Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-28-2015, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
December 28
Quote of the Week
"What...
December 28
Quote of the Week
"What other people think of me is none of my business."
What a revolutionary concept this was the first time I heard it. So revolutionary, in fact, that I had a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-22-2015, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
December 21
Quote of the Week
"Don't...
December 21
Quote of the Week
"Don't forget that the world record is 24 hours."
I remember when I was new watching people take cakes for 5 years, 7 years and more, and thinking that they had...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-14-2015, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
December 14
Quote of the Week
"We're...
December 14
Quote of the Week
"We're not bad people getting good, we're sick people getting better."
I was attending a meeting the other night and a newcomer raised his hand and asked what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-07-2015, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
December 7
Quote of the Week
"Honesty...
December 7
Quote of the Week
"Honesty without compassion is hostility."
Before recovery, I had a lot of resentments I was unaware of. The burden of these buried feelings was heavy, and they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-01-2015, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
November 30
Quote of the Week
"God is...
November 30
Quote of the Week
"God is the answer, so now, what is the questions?"
When I was new, I had a hard time with the God part of the program. "Higher Power" made it a little easier,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-23-2015, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
November 23
Quote of the Week
"Things...
November 23
Quote of the Week
"Things might not get better for me, but I can get better despite things."
When I was a newcomer, I was convinced that because I was now sober, things in my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-16-2015, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
November 16
Quote of the Week
"Problems...
November 16
Quote of the Week
"Problems are solutions in training."
This was definitely not the way I used to look at problems before recovery. My problems used to overwhelm me; they had no...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-10-2015, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
November 9
Quote of the Week
"Advice...
November 9
Quote of the Week
"Advice that is not asked for is criticism."
I have someone in my life that, after she asks how I'm doing and I begin to tell her, immediately begins telling me...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-02-2015, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
November 2
Quote of the Week
"Feelings...
November 2
Quote of the Week
"Feelings are not facts."
When I was new in the program, my sponsor would constantly tell me that my feelings were not facts. They were just feelings. "But it's...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-27-2015, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
October 26
Quote of the Week
"Honesty...
October 26
Quote of the Week
"Honesty got me sober; tolerance keeps me sober."
I didn't realize how dishonest I was before I entered recovery. I had half truths and misleading by omission...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-21-2015, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
October 19
Quote of the Week
"7 days...
October 19
Quote of the Week
"7 days without God makes one weak."
I don't know how or why God seems to disappear from my life, but He does. Monday morning I'll be running late and not have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-13-2015, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
October 12
Quote of the Week
"Quit with...
October 12
Quote of the Week
"Quit with the thinking and start with the doing."
It took me a long time to learn that I can't think myself into feeling better. If I'm sitting at home...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-06-2015, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
October 5
Quote of the Week
"How do you...
October 5
Quote of the Week
"How do you know when you've hit bottom? When you stop digging."
For years I was driven by an obsession to drink. In the beginning I tried to control it, but...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-29-2015, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
September 28
Quote of the Week
"I may...
September 28
Quote of the Week
"I may not know how to make it better, but I sure know how to make it worse."
I remember how bad things were before recovery, and how easy it was for me to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-22-2015, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
September 21
Quote of the Week
"I'm in...
September 21
Quote of the Week
"I'm in the action business, and God is in the results business."
I was at my local Starbucks last week, and I ran into a friend who is in the program. He...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-14-2015, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
September 14
Quote of the Week
"People...
September 14
Quote of the Week
"People who try to figure it out, go back out."
I like to think of myself as a pretty smart guy, and when I was new to the program, I kept trying to figure out...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-10-2015, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
September 7
Quote of the Week
"My...
September 7
Quote of the Week
"My recovery changed when I forever gave up the hope of having a different past."
I have spent a lot of time thinking about my past. Alternately feeling sorry...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-02-2015, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
August 31
Quote of the Week
"Live life...
August 31
Quote of the Week
"Live life today as though you knew you were dying."
We've all heard sayings like this before, and for many years my reaction was, "Yeah but it's not my last...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-25-2015, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
August 24
Quote of the Week
"Nothing,...
August 24
Quote of the Week
"Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake."
Lately, things haven't been going my way. Both small things as well as big, scary health related...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-18-2015, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
August 17
Quote of the Week
"I don't...
August 17
Quote of the Week
"I don't have a rewind button in my life, but I do have a pause..."
I can't tell you how many times - usually when I'm really mad or hurt - I've said or done...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-11-2015, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
August 10
Quote of the Week
"God, help...
August 10
Quote of the Week
"God, help me to go from where I am, to where I need to be, for who I am."
This is a beautiful 11th step prayer. Although compact and seemingly simple, it is one...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-04-2015, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
August 3
Quote of the Week
"It all...
August 3
Quote of the Week
"It all works out in the end...if it hasn't worked out yet, it's not the end."
This is one of the truest quotes I've heard yet. I can't tell you how many times...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-28-2015, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
July 27
Quote of the Week
"Anxiety is...
July 27
Quote of the Week
"Anxiety is the difference between now and then."
Before recovery, I had a hard time staying in the present. Without permission my mind would race into the future...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2015, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
July 20
Quote of the Week
"Everyone has...
July 20
Quote of the Week
"Everyone has a Higher Power, and it's not me."
What a relief it was when I heard this quote. I've spent a lot of time thinking about what's best for you, a lot of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2015, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
July 13
Quote of the Week
"Did God...
July 13
Quote of the Week
"Did God introduce me to the program, or did the program introduce me to God?"
In the beginning of my recovery, I spent a lot of time resenting that I had to go to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-07-2015, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
July 6
Quote of the Week
"Bring the...
