Daily Recovery Blog
Sunday Jan 11, 2026
"My best thinking got me here." - Louis P.
NOBODY IS TOO DUMB FOR RECOVERY, BUT MANY ARE TOO SMARTI got good grades in school. Growing up, I had three sisters, so
I was always outnumbered. I wanted to always be right. I know
this sounds ridiculous, but even when I was wrong; I tried to
convince them that I was right. I had the personality of a
know-it-all. I questioned everything. It took a lot of energy to
defend my so-called intelligence. One of my early experiences in
recovery was when my sponsor wanted me to become a breakfast
eater. He felt it was important that I learn how to eat sensibly.
A few hours after this conversation, I called and asked him, “how
do I become a breakfast eater?" The answer? Yes, you guessed it.
"Eat breakfast!" If you want to stay clean, don’t use drugs. That
is how simple it is.
"What is the difference between genius and stupidity? Genius has
limits." - Albert Einstein
Saturday Jan 10, 2026
"When in doubt, take the cotton out of your ears and put it in
your mouth.” - Dan K
LEARN TO LISTEN. LISTEN TO LEARNListening is like reading. I have to concentrate on what is being
said. When I am reading, I have to concentrate on the written
word. If I am thinking about other matters while attempting to
read, I learn nothing. Since I am basically a day dreamer, I
needed help learning to listen. I would spend time thinking about
what I was going to say, and not hear a word being said. I was
told to make eye contact with the person who was sharing. I was
told to concentrate on the words being shared. It took practice
for me. In the beginning, I was lucky if I could remember their
names. My next recollection was how members introduced
themselves. I guess you could say that I was easily amused. I was
learning to listen. I started to realize that listening is a
skill. Anybody can hear. Listening took practice. I was told to
follow along with the readings by reading along with them in the
book. This was very helpful. With these new simple behaviors, I
learned to listen and listen to learn.
“So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively,
then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the
feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part
of it.”- Jiddu Krishnamurti
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