Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:45 PM
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March 31
"Insides Outsides"
"Our real...
March 31
"Insides Outsides"
"Our real value is in being ourselves."
Basic Text p. 101
As we work the steps, we're bound to discover some basic truths about ourselves. The process of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:44 PM
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March 30
God - Centeredness
"Gradually as...
March 30
God - Centeredness
"Gradually as we become more God-centered than self-centered, our despair turns to hope."
Basic Text p. 92
What a glorious thing to have hope! Before coming to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:44 PM
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March 29
Our Own True Will
"God's will for...
March 29
Our Own True Will
"God's will for us consists of the very things we most value. God's will... becomes our own true will for ourselves."
Basic Text p. 46
It's human nature to want...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:44 PM
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March 28
Facing Feelings
"We may fear that...
March 28
Facing Feelings
"We may fear that being in touch with our feelings will trigger an overwhelming chain reaction of pain and panic."
Basic Text p. 29
While we were using, many of us...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:43 PM
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March 27
Looking For The Assets
"In...
March 27
Looking For The Assets
"In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other"
Basic Text p. 11
How many times in our recovery...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:43 PM
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March 26
Trusting A Sponsor-Worth The Risk
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March 26
Trusting A Sponsor-Worth The Risk
"In seeking a sponsor, most members look for someone they feel they can learn to trust, someone who seems compassionate…"
IP No. 11, "Sponsorship,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:43 PM
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March 25
I Can't, But We Can
"From the...
March 25
I Can't, But We Can
"From the isolation of our addiction, we find a fellowship of people with a common bond... Our faith, strength, and hope come from people sharing their recovery..."...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-22-2014, 12:43 PM
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March 24
Letting Go Of The Past
"It is not...
March 24
Letting Go Of The Past
"It is not where we were that counts, but where we are going."
Basic Text, pg.22
When we first find recovery, some of us feel shame or despair at calling...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:52 PM
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March 23
God's Gift
"We do the footwork...
March 23
God's Gift
"We do the footwork and accept what's being given to us freely on a daily basis."
Basic Text pg. 46
Our relationship with our Higher Power is a two-way street. In prayer,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:52 PM
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March 22
The Principle Of Self-Support
"In...
March 22
The Principle Of Self-Support
"In our addiction, we were dependent upon people, places, and things. We looked to them to support us and supply the things we found lacking in ourselves."...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:52 PM
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March 21
A Treatable Illness
"Addiction is...
March 21
A Treatable Illness
"Addiction is a disease that involves more than the use of drugs."
Basic Text p. 3
At our first meeting, we may have been taken aback at the way members shared...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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March 20
Higher Power
"Most of us have no...
March 20
Higher Power
"Most of us have no trouble admitting that addiction had become a destructive force in our lives. Our best efforts resulted in ever greater destruction and despair. At some...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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March 19
Something Valuable To Share
"A...
March 19
Something Valuable To Share
"A simple, honest message of recovery from addiction rings true."
Basic Text p. 50
You're in a meeting. The sharing has been going on for some time. One...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:51 PM
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March 18
The Full Message
"There is a...
March 18
The Full Message
"There is a special feeling for addicts when they discover that there are other people who share their difficulties, past and present."
Basic Text p. 53
The wealth...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:50 PM
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March 17
True Courage
"Those who make it...
March 17
True Courage
"Those who make it through these times show a courage not their own."
Basic Text p. 82
Before coming to NA, many of us thought we were brave simply because we had never...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-14-2014, 12:50 PM
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March 16
Inventory
"The purpose of a...
March 16
Inventory
"The purpose of a searching and fearless moral inventory is to sort through the confusion and the contradiction of our lives so that we can find out who we really are."
Basic...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:45 AM
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March 15
Feeling A "Part Of"
"The...
March 15
Feeling A "Part Of"
"The get-togethers after our meetings are good opportunities to share things that we didn't get to discuss during the meeting."
Basic Text p. 29
Active addiction...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:45 AM
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March 14
Relationships
"Also, our...
March 14
Relationships
"Also, our inventories usually include material on relationships."
Basic Text p. 29
What an understatement this is! Especially in later recovery, entire inventories may...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:44 AM
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March 13
That One Special Person
"A...
March 13
That One Special Person
"A sponsor is not necessarily a friend, but may be someone in whom we confide. We can share things with our sponsor that we might not be comfortable sharing in a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:44 AM
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March 12
Getting Out Of The Rut
"Many...
March 12
Getting Out Of The Rut
"Many times in our recovery, the old bugaboos will haunt us. Life may again become meaningless, monotonous, and boring."
Basic Text, p. 75
Sometimes it seems...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:44 AM
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March 11
Lightening The Load
"It will not...
March 11
Lightening The Load
"It will not make us better people to judge the faults of another It will make us feel better to clean up our lives."
Basic Text, p. 37
Sometimes we need...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:43 AM
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March 10
Our Own Recovery
"The steps are...
March 10
Our Own Recovery
"The steps are our solution. They are our survival kit They are our defense against addiction, a deadly disease. Our steps are the principles that make our recovery...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:43 AM
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March 9
Small Things
"In the past, we made...
March 9
Small Things
"In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."
Basic Text, p. 87
Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-05-2014, 11:43 AM
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March 8
Learning To Love Ourselves
"What...
March 8
Learning To Love Ourselves
"What we want most is to feel good about ourselves."
Basic Text, p. 97
"We'll love you until you can learn to love yourself!" These words, heard so often in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:45 AM
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March 7
Priorities
"The good times can...
March 7
Priorities
"The good times can also be a trap; the danger is that we may forget that our first priority is to stay clean."
Basic Text, p. 42
Things can get really good in our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:45 AM
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March 6
Rationalizing Away Our Recovery
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March 6
Rationalizing Away Our Recovery
"As a result of the Twelve Steps, I'm not able to hold on to old ways of deceiving myself."
Basic Text, pg. 176
We all rationalize. Sometimes we know...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:44 AM
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March 5
From Rude Awakening To Spiritual...
March 5
From Rude Awakening To Spiritual Awakening
"When a need arises for us to admit our powerlessness, we may first look for ways to exert power against it. After exhausting these ways, we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:44 AM
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March 4
The Process
"This program has...
March 4
The Process
"This program has become a part of me.... I understand more clearly the things that are happening in my life today I no longer fight the process."
Basic Text, p. 78
In...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:43 AM
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March 3
Relapse
"There will be times,...
March 3
Relapse
"There will be times, however, when we really feel like using. We want to run, and we feel lousy We need to be reminded of where we came from and that it will be worse this time....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:42 AM
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March 2
Success
"Any form of success was...
March 2
Success
"Any form of success was frightening and unfamiliar."
Basic Text, p. 14
Before coming to NA, few of us had much experience with success. Every attempt to stop using on our own...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-28-2014, 11:42 AM
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NA Just For Today - March
March 1
Anxiety Attack?
"[The] Power that brought us to this program is still with us and will continue to guide us if we allow it."
Basic Text, p. 26
Ever had a panic attack? Everywhere we...
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