Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2015, 08:22 AM
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February 28
Finding balance
Let's not...
February 28
Finding balance
Let's not forget to play. Our new way of life is a serious matter, but it is not intended as a punishment; nor do we need to repent and suffer for the rest of our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2015, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 27
Trouble is a part of life, and...
February 27
Trouble is a part of life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.
--Dinah Shore
Just as gravity keeps us grounded and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-26-2015, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 26
The Power of Love
Love is...
February 26
The Power of Love
Love is the best motivation. When we are plugged in to our Higher Power, we are plugged in to love. It flows through us like a current, energizing our sluggish...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2015, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 25
Happiness is a decision.
We...
February 25
Happiness is a decision.
We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing the laughter of the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-24-2015, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 24
Don't take storms personally.
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February 24
Don't take storms personally.
Somewhere out in the Pacific, a storm brewed and swirled and thrashed and died without ever touching the land. Three days, later, under a clear blue...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2015, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 23
Make yourself at home.
It...
February 23
Make yourself at home.
It was night, only a few months after I'd begun my skydiving adventure.One of the other skydivers was sitting in a lawn chair. The evening lights had been...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2015, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 22
The Fox and the Stork
One...
February 22
The Fox and the Stork
One evening the fox invited his friend the stork to dinner. For a joke the fox prepared soup and served it in a shallow dish. The fox could easily lap up the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2015, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 28
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-20-2015, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 20
Reflection for the Day
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February 20
Reflection for the Day
Among the many gifts that we are offered in The Program is the gift of freedom. Paradoxically, however, the gift of freedom is not without a price tag;...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-19-2015, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 19
God Is Here
The Power,...
February 19
God Is Here
The Power, which restores us to sanity, is not something remote and abstract, which we must search for by reading books and performing great feats. Our Higher Power is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-18-2015, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 18
Acceptance frees us.
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February 18
Acceptance frees us.
Conflict can result from trying to change a person or situation that we don't like. And conflict causes stress and agitation, both of which limit our lives....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-17-2015, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 17
...we live several lives in one...
February 17
...we live several lives in one lifetime.
Waking up from a terrifying dream, we first sigh with deep relief, "Thank God it was just a dream." After we have made a big mistake in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-16-2015, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 16
The shy man usually finds that...
February 16
The shy man usually finds that he has been shy without cause and that, in practice, no one takes the slightest notice of him.
--Robert Lynd
We sometimes feel self-conscious in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-15-2015, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 15
An error doesn't become a...
February 15
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.
--Orlando A. Battista
In our lives, we have always been drawn to extremes. If it isn't white, it must be black. If...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2015, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 14
All human failures are the...
February 14
All human failures are the result of a lack of love.
--Alfred Adler
How much easier it is to continue working toward a challenging goal when we're bolstered by the loving support...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-13-2015, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 13
Recovery is about more than...
February 13
Recovery is about more than walking away. Sometimes it means learning to stay and deal. It's about building and maintaining relationships that work.
--Beyond Codependency
Problems...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-12-2015, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 12
In life, the difficult periods...
February 12
In life, the difficult periods are the best periods to gain experience and shore up determination. As a result, my mental status is much improved because of them.
--The Dalai Lama
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-11-2015, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 28
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February 11
No man is more cheated than the...
February 11
No man is more cheated than the selfish man.
--Henry Ward Beecher
When we're selfish, we close off the channels of exchange with others. Not only are we grabbing and holding all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-10-2015, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 10
Happiness is not a destination....
February 10
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
--Burton Hillis
The start of a new month is a natural time to take a look at our lives. Are we happy most days? Do we know...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-09-2015, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 9
Seeking strength from others...
February 9
Seeking strength from others prevents us from finding our own strength.
--Georgette Vickstrom
The principles of this program, the friends we have made here, sponsors, and the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-08-2015, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 8
"Come to the edge," he said. "No,...
February 8
"Come to the edge," he said. "No, we will fall," they replied. They came to the edge. He pushed them . . . and they flew.
--Apollinaire
Without courage it is virtually impossible to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-07-2015, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 7
No man is born into the world...
February 7
No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him.
--James Russell Lowell
Our Wise Creator has provided each of us, at birth, with the necessary talents and gifts to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2015, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 6
Despair is the absolute extreme...
February 6
Despair is the absolute extreme of self-love. It is reached when a man deliberately turns his back on all help from anyone else in order to taste the rotten luxury of knowing himself to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-05-2015, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 5
Anyone can get sober . . .
The...
February 5
Anyone can get sober . . .
The trick is to stay and to live sober.
--Living Sober
Newcomer
At one meeting someone mentioned having had a slip. He had been back in recovery for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-04-2015, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 4
The way to love anything is to...
February 4
The way to love anything is to realize it might be lost.
--G. K. Chesterton
Every day we take so much for granted. But we can count certain blessings: a roof over our head, food,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-03-2015, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 3
Attitudes and Limitations
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February 3
Attitudes and Limitations
"My greatest limitations," a member said, "are in my mind. Until I came to this group, I wasn't even aware that many of the negative circumstances in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-02-2015, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
February 2
Love "bears all things" and...
February 2
Love "bears all things" and "endures all things." These words say all there is to be said; nothing can be added to them. For we are in the deepest sense the victims and the instruments...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-01-2015, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,543
Today's Thought - February
February 1
To be alive is to be hungry.
Our appetite for life is good. It keeps us reaching, growing, enjoying, and yearning to fulfill our potential. When our basic needs are satisfied, our...
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