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It is not the things we accomplish that are important, it is the very act of living that is truly important. —Dr. Bill Jackson— We’ve been invited to participate in this life, to be present, one to another, and that’s all that’s expected of us. Our successes may bring us personal joy, but our value […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--021426-->
After that first drink, we had a single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line, drunkenness. We knew this would happen when we sat down at a bar to have the […]
Promise of a new Day <!--021326-->
Every truth we see is one to give to the world, not to keep to ourselves alone. —Elizabeth Cady Stanton— Sometimes we feel that we are the guardians of a fragile, threatened civilization: if it weren’t for us, all would be lost. Such feelings are a signal that we need to check out our reality, […]
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Sometimes we can’t help thinking: Why can’t we ever drink again? We know it’s because we’re alcoholics, but why did we have to get that way? The answer is that at some point in our drinking careers, we passed what is called our “tolerance point.” When we passed this point, we passed from a condition […]
Keep it Simple <!--021326-->
Tomorrow doesn’t matter, for I have lived today. —Horace…Life is found in the present. One of the first things we hear when we enter the program is, One Day at a Time. We break life into short time periods. This give us the power to change. We’re not sure we can stay sober for a […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--021326-->
I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance the political career of my husband. —Pat Nixon— Putting another person’s needs first is what most of us were trained to do when growing up. We were seldom encouraged to embark on an individual course, and years of taking a […]
Daily Reflections <!--021326-->
WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.’s can say, “Yes, we were like you–far too smart for our own good…. Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone.” AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60 Even the most brilliant […]
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We are always the same age inside.—Gertrude Stein— Deep inside, we each have a child’s spirit. We still have many of the feelings we had when we were young. Some of us have a hurting child inside. There’s sadness, fear, or anger that hasn’t gone away. We’re still lonely, no matter how many people care […]
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As we look back on all those troubles we used to have when we were drinking, the hospitals, the jails, we wonder how we could have wanted that kind of life. As we look back on it now, we see our drinking life as it really was and we’re glad we’re out of it. So […]
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“THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES” Selfishness–self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, can get along just fine with or without me. What a relief to know that people, places and things will be perfectly okay without […]