Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
Yesterday, 09:30 AM
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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
Yesterday, 06:20 AM
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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
Yesterday, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 276,030
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-11-2024, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2024, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-10-2024, 04:56 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-09-2024, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2024, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,663
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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
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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: 13
Views: 1,839
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 324
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-04-2024, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
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: 14
Views: 1,589
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: 13
Views: 1,839
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: 23
Views: 5,663
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: 23
Views: 5,663
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: 23
Views: 5,663
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: 13
Views: 2,457
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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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-03-2024, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,589
July 3
Meaningful life
Meaning has...
July 3
Meaningful life
Meaning has infinite potential. You can always experience more, create more, and offer more meaning.
Indeed, every experience of a particular form of meaning that...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-02-2024, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,839
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-02-2024, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
July 2
Right Now
Time for a check-in....
July 2
Right Now
Time for a check-in. What do you need to do for yourself right now, today? Do you have a full day planned? Can you build in something you can do just for yourself? Something...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-02-2024, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,589
July 2
All you’ve experienced
Your...
July 2
All you’ve experienced
Your failed attempts have taught you crucial lessons. Those good intentions you never followed through on have given you an appreciation for the value of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,589
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-01-2024, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,839
Small Straws In A Soft Wind - July
July 1: Breakthrough is imminent and will come like a flash of lightning, powerful and bright. You are on the cusp of renewed freedom and spiritual clarity. You can now leave the past behind once and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2024, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,457
Today's Thought - July
July 1
Man can live his truth, his deepest truth, but cannot speak it.
~Archibald MacLeish
For many men, being addicts meant living double lives. There were public selves whom others knew,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2024, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,589
Daily Motivator - July
July 1
Yours right now
Take in the beauty of this moment and let it fill you. Yet do not try to hold it.
For as soon as you attempt to possess it, the beauty is lost. When you grasp it too...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
06-30-2024, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 498
As Sick As Anyone Else
If only it was as easy for all of us to see what's wrong with ourselves as we're all able to see what's wrong in other people. And as painful as this can be sometimes to see what's wrong with someone...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
06-30-2024, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 9,446
June 30: The storms that come against your...
June 30: The storms that come against your spiritual house are from the enemy who is always trying to tear down your dwelling place in Christ. Rise up and resist that evil work and overcome. James...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-30-2024, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,663
July 10
Daily Reflections
TOWARD PEACE...
July 10
Daily Reflections
TOWARD PEACE AND SERENITY
. . . when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have
discussed them with another, and have become willing to have
them...
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