My Thought for the Day <!--021226-->

π Hello Precious Friend, How Strong and Resiliently Beautiful You Are this wonderful morning β πͺπΈβΒ …We arise in the morning and can find ourselves in conflict with ourselves…π€©π΅π‘ …and this can tend to lead us into conflicts with others unintentionally and misdirected and feeling alienated…π³π€¬π½ …or the exact opposite happens, we wake up refreshed […]
Promise of a new Day <!--021226-->

For have you not perceived that imitations, whether of bodily gestures, tones of voice, or modes of thought, if they be persevered in from an early age, are apt to grow into habits and a second nature?Β —Plato— What does it mean to act “as if?” When we feel angry and unforgiving, it means we […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--021226-->

There are no new truths, but only truths that have not been recognized by those who have perceived them without noticing. —Mary McCarthy— We understand today ideas we couldn’t grasp yesterday. We are conscious this year of details of our past that we may have glossed over at the time. Our blinders are slowly giving […]
Keep it Simple <!--021126-->

Sanity is madness put to good use.—George Santayana— In Step Two we come to believe a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity. In a way, as we work Step Two, we’re praying that our madness can be put to good use. This is just what happens. Addiction was wrecking our life. But […]
My Thought for the Day <!--021126-->

πGood Morning to you, Beautiful Woman of this Worldβ…ππ…We are Miracles to be clean and Sober this wonderful morning…π€π … We have been given a GIFT and we have to give it away keep itβ… ππΌ…Our Higher Power is here for the asking,
waiting to shut down the Committee when it starts its session in our Minds …ππ¨π€π…
So we can get out of the Problem of our disease by getting outside ourselves and allowing the LIGHT of our HIGHER POWER to Shine light into our minds and Spirits…π§ π…allowing us to take the appropriate actions, whether it be a meeting, talking with another alcoholic, reading our Big Books, OR just a change of Perspective and Attitudes…π¬ππ€³…Serenity is ours for the taking, Let us LIVE in it TODAY!!! Ask and we shall receive, Just remember, it’s all in how we askβ…π€ππ£π©ββ€οΈ π©βπ©βπ§βπ§…You are so Loved and have The most Beautiful Dayβ…πππππ¦ππππ
Promise of a new Day <!--021126-->

SERVICE: A beautiful word fallen upon bad days. —Claude McKay— Silver service; military service; tennis service; evening service. The word has so many different connotations that we lose the thread that connects them; something done for another. Whether it’s our profession or our gift, service is our offering of skill or care to a fellow […]
Daily Reflections <!--021126-->

THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn’t it because self-reliance failed us? ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,Β p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God’s will. When I ignore my association with Him I face the world and my alcoholism alone and must depend on self-reliance. I have never found […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--021126-->

If we’re going to stay sober, we’ve got to learn to want something else more than we want to drink. When we first came into A.A., we couldn’t imagine wanting anything else so much or more than drinking. So we had to stop drinking on faith, on faith that someday we really would want something […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--021126-->

Β It’s odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don’t quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.Β Β —Lady Bird Johnson— Preoccupation with self can be the bane of our existence and it prevents all but the narrowest perspective on any problem. It cuts […]
Promise of a new Day <!--021026-->

Limited expectations yield only limited results. —Susan Laurson Willig— Our thoughts determine our actions, and when our thoughts are negative, our successes are few. What we hold in our mind is certain to be reflected in the day’s activities. And we are capable of fueling our thoughts positively, if we choose to. Positive self-assessment and […]