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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-30-2014, 08:03 AM
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June 30 No man really becomes a fool until...

June 30

No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.
--Charles P. Steinmetz

We often pass up the chance to ask a question of someone because we don't want to feel stupid. In...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-29-2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 29 Remember the Golden Key ...

June 29

Remember the Golden Key

Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to solve a problem, but we don't...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-28-2014, 09:43 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 28 The handwriting on the wall may be a...

June 28

The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
--Ralph Hodgson

Too often we are superstitious and interpret signs in negative or hostile ways. Because we don't believe in ourselves, we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-27-2014, 08:00 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 27 Stopping, calming, and resting are...

June 27

Stopping, calming, and resting are preconditions for healing. When animals in the forest are wounded they find a place to lie down and rest completely for many days . . . They just rest...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-26-2014, 08:55 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 26 Self-esteem comes from doing...

June 26

Self-esteem comes from doing esteemable acts.

I once had a beautiful plant. It sat on my dining room table for three weeks as I waited for it to blossom. Each week, I waited for...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-25-2014, 08:57 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 25 Overachieving may be symptomatic. ...

June 25

Overachieving may be symptomatic.

Suffering from low self-esteem is common. Some of it may be blamed on growing up in families affected by alcohol or other drugs. Perhaps the criticism...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-24-2014, 08:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 24 Don't quit five minutes before the...

June 24

Don't quit five minutes before the miracle happens.
--Anonymous

When we came into the Program, most of us had very little to show for our lives. We believed in nothing. We had...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-23-2014, 08:48 AM
Replies: 29
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 23 The Importance of Money We...

June 23

The Importance of Money

We cannot afford to allow our focus in life to be money. That will not lead us into the abundance we're seeking. Usually, it will not even lead to financial...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-22-2014, 07:48 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 22 If you go around thinking you are...

June 22

If you go around thinking you are being cheated,
life becomes very unpleasant.
--Felix Salten

Sometimes we feel cheated that we have been given this darn disease to cope with. Why us?...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-21-2014, 11:10 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 21 We should be careful to get out of...

June 21

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stay there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-20-2014, 08:36 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
June 20 First we work the program because we...

June 20

First we work the program because we have to. Then we work the program because we are willing to. Finally we work the program because we want to.

*****

When you do all the talking...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 08:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 19 Grief may be a pathway to our...

June 19

Grief may be a pathway to our deepest connections.

People often say, "I don't want to burden you with my troubles, you have enough to worry about." Yet sharing our troubles with our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-18-2014, 07:37 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 18 Life guarantees a chance - not a...

June 18

Life guarantees a chance - not a fair shake.
--Bernie Y.

Life is not fair. Most of us know that, but few of us accept it. Something in us often clings to the idea that ultimately, the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-17-2014, 08:27 AM
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Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 17 The past has flown away. The coming...

June 17

The past has flown away. The coming month and year do not exist; ours only is the present's tiny point.
--Shabistari

We are tempted to look back and to look ahead. But what we most...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-16-2014, 08:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 16 Living according to principles ...

June 16

Living according to principles

If we live according to spiritual principles, we will know harmony in our lives. If we ignore these principles, our harmony will be destroyed.
...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-15-2014, 09:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 15 Taking Care of Ourselves It's...

June 15

Taking Care of Ourselves

It's healthy, wise, and loving to be considerate and responsive to the feelings and needs of others. That's different from caretaking. Caretaking is a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-14-2014, 08:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 14 I don't believe in predicting,...

June 14

I don't believe in predicting, especially about the future.
-- Casey Stengel

With the pace of change continuing to accelerate, the future is not what it used to be. From one moment to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 08:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 13 Fine friendship requires duration...

June 13

Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.
--Aristotle

Once we have embarked upon this program, we find spiritual recovery through relationships more than any...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-12-2014, 08:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 12 Dust on diamonds, tears we cry,...

June 12

Dust on diamonds, tears we cry, first we walk, then we fly.
--Mark Chapple

"First things first," "Easy does it," and "Keep it simple" are the touchstones of our recovery. At first, we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-11-2014, 08:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 11 Having loosened our grip on the...

June 11

Having loosened our grip on the past, we are free to reach for the future.
--Ann D. Clark

Everyday of our lives we think of some situation we wish we had handled differently. Perhaps...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-10-2014, 08:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 10 The journey of a thousand miles...

June 10

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
-- Chinese proverb

Life holds so many choices now that we are sober. We'd like to go so many places. We'd like to see so many...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-09-2014, 09:27 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 9 We need the courage to start and...

June 9

We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
--Richard L. Evans

What is courage? Many of us think it involves surviving against...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-08-2014, 07:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 8 She walks around all day quietly, but...

June 8

She walks around all day quietly, but underneath it she's electric; angry energy inside a passive form. The common woman is as common as a thunderstorm.
--Judy Grahn

Many people spend...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-07-2014, 07:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 7 Not only then has each man his...

June 7

Not only then has each man his individual relation to God, but each man has his peculiar relation to God.
-- George MacDonald

Each of us sees and experiences God in a way somehow unique...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-06-2014, 07:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 6 Getting angry can sometimes be like...

June 6

Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are out of order.
--Maggie...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-05-2014, 08:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 5 Ideally, both members of a couple in...

June 5

Ideally, both members of a couple in love free each other to new and different worlds.
--Anne Morrow Lindbergh

We cannot possess another's spirit, even though we may desire to do so...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 08:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 4 Of all sad words of tongue or pen,...

June 4

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, "It might have been."
--John Greenleaf Whittier

Unless we live in the now, we are in danger of suffering the agony of regret....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-03-2014, 09:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 3 Don't miss out on today's learning...

June 3

Don't miss out on today's learning experiences.

They won't come again. We will never have another day exactly like today, so let's take advantage of the lessons we're offered.

We...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-02-2014, 08:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
June 2 When it seems we have no recourse, we...

June 2

When it seems we have no recourse, we can always pray.

Coming to believe that a Higher Power can help us and relieve us of our worry may take time if we have spent years trying to stop...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-01-2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,033
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - June

June 1

We have within us a limitless supply of new beginnings.
--Joan Fitzgerald

We can start our day over any time we choose. If we wake up crabby, on the "wrong side of the bed," we are not...
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