Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Yesterday, 11:35 AM
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Believing What We All Believe
Believing in anything has a powerful effect on all of us and for all of us who end up here in recovery it's what we all have been believing that's causing all of us all the pain and misery that's in...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 03:05 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 02:29 AM
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June 9
The now never asks what’s coming...
June 9
The now never asks what’s coming next.
~Larry Stillday
We need to spend some time every day in the now. Just being. Just being enough. Relaxing. Enjoying the people around us or...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-08-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-08-2024, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 11
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June 9
Demanding activities
The more an...
June 9
Demanding activities
The more an activity demands of you, the more valuable it is to you. Keep that in mind when choosing what to do with your precious and irreplaceable time.
If it...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-07-2024, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 9
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June 7: Procrastination is your enemy and will...
June 7: Procrastination is your enemy and will result in regret. There are things you must deal with or suffer the consequences. There is nothing to gain by putting off for tomorrow the things you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-07-2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
June 7
Letting Go of Resistance
Do not...
June 7
Letting Go of Resistance
Do not be in such a hurry to move on. Relax. Breathe deeply. Be. Be in harmony today. Be open. There is beauty around and in us today. There is purpose and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-07-2024, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
June 7
Go to work
Some occurrences you...
June 7
Go to work
Some occurrences you pretty much expect, or even intentionally work to make happen. Others take you completely by surprise.
Yet whether today’s turn of events was...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-06-2024, 10:08 AM
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Cashing In
We've all paid a high price by the time we all get to being in recovery in more ways than we know and for most of us we aren't even aware of how we have paid for this but we all have and there's no...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-06-2024, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
June 6: I have given you the strength and...
June 6: I have given you the strength and endurance to face every challenge that comes your way, says the Lord. All you have to do is rise above fear and dread in the confidence that you can do all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:31 AM
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Daily Recovery Readings - June 7
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
and Wisdom to know the difference.
Thy will, not mine, be done.
June 7
Daily Reflections
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
June 6
Father’s drinking became the family...
June 6
Father’s drinking became the family secret.
~Scott Russell Sanders
Few families in this country have been entirely spared the impact of addiction to drugs or behaviors. Fortunately,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-06-2024, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
June 6
Fulfill the promise
Shake off...
June 6
Fulfill the promise
Shake off the burden of superficiality. Escape the enticement of meaningless, contrived drama.
Purge from your awareness all the mass produced, mediocre content....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-05-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 9
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June 5: Never fear. I will show you the way to...
June 5: Never fear. I will show you the way to resolve every issue that seems beyond your ability to solve. When you get afraid, remember the times that I have rescued you and set you on the right...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
June 5
Let's not exclude compassion for...
June 5
Let's not exclude compassion for ourselves when we feel compassion.
It is easier to feel compassion for friends and family members who are in pain than it is to feel compassion for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-05-2024, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
June 5
Start here
This is not the ideal...
June 5
Start here
This is not the ideal situation, yet this is the situation you have. Work with it.
Now is not the perfect time, but neither is it the worst time. Make good use of it.
...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-04-2024, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2024, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
June 4
The Next Right Thing
You...
June 4
The Next Right Thing
You survived insufferable torment in your service. Find grace in knowing that you were placed in extraordinary circumstances that asked of you unimaginable deeds....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 11
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June 4
Go your own way
The best way to...
June 4
Go your own way
The best way to win an argument is not to get into it. Refuse to take the bait.
Occasionally it’s absolutely necessary to defend yourself and your position. But most...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-03-2024, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,314
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-03-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
June 3: This is a time when you can receive...
June 3: This is a time when you can receive revelation and understanding of things that have been unclear. But, you must set yourself in a position to receive by quieting your soul and listening for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 9
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June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist...
June 3
Accepting the past
Psychiatrist Carl Jung once said, "If one can accept one's sin, one can live with it. If one cannot accept it, one has to suffer the inevitable consequences." We must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2024, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be...
June 3
Act on faith
Do you want to be motivated to take action? Then take action.
It’s a mistake to think that motivation alone initiates action. You initiate the action, and then motivation...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-02-2024, 10:27 AM
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Is Still Very Real
The escape artist that we all are, we're all trying to escape something that is too much for all of us to bear, but even while this may be true, for most of us we don't even know what this is or that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,507
June 10
Daily Reflections
IMPATIENT?...
