Keep it Simple <!--010626-->
“We.”—First word of the Twelve Steps— We. This little word says a lot about the Twelve Steps. Our addiction made us lonely. The “we” of the program makes us whole again. It makes us a member of a living, growing group of people. Our addiction isolated us from others. We couldn’t be honest. We felt […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--010626-->
Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everything I have, my […]
Keep it Simple <!--010526-->
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. —Chinese proverb—
Life holds so many choices now that we are sober. We’d like to go so many places. We’d like to see so many things. We have so much to do. We are slowly learning how to trust our dreams and reach for them. Our program teaches us that we live One Day at a Time. We make progress by doing First Things First. Easy Does It. Our dreams may seem very big and far away. We wonder if we’ll ever get there. But our faith tells us to go for it. And we know how: one step at a time.
PRAYER: Higher Power, help me know this gentle truth: my life matters. Help me set goals that I can grow toward, one step at a time.
ACTION: Today, I’ll think about one of my goals. I will list ten little steps that will help me get there
Each Day a New Beginning <!--010526-->
Instead of concentrating on why we can’t do a thing, we would be wise to change our “Yes, but . . .” attitude to a more positive one. Saying “yes” means I really do want to change my life for the better. —Liane Cordes— We truly can do these things that are our “hearts’ pure […]
Promise of a new Day <!--010526-->
Nothing on earth consumes a man more completely than the passion of resentment. —Friedrich Nietzsche— …Our obsession with controlling other people, and our failure to succeed with our attempts, are most likely consistent attempts, the fodder for the resentments that we garner. It’s human to want to control others, to try to control outcomes to […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--010426-->
Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn’t always lead to action. Many of the women had been raised without the sense that they could mold and shape their own lives, and so, wanting to be an artist (but without […]
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He who is swift to believe is swift to forget. —Abraham Joshua Herschel— Life is full of questions. Many people tell us they have the answers. We have to be careful of who and what we believe. Other people’s ideas may not fit us. The program doesn’t tell us much about what to believe. It […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--010426-->
Have I admitted I am an alcoholic? Have I swallowed my pride and admitted I was different from other drinkers? Have I accepted the fact that I must spend the rest of my life without liquor? Have I any more reservations, any idea in the back of my mind that some day I’ll be able […]
Daily Reflections <!--010426-->
BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.19 It’s usually pretty easy for me to be pleasant to the people in an A.A. setting. While I’m working […]
Promise of a new Day <!--010426-->
Faith is not, contrary to the usual ideas, something that turns out to be right or wrong, like a gambler’s bet; it’s an act, an intention, a project, something that makes you, in leaping into the future, go so far, far, far ahead that you shoot clean out of time and right into Eternity, which […]