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-->
“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-->
🌞Good Morning Sunshine!!! Strong Woman of this world … 🌎💪 …We have so many Possibilities today❗…But will we choose to see them❗💗👀…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…👼🎁…For when […]
Daily Reflections <!--080926-->
“. . .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-->
For me, stopping smoking wasn’t a matter of will power, but being will-less. —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, […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--080826-->
For awhile, we are going back to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, and pick out passages here and there, so that they may become fixed in our minds, a little at a time, day by day, as we go along. There is no substitute for reading the Big Book. It is our “bible.” We should […]
Daily Reflections <!--080826-->
“MADE A LIST. . . . “ Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 When I approached the Eighth Step, I wondered how I could list all the things that I have done to other people since there were so many […]
Promise of a new Day <!--080826-->
Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. —Erica Jong— Our lives are purposeful and the dreams that mold our actions or tease us down new avenues are not coincidental. our dreams are messages from the inner self, who urges us to […]
My Thought for the Day <!--080826-->
🌻 Good Morning to You my Fabulous SISTER❗…💐👩🏼🤝👩🏻…We can walk in many ways this day, but really there are only two… 🤔🚶♀️…in FAITH or FEAR…Truth be said, I am at my best when doing my Program from a place of Faith…😇🙏🧎♀️👼…not holding on to that fear that keeps me bound by the mask of anger […]