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bluidkiti · 10-31-2020, 06:15 AM

October 31

Reflection for the Day

Addiction is called the “lonely disease”; almost without exception, people with substance use disorders are literally tortured by loneliness. Even before the end of our using or drinking—before people began to shun us and we were “eighty-sixed” from bars, restaurants, or people’s homes—nearly all of us felt that we didn’t quite belong. We were either shy and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fellows craving attention and approval but rarely getting it. There was always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand. Finally, even Bacchus betrayed us; we were struck down and left in terrified isolation. Have I begun to achieve an inner calm?
Today I Pray

May I know the tenderness of an intimate relationship with my Higher Power and the calm I feel when I touch my Higher Power’s spirit. May I translate this tenderness and calm to my relationships with others. Higher Power, deliver me from my lifelong feeling of loneliness and show me how to be a friend.
Today I Will Remember

My Higher Power can teach me to be a friend.

Today's reading is from the book A Day at a Time, Daily Reflections for Recovering People

10-31-2020, 06:15 AM	#31
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,772	October 31 Reflection for the Day Addiction is called the “lonely disease”; almost without exception, people with substance use disorders are literally tortured by loneliness. Even before the end of our using or drinking—before people began to shun us and we were “eighty-sixed” from bars, restaurants, or people’s homes—nearly all of us felt that we didn’t quite belong. We were either shy and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fellows craving attention and approval but rarely getting it. There was always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand. Finally, even Bacchus betrayed us; we were struck down and left in terrified isolation. Have I begun to achieve an inner calm? Today I Pray May I know the tenderness of an intimate relationship with my Higher Power and the calm I feel when I touch my Higher Power’s spirit. May I translate this tenderness and calm to my relationships with others. Higher Power, deliver me from my lifelong feeling of loneliness and show me how to be a friend. Today I Will Remember My Higher Power can teach me to be a friend. Today's reading is from the book A Day at a Time, Daily Reflections for Recovering People __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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