Daily Reflections <!--062024-->
RELEASE FROM FEAR The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 61 Most of […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--062024-->
There were deep secrets, hidden in my heart, never said for fear others would scoff or sneer. At last I can reveal my sufferings, for the strength I once felt in silence has lost all its power. —Deidra Sarault— There is magic in sharing ourselves with someone else. We learn from Steps Four and Five […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--062024-->
You should be ready and willing to carry the A.A. message when called upon to do so. Live for some purpose greater than yourself. Each day you will have something to work for. You have received so much from this program that you should have a vision that gives your life a direction and a […]
Promise of a new Day <!--062024-->
Change of scene has no effect upon unconscious conflicts. —Edmund Berbler, M.D.— There’s no running away from the internal strife. Whatever haunts us must finally be confronted and resolved if we’re ever going to grow and thus contribute to our world its due. When we keep secrets locked away, the secrets begin to keep us […]
Keep it Simple <!--062024-->
Order is heaven’s first law.—Alexander Pope— We need order in our lives. It makes life simpler for us. Life without order would be like driving in a large city without traffic signals. Our lives as addicts were like this. We lived with no plan, no order. Now that we’re sober, we can put some order […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--061924-->
We have this choice every day of our lives. We can take the path that leads to insanity and death. And remember, our next drunk could be our last one. Or we can take the path that leads to a reasonably happy and useful life. The choice is ours each day of our lives. God […]
Keeping it Simple <!--061924-->
If you tell the truth, you don’t need to remember anything. —Mark Twain— One thing is a lot easier in life now is this—we can keep our story straight! We are learning that there’s one really good way to get along with people. Keep It Simple. Just tell the truth. It’s hard to do at […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--061924-->
One receives only that which is given. The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words, return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy. —Florence Scovel Shin— Each of us can attest to the truth of this passage. During the difficult times, however, it is not uppermost in our […]
Daily Reflections <!--061924-->
“A.A. REGENERATION” Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one’s old life as a condition for finding a new one. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46 A thousand beatings by Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat. I believed it was my moral […]
Promise of a new Day <!--061924-->
I think I must let go. Must fear not, must be quiet so that my children can hear the Sound of Creation and dance the dance that is in them. —Russell Hoban— Often we hold fast to our fear, and it prevents us from growing. Life’s ordinary rhythm carries us through good times and bad, […]