Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2013, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 30
Today's Thought:
I deserve...
November 30
Today's Thought:
I deserve a loving, nurturing relationship in my life. He is pleasant to be around, but the love is not there. He buys me things, but material things do not replace...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2013, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 29
Today's Thought:
I think...
November 29
Today's Thought:
I think the critics of all things 12-step-related have no idea (because of the literal, black/white thinking) how completely freeing the process can be; it doesn't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2013, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 28
Today's Thought:
I...
November 28
Today's Thought:
I watched my mother waste 20 years of her life waiting for him to change. It wasn't pretty and it has affected me very deeply. I honestly believe I would have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-27-2013, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 27
Today's Thought:
I knew...
November 27
Today's Thought:
I knew deep in my heart he had serious problems with alcohol, but was in denial, because I knew nothing about alcohol, and his actions would hurt and confuse me....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-26-2013, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 26
Today's Thought:
I too have...
November 26
Today's Thought:
I too have heard of these experiments to turn alkies into 'moderate' drinkers. Too many have died horrible, alcoholic deaths. Therefore, I'll stick with the winners...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2013, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 25
Today's Thought:
The...
November 25
Today's Thought:
The "friendship we have been privileged to enjoy" was a big part of my healing. For the first time in my entire life I had people that I could talk to, open and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-24-2013, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 24
Today's Thought:
So, I've...
November 24
Today's Thought:
So, I've now got two AA meetings under my belt and it feels great to be there. I can definitely feel that this will be where I'll find my sponsor, and that I need...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2013, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 23
Today's Thought:
I have a...
November 23
Today's Thought:
I have a far more open mind about trying and investigating new things as a result of pondering the "contempt prior to investigation" principle. To paraphrase, "Try...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2013, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 22
Today's Thought:
It would...
November 22
Today's Thought:
It would be pretty unreasonable to think that somehow all that damage to myself was magically erased just because I didn't drink for awhile, right? Of course my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-21-2013, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 21
Today's Thought:
At what...
November 21
Today's Thought:
At what point does AA cease to be what it is meant to be and become what the majority have now defined it to be? With no disrespect intended, I find those that see...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-20-2013, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 20
Today's Thought:
Then I...
November 20
Today's Thought:
Then I went to a meeting and someone shared about a guy who committed suicide -- a guy who once had 17 years and went out. He had all of the material blessings,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-19-2013, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 19
Today's Thought:
The fact...
November 19
Today's Thought:
The fact that we were no longer drinking together had a way of showing us both that his drinking most certainly WAS a problem also. He was trying not to drink as...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2013, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 18
Today's Thought:
...
November 18
Today's Thought:
Personally, I don't care whether people are "real" alcoholics or not. What I care about is whether people with this affliction can be relieved of their suffering....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-17-2013, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 17
Today's Thought:
...
November 17
Today's Thought:
Sometimes people get into Al-Anon and begin their own recovery process and they leave. Sometimes they stay. But it is their decision to make. We don't presume to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2013, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 16
Today's Thought:
I'm...
November 16
Today's Thought:
I'm convinced that the only thing of true value I ever got from my father was the privilege of watching him drink himself to death. It was a gruesome sight, a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2013, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 15
Today's Thought:
It seems...
November 15
Today's Thought:
It seems to me that the Unity part of the triangle can only be reinforced through meetings. How can one be part of a fellowship if one always sits at home? And, it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-14-2013, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 14
Today's Thought:
Just...
November 14
Today's Thought:
Just because someone has their butt parked in a chair at an AA meeting doesn't mean they are working a good program or even that they are a decent human being for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-13-2013, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 13
Today's Thought:
I wish I...
November 13
Today's Thought:
I wish I had had the nerve to protect my children from the devastating effects of alcoholism in the home. Had you been "nice" you could end up with children who are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-12-2013, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 12
Today's Thought:
A lot of...
November 12
Today's Thought:
A lot of people only get sober when they have lost everything and everyone. It's true that at first, people tend to get worse, but when they look around and see...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2013, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 11
Today's Thought:
I hope...
November 11
Today's Thought:
I hope others can find a less trying way to have their spiritual experience. The intense pain of the despair seemed to be the catalyst for whatever the experience...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2013, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 10
Today's Thought:
I went...
November 10
Today's Thought:
I went into rehab, and believe me, it did change my life, I didn't think I could go six days sober, I just celebrated six years, It is alot of hard work and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-09-2013, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 9
Today's Thought:
The whole...
November 9
Today's Thought:
The whole purpose of writing the book was so that the message and the specific program would not get lost through the passing of word of mouth, and so that those...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2013, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 8
Today's Thought:
You have to...
November 8
Today's Thought:
You have to be willing to see what needs to be changed and then act on that. It won't work if you can't humble yourself and see where the problems lie within...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-07-2013, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 7
Today's Thought:
Without...
November 7
Today's Thought:
Without page 119 in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, I probably would have made the same poor judgement in not realizing the possibility of getting involved...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-06-2013, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 6
Today's Thought:
It's...
November 6
Today's Thought:
It's extremely rare today to find an alcoholic under the age of, say, 55 or so who didn't have some experience with other drugs. I see my experiences with those...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-05-2013, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 5
Today's Thought:
It all...
November 5
Today's Thought:
It all keeps coming back to the fact that NOBODY really knows the 'best' way to treat alcoholism, or even if there IS one; I know what worked for me, and others what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2013, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 4
Today's Thought:
The disease...
November 4
Today's Thought:
The disease of addiction has been described as the inability to tell the true from the false -- our minds lie. This seems particularly true when it comes to that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-03-2013, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 3
Today's Thought:
I realized...
November 3
Today's Thought:
I realized that I was going to have to walk the talk. I got scared. I didn't know what to do. I didn't go to meetings for a couple of weeks and I was nuts. I went...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-02-2013, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
November 2
Today's Thought:
The legacy...
November 2
Today's Thought:
The legacy of Unity is cast to the wind each time another faction of AA, however it wishes to individualize itself (i.e, age, race, sexual persuasion, mental health...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-01-2013, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 28,574
Reflections for Every Day - November
November 1
Today's Thought:
Oh, I believed there was a God I just didn't believe He ever did anything for me so why should He do anything for me now. It took a while for me to realize that with...
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