A.A. Thought for the Day <!--080925-->
“We have an allergy to alcohol. The action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy. We allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all. We cannot be reconciled to a life without alcohol, unless we can experience an entire psychic change. Once this psychic change has occurred, […]
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“. . .OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED” “…and became willing to make amends to them all.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--080925-->
For me, stopping smoking wasn’t a matter of will power, but being will-less. —Joan Gilbertson— Most of us have struggled, willfully, with untold numbers of addictions; liquor, uppers, downers, sugar, chocolate, cigarettes, men. The more we became determined to control our use or to abstain, the greater the compulsion felt for one drink, one bite, […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--080825-->
For awhile, we are going back to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, and pick out passages here and there, so that they may become fixed in our minds, a little at a time, day by day, as we go along. There is no substitute for reading the Big Book. It is our “bible.” We should […]
Daily Reflections <!--080825-->
“MADE A LIST. . . . “ Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 When I approached the Eighth Step, I wondered how I could list all the things that I have done to other people since there were so many […]
Promise of a new Day <!--080825-->
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. —Erica Jong— Our lives are purposeful and the dreams that mold our actions or tease us down new avenues are not coincidental. our dreams are messages from the inner self, who urges us to […]
Keep it Simple <!--080825-->
Adventure is not outside a man; it is within.—David Grayson— Sobriety. It’s an exciting adventure. It’s a spiritual adventure. We look inward. We find where our Higher Power lives: within us. We then reach outward. We share our joy with others. Not with words and preaching, but by trying to help others. Sobriety is faith […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--080825-->
I’m a most lucky and thankful woman. Lucky and thankful for each morning I wake up. For three wonderful daughters and one son. For an understanding and very loving husband with whom I’ve shared 52 blessed years, all in good health. —Thelma Elliott— Gratitude for what’s been offered us in our lives softens the harsh […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--080725-->
We in A.A. are offering an intangible thing, a psychological and spiritual program. It’s a wonderful program. When we learn to turn to a Higher Power, with faith that that Power can give us the strength we need, we find peace of mind. When we reeducate our minds by learning to think differently, we find […]
Promise of a new Day <!--080725-->
There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening, we shall hear the right word. —Ralph Waldo Emerson— Perhaps it was only yesterday or the day before that we doubted our value to society, or to our family or friends. We often lose our direction. That’s normal and consistent with the human condition. […]