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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-31-2018, 02:27 PM
Replies: 55
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December 31 Quote of the Week "If I...

December 31

Quote of the Week

"If I keep doing what I was doing, I’ll keep getting what I was getting."

I remember when I was new to recovery I was very willing to follow direction. I went...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-24-2018, 04:39 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
December 24 Quote of the Week ...

December 24

Quote of the Week

"Sometimes you don’t realize that all you need is God, until all you have is God."

Even after years in recovery and with all my sober experience, I’m still...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-17-2018, 12:03 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
December 17 Quote of the Week "The most...

December 17

Quote of the Week

"The most spiritual thing you can do is to help someone."

One of the most important things I’ve learned in the program is that whenever two alcoholics get...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-10-2018, 01:57 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
December 10 Quote of the Week "I know I...

December 10

Quote of the Week

"I know I have another drunk in me, but I don’t know if I have another recovery."

A shiver shot down my spine when I first heard this quote. I know how easy it...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-05-2018, 05:42 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
December 3 Quote of the Week ...

December 3

Quote of the Week

“Alcoholism is an equal opportunity destroyer.”

I never thought of myself as an alcoholic. My idea of an alcoholic was a bum living in the gutter downtown, or...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-27-2018, 05:13 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
November 26 Quote of the Week "After...

November 26

Quote of the Week

"After five years of sobriety you get your brains back, after ten you learn how to use them, and after fifteen years you realize you never needed them anyway."
...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-20-2018, 09:23 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
November 19 Quote of the Week ...

November 19

Quote of the Week

"Happiness is not having what I want, but wanting what I have."

I spent many years trying to get things to make me happy. If only I could get my college degree,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-13-2018, 06:08 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
November 12 Quote of the Week "Give all...

November 12

Quote of the Week

"Give all your problems to God. He’ll be up all night anyway!"

When I first heard this saying, I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lie in bed...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-06-2018, 06:23 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
November 5 Quote of the Week "When did...

November 5

Quote of the Week

"When did [. . .] become your Higher Power?"

I used to believe that people, places, or things would fix me. I was sure that if only I could get the perfect...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-30-2018, 06:37 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
October 29 Quote of the Week "Would you...

October 29

Quote of the Week

"Would you rather be right, or would you rather be happy?"

Now that was a hard one to answer when I was new. In fact, my answer back then was, “But I was right!...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-22-2018, 03:41 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
October 22 Quote of the Week "You’re...

October 22

Quote of the Week

"You’re only as sick as your secrets."

When I first entered the program, I was filled with guilt and shame over some of the things I had done. When I sat in...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-15-2018, 01:45 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
October 15 Quote of the Week "Take the...

October 15

Quote of the Week

"Take the mess to your sponsor, take the message to the meeting."

A friend in recovery shared something once that I’ve never forgotten. He was newly married and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-09-2018, 07:31 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
October 8 Quote of the Week "Be all...

October 8

Quote of the Week

"Be all right with being all right."

I was generally irritable, restless, and discontent before recovery. As a kid I was anxious and afraid of things. When I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 10-01-2018, 11:27 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
October 1 Quote of the Week "Surrender...

October 1

Quote of the Week

"Surrender is not a onetime thing."

After a weekend of hard drinking, I would commit to sobriety on Monday. By Tuesday, I began to feel better, and by Thursday...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-25-2018, 04:28 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
September 24 Quote of the Week "The...

September 24

Quote of the Week

"The degree of my anxiety is a measure of my distance from God."

Anxiety used to be the master of my life. Without a relationship with God, I faced life alone...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-18-2018, 06:40 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
September 17 Quote of the Week "Act as...

September 17

Quote of the Week

"Act as though, until it becomes so."

One of the dangers of being alone for me is that I start thinking. Now for a normal person that may be OK, but for an...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-11-2018, 03:05 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
September 10 Quote of the Week "It’s...

