findingMyRecovery | Site-Wide Activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:41:19 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 39d9a8624d017550a9f59cdadca2938d miranda-e posted an update in the group INSPIRATION - STRENGTH - HOPE: Today has been all about staying grounded and moving with […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64525/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:48:56 -0500 Today has been all about staying grounded and moving with purpose. Between handling responsibilities, showing up for commitments, and continuing to lean into recovery, I’m finding strength in the small wins. I’m choosing to stay present, even when things feel uncertain, and trusting that each step forward is building something bet…[Read more]

]]> 0 adbb463f837d648d14bccd959ab4c29f miranda-e posted an update in the group Moms in Recovery: This morning was definitely a busy one. I had a meeting with […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64524/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:48:01 -0500 This morning was definitely a busy one. I had a meeting with a lady from Recovering Crossville about a potential job opportunity, which felt like a really positive step forward. After that, it was straight into running errands and getting things done. It’s been one of those productive, on-the-go kind of days, but in a good way—staying busy and foc…[Read more]

]]> 0 7b04a34a3f959e7f71b82fe2455ecb27 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS April 15 . . . harboring […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64523/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:37:49 -0500 THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS
April 15
. . . harboring resentment is infinitely grave. For then we shut ourselves off from the sunlight of the spirit.

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 5

It has been said, “Anger is a luxury I cannot afford.” Does this suggest I ignore this human emotion? I believe not. Before I learned of the A.A. program, I was a slave to the…[Read more]

]]> 0 bce25a6eaf2d98c089637f1a20558f46 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64522/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:24 -0500 0 543f3c0ecff5207340ecc0fffa6a8cbc lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64521/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:14 -0500 0 645a70bfdf8670ff62d16f5f0f18f6a5 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64520/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:12 -0500 0 91ee445ddcbe6a7d0391f23594127560 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64519/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:36:09 -0500 0 7174fc2efcce246aa991eea68040488c miranda-e posted an update in the group Moms in Recovery: Life lately has been beautiful chaos. Being a mom to my girl […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64518/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:24:03 -0500 Life lately has been beautiful chaos. Being a mom to my girl and my boy, plus a bonus mom to another girl, means my days stay full—early mornings, school runs, different personalities, different needs, and somehow trying to keep everything balanced. It can get hectic really quick, and some days feel like I’m being pulled in ten directions at onc…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9b99ad92efbdd27c073daaa26e4fa2e miranda-e posted an update in the group Daily gratitude: My recovery journey and how far I’ve come Being trusted a […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64516/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:13:23 -0500 My recovery journey and how far I’ve come
Being trusted again by others
Waking up without shame or regret
Having structure and routine in my life
The chance to make better choices today

]]> 0 098f21bab62fe5e25f4b941c4101da2c miranda-e posted an update: I am down to the last bit of hours needed to officially […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64515/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:11:47 -0500 I am down to the last bit of hours needed to officially become a CERTIFIED peer recovery specialist! I am super stoked & ready to jump into this career choice & help those who need the help most. I even have a meeting with a lady who could potentially hire me in June/July so I am meeting with her Thursday can’t wait

]]> 0 526a273c23e698617974f27c0b188dc5 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY April 13 Self-pity is one of […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64514/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:46:44 -0500 THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY
April 13
Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, which we can ill afford.

AS BILL SEES…[Read more]

]]> 1 e65753a6ceb476bfb17f722244aa2026 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: GROWING UP April 10 The essence of all growth is a […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64513/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:53:31 -0500 GROWING UP
April 10
The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 115

Sometimes when I’ve become willing to do what I should have been doing all along, I want praise and recognition. I don’t realize that the more I’m…[Read more]

]]> 0 8f38bf06cbe79ad772a80c3cfb8fc545 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: April 09, 2026 Acting out Page 103 "We learn to experience […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64512/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:37:55 -0500 April 09, 2026
Acting out
Page 103

“We learn to experience feelings and realize they can do us no harm unless we act on them.”

IP No. 16, “For the Newcomer”

Many of us came to Narcotics Anonymous with something less than an overwhelming desire to stop using. Sure, the drugs were causing us problems, and we wanted to be rid of the problems, but…[Read more]

]]> 0 eeb32b24432e13fc115eac4c03ae1a5a lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: FREEDOM FROM "KING ALCOHOL" April 09 . . . let us not […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64511/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:36:54 -0500 FREEDOM FROM “KING ALCOHOL”
April 09
. . . let us not suppose even for an instant that we are not under constraint. . . . Our former tyrant, King Alcohol, always stands ready again to clutch us to him. Therefore, freedom from alcohol is the great “must” that has to be achieved, else we go mad or die.

