Keep It Simple <!--040426-->
Pray without resentment in your heart. —The Little Red Book— Resentment is anger that we don’t want to turn over to our Higher Power. Sometimes we want to keep our anger. Maybe we want to “get even.” it’s hard to be spiritual and full of anger at the same time. When we hold on to […]
Thought For The Day <!--040326-->
When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. And the […]
Daily Reflections <!--040326-->
ACCEPTING OUR HUMANNESS We finally saw that the inventory should be ours, not the other man’s. So we admitted our wrongs honestly and became willing to set these matters straight. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 222 Why is it that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to drink because of the […]
My Thought for the Day <!--040326-->
🌈Hello Beauty of the WORLD❗…🙋🌎…We can walk this Wonderful journey Hand and hand with our Higher Power who can give all we need to get us through our Day…✨🤝👩❤️… We just have to be alert to the experience and then the lessons. But it will always help make Us stronger and give us opportunity to […]
Each Day a New Beginnings <!--040326-->
Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either. —Golda Meir— We all know people who live on the fringes of life. They seem uninvolved with the activity in their midst, as though a pane of glass separated them from us. And there are times when […]
Promise of a New Day <!--040326-->
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. —Faith Baldwin— We are learning as we go, and the experiences shed light on our own plans for proceeding. The steps we are taking, in unison as well as on separate but parallel paths, enhance the particular movements of us all. We often expect perfection from ourselves, forgetting […]
Keep It Simple <!--040326-->
Rest is the guardian of health. —Melba Colgrave— Now that we are sober, we’re feeling better than we have in years. We’re busy too. We attend meetings and visit friends. We have work, school, families, and homes to keep up with. It’s easy to forget to rest. We forgot that our bodies and minds need […]
Thought For The Day <!--040226-->
Since I’ve been in A.A., have I made a start toward becoming more loving to my family and friends? Do I visit my parents? Am I more appreciative of my spouse than I was before? Am I grateful to my family for having put up with me? Have I found real understanding with my children? […]
Reflections <!--040226-->
CHARACTER BUILDING Demands made upon other people for too much attention, protection, and love can only invite domination or revulsion…. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 44 When I uncovered my need for approval in the Fourth Step, I didn’t think it should rank as a character defect. I wanted to think of it more […]
Each Day a New Beginnings <!--040226-->
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. —Amelia Earhart— We have learned from experience that a wave of peacefulness washes over us after we have successfully finished a task that was difficult to face. Courage has its reward. However, from time to time, and from task to task, we find we need […]