Promise of a new Day <!--022626-->
Self-determination does not mean exercising intellectual mastery at all times over bodily, earthly processes, though the capacity for that mastery expands our human possibilities. —Linda Gordon— Growth means learning the limits of our will. What appears to be mastery—flying in an airplane, for example—is merely cooperation with natural forces. Human intellect does not master natural […]
Daily Reflections <!--022626-->
NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 35 Upon entering A.A. I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking: loneliness, terror and pain. As I listened […]
My Thought for the Day <!--022626-->
🌞Rise and Shine You Wonderful Gift❗…🎁🤸🌍…Are We Really holding Ourselves accountable and taking responsibility for the ACTION NEEDED for Our PROGRAM❓…🎬😯😬…Or are we just doing enough to barely get by, 🤨🙄…For left to my own ideals and thoughts…😏🤪…I can get lost in isolation, taking HOSTAGES, or getting caught IN A DARK ALLEY with my PANTS […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--022626-->
Happiness is a byproduct of an effort to make someone else happy. —Gretta Brooker Palmer— We have striven for happiness, generally in self-centered ways. We expected others to favor us with their attention, or example. Or we waited for invitations or gifts. We have probably tried to buy happiness with the purchase of a new […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--022626-->
When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God, and to whom we could turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power to stay sober for […]
Keep it Simple <!--022626-->
Forewarned. forearmed: being prepared is half the victory. —Miguel de Cervantes— There will be hard times in our program. There will be hard times in our lives. That’s the way the life is. It helps if we accept this. Then we can prepare for tough times. We can prepare by getting a good set of […]