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Making friends in recovery. As an adult. This is a tough one. We weren’t the best at making friends in our drinking and drug careers. Maybe it was our inability to connect with others on deeper levels, or perhaps we were just too fucking selfish. Either way, this can be a real problem in recovery that can impact your mental condition. There is one tried and true rule to help in this process: to have good friends, you must be a good friend. This is not a one-way street. Suppose you are still acting out, being a jerk, feeling superior to others, and just being an outright dick. In that case, you are not being “friendly.” How will you ever make friends with those attitudes?
Reflections
When was the last time you tried to make friends with someone? How did that go?
Daily Challenge
Call another person in recovery. Just check-in.



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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” 
― Henry David Thoreau
Some of us just need permission to be ourselves. We need to know that it’s okay to show our true selves. Some of us will live all of our lives wearing someone else’s skin while we hide from showing who we really are. Also known as “a quiet desperation.” This act of hiding behind a mask and pretending in every area of our lives is painful. While we numb out and ingest anything to make us feel better (or not at all), we only cause more harm in that process. This only encourages us to hide more and suffer longer. It’s a compounding cyclical and silent desperation. For those needing permission to break down, give up, give in, surrender, let go, and just hurt out loud, consider this reading today your official permission. 
Reflections
In what areas of your life do you look for permission? For what do you need permission from others to do, even though you really don’t need anyone’s permission?
Daily Challenge
If you need to cry, cry. You have permission.



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June 7


When I share in A.A. meetings, I often joke about falling in love with the guy at 7-Eleven (convenience store). Why? Because I did. When I was using, I was miserable and angry all the time for seemingly just existing and having to wake up and breathe. After a few years of working towards being a better human, I embraced the principle of “brotherly love” and looked towards others with more empathy and compassion than I have ever had in my life up to that point. How did it happen? Listening to others. Taking advice and suggestions. Shuffle off this mortal coil. Discovering and appreciating the little things. Finding gratitude in the birds singing and not wishing them dead for waking me up. Bitterness can rot your soul, and what I began looking for and relying upon was hope. 
Reflections
Check your attitude today. Does that person really deserve your venom? Where and what is your focus?
Daily Challenge
Instead of just going about your day all selfishly, why not stop and ask people how their day is going? For reals. 



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June 6
I don’t know when it happened, but it happened. The landscape of self-help and the Internet turned into a sea of personal fucking coaches and sobriety gurus. At every turn, another one pops up and shouts into the void, “Pick me! I can help you change your life!” And the problem is that some of us fall for this noise. Most of these coaches/gurus are charlatans skilled at taking your money and preying on your desire to get sober or improve your shortcomings. There is no shortcut to self-improvement. You can’t buy it from someone. You can’t give it to someone who needs or wants it. It takes personal dedication and perseverance each day to really improve your life. The people who get it are the people who do it. You know this to be true, and you feel this in your chest every time you try. And it’s hard. Don’t fall for the quick promise of easy sobriety, more money, or tighter abs. It all takes daily effort. And again, it’s hard. 
Reflections
How many books or programs have you tried to improve your life? Which ones have actually made an impact?
Daily Challenge
Share your information with others. Let others know what bullshit is and what isn’t. Save someone’s life. 



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366 Book - June 6


Carl talks about the theme of being new in recovery and the challenges and experiences associated with it. Carl shares personal insights and reflections on the process of recovery, offering advice and encouragement to newcomers. The discussion covers the struggles, changes, and growth that come with embracing a sober lifestyle and also the importance of seeking help and support in recovery, he cautions against charlatans and false promises, and the daily commitment to sobriety. He also emphasizes the the use and availability of free resources for therapy and support. As always! Stay active. Stay sober!

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Being New

June 5


Nothing is ever as I imagine it. Never. Yet here I sit, imagining another job interview and how it will go. Based on what exactly? Looking at someone’s LinkedIn profile, judging that person on six posts and a profile picture. How lame is that? Already, in my mind, this person has a poor personality. I am not going to get along with them, they are too liberal or conservative, and we simply won’t get along. My chances of getting this job have just significantly diminished! Damn it! But none of what I think or imagine is true. I am often surprised at these little twists of the mind and how they impact my reality. These thoughts can become self-fulfilling when I act upon them in imagined situations. Much like an interview or meeting a group of people that I have pre-judged in my imagination. 
Reflections
Do you judge people before meeting them? Do you imagine that you will have a bad time if you attend a function? 
Daily Challenge
Next time you imagine the worst, try to turn it around and imagine the best. You’ll be surprised how it goes. 



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