Promises of a New Day <!--042426-->
I have learned silence from the talkative; tolerance from the intolerant and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful to those teachers. —Kahlil Gibran— Every situation we experience, every individual we encounter offer us valuable insight about living life more fully. We learn that we appreciate in people by confronting what disturbs us. […]
Thought For The Day <!--042426-->
It’s been proved that we alcoholics can’t get sober by our willpower. We’ve failed again and again. Therefore I believe there must be a Higher Power which helps me. I think of that power as the grace of God. And I pray to God every morning for the strength to stay sober today. I know […]
Keep It Simple <!--042326-->
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. —Ernest Hemingway— It’s hard to listen in a complete way. Often we listen, but we’re still thinking about ourselves. We wonder, “How do their words relate to me? Do I have anything to add?” Often, fear is behind these questions. We fear saying the wrong thing. […]
Each Day a New Beginnings <!--042326-->
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. —Eleanor Roosevelt— We need to take note, today, of all the opportunities we have to offer a helping hand to another person. We can notice too, the many times a friend, or even a stranger, reaches out to us in a helpful way. The […]
Thought For The Day <!--042326-->
Men and women keep coming into A.A., licked by alcohol, often given up by doctors as hopeless cases, they themselves admitting they’re helpless to stop drinking. When I see these men and women get sober and stay sober over a period of months and years, I know that A.A. works. The change I see in […]
My Thought for the Day <!--042326-->
🦋 Rise and Shine my BEAUTIFUL SISTER❗…🌄🙋👭…What is SERENITY and how can We acquire it❓…🤔😏💐…We know how not to acquire it, and that is by running the show all by ourselves, with our own little plans and designs…🚧🚗📈📉😖…Making our next move in this day without consulting Our HIGHER POWER, pondering our thoughts over and over […]
Daily Reflections <!--042326-->
A.A. IS NOT A CURE-ALL It would be a product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 285 In my early years of sobriety I was full of pride, thinking that A.A. was the only source of treatment for a good and happy life. […]
Promise of a New Day <!--042326-->
One often learns more from ten days of agony than from ten years of contentment. —Merle Shain— Pain pushes us, sometimes gently, sometimes forcefully. It pushes us to make or accept changes in our lives. We do not always welcome change. Often the change even seems to intensify the pain for a spell. But in […]
Each Day a New Beginnings <!--042226-->
Our own rough edges become smooth as we help a friend smooth her edges. —Sue Atchley Ebaugh— Focusing on a good point in every person we encounter today will benefit us in untold ways. It will smooth our relations with that person, inviting her to respond kindly also. It will increase our awareness of the […]
My Thought for the Day <!--042226-->
🌺 Rise and Shine BEAUTIFUL Sister and welcome to Our Morning❗…🛌👭🌄 … If this was to be our last day on earth, How would we spend IT❓…🌎🤔❓…Do we want to spend it filling ourselves with intolerance, self-pity, anger, jealousy, sorrow or regret❓😤🙄🤢🤬😭…Or would we Rather be LIVING the MOMENT, Fully and Freely❓ Rejoicing each individual […]