July 6
Quote of the Week
"Bring the body, the mind will follow."
This is a quote I heard early on in my recovery, and it has served me well over and years. Over and over again, when I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-30-2015, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
June 29
Quote of the Week
"I'm glad...
June 29
Quote of the Week
"I'm glad that what's going on in my head isn't happening in my life."
I don't know why, but my perception of my life is always different - and worse - than the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-25-2015, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
June 22
Quote of the Week
"Praying is...
June 22
Quote of the Week
"Praying is talking to God, Meditation is listening for the answer."
In step 11 we "sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-16-2015, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
June 15
Quote of the Week
"If I'm...
June 15
Quote of the Week
"If I'm feeling hysterical, it must be historical."
Before recovery, I often wondered why little things caused such a big reaction in me. Somebody driving too slow,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-09-2015, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
June 8
Quote of the Week
"Wisdom is...
June 8
Quote of the Week
"Wisdom is knowledge you learn after you know it all."
You couldn't tell me anything before I entered recovery because I knew it all. I had all the answers for my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-02-2015, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
June 1
Quote of the Week
"I may not be...
June 1
Quote of the Week
"I may not be much, but I'm all I think about."
If I add up all the time I spend thinking about myself - at least 70% of the time I'm thinking (usually worrying)...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-25-2015, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
May 25
Quote of the Week
"Would you...
May 25
Quote of the Week
"Would you rather be right, or would you rather be happy?"
Now that was a hard one to answer when I was new. In fact, my answer back then was, "But I was right!...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-19-2015, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
May 18
Quote of the Week
"Humility is...
May 18
Quote of the Week
"Humility is not thinking less about yourself, but rather thinking about yourself less."
Oh, how the ego rebels against the thought of humility. "If I'm humble, I'll...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-12-2015, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
May 11
Quote of the Week
"Try praying....
May 11
Quote of the Week
"Try praying. Nothing pleases God more than hearing a strange voice."
This quote hit me on several levels. First, it reminded me of how often I forget to use one of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-05-2015, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
May 4
Quote of the Week
"You may be the...
May 4
Quote of the Week
"You may be the only Big Book anyone ever reads."
As I was leaving a meeting at a church near my home the other night, I saw one of our members bring his cigarette...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-28-2015, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
April 27
Quote of the Week
"If you baby...
April 27
Quote of the Week
"If you baby them, you bury them."
People in recovery are a stubborn lot, used to running their lives on massive amounts of self will fueled by old ideas. It's...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-20-2015, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
April 20
Quote of the Week
"Let go of...
April 20
Quote of the Week
"Let go of your old ideas - even the good ones."
When I was new in recovery, my sponsor always used to ask me what my "back pocket" plans were. These were the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-13-2015, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
April 13
Quote of the Week
"Take my...
April 13
Quote of the Week
"Take my advice, I'm not using it."
Before I entered recovery, I thought I knew everything. I knew the right way you should be living your life, the right diet to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-06-2015, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
April 6
Quote of the Week
"Everyone...
April 6
Quote of the Week
"Everyone wants to feel better, but no one wants to change."
Before recovery, I did a lot of things to feel better. I moved, changed jobs, girlfriends, cars, tried...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-30-2015, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
March 30
Quote of the Week
"Anger and...
March 30
Quote of the Week
"Anger and resentment are masks for fear."
When I came into the program, I was pretty angry. With the alcohol and drugs gone, I very quickly got in touch with my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-23-2015, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
March 23
Quote of the Week
"We go to...
March 23
Quote of the Week
"We go to meetings for relief; we work the steps for recovery"
It happens every time - I always feel better after a meeting. Regardless of what's going on, or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-16-2015, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
March 16
Quote of the Week
"When fear...
March 16
Quote of the Week
"When fear knocks on the door, and faith answers, no one is home."
When I was new to the program, I was taught that I could not be in fear and in faith at the same...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-09-2015, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
March 9
Quote of the Week
"It is the...
March 9
Quote of the Week
"It is the mosquitoes that will chase me out of the woods, not the bears!"
It's amazing how I intuitively know how to handle the big things. A few weeks ago my...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-02-2015, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
March 2
Quote of the Week
"The...
March 2
Quote of the Week
"The difference between me and God is that God doesn't want to be me."
I can't tell you how many times I've tried to arrange all of life to suit my needs. I've...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-23-2015, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
February 23
Quote of the Week
"Worrying...
February 23
Quote of the Week
"Worrying is praying for things you don't want to happen."
I don't know where my tendency to worry came from - perhaps I learned it from my mother - but I'm...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-16-2015, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
February 16
Quote of the Week
"What...
February 16
Quote of the Week
"What other people think of me is none of my business."
How much of my time have I spent worrying about what other people think of me? Too much is the short...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-10-2015, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
February 9
Quote of the Week
"If you...
February 9
Quote of the Week
"If you are bored in the program, then you're boring."
I remember when I entered recovery, I thought my life was over. No more parties, nightclubs, wild, fun...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-02-2015, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
February 2
Quote of the Week
"The only...
February 2
Quote of the Week
"The only thing we can take with us when we leave this world is what we gave away."
For years I thought the goal in life was to get as much stuff as I could. I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-28-2015, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
January 26
Quote of the Week
"Keep...
January 26
Quote of the Week
"Keep doing the things that got it good, not the things that got good."
I was in a meeting the other day when a guy took a newcomer chip for seven days sober. ...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-20-2015, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 17,966
January 19
Quote of the Week
"When I'm...
January 19
Quote of the Week
"When I'm alone and by myself, I'm out numbered."
I remember the first time I heard about the committee. Someone shared that when she went to sleep, the...
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