Keep it Simple <!--012026-->
SERVICE—A beautiful word fallen upon bad days. —Claude McKay— Service is really a beautiful word. Service means respect. When we serve others we’re part of the human race. We all need to help each other. Service is a sure way to stay sober. Helping someone else stay sober helps us stay sober. And service frees […]
Promise of a new Day <!--012026-->
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. —Eleanor Roosevelt— Equality is a state of mind. When we value our own self-worth, we are comfortable with the achievements and the well-being of our friends and associates. The symptoms of a punctured ego occur when we criticize others […]
Daily Reflections <!--011926-->
ROUND-THE-CLOCK FAITH Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.16 The essence of my spiritually, and my sobriety, rests on a round-the-clock faith in a Higher Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of my understanding as I pursue all of my […]
Keep it Simple <!--011926-->
Study sickness when you are well. —Thomas Fuller— Now is the time to learn about our sickness–chemical dependency. It is a chronic illness. That means it never goes away. We have to live with it the best we can. Luckily, we can live with it–very well! Our program of recovery is so simple, and it […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--011926-->
The especial genius of women, I believe to be electrical in movement, intuitive in function, spiritual in tendency. —Margaret Fuller— We are women, and we are moving, together and alone. We are moving into new images of ourselves. There is a healing power that comes from moving, from sharing one’s ideas and changing one’s self. […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--011926-->
On the foundation of sobriety, we can build a life of honesty, unselfishness, faith in God, and love of our fellow human beings. We’ll never fully reach these goals, but the adventure of building that kind of life is so much better than the merry-go-round of our old drinking life that there’s no comparison. We […]
Promise of a new Day <!--011926-->
Imagine that we conjure up a world that is safe for mothers and daughters. —Louise Bernikow— The question of violence and danger in society occupies a lot of time, breath, and printer’s ink. The possibilities of peace and safety take up very little. It is common for us to think of containing violence by greater […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--011826-->
We are born in innocence. Corruption comes later. The first fear is a corruption, the first reaching for something that defies us. The first nuance of difference, the first need to feel better than the different one, more loved, stronger, richer, more blessed—these are corruptions. —Laura Z. Hobson— We are corrupted, to be a human […]
My Thought for the Day <!--011826-->
🌻 Good Morning to You my Fabulous SISTER❗…💐👩🏼🤝👩🏻…We can walk in many ways this day, but really there are only two… 🤔🚶♀️…in FAITH or FEAR…Truth be said, I am at my best when doing my Program from a place of Faith…😇🙏🧎♀️👼…not holding on to that fear that keeps me bound by the mask of anger […]
Promise of a new Day <!--011826-->
The true wonder of the world is available everywhere, in the minutest parts of our bodies and in the vast expanses of the cosmos, and in the interconnectedness of these and all things. —Michael Stark— Let’s take a moment and look around ourselves. All that we see has its connection to us and to all […]