Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 05:59 AM
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August 5: Refuse to allow your mind to find...
August 5: Refuse to allow your mind to find things to worry about instead of putting your faith in Me to bring you through every challenge, says the Lord. Worry will get you nowhere except to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Today, 05:46 AM
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August 5
If I had my life to live over...I'd...
August 5
If I had my life to live over...I'd relax. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I'd start barefoot earlier in...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 07:00 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:19 AM
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August 4
Some things have to be believed to...
August 4
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
~Ralph Hodgson
In recovery, we learn to trust. We trust that our Higher Power is on our side. Maybe we can't see our Higher Power, but...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-03-2024, 06:43 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2024, 08:10 AM
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-02-2024, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 4
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August 2: To those who feel like you have been...
August 2: To those who feel like you have been run through the mill in recent days and months, you are entering a season of restoration. It will seem to be slow at first, but then there will be a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2024, 04:52 AM
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August 2
AA Thought for the Day
Having...
August 2
AA Thought for the Day
Having found my way into this new world by the grace of God and the help of AA, am I going to take that first drink, when I know that just one drink will change...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2024, 04:45 AM
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August 2
Use it up
Today will soon be...
August 2
Use it up
Today will soon be gone whether you do anything with it or not. So while you have it, use it up and then some.
Fill the hours living life like it matters. Because it does,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-01-2024, 11:44 AM
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Happy New Month August Prayer????
O Lord...
Happy New Month August Prayer????
O Lord Jesus, Thank You for this brand new month to know You more and serve You more! We are excited for what lies ahead, this new beginning of a new month....
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
08-01-2024, 09:50 AM
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Break This Down
To say at the very least that all of us have a big sense of being overwhelmed when we all start out in our own recovery would be a very large understatement for all of us. Sometimes this can be so...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-01-2024, 06:41 AM
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Small Straws In A Soft Wind - August
August 1: It is good to remind yourself of who you are, what you have been given to be and to do, and to be thankful that you belong to Me, says the Lord. A grateful heart is one who is blessed. 1...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-01-2024, 06:26 AM
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Today's Thought - August
August 1
There is a basket of fresh bread on your head, and yet you go door to door asking for crusts.
~Rumi
We have often tried to satisfy a deep inner hunger that we could not describe and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-01-2024, 06:24 AM
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Daily Motivator - August
August 1
Your potential
You are born to succeed. You are equipped to succeed.
But success is not a foregone conclusion. If it’s to happen, you must make it happen.
That’s entirely...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2024, 05:04 AM
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July 31
My husband, four children, six...
July 31
My husband, four children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren are the most important things in my life. I love them all.
~Thelma Elliott
Liking, let alone loving, those...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-30-2024, 06:24 AM
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July 30: You must stand firm, endure and press...
July 30: You must stand firm, endure and press on. There are still mountains to climb and hurdles to jump, but I have given you the will and the ability to keep going, says the Lord. Let the truth of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-30-2024, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 30
Scream at God if that's the only...
July 30
Scream at God if that's the only thing that will get results.
~Brendan Francis
People who say they know the way to talk to God are speaking only for themselves. How can anyone say...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-30-2024, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 30
Potential for improvement
...
July 30
Potential for improvement
There’s a continuing opportunity present in your life. On any day, in every situation, you have great potential for improvement.
That doesn’t mean there’s...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-29-2024, 07:01 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-29-2024, 06:44 AM
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July 29
Easy Does It
It isn't the load...
July 29
Easy Does It
It isn't the load that weighs us down, it's the way we carry it.
~Anonymous
There is a saying in the entertainment world that it takes most performers at least twenty...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-28-2024, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 30
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 13
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August 5
Daily Reflections
LISTENING...
August 5
Daily Reflections
LISTENING DEEPLY, p.226
How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just
what we shall think and just how we shall act.
TWELVE STEPS AND...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 13
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August 4
Daily Reflections
SEEDS OF...
August 4
Daily Reflections
SEEDS OF FAITH
Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We
can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 28
And if by chance that special place...
July 28
And if by chance that special place that you've been dreaming of leads you to a lonely place, find your strength in love.
~Michael Masser and Linda Creed
Between disconnection and...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-27-2024, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 27: In a vision I saw a chick pipping...
