Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Today, 06:48 AM
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July 26: This is a time when you can find...
July 26: This is a time when you can find solutions to difficult problems, and get help where needed. Listen for My still small voice as I give you wisdom and show you the way, says the Lord. This is...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
Yesterday, 06:37 AM
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July 25: Those of you, My people, who have been...
July 25: Those of you, My people, who have been through trying times, I tell you that your wounds (both spiritually and naturally) will heal. Pick yourself up and prepare to move on. You have learned...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:26 AM
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July 25
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who...
July 25
Guilt keeps us stuck.
Who doesn’t have some guilt? Surely no one we know has been "good" all the time. It's human to make mistakes and hurt others in the process. On occasion, we have...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
Yesterday, 06:26 AM
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July 25
Time well spent
Time is the...
July 25
Time well spent
Time is the most valuable resource available for you to invest. Pay close attention and give thoughtful intention to what you do with it.
Consider the most fulfilling...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-24-2024, 06:41 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-24-2024, 06:18 AM
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July 24
Recovery depends on continuing...
July 24
Recovery depends on continuing revelation.
~David Crawford
Perhaps we sense that something is still standing in the way of our usefulness to our Higher Power, ourselves, and other...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-23-2024, 11:41 AM
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-23-2024, 11:41 AM
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Views: 2,699
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2024, 05:52 AM
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July 23
We are coming to believe in...
July 23
We are coming to believe in unconditional love.
Being loved unconditionally may be a new experience. Most of us were trained to get good grades or be extremely well mannered if we...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-23-2024, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 26
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July 23
Awareness
Maintain awareness...
July 23
Awareness
Maintain awareness not only of what can be seen. Stay aware also of the possibilities that could be hidden.
Awareness involves being knowledgeable. It also involves being...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 10:11 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,478
July 22
Reflection for the Day
I...
July 22
Reflection for the Day
I admitted that I couldn't win the battle against substance abuse and compulsions on my own. So I finally began to accept the critically important fact that...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-22-2024, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 22
Power to adapt
All sorts of...
July 22
Power to adapt
All sorts of factors in your life and in your world keep changing from day to day, moment to moment. That can be a big problem for you, or it can be a great opportunity....
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-21-2024, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 21: In a vision I saw a huge rock that had...
July 21: In a vision I saw a huge rock that had been chiseled to be perfectly square; it was as high as it was wide and long. And, the Lord said: I am the Rock on which you must live. My word is your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-21-2024, 05:57 AM
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July 21
Slowly Ease the Pain
Each and...
July 21
Slowly Ease the Pain
Each and every day I ask, What do I have? What have I been left with? What can I do with what I have? Who was I then? Who am I now? What can I do with who I am now?...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-20-2024, 03:46 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-20-2024, 03:22 AM
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July 20
Practicing what we know
Our...
July 20
Practicing what we know
Our Higher Power does not expect us to live what we do not know or do not yet understand. But we can gain understanding by applying what we know day by day....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-20-2024, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 21
Ready for opportunities
Today...
July 21
Ready for opportunities
Today will offer you opportunities. Are you able to recognize them, and prepared to make something out of them?
A sense of meaningful purpose illuminates...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-19-2024, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-19-2024, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,478
July 19
Disappointing Others
Learning...
July 19
Disappointing Others
Learning the art of saying no to other people wasn't easy. I used to always come up with extravagant stories, excuses, or narratives for why I couldn't do...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-19-2024, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 19
Realm of reality
Reality is...
July 19
Realm of reality
Reality is often not easy to accept. But it is ultimately easier for you, and better for you, to accept reality than to deny it.
Because reality always wins. You...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2024, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 18
When nobody around you seems to...
July 18
When nobody around you seems to measure up, it's time to check your yardstick.
~Bill Lemley
Being overcritical and irritable has been common to most of us. Some of us go around with...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-18-2024, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 26
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July 18
Rise joyfully
Stay away from...
July 18
Rise joyfully
Stay away from those who promise to make things easy for you. Seek out those who respect you enough to challenge you.
Avoid consenting to offers of something for...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-17-2024, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 17: You have been coping with unresolved...
July 17: You have been coping with unresolved issues, and you need to be reminded that those issues will not last forever. I am with you to give you the strength and courage to endure. You will learn...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
July 26
Daily Reflections
THE "WORTH"...
July 26
Daily Reflections
THE "WORTH" OF SOBRIETY
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside
contributions.
