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A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him. —H. Mathews— Sobriety is about choice. Each day we choose to stay sober, we teach ourselves how to make better choices. Life is about choice. To be spiritual people, we must make […]
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What we don’t live, we cannot teach others. —Day By Day— Remember – we don’t carry the message to others until we get to Step Twelve. We must first learn to live in a sober way. Sobriety takes time. We have to stop using alcohol and other drugs, but this is only the start. Just […]
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Life is short: live it up. —Nikita— We won’t stay sober long unless it’s more fun than using chemicals. The truth is, using chemicals wasn’t fun anymore. It was work. We just told ourselves it was still fun. So live it up! Try new things. Meet new friends. Try new foods. Taking risks and having […]
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Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. —Herman Melville— We have hung on in hard times. We made it through our addiction. Some of us have lived through abuse. We’ve felt like our hearts were broken. But we’ve proven we are […]
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Pray for powers equal to your task. —Phillips Brooks— Our task is to stay sober and to help others who still suffer from addiction. We will need patience and understanding. We will need much love. Most of all, we’ll need to work a strong program. Pray that you come to know the Steps well. Pray […]
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The best way to know God is to love many things. —Vincent Van Gogh— Now that we’re in recovery, we’re learning to love people. We’re learning to love nature. We’re learning to love new ideas about life. The result? We love the way we feel now that we’re taking care of ourselves. Is our Higher […]
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Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do. —Mark Twain— Self-discipline is a key part of living sober life. We need it to get to our meetings regularly. We need it to understand the Steps. We need it to work the Steps. And we get much in […]
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Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. —Anonymous— We addicts often learn things the hard way. In the past, we found it very hard to take advice from anyone. It’s still hard to take advice, but it’s getting easier every day. We know now that we […]
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It may be those who do most, dream most. —Stephen Leacock— Daydreaming gives us hope. It makes our world bigger. Daydreaming can be part of doing Step Eleven. As we meditate, we daydream. Through our daydreaming, we get to know ourselves, our spirit, and our Higher Power. What special work can we do? Our dreams […]
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Have the courage to live; anyone can die. —Robert Cody— Living means facing all of life. Life is joy and sorrow. We used to be people who wanted the joy without the sorrow. But we can learn from hard times, maybe more than we do in easy times. Often, getting through hard times helps us […]