Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:40 AM
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August 31
Gratitude
"Hopeless living...
August 31
Gratitude
"Hopeless living problems have become joyously changed. Our disease has been arrested, and now anything is possible."
Basic Text p.102
The NA program has given us more...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:40 AM
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August 30
Doing Good, Feeling Good
"We...
August 30
Doing Good, Feeling Good
"We examine our actions, reactions, and motives. We often find that we've been doing better than we've been feeling."
Basic Text p.42
The way we treat...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:39 AM
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August 29
Don't Look Back
"The steps...
August 29
Don't Look Back
"The steps offer a big change from a life dominated by guilt and remorse. Our futures are changed because we don't have to avoid those who we have harmed. As a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:39 AM
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August 28
The Light Of Exposure
"These...
August 28
The Light Of Exposure
"These defects grow in the dark and die in the light of exposure."
Basic Text p.31
The Fifth Step asks us to share our true nature with God, with ourselves,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:39 AM
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August 27
Choosing Life
"Change from...
August 27
Choosing Life
"Change from self-destructive patterns of life became necessary"
Basic Text p.16
Active addiction is a smoldering death-wish. Each of us courted death every time we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:38 AM
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August 26
Tenth Step Inventory
"We...
August 26
Tenth Step Inventory
"We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
Step Ten
A daily Tenth Step keeps us on a sound spiritual footing....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:38 AM
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August 25
The Ninth Step - Reclaiming Life ...
August 25
The Ninth Step - Reclaiming Life
"We are achieving freedom from the wreckage of our past."
Basic Text p. 45
When we start the Ninth Step, we've reached an exciting stage in our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2014, 08:38 AM
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August 24
Seeking God's Will
"We learn...
August 24
Seeking God's Will
"We learn to be careful of praying for specific things."
Basic Text p. 45
In our active addiction, we usually did not pray for knowledge of God's will for us...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 23
Decision Making
"Before we...
August 23
Decision Making
"Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking."
Basic Text p. 87
Life is a series of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:24 AM
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August 22
Contribution
"We recognize...
August 22
Contribution
"We recognize our spiritual growth when we are able to reach out and help others."
Basic Text p. 56
To make a difference in the world, to contribute something...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:23 AM
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August 21
Friendships
"Our friendships...
August 21
Friendships
"Our friendships become deep, and we experience the warmth and caring which results from addicts sharing recovery and a new life."
IP No.19, "Self-Acceptance"
Most of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:23 AM
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August 20
Facing Death
"Often we have...
August 20
Facing Death
"Often we have to face some type of crisis during our recovery, such as the death of a loved one..."
Basic Text, p. 98
Every life has a beginning and an end. However,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:23 AM
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August 19
First Things First
"We apply...
August 19
First Things First
"We apply effort to our most obvious problems and let go of the rest. We do the job at hand and, as we progress, new opportunities for improvement present...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:22 AM
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August 18
How Long Do I Have To Go?
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August 18
How Long Do I Have To Go?
"The way to remain a productive, responsible member of society is to put our recovery first."
Basic Text, p. 102
The meetings have been great! Each night...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:22 AM
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August 17
Tell The Truth
"A symptom of...
August 17
Tell The Truth
"A symptom of our disease is alienation, and honest sharing will free us to recover."
Basic Text, p. 80
Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2014, 08:21 AM
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August 16
Up Or Down
"This is our road...
August 16
Up Or Down
"This is our road to spiritual growth. We change every day.... This growth is not the result of wishing but of action and prayer."
Basic Text, p. 35-36
Our spiritual...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 15
Over Time, Not Overnight
"We...
August 15
Over Time, Not Overnight
"We found that we do not recover physically, mentally, or spiritually overnight."
Basic Text, p.27
Have you ever approached a recovery celebration with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 14
Letting Go Of Our Limitations
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August 14
Letting Go Of Our Limitations
"We don't have to settle for the limitations of the past. We can examine and reexamine our old ideas."
Basic Text, p.11
Most of us come to the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 13
Difficult People
quot;By...
August 13
Difficult People
quot;By giving unconditional love...we become more loving, and by sharing spiritual growth we become more spiritual."
Basic Text, p.99
Most of us have one or two...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:11 AM
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August 12
Enough!
"Something inside...
August 12
Enough!
"Something inside cries out, 'Enough, enough, I've had enough; and then they are ready to take that first and often most difficult step toward dealing with their disease."...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 11
Active Listening
"Through...
August 11
Active Listening
"Through active listening, we hear things that work for us."
Basic Text, p.102
Most of us arrived in Narcotics Anonymous with a very poor ability to listen. But...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 10
Regular Prayer And Meditation
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August 10
Regular Prayer And Meditation
"Most of us pray when we are hurting. We learn that if we pray regularly, we won't be hurting as often or as intensely."
Basic Text, p.44
Regular...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 9
The Power Of Love
"We begin to...
August 9
The Power Of Love
"We begin to see that God's love has been present all the time, just waiting for us to accept it."
Basic Text, p.46
God's love is the transforming power that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2014, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 8
Responsible Recovery
"We...
August 8
Responsible Recovery
"We accept responsibility for our problems and see that we're equally responsible for our solutions."
Basic Text, p.94
Some of us, well accustomed to leaving...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 7
The Gratitude List
"We focus...
August 7
The Gratitude List
"We focus on anything that isn't going our way and ignore all the beauty in our lives."
Basic Text, p.77
It's easy to be grateful when everything runs smoothly....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 6
The Joy Within
"Since the...
August 6
The Joy Within
"Since the beginning of our recovery, we have found that joy doesn't come from material things but from within ourselves."
Basic Text, p.103
Some of us came to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 5
The Shape Of Our Thoughts
"By...
August 5
The Shape Of Our Thoughts
"By shaping our thoughts with spiritual ideals, we are freed to become who we want to be."
Basic Text, p.101
Addiction shaped our thoughts in its own way....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 30
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August 4
When Is A Secret Not A Secret?
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August 4
When Is A Secret Not A Secret?
"Addicts tend to live secret lives.... It is a great relief to get rid of all our secrets and to share the burden of our past."
Basic Text, p.32
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:29 AM
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August 3
Trusting People
"Many of us...
August 3
Trusting People
"Many of us would have had nowhere else to go if we could not have trusted NA groups and members."
Basic Text, p.81
Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,706
August 2
Practicing Honesty
"When we...
August 2
Practicing Honesty
"When we feel trapped or pressured, it takes great spiritual and emotional strength to be honest."
Basic Text, p.81
Many of us try to wiggle out of a difficult...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2014, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 30
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NA Just For Today - August
August 1
Freedom From Guilt
"Our addiction enslaved us. We were prisoners of our own mind and were condemned by our own guilt."
Basic Text, p.7
Guilt is one of the most commonly encountered...
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