Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
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June 30
Real Change Requires Real Change
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June 30
Real Change Requires Real Change
One woman, ten days abstinent, stated she dreaded relapse. She was under pressure to drink because there is drinking at her job and at social functions,...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 29
Can You Become a New Person?
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June 29
Can You Become a New Person?
Twenty years ago, a speaker said, The man I was drank; the man I was will drink again. Abstinence without a change in character leads to use of chemicals...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:24 AM
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June 28
You Cannot Force a First Step
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June 28
You Cannot Force a First Step
Today's young people may not have experienced consequences of more advanced addiction, and the idea of surrender is alien. They are likely to insist they...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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June 27
Make a Gift to God
Helping...
June 27
Make a Gift to God
Helping others is important to maintaining sobriety. A speaker told of the miracle of his recovery. Some of his friends had died in addiction. He said, My sobriety is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 26
The Power of Empathy
Good...
June 26
The Power of Empathy
Good manners can make liars out of us. We ask, How are you? upon meeting someone, but do not wish to hear the answer. However, a person in recovery who asks makes...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 25
Futile Gestures
Recovery...
June 25
Futile Gestures
Recovery teaches us to avoid futile reactions. During a driving lesson, the car in front abruptly stopped, and I screamed. The instructor said, Apply the brakes. As a...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-19-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 24
No One Owes Us Anything
Feeling...
June 24
No One Owes Us Anything
Feeling sorry for ourselves may be justified. The point is we should not get stuck in a pity party because it can drag us down. We may think, The world must...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 23
You Can't Control the Future
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June 23
You Can't Control the Future
Someone said: God's real providence has endowed us human beings with a considerable capability for foresight, and He evidently expects us to use it. He...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 22
Character Growth and Sobriety
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June 22
Character Growth and Sobriety
It is possible scientists may develop medications to eliminate craving for chemicals and prevent intoxication. If research is successful, we may have fewer...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 21
Is Addiction Insanity?
Why do...
June 21
Is Addiction Insanity?
Why do AA and NA refer to addiction as insanity? After chemical use, we often behave destructively; and the aftermath is misery, both physical and emotional. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 20
We Can Always Use a Lift
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June 20
We Can Always Use a Lift
Whatever message we hear about recovery or spirituality is going to meet our needs that day. A man tried to be a controlled drinker, and told his wife, Give me...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 19
Keeping Life in Perspective
Not...
June 19
Keeping Life in Perspective
Not all unpleasantness can be dismissed. Someone offered a guide: Don't sweat the small stuff. It's all small stuff. However, it's not small when you are...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 18
Our Image Obsession
Our culture...
June 18
Our Image Obsession
Our culture is obsessed with external appearances. People who feel they are not attractive think they cannot compete for affection, and are apt to think that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:20 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 17
What We Gain From Addiction
A...
June 17
What We Gain From Addiction
A philosopher who recovered from chemical addiction explained mistakes of addiction enhance the quest for spirituality: Our resentments can teach us where to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-13-2014, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 16
Some Lessons Must Be Overcome
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June 16
Some Lessons Must Be Overcome
There is a folk saying, Someone who burns his tongue on hot soup will blow on cold soup. Although understandable, this response is inappropriate, because...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 15
Prayer and Humility
Prayer...
June 15
Prayer and Humility
Prayer means different things to different people. A person with six years of sobriety, who was anti-religious, related he prayed even though he did not pray to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 14
Are Our Characters Unchanging?
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June 14
Are Our Characters Unchanging?
What are character defects and what are character traits? Strangely enough, these may be one and the same. I may think of myself as a person with firm...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:42 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 13
Recovery is a Dynamic Process
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June 13
Recovery is a Dynamic Process
Every bit of spiritual growth enhances recovery. The Tenth Step requires an ongoing personal inventory, which should continue indefinitely. We are at all...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 12
There is Nothing Wrong With Asking...
June 12
There is Nothing Wrong With Asking for Help
A recovering woman confided she had slept in an unheated apartment because furnace repair service was backlogged. When friends told her she...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 11
A Let Down or the Next Step?
A...
June 11
A Let Down or the Next Step?
A six-month alumnus of treatment complained that, although he was not drinking and things were better, he was experiencing a letdown. Habits must change and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 10
Preventing Addiction
School...
June 10
Preventing Addiction
School programs on prevention might adopt some of the Twelve Step principles. When children learn about advances in science and technology, and are impressed with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:41 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 9
The Seduction of Power
The theme...
June 9
The Seduction of Power
The theme of power is addressed in the first of the Twelve Steps. A man recognized his desire for power and that alcohol could give him this feeling. Reality...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
06-04-2014, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 8
Does Society Need Recovery?
We...
June 8
Does Society Need Recovery?
We can learn much from the recovery program. Just as addicts rationalize chemical use, so our society rationalizes its destructive behavior. Industries that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 7
The Lessons of Sobriety
A...
June 7
The Lessons of Sobriety
A concise statement of recovery is: Short-term gain with long-term risk is addictive behavior; short-term sacrifice with long-term gain is sobriety. Perhaps you...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 6
Dr. Bob
After delivering a...
June 6
Dr. Bob
After delivering a lecture in Akron, Ohio, I visited Mt. Vernon, the home of Dr. Bob, founder of AA. I did have an emotional experience walking into Dr. Bob's home. Some cry. Dr....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 5
Don't Let Regrets Ruin Your Tomorrows...
June 5
Don't Let Regrets Ruin Your Tomorrows
A person does something foolish, which has irreversible consequences; and he cannot forgive himself. In one of Charles Schulz's brilliant cartoon...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
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Views: 12,900
June 4
Don't Set Yourself Up For a Fall
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June 4
Don't Set Yourself Up For a Fall
A man with two months' sobriety misinterpreted something his wife said as a rejection, got drunk and said his reaction surprised him. This demonstrates...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 3
Suffering Can Bring Us Together
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June 3
Suffering Can Bring Us Together
It may be selfish of me, but if it had not been for mind-altering chemicals, how would I ever have come to know so many wonderful people? I am an avid...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,900
June 2
No Apologies
A quality recovery...
June 2
No Apologies
A quality recovery requires changed habits. A woman began crying as she related painful material, and then said, I'm so sorry for crying. I did not understand why she was...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
05-30-2014, 11:23 AM
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Views: 12,900
Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - June
June 1
Your Success Sets An Example
If we do not feel in need of an AA meeting, we should remember our presence is evidence there is life after sobriety. People have told me they hadn't tried...
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