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Happiness is a byproduct of an effort to make someone else happy. —Gretta Brooker Palmer— We have striven for happiness, generally in self-centered ways. We expected others to favor us with their attention, or example. Or we waited for invitations or gifts. We have probably tried to buy happiness with the purchase of a new […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--022626-->
When we came into A.A., we came to believe in a Power greater than ourselves. We came to believe in that Divine Principle in the universe which we call God, and to whom we could turn for help. Each morning we have a quiet time. We ask God for the power to stay sober for […]
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Forewarned. forearmed: being prepared is half the victory. —Miguel de Cervantes— There will be hard times in our program. There will be hard times in our lives. That’s the way the life is. It helps if we accept this. Then we can prepare for tough times. We can prepare by getting a good set of […]
My Thought for the Day <!--022526-->
🌺 Good Morning you Wonderful, Fantastic Lovely Lady ❗…🤗💃…You know when we think about this 24 hours ahead, we realize how our life Can take a turn, be it ever so slight or ever so drastic for the better or worse…😍/👺…And even though we work only enough to get us by sometimes, we can see […]
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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. —Willaim James— Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up believing in ourselves, in a Higher Power, and in others. We believed in getting high. Now our program tells us to believe in love. We are lovable, […]
Daily Reflections <!--022526-->
THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE… In God’s economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 31 How thankful I am today, to know that all my past failures were necessary for me to be where I am now. […]
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Some people find it hard to believe in a Power greater than themselves. But not to believe in such a Power forces us to atheism. It has been said that atheism is blind faith in the strange proposition that this universe originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes nowhere. That’s practically impossible to believe. I […]
Promise of a new Day <!--022526-->
Relationships are only as alive as the people engaging in them. —Donald B. Ardell— We receive from every experience in proportion to what we give. In other words, the richness of our lives is necessarily dependent on the depth of our commitment. Reserved involvement guarantees only limited rewards, while wholehearted efforts promise full-scale returns. In […]
Each Day a New Beginning <!--022526-->
You need only claim the events of your life to make yourself yours. —Florida Scott-Maxwell— The search is on. Everyone, everywhere, asks the question at some time, “Who am I?” Women like ourselves are fortunate to have this program. It shows us the way to self-discovery. It directs our steps to the celebration of self […]
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When we came to our first A.A. meeting, we looked up at the wall at the end of the room and saw the sign: ” But for the Grace of God.” We knew right then and there that we would have to call on the grace of God in order to get sober and get […]