Daily Reflections <!--081925-->
A FRAME OF REFERENCE Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 67 There is a wonderful freedom in not needing constant approval from colleagues at work or […]
Promise of a new Day <!--081925-->
A truly total history would cancel itself out—its product would be nought. —Claude Levi-Strauss— The world has been as rich and as varied as it is at this very moment. Wealth and poverty, joy and pain, peace and struggle, have existed side by side. The history of human life has been the history of each […]
Keep it Simple <!--081925-->
The future is made of the same stuff as the present. — Simone Weil— We found we didn’t need magic to recover—we needed a miracle! Now we are walking miracles. Part of our miracle is that we see how important today is. We can’t change our future unless we change today. So we live One […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--081925-->
“People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about. There is a wide variation in the way each one of us approaches and conceives of the Power greater than ourselves. Whether we agree with a particular approach or conception seems to make little difference. There are questions for each of us […]
Keep it Simple <!--081825-->
The Master doesn’t talk, she acts. When her work is done, the people say, “Amazing: we did it, all by ourselves!” Our Higher Power works like the Master. Quietly. In fact, we usually take the credit ourselves! We’re like the child who bakes cookies for the first time. Mother found the recipe, bought the ingredients, […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--081825-->
Today was like a shadow. It lurked behind me. It’s now gone forever. Why is it that time is such a difficult thing to befriend? —Mary Casey— Each passing minute is all that we are certain of having. The choice is ever present to relish the moment, reaping fully whatever its benefits, knowing that we […]
Daily Reflections <!--081825-->
GETTING WELL, p.239 Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. 12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains of guilt and shame brought on by alcohol. Throughout my misadventures when I drank, my friends would say, “Why are you doing this? You’re […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--081825-->
“We of agnostic temperament have found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which we call God. As […]
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“To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to face the fact that we must find […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--081725-->
Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy. –Jennie Jerome Churchill— We are generally so certain that we know what’s best for ourselves. And we are just as often certain that what we think is best […]