Each day a new Beginning <!--111125-->
Life has got to be lived–that’s all there is to it. At 70 I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly. You know that, “This, too, shall pass!” —Eleanor Roosevelt— Wisdom comes with age, but also with maturity. It is knowing that all is well in the midst of a storm. […]
Promise of a new Day <!--111125-->
Miracles do not happen. —Mathew Arnold— Many of us will insist that miracles do happen. We’ve seen transformations in ourselves, or loved ones that have seemed miraculous, strokes of fate, demonstrations of divine intervention. Yet, we must do our part. If we look at the history of our personal miracles, we can usually see that […]
My Thought for the Day <!--111125-->
🌈 Good Morning Blossoming Flower in this World…🙋♀️🌻🌎…Coming to know Ourselves, just might be the beginning of our Learning to set HEALTHY BOUNDARIES ❗…🤯🥳…We can be Grateful to our HIGHER POWER today, who helps us walk through our fear on a daily basis. Who helps us to see the people, places, and things, we have […]
Daily Reflections <!--111125-->
SELF-ACCEPTANCE We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 I pray for the willingness to remember that I am a child of God, a divine soul in human form, and that […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--111125-->
When I think of all who have gone before me, I realize that I am only one, not very important, person. What happens to me is not so very important after all. And A.A. has taught me to be more outgoing, to seek friendship by going at least half way; to have a sincere desire […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--111025-->
I am less self centered. The world used to revolve around me at the center. I cared more about myself, my own needs and desires, my own pleasure, my own way, than I did about the whole rest of the world. What happened to me was more important than anything else I could think of. […]
Promise of a new Day <!--111025-->
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life. —Robert Louis Stevenson— Our creation was our invitation to contribute that which is uniquely our own to the life process. Our brothers and sisters have been likewise invited. Our experiences are not without purpose. They […]
Keep it Simple <!--111025-->
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. —Will Rogers— The greatest adventure ever is recovery, and action is what’s important in recovery. That’s because the Twelve Steps are full of action. The whole world has now opened up to us. At times, this will scare us. […]
Daily Reflections <!--111025-->
A SENSE OF BELONGING Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 105 That’s what it is — belonging! After a session of meditation I knew that the feeling I was experiencing was a sense of belonging because […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--111025-->
Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger. —Nancy Friday— Anger is an emotion. Not a bad one, nor a good one; it simply exists when particular conditions in our lives are not met as we’d hoped. We can get free of our anger if […]