A.A. Thought for the Day <!--060425-->
Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing what it is all about. […]
Keep it Simple <!--060425-->
We cannot solve life’s problems except by solving them. —M. Scott Peck— Before getting into the program, we ran from problems at all costs. As time went on, we had more problems. As our problems grew, we became afraid of life. The program—the Twelve Steps—teaches us how to face and solve our problem. We stop […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--060425-->
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. —Anne Frank— Happiness feels so close and yet so far away. Perhaps we look to a person for it, or to a job, or a new winter coat. We deserve happiness, we know. Yet, we learn so […]
Promise of a New Day <!--060325-->
Maybe if I listen closely to the rocks Next time, I’ll hear something, if not A word, perhaps the faint beginning of a syllable. —Phoebe Hanson— Everything in the world has something to say to us: rocks, garbage, even our disappointments and failures. For everything belongs to the vast, pulsating pattern that is the earth. […]
Daily Reflections <!--060325-->
ON A WING AND A PRAYER . . . we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I […]
Keep it Simple <!--060325-->
When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown. —Hugh Prather— Everyone makes mistakes. We all know that. So why is it so hard to admit out own? We seem to think we have to be prefect. We have a hard time looking at our mistakes. But our mistakes can be very good teachers. […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--060325-->
Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: running all over town to find a bar open to get that “pick-me-up”; meeting my friends and trying to cover up that I feel awful; looking at myself in a mirror and calling myself a dam* fool; struggling with myself to snap out of it […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--060325-->
Follow your dream . . . take one step at a time and don’t settle for less, just continue to climb. —Amanda Bradley— Dreams are common to us all. Dreams are special as well. We probably keep to ourselves many of our dreams for fear of derision or misunderstanding. Oftentimes we may have selectively shared […]
Daily Reflections <!--060225-->
THE UPWARD PATH Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and […]
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Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. —Eleanor Roosevelt— Most of us want to be happy. We just don’t know how. We aren’t sure what happiness is. We’ve learned the hard way that some things we wanted didn’t make us happy. We’re learning that happiness comes when we live the way our Higher […]