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To expect life to be tailored to our specifications is to invite frustration. —Anonymous— Life is what it is. It seldom matches our hopes and dreams, but it never fails to be exactly what we need. We are short sighted, really. Reflections on the past can enlighten us to this fact. Seldom does any plan […]
Keep it Simple <!--092125-->
Love doesn’t make the world go around. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. —Franklin Jones— Before recovery, anger, self-pity, and sadness often filled our hearts. The world went on. We came to hate the ride. In recovery, love fills our hearts. We begin to love life. Love is really caring about what happens to […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--092125-->
Praise and an attitude of gratitude are unbeatable stimulators . . . we increase whatever we extol. —Sylvia Stitt Edwards— What outlook are we carrying forth into the day ahead? Are we feeling fearful about the circumstances confronting us? Do we dread a planned meeting? Are we worried about the welfare of a friend or […]
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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we posses, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. —Alexis de Tocqueville… Those areas of our lives we struggle with the most, such as impatience, control, energy, or procrastination, offer us opportunities for great victories. But even more, they offer […]
My Thought for the Day <!--092025-->
💐 Good morning Precious Lady❗… 👩❤️ 🌄… Today is a day that we can keep our JOY❗…🌈😍…It doesn’t matter what situations come at us today. Be it traffic, grocery store, friend or family we don’t have to allow others bulls**t into us …🐂🚫 🙅…nope not today…we can just give a HI FIVE and say, “I […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--092025-->
Step Four is, “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Step Five is, ” Admitted to God to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” Step Six is, “Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” Step Seven is, “Humbly asked Him to remove […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--092025-->
What difference does it make how I am treated by life? My real life is within. —Angela L. Wozniak— It is said that we teach people how to treat us. How we treat others invites similar treatment. Our response to the external conditions of our lives can be greatly altered by our perceptions of […]
Daily Reflections <!--092025-->
H.P. AS GUIDE See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164 Having a right relationship with God seemed to be an impossible order. My chaotic past had left me filled […]
Keep it Simple <!--092025-->
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. —Mark Twain— Sometimes it does no good to try to “deal” with your feelings. For the moment, we’re stuck. We can only see things one way. No matter what anyone says, we’re closed up. For the moment. But this puts […]
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It isn’t for the moment that you are stuck that you need courage, but for the log uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security. —Anne Marrow Linbergh— It’s not just major challenges that require courage. Even the minor skirmishes with life demand some deep breaths, perhaps hushed prayers, and lots of hope. We’d […]