Daily Reflections <!--091824-->
LOVED BACK TO RECOVERY Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--091824-->
Step Two is: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Step Three is: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” Step Eleven is: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, […]
My Thought for the Day <!--091824-->
💐Hello to YOU❗…😍🙋…You are such a Remarkable, Strong, Resemblance of your inner-Spirit…😇🦋💖…Some women spend a lifetime and never even realize this wonderful FACT…🤔✨…WE however, have been given a beautiful opportunity, a calling if you will…🗣🎁🙇♀️…Where we can hear our Spirit guiding us to a BETTER way of doing things. A remarkable way of living that […]
Keep it Simple <!--091824-->
We feel that the elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. —Alcoholics Anonymous— Giving up alcohol or other drugs is just the start. Even if we give up chemicals, can we be happy if we have our old life back in every other way? We have to do more. We have to see how […]
Promise of a new Day <!--091824-->
We are only as sick as the secrets we keep. —Anonymous— Not letting others know who we really are keeps us continually off balance while in their presence. Risking full openness, even with friends, is not easy; however, the pain that accompanies secret-keeping far exceeds the potential pain of self-reservation. There are unexpected gifts for […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--091824-->
The future is made of the same stuff as the present. —Simone Weil— The moment is eternal. It is unending. When we move with the moment, we experience all that life can offer. Being fully awake to right now, guarantees rapture even when there’s pain, because we know we are evolving, and we thrill with […]
Daily Reflections <!--091724-->
FREEDOM FROM FEAR When, with God’s help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE […]
Promise of a new Day <!--091724-->
Things are in the saddle And ride mankind. —Ralph Waldo Emerson— Some of us buy expensive toys on impulse; tire of them quickly; and let ourselves feel hopeless and in-adequate because the impulsive wish was a shallow one. To ease our pain, we buy new toys and so it goes. Each new thing we acquire […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--091724-->
Step One is, “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable.” This step states the membership requirement of A.A. We must admit that our lives are disturbed. We must accept the fact that we are helpless before the power of alcohol. We must admit that we are licked as far as […]
Keep it Simple <!--091724-->
It is better to be wanted too much than not a all. —Anonymous— It may seem that so many people want our time and love. Parents say we don’t call often enough. Children demand our time. Our partners say we’re gone to much. Our sponsor tells us to check in more often. When we feel […]