July 27: In a vision I saw a chick pipping through the egg in its first step of hatching. I believe this was the first sign of breaking through the confines of situations that have restricted our...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2024, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 27
What, then, is your duty? What the...
July 27
What, then, is your duty? What the day demands.
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We live our new lives in recovery "One day at a time." What a relief. Sometimes the changes we are making...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2024, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 31
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July 28
Work on it
How do you transform...
July 28
Work on it
How do you transform a pile of rocks into a magnificent castle? You work on it.
How do you transform a rough idea for a story into a blockbuster motion picture? You work...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-27-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 27
Generosity into action
What can...
July 27
Generosity into action
What can you do today to be generous to yourself? What can you do today to be generous to others?
Generosity gives you specific pathways to enhance your life....
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
07-26-2024, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 0
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Wanting Help
As we all begin and struggle along, without an idea of how this whole recovery thing works, we all have very little hope that this can actually work to do for us what none of us could ever do for...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-26-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
July 26: This is a time when you can find...
July 26: This is a time when you can find solutions to difficult problems, and get help where needed. Listen for My still small voice as I give you wisdom and show you the way, says the Lord. This is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-26-2024, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 26
We may be the only Easter lily some...
July 26
We may be the only Easter lily some people ever see.
~Rev. R. Oelerich
Regardless of how strange it may sound, we are powerful people! We make a difference in others' lives, for good...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-26-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 26
Living values
Thinking a kind...
July 26
Living values
Thinking a kind thought is admirable. Offering a kind word at an opportune moment is better, and acting on your kindness, even more so.
It’s a nice gesture to express...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-25-2024, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
July 25: Those of you, My people, who have been...
July 25: Those of you, My people, who have been through trying times, I tell you that your wounds (both spiritually and naturally) will heal. Pick yourself up and prepare to move on. You have learned...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-25-2024, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 25
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who...
July 25
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who doesn’t have some guilt? Surely no one we know has been "good" all the time. It's human to make mistakes and hurt others in the process. On occasion, we have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-25-2024, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 25
Time well spent
Time is the...
July 25
Time well spent
Time is the most valuable resource available for you to invest. Pay close attention and give thoughtful intention to what you do with it.
Consider the most fulfilling...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-24-2024, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,516
August 3
Daily Reflections
. . .TO BE...
August 3
Daily Reflections
. . .TO BE OF SERVICE
Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God
and the people about us.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 77
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:27 AM
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August 2
Daily Reflections
WE BECOME...
August 2
Daily Reflections
WE BECOME WILLING. . . . .
At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not
an end in itself.
ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 77
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,516
Daily Recovery Readings - August
August 1
Daily Reflections
LIVING IT
The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.
ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. 83
When new in the program, I couldn't comprehend living the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 24
Recovery depends on continuing...
July 24
Recovery depends on continuing revelation.
~David Crawford
Perhaps we sense that something is still standing in the way of our usefulness to our Higher Power, ourselves, and other...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-23-2024, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-23-2024, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2024, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 23
We are coming to believe in...
July 23
We are coming to believe in unconditional love.
Being loved unconditionally may be a new experience. Most of us were trained to get good grades or be extremely well mannered if we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2024, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 23
Awareness
Maintain awareness...
July 23
Awareness
Maintain awareness not only of what can be seen. Stay aware also of the possibilities that could be hidden.
Awareness involves being knowledgeable. It also involves being...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,905
July 22
Reflection for the Day
I...
July 22
Reflection for the Day
I admitted that I couldn't win the battle against substance abuse and compulsions on my own. So I finally began to accept the critically important fact that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,786
July 22
Power to adapt
All sorts of...
July 22
Power to adapt
All sorts of factors in your life and in your world keep changing from day to day, moment to moment. That can be a big problem for you, or it can be a great opportunity....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-21-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,541
July 21: In a vision I saw a huge rock that had...
July 21: In a vision I saw a huge rock that had been chiseled to be perfectly square; it was as high as it was wide and long. And, the Lord said: I am the Rock on which you must live. My word is your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 12,268
July 31
Daily Reflections
A PRAYER FOR...
July 31
Daily Reflections
A PRAYER FOR ALL SEASONS
God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change.
Courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 12,268
July 30
Daily Reflections
GIVING BACK ...
July 30
Daily Reflections
GIVING BACK
. . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . . He may not see at
once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay
dividends...
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