Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:14 AM
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July 31
Is Recovery a Rebirth?
Some who...
July 31
Is Recovery a Rebirth?
Some who recover from addiction realize they have felt themselves to be defective and the world hostile and unfair for as long as they can recall. In recovery we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:14 AM
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July 30
The Futile Pursuit of Perfection
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July 30
The Futile Pursuit of Perfection
A student nurse wanted to quit because she made a harmless error. If every nurse who felt that way quit, we would have only nurses who don't care if...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:13 AM
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July 29
Experiencing Forgiveness
Words...
July 29
Experiencing Forgiveness
Words have meaning only if we have the experience. We are told we should feel relieved of guilt if we repent something and ask for forgiveness. Some are unable...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:13 AM
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July 28
Sharing Versus Using
A man told...
July 28
Sharing Versus Using
A man told me when he called his mother during early recovery to find out how she was feeling; she was in disbelief because during his addiction he never called...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:13 AM
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July 27
Life Is Always a Struggle
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July 27
Life Is Always a Struggle
Living a moral life can never be completely tranquil. Books on peace of mind or soul can mislead us into thinking complete inner peace is achievable. Life is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:12 AM
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July 26
There Are A Million Excuses
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July 26
There Are A Million Excuses
Keep coming back. It works. Do you need an excuse for not attending meetings? Just write to me, and I will send you as many as you need. These are excuses...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:12 AM
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Views: 20,238
July 25
Easy Does It Can Require Hard Work ...
July 25
Easy Does It Can Require Hard Work
it does not mean we should look for the easiest way to get something done. Some with eating disorders have undergone bypass surgery to lose weight....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 09:12 AM
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July 24
Unburden Yourself of Things You...
July 24
Unburden Yourself of Things You Cannot Control
One night an operator called my unlisted number. When she put on the caller, I responded it was an audacity to call me collect. I later...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:16 AM
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July 23
Appreciate The Good Things You Have ...
July 23
Appreciate The Good Things You Have
Sometimes we need lessons in gratitude. One day I had allowed myself to become upset because the cruise control on my new car was not functioning....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:16 AM
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July 22
Sobriety Can Bring New Problems
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July 22
Sobriety Can Bring New Problems
A man set up a workshop in his apartment. A neighbor began playing loud music to obscure noise of the machinery. When the man moved his workshop, he...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:16 AM
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July 21
New Opportunities For Addiction
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July 21
New Opportunities For Addiction
A physician with ten years of quality sobriety, on staff at a rehab center, developed high blood pressure, for which his doctor prescribed Valium. The...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:15 AM
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July 20
Lessons From Nature
I had the...
July 20
Lessons From Nature
I had the opportunity to observe salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs in the same place as where they were born. They jumped powerful cascades to reach a higher...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:15 AM
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July 19
Letting Go Doesn't Mean Copping Out ...
July 19
Letting Go Doesn't Mean Copping Out
Dependence on a Higher Power is not an abdication of responsibility. Some criticize AA and NA as fostering dependence and encouraging copping out....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:15 AM
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July 18
It Doesn't Matter Where You Are
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July 18
It Doesn't Matter Where You Are
We must always put principles above personalities. A person with six years of sobriety moved, contacted AA, and established a relationship with a new...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:14 AM
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July 17
Don't Cheat Yourself
Half...
July 17
Don't Cheat Yourself
Half measures avail us nothing. Some relapsers contend they continued to attend meetings until their relapse, but admit that they failed to maintain contact with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 10:14 AM
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July 16
A Guide For Life
The recovery...
July 16
A Guide For Life
The recovery program can have wide application. A friend was a severe asthmatic and it had made life unmanageable. His rabbi, interested in the spirituality of the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:43 AM
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July 15
Sponsors Bring a Healthy Perspective...
July 15
Sponsors Bring a Healthy Perspective
Coping with reality depends on how it is perceived. The reason artists can draw so well is not that they have superior hands, but rather that they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:43 AM
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July 14
The Rewards of Sobriety
can be...
July 14
The Rewards of Sobriety
can be mature or juvenile. Children have to be bribed to do things that are for their own good, because they lack the capacity to understand. Adults should know...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:43 AM
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Views: 20,238
July 13
Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness
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July 13
Self-Esteem and Self-Awareness
We must appreciate our self-worth. A young addict whose arms bore scars of heroin injections was wearing a gold locket, which she had refused to sell for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:42 AM
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July 12
Attitude and Acceptance
What...
July 12
Attitude and Acceptance
What must we accept, and what is subject to change? A theologian asked an elderly porter how he was faring, and the latter replied, Terrible! At my age I must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:42 AM
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July 11
Anger at God
We are greater...
July 11
Anger at God
We are greater believers than we think. Some have rejected the Twelve Step recovery program on the grounds that it requires a belief in God, and they are atheists. A person...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:41 AM
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July 10
Dependence on Other's Praise
If...
July 10
Dependence on Other's Praise
If we are aware of our strengths and talents, wanting to be praised is not a character defect. If, however, we need other's compliments to let us know we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:40 AM
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July 9
Be Yourself and Be Happy
A young...
July 9
Be Yourself and Be Happy
A young man told of his inability to develop a romantic relationship. This man had a negative opinion of himself. On dates he would conceal his real self while...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 10:40 AM
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July 8
Let GO and Let God
After we have...
July 8
Let GO and Let God
After we have done all we can do about something, we leave the rest up to God. But at times there are other reasons to let go. For example, if we try hard to fall...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:48 AM
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July 7
Keep an Open Mind
We do not have...
July 7
Keep an Open Mind
We do not have to agree with everyone, but it is important to listen to what others have to say. Listening lets other ideas enter our minds, where we can weigh them in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:47 AM
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Views: 20,238
July 6
Insatiable Drives
If what we...
July 6
Insatiable Drives
If what we have is not enough, more will not be enough, either. Indeed, recovering addicts may have an advantage over nonaddicts, in that the latter may never be forced...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:47 AM
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July 5
Freedom to Choose
Choice is a...
July 5
Freedom to Choose
Choice is a right we should never relinquish. When psychiatrist Victor Frankl was in the concentration camp facing death, he maintained one choice: how to face the end...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:47 AM
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July 4
Break the Chains of Tyranny
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July 4
Break the Chains of Tyranny
Freedom is our greatest treasure. Nowhere is tyranny as absolute as that of chemical dependency. When we lose our freedom to alcohol or drugs, we actually...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:47 AM
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July 3
Recovering, Not Recovered
We can...
July 3
Recovering, Not Recovered
We can learn from nature. In 1991, a volcano in the Philippines erupted with violence after having been inactive for 600 years. The U.S. felt secure the volcano...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:46 AM
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July 2
The Journey of Life
Prayer of...
July 2
The Journey of Life
Prayer of the Traveler says: May it be Thy will to lead me in my journey . . . Guide me from enemies and ambush. If we think of life as a journey with a goal, our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-29-2014, 10:44 AM
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Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - July
July 1
Doing the Right Thing
A minister who had participated in an unsuccessful intervention was upset because the irate subject left the parish for another church. It is a mistake to consider...
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