Each Day a New Beginning <!--051525-->
Difficulties, opposition, criticism–these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm, and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. —Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit— To be alive […]
Promise of a New Day <!--051525-->
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. —H.D. Thoreau— Conscious, careful selection of those activities, situations, or people to whom we’ll devote attention is all that separates centered, serene people from harried men and women. All of us are bombarded by myriad requests from some […]
Thought for the Day <!--051525->
In A.A. we find a new strength and peace from the realization that there must be a Power greater than ourselves that is running the universe and that is on our side when we live a good life. So the A.A. program really never ends. You begin by overcoming drink and you go on from […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--051425-->
Miracles are instantaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments and to those who least expect them. —Katherine Anne Porter— Each of us has miraculously been summoned to the road to recovery. We no doubt felt hopeless many times. We no doubt pleaded, aimlessly and to no one in particular, […]
Keep it Simple <!--051425-->
Make yourself an honest [person], and then you may be sure that there is one rascal less in the world. —Thomas Carlyle— Honesty does not mean saying all we think or feel. Many of our thoughts and feelings are only with us for a minute. They are not always the truth. For example, saying to […]
Thought for the Day <!--051425-->
Having gotten over drinking, we have only just begun to enjoy the benefits of A.A. We find new friends, so that we are no longer lonely. We find new relationships with our families, so that we are happy at home. We find release from our troubles and worries through a new way of looking at […]
Promise of a New Day <!--051425-->
How much we guard against it, we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us. —Eric Hoffer— Our sense of how someone else perceives us is a compelling influence in our lives. At such times we’ve often chosen not to rely on our personal power, which can forge the posture we want […]
Daily Reflections <!--051425-->
IT’S OKAY TO BE ME Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. . . . they have turned to easier methods. . . . But they had not learned enough humility. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 72-73 Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--051325-->
Your sense of what will bring happiness is so crude and blundering. Try something else as a compass. Maybe the moralists are right and happiness doesn’t come from seeking pleasure and ease. —Joanna Field— We think we know what will make us happy. Seldom do we readily accept that painful moments are often the price […]
Promise of a New Day <!--051325-->
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop next time. —Kathrine Hepburn— Good habits are easily formed as bad ones. It’s quite likely that most of our daily activities are routine. With little need for forethought, we make our necessary motions every day. And if we […]