Daily Reflections <!--060226-->

THE UPWARD PATH Here are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and […]
Keep it Simple <!--060226-->

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. —Eleanor Roosevelt— Most of us want to be happy. We just don’t know how. We aren’t sure what happiness is. We’ve learned the hard way that some things we wanted didn’t make us happy. We’re learning that happiness comes when we live the way our Higher […]
Promise of a New Day<!--060226-->

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. —Thomas Carlyle— First things first. How much more simply life could evolve if we’d but focus our attention on the obvious situation confronting us, looking always for our direction from within the situation’s elements. […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--060226-->

Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: wondering if the car is in the garage and how I got home; struggling to remember where I was and what I did since my last conscious moment; trying to delay getting off to work, and wondering how I will look when I get there; […]
My Thought for the Day <!--060226-->

πRise and Shine Wonderful Gift to this world βπππΒ Are We Really holding Ourselves accountable and taking responsibility for the ACTION NEEDED in Our PROGRAMS β…π¬π―π¬…Or are we just doing enough to barely get by, π€¨π… For left to our own ideals and thoughts… ππ€ͺ… We could be in isolation, taking HOSTAGES, or getting caught […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--060226-->

I have come to realize that all my trouble with living has come from fear and smallness within me.Β —Angela L. Wozniak— We create problems for ourselves because we think we need to be more than we are. We fear that we are inadequate to the task before us, fear that another woman is more […]