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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Today, 06:57 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 17 If you play with a thing long...

December 17

If you play with a thing long enough, you will surely break it.

~Anonymous

Some things shouldn't be played with. Our recovery program is one of these things. When we play with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings Yesterday, 05:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 16 The time it takes Value is...

December 16

The time it takes

Value is built over time, with sustained effort and commitment. Don’t cheat yourself out of that value by chasing instant results.

In order to turn a corner,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-15-2024, 04:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 15 AA Thought for the Day ...

December 15

AA Thought for the Day

Drinking cuts you off from God. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religion is, no matter if you say you believe in God, nevertheless you...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-14-2024, 04:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 14 l have spread my dreams under...

December 14

l have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

~William Butler Yeats

When we hold a piece of crystal to the light, it paints rainbows on...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-14-2024, 04:44 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 14 Novelty and repetition ...

December 14

Novelty and repetition

Novelty has its place. And so does repetition.

You’ll find excitement, intrigue, and inspiration in new things. You’ll find strength, endurance, and a...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-13-2024, 03:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 13 Doing what is right isn't the...

December 13

Doing what is right isn't the problem; it's knowing what is right.

~Lyndon B. Johnson

Fortunately for all of us sharing a Twelve Step program, we do not have to be worried about...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-13-2024, 02:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,584
Posted By bluidkiti
AA Thought for the Day December 13 A...

AA Thought for the Day

December 13

A Vision of Humility

To get completely away from our aversion to the idea of being humble,
to gain a vision of humility as the avenue to true freedom of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-13-2024, 02:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 13 Constant adventure Wherever...

December 13

Constant adventure

Wherever you go, you are surrounded by the potential for fascination, inspiration, and abundance. Whatever you’re doing gives you the opportunity for a satisfying...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-12-2024, 05:34 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 12 The Fourth Promise No...

December 12

The Fourth Promise

No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

~Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

What excitement comes to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-12-2024, 05:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 12 Be direct Dancing around...

December 12

Be direct

Dancing around the edges can waste your time and effort. Step in and tackle the issues directly.

Don’t bother with resentment, posturing, avoidance or procrastination....
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-11-2024, 12:14 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 155
Posted By roverl0616
Day One

We've all had ours, those of us who are in recovery. That first day that many of us weren't even aware we were having it when we did, and for the rest of us it was so painfully obvious that we were...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-11-2024, 06:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 11 It is the creative potential itself...

December 11
It is the creative potential itself in human beings that is the image of God.

~Mary Daly

Within each of us is a creative person. Getting comfortable with our creativity often means...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-11-2024, 06:11 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 11 Go one better Do what you...

December 11

Go one better

Do what you intend to do, then go one better. Achieve the goal you’ve set for yourself, then add to it.

Once you are speeding along with the momentum of...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-10-2024, 04:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 10 It is in the shelter of each...

December 10

It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.

~Irish Proverb

In the history of AA, we learn about the famous doctor Carl Jung who wrote that alcoholics are people who...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-10-2024, 04:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 10 Conquer the challenges ...

December 10

Conquer the challenges

Problems arise without waiting for other problems to be solved first. And as a result you can quickly find yourself managing multiple challenges.

When that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-09-2024, 06:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 9 God, grant me the serenity to...

December 9

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.

~Reinhold Niebuhr

Some things I cannot...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-09-2024, 06:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 9 Your moment Find joy in the...

December 9

Your moment

Find joy in the effort, and not merely in what the effort will bring you. Give attention and awareness to the time and place you’re in, rather than being consumed with...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-08-2024, 05:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 17 Daily Reflections A...

December 17

Daily Reflections

A PRICELESS REWARD

. . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when
other activities fail.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-08-2024, 05:35 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 16 Daily Reflections PARTNERS...

December 16

Daily Reflections

PARTNERS IN RECOVERY

. . . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive
work with other alcoholics . . . Both you and the new man must walk...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-08-2024, 05:34 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 15 Daily Reflections DOING...

December 15

Daily Reflections

DOING ANYTHING TO HELP

Offer him [the alcoholic] friendship and fellowship. Tell
him that if he wants to get well you will do anything to
help.
ALCOHOLICS...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-08-2024, 05:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 8 Acting As If The behavior we...

December 8

Acting As If

The behavior we call "acting as if" can be a powerful recovery tool. Acting as if is a way to practice the positive. It's a positive form of pretending. It's a tool we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-07-2024, 06:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 7 Anger stirs and wakes in her; it...

December 7

Anger stirs and wakes in her; it opens its mouth, and like a hot-mouthed puppy, laps up the dredges of her shame.

~Toni Morrison

We may have been taught that anger is wrong, that...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-07-2024, 06:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 8 The best within you Perhaps...

December 8

The best within you

Perhaps today is not your best day. And it’s likely you’re not in an ideal situation.

Nonetheless, you can visualize what you would do if you were in fact...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-07-2024, 06:34 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 7 One good choice after another ...

December 7

One good choice after another

What is the most helpful thing you could do in the next few minutes? What are the most purposeful thoughts you could hold in your awareness as today...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-06-2024, 03:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 6 Live and let live is good advice....

December 6

Live and let live is good advice.

The more comfortable we are with the knowledge that each of us has a unique journey to make, a specific purpose to fulfill, the easier it is to let...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-06-2024, 03:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 6 Allow yourself to dream Go...

December 6

Allow yourself to dream

Go ahead and dream. Even though it’s far from practical, and seems a bit silly, it’s a good and useful thing to do.

