Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-30-2023, 06:44 AM
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April 30
AA Thought for the Day
I’ve...
April 30
AA Thought for the Day
I’ve noticed that the ones who do the most for AA are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I’m in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-29-2023, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 29
Thought is action in rehearsal.
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April 29
Thought is action in rehearsal.
~Sigmund Freud
We sometimes indulge ourselves in fantasies and images of things we would like to do, or in euphoric recall of what we did in the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2023, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 28
To stop behaving in a certain way...
April 28
To stop behaving in a certain way is to risk the unfamiliar.
~Jan Lloyd
Old patterns grip us so tightly! Even when the behavior pinches us painfully, we are loath to give it up. Its...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-27-2023, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 27
When you pray for anyone you tend...
April 27
When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
~Norman Vincent Peale
We experience a wonderful transformation in attitude each time we, with God's...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-26-2023, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 26
Avoiding Gossip
Tale-bearers...
April 26
Avoiding Gossip
Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.
~Richard Sheridan
What we talk about, not whom we talk about, is one of the ways we place principle above...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-25-2023, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 25
There is luxury in self-reproach....
April 25
There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
~Oscar Wilde
Just as we don't have the right to judge someone else, we don't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-24-2023, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 24
Assume a virtue, if you have it...
April 24
Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
~William Shakespeare
Our recovery program tells us to "Act as if." If we wish we had more faith, we will act as if we had it and see what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-23-2023, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 23
Made a searching and fearless moral...
April 23
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
~Step Four of Alcoholics Anonymous
The moral inventory called for in the Fourth Step is more like a practical accounting...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-22-2023, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 22
Lessons on the Job
Often, the...
April 22
Lessons on the Job
Often, the spiritual and recovery lessons we're learning at work reflect the lessons we're learning in other areas of our life.
Often, the systems we're attracted...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-21-2023, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 21
How on the moment all changes!
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April 21
How on the moment all changes!
~Edith Thomas
We've discarded old roles and habits; we've grown more confident and comfortable. Still, we don't always feel like celebrating. Fear,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-20-2023, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 20
Letting go over and over: That's...
April 20
Letting go over and over: That's progress.
The first time we heard someone at a meeting say "Let go," we were confused. We had no idea what it meant or how to do it; even now, we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-19-2023, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 19
Reflection for the Day
What do...
April 19
Reflection for the Day
What do we say to a person who has slipped, or one who calls for help? We can carry the message, if they're willing to listen; we can share our experience,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-18-2023, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 18
We’re Not Alone
I can't even...
April 18
We’re Not Alone
I can't even describe my amazement when I began reading the AA Big Book after I finally accepted that I'm an alcoholic. There I was, reading Bill W.'s story written in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-17-2023, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 17
Using today’s tools
Are we...
April 17
Using today’s tools
Are we becoming stuck in the "if onlys"? "If only I had more money." "If only I were more attractive." "If only my parents hadn't cramped my style." The "if onlys"...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-16-2023, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 16
He who has a why to live can bear...
April 16
He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.
~Friedrich Nietzsche
Our sense of purpose in life is not fixed in concrete. It changes from youth through all the stages of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-15-2023, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 15
Don't allow your pride to stop you...
April 15
Don't allow your pride to stop you from positioning yourself in a circle where you are the least successful one. There is no denial that you could learn some valuable things from people...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-14-2023, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 14
l have spread my dreams under your...
April 14
l have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
~William Butler Yeats
When we hold a piece of crystal to the light, it paints rainbows on the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-13-2023, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 13
AA Thought for the Day
This...
April 13
AA Thought for the Day
This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you've gotten out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-12-2023, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 12
How many cares one loses when one...
April 12
How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone.
~Coco Chanel
Why are we working so hard? What are we striving toward? Do we want to achieve some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-11-2023, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 11
Life does not accommodate you, it...
April 11
Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you … Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.
~Florida Scott-Maxwell
We resist change because it shatters...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-10-2023, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 29
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April 10
Example is not the main thing in...
April 10
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
~Albert Schweitzer
Throughout our life we've been influenced by other people's behavior and opinions. Many...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-09-2023, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 9
Act as If …
In the arena of...
April 9
Act as If …
In the arena of human life the honours and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action.
~Aristotle
The only way to get what we need is to "Act as if"...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-08-2023, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 8
The winds and waves are always on...
April 8
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
~Edward Gibbon
Many people who have been sailing blame the weather for their misfortunes. "If only we’d had good...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-07-2023, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 7
We need to listen to one another.
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April 7
We need to listen to one another.
~Chaim Potok
Listening is an important skill to cultivate. We need to sit in our healing circles, and lovingly listen and learn from each other. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-06-2023, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 6
Love cures people - both the ones...
April 6
Love cures people - both the ones who give it, and the ones who receive it.
~Karl Menninger
What do we want out of recovery? Ten people asked usually give ten different answers....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-05-2023, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 5
Using Others to Stop Our Pain
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April 5
Using Others to Stop Our Pain
Our happiness is not a present someone else holds in his or her hands. Our well-being is not held by another to be given or withheld at whim. If we reach...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-04-2023, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 4
However briefly, I had known what it...
April 4
However briefly, I had known what it was to have my desire returned, and it spoiled me for mere friendship. I wanted more … But he had made up his mind. He was never unkind about it, but...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-03-2023, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 3
The present moment is all we are...
April 3
The present moment is all we are certain of.
How we lament the past! Why didn't we handle that situation differently? If only we had not given in! We like to think that if we could...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-02-2023, 05:31 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
April 2
Reflection for the Day
In...
April 2
Reflection for the Day
In almost every instance, the returned slipper says, "I stopped going to meetings," or "I got fed up with the same old stories and the same old faces," or "My...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-01-2023, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,983
Today's Thought -April
April 1
You Are Not Alone
The great thing is that we don't have to do it alone. And that's probably the most important thing in recovery.
I have to admit that my way didn't work. It worked...
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