New Beginnings <!--041325-->
The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who’ve been low go up higher. —Anzia Yezierska— Everything changes. Nothing stays the same. And letting go of the way things are, anticipating instead what they might become, frees us to live each moment more fully. Time marches on, […]
Daily Reflections <!--041225-->
GIVING UP INSANITY . . . where alcohol has been involved, we have been strangely insane. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 38 Alcoholism required me to drink, whether I wanted to or not. Insanity dominated my life and was the essence of my disease. It robbed me of the freedom of choice over drinking and, therefore, robbed […]
Promise of a New Day <!--041225-->
We must be true inside, true to ourselves, before we can know a truth that is outside us. —Thomas Merton— Integrity is not given in everyone’s life. It is the result of self-discipline, inner trust, and a decision to be relentlessly honest in our response to all situations in our lives. We are quick to […]
Keep It Simple <!--041225-->
Life I love you, all is groovy. —Paul Simon— Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me let go of my fears and enjoy life. I haven’t always known how to enjoy life, but Working the Twelve Steps is more than recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction. It’s also about how to enjoy life. […]
Thought For The Day <!--041225-->
This sober world is a pleasant place for an alcoholic to live in. Once you’ve gotten out of your alcoholic fog, you find that the world looks good. You find real friends in A.A. You get a job. You feel good in the morning. You eat a good breakfast and you do a good day’s […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--041225-->
Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge. —Carmelia Elliott— Someone will be helped today by our kindness. Compassionate attention assures others that they do matter, and every one of us needs that reassurance occasionally. The program has given us the […]
Each Day a New Beginnings <!--041125-->
An element of recovery is learning that we deserve success, the good things that come to us, and also that pain is a reality. We have the strength to deal with that pain without medicating, and it will pass. —Dudley Martineau— Many of us didn’t understand the changing variables in being human. Our coping skills […]
Daily Reflections <!--041125-->
A WORD TO DROP: “BLAME” To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. We could perceive them quickly in others, but only slowly in ourselves. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. Where other people were […]
Promise of a New Day <!--041125-->
Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends on the tides of the minds. —Alice Meynell— It’s all to easy to blame a friend, spouse, or co-worker for the uneven quality of our lives. If only others would behave accordingly to our plans and dictates, then all would would go well, we think. What […]
Thought For The Day <!--041125-->
In that alcoholic world, one drink always leads to another and you can’t stop till you’re paralyzed. And the next morning it begins all over again. You eventually land in a hospital or jail. You lose your job. Your home is broken up. You’re always in a mess. You’re on the merry-go-round and you can’t […]