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THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151 I know the torment of drinking compulsively to quiet my nerves and my fears. I also know the pain of white-knuckled sobriety. Today, I […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--072526-->
We are living on borrowed time. We are living today because of A.A. and the grace of God. And what there is left of our lives we owe to A.A. and to God. We should make the best use we can of our borrowed time and in some small measure pay back for that part […]
Promise of a new Day <!--072526-->
The question is laid out for each of us to ask: Whether to hold on or to drop the mask. —Marths Boesing— Do you ever feel like you are wearing a mask? It’s a strange, uncomfortable feeling. We mistrust our own face; we don’t even know what it looks like, because we put on the […]
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🌞 Rise and Shine, Precious Strong Lovely Lady❗ 💪🌈💃 … As we walk this Journey today…🚶♀️🛤… Our mind can lead us in many directions…😳😆🤡👿…And we will have Emotions and Feelings along the way…😀😭👺😠😍🤬 … This is so very Human and normal. This is where, what we are learning to use our PROGRAM and the Spiritual […]
Daily Reflections <!--072426-->
HELPING OTHERS “Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Self-centeredness was my problem. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they didn’t […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--072426-->
… The idea has gained currency that women have often been handicapped not only by a fear of failure—not unknown to men either, but by a fear of success as well. —Sonya Rudikoff— It was our practice, before coming to this program, to eat, drink, and smoke our fears away. What we came to realize, […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--072426-->
A.A. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. By practicing the A.A. principles we keep the dike […]
Promise of a New Day <!--072426-->
Two great human institutions were apparently inaugurated together, proprietary marriage and the division of society into master and servants. —Emily James Putnam— Just as every generation must invent sex for itself, so every committed relationship must invent equality. The concept is an old one; histories and civic books are full of it; but most of […]
Keep it Simple <!--072426-->
The work of adult life is not easy. —Gail Sheehy— We used to look for a easier, softer way. We tried to take care of ourselves by staying clear of hard task. The result? We haven’t known what the work of adult life is. The work of adult life is this: to become spiritually centered. […]
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I ASK GOD TO DECIDE “I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you and my fellows.” ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Having admitted my powerlessness and made a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of […]