Keep it Simple <!--111122-->
Have the courage to live; anyone can die. —Robert Cody— Living means facing all of life. Life is joy and sorrow. We used to be people who wanted the joy without the sorrow. But we can learn from hard times, maybe more than we do in easy times. Often, getting through hard times helps us […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--111122-->
Life has got to be lived–that’s all there is to it. At 70 I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that, “This, too, shall pass!” —Eleanor Roosevelt— Wisdom comes with age, but also with maturity. It is knowing that all is well in the midst of a storm. […]
Promise of a new Day <!--111122-->
Miracles do not happen. —Mathew Arnold— Many of us will insist that miracles do happen. We’ve seen transformations in ourselves, or loved ones that have seemed miraculous, strokes of fate, demonstrations of divine intervention. Yet, we must do our part. If we look at the history of our personal miracles, we can usually see that […]
Daily Reflections <!--111122-->
SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--111122-->
When I think of all who have gone before me, I realize that I am only one, not very important, person. What happens to me is not so very important after all. And A.A. has taught me to be more outgoing, to seek friendship by going at least half way; to have a sincere desire […]