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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-30-2015, 06:01 AM
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September 30 ...praying only for knowledge...

September 30

...praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
-- Second half of Step Eleven

Step Eleven teaches us how to pray. We pray for God's will to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-29-2015, 06:49 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 29 To love is to place our...

September 29

To love is to place our happiness in the happiness of another.
--G. Wilhelm Leibniz

To desire personal happiness is normal and healthy. Most of our plans, choices, and dreams...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-28-2015, 06:24 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 28 Every time I get worried about...

September 28

Every time I get worried about something I say my prayers more.
--Jim Burns

Whether we grew up in religious families or not, most of us seek help from some Greater Power when...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-27-2015, 06:36 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 27 Everyday . . . life confronts...

September 27

Everyday . . . life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly.
--Dr. Ann Faraday

Facing the day straight on is occasionally...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-26-2015, 06:30 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 26 The most wasted day is that in...

September 26

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
--Chamfort

When we are adrift in our addiction, we take ourselves very seriously and often lose contact with reality. We...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-25-2015, 06:40 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 25 We are Only Human We can...

September 25

We are Only Human

We can admit our limitations and defects.

When we admit the truth about our limitations and defects, we create fertile ground for new growth and change. But if...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-24-2015, 06:41 AM
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Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 24 Now that I'm not acting crazy I...

September 24

Now that I'm not acting crazy I can accept feeling crazy once in a while.
--Sandy B.

Saying no to ourselves may be a greater act of courage than rushing into a burning building to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-23-2015, 06:52 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 23 Prayer is neither black magic...

September 23

Prayer is neither black magic nor is it a form of demand note. Prayer is a relationship.
--John Heuss

A conversation requires two parts: talking and listening. When only we are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-22-2015, 06:50 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 22 You can't cross a chasm in two...

September 22

You can't cross a chasm in two steps.
--Rashi Fein

When a small child hides her eyes, she means, "You can't see me." We sophisticated grownups sometimes have trouble getting rid...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-21-2015, 06:06 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 21 Accepting Change The winds...

September 21

Accepting Change

The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a tropical storm. Yes, we have resting places - time to adjust to another level of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-20-2015, 06:31 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 20 In everyone's heart stirs a...

September 20

In everyone's heart stirs a great homesickness.
--Rabbi Seymour Siegel

We ask ourselves what drove us to do some of the things we did? We went to extremes even when we knew our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-19-2015, 06:41 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
September 19 Procrastination is the thief of...

September 19

Procrastination is the thief of time.
--Edward Young

When we have a problem with putting things off, we seem to add to our troubles by mentally flogging ourselves. We know we are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-18-2015, 06:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 18 Through These Doors Dear...

September 18

Through These Doors

Dear God,

Please get me through these doors.

A meeting is what I need.
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-17-2015, 07:25 AM
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Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 17 I wish I could keep in mind...

September 17

I wish I could keep in mind that God can provide, God will provide, and God does provide.
-- Marie Gubbels

Relying on God for the guidance to deal with our problems seems much too...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-16-2015, 06:26 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 16 Self-interest is but the...

September 16

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.
--Henri Amiel

When we were lost in our addictive ways, we were driven by...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-15-2015, 06:38 AM
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Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 15 The most wasted day of all is...

September 15

The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.
--Sebastian R.N. Chamfort

When we wallowed in the self-pity of obsession, we were sure we'd never laugh again. How...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-14-2015, 07:12 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 14 Almost everyone wants something...

September 14

Almost everyone wants something for nothing.
--Marsha Sinetar

Bargains attract. Finding a good value excites us, and we share the news quickly. Wanting anything for free is human...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-13-2015, 06:13 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 12 -- Will Rogers We laugh...

September 12

-- Will Rogers

We laugh when others do something silly. We're amused when something funny happens to them. But if the same happens to us and people laugh, we might give them the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-12-2015, 06:53 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 12 Control robs us of serenity. ...

September 12

Control robs us of serenity.

The Serenity Prayer, when relied on, changes the very nature of our lives. The reality is that most of our troubles result from an unwillingness to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-11-2015, 05:36 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 11 We don't always understand the...

September 11

We don't always understand the ways of Almighty God - the crosses sent us, the sacrifices demanded . . . But we accept with faith and resignation the holy will with no looking back,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-10-2015, 07:30 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 10 Forgiveness is the key to...

September 10

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
--Hannah Arendt

Resentments keep us in the past, a past that can never be relived. Resentments keep a stranglehold on our mind. They...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-09-2015, 06:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 9 Growth is the only evidence of...

September 9

Growth is the only evidence of life.
--John, Cardinal Newman

We should be thankful we can never reach complete serenity. If we could, we would never have the need to improve...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-08-2015, 07:08 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 8 Life moves forward The past...

September 8

Life moves forward

The past is past. Over. Finished. Our job is to move with the flow of the present. We are propelled by what went before, but we do not try to swim against the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-07-2015, 06:29 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 7 When all else is lost, the...

September 7

When all else is lost, the future still remains.
--Christian Bovee

Ours is a program of hope. We sit in meetings and give each other hope. For no matter how long we have been sober...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-06-2015, 06:55 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 6 A single grateful thought toward...

September 6

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer.
--Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Thank you is one of the most important things we can say to anyone. Thank you packs...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-05-2015, 05:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 5 Change of scene has no effect...

September 5

Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts.
--Edmund Bergler, M.D.

There's no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-04-2015, 06:14 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 4 A tip-off to an abusive family...

September 4

A tip-off to an abusive family system is a situation in which nobody ever apologizes.
-- Karen Shaud

When we get a tip-off, we can open the door to a whole new way of looking at...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-03-2015, 06:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 3 Practicing tolerance ...

September 3

Practicing tolerance

Everyone has a different opinion. No two people look the same. We all are different. Differences can cause us fear and set us apart from others, and we have no...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-02-2015, 06:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
September 2 He who has a thousand friends...

September 2

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.
--Ai Ibn-Abu-Talib

When we entered recovery, we had buddies we drank or used with and people we hung out with, but often no...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-01-2015, 06:52 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,756
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - September

September 1

Do we manage ourselves to the best of our ability?

Some of us are in the program because the drinkers in our lives are out of control and we feel crazy. Others of us come to the...
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