Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2016, 08:05 AM
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May 31
Step by Step
"...(D)eep down in...
May 31
Step by Step
"...(D)eep down in every man, woman and child is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2016, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 30
Step by Step
"The old pattern...
May 30
Step by Step
"The old pattern reasserted itself, but it was no longer once every six months. The intervals grew shorter. The binges were longer. They were harder to get off. I wasn't the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2016, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 29
Step by Step
"Came to believe...
May 29
Step by Step
"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." - Step Two
Today, whether a newcomer or veteran of the program, if the term Higher Power...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2016, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 28
Step by Step
Today, my character...
May 28
Step by Step
Today, my character defects in my Fourth and the amends in my Eighth steps are not confined to wrongs of commission but also to my wrongs of omission. With that, my Fourth...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-27-2016, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 30
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May 27
Step by Step
Today, appreciation...
May 27
Step by Step
Today, appreciation to the spouse, companion, brothers and sisters, parents, children and friends who wanted to help me as I spiraled out of control but who I shut out, who...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-26-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 26
Step by Step
" ...We realized...
May 26
Step by Step
" ...We realized that the people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. Though we did not like their symptoms and the way these disturbed us, they, like ourselves,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2016, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 25
Step by Step
"The remorse,...
May 25
Step by Step
"The remorse, horror and hopelessness of the next morning are unforgettable. The courage to do battle was not there. (The) brain raced uncontrollably and there was a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-24-2016, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 24
Step by Step
"Let no alcoholic...
May 24
Step by Step
"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases, the (spouse) will never come back ...(R)ecovery is not dependent...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-23-2016, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 23
Step by Step
"It is plain that a...
May 23
Step by Step
"It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. ...But with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance and growth of a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-22-2016, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 22
Step by Step
Today, reach into...
May 22
Step by Step
Today, reach into my past to measure the enormity of my present and try to grasp the scope of the life that sobriety has given me. Whereas I once was helpless, hopeless,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-21-2016, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 21
Step by Step
Today, if I get...
May 21
Step by Step
Today, if I get frustrated or overwhelmed by the responsibilities with which sobriety has entrusted me, I will slow down to remember gratitude and humility, if for no other...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-20-2016, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 20
Step by Step
"In spite of (a)...
May 20
Step by Step
"In spite of (a) great increase in the size and the span of this Fellowship, at its core it remains simple and personal. Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-19-2016, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 19
Step by Step
" ...(W)hat about...
May 19
Step by Step
" ...(W)hat about the real alcoholic? He may start off as a moderate drinker; he may or may not become a continuous hard drinker; but at some stage of his drinking career he...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-18-2016, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 18
Step by Step
Today, no inflated...
May 18
Step by Step
Today, no inflated pride in a job or thing well done to the extent that I elevate myself above others, nor will I embellish any mistake to the degree that my self-confidence...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-17-2016, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 17
Step by Step
"He was drinking to...
May 17
Step by Step
"He was drinking to hold on to his job, to hold on to his wife, to hold on to his sanity. Finally, he was drinking to keep away those little men, and those strange voices,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-16-2016, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 16
Step by Step
"The fact is that...
May 16
Step by Step
"The fact is that most alcoholics ...have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically non-existent. We are unable ...to bring into our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-15-2016, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 15
Step by Step
Today, no immersing...
May 15
Step by Step
Today, no immersing myself so deeply into service or 12th-Step work that I neglect my own basic needs. To put into anything the passion I spent on drinking, I will...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-14-2016, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 14
Step by Step
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May 14
Step by Step
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Today, no more wasting energy on...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-13-2016, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 13
Step by Step
" ...The alcoholic...
May 13
Step by Step
" ...The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. ...His defense must come from a Higher Power." - Alcoholics Anonymous, Third...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-12-2016, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 12
Step by Step
Today, impatience...
May 12
Step by Step
Today, impatience and spontaneous anger will not command what I say because my words may require another amend to someone. Unlike physical injuries, emotional hurt from an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-11-2016, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 11
Step by Step
" ...(D)eep down in...
May 11
Step by Step
" ...(D)eep down in every man, woman and child is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things but, in some form or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-10-2016, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 10
Step by Step
"Admitted to God,...
May 10
Step by Step
"Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." - Step Five
Today, my obligation to the Fifth Step is admitting the "nature of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-09-2016, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 9
Step by Step
"It is easy to let...
May 9
Step by Step
"It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do ...We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-08-2016, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 8
Step by Step
"Resentment is the...
May 8
Step by Step
"Resentment is the 'number one' offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else." - Alcoholics Anonymous, Third Edition, 1976, Ch 5, p 64
Today, admitting that I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-07-2016, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 7
Step by Step
" ...(I)t is not...
May 7
Step by Step
" ...(I)t is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-06-2016, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 6
Step by Step
"Those who do not...
May 6
Step by Step
"Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-05-2016, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 5
Step by Step
" ...our problems...
May 5
Step by Step
" ...our problems were of our own making. Bottles were only a symbol." - Alcoholics Anonymous, Third Edition, 1976, p 103
Today, accept that I and I alone am responsible...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2016, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 4
Step by Step
"Made a decision to...
May 4
Step by Step
"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him." - Step Three
Today, have I surrendered my will and life to a higher power...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2016, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 3
Step by Step
Today, security in...
May 3
Step by Step
Today, security in sobriety to sustain any disappointments - minor and major - that I encounter in recovery. The best laid plans of mice and men do not always take form even...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-02-2016, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
May 2
Step by Step
Today, if I have...
May 2
Step by Step
Today, if I have made sincere amends to those I wronged "except when to do so would hurt" them, I must progress beyond regret, shame and anger to what may be my single...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-01-2016, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,068
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