Each Day a New Beginning <!--030726-->
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. –Anne Frank— We must take responsibility for ourselves, for who we become, for how we live each day. The temptation to blame others may be ever present. And much […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--030726->
There are two important things we have to do if we want to get sober and stay sober. First, having admitted that we are helpless before alcohol, we have to turn our alcoholic problem over to God and trust Him to take care of it for us. This means asking Him every morning for the […]
Keep it Simple <!--030726-->
To make the world a friendly place One must show it a friendly face. —James Whitcomb Riley— We are beginning to learn that we get what we expect. Why? If we believe that people are out to get us, we’ll not treat them well. We will think it’s okay to “get them” before they “get […]
Promise of a new Day <!--030626-->
“Freedom ain’t nothing but knowing how to say what’s up in your head.” —Ralph Ellison… The freedom to speak our minds is a precious gift. Throughout the world, throughout history, it has been and is rare privilege. The privilege should oblige us in return to broaden and strengthen our minds, so that what we speak […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--030626-->
Twenty-Four Hours A Day In A.A., we must surrender, give up, admit that we’re helpless. We surrender our lives to God and ask Him for help. When He knows that we’re ready, He gives us by His grace the free gift of sobriety. And we can’t take any credit for having stopped drinking, because we […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--030626-->
Life is made up of desires that seem big and vital one minute, and little and absurd the next. I guess we get what’s best for us in the end. —Alice Caldwell Rice— It is often said that we will be granted our heart’s “pure desires.” When we have many unmet desires, maybe we should […]
Daily Reflections <!--030626-->
THE IDEA OF FAITH Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The idea of faith is a very large chunk to swallow when fear, doubt and anger abound in and around me. Sometimes just the idea […]
Keep it Simple <!--030626-->
When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. Remember how we tried to make others think we were not in trouble? We walked and talked like addicts. We acted like addicts. Most everyone knew the truth but […]
My Thought for the Day <!--030626-->
🌞Good Morning Beautiful, Shining Precious Shining Love ❗🙋💖…As we are rising to the wonderful Journey of our Day, we can start Pondering over the Good intentions and mistakes of Yesterday…🤔🤨 …The things that We could have done or said so much Better, that we can never take back or change…🤬🤖🤷 … or any of the […]
Daily Reflections <!--030526-->
A LIFELONG TASK “But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, “Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now?” Indeed, when […]