September 10

Quote of the Week

"It’s not going to get easier, but it’s going to get better."

When I got sober, I thought my life would get easier. I mean, I wasn’t drinking to blackout any...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 09-03-2018, 11:51 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
September 3 Quote of the Week "God...

September 3

Quote of the Week

"God bless you - God change me."

I was at a speaker meeting one night where the speaker began his sharing in this way: “If I say something tonight that you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-27-2018, 02:06 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
August 27 Quote of the Week "The bottom...

August 27

Quote of the Week

"The bottom started falling out faster than I could lower my standards."

The last few years of my drinking and using sure were ugly. It had stopped working long...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-21-2018, 05:20 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
August 20 Quote of the Week "Act as...

August 20

Quote of the Week

"Act as though until it becomes so."

What a wonderful lesson this was for me to learn early on in recovery. At first I didn't think I could make it through the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-13-2018, 11:41 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
August 13 Quote of the Week “Take my...

August 13

Quote of the Week

“Take my advice, I’m not using it.”

Before I entered recovery, I thought I knew everything. I knew the right way you should be living your life, the right diet...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 08-07-2018, 06:10 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
August 6 Quote of the Week "If you stay...

August 6

Quote of the Week

"If you stay on the train long enough, the scenery will change."

Whenever I talk to a newcomer, I remember the insanity of early recovery. I used to talk in...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-31-2018, 05:56 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
July 30 Quote of the Week "Learning to...

July 30

Quote of the Week

"Learning to live life one day at a time..."

My girlfriend went into her office a couple hours late today because of an early doctor's appointment and found that 14...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-24-2018, 07:03 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
July 23 Quote of the Week "Trying to...

July 23

Quote of the Week

"Trying to understand God just makes His job harder."

I can't tell you how much time I've spent trying to figure out who or what God is. I've spent years trying to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-17-2018, 07:35 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
July 16 Quote of the Week "H.A.L.T. -...

July 16

Quote of the Week

"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired"

One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains new ways of thinking about and dealing with life....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-10-2018, 04:59 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
July 9 Quote of the Week “If you are...

July 9

Quote of the Week

“If you are bored in the program, then you’re boring.”

I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun times....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 07-02-2018, 02:48 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
July 2 Quote of the Week "When you get...

July 2

Quote of the Week

"When you get to your wit's end, you'll find that God lives there."

Before recovery, when I got to the bottom I just moved over and started digging another hole. I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-26-2018, 06:46 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
June 25 Quote of the Week "If you want...

June 25

Quote of the Week

"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."

Before recovery, I had a lot of plans. I was going to do this and accomplish that, and when things didn't work...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-19-2018, 05:39 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
June 18 Quote of the Week "Give all...

June 18

Quote of the Week

"Give all your problems to God - He'll be up all night anyway!"

When I first heard this saying I instantly thought of all the nights I used to lay in bed worrying,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-12-2018, 07:44 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
June 11 Quote of the Week "Put the...

June 11

Quote of the Week

"Put the magnifying glass down and pick up the mirror"

Oh how I love focusing on you. If you would only stop doing this or that, or if you'd start doing this or...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 06-04-2018, 03:02 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
June 4 Quote of the Week “Keep doing...

June 4

Quote of the Week

“Keep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good.”

I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. ...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-29-2018, 07:03 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
May 28 Quote of the Week "It's a simple...

May 28

Quote of the Week

"It's a simple program for complicated people."

They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-22-2018, 07:20 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
May 21 Quote of the Week "Worry is a...

May 21

Quote of the Week

"Worry is a terrible waste of the imagination."

Before recovery, I was addicted to so many things - alcohol, drugs, food, sex - anything that I could use to escape I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-14-2018, 12:23 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
May 14 Quote of the Week "Things aren't...

May 14

Quote of the Week

"Things aren't necessarily going wrong just because they're not going my way."

