Promise of a new Day <!--080926-->

There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vise versa, many real diamonds which go unvalued. —W.M. Thackeray… It’s high praise to say that someone is “genuine—the real thing.” We use the image of jewelry when we talk about character: “Pure Gold—14 Karat –rings true–a diamond of the first water–a […]

Keep it Simple <!--080926-->

If there is no wind, row. —Latin proverb— At times, staying sober will be easy; at other times, it will be hard. But we must do what is needed to stay sober. Having a hard week? Go to extra meetings. Feeling alone? Call a friend and ask if you can get together. Feel like drinking? […]

A.A. Thought for the Day <!--080926-->

Tightly Bunched Bouquet Of Fall Flowers

“We have an allergy to alcohol. The action of alcohol on chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy. We allergic types can never safely use alcohol in any form at all. We cannot be reconciled to a life without alcohol, unless we can experience an entire psychic change. Once this psychic change has occurred, […]

My Thought for the Day <!--080926-->

๐ŸŒžGood Morning Sunshine!!!ย  Strong Woman of this world … ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ’ช …We have so many Possibilities todayโ—…But will we choose to see themโ—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ‘€…The Choice is up to us. We can really open our EYES to the reality unfolding before us. To see Our OPPORTUNITIES to be of service to God, our Fellows and even ourselves…๐Ÿ‘ผ๐ŸŽ…For when […]

Daily Reflections <!--080926-->

Butterfly On A Pink Flower

“. . .OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED” “…and became willing to make amends to them all.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 77 One of the key words in the Eighth Step is the word all. I am not free to select a few names for the list and to disregard others. It is […]

Each day a new Beginning <!--080926-->

Pretty Purple Flowers

For me, stopping smoking wasn’t a matter of will power, but being will-less.ย  —Joan Gilbertson— Most of us have struggled, willfully, with untold numbers of addictions; liquor, uppers, downers, sugar, chocolate, cigarettes, men. The more we became determined to control our use or to abstain, the greater the compulsion felt for one drink, one bite, […]