Each Day A New Beginning <!--050626-->
I stand before you as a tower of strength, the weight of the world on my shoulders. As you pass through my life, look, but not too close, for I fear I will expose the vulnerable me. —Deidra Sarault— Vulnerability is as much a part of being human as is strength. Our vulnerability prevents our […]
Thought For The Day <!--050626-->
I’ve noticed that the ones who do the most for A.A. are not in the habit of boasting about it. The danger of building myself up too much is that, if I do, I’m in danger of having a fall. That pattern of thought goes with drinking. If one side of a boat gets too […]
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I had to show off and boast so that people would think I amounted to something, when, of course, both they and I knew that I really didn’t amount to anything. I didn’t fool anybody. Although I’ve been sober for quite a while, the old habit of building myself up is still with me. I […]
My Thought for the Day <!--050526-->
🌺 Good Morning you Wonderful, Fantastic Lovely Lady ❗…🤗💃…You know when we think about this 24 hours ahead, we realize how our life Can take a turn, be it ever so slight or ever so drastic for the better or worse…😍/👺…And even though we work only enough to get us by sometimes, we can see […]
Promise of a New Day <!--050526-->
He that knew all that learning ever writ Knew only this—that he knew nothing yet. —Aphra Behn— It’s true that the more information we have about the world, the more clearly we see the shape of what we don’t know. It’s also true that we don’t need to learn anything at all in order to […]
Daily Reflections <!--050526-->
THE FOREST AND THE TREES . . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to another person is that we can get his direct comment and counsel on our situation. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 60 […]
Each Day A New Beginning <!--050526->
…it is a peaceful thing to be one succeeding. —Gertrude Stein— Success is at hand. While we read these words, we are experiencing it. At this very instant, our commitment to recovery is a sign of success, and we feel peace each time we let go of our struggle, turning to another for help, for […]
Keep It Simple <!--050526-->
Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills. —Catherine Ponder— We need to forgive so we can heal. Forgiveness means not wanting to get even. Forgiveness means letting go of self-will. Anger and hate are forms of self-will take up room in our heart. Yet, a still, small voice inside of us wants to forgive. Just […]
Keep It Simple <!--050426-->
I am the greatest. —Muhammad Ali— We need to believe in ourselves. We’re sober. We’re honest. We’re trustworthy. We’re not making so many problems for other people anymore We do our share. We can even help others sometimes. We’re glad that others help us. We thank our Higher Power every day. But we also give […]
Promise of a New Day <!--050426-->
The most prophetic utterances have emanated from the most poetical minds. —William F. R. Stanley— What we call poetry is a capacity to use language so freely, so beautifully, and with so much imagination that it transforms ordinary words. What we call prophecy is the ability to see through the complex machinery of the present […]