A.A. Thought for the Day <!--092326-->
Step Twelve is, “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.” Note that the basis of our effectiveness in carrying the message to others is the reality of our own spiritual awakening. If we have […]
Promise of a new Day <!--092326-->
…we both want a joy of undeep and unabiding things… —Gwendolyn Brooks— When I can live fully in each moment, I can open myself to beauties that might otherwise escape me entirely. The more attune I am to what is really going on right now, which means unhooking my mind from preoccupation with the past […]
My Thought for the Day <!--092326-->
🦋 Rise and Shine my BEAUTIFUL SISTER❗…🌄🙋👭…What is SERENITY and how can We acquire it❓…🤔😏💐…We know how not to acquire it, and that is by running the show all by ourselves, with our own little plans and designs…🚧🚗📈📉😖…Making our next move in this day without consulting Our HIGHER POWER, pondering our thoughts over and over […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--092326-->
Who will I be today? The “Cosmopolitan” woman, the little girl, the scholar, the mother? Who will I be to answer the needs of others, and yet answer the needs of me? —Deidra Sarault— We wear many hats. One aspect of our maturity is our ability to balance our roles. It’s often quite difficult to […]
Keep it Simple <!--092326-->
. . . he who finds himself loses his misery. —Matthew Arnold— We have lost a lot of misery. In it’s place inside us, a spirit grows. . . as love is added. Especially self-love. In our illness, we came to hate ourselves. It was really our illness we hated. We couldn’t find ourselves. All […]
Daily Reflections <!--092326-->
“I WAS AN EXCEPTION” He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, “Do you think that you are one of us?” ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413 During my drinking life I was convinced I was an exception. I thought I was beyond petty requirements and had the right to be excused. I never realized that […]