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 134

When drinking, I…[Read more]

]]> 0 3d0963928ceaee3cb813cb474f1e9cd4 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64510/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:53:24 -0500 0 0a1998b8da43f8e729df92bf68220610 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64509/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:53:17 -0500 0 b2ccd97654cbf6a84c131408f4e98359 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: AN INSIDE LOOK April 08 We want to find exactly how, when, […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64508/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:45:27 -0500 AN INSIDE LOOK
April 08
We want to find exactly how, when, and where our natural desires have warped us. We wish to look squarely at the unhappiness this has caused others and ourselves. By discovering what our emotional deformities are, we can move toward their correction.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 43

Today I am no longer a slave…[Read more]

]]> 0 e15d6ab7e9d1b4ed689196d5144a7131 miranda-e posted an update: hopefully by Friday I will have gained all my CPRS hours & […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64507/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:47:13 -0500 hopefully by Friday I will have gained all my CPRS hours & will officially be certified here. Next task will be trying to find a job near my location

]]> 0 c0f1b441da156bffed5d3eecbfda079c marina-s's profile was updated https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64506/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:41:24 -0500 0 262b629ab4b8e1c22b3d5dd8bfac08b7 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A WIDE ARC OF GRATITUDE April 07 And, speaking for Dr. Bob […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64505/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:22:35 -0500 A WIDE ARC OF GRATITUDE
April 07
And, speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for our wives, Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A.’s beginning.

THE A.A. WAY OF LIFE, p. 67

Am I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and friends, without whose support I might never…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a325dfaac83d3c8aa523b68030e5bf4 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A LIFETIME PROCESS April 06 We were having trouble with […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64502/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:38:03 -0500 A LIFETIME PROCESS
April 06
We were having trouble with personal relationships, we couldn’t control our emotional natures, we were a prey to misery and depression, we couldn’t make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness, we were full of fear, we were unhappy, we couldn’t seem to be of real help to other people. . . .

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.…[Read more]

]]> 0 d14fceb051c047d312d993c4e956b035 lary-l created the site Jessica's Recovery https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64501/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:13:12 -0500 0 be45f044d7755b3d230724b2ec493627 lary-l created the site Marina's Recovery https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64500/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:59:31 -0500 0 89d3e76efedd25161c31af884bea87fa lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64499/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:53:55 -0500 0 1d7343761da91478f838de293f552379 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64498/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:53:53 -0500 0 b2cbe95b52b18dab2caf24248fb2d33c lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64497/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:53:52 -0500 0 47401a82cf594bac70d5bfddd1d83ae9 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64496/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:53:45 -0500 0 7b8caaadda4e08a5c389c43af264916f lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: Twenty Four Hours a Day Saturday Apr 04 A A A Thought for […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64495/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:08:38 -0500 Twenty Four Hours a Day

Saturday
Apr 04
A
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Thought for the Day

When I came into A.A., I found men and women who had been through the same things I had been through. But now they were thinking more about how they could help others than they were about themselves. They were a lot more unselfish than I ever was. By coming to meetings and…[Read more]

]]> 0 a11e91b4552e33ad82537eb807a90db7 miranda-e posted an update in the group Daily gratitude: I’m grateful for my mental health medication because it h […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64494/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:16:04 -0500 I’m grateful for my mental health medication because it helps me stay balanced, think clearly, and show up as my best self each day.

I’m grateful for my recovery because it has given me a new way of life filled with hope, growth, and purpose.

I’m grateful for my village that helps with my children, because their support reminds me I’m not alo…[Read more]

]]> 0 209896b9423422252ee06d4263dd3dd5 miranda-e posted an update in the group Daily gratitude: Another sober day – waking up clear-headed and p […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64493/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:51:38 -0500 Another sober day – waking up clear-headed and present.

Supportive people in my life – friends, family, or sponsors who keep me accountable.

Nature’s beauty – the way the sun, sky, or flowers remind me life is worth noticing.

Access to recovery resources – meetings, literature, or apps that help me stay strong.

My health improving – feeling…[Read more]

]]> 0 9152732cfcc2cceeef697c6ac9beb6f1 miranda-e's profile was updated https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64492/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:50:03 -0500 0 d3520a9a6115df52860efbdd4b5ecc5b miranda-e posted an update in the group INSPIRATION - STRENGTH - HOPE: It completely feels different for me lately because I’m a […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64490/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:09:44 -0500 It completely feels different for me lately because I’m actually living it, not just talking about it. My inspiration is coming from consistency and intention, not big emotional highs. My strength is quieter and more grounded—I’m choosing patience, structure, and accountability instead of slipping back into old patterns. And my hope has becom…[Read more]

