Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 05:00 AM
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August 10: The things you have been concerned...
August 10: The things you have been concerned about will begin to slowly but surely be resolved. Do not expect overnight success, however. Be strong and take an even strain. You will need to exercise...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Yesterday, 09:30 AM
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Get Right With Ourselves
It's not them, like we would all like to think that it is, it's us, we are our biggest problem. This is true for all of us, and until we all realize this there is nothing any of us can do that will...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 04:55 AM
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August 9: It seems like you have been through a...
August 9: It seems like you have been through a rough patch, and actually things have been more complicated and difficult, but you are coming through by the direction and power of My Spirit. Do not...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-08-2024, 05:39 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2024, 04:24 AM
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August 8
Pulling Others Off the Battlefield ...
August 8
Pulling Others Off the Battlefield
When I was in the Marine Corps, it was pounded into your head that you never leave a buddy behind; you never leave a fellow Marine behind. You don't...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-08-2024, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 12
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August 8
Pushing ahead
You are on your...
August 8
Pushing ahead
You are on your way forward. Keep going.
You are doing many things well. Continue with the good work, and add to it.
You’ve learned what works and what doesn’t....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-07-2024, 09:52 AM
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August 7: Refuse to allow past failures and...
August 7: Refuse to allow past failures and regrets to create a state of condemnation and self-loathing. Today is a new day and a new opportunity to move forward and do the best you can right here...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
08-07-2024, 09:01 AM
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Take Stock
We all have them, each and everyone of us have all of them, without a doubt this is true for all of us, even for those of us who are not in recovery they also have them as well. We're all quick to...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-06-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 9
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August 6: It is time to resolve old issues. Do...
August 6: It is time to resolve old issues. Do what you can to get to the bottom of the problem and seek Me for a solution, says the Lord. Then take the necessary steps to bring resolution. Matthew...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-06-2024, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 867
August 6
Strengths over Defects
When I...
August 6
Strengths over Defects
When I first got into recovery, the program that I belonged to - the one that saved my life - emphasized the importance of working on my character defects. That...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-06-2024, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 12
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August 6
Harness the energy
Consider...
August 6
Harness the energy
Consider what just happened and ask yourself. What energy do I take from this and how can I make good use of it?
Success can energize your life, difficulty can...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-05-2024, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 9
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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
08-05-2024, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 867
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 Recovery Readings
08-05-2024, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 876
August 5
See the magic
A magical light...
August 5
See the magic
A magical light reaches softly into every corner of the world. Sometimes you can see it.
It sparkles brightly in the eyes of a child who has just discovered for the...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-04-2024, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-04-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 867
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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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-02-2024, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 876
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
08-02-2024, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 849
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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Replies: 9
Views: 867
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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Replies: 12
Views: 876
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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Replies: 12
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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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Replies: 0
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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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Replies: 9
Views: 867
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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Replies: 12
Views: 876
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, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
August 9
Daily Reflections
". . .OF ALL...
August 9
Daily Reflections
". . .OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED"
"...and became willing to make amends to them all."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77
One of the key words in the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2024, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
August 8
Daily Reflections
"MADE A...
August 8
Daily Reflections
"MADE A LIST. . . . "
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . .
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77
When I approached the Eighth Step, I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-31-2024, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,833
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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Replies: 30
Views: 7,055
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: 8,833
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: 5,993
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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Replies: 30
Views: 7,055
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-29-2024, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,833
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
Views: 7,055
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
August 7
Daily Reflections
A "DESIGN...
August 7
Daily Reflections
A "DESIGN FOR LIVING"
We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the
desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a
flimsy reed, has proved to be the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
August 6
Daily Reflections
DRIVEN
...
August 6
Daily Reflections
DRIVEN
Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and
self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate.
ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS ,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,641
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: 16
Views: 2,641
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
Views: 8,833
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
Views: 7,055
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: 8,833
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
Views: 5,993
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: 5,993
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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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: 7,055
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: 8,833
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: 5,993
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: 7,055
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: 8,833
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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