Each day a new Beginning <!--061525-->
For many years I was so flexible I didn’t know who I was, and now that I’m discovering who I am, I think “OK, I know where I stand on that issue. Now on to the next one.” But I have to remind myself that all issues are interrelated–no one is separate. —Kathleen Casey Theisen— […]
Promise of a new Day <!--061525-->
The Oran, as elsewhere, for lack of time and thinking, people have to love one another without knowing much about it. —Albert Camus— What is time for us? How often we say, ” I don’t have time the for—” meaning our marriages, our friends, our children, our hobbies, our parents, ourselves. Just what is important, […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--061525-->
In A.A. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service. Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long. Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come in. Worry and fear come back at times and we find that fellowship is not the whole story. Then we need faith. When we’re alone, with nobody […]
Keep It Simple <!--061525-->
He who laughs, last.—Mary Pettibone Poole— It feels good to laugh again! Our disease took away our sense of humor. Recovery gives it back. That’s why there’s so much laughter at our meetings. By seeing the funny side of things, we ease up. A person in treatment was talking about the Higher Power he had […]
Keep it Simple <!--061425-->
Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once. —unknown— Time always seems to pass too slowly or too quickly for us. We want the fun times to last longer. We want the boring or painful times to go faster. But times goes at just the right pace. Any faster, and we wouldn’t […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--061425-->
All of us have unique talents and gifts. No obstacle, be it physical, mental or emotional, has the power to destroy our innate creative energies. –Liane Cordes— Believing this fully is difficult at times; for some of us, most of the time. But it is true. What each of us can contribute to the world […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--061425-->
In A.A. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy. Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the time came when it turned against us and became our enemy. We don’t know just when this happened, but we know that it did because we began to get into trouble – […]
Daily Reflections <!--061425-->
WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH It is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15 When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my doubts. After being sober […]
Promise of a new Day <!--061425-->
There’s a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside. — Pearl Bailey— None of us is all good or all bad. Each of us take pride in some of our actions and suffers shame for others. To be human guarantees upheavals; we are assured […]
Keep it Simple <!--061325-->
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. —Robert Frost— Worry—it’s a lonely activity. It puts distance between us and others. Our program is full of ideas about what to do with worry. On Step Three, we turn our will and our lives over to God. This […]