Daily Reflections <!--080426-->
SEEDS OF FAITH Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 34 As a child I constantly questioned the existence of God. To a “scientific thinker” like me, no answer could withstand a thorough […]
Keep it Simple <!--080426-->
Let him that would move the world, first move himself. —Socrates— Before recovery, most of us were big talkers. The Twelve Steps are for doers, not talkers. In the Steps we find action words: admitted, humbly asked, made direct amends, continued to take personal inventory. All these words speak of action, of doing. Recovery is […]
My Thought for the Day <!--080426-->
🙋Hello Wonderful, Strong Woman of this WORLD❗…💪🌎💃…There are so many ways we can spend our day, enjoying ourselves by living in the present moment with all those around us…😁👩💻👭…or up in our head in isolation and depression…🦱👩🚀👽🤦♀️… Oh Boy don’t that sound fun❗…🆘️⚰👻…NOT SO MUCH..We Make our ATTITUDES, and we seek GOD’S help when WE […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--080426-->
We in A.A. are offering a kind of psychological program as well as a spiritual one. First, people must be mentally able to receive it. They must have made up their minds that they want to quit drinking, and they must be willing to do something about it. Their confidence must be obtained. We must […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--080426-->
Let me tell thee, time is a very precious gift of God; so precious that it’s only given to us moment by moment. –Amelia Barr— Where are our minds right now? Are we focused fully on this meditation? Or are our minds wandering off to events scheduled for later today or tomorrow perhaps? The simple […]
Promise of a New Day <!--080426-->
Rivers and roads lead people on. —Georgia O’keeffe— Life is flowing and continuous; it is full of crossroads, tributaries, and sudden bends. To live is to travel, and negative spaces attract us. We want to follow the river or the road to find what lies around the next bend, over the next rise. The mere […]