Keep it Simple <!--093026-->
If we follow the Twelve Steps, we’ll leave failure behind. We may have tried and tired to be sober, good people, but failed if we were doing it our way. Now is the time to stop listening to ourselves and start listening to pros, those who have gone before us. When we follow their lead, […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--093026-->
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? —Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy— We choose the lives we lead. We choose sadness or happiness; success or failure; dread or excited anticipation. Whether or not we are conscious of our choices, we are making them every moment. Accepting […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--093026-->
There are no leaders in A.A., except as they volunteer to accept responsibility. The work of carrying on A.A.–leading group meetings, serving on committees, speaking before other groups, doing twelfth-step work, spreading A.A. among the alcoholics of the community–all these things are done on a volunteer basis. If I don’t volunteer to do something concrete […]
My Thought for the Day <!--093026-->
🌻Hello Beautiful, Courageous, Talented Loving Lady ❗💃🎨 …What a wonderful morning we have arisen to…🌄🌝… Seeking the peace from within, that our inner voice speaks to our hearts, the soothing POSITIVE Love it brings…👼 🦋🕊… Even when we are confused and baffled, angry or depressed…🙁😤😭 … and that there is usually always another alcoholic […]
Daily Reflections <!--093026-->
THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.’s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within our wonderful new world, we have found freedom from our fatal obsession. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 139 Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in […]
Promise of a new Day <!--093026-->
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts. —Nikki Giovanni— We’re not perfect. Our mistakes are consistent with the lessons we’ve been assigned to learn. We strive for perfection in ourselves and sometimes we demand it of others. And when we fall short of the mark, we frequently feel […]