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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
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June 30 Real Change Requires Real Change ...

June 30

Real Change Requires Real Change

One woman, ten days abstinent, stated she dreaded relapse. She was under pressure to drink because there is drinking at her job and at social functions,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
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June 29 Can You Become a New Person? ...

June 29

Can You Become a New Person?

Twenty years ago, a speaker said, The man I was drank; the man I was will drink again. Abstinence without a change in character leads to use of chemicals...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
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June 28 You Cannot Force a First Step ...

June 28

You Cannot Force a First Step

Today's young people may not have experienced consequences of more advanced addiction, and the idea of surrender is alien. They are likely to insist they...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 11,073
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June 27 Make a Gift to God Helping...

June 27

Make a Gift to God

Helping others is important to maintaining sobriety. A speaker told of the miracle of his recovery. Some of his friends had died in addiction. He said, My sobriety is...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 11,073
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June 26 The Power of Empathy Good...

June 26

The Power of Empathy

Good manners can make liars out of us. We ask, How are you? upon meeting someone, but do not wish to hear the answer. However, a person in recovery who asks makes...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 25 Futile Gestures Recovery...

June 25

Futile Gestures

Recovery teaches us to avoid futile reactions. During a driving lesson, the car in front abruptly stopped, and I screamed. The instructor said, Apply the brakes. As a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 24 No One Owes Us Anything Feeling...

June 24

No One Owes Us Anything

Feeling sorry for ourselves may be justified. The point is we should not get stuck in a pity party because it can drag us down. We may think, The world must...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
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Views: 11,073
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June 23 You Can't Control the Future ...

June 23

You Can't Control the Future

Someone said: God's real providence has endowed us human beings with a considerable capability for foresight, and He evidently expects us to use it. He...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
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Views: 11,073
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June 22 Character Growth and Sobriety ...

June 22

Character Growth and Sobriety

It is possible scientists may develop medications to eliminate craving for chemicals and prevent intoxication. If research is successful, we may have fewer...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
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June 21 Is Addiction Insanity? Why do...

June 21

Is Addiction Insanity?

Why do AA and NA refer to addiction as insanity? After chemical use, we often behave destructively; and the aftermath is misery, both physical and emotional. We...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 11,073
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June 20 We Can Always Use a Lift ...

June 20

We Can Always Use a Lift

Whatever message we hear about recovery or spirituality is going to meet our needs that day. A man tried to be a controlled drinker, and told his wife, Give me...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 19 Keeping Life in Perspective Not...

June 19

Keeping Life in Perspective

Not all unpleasantness can be dismissed. Someone offered a guide: Don't sweat the small stuff. It's all small stuff. However, it's not small when you are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 18 Our Image Obsession Our culture...

June 18

Our Image Obsession

Our culture is obsessed with external appearances. People who feel they are not attractive think they cannot compete for affection, and are apt to think that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
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June 17 What We Gain From Addiction A...

June 17

What We Gain From Addiction

A philosopher who recovered from chemical addiction explained mistakes of addiction enhance the quest for spirituality: Our resentments can teach us where to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-13-2014, 11:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 16 Some Lessons Must Be Overcome ...

June 16

Some Lessons Must Be Overcome

There is a folk saying, Someone who burns his tongue on hot soup will blow on cold soup. Although understandable, this response is inappropriate, because...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 15 Prayer and Humility Prayer...

June 15

Prayer and Humility

Prayer means different things to different people. A person with six years of sobriety, who was anti-religious, related he prayed even though he did not pray to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 14 Are Our Characters Unchanging? ...

June 14

Are Our Characters Unchanging?

What are character defects and what are character traits? Strangely enough, these may be one and the same. I may think of myself as a person with firm...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 13 Recovery is a Dynamic Process ...

June 13

Recovery is a Dynamic Process

Every bit of spiritual growth enhances recovery. The Tenth Step requires an ongoing personal inventory, which should continue indefinitely. We are at all...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 12 There is Nothing Wrong With Asking...

June 12

There is Nothing Wrong With Asking for Help

A recovering woman confided she had slept in an unheated apartment because furnace repair service was backlogged. When friends told her she...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 11 A Let Down or the Next Step? A...

June 11

A Let Down or the Next Step?

A six-month alumnus of treatment complained that, although he was not drinking and things were better, he was experiencing a letdown. Habits must change and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 10 Preventing Addiction School...

June 10

Preventing Addiction

School programs on prevention might adopt some of the Twelve Step principles. When children learn about advances in science and technology, and are impressed with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 9 The Seduction of Power The theme...

June 9

The Seduction of Power

The theme of power is addressed in the first of the Twelve Steps. A man recognized his desire for power and that alcohol could give him this feeling. Reality...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2014, 09:40 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 8 Does Society Need Recovery? We...

June 8

Does Society Need Recovery?

We can learn much from the recovery program. Just as addicts rationalize chemical use, so our society rationalizes its destructive behavior. Industries that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 7 The Lessons of Sobriety A...

June 7

The Lessons of Sobriety

A concise statement of recovery is: Short-term gain with long-term risk is addictive behavior; short-term sacrifice with long-term gain is sobriety. Perhaps you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 6 Dr. Bob After delivering a...

June 6

Dr. Bob

After delivering a lecture in Akron, Ohio, I visited Mt. Vernon, the home of Dr. Bob, founder of AA. I did have an emotional experience walking into Dr. Bob's home. Some cry. Dr....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 5 Don't Let Regrets Ruin Your Tomorrows...

June 5

Don't Let Regrets Ruin Your Tomorrows

A person does something foolish, which has irreversible consequences; and he cannot forgive himself. In one of Charles Schulz's brilliant cartoon...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
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June 4 Don't Set Yourself Up For a Fall ...

June 4

Don't Set Yourself Up For a Fall

A man with two months' sobriety misinterpreted something his wife said as a rejection, got drunk and said his reaction surprised him. This demonstrates...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 3 Suffering Can Bring Us Together ...

June 3

Suffering Can Bring Us Together

It may be selfish of me, but if it had not been for mind-altering chemicals, how would I ever have come to know so many wonderful people? I am an avid...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
June 2 No Apologies A quality recovery...

June 2

No Apologies

A quality recovery requires changed habits. A woman began crying as she related painful material, and then said, I'm so sorry for crying. I did not understand why she was...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-30-2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 11,073
Posted By bluidkiti
Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - June

June 1

Your Success Sets An Example

If we do not feel in need of an AA meeting, we should remember our presence is evidence there is life after sobriety. People have told me they hadn't tried...
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