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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2016, 06:21 AM
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February 28
Reflection for the Day
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2016, 07:56 AM
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-26-2016, 06:04 AM
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Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-24-2016, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2016, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2016, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
February 22
Keeping our motives honest
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2016, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-20-2016, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-19-2016, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-18-2016, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-17-2016, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-16-2016, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-15-2016, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2016, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-13-2016, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-12-2016, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-11-2016, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-10-2016, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 28
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-09-2016, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-08-2016, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
February 8
Disappointment and Frustration
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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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-07-2016, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2016, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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
02-05-2016, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-04-2016, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-03-2016, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-02-2016, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-01-2016, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,667
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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