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I have a dream. —Martin Luther King Jr. — During our addiction, maybe we dreamed of joy and laughter with our family—only to find tears and anger. Maybe we dreamed of respect at our job—only to be fired. Our dreams began to feel like burdens. We had lost hope. With recovery, the hope starts to […]
My Thought for the Day <!--070425-->
🌈 Hello Sunshine❗…🌞🙋…What a wonderful day We have awaken too❗…🌎💃…We are here to SHINE, when the sun isn’t…it helps us to appreciate when we can shine through our ATTITUDES, our LOVE and our PROGRAM❗…💖🌟📖…So we can keep our boundaries, and not let People, Places, Things or Situations push those Buttons that we are learning to […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--070425-->
In Alcoholics Anonymous there is no thought of individual profit. No greed or gain. No membership fees, no dues. Only voluntary contributions of our money and ourselves. All that we hope for is sobriety and regeneration, so that we can live normal, respectable lives and can be recognized by others as men and women willing […]
Daily Reflections <!--070425-->
A NATURAL FAITH . . . deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by pomp, by worship of other things, but in some form or other it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that […]
Promise of a new Day <!--070425-->
I also had nightmares. Somehow all the feelings I didn’t feel when each thing had actually happened to me I did feel when I slept. —Andrea Dworkin— Dreams are messages that we send ourselves about things in our lives that bind deep feelings. Often we find ourselves dreaming scenes from our daily life, ordinary situations […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--070425-->
One doesn’t recognize in one’s life the really important moments–not until it’s too late. —Agatha Christie— Every moment is special and offers us an opportunity–to let an experience change us in an important way, to invite another person into our life, to nurture the growing, changing woman within. Life’s events move so rapidly we seldom […]
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We are only as sick as the secrets we keep. — Anonymous— It is dangerous for us to keep secrets. Shame builds, and we’ll want relief. We may turn to alcohol or other drugs. True relief comes by talking about our secrets, by sharing who we really are with others. Our program helps us live […]
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That has not half the power to do me harm, as I have to be hurt. —William Shakespeare— Each day is streaming with activities around which we choose attitudes and reactions. Any one circumstance might anger us today, even though yesterday it triggered laughter. No event, within itself, has the power to determine our feelings […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--070325-->
In the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous there were only two persons. Now there are many groups and thousands of members. True, the surface has only been scratched. There are probably ten million or more persons in America alone who need our help. More and more people are making a start in A.A. each day. In […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--070325-->
No one can build (her) security upon the nobleness of another person. —Willa Cather— Where do we look for our security? Do we look to our husbands or our lovers? Do we look to a parent or our children? Perhaps we seek our security in our jobs. But none of these avenues brings lasting contentment, […]