Thought for today: DA is better off when its members avoid publicly announcing their membership to the media. Members are better off, too, when they take part anonymously, instead of in the media spotlight. DA Tradition 12: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. A […]
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Thought for today: The media pressure to shop can be uncomfortable for compulsive shoppers new to DA. When we open email this time of year, we might find hundreds of unsolicited “Black Friday Sale” emails. Turning on the T.V., we may see dozens of commercials that seem to blend love and Santa Claus with 0% Down notices to […]
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Thought for today: We talk about “time-wasting” like it’s a bad thing, but it’s not. Sometimes, wasting time helps us break through a barrier. A member shares: “I am a workaholic. I work all the time to pay bills and creditors. Even when I am not on the job, I need to be productive. I […]
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Thought for today: When we were still suffering the effects of active debting, under earning and overspending, we became desperate people. Financial chaos had become familiar – even normal, with drama at every turn. We wanted to hide and have someone take it all away. A member shares: “When I was a kid, I learned to behave. I didn’t […]
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Thought for today: Compulsive debtors, in a desperate need to escape the grief of financial self-destruction, have sometimes turned to drugs, alcohol, food, sex, gambling, or other compulsions. When overspending and debting no longer work, when debating’s degrading aftereffects destroy all peace of mind, we sought escape. The outcome is never good. We make matters worse. We may become dually-addicted. […]
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Thought for today: Gratitude sustains us. It cannot coexist with resentment. It helps us deal with petty frustrations and despair over past mistakes. It is optimistic. We don’t feel like hiding. In the worst of times, gratitude improves our lives. How do we get gratitude? A member shares: “I had many resentments when I first […]
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Thought for today: “Got to have it! No way to be without it! One day only! Black Friday is here! Don’t miss it!…” During the holiday season the media bombards us with ads to buy. How can we resist? There is a romance about spending – it is intoxicating! Think of the people we’d let down – the ones who count […]
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Thought for today: Having gone through the first five Steps, Step Six makes it simple: If we want to recover from debt addiction, and have healing from the defects discovered in Step Five, we need to become willing to switch from our way of doing things to our Higher Power’s way. With guidance from our Sponsors, and honest introspection, we […]
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Thought for today: It’s easy to judge another person’s lack of commitment to recovery. If we see them missing meetings or arriving late all the time, we may feel that their priorities are wrong. When they complain about being unable to bring themselves to track their numbers, we may wonder what it will take for them to hit bottom. Sometimes […]
Continue reading →Thought for today: In the DA pamphlet on Visions, we learn that our vision can be something uniquely ours. How do we find our “Vision”? A member shares: “When I made my first Visions meeting,I didn’t know what to make of it. It felt strange and selfish to think of what I wanted. Why had I […]
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