Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Today, 10:08 AM
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Choose Carefully
Something has suddenly changed abruptly for all of us and in a very scary way that's very powerful for all of us when this has happened all at once and at the same time. Many of us are taken aback by...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
May 7: Hang on to My promises when you have a...
May 7: Hang on to My promises when you have a setback. Overall, you are making progress, but not all things are coming up roses and clover. Challenges are part of life that either break you down or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
May 7
Musts
Not what we would, but what...
May 7
Musts
Not what we would, but what we must makes up the sum of living.
~Richard Henry Stoddard
"We must do the things we must" is frequent advice in the program. Each Step is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 11
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May 7
Step up and start
The bolts are...
May 7
Step up and start
The bolts are rusty. But give them a forceful turn of the wrench and you just might be able to loosen them.
The stack of papers is twenty inches high. Yet one page at...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
May 6: You are in a season of progression. You...
May 6: You are in a season of progression. You will be able to break through invisible barriers that have kept you from achieving certain goals. If you pay attention, you will discover that you are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 6
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May 6
For so must it be, and help me to do...
May 6
For so must it be, and help me to do my part.
~Tibetan saying
It’s been said that God exists only in the present. That means we must live in the present if we are to find God. In God's...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 11
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May 6
New fulfillment
Allow your life...
May 6
New fulfillment
Allow your life to be good. Appreciate everything you have the opportunity to experience.
There have been times you would have given just about anything to be where you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-05-2024, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
Petitions to my Higher Power
God,
Each day...
Petitions to my Higher Power
God,
Each day You present me with new opportunities to build up my faith and renew my strength. When the time is right, lead me on a path to helping newcomers. Help...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-05-2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
May 5: Deliberately come into peace as you...
May 5: Deliberately come into peace as you release yourself from stress. Step on to the firm foundation of faith in My word, in My kingdom, and in relationship with Me, says the Lord. When your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-05-2024, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
May 5
The purpose of life is a life of...
May 5
The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
~Robert Byrne
When we first get sober, our main job for the first couple years is just to get well. It's a big job because our disease has...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2024, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2024, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
This is an awesome read from todays thought.
...
This is an awesome read from todays thought.
Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery.
~Matthew Arnold
Our need for approval compels us to try to look good -...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-04-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2024, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
May 4
Resolve to be thyself; and know that...
May 4
Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery.
~Matthew Arnold
Our need for approval compels us to try to look good - no matter what's going on. We imagine...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
May 5
Something good from it
What...
May 5
Something good from it
What irritates you does not last. Consider that, let go of the irritation, and move on.
What frustrates you provides insight into your own priorities. Use that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-04-2024, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
May 4
Also enjoy tomorrow
Momentary...
May 4
Also enjoy tomorrow
Momentary pleasures are great, provided they don’t result in long-term burdens. If the cost lingers longer than the pleasure, it’s probably not worth it.
With each...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2024, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
Good Friday morning.
Love's gentle touch, ...
Good Friday morning.
Love's gentle touch,
Guiding the broken soul,
God's grace shines bright,
Wisdom's steady hand at helm,
Yacht of recovery sails on.
Selflessness blooms,
In service to...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-03-2024, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
May 3: When difficulties and challenges arise,...
May 3: When difficulties and challenges arise, you must be flexible to do what is required of you. Realize that I am with you to give you wisdom and direction in every circumstance. Do not be afraid...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2024, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
May 3
Waiting
Wait. If the time is not...
May 3
Waiting
Wait. If the time is not right, the way is not clear, the answer or decision not consistent, wait. We may feel a sense of urgency. We may want to resolve the issue by doing...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-03-2024, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
May 3
One thing or another
Devote more...
May 3
One thing or another
Devote more time to joy, and there will be less time for anxiety. Make more space for love, and there will be less room for anger.
Light and darkness cannot exist...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-02-2024, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-02-2024, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
May 2
Your feeling of being unforgiven and...
May 2
Your feeling of being unforgiven and unforgivable is what makes you suffer so. But it only exists in your heart or mind.
~Sogyal Rinpoche
Step Five shows us the way to self?acceptance...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-02-2024, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
May 2
Good and tired
Being tired from...
May 2
Good and tired
Being tired from ambitious effort feels a whole lot better than being tired of doing nothing. If you’re going to be tired anyway at the end of the day, then make it count...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-01-2024, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-01-2024, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
Today's Thought - May
May 1
A slogan that can help us is "Keep an open mind."
