Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-31-2017, 05:50 AM
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December 31
Ring out, wild bells, to the...
December 31
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
--Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Past...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-30-2017, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 30
A.A. Thought for the Day
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December 30
A.A. Thought for the Day
When we came into Alcoholics Anonymous, were we desperate? Were we so sick of ourselves and our way of living that we couldn't stand looking at ourselves in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-29-2017, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 29
Be Patient with Everyone ...
December 29
Be Patient with Everyone
--from writings by St. Francis de Sales
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself . . . do not be disappointed by your imperfections, but...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-28-2017, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 28
It took me a long time to...
December 28
It took me a long time to realize that when I hate somebody it doesn't hurt them. Only me.
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Call your sponsor before, not after, you take your first drink.
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-27-2017, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 27
It only takes one person to...
December 27
It only takes one person to change your life - you.
--Ruth Casey
Change is not easy, but it's absolutely unavoidable. Doors will close. Barriers will surface. Frustrations will...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-26-2017, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 26
The best things in life are...
December 26
The best things in life are appreciated most after they have been lost.
--Roy L. Smith
Humankind has made such great technological progress, developing marvelous tools and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-25-2017, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 25
Celebration is a forgetting in...
December 25
Celebration is a forgetting in order to remember. A forgetting of ego, of problems, of difficulties. A letting go.
--Matthew Fox
A holiday presents us with an opportunity to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-24-2017, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 24
That life is a fragile shell on...
December 24
That life is a fragile shell on the beach I have thought of before. This Christmas I am thinking big basic wonders as if I were just born.
--Naomi Shihab Nye
The big basic wonders...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-23-2017, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 23
To him, it was not the gift that...
December 23
To him, it was not the gift that mattered, but the giver.
--Walter de La Mare
In our material world today, we often get off track. We forget that what we really need in our lives...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-22-2017, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 22
Acceptance
When we have...
December 22
Acceptance
When we have given our lives back to our Higher Power, we gradually learn to accept what happens to us as part of the plan. Most of us made a mess of trying to run our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-21-2017, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 21
Nice guys finish last.
--Leo...
December 21
Nice guys finish last.
--Leo Durocher
Some of us are habitually victims, doormats, and "poor things." No matter what, we never say no. The more we practice being nice guys the less...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-20-2017, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 20
Listening well
Learning to...
December 20
Listening well
Learning to really listen to another human being - beyond just his or her words - is critical to good communication. Valuable exchanges between human beings can occur...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-19-2017, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 19
Reflection for the Day
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December 19
Reflection for the Day
There is no advantage, no profit and certainly no growth when I deceive myself merely to escape the consequences of my own mistakes. When I realize this, I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-18-2017, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 18
How much more grievous are the...
December 18
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.
--Marcus Aurelius
Anger shatters our calm. Some of us show it in loud bursts; others just quietly stew....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-17-2017, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 17
Our awesome responsibility to...
December 17
Our awesome responsibility to ourselves, to our children, and to the future is to create ourselves in the image of goodness, because the future depends on the nobility of our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-16-2017, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 16
What if?
I was talking to a...
December 16
What if?
I was talking to a friend one day about something I planned to do. Actually, I was worrying about how one particular person might react to what I intended to do.
"What...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-15-2017, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 15
Say when it's time to do that...
December 15
Say when it's time to do that difficult thing.
Sometimes, true windows of opportunity open in our lives. We get a chance to make that amend. The perfect time to end or resolve that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-14-2017, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 14
You are the hero of your life. ...
December 14
You are the hero of your life.
Each of us plays the starring role in the drama that is our life. We co-create the script, along with our Higher Power. Sometimes we forget our lines,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-13-2017, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 13
How will you dream if you don't...
December 13
How will you dream if you don't sleep?
How will you hear yourself?
--Michael Dorris
Sleep is a wonderful gift in our lives. For eight hours, we rest our bodies. We let the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-12-2017, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 12
Pity is the deadliest feeling...
December 12
Pity is the deadliest feeling that can be offered to a woman.
--Vicki Baum
We must move forward with confidence, trusting that the strength we need will be given us, having faith...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-11-2017, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 11
It is important that we plan for...
December 11
It is important that we plan for the future, imperative that we accept an outcome unplanned.
-- Molly McDonald
We sometimes feel confused over how to live just one day at a time...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-10-2017, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 10
People are always blaming their...
December 10
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are.
--George Bernard Shaw
It's easy to let circumstances determine how we think and behave. While it's true that some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-09-2017, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 9
Optimism
What I think about...
December 9
Optimism
What I think about surrounds me. What I allow to be entertained in my mind becomes a reality. If I think negatively, I will attract negativity in my life. On the other hand,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-08-2017, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 8
The cut worm forgives the plow. ...
December 8
The cut worm forgives the plow.
--William Blake
Would anyone believe that rain abuses grass, or accuse roots, hungry for a better hold on life, of digging too far into earth's...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2017, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 7
The purpose of learning is...
December 7
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
--Mortimer Adler
In some areas of our lives we are right on target....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-06-2017, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 30
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December 6
Being true
We believe we can...
December 6
Being true
We believe we can become beautiful people, free of addiction. With belief in a Power greater than ourselves, our Twelve Step program, and the fellowship, we don't have to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-05-2017, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 5
To practice five things under all...
December 5
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
--Confucius
Some of us...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-04-2017, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 4
No man really becomes a fool...
December 4
No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.
--Charles P. Steinmetz
We often pass up the chance to ask a question of someone because we don't want to feel stupid....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-03-2017, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 3
The handwriting on the wall may...
December 3
The handwriting on the wall may be a forgery.
--Ralph Hodgson
Too often we are superstitious and interpret signs in negative or hostile ways. Because we don't believe in ourselves,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-02-2017, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
December 2
Self-esteem comes from doing...
December 2
Self-esteem comes from doing esteemable acts.
I once had a beautiful plant. It sat on my dining room table for three weeks as I waited for it to blossom. Each week, I waited for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2017, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,478
Today's Thought - December
December 1
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
--Arabian proverb
We need to remember what got us well. The Twelve Steps heal us. The meetings we attend heal us. Reading and...
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