AA Thought for the Day <!--110425-->
I can do things that I never did before. Liquor took away my initiative and my ambition. I couldn’t get up the steam to start anything. I let things slide. When I was drunk, I was too inert to even comb my hair. Now I can sit down and do something. I can write letters […]
Promise of a new Day <!--110425-->
Together is a road traveled by the brave. —George Betts— Moving through life fully in concert with others requires commitment and much energy. It demands self-love, unconditional acceptance of others, patience, the ability to be vulnerable and to take risks, and the decision to stay put even when the desire to run is great. And […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--110325-->
It is the calm after the storm. I feel a rainbow where there once were clouds, and while my Spirit dances in gratitude, my mind speculates on the next disaster. Duality. —Mary Casey— Our growth as women is contingent on our ability to flow with the dualities, the contradictions inherent in one’s lifetime, not only […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--110325-->
I have charity, another word for love. That right kind of love which is not selfish passion but an unselfish, outgoing desire to help other people. To do what is best for the other person, to put what is best for him or her above my own desires. To put God first, the other person […]
Daily Reflections <!--110325-->
FOCUSING AND LISTENING There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98 If I do my self-examination first, then surely, I’ll have enough humility to pray and meditate – because I’ll see and feel my need for […]
Promise of a new Day <!--110325-->
Getting started can be very hard for people who have trouble with beginnings. After all, where do beginnings begin? —Dorthy Bryant— Most us us have trouble getting started at one time or another. It’s a common phenomenon, whether the project is Christmas cookies, an annual report, or cleaning the attic: ” I just don’t know […]
Keep it Simple <!--110325-->
Words are the voice of the heart. —Confucius— What does my heart have to say today? Am I happy ? Or I’m I troubled? We will find this out if we slow down and listen to our words. We can also hear our spirit in the tone of our words. We are to meditate. Meditation […]
Promise of a new Day <!--110225-->
Putting a question correctly is one thing and finding the answer to it is something quite different. —Anton Chekhov— Questions and answers lie within us. Unfortunately, they don’t come in match sets, numbered or colored-keyed so we can match them up. Sometimes we think we have all the answers and we wish we knew the […]
Keep it Simple <!--110225-->
. . .praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. —Second half of Step Eleven— Step Eleven teaches us how to pray. We pray for God’s will to replace ours. Our will got us in trouble. God’s will guides us to simple serenity. We pray for power […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--110225-->
Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life’s heritage. —Maria Montessori— Love is a gift we’ve been given by our Creator. The fact of our existence guarantees that we deserve it. As our recognition of this grows, so does our self-love and our ability to […]