We are so certain we are right. And part of the time we are. However, the more we grow in Al-Anon or other Twelve Step programs, the more...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-01-2024, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933
Daily Motivator - May
May 1
Own your mistakes
You’re going to make mistakes. When you do, acknowledge them, learn from them, and move on.
It all sounds so simple and obvious, as indeed it is. But that doesn’t...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
05-01-2024, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 886
Small Straws In A Soft Wind - May
May 1: You can look back regretting the things you have done and the circumstances you have endured, but it will not change what was or has been. What you can do is repent and ask the forgiveness of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-30-2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-30-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 30
The life of the spirit is centrally...
April 30
The life of the spirit is centrally and essentially a life of action. Spirituality is something done, not merely something believed or known or experienced.
~Mary McDermott Shideler
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-30-2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 30
Quality of attention
Notice...
April 30
Quality of attention
Notice what enters your awareness from moment to moment. Does it merely promote and support some worn-out agenda, or is it a genuine experience of life?
The...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-29-2024, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
April 29: It is time to clear the air and be...
April 29: It is time to clear the air and be honest about your mistakes and shortcomings. Put the times of shame behind you for the last time so that you can forge ahead as a true child of God. There...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-29-2024, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 29
Lessons from Pain
The will of...
April 29
Lessons from Pain
The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.
~Anonymous
Today we are living free from compulsions and addictions, but that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-29-2024, 01:09 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 29
Make it happen
You can...
April 29
Make it happen
You can actually get this done. Start where you are, and keep going.
Don’t be too concerned with whether it’s easy or hard, complicated or simple. Just determine what...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
04-28-2024, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 541
What Brings Us Here
Our difficulty that all of us have is not what any of us think it is when we all arrive here at recovery, but has brought all of us to recovery even without any of us even knowing what this is, it...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-28-2024, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2024, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,250
May 7
Daily Reflections
RESPECT FOR...
May 7
Daily Reflections
RESPECT FOR OTHERS
Such parts of our story we tell to someone who will understand, yet be
unaffected. The rule is we must be hard on our self, but always...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2024, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,250
May 6
Daily Reflections
"HOLD BACK...
May 6
Daily Reflections
"HOLD BACK NOTHING"
The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to
confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you
you share your first...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2024, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,250
May 5
Daily Reflections
THE FOREST AND...
May 5
Daily Reflections
THE FOREST AND THE TREES
. . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own
rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking
to another person is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2024, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 28
In the important decisions, we...
April 28
In the important decisions, we should be governed, I think, by the deep inner needs of our nature.
~Sigmund Freud
We make decisions all the time, and every one, large or small,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-27-2024, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
My secret is simple:
I Pray.
If you have...
My secret is simple:
I Pray.
If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof over your head. You are Richer than you think.
The Truth is like a lion....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-27-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-27-2024, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 27
It’s the friends you can call up at...
April 27
It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.
~Marlene Dietrich
A recovery friend once said, "There have been only two people in my life that I've called up at 4 a.m.: my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-27-2024, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 28
Best face forward
Think beyond...
April 28
Best face forward
Think beyond the moment. Consider beyond the immediate transaction.
It may require a little more of your time, effort and resources to be reliable, friendly,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-27-2024, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 27
What you do best
Possibilities...
April 27
What you do best
Possibilities fill your world today. Grab a few and go with them.
Allow the possibilities to energize you out of your weariness. Let them inspire you out of your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-26-2024, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 26
Worry never robs tomorrow of its...
April 26
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.
~A. J. Cronin
Many adult children are expert worriers. No topic is so small that we can't blow it up...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-26-2024, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
April 26: For those who have been My good and...
April 26: For those who have been My good and faithful servants, expect a breakthrough of epic proportions. Some of you have waited for this time for more than a decade, and the time is now for you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-26-2024, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 26
Desirable alternative
...
April 26
Desirable alternative
Sometimes you have no choice other than to fight, but fighting is not a good long-term strategy. Because whatever you fight against almost always grows stronger....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-25-2024, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,959
April 25
Letting Go of Anger
In...
April 25
Letting Go of Anger
In recovery, we often discuss anger objectively. Yes, we reason, it's an emotion we're all prone to experience. Yes, the goal in recovery is to be free of...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
04-25-2024, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
April 25: Quiet your soul and listen for My...
April 25: Quiet your soul and listen for My direction to settle old issues that keep you from advancing spiritually. There are issues that you must face and deal with before you can advance. There...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-25-2024, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,222
April 25
Do better
You’ve fallen short,...
April 25
Do better
You’ve fallen short, so now what? Now, do better.
You’ve done good, and what comes next? Now, do better.
Whether you’ve exceeded expectations or failed to meet them,...
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