The panhandler on the busy street corner reels forsaken. The elderly woman whose phone doesn't ring stares through a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-02-2014, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
October 2
The universe operates through...
October 2
The universe operates through dynamic exchange . . .
--Deepak Chopra
The word currency comes from the Latin word currere, which means "to run," as in "to flow." Currency, or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-01-2014, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,883
Today's Thought - October
October 1
Patience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves.
--Saint Francis De Sales
One night Sandra was having trouble putting a puzzle together. Angrily, she pushed all the...
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