This is still hard for me to accept. My ego tells me that my plans and ideas about how...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 05-08-2018, 07:05 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
May 7 Quote of the Week "The most...

May 7

Quote of the Week

"The most spiritual thing you can do is to help someone."

One of the most important things I've learned in the program is that whenever two alcoholics get together,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-30-2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
April 30 Quote of the Week “The way to...

April 30

Quote of the Week

“The way to make a mountain out of a mole hill is to add dirt.”

Before recovery, anything that went wrong – or didn’t go my way – easily became an impending...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-24-2018, 05:53 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
April 23 Quote of the Week "Anything an...

April 23

Quote of the Week

"Anything an alcoholic lets go of has claw marks all over it."

Before recovery, I tried to control everything. I would lie in bed at night planning my days and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-16-2018, 11:28 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
April 16 Quote of the Week "The problem...

April 16

Quote of the Week

"The problem with isolating is that you get such bad advice."

By the end of my drinking and using, I was all alone. Unlike some of the stories I hear about people...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-10-2018, 07:18 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
April 9 "If God is your co-pilot, change...

April 9

"If God is your co-pilot, change seats."

Before the program, I wouldn't even let God on the plane. I was the pilot and co-pilot of my life and, fueled by self-will and self seeking, I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 04-03-2018, 09:02 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
April 2 Quote of the Week “Instead of...

April 2

Quote of the Week

“Instead of telling God how big your fears are, start telling your fears how big your God is."

Before recovery, we were driven by a hundred forms of self-centered...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-27-2018, 06:37 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
March 26 Quote of the Week “What’s the...

March 26

Quote of the Week

“What’s the most loving thing I can do for myself today?"

My drinking career was filled with a series of self-destructive situations, actions, and events. When I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-20-2018, 06:47 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
March 19 Quote of the Week “Putting...

March 19

Quote of the Week

“Putting down the drink was the easy part. Change is the hard part."

I used to say that stopping drinking was easy – I did it hundreds of times. After a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-13-2018, 09:43 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
March 12 Quote of the Week “If drink...

March 12

Quote of the Week

“If drink solved problems, I would have solved a lot of problems."

I seriously used to think that drinking helped me manage my problems and my life better. When I...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 03-06-2018, 06:45 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
March 5 Quote of the Week “God, grant...

March 5

Quote of the Week

“God, grant me the serenity to accept my own rate of recovery."

When I got into the program at 36 years old, I looked around at all the 20 year olds – and younger –...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-27-2018, 08:12 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
February 26 Quote of the Week “If you...

February 26

Quote of the Week

“If you want to be secure, you have to give up the need to be secure."

I have spent so much of my life stressing and worrying about being secure. I’ve never...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-22-2018, 05:40 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
February 19 Quote of the Week “It’s not...

February 19

Quote of the Week

“It’s not going to get easier, but it’s going to get better."

When I got sober, I thought my life would get easier. I mean, I wasn’t drinking to black out any...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-13-2018, 09:03 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
February 12 Quote of the Week “CALM =...

February 12

Quote of the Week

“CALM = Care About Life’s Moments.”

They say that one of the gifts of recovery is the sense of peace and calm that you get. I have heard it described as feeling...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 02-07-2018, 06:38 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
February 5 Quote of the Week “Serenity...

February 5

Quote of the Week

“Serenity is paying attention to what I’m doing right now."

I have a mind that races ahead of where I am, plans outcomes, anticipates obstacles, and prepares for...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-30-2018, 05:45 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
January 29 Quote of the Week “I can’t...

January 29

Quote of the Week

“I can’t turn back the clock, but I can wind it up again.”

One of the fears I had when I got sober was that I had ruined large parts of my life, and that the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 01-23-2018, 07:23 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,181
Posted By bluidkiti
January 22 Quote of the Week “God bless...

January 22

Quote of the Week

“God bless you – God change me.”

I was at a speaker meeting one night where the speaker began his share this way: “If I say something tonight that you don’t...
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