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Solving our common problem… Recovery, Twelve Step programs bring together people who admit certain behaviors that society often views with pity or contempt. Some of these behaviors, such as alcoholism and gambling, are heavily stigmatized. Though we often talk about “our common problem”, the thing we have most in common with each other is that […]
Daily Reflections <!--061526-->
MAKING A. A. YOUR HIGHER POWER “. . . . . You can . . . make A. A. itself your ‘higher power.’ Here’s a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . .many members . . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--061526-->
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 <!--061526-->
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, […]
My Thought for the Day <!--061526-->
💐…Good morning to You Beautiful Woman, Strong and AMAZING❗…💪💃…So Exhilarated to greet another day with enthusiasm and GRACE. When the tornado comes, and the flood of feelings rush in…🌊🌪….Today We do have the Courage to Change the things We can… 😍😇🙌…If We Can not change the way We feel about certain people, places, things and […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--061526-->
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 <!--061526-->
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 […]
My Thought for the Day <!--061426-->
🌺 Good Morning VALUABLE Sister…👭💞…Are we ready to Embrace This day with an Open Mind and Our Spiritual Gifts❓…💆👼🎁…For as long as we are willing to ACCEPT ourselves and others as being exactly the way they are supposed to be at this moment, and that Nothing happens in GOD’S world by mistake…🤔🙄🌎🤣🤗 …Then all is […]
Keep it Simple <!--061426-->
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 <!--061426-->
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 […]