Thought for the Day <!--051426-->
Having gotten over drinking, we have only just begun to enjoy the benefits of A.A. We find new friends, so that we are no longer lonely. We find new relationships with our families, so that we are happy at home. We find release from our troubles and worries through a new way of looking at […]
Promise of a New Day <!--051426-->
How much we guard against it, we tend to shape ourselves in the image others have of us. —Eric Hoffer— Our sense of how someone else perceives us is a compelling influence in our lives. At such times we’ve often chosen not to rely on our personal power, which can forge the posture we want […]
My Thought for the Day <!--051426-->
💐 Good morning, Strong, Resilient, Intelligent Woman ❗…💪🌴👩🎓…We are all here in this world, participating in this thing called LIFE ❗ …👩❤️💋👩🌍🤝…And maybe, that is when we may realize, “Sometimes if I am looking and searching too hard, I may miss it, and not see hear or feel it❗”…👀🙉💃…The Peace of mind, the Sense of […]
Daily Reflections <!--051426-->
IT’S OKAY TO BE ME Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. . . . they have turned to easier methods. . . . But they had not learned enough humility. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 72-73 Humility sounds so much like humiliation, but it really […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--051326-->
Your sense of what will bring happiness is so crude and blundering. Try something else as a compass. Maybe the moralists are right and happiness doesn’t come from seeking pleasure and ease. —Joanna Field— We think we know what will make us happy. Seldom do we readily accept that painful moments are often the price […]
Promise of a New Day <!--051326-->
To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop next time. —Kathrine Hepburn— Good habits are easily formed as bad ones. It’s quite likely that most of our daily activities are routine. With little need for forethought, we make our necessary motions every day. And if we […]
Keep it Simple <!--051326-->
Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. —Harry Emerson Fosdick— Hate is like an illness. It steals our hope, our love, our relationships. Hate puts distance between people. Hate can give us a false sense of power. Do I use hate to make myself feel important? Our […]
My Thought for the Day <!--051326-->
💐 Good Morning Strong, Beautiful, Bright Woman❗ …💪💃🌹…We can walk this day in COURAGE, STRENGTH, FAITH and a WILLINGNESS to remember, That, just cause We THINK IT,” DOESN’T MAKE IT REAL❗ “…😱🤭…Some of us have a mind that likes to make up it’s own STORIES, Create it’s own Evidence, and put coincidence in a category […]
Thought for the Day <!--051326-->
In A.A. we find fellowship and release and strength. And having found these things, the real reasons for our drinking are taken away. Then drinking has no more justification in our minds. We no longer need to fight against drink. Drink just naturally leaves us. At first, we are sorry that we can’t drink, but […]
Daily Reflections <!--051326-->
THE EASIER, SOFTER WAY If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 72 I certainly didn’t leap at the opportunity to face who I was, especially when the pains of my drinking days hung over me like a dark cloud. But I soon heard at the meetings about the […]