Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 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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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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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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2024, 06:29 AM
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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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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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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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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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Views: 3,504
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:25 AM
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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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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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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-23-2024, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,881
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2024, 05:52 AM
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Views: 4,960
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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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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 07:48 AM
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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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Views: 3,504
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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Views: 3,881
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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Views: 10,668
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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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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 06:21 AM
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July 29
Daily Reflections
ANONYMOUS...
July 29
Daily Reflections
ANONYMOUS GIFTS OF KINDNESS
As active alcoholics we were always looking for a handout in one way
or another.
"THE TWELVE TRADITIONS ILLUSTRATED," p. 14
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 06:16 AM
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Views: 10,668
July 28
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO...
July 28
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
Let us resist the proud assumption that since God has enabled us to do
well in one area we are destined to be a channel of saving grace for...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 05:57 AM
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July 21
Slowly Ease the Pain
Each and...
July 21
Slowly Ease the Pain
Each and every day I ask, What do I have? What have I been left with? What can I do with what I have? Who was I then? Who am I now? What can I do with who I am now?...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-20-2024, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,881
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-20-2024, 03:22 AM
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Views: 4,960
July 20
Practicing what we know
Our...
July 20
Practicing what we know
Our Higher Power does not expect us to live what we do not know or do not yet understand. But we can gain understanding by applying what we know day by day....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-20-2024, 03:20 AM
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July 21
Ready for opportunities
Today...
July 21
Ready for opportunities
Today will offer you opportunities. Are you able to recognize them, and prepared to make something out of them?
A sense of meaningful purpose illuminates...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-19-2024, 07:10 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-19-2024, 06:47 AM
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July 19
Disappointing Others
Learning...
July 19
Disappointing Others
Learning the art of saying no to other people wasn't easy. I used to always come up with extravagant stories, excuses, or narratives for why I couldn't do...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-19-2024, 06:46 AM
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July 19
Realm of reality
Reality is...
July 19
Realm of reality
Reality is often not easy to accept. But it is ultimately easier for you, and better for you, to accept reality than to deny it.
Because reality always wins. You...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2024, 05:37 AM
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July 18
When nobody around you seems to...
July 18
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it's time to check your yardstick.
~Bill Lemley
Being overcritical and irritable has been common to most of us. Some of us go around with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2024, 05:37 AM
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July 18
Rise joyfully
Stay away from...
July 18
Rise joyfully
Stay away from those who promise to make things easy for you. Seek out those who respect you enough to challenge you.
Avoid consenting to offers of something for...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-17-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 30
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July 17: You have been coping with unresolved...
July 17: You have been coping with unresolved issues, and you need to be reminded that those issues will not last forever. I am with you to give you the strength and courage to endure. You will learn...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 06:07 AM
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Views: 10,668
July 27
Daily Reflections
GIVING FREELY...
July 27
Daily Reflections
GIVING FREELY
We will make every personal sacrifice necessary to insure the unity of
Alcoholics Anonymous. We will do this because we have learned to
love God and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 06:06 AM
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Views: 10,668
July 26
Daily Reflections
THE "WORTH"...
July 26
Daily Reflections
THE "WORTH" OF SOBRIETY
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside
contributions.
TWELVE AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 160
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,668
July 25
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO...
July 25
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting
danger to our own lives and sanity.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 05:53 AM
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July 17
Go often to the house of your...
July 17
Go often to the house of your friend: for weeds soon choke up the unused path.
~Scandinavian proverb
Our program has two parts: the Steps and the fellowship. Both keep us sober. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 05:45 AM
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July 17
Your next choice
The quality of...
July 17
Your next choice
The quality of your life is determined by all choices large and small. Keep that in mind as you choose well, for every choice matters.
Choose excellence over...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-16-2024, 05:24 AM
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July 16: Watch for the temptation to be...
July 16: Watch for the temptation to be discouraged and receive unwarranted criticism. Know that you are My own special treasure, and disparaging words are not from Me, says the Lord. The correction...
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