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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-26-2016, 07:23 AM
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August 31 Wisdom for Today The twelve-step...

August 31

Wisdom for Today
The twelve-step program is a whole lot more than simply learning not to drink or use drugs. It is a way of living life. If all that was involved were abstinence, it...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-26-2016, 07:22 AM
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August 30 Wisdom for Today When I first...

August 30

Wisdom for Today
When I first walked through the doors of the program, I thought that drinking and drugging were my only problem. I assumed that if I stopped using that my family, work,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-26-2016, 07:22 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 29 Wisdom for Today Surrender is...

August 29

Wisdom for Today
Surrender is something I need to do each day as I start my day. I cannot afford to start my day saying to myself, "I'm in control." I have to remind myself each day...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-21-2016, 09:18 AM
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August 28 Wisdom for Today It is easy to...

August 28

Wisdom for Today
It is easy to get wrapped up in an attitude of self-depreciation. When we first enter recovery it is easy to see all the negative in our lives. As an addict or...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-21-2016, 09:17 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 27 Wisdom for Today When I was most...

August 27

Wisdom for Today
When I was most action in my addiction to alcohol and drugs, I would joke around and tell others and myself that I liked being “abnormal.” Being normal was not...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-21-2016, 09:17 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 26 Wisdom for Today The ship is...

August 26

Wisdom for Today
The ship is sinking and we want to get out of this situation alive. Our only hope is to make it to the lifeboats. We hurry to get in and breathe a sigh of relief when...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-21-2016, 09:17 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 25 Wisdom for Today When I was...

August 25

Wisdom for Today
When I was drinking and using I liked to buy people drinks and turn others on. It made me feel important and accepted. I was using them for my own gain. It helped me...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-18-2016, 07:47 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 24 Wisdom for the Day When I walked...

August 24

Wisdom for the Day
When I walked into my first meeting I was carrying a heavy load. All the years of dishonesty, guilt, shame, and pain. I had been foolish enough to carry that load...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-18-2016, 07:47 AM
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August 23 Wisdom for Today Good and bad...

August 23

Wisdom for Today
Good and bad things happen in recovery. Life is like that. The trick is finding a way to be content, serene, at peace regardless of the cards you are dealt. It would...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-18-2016, 07:46 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 22 Wisdom for Today In his song,...

August 22

Wisdom for Today
In his song, the singer Eli writes, “God weeps too.” Sometimes our experiences along the path of recovery bring us to a place where we find ourselves filled with grief...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-18-2016, 07:46 AM
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August 21 Wisdom for Today We all traveled...

August 21

Wisdom for Today
We all traveled different paths to arrive at the door of opportunity that recovery offers. The same is true regarding our concept of “God as we understand Him.” Many of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-14-2016, 08:29 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 20 Wisdom for Today Wrestling,...

August 20

Wisdom for Today
Wrestling, struggling, and fighting with the idea that I was an alcoholic or drug addict was my nature. Even when I first started attending meetings I was fully...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-14-2016, 08:29 AM
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August 19 Wisdom for Today Desperate...

August 19

Wisdom for Today
Desperate measures require desperate action – right? When I first walked through the doors of the program I was desperate. I was desperate to find a way out. I wasn’t...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-14-2016, 08:28 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 18 Wisdom for Today Very early in...

August 18

Wisdom for Today
Very early in the program I started to receive gifts from others. Gifts of hope, a sense of relief, direction; I fit in. I began to hear slogans like, “It works if you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-14-2016, 08:28 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 17 Wisdom for Today Sometimes it...

August 17

Wisdom for Today
Sometimes it just seems easier to blame others or focus on them instead of myself. It is a natural defense to make others responsible for our plight in life. Yet as...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-11-2016, 09:41 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
August 16 Wisdom for Today Be Careful....

August 16

Wisdom for Today
Be Careful. The temptation to drink or use again never leaves. The temptation will always be there, but know that when we face the urge to get high, many have gone...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-11-2016, 09:41 AM
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Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 15 Wisdom for Today I remember as a...

August 15

Wisdom for Today
I remember as a child in elementary school running a rely race. I was running the final leg of the race and heading toward the finish line, when I dropped the baton...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-11-2016, 09:41 AM
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Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 14 Wisdom for Today Staying clean...

August 14

Wisdom for Today
Staying clean and sober is the most important decision I have ever made, my whole life depends on it. Without sobriety I have nothing. Every choice I make in recovery...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-11-2016, 09:40 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 13 Wisdom for Today I don't know...

August 13

Wisdom for Today
I don't know exactly when I crossed the line, I just know I did. I think all addicts and addicts in recovery eventually recognize this fact. But even though I know I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-06-2016, 07:45 AM
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Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 12 Wisdom for Today When I look...

August 12

Wisdom for Today
When I look back at the life I had when I was drinking and using, it was not a pretty picture. There were the repeated failures, the letting people down, the lies, the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-06-2016, 07:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 11 Wisdom for Today When I first...

August 11

Wisdom for Today
When I first walked through the doors of AA, I really could not imagine wanting anything more than I wanted alcohol and drugs. I felt completely empty on the inside,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-06-2016, 07:44 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 10 Wisdom for Today I would like to...

August 10

Wisdom for Today
I would like to say that it was commonsense that finally got me to stop drinking and using, but it was not. Instead, just like many others before me, it was one...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-06-2016, 07:44 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 9 Wisdom for Today When things got...

August 9

Wisdom for Today
When things got their worst, I really felt hopeless. I spent time in worry about my future. Was I going to end up locked up somewhere? Would I end up in some mental...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-03-2016, 08:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 8 Wisdom for Today In the end of my...

August 8

Wisdom for Today
In the end of my drinking and using career, I kept on drinking and using despite the fact that it gave me nothing but trouble. In those times nothing much mattered...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-03-2016, 08:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 7 Wisdom for Today No longer do I...

August 7

Wisdom for Today
No longer do I wake up in the morning with my head feeling two sizes too big. Can't say I jump out of bed like I did in my youth, but I no longer awaken with feelings of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-03-2016, 08:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 6 Wisdom for Today I think each of...

August 6

Wisdom for Today
I think each of us had had the experience of the bright lights outside of the tavern calling to us. We think about how inviting an atmosphere it is. We think about the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-03-2016, 08:37 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 5 Wisdom for Today There is a music...

August 5

Wisdom for Today
There is a music group called Jars of Clay. In one of their songs the words go as follows, "Got to admit I love these chains; crawling around this cage sometimes has...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2016, 08:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 4 Wisdom for Today It seemed that I...

August 4

Wisdom for Today
It seemed that I was always in conflict with someone when I was actively drinking and using. Generally I would start the conflict. It was like I had to stand in rigid...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2016, 08:25 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 3 Wisdom for Today It seemed like I...

August 3

Wisdom for Today
It seemed like I was always bored when I was using. Nothing really interested me anymore. I drank and used to escape this boredom, or I would work to create a crisis in...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2016, 08:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
August 2 Wisdom for Today I used to love...

August 2

Wisdom for Today
I used to love the process of getting high. The anticipation of the rush and the feeling of euphoria always kept me coming back. I chased after the exhilaration and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2016, 08:24 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,499
Posted By bluidkiti
Wisdom For Today - August

August 1

Wisdom for Today
When I was active in my addiction I worked hard to hold things together. One place this was especially true was on the job. I thought that if I kept my business in tact,...
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