Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2023, 02:28 AM
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November 30
Waiting Season
Today my...
November 30
Waiting Season
Today my husband and I are both veterans, and we're recovering together. It wasn't always this way. It took me doing some work on me and taking a hiatus from dating....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2023, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 29
Taking the Steps
We used...
November 29
Taking the Steps
We used drugs for many reasons. Often it was to take the edge off life. In the beginning drugs made the world more beautiful, more satisfying. Toward the end we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2023, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 28
Finding Hope
Since devoting...
November 28
Finding Hope
Since devoting myself to recovery, I've never been without hope. I've experienced some really dark times in recovery, and there have been times when hope was all that I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-27-2023, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 27
He that to what he sees, adds...
November 27
He that to what he sees, adds observation, and to what he reads, reflection, is in the right road to knowledge.
~Charles Caleb Colton
We are not just feathers blown on the winds...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-26-2023, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 26
I'm as pure as the driven slush....
November 26
I'm as pure as the driven slush.
~Tallulah Bankhead
The Steps are filled with words and phrases that help us be real with ourselves: shortcomings, exact nature of our wrongs,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2023, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 25
The things we hate about...
November 25
The things we hate about ourselves aren't more real than things we like about ourselves.
~Ellen Goodman
It is so easy, and tempting, to get down on ourselves, to focus on an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-24-2023, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 24
AA Thought for the Day
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November 24
AA Thought for the Day
There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we're helpless before alcohol, we have to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2023, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 23
All my days are not wonderful,...
November 23
All my days are not wonderful, but I know what "wonderful" is.
~Ruthie Albert
What is "wonderful"? Is it being full of wonder? Are our grateful moments among the wonderful ones?...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2023, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 22
It's not so much that we're...
November 22
It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-21-2023, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 21
We cannot always oblige, but we...
November 21
We cannot always oblige, but we can always speak obligingly.
~Voltaire
Sometimes we forget that we’re all special people who are in each other's lives for a purpose. Our Higher...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-20-2023, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 20
Don't Project
What we...
November 20
Don't Project
What we anticipate seldom occurs. What we least expected generally happens.
~Benjamin Disraeli
We are not in the business of getting results. It's easy and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-19-2023, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 19
We find rest in those we love,...
November 19
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
~St. Bernard of Clairvaux
How wonderful it is to feel that we belong! This is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2023, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 18
Character is simply habit long...
November 18
Character is simply habit long continued.
~Plutarch
Addiction changed us. It ate away at our character - the inner backbone of morals and ethics that make us strong. We still...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-17-2023, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 17
My spirituality has become more...
November 17
My spirituality has become more important to me than anything.
~Les G.
We like everybody to know they can count on us to take care of things. Something needs doing on time?...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2023, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 16
Detachment
Detachment...
November 16
Detachment
Detachment doesn't come naturally for many of us. But once we realize the value of this recovery principle, we understand how vital detachment is. The following story...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2023, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 15
Beauty is the love that we...
November 15
Beauty is the love that we devote to an object.
~Paul Sérusier
What we find beautiful is not a trivial matter in our lives. Beauty, wherever we experience it, can be nourishment,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-14-2023, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 14
Sobriety is not the antidote to...
November 14
Sobriety is not the antidote to all problems.
Many of us assumed problems would no longer plague us once the addict got clean and sober. We're discovering that's not the case. But...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-13-2023, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 13
Reflection for the Day
The...
November 13
Reflection for the Day
The longer I'm in recovery, the more clearly I see why it's important for me to understand why I do what I do and say what I say. In the process, I'm coming...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-12-2023, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 12
Praying by acting
There is...
November 12
Praying by acting
There is more to prayer than just kneeling at night and folding our hands. Thoughts of love can be prayers. Feelings of gratitude can be prayers. Prayers can be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2023, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 11
Military Sacrifice
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November 11
Military Sacrifice
Civilians are not aware of the sacrifices made by military members. I underestimated the stress I would be under while I was serving. For my fellow service...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2023, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 10
I See You
Hey, friend. I...
November 10
I See You
Hey, friend. I know that you have a hard time sharing the pain that was your past, but I want you to know that I know it still exists for you. I don't need to know the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-09-2023, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 9
The first springs of great...
November 9
The first springs of great events, like those of great rivers, are often mean and little.
~Jonathan Swift
Our lives are like streams that flow through time. Looking at the flow of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2023, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 8
Made a list of all persons we had...
November 8
Made a list of all persons we had harmed…
~First half of Step Eight
By the time we get to Step Eight, we’re ready to work on our relationships. We start by making a list of all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-07-2023, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 7
"The horror of that moment," the...
November 7
"The horror of that moment," the King went on, "l shall never forget."
"You will, though," the Queen said, "if you don't make a memorandum of it."
~Lewis Carroll
Crises come in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-06-2023, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 6
Best Efforts
If I can stop...
November 6
Best Efforts
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
~Emily Dickinson
Success can’t be measured by the number of those who have heard a message of hope...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-05-2023, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,162
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2023, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,162
November 4
Because thoughts come from the...
November 4
Because thoughts come from the inside, and not from the outside, what we think determines what we see.
~Jane Nelsen
It's difficult to remember that we are in charge of our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-03-2023, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 18,162
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-24-2023, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 2
Quiet Time
Each morning sees...
November 2
Quiet Time
Each morning sees some task begun. Each evening sees it done. Something attempted, something done.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Every day for us is a period of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-24-2023, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 29
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Today's Thought - November
November 1
There's always an easy solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong.
~H.L. Mencken
How can I recover from my addiction? What must I do to get well? These are the...
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