Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 28
Ron C. Says:
One of the...
February 28
Ron C. Says:
One of the most important things that AA, Al-Anon, and NA teach me is slow down. When I am in a hurry I act like an alcoholic or an addict. When I slow down and "go...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-27-2014, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 27
Helen G. Says:
I always...
February 27
Helen G. Says:
I always have to remember that I have a disease called alcoholism. It is never cured, just as diseases such as cancer, diabetes, etc. are cured. But I am assured that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-26-2014, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 26
Cheryl H. Says:
I survived...
February 26
Cheryl H. Says:
I survived my husband's alcoholism, but he didn't. Al Anon made it possible for me to accept his death without guilt. It took me a while to understand that his...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2014, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 25
Kim M. Says:
I just could...
February 25
Kim M. Says:
I just could not accept the fact that I would NEVER be able to use again. Just the thought of it made me cringe! It wasn't until a fellow recovering addict came to me...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-24-2014, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 24
Amy L. Says:
I have learned...
February 24
Amy L. Says:
I have learned in sobriety that there is hope for everyone, and that the power greater than myself gives me the courage, strength, and wisdom to go through each day...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2014, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 23
Cheryl H. Says:
I survived...
February 23
Cheryl H. Says:
I survived my husband's alcoholism, but he didn't. Al Anon made it possible for me to accept his death without guilt. It took me a while to understand that his...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-22-2014, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 22
Betty Ann Says:
When I pray...
February 22
Betty Ann Says:
When I pray for awareness I need to remember that action will need to be taken once that I have received it, because awareness without action is misery. If I am made...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-21-2014, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 21
Tree Says:
I have found...
February 21
Tree Says:
I have found that when I find myself in chaos and confusion, this disease in all its ugliness in right with me. But with the tools of this program I stop - breath in and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-20-2014, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 20
Ariel Z. Says:
The only...
February 20
Ariel Z. Says:
The only thing that ever got through to him was the classic Al-Anon strategy of letting him suffer the consequences of his own actions, letting him fall and getting...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-19-2014, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 19
Dwight B. Says:
I must...
February 19
Dwight B. Says:
I must remind myself daily that if I allow resentment to effect me and enter into my life, I will again be back out on the street and running! Resentments to me are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-18-2014, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 18
Phil Says:
Trying to stay...
February 18
Phil Says:
Trying to stay sober would seem impossible if I did not value my self esteem, I was not given this gift of life to destroy it through an addiction. During my addiction I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-17-2014, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 17
Ruth Says:
I finally...
February 17
Ruth Says:
I finally succumbed to the messages God was giving me and to the prodding of a fellow recovering alcoholics to look for help. That was in 1997. After six years of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-16-2014, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 16
June Says:
One of the...
February 16
June Says:
One of the important things I have done to stay in the now and stay centered, sane and sober for the past three years is read the Recovery thought of the day. That, along...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-15-2014, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 15
Lisabuela Says:
I love the...
February 15
Lisabuela Says:
I love the experiential nature of the program. I get to encounter another. I get to sit in a circle where there is no cross talk only designated space for each and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-14-2014, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 14
Jason M. Says:
After about...
February 14
Jason M. Says:
After about four times of going back out on one night binges or a stint of a week or two, I finally started doing what was suggested. PRAY, call someone in the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-13-2014, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 13
Clarice Says:
My miracle is...
February 13
Clarice Says:
My miracle is that, in Al-Anon, I finally learned how to get out of the way. I came to believe I am not my son's Higher Power, and I am not his sponsor. I cannot...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-12-2014, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 12
Joan G. Says:
Today my...
February 12
Joan G. Says:
Today my thinking is along different lines. My life, my responsibilities, my family, my choices, my career, my feelings, my likes and dislikes, all things I lost sight...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-11-2014, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 11
Katelynn D. Says:
...
February 11
Katelynn D. Says:
Alcoholism is a disease, and without treatment, it will only progress. Unfortunately, this disease contributed in the death of the man I divorced and many others...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-10-2014, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 10
Edie Says:
After sifting...
February 10
Edie Says:
After sifting through 12 years worth of pearls of wisdom from other alcoholics, I've decided the most important thing for me is to be true to myself -- learn to accept...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-09-2014, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 9
Steve R. Says:
One must keep...
February 9
Steve R. Says:
One must keep an open mind in recovery. The ways of the past clearly don't work, and what works for one in recovery doesn't necessarily work for another. This is one...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-07-2014, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 7
Jason M. Says:
It happened...
February 7
Jason M. Says:
It happened just as I heard hundreds of times before at meetings... My relapse just didn't "happen" - it was a gradual progression. I stopped going to meetings,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-06-2014, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 6
Finn S. Says:
Sometimes...
February 6
Finn S. Says:
Sometimes living life one day at a time seems like too much to handle and all the walls I've built up with my lifetime of rebellion against the religious God I grew up...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-05-2014, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-04-2014, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 4
Linn B. Says:
We go into the...
February 4
Linn B. Says:
We go into the future with both of our hands being held by other recovering people. Since I have been clean and sober, I have never gone through anything alone. This is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-03-2014, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 3
Karen C. Says:
I've come to...
February 3
Karen C. Says:
I've come to see the benefit of one day at a time revelations. "More will be revealed" is a wonderful concept. It speaks of the surprise, the new thought, the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-02-2014, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
February 2
Joan G. Says:
I crawled into...
February 2
Joan G. Says:
I crawled into an Al-Anon meeting for the first time in February 1992 approximately 11 months after I had kicked my husband out in a fit of rage, my best thinking...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-01-2014, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 13,598
Reflections for Every Day - February
February 1
Tree Says:
I tentatively started attending meetings and found out I was not alone. Before long I was eagerly attending meetings and hungrily sucking up the love and knowledge I found...
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