Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 05:36 AM
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July 31
Without discipline, there's no life...
July 31
Without discipline, there's no life at all.
--Katharine Hepburn
We all have deadlines we must meet. We have bills to pay, responsibilities at work, children with school projects - all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-30-2014, 07:31 AM
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July 30
The winds of grace are blowing all...
July 30
The winds of grace are blowing all the time.
You have only to raise your sail.
--Sri Ramakrishna
If God seems far away, who moved?
At the center of our being a fullness of life...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-29-2014, 07:38 AM
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July 29
Other people's actions need not...
July 29
Other people's actions need not affect us.
Our program friends are showing us how to detach from other people and their problems. We have learned we aren't the cause of a family...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2014, 08:20 AM
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July 28
Nobody's family can hang out the...
July 28
Nobody's family can hang out the sign, "Nothing's the matter here."
--Chinese Proverb
None of us come from a perfect family, but if we have any family at all, it's worth the effort to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2014, 07:39 AM
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July 27
There are as many ways to live and...
July 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
07-26-2014, 08:13 AM
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July 26
Worry and Stress
"Make plans...
July 26
Worry and Stress
"Make plans but don't plan results." This is a simple phrase cautioning us against unnecessary worry and stress.
If our plans involve other people, we would be wise...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-25-2014, 08:42 AM
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July 25
A good listener is not only popular...
July 25
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.
--Wilson Mizner
A good salesperson is usually a good listener. Being a good listener also...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2014, 09:04 AM
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July 24
Believe more deeply. Hold your face...
July 24
Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
-- Bill W.
At times, we'll go through pain and hardship. At times, we'll have doubts. At...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2014, 08:37 AM
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July 23
The best thing that can come with...
July 23
The best thing that can come with success is the knowledge that it is nothing to long for.
--Liv Ullmann
Success may be defined in many ways. In our youth, we may have measured success...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2014, 08:57 AM
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July 22
No person is your enemy, no person...
July 22
No person is your enemy, no person is your friend, and every person is your teacher.
--Florence Scovel Shinn
We can open ourselves to opportunities today. They abound in our lives. No...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2014, 07:56 AM
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July 21
Reflection for the Day
The...
July 21
Reflection for the Day
The slogan "Live and Let Live" can be extremely helpful when we are having trouble tolerating other people's behavior. We know for certain that nobody's behavior...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-20-2014, 08:56 AM
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July 20
Trying to pray is praying. ...
July 20
Trying to pray is praying.
--Anonymous
"Oh, God, help me! If you get me out of this mess, I'll never screw up again." This was our favorite prayer before we entered the Program. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-19-2014, 10:15 AM
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July 19
Love itself is not an act of will,...
July 19
Love itself is not an act of will, but sometimes I need the force of my volition to break with my habitual responses and pass along the love already here.
--Hugh Prather
The...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2014, 09:34 AM
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July 18
How will you dream if you don't...
July 18
How will you dream if you don't sleep?
How will you hear yourself?
--Michael Dorris
Sleep is a wonderful gift in our lives. For eight hours, we rest our bodies. We let the thoughts,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2014, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 17
Reflection for the Day
When I...
July 17
Reflection for the Day
When I came to The Program, I found people who knew exactly what I meant when I spoke finally of my fears. They had been where I had been; they understood. I've...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2014, 10:13 AM
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July 16
No tap dancing around problems
...
July 16
No tap dancing around problems
Our program calls for a "searching and fearless" moral inventory, not only in the beginning, but as we continue to follow our new way of life.
What...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-15-2014, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 15
Somebody's boring me - I think it's...
July 15
Somebody's boring me - I think it's me.
--Dylan Thomas
Sobriety and recovery are supposed to be fun. Otherwise no one would do it. If we're bored or stagnant, it's because we're not...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2014, 08:15 AM
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July 14
Life has lessons to teach. We can...
July 14
Life has lessons to teach. We can remember them and share them with others, or we can forget them and have to learn them again.
--Jan Pishok
What we are destined to learn in this life...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2014, 09:40 AM
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July 13
They are able because they think...
July 13
They are able because they think they are able.
--Virgil
For most of us, addiction was full of doubt. We stopped believing in ourselves. Our thoughts had turned to "stinkin' thinkin'."...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-12-2014, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 12
Love doesn't just sit there like a...
July 12
Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread — re-made all the time, made new.
--Ursula K. Le Guin
We love to be loved; we love to be held; we love to be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2014, 09:12 AM
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July 11
It is only with the heart that one...
July 11
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
--Antoine de St. Exupery
A tuning fork is a small tool that is used to tune musical...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-10-2014, 08:43 AM
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July 10
It is important that we plan for the...
July 10
It is important that we plan for the future, imperative that we accept an outcome unplanned.
-- Molly McDonald
We sometimes feel confused over how to live just one day at a time while...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-09-2014, 09:05 AM
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July 9
And if not now, when?
--The Talmud ...
July 9
And if not now, when?
--The Talmud
It's so easy to put things off. Sometimes we're like Scarlet O'Hara, who hoped and dreamed for a better life by saying, "There's always tomorrow." But...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2014, 07:41 AM
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July 8
We have our time together
...
July 8
We have our time together
Sometimes we feel bad because we cannot afford all the things we need or want. Whether or not we have all we want, we can get lost in the quest for material...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2014, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 7
A life without discipline is a life...
July 7
A life without discipline is a life without joy.
-- Muriel B.
Wait a minute. Isn't joy a matter of doing what we want? Isn't freedom the state of never having to do what we don't want...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2014, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 6
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
A...
July 6
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
A milkmaid walked to the village with a pail of milk balanced on her head. She began to think about what she would do with the money she would make when the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2014, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 5
Opening Ourselves to Love
Open...
July 5
Opening Ourselves to Love
Open ourselves to the love that is available to us.
We do not have to limit our sources of love. God and the Universe have an unlimited supply of what we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2014, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 4
Recovery sets us free.
Freedom...
July 4
Recovery sets us free.
Freedom is what recovery is all about. Not only are we free from addictive behavior, but we are free to become who we are and enjoy all that life has to offer. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2014, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
July 3
Always forgive your enemies - nothing...
July 3
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
--Oscar Wilde
According to a Japanese legend, two monks were walking down the road when they saw a finely dressed young woman...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-02-2014, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 2
If you're never scared or embarrassed...
July 2
If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.
--Julia Soul
Do we avoid making new friends because we're scared they won't like us? Do we get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2014, 07:14 AM
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Today's Thought - July
July 1
We have the power to direct our minds to replace the feelings of being upset, depressed, and fearful with the feeling of inner peace.
--Gerald G. Jampolsky
Learning to identify negative...
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