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 […]
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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 […]
Keep it Simple <!--011826-->
The reality is that changes are coming….they must come. You must share in bring them. —John Hersey— Change, it’s scary. It’s hard. It’s needed. Sometimes it feels bad. But one thing is for sure: it keeps on happening. Just when our life seems settled, it changes. We can’t stop life. We can’t stay this age […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--011826-->
The new life can’t be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be re-educated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Anyone who tries it, knows that the old […]
Daily Reflections <!--011726-->
HAPPINESS COMES QUIETLY “The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just the particular order we wanted to get it – by the alcohol route. And we weren’t successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and […]
Keep it Simple <!--011726-->
When all else fails, read the instructions. —Agnes Allen— The instructions for recovery are in our Twelve Step program. Yet, there are times when we feel our program isn’t working. at these times, we need to read the instructions. Have you followed the “instructions,” the wise words are found in The Big Book, The Twelve […]
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It doesn’t do much good to come to meetings only once in a while and sit around, hoping to get something out of the program. That’s all right at first, but it won’t help us very long. Sooner or later we have to get into action, by coming to meetings regularly, by giving a personal […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--011726-->
She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself. —Anas Nin— How aptly these words describe the woman so many of us were. Many activities were not attempted, courses weren’t taken, conversations weren’t initiated because we lacked confidence. […]
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If we seek to be loved—if we expect to be loved—this cannot be accomplished; we will be dependent and grasping, not genuinely loving. —M. Scott Peck, M.D.— We receive love when we give love, with no strings attached. Bargaining for love is sure to disappoint us. It’s human nature, when bargainning for anything, to hope […]