Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-27-2016, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 30
Wisdom for Today
I remember the...
June 30
Wisdom for Today
I remember the first time I was asked to share my story at a meeting. I was absolutely terrified. I recalled all those speech classes in High School and how nervous I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-27-2016, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 29
Wisdom for Today
Early in my...
June 29
Wisdom for Today
Early in my recovery process, I was overly self-conscious. I feared what other might think if I spoke. I worried about making the right impression. I was fearful about...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-25-2016, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 28
Wisdom for Today
The program...
June 28
Wisdom for Today
The program depends on us as much as we depend on the program. It works on the principle of service. Everything within the program itself happens through the service of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-25-2016, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 27
Wisdom for Today
As we become more...
June 27
Wisdom for Today
As we become more established in the program and integrate the program into our lives, we discover the necessity to maintain balance. We find that we need to remain...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-23-2016, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 26
Wisdom for Today
Throughout our...
June 26
Wisdom for Today
Throughout our recovery process it is important to continually make the program a part of us. We do this through attending meetings, talking with our sponsors, and by...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-23-2016, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 25
Wisdom for Today
As we grow in our...
June 25
Wisdom for Today
As we grow in our recovery, we begin to realize that there is much to change about ourselves. Most of us will go through the struggle of attempting to change who we are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-21-2016, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 24
Wisdom for Today
For most of us...
June 24
Wisdom for Today
For most of us the spiritual experience we talk about is not from a brilliant flash of light that causes a profound change in our personality; rather it comes to us...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-21-2016, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 23
Wisdom for Today
Each of us in the...
June 23
Wisdom for Today
Each of us in the program has problems within our personality. These character defects are the core of our problems. Even though we stop drinking and using, these...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2016, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 22
Wisdom for Today
There is nothing...
June 22
Wisdom for Today
There is nothing more powerful than one drunk or user helping another. This is the last principle of the program. When I stop and reflect back on all the things that have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2016, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 21
Wisdom for Today
Making...
June 21
Wisdom for Today
Making restitution is the next principle of the program. This is something that is not always easy, and many of us want to avoid. We must swallow our pride and go to the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-16-2016, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 20
Wisdom for Today
Moving on to the...
June 20
Wisdom for Today
Moving on to the principle of personal inventory: Looking at ourselves honestly is an
absolute must in recovery. Steps four, five, six, seven and ten point us in this...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-16-2016, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 19
Wisdom for Today
The spiritual...
June 19
Wisdom for Today
The spiritual aspects of the program form the second principle of the program. In the
second, third and eleventh steps of the program we find hope, help and relationship...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-16-2016, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 18
Wisdom for Today
In looking at the...
June 18
Wisdom for Today
In looking at the membership requirement of the program, we must admit our powerlessness and that our lives are unmanageable. For most of us this is either the hardest...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-14-2016, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 17
Wisdom for Today
Since coming into...
June 17
Wisdom for Today
Since coming into the program, my whole concept of what friendship means has changed dramatically. I thought that I was surrounded by a large group of friends when I was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-14-2016, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 16
Wisdom for Today
When I first...
June 16
Wisdom for Today
When I first walked through the doors of the program, I realized that I knew nothing about how to stay clean and sober. Over time, God and the people in the program have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-12-2016, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 15
Wisdom for Today
What is it that...
June 15
Wisdom for Today
What is it that draws us into the fellowship? For each of us the answer is both unique and common. We hear the stories, and we sense the hope that others have gained in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-12-2016, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 14
Wisdom for Today
When active in my...
June 14
Wisdom for Today
When active in my addiction, I found lots of reasons to keep on drinking and using. Many of these reasons were just excuses, but I was also using to help fulfill many of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 13
Wisdom for Today
Learning to share...
June 13
Wisdom for Today
Learning to share what is really going on in our lives is not always easy. Sometimes it difficult for us to even know what is going on with us. We have kept ourselves and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 12
Wisdom for Today
Recovery is a...
June 12
Wisdom for Today
Recovery is a spiritual journey. For each of us this journey is different. We all use the same steps, but the process is different and unique for each of us, even though...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 11
Wisdom for Today
Back when I was...
June 11
Wisdom for Today
Back when I was drinking and using, I would fantasize about the future. I had dreams and aspirations of a fine life, with a happy family, a good job, and many other good...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2016, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 10
Wisdom for Today
In recovery we...
June 10
Wisdom for Today
In recovery we also have good days. These days begin to happen more and more often the longer we stay clean and sober. But there is a catch. This only happens as long as...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2016, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 9
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes I would...
June 9
Wisdom for Today
Sometimes I would find myself feeling like just giving up. Life would just get too hard. It seemed that it was too hard to keep fighting the good fight; to stay on track....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2016, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 8
Wisdom for Today
As addicts and...
June 8
Wisdom for Today
As addicts and alcoholics, we often spent time looking for a magic bullet. We wanted something
that would make all the pain go away. We looked to alcohol and drugs to be...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2016, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 7
Wisdom for Today
Boredom can be a...
June 7
Wisdom for Today
Boredom can be a real enemy of an addict or alcoholic early in recovery. Idle time can bring on a busy mind. I know I struggled with this issue a lot in my early days. I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2016, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 6
Wisdom for Today
Somewhere in the...
June 6
Wisdom for Today
Somewhere in the recovery process, as we truly begin to develop our spiritual lives, we come to realize that we did not achieve sobriety on our own. A genuine sense of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2016, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 5
Wisdom for Today
As addicts and...
June 5
Wisdom for Today
As addicts and alcoholics, we are a people of excess. Much of how we have lived our lives has been in excess. I can remember kiddingly telling others that my drug of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2016, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 4
Wisdom for Today
Recovery is not...
June 4
Wisdom for Today
Recovery is not always easy; in fact there are times when it is down right hard. In these difficult times we must be careful not to act impulsively. This is where the AA...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2016, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 3
Wisdom for Today
I cannot forget ...
June 3
Wisdom for Today
I cannot forget that addiction is my number one problem. This disease has ways of continually trying to sneak up on me in my life, even when I am strong and active in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2016, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
June 2
Wisdom for Today
It is important...
June 2
Wisdom for Today
It is important for all of us to remember who we are. It is equally important to remember who other people are. There is one group of people we know that continues to use...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2016, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,150
Wisdom For Today - June
June 1
Wisdom for Today
When I am sitting in a meeting, I look around at the myriad of faces. I see people from all walks of life. There are professionals, blue-collar workers, housewives, those...
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