Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2016, 04:42 AM
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November 30
If the best man's faults were...
November 30
If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his eyes.
--Gaelic proverb
When we deal with our faults and imperfections, we are dealing...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2016, 06:29 AM
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November 29
Are you meeting roadblocks to...
November 29
Are you meeting roadblocks to recovery?
A disorder means out of order, not the way things should be. Are we convinced that addictive behavior is counter to the way we are intended...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2016, 03:39 AM
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November 28
You've got to get up every...
November 28
You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face,
And show the world all the love in your heart,
Then people gonna treat you better.
You're gonna find, yes, you will,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-27-2016, 03:19 AM
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November 27
The divided self exists in all...
November 27
The divided self exists in all of us.
--Marie Lindquist
One gift of sobriety is the growing awareness that we are complex, whole individuals, more than just our dark side....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-26-2016, 03:53 AM
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November 26
Reflection for the Day
In...
November 26
Reflection for the Day
In the past, and sometimes even now, I automatically have thought, "Why me?", when I'm trying to learn that my first problem is to accept my present...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2016, 03:36 AM
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November 25
Apologies
Sometimes, we act...
November 25
Apologies
Sometimes, we act in a manner with which we are less than comfortable. That's human. That's why we have the words: "I'm sorry." They heal and bridge the gap. But we don't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-24-2016, 02:54 AM
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November 24
The expression of praise as...
November 24
The expression of praise as thanksgiving, gratitude, and joy is among the most powerful forms of affirmation.
--Catherine Ponder
Praise inevitably has a multiple effect. It...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2016, 04:11 AM
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November 23
A.A. Thought for the Day
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November 23
A.A. Thought for the Day
Let us consider the term "spiritual experience" as given in Appendix II of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. A spiritual experience is something that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2016, 02:42 AM
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November 22
. . .we may surprise ourselves...
November 22
. . .we may surprise ourselves by discovering a treasure.
Not all secrets are bad. Some secrets are more like unspoken, unacknowledged mysteries than sinister destructive forces. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-21-2016, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 21
Resentment
Of all the...
November 21
Resentment
Of all the negative emotions, resentment diminishes us the most. It brings unwarranted anger toward those who have something we want, and self-pity for ourselves. It...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-20-2016, 03:04 AM
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November 20
If I have freedom in my life, ...
November 20
If I have freedom in my life,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above
Enjoy such liberty.
--Richard Lovelace
When a cow decides to stop nursing her calf, she isn't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-19-2016, 02:48 AM
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November 19
A man has made at least a start...
November 19
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood
Our lives...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2016, 03:35 AM
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November 18
Stopping, calming, and resting...
November 18
Stopping, calming, and resting are preconditions for healing. When animals in the forest are wounded they find a place to lie down and rest completely for many days . . . They just...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-17-2016, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 17
If you play with a thing long...
November 17
If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it.
--Anonymous
Some things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2016, 03:32 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 16
We need four hugs a day for...
November 16
We need four hugs a day for survival.
We need eight hugs a day for maintenance.
We need twelve hugs a day for growth.
--Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was an internationally...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2016, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 15
We find that as we become more...
November 15
We find that as we become more centered within the Higher Power part of us, our ego becomes less real, less threatening, less compelling.
--Jerry Hirshfield
It's a struggle at...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-14-2016, 02:46 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 14
Each morning sees some task...
November 14
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close;
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night's repose.
--Longfellow
Every day for us is a period of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-13-2016, 03:29 AM
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November 13
Life is not always what one...
November 13
Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy.
--Jennie Jerome Churchill
We are generally so certain that we know...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-12-2016, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 12
People who fight fire with fire...
November 12
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
--Abigail Van Buren
How did we get so convinced that our way is usually best? That surely didn't come from a lifetime of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2016, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 11
People have always wanted to...
November 11
People have always wanted to talk to me about their problems. I guess I'm a good listener. Maybe I have something to contribute after all.
--Joann Reed
No one is without value in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2016, 03:49 AM
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November 10
The universe is full of magical...
November 10
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
--Eden Phillpotts
We hear others talk about how they got out of debt. We see people who have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-09-2016, 02:52 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 9
If we see only ourselves, it's a...
November 9
If we see only ourselves, it's a very lonely world.
We can learn the difference between taking care of ourselves positively and being so negatively self-centered that we are forced...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2016, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 8
Accepting those things we cannot...
November 8
Accepting those things we cannot change frees us.
It's so easy to get caught up in other people's lives. Assuming that we know what's best for them seems so natural. Many of us have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-07-2016, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 7
Promises that you make to...
November 7
Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.
--Frances Marion
The resolve to fulfill commitments we make to ourselves and others...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-06-2016, 02:45 AM
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November 6
Humility is to make a right...
November 6
Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon
What does it take to come to the place where we can exchange pride for humility? First we must stop the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-05-2016, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,770
November 5
When one door closes, fortune...
November 5
When one door closes, fortune will usually open another.
-- Fernando De Rojas
Sometimes, especially in early recovery, we concentrate on our losses instead of our gains. We see a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2016, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,770
November 4
Thought for the week: Learn a new...
November 4
Thought for the week: Learn a new skill
It's an esteemable act to have the courage to learn something new.
Affirmations for the week:
I am willing to learn a new skill. This...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-03-2016, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 29
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November 3
Getting angry can sometimes be...
November 3
Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are out of order....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-02-2016, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,770
November 2
. . . love grows by service. ...
November 2
. . . love grows by service.
--Charlotte Perkins Gilman
When we shower someone special with much needed attention, or maybe flowers, or run an errand for a friend, or volunteer to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-01-2016, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,770
Today's Thought - November
November 1
Honesty is not enough
AA tells us that we must be honest about our problems if we hope to overcome them. Some people seem quite willing to do this. But an honest admission alone does...
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