Daily Reflection <!--072024-->
SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED But now the words “Of myself I am nothing, the Father doeth the works” began to carry bright promise and meaning. 12 & 12, p. 75 When I put the Seventh Step into action I must remember that there are no blanks to fill in. It doesn’t say, “Humbly asked Him to (fill […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--072024-->
It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our Creator–our very self-consciousness–is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. —Annie Dillard— Getting outside of ourselves, moving beyond our own egos, opens the door to real communication with the people we’ll meet today. We have […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--072024-->
We must be loyal to the group and to each member of it. We must never accuse members behind their backs or even to their faces. It’s up to them to tell us themselves if anything is wrong. More than that, we must try not to think bad things about any members, because if we […]
My Thought for the Day <!--072024-->
💖 Hello Sunshine and WELCOME to your Day❗…🌞🤗…When we return to the old thinking and behaviors for quick solutions, things tend not to work out very well…🧠🗣🤦♀️😕…We can be left feeling over-whelmed with guilt, depressed, owing an APOLOGY to OURSELVES or OTHERS…😳😭🤝…But when we make the DECISION to do things different and come up to […]
Promise of a new Day <!--072024-->
Our soul makes constant noise, but it has a silent place we never hear. —Simone Weil— In an unjust, difficult world, our soul is often in pain and weeping. Sometimes it makes joyful noise. But the silent place, the still center, is the one we may neglect. Like white light, this silence of the soul […]
Keep it Simple <!--072024-->
Living so fully. I can’t image what any drug would do for me.—Joan Baez— When we were using alcohol and other drugs, our lives kept getting emptier. We tired to keep new things out of our lives. We were scared and tired. We saw feelings as bad. So we got high instead of feeling them. […]