Promise of a new Day <!--110225-->
Putting a question correctly is one thing and finding the answer to it is something quite different. —Anton Chekhov— Questions and answers lie within us. Unfortunately, they don’t come in match sets, numbered or colored-keyed so we can match them up. Sometimes we think we have all the answers and we wish we knew the […]
Keep it Simple <!--110225-->
. . .praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. —Second half of Step Eleven— Step Eleven teaches us how to pray. We pray for God’s will to replace ours. Our will got us in trouble. God’s will guides us to simple serenity. We pray for power […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--110225-->
Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life’s heritage. —Maria Montessori— Love is a gift we’ve been given by our Creator. The fact of our existence guarantees that we deserve it. As our recognition of this grows, so does our self-love and our ability to […]
Daily Reflections <!--110225-->
KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing. . . . THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240 A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--110225-->
I have faith. That thing that makes the world seem right. That thing that makes sense at last. That awareness of the Divine Principle in the universe which holds it all together and gives it unity and purpose and goodness and meaning. Life is no longer ashes in my mouth or bitter to the taste. […]
Keep it Simple <!--110125-->
Sought through pray and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him. . . —First half of Step Eleven— Through Step Eleven, we develop a lasting, loving relationship with our Higher Power. Conscious contact means knowing and sensing God in our lives throughout the day. God is not just an idea. […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--110125-->
For to be a woman is to have interests and duties, raying out in all directions from the central mother-core, like spokes from the hub of a wheel. —Anne Morrow Lindbergh— It is sometimes easy to get overwhelmed by our duties, forgetting that our interests fit the scheme of our lives. They are inspired by […]
My Thought for the Day <!--110125-->
🌺 Hello Creative Bright Light in this world❗…🙋♀️💡🌎…we can get caught up in the fear trap, all in knot’s about the unknown…🤦♀️🥨😳😭…That We cannot be useful to our HIGHER POWER, let alone Ourselves or others…😱.😡👎👨👩👧👦…So how can we get rid of this boogeyman that robs us of our SERENITY and JOY❓…🤔,🙆♀️🔫👾…maybe, when we find ourselves […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--110125-->
I have hope. That magic thing that I had lost or misplaced. The future looks dark no more. I do not even look at it, except when necessary to make plans. I try to let the future take care of itself. The future will be made up of today’s and today’s, stretching out as short […]
Daily Reflections <!--110125-->
I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85 My first sponsor told me there were two things to say about prayer and meditation: […]