Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-30-2019, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
December 30
Quote of the Week
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December 30
Quote of the Week
"Serenity is paying attention to what I’m doing right now."
I have a mind that races ahead of where I am, plans outcomes, anticipates obstacles, and prepares...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-23-2019, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
December 23
Quote of the Week
"The only...
December 23
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....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-16-2019, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
December 16
Quote of the Week
"Are you...
December 16
Quote of the Week
"Are you willing to be amazed?"
By the end of my drinking and using, my life had gotten very small and there wasn’t much that excited me anymore. My existence...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-09-2019, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
December 9
Quote of the Week
"Quit...
December 9
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 sit at home depressed,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
12-02-2019, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
December 2
Quote of the Week
"I know I...
December 2
Quote of the Week
"I know I have another drunk in me, but I don’t know if I have another recovery."
A shiver shot down my spine when I first heard this quote. I know how easy it...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-25-2019, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
November 25
Quote of the Week
"I’m...
November 25
Quote of the Week
"I’m really grateful to be here."
When I finally hit bottom and surrendered, I didn’t think my life could get lower. But then I started attending A.A....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-18-2019, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
November 18
Quote of the Week
"Trying...
November 18
Quote of the Week
"Trying to pray is the same thing as praying."
I didn’t pray or meditate much before I got sober. If I did pray, it was either to keep me from getting into...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-11-2019, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
November 11
Quote of the Week
"Praying...
November 11
Quote of the Week
"Praying is talking to God, and meditation is listening for the answer."
In Step Eleven, we “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
11-04-2019, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
November 4
Quote of the Week
"After...
November 4
Quote of the Week
"After five years of sobriety you get your brains back, after ten you learn how to use them, and after fifteen years you realize you never needed them anyway."
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-28-2019, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
October 28
Quote of the Week
"I don’t...
October 28
Quote of the Week
"I don’t believe in miracles. I depend upon them!"
If you had asked me before recovery if I believed in miracles, I would have laughed in your face. “Look at...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-21-2019, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
October 21
Quote of the Week
"We come...
October 21
Quote of the Week
"We come to A.A. to get a life, not for A.A. to be our life."
After I got over my old ideas about getting sober and fully surrendered to the program, all I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-14-2019, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
October 14
Quote of the Week
"The only...
October 14
Quote of the Week
"The only thing that can ever make me drink again is untreated alcoholism."
There is a lot in this quote. First, it reminds me that no matter how much time I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
10-07-2019, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
October 7
Quote of the Week
"When all...
October 7
Quote of the Week
"When all the little things really bug me, it’s because there’s a big thing I’m not facing."
Irritable, restless, and discontent—that is my normal state as an...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-30-2019, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
September 30
Quote of the Week
"Easy...
September 30
Quote of the Week
"Easy does it, but do it."
I was quite a procrastinator before recovery. I had a lot of good ideas, but I didn’t want to act on them until I had thought...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-23-2019, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
September 23
Quote of the Week
"We are...
September 23
Quote of the Week
"We are responsible for the effort, not the outcome."
When I entered sobriety, I didn’t know how I was ever going to fix everything in my life. All the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-16-2019, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
September 16
Quote of the Week
"I’m in...
September 16
Quote of the Week
"I’m in the action business, and God is in the results business."
I was at my local coffee shop last week, and I ran into a friend who is in the program. He...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-09-2019, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
September 9
Quote of the Week
"My...
September 9
Quote of the Week
"My sanity today is directly proportional to my honesty."
In the old days, it was hard to keep my story straight. As my drinking increased, my omissions...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
09-02-2019, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
September 2
Quote of the Week
"It’s...
September 2
Quote of the Week
"It’s not going to get easier, but it’s going to get better."
When I got sober, I thought my life would get easier. I mean, I wasn’t drinking to blackout any...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-26-2019, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
August 26
Quote of the Week
"You’re...
August 26
Quote of the Week
"You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be."
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been unhappy where I was and wished I was somewhere else. In school I always...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-19-2019, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
August 19
Quote of the Week
"A.A. is...
August 19
Quote of the Week
"A.A. is the only place I can hang out with sick people and get better."
I remember sitting in meetings in early recovery and hearing speakers share some of the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-12-2019, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
August 12
Quote of the Week
"The way...
August 12
Quote of the Week
"The way to make a mountain out of a mole hill is to add dirt."
It used to be that anything that went wrong—or didn’t go my way—easily became an impending...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
08-05-2019, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
August 5
Quote of the Week
"The answer...
August 5
Quote of the Week
"The answer is not in the problem; the answer is in the solution."
Before recovery, I lived in the problem. If things weren’t going right, or if something went...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-29-2019, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
July 29
Quote of the Week
"I don’t...
July 29
Quote of the Week
"I don’t like things changing without my permission."
I used to spend a lot of time and energy trying to arrange life to suit myself. I would lie in bed at night...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2019, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
July 22
Quote of the Week
"Discomfort...
July 22
Quote of the Week
"Discomfort is required for change."
I don’t like to be uncomfortable, and for a long time I drank a lot to avoid feeling that way. When I had stress at work, I’d...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-15-2019, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
July 15
Quote of the Week
"Have you...