Consider what could be if you could...
Forum: New Member Check In 12-05-2024, 12:49 PM
Replies: 1,009
Views: 383,922
Posted By AnonXme
Hello, I have been on this site on and off for...

Hello, I have been on this site on and off for years but I don't know if I have ever posted. I usually read a couple things and then move on. I got a notification that I should "check in" so here I...
Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support 12-05-2024, 12:48 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 252
Posted By roverl0616
All That We Have Still

In this modern world full of all its wonderful technical advances it's so easy for each one of us to want to search in that direction for a solution to what's troubling all of us, especially after we...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-05-2024, 05:18 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 5 Reflection for the Day We...

December 5

Reflection for the Day

We must never be blinded by the futile philosophy that we are just the hapless victims of our inheritance, of our life experience, and of our surroundings -...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-04-2024, 05:17 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 14 Daily Reflections REACHING...

December 14

Daily Reflections

REACHING OUT

Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual
hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his
inspection. Show him how...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-04-2024, 05:15 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 13 Daily Reflections THINKING...

December 13

Daily Reflections

THINKING OF OTHERS

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our
constant thought of others and how we may help meet
their needs.
ALCOHOLICS...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-04-2024, 05:14 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 12 Daily Reflections A COMMON...

December 12

Daily Reflections

A COMMON SOLUTION

The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a
common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely
agree,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-03-2024, 05:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 3 Learning new ways Once we...

December 3

Learning new ways

Once we make a connection with our Higher Power, the ongoing problem is to hold on to it. Repeatedly we slip into our old ways of thinking and behaving. If not...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-03-2024, 05:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
December 3 Discretionary time After...

December 3

Discretionary time

After fulfilling the necessary tasks and obligations, consider how you’re making use of your discretionary time. Look for activities and priorities that enhance...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-02-2024, 06:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,191
Posted By bluidkiti
December 2 There is no method or discipline...

December 2

There is no method or discipline or system of any kind that can ever command the spirit to be present.

~Tom Sampon

A man in the process of growth and recovery asks the question,...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 12:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 11 Daily Reflections A GENUINE...

December 11

Daily Reflections

A GENUINE HUMILITY

. . . . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end
that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 12:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 10 Daily Reflections CARRYING...

December 10

Daily Reflections

CARRYING THE MESSAGE

Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The
wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by
which it carries our message to...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 12:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 9 Daily Reflections LOVE WITH...

December 9

Daily Reflections

LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG

When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication,
it is really talking about the kind of love that has no
price tag on it.
TWELVE...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 12:43 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,209
Posted By bluidkiti
December 8 Daily Reflections SERVICE ...

December 8

Daily Reflections

SERVICE

Life will take on a new meaning. To watch people recover,
to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to
see a fellowship grow up about you....
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 12:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
God bless you too my friend. I hope you have a...

God bless you too my friend. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! Love you too brother.
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 12-01-2024, 09:57 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By willbe275
Happy December the 1st my dear friend. God...

Happy December the 1st my dear friend.
God bless you and your family on this
First day of Advent. Tammy we never
Met personally, but you have been part
Of my life for over ten years. Wow.
God...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-30-2024, 07:21 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,906
Posted By bluidkiti
November 30 The power of a man's virtue...

November 30

The power of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special efforts, but by his ordinary doing.

~Blaise Pascal

The airplane kit is on the table in front of us. We have the...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-30-2024, 07:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,881
Posted By bluidkiti
Daily Motivator - December

December 1

Giving all you can

Here is your opportunity for a day of richness and fulfillment. Seize the opportunity by giving the best of yourself.

Look beyond the empty, contrived...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-30-2024, 07:17 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,858
Posted By bluidkiti
November 30 Engage with vigor Today you...

November 30

Engage with vigor

Today you are surrounded by unrealized opportunities. What will you do with them?

You’re filled with energy, purpose, ability, and wisdom. In what unique way...
Forum: Daily Gratitude 11-29-2024, 02:27 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 86,454
Posted By KrtNthnyLn
Good morning beautiful fellowship. TIAGF God, and...

Good morning beautiful fellowship. TIAGF God, and the God shaped hole that is sometimes in my life. I’m grateful for sadness and joy, heartache and heart beats, breath and tears, Decisions and...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-29-2024, 05:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,906
Posted By bluidkiti
November 29 AA Thought for the Day If...

November 29

AA Thought for the Day

If alcoholism were just a physical allergy, like asthma or hay fever, it would be easy for us, by taking a skin test with alcohol, to find out whether or not...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-29-2024, 04:57 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,858
Posted By bluidkiti
November 29 Intentional time Make time...

November 29

Intentional time

Make time to focus on what carries substance and meaning. Carve out significant periods that you can spend doing what matters, what’s fulfilling, and making...
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-29-2024, 04:57 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,858
Posted By bluidkiti
Thank you willbe. I hope you had a great...

Thank you willbe. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! :)
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-28-2024, 11:47 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 10,858
Posted By willbe275
Happy Thanksgiving Tammy, I hope and Prayed you...

Happy Thanksgiving Tammy,
I hope and Prayed you and your
Family had a great day.
Forum: Daily Recovery Readings 11-28-2024, 06:06 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 12,906
Posted By bluidkiti
November 28 Celebrate your life and hear...

November 28

Celebrate your life and hear your spirit sing.

~Elisabeth L.

"What’s to celebrate?" some people ask. We all get our fill of the cynics. Their negativity can weigh down our...
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