Dec. 18, 2019 - Readings in Recovery: The Eye Opener

The Eye Opener

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019

We must work out our spiritual development in our own way and according to our conception of the God of our understanding.

Our success or failure will be determined by the honesty of our efforts and the fidelity with which we practice our convictions.

Hazelden Foundation

Jan. 18, 2019 - Readings in Recovery: The Eye Opener

The Eye Opener

Friday, Jan. 18, 2019

We admit that for US — whiskey is bad; but whether it is bad for someone else is simply a matter for them to decide.

We have no fight with alcohol itself, its brewers, distillers, distributors or retailers. We say its abuse is bad but we do not curse the darkness; rather we tend to positive, constructive efforts to help that individual who is groping in the darkness. For him we light a candle of Hope which becomes a beacon upon which he may set a new course to a peaceful harbor where the weary alcoholic may find peace and rest.

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March 28, 2017 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Today's thought from the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

He who is swift to believe is swift to forget.
 -- Abraham Joshua Herschel

Life is full of questions. Many people tell us they have the answers. We have to be careful of who and what we believe. Other people's ideas may not fit us.

The program doesn't tell us much about what to believe. It teaches us how to believe. How well the program works for us depends on what we believe and how well we live it.

When we face all the facts, we can really believe. We believe we are powerless over our addiction. We believe we must and can change some things in our lives. We believe we can trust a Higher Power to care for us. When we choose to believe, we want to choose the best beliefs we can. And once we believe, we must not forget.

Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me know You, and help me know the truth.

Today's Action
Today I'll think about my First Step. Do I truly believe I'm powerless over my disease?

You are reading from the book:

Keep It Simple by Anonymous

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Dec. 31, 2016 - Readings in Recovery: A Day at a Time

A Day at a Time
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016

Reflection for the Day
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 - living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it: Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him forever in the next. Amen.

Today I Pray
May I look back at this past year as a good one, in that nothing I did or said was wasted. No experience - however insignificant it may have seemed - was worthless. Hurt gave me the capacity to feel happiness; bad times made me appreciate the good ones; what I regarded as my weaknesses became my greatest strengths. I thank God for a year of growing.

Today I Will Remember
Hope is my "balance brought forward" - into a new year's ledger.

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