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Sixth, I have A.A. meetings to go to, thank God. Where would I go without them? Where would I be without them? Where would I find the sympathy, the understanding, the fellowship, the companionship? Nowhere else in the world. I have come home. I have found the place where I belong. I no longer wander […]
Promise of a new Day <!--102525-->
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds, and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy. —Florence Scovel Shinn— We plant the seeds of the bounty we’ll reap by every action we take. We teach others how to treat us by our treatment of them coupled of our […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--102525-->
Love has the quality of informing almost everything–even one’s work. —Sylvia Ashton-Warner— We are changed through loving and being loved. Our attitudes are profoundly and positively affected by the presence of love in our lives. Each time we offer a loving response to a friend, co-worker, even a stranger, we powerfully influence the dynamics of […]
Daily Reflections <!--102525-->
A.A.’s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily basis. By practicing unity within my group, with other A.A. members and at all levels of this great Fellowship, I […]
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Fifth, I have learned to live one day at a time. I have finally realized the great fact that all I have is now. This sweeps away all vain regret and it makes my thoughts of the future free of fear. Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, […]
Keep it Simple <!--102525-->
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighbor.—Louise Beal— In our program, we learn a lot about loving ourselves. Then we start to see how this helps us love our neighbors. We learn to love ourselves honestly, seeing our strengths and our weaknesses. We learn to see others honestly. We learn how much to […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--102425-->
I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer at the center of the universe. All the world does not revolve around me any longer. I am only one among many. I have a Father in Heaven and I am only one of His children and a small one […]
Daily Reflections <!--102425-->
“BY FAITH AND BY WORKS” On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith and by works we have been able to build upon the lessons of an incredible experience. They live today in the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, which […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--102425-->
The universal human yearning [is] for something permanent, enduring, without shadow of change. —Willa Cather— The specter of change builds dread in most of us. We fear the effects on our personal lives. We lack faith that the impending change will benefit us. Only time can assure us of that. And it will, just as […]
Promise of a new Day <!--102425-->
The true use of our speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. —Oliver Goldsmith— Learning to communicate, for little children, means squeezing huge desires into little words, like”hurt” or “cookie.” We learn early that we’re only going to get part of what we want. Some of us never recover […]