Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 04:45 AM
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Forum: Daily Gratitude
Today, 12:17 AM
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My JUNE Gratitude List
Hello fellow Sober Family, I am here to satisfy my deepest Gratitude for remaining SOBER, and accepting the few little challenges that my Higher Power, God would sweetly bring into my world. I...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 13
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June 13
The self is a calm stable center...
June 13
The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea.
~Coretta Scott King
Wise ones tell us to be true to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 13
What life brings
When you...
June 13
What life brings
When you notice particular weakness in another person, let that prompt you to correct any similar weakness in yourself. When you perceive certain strength in someone...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-12-2024, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-12-2024, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 12
Today I forgive all those who have...
June 12
Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
~Paramahansa Yogananda
In time...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-12-2024, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 12
Optimize reality
Difficult...
June 12
Optimize reality
Difficult situations give birth to valuable opportunities. There’s something good you can do.
Disappointment shines a bright light on what truly matters. You have...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-11-2024, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 13
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June 11: You are concerned about many things,...
June 11: You are concerned about many things, most of which are completely out of your control. I would have you be at peace, knowing that I am God who hears your prayers and supplications. Yours is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-11-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 11
Service
Whomsoever shall compel...
June 11
Service
Whomsoever shall compel you to go with him one mile ...go with him two. Go another mile.
~Og Mandino
No effort must ever seem so great that it will stop us from giving...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-11-2024, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 11
Put gratitude into action
Go...
June 11
Put gratitude into action
Go beyond just thinking and speaking your gratitude. Act on your gratitude.
It’s great to say you’re thankful. Now do something about it.
Tap into the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2024, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 24,091
June 10
Quote of the Week
"We go to...
June 10
Quote of the Week
"We go to meetings for relief; we work the Steps for recovery."
It happens every time: I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what’s going on or what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2024, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-10-2024, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 10: Change is in the air, which will give...
June 10: Change is in the air, which will give you a chance to adjust and deal with things you have put off. It will be a season of cleansing and purification that will produce a level of freedom you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2024, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 10
Honor begets honor; trust begets...
June 10
Honor begets honor; trust begets trust; faith begets faith; and hope is the mainspring of life.
~Henry L. Stimson
If anything characterized the severity of our addiction, it was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2024, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 10
Say what
Say what must be said,...
June 10
Say what
Say what must be said, what adds value to the situation or discussion. But know also when you’ve said enough.
Say what is for you to say, what comes from your experience and...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-09-2024, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 0
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Believing What We All Believe
Believing in anything has a powerful effect on all of us and for all of us who end up here in recovery it's what we all have been believing that's causing all of us all the pain and misery that's in...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-09-2024, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-09-2024, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 9
The now never asks what’s coming...
June 9
The now never asks what’s coming next.
~Larry Stillday
We need to spend some time every day in the now. Just being. Just being enough. Relaxing. Enjoying the people around us or...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-08-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-08-2024, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 9
Demanding activities
The more an...
June 9
Demanding activities
The more an activity demands of you, the more valuable it is to you. Keep that in mind when choosing what to do with your precious and irreplaceable time.
If it...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-07-2024, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 7: Procrastination is your enemy and will...
June 7: Procrastination is your enemy and will result in regret. There are things you must deal with or suffer the consequences. There is nothing to gain by putting off for tomorrow the things you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-07-2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 7
Letting Go of Resistance
Do not...
June 7
Letting Go of Resistance
Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-07-2024, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 7
Go to work
Some occurrences you...
June 7
Go to work
Some occurrences you pretty much expect, or even intentionally work to make happen. Others take you completely by surprise.
Yet whether today’s turn of events was...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-06-2024, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 137
Cashing In
We've all paid a high price by the time we all get to being in recovery in more ways than we know and for most of us we aren't even aware of how we have paid for this but we all have and there's no...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-06-2024, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 6: I have given you the strength and...
