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That day is lost on which one has not laughed. —French proverb— For a long time, we didn’t really laugh. It’s surprising when we think about it: We hadn’t really laughed for so long . . . we almost forgot how good we could feel. It feels so good to laugh again! Now our spirits […]
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It is enough that I am of value to somebody today. —Hugh Prather— Even in recovery, we addicts often feel we are not enough. Maybe it’s leftover shame from our using days. But we are enough. We are of great value. We all need each other to stay sober. Each of us needs other recovering […]
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No labor, however humble, is dishonoring. —The Talmud— Work is good for the heart. Work is good for our minds. It can give us something to focus on besides ourselves. Labor doesn’t just mean having a job. It may mean planting a garden or helping a friend. It certainly means working our program. Hopefully, it’s […]
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Life I love you, all is groovy. —Paul Simon— Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me let go of my fears and enjoy life. I haven’t always known how to enjoy life, but Working the Twelve Steps is more than recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction. It’s also about how to enjoy life. […]
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Many of us as children, were taught to hide our pain, to act as if we had none. We look for ways to hide our pain. Alcohol and other drugs helped us do this. But the pain always returned. We were ashamed that we hurt. We thought we were the only one who hurt so […]
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You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making their nest in your head. —Chinese proverb— Life is full of feelings. We can be happy, sad, mad, scared. These feelings can come and go quickly. Or we may hang on to them. As recovering addicts, we […]
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The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day a time. —Abraham Lincoln— Abraham Lincoln did great things for the United States. He took life One Day at a time.. He broke the future into manageable pieces. We can do the same. We can live in the present and focus on […]
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It’s a simple formula: Do your best and somebody might like it. —Dorothy Baker… Our program is a selfish program. It tells us to let go of what others think. We’re staying sober for ourselves, not for anyone else. Our body and our spirit are at stack. And we know what we need to do […]
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To make the world a friendly place One must show it a friendly face. —James Whitcomb Riley— We are beginning to learn that we get what we expect. Why? If we believe that people are out to get us, we’ll not treat them well. We will think it’s okay to “get them” before they “get […]
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. —Chinese proverb— We’re going down a new-road—in our recovery and in our lives. We don’t know the road. We only know we’re on the right one, because our Higher Power led us here. We ask for help from those who already know the road. We ask […]