AA Thought for the Day <!--103125-->
I have more peace and contentment. Life has fallen into place. The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have found their correct position. Life is whole, all of one piece. I am not cast hither and yon on every wind of circumstance or fancy. I am no longer a dry leaf cast up and away by […]
Keep it Simple <!--103125-->
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake. —Confucius— Step Ten tell us that when we are wrong, we must “promptly” admit it. We aren’t used to admitting our mistakes. We defend ourselves and blame others. This is call denial. Denial is bad for two reasons. First, it […]
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LIVE AND LET LIVE Never since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been divided by a major controversial issue. Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken sides on any question in an embattled world. This, however, has been no earned virtue. It could almost be said that we were born with it. . . . “So […]
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I have real friends, where I had none before. My drinking companions could hardly be called my real friends, though when drunk we seemed to have the closest kind of friendship. My idea of friendship has changed. Friends are no longer people whom I can use for my own pleasure or profit. Friends are now […]
Keep it Simple <!--103025-->
The universe is full of magical things waiting for our wits to grow sharper. —Eden Phillpots— How nice to have the fog lifted! Sobriety lets our wits grow sharper. We can go after our dreams and ideas. We can listen to music and sing. We are part of the magic of the universe. At times […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--103025-->
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. —Florence Scovel Shinn— Should we make this move? Should we change jobs? Should we talk to others about our feelings? We are seldom short on prayers when we’re filled with fear and indecision. We are, however, short on answers. Our worries […]
Promise of a new Day <!--103025-->
Who would care to question the ground of forgiveness or compassion? —Joseph Conrad— Some people don’t seem able to accept the things that come to them; they always want to go back and dwell on how it was before and what mistakes were made by them and others. Sometimes they want to prove, by recital […]
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I think that most of us become self- critical as soon as we become self-conscious. —Ellen Goodman— It seems all to common that we reject our own best efforts as not good enough. Few of us are satisfied with anything less than perfection in ourselves or others. Criticism is second nature to us, and it […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--102925-->
Let your tears come. Let them water your soul. —Eileen Mayhew— Letting down our guard, releasing the tension that keeps us taut, often invites our tears, tears that soften us, melt our resistance, reveal our vulnerability, which reminds us that we are only human. So often we need reminding that we are only human. Perfectionism […]
Daily Reflections <!--102925-->
OUR SURVIVAL Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 177 The honesty expressed by the members of A.A. in meetings has the power to open my mind. Nothing can block the flow of energy […]