]]> 0 74ef0519b33595262fee010d81e8ae84 lary-l likes their own activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64489/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:05:53 -0500 0 cc1dcbc7022904afa53b622a99a41ac4 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE March 31 On the A.A. calendar it was […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64488/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:04:54 -0500 NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE
March 31
On the A.A. calendar it was Year Two. . . . A newcomer appeared at one of these groups. . . . He soon proved that his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well. . . . [He said], “Since I am the victim of another addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may not want me among y…[Read more]

]]> 1 d56cf64905cc37933ceedbea8194cdd4 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64487/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:03:40 -0500 0 171038cf34b7ae4ad27d0cddd0c529a3 miranda-e posted an update in the group Daily gratitude: today I am grateful for 1. Another 24 hours […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64486/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:49:59 -0500 today I am grateful for
1. Another 24 hours
2.Family
3.Mental Health medication
4.Life
5.My Higher Power

]]> 0 68d70a3b315f31594b2d720750628dc1 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE March 30 “. . . sometimes the good is t […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64485/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:47:15 -0500 OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE
March 30
“. . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best.”

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101

I think these words apply to every area of A.A.’s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity and Service! I want them etched in my mind and life as I “trudge the Road of Happy Destiny” (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 164). These words, of…[Read more]

]]> 0 062becd5238715ef4e6e991c06d53eb1 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64484/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:13:19 -0500 0 fed81aa9d559de9fc181cf2d6fb40565 lary-l likes miranda-e's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64482/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:12:55 -0500 0 ec49cf64420a9cf990e2f67e3cbfd196 lary-l likes lauren-h's activity https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64481/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:12:42 -0500 0 25d1dcfca27b9547b6cdfb5e8c4ebedf lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: TRUSTED SERVANTS March 29 They are servants. Theirs is the […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64480/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:12:20 -0500 TRUSTED SERVANTS
March 29
They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group’s chores.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134

In Zorba the Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis describes an encounter between his principal character and an old man busily at work planting a tree. “What is it you are doing?” Zorba asks. The o…[Read more]

]]> 0 351dbb3a644b28c6938b8456d7e36a5b lauren-h joined the group Milestones in Recovery https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64479/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:10:09 -0500 0 f4bc166ae7de786781a062be3169639d miranda-e posted an update: Just checking in today so I don’t check out. Recovery d […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64478/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:44:32 -0500 Just checking in today so I don’t check out.

Recovery doesn’t take a day off just because it’s Sunday. Life still shows up—responsibilities, stress, unexpected things, and all the little moments in between. But today I’m choosing to stay present through it all instead of running from it.

Some days recovery looks peaceful and put together……[Read more]

]]> 1 4a0371375899b74c8f53151439266f0d miranda-e posted an update in the group Daily gratitude: how much more intentional and heartfelt my gratitude feels […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64477/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:19:24 -0500 how much more intentional and heartfelt my gratitude feels right now. I’m grounding myself in the things that truly keep me steady, and I’m recognizing them with a clearer mind and a softer heart. Today I’m grateful for my family, who loves me and walks with me through every season; the mental health medication that helps me stay balanced and p…[Read more]

]]> 0 4e0ec4b442834beacc348d94c0699b72 miranda-e posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: the way these steps are shaping me on a deeper, more […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64476/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:18:30 -0500 the way these steps are shaping me on a deeper, more personal level than ever before. I’m not just working the program — I’m living it in the way I think, respond, and show up every day. I’m growing into a version of myself that’s more honest, more accountable, and more spiritually grounded. I’m looking at my patterns with clearer eyes, takin…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad73b7bda705ed2440dd57cd3e2eaa55 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: March 27, 2026 Looking for the assets Page 89 "In […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64475/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:07:55 -0500 March 27, 2026
Looking for the assets
Page 89

“In accordance with the principles of recovery we try not to judge, stereotype, or moralize with each other.”

Basic Text, p. 11

How many times in our recovery have we misunderstood the behavior of another, immediately formed a judgment, applied a label, and neatly tucked the individual into a…[Read more]

]]> 0 d835e78151d94f85db6ac87f92044cd3 lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: A.A.’s FREEDOMS March 27 We trust that we already know what o […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64474/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:02:12 -0500 A.A.’s FREEDOMS
March 27
We trust that we already know what our several freedoms truly are; that no future generation of AAs will ever feel compelled to limit them. Our AA freedoms create the soil in which genuine love can grow. . . .

THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 303

I craved freedom. First, freedom to drink; later, freedom from drink. The A…[Read more]

]]> 0 5380a71abd4159c039b7a0b7bdf9be1f lary-l posted an update in the group 12 Steps to Freedom: THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER March 26 Abandon yourself to God […] https://findingmyrecovery.org/community/activity/p/64473/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:41:32 -0500 THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER
March 26
Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God…[Read more]

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