Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 06:19 AM
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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
Yesterday, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 16
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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
Yesterday, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
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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Replies: 16
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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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2024, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 16
Real men don't vacuum.
~Anna...
July 16
Real men don't vacuum.
~Anna Genich
Once, not so long ago, there was a family who tried to divide up housework equally. The father signed up for vacuuming, but he never got around to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2024, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 16
Definitely now
For the precious...
July 16
Definitely now
For the precious and unique life you are destined to live, consigning it to maybe someday is not good enough. Rather than maybe someday, definitely now is the time to...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-15-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 16
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July 15: Hold your plans loosely with an open...
July 15: Hold your plans loosely with an open hand. There will be unforeseen circumstances that will altar your course of action. But, know that this change will be in your best interests in the long...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-15-2024, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 15
AA Thought for the Day
Have I...
July 15
AA Thought for the Day
Have I admitted I am an alcoholic? Have I swallowed my pride and admitted I was different from ordinary drinkers? Have I accepted the fact that I must spend the...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
07-14-2024, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 121
Poof
And then it's over just like that, and our only chance at getting this thing called recovery is gone. This happens so quickly for some of us that we don't even know that it has. We all think that we...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-14-2024, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
July 14: Pay attention and watch for valuable...
July 14: Pay attention and watch for valuable insights that will prepare you and facilitate your spiritual development. You are ready to proceed and take the next step in a series if actions and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 14
You alone can do it, but you cannot...
July 14
You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone.
~O. Hobart Mowrer
A guy likes to feel independent and self-sufficient. We all naturally want to feel competent and on top of our...
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Forum: New Member Check In
07-13-2024, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 1,005
Views: 277,128
Hello
Hi! My name is TrishM. I am 5.32 years into my sobriety journey. My good friend recommended this site to me. She shared that she starts her day with you every morning. And since I want what she...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-13-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 13
Blaming someone or something else...
July 13
Blaming someone or something else doesn't help me to grow as an individual.
~Chris DeMetsenaere
It is not unusual to meet women in recovery who have survived harrowing childhoods or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 14
Season of achievement
You want...
July 14
Season of achievement
You want to do this, you need to do that. But wanting and needing won’t get anything accomplished.
You envision all sorts of ways to improve your world, your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 13
Questions to contemplate
What...
July 13
Questions to contemplate
What can you do right now that you’ll be thankful for tomorrow? That’s a great way to spend your time.
What thoughts can you bring to the top of your...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-12-2024, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-11-2024, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2024, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 11
Kindness
Little deeds of...
July 11
Kindness
Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, help to make earth happy.
~Julia A.F. Carney
No act of kindness is ever too small to serve a good purpose. Oceans are made...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2024, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 11
Ready to go
Rather than sitting...
July 11
Ready to go
Rather than sitting around waiting for inspiration to strike, get yourself going and let inspiration find you already in action. Instead of killing time until you feel...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-10-2024, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-10-2024, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 10
There are no elements so diverse...
July 10
There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of an individual.
~Jean Giraudoux
We sometimes look too hard, perhaps, for unity and coherence. If we are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-10-2024, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 10
Magnificent feast
Those who...
July 10
Magnificent feast
Those who live in a beautiful and competent world are those who invest themselves in beauty and competence. Those who live in an ugly and dysfunctional world are those...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-09-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-09-2024, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 9
The more we give of anything, the...
July 9
The more we give of anything, the more we shall get back.
~Grace Speare
When we first hear this advice, it doesn’t seem to make sense. How can we get more of something by giving it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-09-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 9
Go out and do
Life’s energy does...
July 9
Go out and do
Life’s energy does not come from talking, wishing, speculating about life’s energy. Life gains its energy from action.
Get up, get active, go out and do. If your muscles...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-08-2024, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2024, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 8
People are always blaming their...
July 8
People are always blaming their circumstances for being what they are. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2024, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 17
Daily Reflections
SURRENDER AND...
