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Daily recovery reading – May 15, 2012

Difficulties, opposition, criticism—these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I

Daily recovery reading – May 15, 2012

Difficulties, opposition, criticism—these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I

Daily Recovery Reading – May 13, 2012

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might. —Marion Anderson Because of our resentments we sometimes get

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 13, 2012

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might. —Marion Anderson Because of our resentments we sometimes get

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 12, 2012

“The Traditions serve as guidelines for establishing and maintaining good relationships not only in our Al-Anon groups but also with family and friends. The First Tradition, “Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 12, 2012

“The Traditions serve as guidelines for establishing and maintaining good relationships not only in our Al-Anon groups but also with family and friends. The First Tradition, “Our common welfare should come first; personal progress for the greatest number depends upon

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 11,2012

“What is the greatest hindrance to my achieving serenity? Determination – the grim resolve that I can do something about everything.  This whole feeling of tightening up, girding oneself for battle, can defeat my purpose. Over and over, in a

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 11,2012

“What is the greatest hindrance to my achieving serenity? Determination – the grim resolve that I can do something about everything.  This whole feeling of tightening up, girding oneself for battle, can defeat my purpose. Over and over, in a

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 8, 2012

The harsh tone, the unkind word, the apparent indifference of another is usually over in a few minutes.  What price am I paying by holding on to those few minutes?  I don’t have to like reality, only to accept it

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 8, 2012

The harsh tone, the unkind word, the apparent indifference of another is usually over in a few minutes.  What price am I paying by holding on to those few minutes?  I don’t have to like reality, only to accept it

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 7, 2012

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it. —Edward R.

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 7, 2012

The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it. —Edward R.

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 2, 2012

Our Higher Power: May 2 For the next twenty-four hours… In recovery, we live life one day at a time, an idea requiring an enormous amount of faith. We refuse to look back—unless healing from the past is part of

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 2, 2012

Our Higher Power: May 2 For the next twenty-four hours… In recovery, we live life one day at a time, an idea requiring an enormous amount of faith. We refuse to look back—unless healing from the past is part of

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 1, 2012

MAY 1 Insight is cheap. —Martha Roth For years we kept ourselves in a split condition: With one part of our minds we looked at ourselves and said, “I do some self-destructive things because I don’t believe I deserve love.”

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Daily Recovery Reading – May 1, 2012

MAY 1 Insight is cheap. —Martha Roth For years we kept ourselves in a split condition: With one part of our minds we looked at ourselves and said, “I do some self-destructive things because I don’t believe I deserve love.”

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Daily Recovery Reading – April 30,2012

The Serenity Prayer helps me maintain a sense of inner peace amidst the chaos present in in my home and at work.  At home I ask God to grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, such as

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Daily Recovery Reading – April 30,2012

The Serenity Prayer helps me maintain a sense of inner peace amidst the chaos present in in my home and at work.  At home I ask God to grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, such as

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Daily Reading – April 23, 2012

Among the many weapons we use to castigate the alcoholic – or other people we disapprove of- is sarcasm.  True, it relives our pent-up feelings, and if our remarks are really pointed, gives us a certain satisfaction. Repugnant as it

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Daily Reading – April 23, 2012

Among the many weapons we use to castigate the alcoholic – or other people we disapprove of- is sarcasm.  True, it relives our pent-up feelings, and if our remarks are really pointed, gives us a certain satisfaction. Repugnant as it

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