Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-30-2016, 09:44 AM
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January 31
Wisdom for Today
“Humbly...
January 31
Wisdom for Today
“Humbly asked,” are the first two words of Step Seven. This step begins this way because we recognize that we cannot accomplish this task on our own or by our own...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-29-2016, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 30
Wisdom for Today
When I was...
January 30
Wisdom for Today
When I was active in my addiction, I had no self-discipline. Self-control was out of the question. Selfishness and self-centeredness ruled my thinking, behavior and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-28-2016, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 29
Wisdom for Today
When I came...
January 29
Wisdom for Today
When I came into the program, I needed more than just a way out of the insanity of addiction. I needed other people. I needed the fellowship. I needed to talk to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-27-2016, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 28
Wisdom for Today
A slogan you...
January 28
Wisdom for Today
A slogan you will hear at meetings is, "Stick with the winners." Winners are the people you can depend on because they are loyal to the group. You don't have to worry...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-26-2016, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 27
Wisdom for Today
One of the...
January 27
Wisdom for Today
One of the most important aspects of using the program effectively is to establish a home group. I found that when I consistently went to the same meeting, I began to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-25-2016, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 26
Wisdom for Today
There is an...
January 26
Wisdom for Today
There is an old Rolling Stone's song, "I can't get no – satisfaction." I used to feel this way all the time when I was using. I never could get enough. Even in early...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-22-2016, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 25
Wisdom for Today
I used to say...
January 25
Wisdom for Today
I used to say that I was grateful that I found the program. But as my concept and understanding of my Higher Power has changed and grown, I now say that I am glad that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-22-2016, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 24
Wisdom for Today
We are...
January 24
Wisdom for Today
We are fortunate to live in a day and age when alcoholism and drug addiction is recognized as an illness. It was not always like this. Addicts and alcoholics used to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-22-2016, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 23
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes, it...
January 23
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes, it seems that one thing after another goes wrong, even in recovery. It is at times like this when I am most likely to let my character defects come out to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-21-2016, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 22
Wisdom for Today
I used to be a...
January 22
Wisdom for Today
I used to be a real show off, and I acted like a real know-it-all. I really tried to impress people a lot. I would show off and drink one shot after another to impress...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-20-2016, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 21
Wisdom for Today
Often times I...
January 21
Wisdom for Today
Often times I am pleasantly surprised to hear from someone in the fellowship that something I said helped him or her. It is one sign that one of my past character...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-19-2016, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 20
Wisdom for Today
When I was...
January 20
Wisdom for Today
When I was drinking and using drugs, I spent time telling stories about myself. I always was attempting to build myself up as “Mr. Wonderful.” I hung out with people...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-18-2016, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 19
Wisdom for Today
Lack of...
January 19
Wisdom for Today
Lack of awareness was another one of my shortcomings. The reality was that I had little or no awareness of how my behavior affected other people. I had been so wrapped...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-17-2016, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 18
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes you...
January 18
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes you hear the same things over and over again at meetings. I often have wondered if I was learning anything new after awhile. Then, on the 963rd time I hear...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-16-2016, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 17
Wisdom for Today
One of the...
January 17
Wisdom for Today
One of the slogans you hear early on in the program is, "Easy does it." I needed this slogan alot in the beginning of my recovery, but had no idea how important it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-15-2016, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 16
Wisdom for Today
In submitting...
January 16
Wisdom for Today
In submitting my character defects to my Higher Power, I developed hope. I began to feel that my life no longer had to be lived by the old rules. This sense of hope...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-14-2016, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 15
Wisdom for Today
In addressing...
January 15
Wisdom for Today
In addressing my defects of character, I had to once again submit myself to the will of my Higher Power. Whether it was Dishonesty, Ego, Fear, Expectations,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-13-2016, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 14
Wisdom for Today
One thing that...
January 14
Wisdom for Today
One thing that I found important along the way was to remember to thank God. In the selfishness of my addiction, I was so far removed from God that I had no...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-12-2016, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 13
Wisdom for Today
"Just do it!"...
January 13
Wisdom for Today
"Just do it!" was a slogan for a popular athletic shoe company, but I have found it helpful for me in my recovery. You see, recovery is a program that requires action....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-11-2016, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 12
Wisdom for Today
Anger and...
January 12
Wisdom for Today
Anger and resentment seemed to be constant companions when I first got clean and sober. I don’t really know if I understood what I was so angry about. In working my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-10-2016, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 11
Wisdom for Today
There was no...
January 11
Wisdom for Today
There was no doubt that I could not stop drinking and using drugs on my own. The same was true with my defects of character. My personality flaws were resistant to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-09-2016, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 10
Wisdom for Today
Over time I...
January 10
Wisdom for Today
Over time I have watched one newcomer after another walk in through the doors of the program. Many of these individuals have tried desperately to control their use of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-08-2016, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 9
Wisdom for Today
Transformation...
January 9
Wisdom for Today
Transformation seems to be a common occurrence in the program. It is not what I read in a book or even what I heard someone say at a meeting that convinced me that the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-07-2016, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 8
Wisdom for Today
One thing that...
January 8
Wisdom for Today
One thing that completing my Fifth Step helped me with was in becoming humble. There was no more room for grandiosity or arrogance. There was no way to stand before my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-06-2016, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 7
Wisdom for Today
There are a lot...
January 7
Wisdom for Today
There are a lot of little things that go into making recovery what it is, but all those little things add up over time. I'm not sure I could even begin to describe all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-05-2016, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 6
Wisdom for Today
Quiet...
January 6
Wisdom for Today
Quiet satisfaction is the best way to describe what I felt after completing my Fifth Step. There was this deep sense of calmness in my heart, knowing that God and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-04-2016, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 5
Wisdom for Today
“We will not...
January 5
Wisdom for Today
“We will not regret the past, nor will we shut the door on it.” This is the new freedom that Step Five provides. Completing Step Five allows you to stop regretting the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-03-2016, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 4
Wisdom for Today
There are days,...
January 4
Wisdom for Today
There are days, and then there are days. This was a tough lesson to learn in early recovery. I would go for days and even weeks where life seemed to be heading in a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-02-2016, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 3
Wisdom for Today
There is a song...
January 3
Wisdom for Today
There is a song that goes, "You can't always get what you want, you can't always get what you want, you can't always get what you want; but if you try sometime, you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-01-2016, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
January 2
Wisdom for Today
Step Five is...
January 2
Wisdom for Today
Step Five is like standing at the crossroads between our old way of living and the opportunity to begin living a new life. I remember when I first came into the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-31-2015, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,105
Wisdom For Today - January
January 1
Wisdom for Today
Life is filled with lots of firsts. One thing I have learned in recovery is that my life cannot afford a first drink, pill or fix. I had my first drink already, and I...
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