AA Thought for the Day <!--031926-->

Tightly Bunched Bouquet Of Fall Flowers

When we were drinking, we used to be ashamed of the past. Remorse is terrible mental punishment: ashamed of ourselves for the things we’ve said and done, afraid to face people because of what they might think of us, afraid of the consequences of what we did when we were drunk. In A.A. we forget […]

My Thought for the Day <!--031926-->

๐ŸŒบGood Morning Beautiful, Creatively Loving Friend โ—โ—๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ’—ย  …We can start the day out with so many opportunities to share our Love and Joy…๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ˜ย  … But the wrong word or look from that specific person…๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ˜ตย ย  and all that we allow, can send our minds off into a frenzy of “WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU […]

Keep it Simple <!--031926-->

Speak when you’re angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret. —Lawrence J. Peter— When we used alcohol or other drugs, most of us were hotheads. We thought we were right. If we were proven wrong, we may have made life hell for everyone. People knew enough to stay away from us. In […]

Promise of a new Day <!--031926-->

We are apt to call barbarous whatever departs widely from our own taste and apprehension. But soon [we] find the epithet of reproach retorted on us. —David Hume— Judging others is a hazardous game that’s likely to backfire. Labeling others is a form of judgment. It’s a way of sticking people into pigeonholes and saving […]

Each Day a New Beginning <!--031926-->

Pretty Purple Flowers

I realized a long time ago that a belief which does not spring from a conviction in the emotions is no belief at all. —Evelyn Scott— …From pillar to post we bounced, most of us not knowing what we actually believed about nearly any situation before getting to this program. Perhaps we believed what was […]

Daily Reflections <!--031926-->

Butterfly On A Pink Flower

PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that “almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my […]