TWELVE AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 160
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
July 25
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO...
July 25
Daily Reflections
THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting
danger to our own lives and sanity.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 17
Go often to the house of your...
July 17
Go often to the house of your friend: for weeds soon choke up the unused path.
~Scandinavian proverb
Our program has two parts: the Steps and the fellowship. Both keep us sober. We...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-17-2024, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 26
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July 17
Your next choice
The quality of...
July 17
Your next choice
The quality of your life is determined by all choices large and small. Keep that in mind as you choose well, for every choice matters.
Choose excellence over...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-16-2024, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 16: Watch for the temptation to be...
July 16: Watch for the temptation to be discouraged and receive unwarranted criticism. Know that you are My own special treasure, and disparaging words are not from Me, says the Lord. The correction...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2024, 05:00 AM
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July 16
Real men don't vacuum.
~Anna...
July 16
Real men don't vacuum.
~Anna Genich
Once, not so long ago, there was a family who tried to divide up housework equally. The father signed up for vacuuming, but he never got around to...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-16-2024, 04:59 AM
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July 16
Definitely now
For the precious...
July 16
Definitely now
For the precious and unique life you are destined to live, consigning it to maybe someday is not good enough. Rather than maybe someday, definitely now is the time to...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-15-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 25
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July 15: Hold your plans loosely with an open...
July 15: Hold your plans loosely with an open hand. There will be unforeseen circumstances that will altar your course of action. But, know that this change will be in your best interests in the long...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-15-2024, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,478
July 15
AA Thought for the Day
Have I...
July 15
AA Thought for the Day
Have I admitted I am an alcoholic? Have I swallowed my pride and admitted I was different from ordinary drinkers? Have I accepted the fact that I must spend the...
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Forum: Newcomers Recovery Help and Support
07-14-2024, 09:30 AM
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Views: 319
Poof
And then it's over just like that, and our only chance at getting this thing called recovery is gone. This happens so quickly for some of us that we don't even know that it has. We all think that we...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-14-2024, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,699
July 14: Pay attention and watch for valuable...
July 14: Pay attention and watch for valuable insights that will prepare you and facilitate your spiritual development. You are ready to proceed and take the next step in a series if actions and...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
July 24
Daily Reflections
HELPING...
July 24
Daily Reflections
HELPING OTHERS
"Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant
thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p....
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
July 23
Daily Reflections
I ASK GOD TO...
July 23
Daily Reflections
I ASK GOD TO DECIDE
"I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character
which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows."...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,808
July 21
Daily Reflections
A PRICELESS...
July 21
Daily Reflections
A PRICELESS GIFT
By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of
release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in
which there is...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-14-2024, 05:48 AM
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July 14
You alone can do it, but you cannot...
July 14
You alone can do it, but you cannot do it alone.
~O. Hobart Mowrer
A guy likes to feel independent and self-sufficient. We all naturally want to feel competent and on top of our...
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Forum: New Member Check In
07-13-2024, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 1,006
Views: 281,932
Hello
Hi! My name is TrishM. I am 5.32 years into my sobriety journey. My good friend recommended this site to me. She shared that she starts her day with you every morning. And since I want what she...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-13-2024, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:46 AM
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July 13
Blaming someone or something else...
July 13
Blaming someone or something else doesn't help me to grow as an individual.
~Chris DeMetsenaere
It is not unusual to meet women in recovery who have survived harrowing childhoods or...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 14
Season of achievement
You want...
July 14
Season of achievement
You want to do this, you need to do that. But wanting and needing won’t get anything accomplished.
You envision all sorts of ways to improve your world, your...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-13-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 13
Questions to contemplate
What...
July 13
Questions to contemplate
What can you do right now that you’ll be thankful for tomorrow? That’s a great way to spend your time.
What thoughts can you bring to the top of your...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-12-2024, 04:54 AM
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-11-2024, 05:42 AM
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2024, 05:25 AM
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July 11
Kindness
Little deeds of...
July 11
Kindness
Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, help to make earth happy.
~Julia A.F. Carney
No act of kindness is ever too small to serve a good purpose. Oceans are made...
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Forum: Daily Recovery Readings
07-11-2024, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,434
July 11
Ready to go
Rather than sitting...
July 11
Ready to go
Rather than sitting around waiting for inspiration to strike, get yourself going and let inspiration find you already in action. Instead of killing time until you feel...
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Forum: Daily Spiritual Meditations
07-10-2024, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,699
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