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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-31-2017, 05:12 AM
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January 31 The universe operates through...

January 31

The universe operates through dynamic exchange . . .
--Deepak Chopra

The word currency comes from the Latin word currere, which means "to run," as in "to flow." Currency, or course,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-30-2017, 02:42 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 30 An honest man's the noblest work...

January 30

An honest man's the noblest work of God.
--Alexander Pope

Step Five says, "Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs." When we did...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-29-2017, 06:42 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 29 Recovering takes practice. ...

January 29

Recovering takes practice.

No one learns how to play golf in a day, or masters a musical instrument in a week, or builds a relationship in a month. Neither does recovery happen...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-28-2017, 06:57 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 28 Later is now. --Roseanne Barr ...

January 28

Later is now.
--Roseanne Barr

Newcomer

I guess I do have some addiction problems, but right now is a terrible time for me. I know you'd like me to be more involved, use the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-27-2017, 05:15 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 27 We can act ourselves into right...

January 27

We can act ourselves into right thinking easier than we can think ourselves into right acting.
--Anonymous

The best thing for us to do in our 12 Step Program is to be honest in how...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-26-2017, 06:58 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 26 If you want to be found, stand...

January 26

If you want to be found, stand where the seeker seeks.
--Sidney Lanier

When does a good program turn into a bad program? When it becomes a hiding place. As adult children, we are...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-25-2017, 05:19 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 25 Draw from others the lesson that...

January 25

Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
--Terence

Our Twelve Step program offers us the best education in the world, free of charge. Everybody in recovery has...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-24-2017, 06:31 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 24 Happiness consists of a solid...

January 24

Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
--Clare Boothe Luce

Resentments are guaranteed to hinder our growth. We can never know full happiness when...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-23-2017, 02:50 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 23 Attitude is everything! ...

January 23

Attitude is everything!

Today will be what we make it. Regardless of the weather, the kinds of work to be done, the personalities crossing our paths, we'll feel joy and peace if that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-22-2017, 08:01 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 22 Reflection for the Day None...

January 22

Reflection for the Day

None of us can claim to know God in all God's fullness. None of us can really claim to understand our Higher Power to any extent. But this I do know: there is...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-21-2017, 05:33 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 21 Sweet Surrender So we're...

January 21

Sweet Surrender

So we're ready to take on the world, at least to take the next step. That's when it hits. Or rather we hit it.

The wall.

Suddenly the path that looked so clear,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-20-2017, 06:33 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 20 Having realistic expectations. ...

January 20

Having realistic expectations.

Sometimes we expect much too much of people and things. We will never be happy if we expect our doctor to work instant cures or if we blame our teacher...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-19-2017, 05:36 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 19 He that plants trees loves others...

January 19

He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
--Thomas Fuller

Trees take many years to become beautiful. They start out small and scrawny, and they need attention and care....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-18-2017, 06:33 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 18 Sometimes it seems I've spent my...

January 18

Sometimes it seems I've spent my life trying to live up to others' expectations of me, and failing. I never thought much about pleasing myself. That would have been "selfish."
--JoAnn...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-17-2017, 02:43 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 17 One could say that I had a happy...

January 17

One could say that I had a happy childhood, although I showed little talent for being happy.
-- Samuel Beckett

Our choices in relationships, careers, lifestyle, and expression of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-16-2017, 04:14 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 16 Seeing the beauty We can see...

January 16

Seeing the beauty

We can see our Higher Power in so many beautiful things in this world: the reflection of light in the running brook, the spectrum of colors in the oil spot on the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-15-2017, 05:17 AM
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 15 There is a need to discover that...

January 15

There is a need to discover that we are capable of solitary joy and having experienced it, know that we have touched the core of self.
--Barbara Lazear Ascher

To be alone with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-14-2017, 06:44 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 14 The Fox without a Tail One...

January 14

The Fox without a Tail

One day a fox became caught in a trap. In his struggle to free himself, he left his tail behind. On his way home, he devised a way to head off being made the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-13-2017, 04:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 13 Fill up your life. One of...

January 13

Fill up your life.

One of the good things about the blues is their power to make me feel better. No matter how bad it gets in my little world, I can be pretty sure that B.B. King,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-12-2017, 05:27 AM
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Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 12 I don't think you're suddenly...

January 12

I don't think you're suddenly going to begin to look at the world with new eyes when you're 80 if you haven't been doing it when you're 30.
--Janice Clark

We are creatures of habit...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-11-2017, 04:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 11 Formula for failure: trying to...

January 11

Formula for failure: trying to please everyone.

*****

The elevator is broken; use the steps.

*****
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-10-2017, 04:53 AM
Replies: 30
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Posted By bluidkiti
January 10 We're not given more than we can...

January 10

We're not given more than we can handle.

Sometimes I take on more than I can comfortably manage - that’s one of the ways in which my life becomes unmanageable. It happens when I'm...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-09-2017, 03:08 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 9 In spite of everything, I still...

January 9

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
--Anne Frank

Newcomer

I get upset and discouraged about what's in the news. So much of it is about...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-08-2017, 03:13 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 8 Worry is like a rocking chair. It...

January 8

Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.
--Anonymous

We addicts need to be very careful when we feel worried because it can lead...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-07-2017, 05:33 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 7 Don't quit five minutes before the...

January 7

Don't quit five minutes before the miracle happens.
--Anonymous

When we came into the Program, most of us had very little to show for our lives. We believed in nothing. We had...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-06-2017, 05:42 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 6 Others treat us the way we invite...

January 6

Others treat us the way we invite them to treat us.
--Barb H.

Coping with stress is a lot more difficult than preventing it in the first place. If we think prevention, we can avoid a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-05-2017, 02:42 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 5 God does not ask your ability Or...

January 5

God does not ask your ability
Or your inability.
He asks only your availability.
--Mary Kay Ash

Reasons for gratitude are easy to find. If we're breathing, we can think of people...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-04-2017, 06:21 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 4 To stop behaving in a certain way...

January 4

To stop behaving in a certain way is to risk the unfamiliar.
--Jan Lloyd

Old patterns grip us so tightly! Even when the behavior pinches us painfully, we are loathe to give it up....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-03-2017, 02:51 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 3 No decision has to bind us...

January 3

No decision has to bind us forever.

Most of us are no longer sure what we want to be doing a year or even a month from now. When we are called upon to make decisions, any decision...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-02-2017, 03:44 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
January 2 Reflection for the Day I've...

January 2

Reflection for the Day

I've heard it said that when God closes a door, a window opens. Since I started working the Twelve Steps, much of the fear and pain that haunted my life is...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-01-2017, 06:31 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,698
Posted By bluidkiti
Today's Thought - January

January 1

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
--Albert Einstein

It's easy to live as though our problems will just...
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