Each day a new Beginning <!--102725-->
Problems have only the size and the power that you give them. –S. H.— We will not be free from all difficulties today, or during any period of our lives. But we have the personal power to eliminate the threat, the sting of any challenge. But it’s our vision of circumstances that gives them their […]
Each day a new Beginning <!--102625-->
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view. —Carole King— Every event of our lives is contributing a rich thread to our personal tapestry. Each of us is weaving one unique to ourselves, but all of our tapestries are complementary. We need others’ rich designs […]
Daily Reflections <!--102625-->
ONE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I am chosen to carry some small responsibility for my fellows, I ask that God grant me the patience, open-mindedness, and willingness to […]
Keep it Simple <!--102625-->
Nobody gives you freedom. —Malcolm X— We were not free. We were prisoners of our illness. What our illness wanted, we give it our dignity, our self-respect, even our families. Our prison walls were made of denial, false pride, and self-will run riot. Now we know that brick walls don’t have to stop us. We […]
Promise of a new Day <!--102625-->
Though the seas threaten, they are merciful, I have cursed them without cause. —William Shakespeare— To each of us, our own self is the most important person in the world. I am the only person who can get what I want; you are the only person who can make you happy or unhappy. This doesn’t […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--102625-->
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 […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--102525-->
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, […]