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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:41 PM
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March 31 Resentment We rarely learn...

March 31

Resentment

We rarely learn from pleasant experiences; it is the painful ones that teach us what to avoid and make us turn to others for help. They make us pray, and bring us closer to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:41 PM
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Views: 17,576
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March 30 Learn to Feel Again In...

March 30

Learn to Feel Again

In recovery we must deal with feelings. Many admit difficulty in managing negative feelings: anger, hatred, grief, or envy. But they may not perceive why they need...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:41 PM
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Views: 17,576
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March 29 Honesty Sobriety requires...

March 29

Honesty

Sobriety requires rigorous honesty. Addiction is full of deceit: lying, cheating, cover-ups. In recovery, it is essential to abandon dishonesty and become truthful, even if it...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:40 PM
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March 28 Like Yourself While we are all...

March 28

Like Yourself

While we are all expert at enjoying diversions, such as music, television, books, or sports, few of us can truly relax, which means lying back with our eyes closed yet...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:40 PM
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March 27 Live One Day at a Time One day...

March 27

Live One Day at a Time

One day at a time does not mean doing today only that which is useful today. Doing something today to prepare for the future or to compensate for the past is...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:39 PM
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March 26 Fear of Intimacy Chemically...

March 26

Fear of Intimacy

Chemically dependent people often have a problem with intimacy. True intimacy is contingent upon self-esteem. If we think there is something wrong with us, we are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:38 PM
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Posted By bluidkiti
March 25 Avoid Codependence When we...

March 25

Avoid Codependence

When we respond to the pace set by another person, we cannot stop when our warning signals tell us that we are going too far. This is equally true of codependents....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-22-2014, 12:38 PM
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Views: 17,576
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March 24 Let GO of the Past Newcomers...

March 24

Let GO of the Past

Newcomers to AA or NA may remark, I must be in the wrong place. If everyone is sober, how come they are smiling? The attitude of AA and NA reflects the Serenity...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:21 PM
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March 23 Sobriety Is a Gift of God ...

March 23

Sobriety Is a Gift of God

Recovering people may tell their therapists, Thank you for saving my life. This is pleasant to hear, but we should recognize the truth. We do many things to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:21 PM
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March 22 Learn to Adapt We pray for the...

March 22

Learn to Adapt

We pray for the courage to change the things we can. Change means adaptation, and good sobriety requires the capacity to adapt. Chemical use is often aggravated by...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:21 PM
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March 21 Know Yourself Why is...

March 21

Know Yourself

Why is self-awareness important in recovery? A healthy and successful adjustment to life is contingent upon a correct perception of reality. Addiction is commonly...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:20 PM
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March 20 Meetings Are Life-Savers One...

March 20

Meetings Are Life-Savers

One woman said she was sober, but she had stopped going to AA because she did not enjoy the meetings. Isn't it ludicrous to reject a life-saving treatment...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:20 PM
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March 19 Faith and Effort Make a Difference ...

March 19

Faith and Effort Make a Difference

Faith and action are the ideal combination. Total reliance on God, to the extent that we make no effort on our own behalf, will not succeed. Without...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:20 PM
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March 18 It's Not All Your Fault There...

March 18

It's Not All Your Fault

There is some confusion about guilt. A recovering person stated he was having a difficult time with guilt. His wife was mentally ill, and he felt his drinking...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:20 PM
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March 17 Changing Our Whole Life In...

March 17

Changing Our Whole Life

In Step Twelve we say practice these principles in all our affairs. When we walk, we put one foot in front of the other out of habit. We think about each step,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-14-2014, 01:19 PM
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March 16 Unconditional Love True love...

March 16

Unconditional Love

True love should be unconditional. If people we love do something self-destructive, we try to stop them, not because we wish to control them but because we love...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:17 PM
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March 15 Learning from Hard Times The...

March 15

Learning from Hard Times

The seeds of happiness sometimes root in episodes of distress. Not many people get through life without adversity. When we experience suffering, we can hardly...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 14 True Relationships Don't Come...

March 14

True Relationships Don't Come Easily

Chemically dependent people often have problems with relationships. A relationship between two people is a give and take. Each person reacts to the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 13 Learn to Trust Developing...

March 13

Learn to Trust

Developing trust is crucial in sobriety. Growing up with an addicted parent can leave emotional scars. You may have felt shame or that you are not good enough. Because...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 12 Make a Contribution While...

March 12

Make a Contribution

While there similarities among chemically dependent people, there are also differences. Each individual's history of addiction and recovery is unique, which is why...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 11 Real Change Takes Time ...

March 11

Real Change Takes Time

Addiction and recovery are progressive. Especially when the chemical is alcohol, addiction often begins with what appears to be safe, social drinking, and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 10 The Blame Game We need to take...

March 10

The Blame Game

We need to take corrective action, and not to blame. We think blaming can relieve us of the burden of doing something about our situation. Rather than make necessary...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 9 Recognizing God's Presence God...

March 9

Recognizing God's Presence

God communicates with us through the people who are placed in our way, and from whom we can learn if we only try. He communicates with us through sublime...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-05-2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 8 Anger A man was so angry that...

March 8

Anger

A man was so angry that others were afraid of him. In privacy, I said, It's okay to cry when you're hurt. He promptly broke down in uncontrollable sobbing. This man had converted...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:55 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 7 Learning From Adversity John...

March 7

Learning From Adversity

John had been sober for 32 years, and had outlived all his sponsors. He admitted he felt himself close to relapse. John was surprised to hear that what was...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:55 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 6 There Are Things We Cannot...

March 6

There Are Things We Cannot Understand

Suffering should not be interpreted as having been abandoned by God. A child who had undergone open-heart surgery was given a painful procedure and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 5 We Are Responsible for Our Recovery ...

March 5

We Are Responsible for Our Recovery

For the addict, something happens within the body that results in the specific symptoms of each disease. While we don't know all the causes, we do...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 4 The Importance of Your Sponsor ...

March 4

The Importance of Your Sponsor

Our minds can play tricks. We need someone who can help us see things the way they really are. A sponsor is an ideal person to do this. Sponsors usually...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 3 All Drugs Can Be Destructive ...

March 3

All Drugs Can Be Destructive

Bob was brought to our psychiatric unit in a catatonic state, mute and immobile. The following day two people from NA came to my office and said, Don't give...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
March 2 Guidance is Essential A woman...

March 2

Guidance is Essential

A woman being discharged from treatment was frightened about going home. That was a positive sign, because it is when we are overconfident that we get into...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-28-2014, 11:53 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,576
Posted By bluidkiti
Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - March

March 1

Avoiding Setbacks

The recovery program always serves a purpose. There is growth in sobriety, and working the Steps in the program provides such growth. There is also a fairly constant...
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