Promise of a new Day <!--021326-->
Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone. —Elizabeth Cady Stanton— Sometimes we feel that we are the guardians of a fragile, threatened civilization: if it weren’t for us, all would be lost. Such feelings are a signal that we need to check out our reality, […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--021326-->
Sometimes we can’t help thinking: Why can’t we ever drink again? We know it’s because we’re alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some point in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our “tolerance point.” When we passed this point, we passed from a condition […]
Keep it Simple <!--021326-->
Tomorrow doesn’t matter, for I have lived today. —Horace…Life is found in the present. One of the first things we hear when we enter the program is, One Day at a Time. We break life into short time periods. This give us the power to change. We’re not sure we can stay sober for a […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--021326-->
I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance the political career of my husband. —Pat Nixon— Putting another person’s needs first is what most of us were trained to do when growing up. We were seldom encouraged to embark on an individual course, and years of taking a […]
Daily Reflections <!--021326-->
WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.’s can say, “Yes, we were like you–far too smart for our own good…. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone.” AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant […]