A.A. Thought for the Day <!--091525-->
“We all realize that we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to all of us. Ask Him in your morning meditations what you can do today for the person who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. See to it that your relationship with God […]
Promise of a new Day <!--091525-->
It is astounding…how much energy the body is capable of pouring out and then replenishing.That is a magical act, because you never really understand where all that energy comes from. —Robert Bly… The energy and persistence of a motivated person are truly marvelous. The work that nourishes us, The work that is a form of […]
Daily Reflections <!--091525-->
A NEW LIFE Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous . . . . Life will mean something at last. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--091525-->
When our myths, dreams, and ideals are shattered, our world topples. —Kathleen Casey Thiesen— The act of “becoming” topples our world, and rightly so. We outgrow yesterday’s ideals, and we have begun realizing, in our unfolding, the dreams of last year. Now new dreams call us. Recovery has toppled our world. Hallelujah! In our abstinence, […]
Keep it Simple <!--091525-->
Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. —Vittorio Alfiert— What brave people we are! We have chosen life. Okay, maybe we had a little push, maybe a big push from our family, police, or the pain of our disease. But still, we’ve chosen recovery. We choose daily to let our […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--091425-->
What a strange pattern the shuttle of life can weave. —Frances Marion— How shortsighted is our judgment about today’s experiences! We’ll see with clarity where they may lead us only after we’ve reached our destination. Of one thing we can be certain: Today’s experiences, in concert with yesterday’s and all that’s gone before, are combining […]
Promise of a new Day <!--091425-->
Out of every crisis comes the chance to be reborn… —Nena O’Neill— It is not our smooth passages that reveal new understands, but the strenuous, uphill battles that benefit us with knowledge we need to grow. Looking on our challenges as gifts whose resolution promises greater comfort makes them agreeable, perhaps even prized. Without them […]
Keep it Simple <!--091425-->
You must look into people, as well as at them. —Lord Chesterfield— When we were using alcohol and other drugs, we only looked at people. We treated them like objects. Often, we could only see how they helped us get high, or how they got in our way. Now we can see others as people. […]
A.A. Thought for the Day <!--091425-->
“How does A.A. grow? Some of us sell A.A. as we go about. Little clusters of twos and threes and fives keep springing up in different communities, through contact with the larger centers. Those of us who travel drop in at other groups as often as we can. This practice enables us to lend a […]
Daily Reflections <!--091425-->
PEACE OF MIND Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God’s help and guidance–meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 86-87 My belief in a Higher Power is an essential part of my work […]