July 17
Daily Reflections
SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION
My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. Thus I think it can work out with emotional sobriety....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2024, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 16
Daily Reflections
"A MEASURE OF...
July 16
Daily Reflections
"A MEASURE OF HUMILITY"
In every case, pain had been the price of admission into a new life.
But this admission price had purchased more than we expected. It...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2024, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 15
Daily Reflections
PRIDE
...
July 15
Daily Reflections
PRIDE
For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance.
When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2024, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 14
Daily Reflections
A NOURISHING...
July 14
Daily Reflections
A NOURISHING INGREDIENT, p.204
Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie
it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-07-2024, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
July 7: Pay attention and watch for valuable...
July 7: Pay attention and watch for valuable insights that will prepare you and facilitate your spiritual development. You are ready to proceed and take the next step in a series of actions and...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
07-06-2024, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 526
What Would It Be Like
All of us have longed for so long now for things to be better for ourselves that most of us have given up any hope of them ever being that way for us, but what would it be like for all of us if they...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-06-2024, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
July 6: Set your heart on spiritual excellence....
July 6: Set your heart on spiritual excellence. You can do this by not being distracted with things of the world. There are many things that vie for your attention, so you must stay focused on what...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-06-2024, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
July 5: Even though you have endured some...
July 5: Even though you have endured some disappointments, know that I have not left nor forsaken you. You have been under My divine protection the whole time, and you will understand that those...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2024, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 6
Get a small notebook
write down in...
July 6
Get a small notebook
write down in it what you want
~James Schuyler
We sometimes postpone things we want to do, waiting for ideal circumstances or more comfortable means. Often, all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2024, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 7
The way things are
To improve...
July 7
The way things are
To improve reality you must first accept and adapt to the specific reality that already exists. You cannot change reality by hiding from it, or wishing it away, or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-06-2024, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 6
Rewarding life
The reward is not...
July 6
Rewarding life
The reward is not in the prize. The reward is in the effort.
The prize is a mere token. And when it is not earned, it is an empty, meaningless, worthless token, no...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2024, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 5
Guidance comes from many sources.
...
July 5
Guidance comes from many sources.
What do we think of when we hear the word guidance? Perhaps we recall a guidance counselor in school who told us what courses to take. Now that we are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-05-2024, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 5
Truth is easier
It’s easy and...
July 5
Truth is easier
It’s easy and often convenient to say what you don’t mean, to claim what is not true, to hide what is real. But the further you venture from the truth, the more difficult...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
07-04-2024, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 358
Winning Or Losing
It's not all that uncommon for all of us to hear at one time or another before we get to recovery that the people who are here in recovery are a bunch of losers. This is usually being said by someone...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-04-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
JUly 4
Reflection for the Day
It's time...
JUly 4
Reflection for the Day
It's time for me to start being responsible for my own actions. It's time for me to be willing to take some chances. If my new life in the program is valid and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2024, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,816
July 4
Mental work
Take the time, have...
July 4
Mental work
Take the time, have the courage, to explore your own thoughts. Within those thoughts you can find great treasure.
Every thought you think is informed by the totality of...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-03-2024, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,078
July 3: Come into rest from all your busyness....
July 3: Come into rest from all your busyness. Reflect on what has been good and bad so that you can streamline your efforts for greater effectiveness and efficiency. You are entering a new season...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2024, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 13
Daily Reflections
HUMILITY IS A...
July 13
Daily Reflections
HUMILITY IS A GIFT, p.203
As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a
Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 12
Daily Reflections
GIVING UP...
July 12
Daily Reflections
GIVING UP CENTER STAGE, p.202
For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.
. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2024, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,453
July 11
Daily Reflections
A TURNING...
July 11
Daily Reflections
A TURNING POINT, p.301
A great turning point in our lives came when we sought for humility
as something we really wanted, rather than as something we must
have....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2024, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,730
July 3
Changing our attitudes
Our...
July 3
Changing our attitudes
Our prayer is, "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." We say...
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