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Change occurs when one becomes what she is, not when she tries to become what she is not. —Ruth P. Freedman— Learning self-acceptance, and then loving the selves we are, present perhaps our two biggest hurdles to the attainment of emotional and spiritual health. Fortunately, they are not insurmountable hurdles. The program offers ready assistance. […]
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Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make it the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy. —Jennie Jerome Churchill— The posture we take while preforming our tasks today, and the attitude we project toward those who cross our path, will emphatically influence what […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--112425-->
Instead of being pretended perfectionists, in A.A. we are content if we are making progress. The main thing is to be growing. We realize that perfectionism is only a result of false pride and an excuse to save our faces. In A.A. we are willing to make mistakes and to stumble, provided we are always […]
Keep it Simple <!--112425-->
Freedom is not enough. —Lyndon B. Johnson— So we are free of alcohol and other drugs. We have been given a second chance or third chance. For that, we thank our Higher Power. We’ve started a new life. But to keep this life, we need to change. Now, we need new friends and to let […]
My Thought for the Day <!--112425-->
🌺 Hello Beautiful Lady❗👋💃…What a Beautiful Day we have arisen to…🌄🙋♀️… We are like Beautiful long-stem ROSES… 🌹 We look so beautiful on the outside, But we can also have these thorns on the sides…🥀😳🎋…and sometimes those who try too get to close to us, can get a quick prick…🙄🎋👈😢…we are a work in progress, […]
Daily Reflections <!--112425-->
A UNIVERSAL SEARCH Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they offer. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 I do not claim to have all the answers in spiritual matters, any more than I claim to have all the answers about alcoholism. There are others who are also engaged in a […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--112425-->
“If onlys” are lonely. —Morgan Jennings— The circumstances of our lives seldom live up to our expectations or desires. However, in each circumstance we are offered an opportunity for growth or change, a chance for greater understanding of life’s heights and pitfalls. Each time we choose to lament what isn’t, we close the door on […]
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When you send out real love, real love will return to you. —Florence Scovel Shinn— Real love is selfless love. It expects nothing in return. It is not conditional. It doesn’t keep score. It is too seldom given. Many of us came into the program hurting, feeling unloved, looking desperately for love, unable to love […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--112325-->
I no longer refuse to do anything because I cannot do it to perfection. Many of us alcoholics use the excuse of not being able to do something perfectly to enable us to do nothing at all. We pretend to be perfectionists. We are good at telling people how a thing should be done, but […]
Keep it Simple <!--112325-->
Let me listen to me and not to them. —Gertrude Stein— Often we try to please everyone around us. But this may not make us happy, and so we get angry. We feel taken advantage of. We may be kind to others, but first we must love ourselves. How? By learning to listen to ourselves. […]