Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-31-2015, 07:28 AM
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August 31
Be aware of wonder.
--Robert...
August 31
Be aware of wonder.
--Robert Fulghum
We have days when we experience the small coincidences in life - our car breaks down and we run into an old friend at the service station; we're...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-30-2015, 06:24 AM
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August 30
Detachment doesn't mean denying...
August 30
Detachment doesn't mean denying compassion.
Approaching life with detachment may seem cold at first. We are accustomed to offering lots of help to other people. Thus the first few...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-29-2015, 08:32 AM
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August 29
Be grateful for where you are now....
August 29
Be grateful for where you are now.
"It doesn't take as much faith to believe that everything happens for a reason as it does to embrace the belief that I am who and where I am now,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-28-2015, 06:58 AM
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August 28
I grew up knowing I had to be a...
August 28
I grew up knowing I had to be a success for others.
--Sandy Warman
The pressure of performance is daunting and extremely stressful. Some, like Sandy, were controlled by it their...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-27-2015, 08:35 AM
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August 27
Have you learned lessons only of...
August 27
Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-26-2015, 06:20 AM
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August 26
A good scare is worth more to a...
August 26
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
-- E. W. Howe
Do you let yourself be afraid of your illness? You'd better. Many of us were scared into sobriety. Often, a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2015, 07:22 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-24-2015, 07:31 AM
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August 24
When folks have allotted...
August 24
When folks have allotted themselves a task and work together in unison, they escape unhappiness.
--Emile Zola
We may have been loners in the past, preferring solitude to the company...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-23-2015, 08:26 AM
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August 23
As the twig is bent, the tree...
August 23
As the twig is bent, the tree inclines.
A positive self-image is critical to our recovery. Why? Because it is the glasses through which we look, the gloves with which we touch, the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-22-2015, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 22
I have one request: may I never...
August 22
I have one request: may I never use my reason against truth.
--Elie Wiesel
Honesty with ourselves is a great asset in every situation we confront. The skill to look reality square in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-21-2015, 07:16 AM
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August 21
Seeking growth
We are where...
August 21
Seeking growth
We are where we are for a reason. As long as that reason remains, we remain where we are. If we aren't where we think we should be, working the program will help us get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-20-2015, 06:52 AM
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August 20
We believe in Human Ecology, the...
August 20
We believe in Human Ecology, the understanding and care of human beings as whole persons in light of their relationship to God, themselves, their families, and the society in which they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2015, 07:23 AM
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August 19
Unconditional love corresponds to...
August 19
Unconditional love corresponds to one of the deepest longings, not only of the child, but of every human being.
--Erich Fromm
Feeling the need to be perfect to ensure we'll be loved...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-18-2015, 07:35 AM
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August 18
What is obvious to me is that we...
August 18
What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a spiritual realm.
--Virginia...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-17-2015, 08:00 AM
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August 17
That's what happens when you're...
August 17
That's what happens when you're angry at people. You make them part of your life.
--Garrison Keillor
Our problems with anger and our problems in relationships go hand in hand. Some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-16-2015, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 16
Imagine living in your head,...
August 16
Imagine living in your head, untrue to your heart.
Imagine the pain of separation.
Imagine the depth of the longing for peace.
--G. Carol
Before finding recovery as a way of life,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-15-2015, 07:29 AM
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August 15
The best leaders are those who...
August 15
The best leaders are those who know how to follow.
--Anonymous
Am I a leader or a follower? The fact is, I am responsible for where I end up. If I choose to be a follower, I'd better...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-14-2015, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 14
Stop expecting too much from...
August 14
Stop expecting too much from yourself.
--Anonymous
When there is too wide a gap between standards we set for ourselves and our actual achievement, unhappiness follows. If we can't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-13-2015, 07:37 AM
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August 13
Daily our spirits are renewed.
...
August 13
Daily our spirits are renewed.
For most of us, a spiritual awakening does not come once and for all. Instead, we have small flashes of insight here and there, and every once in a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-12-2015, 07:01 AM
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August 11
Made a decision to turn our will...
August 11
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
--Step Three of Alcoholics Anonymous
Let's cut right to the heart of the matter: We get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-11-2015, 07:29 AM
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August 11
The creative thinker is flexible...
August 11
The creative thinker is flexible and adaptable and prepared to rearrange his thinking.
--A.J. Cropley
Newcomer
I'm in a crisis. I got myself into it -- there's no one else to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-10-2015, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 10
Self-pity in its early stages is...
August 10
Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.
--Maya Angelou
Some days we grasp at self-pity like a blanket on a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-09-2015, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 9
Reflection for the Day
Just...
August 9
Reflection for the Day
Just for today, I'll not be afraid of anything. If my mind is clouded with nameless fears, I'll track them down and expose their unreality. I'll remind myself...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2015, 06:33 AM
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August 8
Fame is what you have taken....
August 8
Fame is what you have taken. Character is what you give. When to this truth you waken, then you begin to live.
--Bayard Taylor
Long-timers continually tell newcomers to strive to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-07-2015, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,660
August 7
I love being able to say, "I was...
August 7
I love being able to say, "I was wrong," or "I made a mistake," and not feel like it's the end of the world.
--Carol C.
Before recovery, we felt so guilt-ridden we couldn't bear to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-06-2015, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,660
August 6
If an idea, I reasoned, were really...
August 6
If an idea, I reasoned, were really a valuable one, there must be some way of realizing it.
--Elizabeth Blackwell
These words were written by the first woman who earned a medical...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-05-2015, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-04-2015, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,660
August 4
The events in our lives happen in a...
August 4
The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order.
--Eudora Welty
We will experience no coincidence today. All...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-03-2015, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 3
Successful Living
A speaker...
August 3
Successful Living
A speaker told us one day that people who can't manage their time also have difficulty handling their money. We have even heard that "time is money."
Without...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2015, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,660
August 2
Struggling alone
Each of us is...
August 2
Struggling alone
Each of us is a struggling soul. We had to struggle with our addictions for some time before we found this program, and eventually each struggling soul must face the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-01-2015, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,660
Today's Thought - August
August 1
Love is an expression and assertion of self-esteem. . . .
--Ayn Rand
How easily we love others when we feel self-assured, when we're comfortable in our chosen work, with our families...
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