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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-29-2016, 07:38 AM
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February 29 Time is a dressmaker...

February 29

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.
--Faith Baldwin

We are learning as we go, and the experiences shed light on our own plans for proceeding. The steps we are taking...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2016, 06:21 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 28 Reflection for the Day ...

February 28

Reflection for the Day

"What if..." How often we hear these words from newcomers to The Program. How often, in fact, we tend to say them ourselves. "What if I lose my job?" "What if...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-27-2016, 07:56 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 27 We don't need crutches. We...

February 27

We don't need crutches.

We are unique and wonderful people. We have weaknesses, yes, and we also have strengths beyond our imagining.

Perhaps we needed a crutch at one time. We...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-26-2016, 06:04 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 26 There is no shortcut to life. To...

February 26

There is no shortcut to life. To the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned.
--Harrison E. Salisbury

There are no perfect days. We have struggled hard against this...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-25-2016, 07:31 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 25 Having hope makes every day...

February 25

Having hope makes every day easier, more gentle.

From our first introduction to other men and women who have faced firsthand the illness of chemical dependency, we sense the spirit...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-24-2016, 06:39 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 24 Second Thoughts After an...

February 24

Second Thoughts

After an intense discussion, we might rehash what we said and wish we'd said something else. Perhaps some brilliant remark occurs to us long after the conversation...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-23-2016, 07:30 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 23 There are sounds to seasons....

February 23

There are sounds to seasons. There are sounds to places, and there are sounds to every time in one's life.
--Alison Wyrley Birch

Live is rich and full. Your life. My life. Even...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-22-2016, 06:47 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 22 Keeping our motives honest ...

February 22

Keeping our motives honest

Motives are important in dealing with other people. If we're frank with someone and that person gets upset, we might think he or she just can't handle our...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-21-2016, 08:41 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 21 Think in terms of depletion, not...

February 21

Think in terms of depletion, not depression. . . . You can understand how a body can replenish itself, whereas it may be difficult to understand the way out of depression.
--Claire...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-20-2016, 06:26 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 20 Leave room for God to surprise...

February 20

Leave room for God to surprise you!
--Ernie K.

It is human to be disappointed when we don't get what we want. But when we dwell on our disappointment, as if we should have gotten...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-19-2016, 07:24 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 19 The twilight, in fact, had...

February 19

The twilight, in fact, had several stages, and several times after it had grown dusky, acquired a new transparency, and the trees on the hillsides were lit up again.
--Henry David...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-18-2016, 06:48 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 18 Separateness Moving into...

February 18

Separateness

Moving into wise and spiritual adulthood...

At our worst we may be alert to what we want from our partner but blind to what our own role requires. No doubt we can...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-17-2016, 07:59 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 17 I wish to live without hate,...

February 17

I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, and fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in body. . . to face any obstacle and meet every...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-16-2016, 06:35 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 16 Without work all life goes...

February 16

Without work all life goes rotten.
-- Albert Camus

Most would not think of work as a prize. That is often due to the concept we have of work.

Work can be that of an artist, the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-15-2016, 08:14 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 15 I didn't really have a plan for...

February 15

I didn't really have a plan for a career, but I learned how to run our business quite successfully one day at a time.
--Joann Reed

Whether we have a specific plan for how we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-14-2016, 06:03 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 14 The more you love, the more love...

February 14

The more you love, the more love you are given to love with.
--Lucien Price

With love comes promises of sentiment as rapturous as fall's splendor of color and as delicate as a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-13-2016, 07:16 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 13 Ordinary moments ... they in...

February 13

Ordinary moments ... they in turn enrich our lives

Our spiritual life is on the same plane as our everyday relationships. It's not just something within our mind or feelings, and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-12-2016, 07:05 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 12 Change and growth take place...

February 12

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life.
--Herbert Otto

The rewards of our new life are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-11-2016, 05:52 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 11 Do, or do not. There is no...

February 11

Do, or do not. There is no "try."
--Yoda, in The Empire Strikes Back

Trying is what we do when we aren't willing to make a commitment. We say, "I'll try," when our heart isn't...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-10-2016, 07:36 AM
Replies: 28
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Posted By bluidkiti
February 10 If we let things terrify us,...

February 10

If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
--Seneca

A panic attack is feeling a sudden burst of anxiety and fear for no reason. We all experience anxiety from time...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-09-2016, 06:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 9 Coping with Families There...

February 9

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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-08-2016, 08:49 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 8 Disappointment and Frustration ...

February 8

Disappointment and Frustration

Many of us, whether we are conscious of it or not, create much of the unhappiness we experience. Our disappointments are the result of our own negative...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-07-2016, 07:01 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 7 In music, in the sea, in a...

February 7

In music, in the sea, in a flower, in a leaf, in an act of kindness... I see what people call God in all these things.
--Pablo Casals

The Third Step refers to "God as we understood...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-06-2016, 10:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-05-2016, 05:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 5 When I am lonely, I try to think...

February 5

When I am lonely, I try to think of angels.
--Betty MacDonald

We need comfort when we feel lonely. Loneliness is often coupled with fear. We wonder, Can I handle what faces me...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-04-2016, 06:59 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 4 Reflection for the Day Today...

February 4

Reflection for the Day

Today I'll try to settle for less than I wish were possible, and be willing to not only accept it but to appreciate it. Today, I'll not expect too much of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-03-2016, 06:04 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 3 Did you ever get a punch card...

February 3

Did you ever get a punch card from a coffee shop? If you buy nine coffees, you get the tenth free. Even though you're not paying for it, you know this purchase isn't free. The price was...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-02-2016, 06:28 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
February 2 Search out shortcomings and...

February 2

Search out shortcomings and correct them.
--Anonymous

One of the hardest things to do is to look at our own shortcomings when we are angry at someone. It seems impossible to believe...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-01-2016, 07:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - February

February 1

Action carries us in the direction we choose.

Recovery involves doing - going to meetings working our program, reaching out to others. We don't get a job by sitting at home thinking...
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