June 6: I have given you the strength and endurance to face every challenge that comes your way, says the Lord. All you have to do is rise above fear and dread in the confidence that you can do all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 802
Daily Recovery Readings - June 7
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
and Wisdom to know the difference.
Thy will, not mine, be done.
June 7
Daily Reflections
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 6
Father’s drinking became the family...
June 6
Father’s drinking became the family secret.
~Scott Russell Sanders
Few families in this country have been entirely spared the impact of addiction to drugs or behaviors. Fortunately,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 6
Fulfill the promise
Shake off...
June 6
Fulfill the promise
Shake off the burden of superficiality. Escape the enticement of meaningless, contrived drama.
Purge from your awareness all the mass produced, mediocre content....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-05-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 5: Never fear. I will show you the way to...
June 5: Never fear. I will show you the way to resolve every issue that seems beyond your ability to solve. When you get afraid, remember the times that I have rescued you and set you on the right...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 14
Daily Reflections
WHEN THE...
June 14
Daily Reflections
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH
It is a design for living that works in rough going.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15
When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 13
Daily Reflections
LIVING OUR...
June 13
Daily Reflections
LIVING OUR AMENDS
"Years of living with an alcoholic is almost sure to make any
wife or child neurotic. The entire family is to some extent,
ill."
ALCOHOLICS...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 5
Let's not exclude compassion for...
June 5
Let's not exclude compassion for ourselves when we feel compassion.
It is easier to feel compassion for friends and family members who are in pain than it is to feel compassion for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 5
Start here
This is not the ideal...
June 5
Start here
This is not the ideal situation, yet this is the situation you have. Work with it.
Now is not the perfect time, but neither is it the worst time. Make good use of it.
...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-04-2024, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2024, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 4
The Next Right Thing
You...
June 4
The Next Right Thing
You survived insufferable torment in your service. Find grace in knowing that you were placed in extraordinary circumstances that asked of you unimaginable deeds....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 4
Go your own way
The best way to...
June 4
Go your own way
The best way to win an argument is not to get into it. Refuse to take the bait.
Occasionally it’s absolutely necessary to defend yourself and your position. But most...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-03-2024, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,666
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-03-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 3: This is a time when you can receive...
June 3: This is a time when you can receive revelation and understanding of things that have been unclear. But, you must set yourself in a position to receive by quieting your soul and listening for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist...
June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist Carl Jung once said, "If one can accept one's sin, one can live with it. If one cannot accept it, one has to suffer the inevitable consequences." We must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2024, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be...
June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be motivated to take action? Then take action.
It’s a mistake to think that motivation alone initiates action. You initiate the action, and then motivation...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-02-2024, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 315
Is Still Very Real
The escape artist that we all are, we're all trying to escape something that is too much for all of us to bear, but even while this may be true, for most of us we don't even know what this is or that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 12
Daily Reflections
FORMING TRUE...
June 12
Daily Reflections
FORMING TRUE PARTNERSHIPS
But it is from our twisted relations with family, friends,
and society at large that many of us have suffered the most.
We have been...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 11
Daily Reflections
FAMILY...
June 11
Daily Reflections
FAMILY OBLIGATIONS
. . . a spiritual life which does not include . . . family
obligations may not be so perfect after all.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 10
Daily Reflections
IMPATIENT?...
June 10
Daily Reflections
IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING
We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111
Impatience with other people is one of my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,939
June 9
Daily Reflections
LIVING IN THE...
June 9
Daily Reflections
LIVING IN THE NOW
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it
works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that
living...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-02-2024, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a...
June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a relentless onslaught that kept you from thriving. You must come away from all the noise and seek solace in My presence, says the Lord. Come and be revived and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I...
June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I strongly believe that having even just one friend in recovery is incredibly helpful to our recovery. Depending on what sort of recovery journey you are on, you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,347
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-01-2024, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,767
Small Straws In A Soft Wind - June
June 1: You are on the cusp of making decisions that will alter your life in dramatic ways. Take your time and be sure that what you are planning will be in your best interest in the long run. This...
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