Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2017, 04:04 AM
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November 30
A terrace nine stories high...
November 30
A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth.
--Lao-tzu
Imagine yourself with a pile of dirt in front of you and building plans for a one-story structure. It would be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2017, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 29
Do I trigger gossip?
There...
November 29
Do I trigger gossip?
There is a saying that listening to gossip is gossip. How true! If there were no listeners, there would never be any gossip.
Some of us who pride ourselves...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2017, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 28
Reflection for the Day
I'll...
November 28
Reflection for the Day
I'll begin today with prayer - prayer in my heart, prayer in my mind, and words of prayer on my lips. Through prayer, I'll stay tuned to God today, reaching...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-27-2017, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 27
There are as many ways to live...
November 27
There are as many ways to live and grow, as there are people. Our own ways are the only ways that should matter to us.
--Evelyn Mandel
Wanting to control other people, to make them...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-26-2017, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 26
A controller doesn't trust...
November 26
A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos.
--Rita Mae...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2017, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 25
Stolen from Me
My child has...
November 25
Stolen from Me
My child has been stolen from me. He's even been stolen from himself-The Addict has whisked away my son's very essence. I don't know if I will ever get him back. I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-24-2017, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 24
Burden No Longer
Lord, take...
November 24
Burden No Longer
Lord, take away this ache in my heart.
I know I have asked this of You before. This ache consumes my every waking moment, haunts my dreams, and weakens my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2017, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 23
The expression of praise as...
November 23
The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation.
--Catherine Ponder
Praise inevitably has a multiple effect. It...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2017, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 22
Count Your Blessings
Count...
November 22
Count Your Blessings
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
Count your many blessings, see what God has done!
--from “Count Your Blessings” by Johnson Oatman Jr.
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-21-2017, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 21
I came to understand that it was...
November 21
I came to understand that it was all right to do things for people as long as I did it for the sake of doing it... the value being more in the act than in the result.
--Joanna Field
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-20-2017, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 20
Coping with Families
There...
November 20
Coping with Families
There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-19-2017, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 19
Differences
. . . with no...
November 19
Differences
. . . with no hidden cutting edge.
The respect and dignity a couple show each other set the table from which they are nourished for all other activities in their...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2017, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 18
Newcomer
You've told me I...
November 18
Newcomer
You've told me I should pray for someone who's been causing me all sorts of problems. But that's not going to change that person, is it?
Sponsor
I've heard various...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-17-2017, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 17
Reflection for the Day
I...
November 17
Reflection for the Day
I must never forget who and what I am and where I come from. I have to remember the nature of my illness and what it was like before I came to The Program....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2017, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 16
An alcoholic spends his life...
November 16
An alcoholic spends his life committing suicide on the installment plan.
--Laurence Peter
None of us woke up one morning and found we had suddenly turned into an addict. We got to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2017, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 15
Reflection for the Day
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November 15
Reflection for the Day
Every man and woman who has joined The Program and intends to stick around has, without realizing it, made a beginning on Step Three. Isn't it true that, in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-14-2017, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 14
The chains of habit are too weak...
November 14
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.
--Samuel Johnson
The Twelve Steps won't work for anyone unless they are practiced. That's why so...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-13-2017, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 13
With Laughter
O God, as the...
November 13
With Laughter
O God, as the day returns and brings us the silly
Rounds of irritating duties, help me perform
Them with laughter and a kind face.
Let cheerfulness overflow in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-12-2017, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 12
Do not be afraid of the ego. It...
November 12
Do not be afraid of the ego. It depends on your mind, and as you made it by believing in it, so you can dispel it by withdrawing belief from it.
--A Course in Miracles
Some of us...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2017, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 11
You Give Me Strength
Lord...
November 11
You Give Me Strength
Lord God, thank You for loving me
Even when I turn away from You.
I am grateful for Your constant care and concern.
Though I feel unworthy of Your great...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2017, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 10
Nothing is more difficult than...
November 10
Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth.
--Francoise Giroud
Sometimes we think we need to try and be something we're not. Maybe we feel pressure from friends to behave...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-09-2017, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 9
Just the Two of Us
Our...
November 9
Just the Two of Us
Our wedding was beautiful and so were the vows. Till death do us part was our promise. But our child's addiction is like a chainsaw, hacking away at our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2017, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 8
The gift of love means this: I...
November 8
The gift of love means this: I want to share with you whatever I have that is good.
--John Powell, S.J.
How loving are we, really? Do we keep score when we do favors for a friend,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-07-2017, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-06-2017, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 6
A crisis is an opportunity to...
November 6
A crisis is an opportunity to rely on our Higher Power.
When we came to this program, we were told right away that a Higher Power is watching out for us and that we can look to that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-05-2017, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 5
I will radiate love and good will...
November 5
I will radiate love and good will to others that I may open a channel for God's love to come to all.
--Paramahansa Yogananda
Our spiritual well-being is hindered whenever we isolate...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2017, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 4
Be patient with the faults of...
November 4
Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.
--Our Daily Bread
How do we feel when someone we know makes a mistake? What happens when the boss makes an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-03-2017, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 3
Being patient
Over time, we...
November 3
Being patient
Over time, we get what we want out of this program. If we seek a better way of life, for example, we will develop it. If we want to diminish our pain, we will find...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-02-2017, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
November 2
Survival
We will never make...
November 2
Survival
We will never make it if we feel we are responsible for solving everyone else's problems. It is tempting to our ego to feel that we can exercise control over the lives of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-01-2017, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,521
Today's Thought - November
November 1
I Will Attend a Meeting
Creator; I will attend a meeting today.
I promise to seek out the similarities and not the differences.
I will find something good in everything that is...
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