Each Day a New Beginning <!--032026-->
There’s a period of life where we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. —Pearl Bailey— For too many of us, feelings of shame, even self-hatred, are paramount. No one of us has a fully untarnished past. Every man, every woman, even every child experiences regret over some action. […]
My Thought for the Day <!--032026-->
💖 Hello Sunshine and WELCOME to your Day❗…🌞🤗…When we return to the old thinking and behaviors for quick solutions, things tend not to work out very well…🧠🗣🤦♀️😕…We can be left feeling over-whelmed with guilt, depressed, owing an APOLOGY to OURSELVES or OTHERS…😳😭🤝…But when we make the DECISION to do things different and come up to […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--031926-->
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-->
🌺Good Morning Beautiful, Creatively Loving Friend ❗❗🎨💃💗 …We can start the day out with so many opportunities to share our Love and Joy…💝😍 … But the wrong word or look from that specific person…🗣😵 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-->
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-->
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 […]
Daily Reflections <!--031826-->
REAL INDEPENDENCE The more we become willing to depend upon a Higher Power, the more independent we actually are. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 36 I start with a little willingness to trust God and He causes that willingness to grow. The more willingness I have, the more trust I gain, and the more […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--031826-->
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. —Dodie Smith— Depression feeds on itself. With attention it worsens, but there are places for our attention. We can move our focus to a woman who is close by, a woman who is struggling to determine her direction in life. We can offer our […]