July 15
Quote of the Week
"Have you prayed about it as much as you’ve talked about it."
This quote could easily have said “thought” or “worried” about it as much as “talked” about it....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-08-2019, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
July 8
Quote of the Week
"Advice that...
July 8
Quote of the Week
"Advice that is not asked for is criticism."
I have someone in my life who, after asking me how I’m doing and I begin to tell her, immediately starts telling me the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-01-2019, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
July 1
Quote of the Week
"I could...
July 1
Quote of the Week
"I could drink, or I could do everything else."
By the end of my drinking, my world had become very small. I lost my job, again, but this time I didn’t get a new...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-24-2019, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
June 24
Quote of the Week
"God can’t...
June 24
Quote of the Week
"God can’t give you anything new until you let go of the old."
I hate change. For some reason I’m convinced that things will get worse if they change, and even if...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-17-2019, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
June 17
Quote of the Week
"We weaken...
June 17
Quote of the Week
"We weaken what we exaggerate."
I have a habit of exaggerating things to make sure you get the full impact of what I’m trying to say. This was especially bad when...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-10-2019, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
June 10
Quote of the Week
"We go to...
June 10
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 what...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-03-2019, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
June 3
Quote of the Week
"Instead of...
June 3
Quote of the Week
"Instead of telling God how big your fears are, start telling your fears how big your God is."
I never knew how much fear ruled my life before I entered recovery....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-27-2019, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
May 27
Quote of the Week
"Formula for...
May 27
Quote of the Week
"Formula for failure: try to please everyone."
I used to drive myself crazy trying to please everyone. In my insane alcoholic home, I learned that if I didn’t make...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-20-2019, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
May 20
Quote of the Week
"Another big...
May 20
Quote of the Week
"Another big lie: I can do this on my own."
When I entered recovery, it was very hard for me to ask for help. All my life I had been taught not to trust others,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-13-2019, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
May 13
Quote of the Week
"Those who...
May 13
Quote of the Week
"Those who piss us off the most are our greatest teachers."
In my pre-recovery days, a lot of people, places, and things really pissed me off. To start with, I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-06-2019, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-29-2019, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
April 29
This guest post was submitted by...
April 29
This guest post was submitted by Ron R:
Quote of the Week
“I may not be much, but I’m all I think about.”
That was my pattern before and for some time after I came to the...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-22-2019, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
April 22
This guest post was submitted by...
April 22
This guest post was submitted by Karen H:
Quote of the Week
“Alcohol: Any Lie Can Own His/Her Only Life.”
When I entered my 40’s, I began to enjoy a glass of wine sometimes. As...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-15-2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
April 15
This guest post was submitted by...
April 15
This guest post was submitted by Lillian K:
Quote of the Week
“Just ‘til Bedtime!”
It took me many years to realize that once I took my first drink, I started losing control of...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-08-2019, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
April 8
This guest post was submitted by...
April 8
This guest post was submitted by Yolanda R:
Quote of the Week
“Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.”
I had tried time and time again to get...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
04-01-2019, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
April 1
This guest post was submitted by Kit...
April 1
This guest post was submitted by Kit G:
Quote of the Week
“When a man or woman has had a spiritual awakening, the most important meaning of it is that he has now become able to do,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-25-2019, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
March 25
This guest post was submitted by...
March 25
This guest post was submitted by Jeff H:
Quote of the Week
"Nothing Changes, if Nothing changes"
Like most slogans or other things people repeated so terribly often when I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-18-2019, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-11-2019, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
March 11
This guest post was submitted by...
March 11
This guest post was submitted by Amy:
Quote of the Week
“Don’t leave before the Miracle Happens.”
I hardly knew what this meant when I first came into the rooms in 1987 in...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
03-04-2019, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
March 4
This guest post was submitted by...
March 4
This guest post was submitted by DBH.:
Quote of the Week
“Gratitude: The Happiness Medicine.”
Gratitude is a feeling of grateful contentment that overrides need. Ever notice that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-25-2019, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
February 25
This guest post was submitted by...
February 25
This guest post was submitted by Brian P.:
Quote of the Week
“You Have To Be In It To Win It.”
I came to my first A.A. meeting hoping to learn a few tips on how to
moderate...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-19-2019, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-11-2019, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
February 11
Quote of the Week
“Keep...
February 11
Quote of the Week
“Keep Coming Back—To The Same Places”
In the beginning of sobriety and even before finishing the Twelve Steps with my sponsor, I knew I had to pass on what had...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
02-04-2019, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
February 4
This guest post was submitted by...
February 4
This guest post was submitted by Samantha S.:
Quote of the Week
"This Too Shall Pass."
(This quote is my most favorite and least favorite quote that I have come to appreciate...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-28-2019, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
January 28
This guest post was submitted by...
January 28
This guest post was submitted by Jeff H.:
Quote of the Week
"Nothing Changes, if Nothing changes"
Like most slogans or other things people repeated so terribly often when I...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
01-21-2019, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 11,701
January 21
This guest post was submitted by...
January 21
This guest post was submitted by Terri V.:
Quote of the Week
“If you want what YOU have, keep doing what YOU'RE doing. If you want what WE have, then do what WE do.”
This...
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