A.A. Thought for the Day <!--081125-->
“While alcoholics keep strictly away from drink, they react to life much like other people. But the first drink sets the terrible cycle in motion. Alcoholics usually have no idea why they take the first drink. Some drinkers have excuses with which they are satisfied, but in their hearts they really do not know why […]
Keep it Simple <!--081025-->
There are time we must grab God’s and walk forward. —Anonymous— Sometimes we struggle with being part of the problem, instead of being part of the solution. Inside we know this, but somehow we can’t Let Go and Let God. To let go takes faith that the outcome will be okay. When we have faith, […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--081025-->
…the growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line. –Joanna Field— We each are traveling our own, very special path in this life. At times our paths run parallel to each other. On occasion they may intersect. But we do all have a common destination: knowledge of life’s meaning. And we’ll […]
Daily Reflections <!--081025-->
REDOUBLING OUR EFFORTS To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. 77 As I continue to grow in sobriety, […]
Promise of a new Day <!--081025-->
It is possible to be different and still be right. There can be two—or more—answers to the same question, and all can be right. —Anne Wilson Schaef— We’re accustomed to thinking there are two sides to a subject: right/wrong, Democrat/Republican, walk/don’t walk. This binary mode of thinking may lead us to disregard many possible solutions […]
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“The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We who have found this solution to our alcoholic problem, we who are properly armed with the facts about ourselves, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic. We who are making the approach to new prospects have […]
Promise of a new Day <!--080925-->
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 <!--080925-->
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 <!--080925-->
“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, […]
Daily Reflections <!--080925-->
“. . .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 […]