June 10
Daily Reflections
IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING
We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111
Impatience with other people is one of my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,507
June 9
Daily Reflections
LIVING IN THE...
June 9
Daily Reflections
LIVING IN THE NOW
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it
works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that
living...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-02-2024, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a...
June 2: Many of you are exhausted from a relentless onslaught that kept you from thriving. You must come away from all the noise and seek solace in My presence, says the Lord. Come and be revived and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I...
June 2
Find a Buddy (Anybuddy)
I strongly believe that having even just one friend in recovery is incredibly helpful to our recovery. Depending on what sort of recovery journey you are on, you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-01-2024, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,149
Small Straws In A Soft Wind - June
June 1: You are on the cusp of making decisions that will alter your life in dramatic ways. Take your time and be sure that what you are planning will be in your best interest in the long run. This...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,594
Today's Thought - June
June 1
I should be content to look at a mountain for what it is and not as a comment on my life.
~David Ignatow
We have recognized our self-centeredness as addicts and codependents. On the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 859
June 2
Stretch yourself
You’ll thank...
June 2
Stretch yourself
You’ll thank yourself if you regularly stretch yourself. You’ll appreciate the new strength you develop by willingly taking on challenges.
It’s temptingly comfortable...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-01-2024, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 11
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Daily Motivator - June
June 1
Truth remains true
The truth is simple. Though it is often not easy, or nice, or comfortable.
If someone has to spend thirty minutes explaining himself, he’s not being truthful....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-31-2024, 06:51 AM
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Weekly Spiritual Meditations - June 7
Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. Psalm 25:4-5
...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-31-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,352
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2024, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,808
May 31
To know all things is not permitted. ...
May 31
To know all things is not permitted.
~Horace
In recovery, we give up trying to be perfect. We give up trying to know everything. We work at coming to know and accept our shortcomings....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-31-2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,341
May 31
Gloriously alive
Instead of...
May 31
Gloriously alive
Instead of chasing happiness, enjoy it. Instead of putting off life until later, live it fully where you are.
There is only the slightest connection between your...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-30-2024, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 0
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The Fern and The Bamboo
The Fern and The Bamboo
One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-30-2024, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,352
May 30: Even though your breakthrough is not...
May 30: Even though your breakthrough is not necessarily what you wanted or expected, it is a new beginning. What is behind you is in the past, and you will have opportunities to forge ahead in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2024, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,808
May 30
A bird does not sing because he has...
May 30
A bird does not sing because he has an answer. He sings because he has a song.
~Joan Walsh Anglund
Each of us has a song to sing, just as birds do. Part of knowing who we are is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,341
May 30
True priorities
Your priorities...
May 30
True priorities
Your priorities play a major role in the way your life unfolds. It’s crucial to be honest with yourself about them.
Your actual priorities are not defined by what you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,507
June 8
Daily Reflections
OPENING UP TO...
June 8
Daily Reflections
OPENING UP TO CHANGE
Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and
grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,507
June 7
Daily Reflections
LONG-TERM HOPE...
June 7
Daily Reflections
LONG-TERM HOPE
Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't
strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose.
When...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,507
June 6
Daily Reflections
ALL WE DO IS...
June 6
Daily Reflections
ALL WE DO IS TRY
Can He now take them all -- every one?
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76
In doing Step Six it helped me a lot to remember that I am striving for
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-29-2024, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,352
May 29: You are stepping into a time of renewal...
May 29: You are stepping into a time of renewal when solving problems will be easier than it has been. Listen for My still small voice to guide you and give you wisdom. Stay focused and deal with one...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,808
May 29
AA Thought for the Day
The...
May 29
AA Thought for the Day
The prodigal son "took his journey into a far country and wasted his substance with riotous living." That's what we alcoholics do. We waste our substance with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-29-2024, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,341
May 29
Celebrate meaning
Because...
May 29
Celebrate meaning
Because darkness exists, light has value. Each challenge adds meaning to the reward.
The essence of great, enduring art comes from the physical, mental and spiritual...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-28-2024, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 16,352
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,808
May 28
The grand essentials of happiness...
May 28
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
~George Washington Burnap
A wise old man who had survived years of abuse and hard...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-28-2024, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,341
May 28
Allow discipline
Discipline is...
May 28
Allow discipline
Discipline is not something you have to go out and get. It’s a power you can allow yourself to have.
You know what discipline is, what discipline means in your...
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