Keep it Simple <!--093024-->
If we follow the Twelve Steps, we’ll leave failure behind. We may have tried and tired to be sober, good people, but failed if we were doing it our way. Now is the time to stop listening to ourselves and start listening to pros, those who have gone before us. When we follow their lead, […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--093024-->
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? —Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy— We choose the lives we lead. We choose sadness or happiness; success or failure; dread or excited anticipation. Whether or not we are conscious of our choices, we are making them every moment. Accepting […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--093024-->
There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.–leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twelfth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community–all these things are done on a volunteer basis. If I don’t volunteer to do something concrete […]
Daily Reflections <!--093024-->
THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.’s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in […]
My Thought for the Day <!--093024-->
🌈RISE and SHINE, Beautiful, Radiant, Resiliently Wonderful Part of This Fantastic world❗…💃🌍…We can sometimes get up and our minds start writing OUR script for the day❗…📝😱🤖…The fears and worries of every tomorrow start to Creep into our every thought and We Become the PLAY WRITER for every POSSIBLE OUTCOME❗❗🤬😭👹🤤🤕🤐😵🙄🤗…Just cause We think it, does not […]
Promise of a new Day <!--093024-->
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts. —Nikki Giovanni— We’re not perfect. Our mistakes are consistent with the lessons we’ve been assigned to learn. We strive for perfection in ourselves and sometimes we demand it of others. And when we fall short of the mark, we frequently feel […]
Promise of a new Day <!--092924-->
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word “happiness” would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. —Carl Gustav Jung— Life is full of contrasts. What we perceive or feel at this moment is often heightened by an experience we just passed through. It’s the sum […]
A.A.Thought for the Day <!--092924-->
Having got this far, shall we pause and ask ourselves some searching questions? We need to check up on ourselves periodically. Just how good an A.A. am I? Am I attending meetings regularly? Am I doing my share to carry the load? When there is something to be done, do I volunteer? Do I speak […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--092924-->
Female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other to belong to themselves. —Louise Bernikow— To have anything worth giving to a friend, we must belong to ourselves. Are we someone we like? Does our behavior agree with our beliefs? Do our friends share our values, and when we are together do […]
My Thought for the Day <!--092924-->
🌺 Good Morning Beautiful, Creatively Talented, Encouraging Lovely Lady ❗ …🙋🌈🌞…Searching to see the Beauty in the world can sometimes seem difficult, “When our eye glasses are dirty!!!”…👓😳…Thank Goodness for Our PROGRAM that teaches us about cleaning the dirt off our lenses…👓🚿😄…And How to keep it off, So we can again see the Beauty in […]