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How good a sponsor am I? When I bring new members to a meeting, do I feel that my responsibility has ended? Or do I make it my job to stay with them until they have either become good members of A.A. or have found another sponsor? If they don’t show up for a meeting, […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--101125-->
Be still and listen to the stillness within. —Darlene Larson Jenks— No answer eludes us if we turn to the source of all answers–the stillness within. Prayer accompanied by meditation will always provide the answers we need for the situations facing us. The answers we want are not guaranteed, however. We must trust that we […]
My Thought for the Day <!--101125-->
💝Good morning PRECIOUS Gift, and Welcome to Your DAY❗…🎁🎊🙋…Life can be confusing and even difficult sometimes…😳🙄🤬…Leaving us empty, drained, or twisted up in knots…🎱🛁🥨…So how are we to flush away these emotions of fear, anxiety and regret❓…🚽🤔💡…A GREAT START is to get OUTSIDE of ourselves. Write it down, then pick up a phone, get those […]
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Sometimes it’s worse to win a fight than to lose. —Billie Holiday— Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior we’re not proud of. They may result in irreparable rifts. They frequently trigger an emotional relapse. No battle is worth the damage to the psyche that […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--101025-->
A.A. Thought For The Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort to make them feel at home? Do I put myself out to listen to them, even if their ideas of A.A. are vague? Do I make it a habit to talk to all new members myself, […]
Daily Reflections <!--101025-->
FIXING ME, NOT YOU If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 What a freedom I felt when this passage was pointed out to me! Suddenly I saw that I could do something about my anger, I could fix me, instead of […]
Promise of a new Day <!--101025-->
Imagination has always had powers of resurrection that no science can match. —Ingrid Bengis— Imagining the successful completion of a goal increases the likelihood of its attainment. Whether we imagine our success in an athletic event, college program, or preparing a meal, the image formulates a mind-set that’s conductive to the goals completion. Seeing ourselves […]
Keep it Simple <!--101025-->
The foolish and the dead never change their opinions. —James Russell Lowell— We need to stay fresh in our program. We need to be open to new ideas. We need change. The ways we work the Steps should change for us as the years go by. And as we grow, more of the fog of […]
My Thought for the Day <!--101025-->
🌈Good morning Glowing Heart and Friend❗… 🙋♀️💛…So often we can get caught in these feelings of grim regret, depression and remorse of the things we could have done, should of done, or the could of said or should of said DIFFERENTLY…😵😳🙄…and OH if just MAYBE❓…🤔🥺👎… this kind of guilt and shame dialog is our Disease…coming […]
My Thought for the Day <!--100925-->
🌺Good morning My Resilient Sister❗…🌴🙋…What a Wonderful morning…🍮🍩😇…When we feel down, sad, Happy, Glad, mad or angry…🤭☹🤬 …We tend to react off those initial feelings and this can be that we feel offended, shamed, disrespected, elated or over joyous…🤦🙆🤪… But when we can start our day with Our HIGHER POWER and the Gifts of Our […]