Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-30-2017, 04:13 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 30
One...
AA Thought for the Day
November 30
One More Attempt
But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. The old pleasures were gone.
They were but memories. Never could we recapture the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-29-2017, 06:10 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 29
Turmoil
The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of others.
Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead. Affections have been...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-28-2017, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 28
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AA Thought for the Day
November 28
Insanity
He had much knowledge about himself as an alcoholic. Yet all reasons for not
not drinking were easily pushed aside in favor of the foolish idea...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-27-2017, 06:15 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 27
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AA Thought for the Day
November 27
Character Defects
If I drew a line between active alcoholism on one side
and life as God wants me to live and has equipped me to on the other,
then I'm...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-26-2017, 04:34 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 26
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AA Thought for the Day
November 26
Prayer
Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation.
We shouldn’t be shy on this matter of prayer.
Better men than we are using it constantly.
It works, if...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2017, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 25
A...
AA Thought for the Day
November 25
A New Employer
We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed,
if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-24-2017, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 24
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AA Thought for the Day
November 24
Morals and Philosophy
If a mere code of morals or a better philosophy of life
were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would
have recovered long...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2017, 05:47 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 23
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AA Thought for the Day
November 23
Blessings
Having so considered our day, not omitting to take due
note of things well done, and having searched our hearts
with neither fear nor favor, we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-22-2017, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 22
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AA Thought for the Day
November 22
Spiritual Growth
At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth,
to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him.
....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-21-2017, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 21
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AA Thought for the Day
November 21
Consequences
In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk,
feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry, depression,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-20-2017, 04:05 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 20
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AA Thought for the Day
November 20
Higher Power
On one proposition, however, these men and women are strikingly agreed.
Every one of them has gained access to, and believes in, a Power...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-19-2017, 05:16 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 19
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AA Thought for the Day
November 19
Blessings of Sobriety
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness...
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
We will intuitively...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2017, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 18
Real...
AA Thought for the Day
November 18
Real Alcoholics
Despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not
going to believe they are in that class.
By every form of self-deception and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-17-2017, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 17
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AA Thought for the Day
November 17
Insane Idea
But there was always the curious mental phenomenon that parallel
with our sound reasoning there inevitably ran some insanely trivial
excuse for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2017, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 16
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AA Thought for the Day
November 16
Choice
At a certain point in the drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into
a state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely
no...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-15-2017, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 15
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AA Thought for the Day
November 15
Directions
If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to
sense the flow of His Spirit into us. To some extent we have
become God-conscious. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-14-2017, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 14
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AA Thought for the Day
November 14
Carry the Message
"AA is more than a set of principles; it is a Society
of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message,
else we ourselves can wither...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-13-2017, 05:04 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
November 13
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AA Thought for the Day
November 13
Tradition Eleven
"Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion;
we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-12-2017, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 12
The...
AA Thought for the Day
November 12
The Main Purpose
WE, OF Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women
who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2017, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November, 11
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AA Thought for the Day
November, 11
Self-Centered
Never once in my life have I had a headache, which fact leads me to believe
that I was an alcoholic almost from the start.
My whole life...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2017, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 10
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AA Thought for the Day
November 10
Providence
It is truly awful to admit, glass in hand, we have warped our minds
into such an obsession for destructive drinking
that only an act of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-09-2017, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 9
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AA Thought for the Day
November 9
Spiritually Sick
Resentment is the "number one" offender. It destroys more alcoholics
than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-08-2017, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 8
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AA Thought for the Day
November 8
Helpfulness
Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others,
so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful. ...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-07-2017, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 7
Open...
AA Thought for the Day
November 7
Open Minded
Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters
as we had tried to be on other questions. In this respect...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-06-2017, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 6
Step...
AA Thought for the Day
November 6
Step Two
"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."
Even so has God restored us all to our right minds. To this man,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-05-2017, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,385
AA Thought for the Day
November 5
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AA Thought for the Day
November 5
Spiritual Experience
Most of our experiences are what the psychologist William James calls
the "educational variety" because they develop slowly over a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2017, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 4
The...
AA Thought for the Day
November 4
The Great Fact
The answers will come, if your own house is in order.
But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got.
See to it that your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-03-2017, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 3
Faith...
AA Thought for the Day
November 3
Faith
There is only one key, and it is called willingness. Once unlocked
by willingness, the door opens almost of itself, and looking
through it, we shall...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-02-2017, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 29
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AA Thought for the Day
November 2
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AA Thought for the Day
November 2
Amends
Nevertheless, with a person we dislike, we take the bit
in our teeth. It is harder to go to an enemy than to a friend,
but we find it much more...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-01-2017, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,385
AA Thoughts For Today - November
AA Thought for the Day
November 1
Thy Will
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the
right thought or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no...
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