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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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-30-2014, 07:31 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-29-2014, 07:38 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-28-2014, 08:20 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-27-2014, 07:39 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-26-2014, 08:13 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-25-2014, 08:42 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-24-2014, 09:04 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-23-2014, 08:37 AM
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Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-22-2014, 08:57 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-21-2014, 07:56 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-20-2014, 08:56 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-19-2014, 10:15 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-18-2014, 09:34 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-17-2014, 08:52 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-16-2014, 10:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-15-2014, 08:23 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-14-2014, 08:15 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-13-2014, 09:40 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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'."...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-12-2014, 08:35 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-11-2014, 09:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-10-2014, 08:43 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-09-2014, 09:05 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-08-2014, 07:41 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-07-2014, 08:17 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-06-2014, 08:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-05-2014, 08:50 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-04-2014, 10:11 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-03-2014, 09:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-02-2014, 08:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-01-2014, 07:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 17,919
Posted By bluidkiti
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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