AA Thought for the Day <!--101325-->
A.A. work is one hundred percent voluntary. It depends on each and every one of our members to volunteer to do his or her share. Newcomers can sit on the sidelines until they have got over their nervousness and confusion. They have a right to be helped by all, until they can stand on their […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--101225-->
Am I still on a “free ride” in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it’s enough just because I’m sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven’t gone […]
Promise of a new Day <!--101225-->
Nobody can hurt you but yourself. Every experience you have makes you all the more fit for life. —“Box-Car Bertha”— We commonly say,”she hurt me,” or “I’m afraid of hurting him.” Yet no one can hurt us without our cooperation. Other people’s actions don’t affect us unless we choose to let them; and no words […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--101225-->
…there are two entirely opposite attitudes possible in facing the problems of one’s life. One, to try and change the external world, the other, to try and change oneself. —Joanna Field— God grant us the courage to change what we can–ourselves. How difficult it is to let go of our struggles to control and change […]
Keep it Simple <!--101225-->
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not words.—Alfred Adler— Being sober is an event. Being sober also means movement. We go to meetings. We find and meet with a sponsor. We talk with friends. If we don’t act in these ways were not sober. Our actions also tell us if we’re […]
Daily Reflections <!--101225-->
CURBING RASHNESS When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 Being fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and […]
My Thought for the Day <!--101225-->
🌟Good morning Shining STAR in this World❗…🌎 💫…Life can be a roller coaster, with its ups and downs, twist and turns, sometimes at break-neck speeds…🎢➰♿…It’s all about trying to keep some kind of a centered balance and slow it down…📊⚖🐢… if not just for a moment to be restored to sanity. And remember, when we […]
Promise of a new Day <!--101125-->
Woe to him that is alone when he falleth, for he hath not another to help him up. —Ecclesiastes— If we are stepping through this life, indifferent to those around us and thus separate from our fellow human beings, it is by conscious choice. It may be hard to reach out to someone close, but […]
Keep it Simple <!--101125-->
May you live all the days of your life. —Jonathan Swift— The truth is, life hard. Accepting this fact will make it easier. Remember how well it worked in Step One? Once we admitted and that we were powerless over alcohol and other drugs, we were given the power to recover. It works the same […]
Daily Reflections <!--101125-->
SELF–RESTRAINT Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. One day while making this trip, I began to review my progress in sobriety, and was not happy with what I saw. I hoped that, as the […]