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The strength of the drive determines the force required to suppress it. —Mary Jane Sherfey— We are all struggling to succeed. And each day of our lives we’ll be confronted with major or minor adversities that might well interfere with our success. Adversities don’t have to hinder us, however. They can strengthen us, if we […]
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…You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. Now. —Joan Baez— How thrilling to contemplate that we can choose every attitude we have and every action we take. We have been gifted with full responsibility for our development. What will we try […]
Promise of a new Day <!--102025-->
…What is in one’s life stays there until the end of one’s days. —Harrison Salisbury=== Young people often try to pretend they’re other than they truly are; they’re pleased to be taken for natives in a strange place, or tourist at home. People try to change their hair color, their body shape, or their voice—trying […]
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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.—Eric Hoffer— When we’re not honest with others, we’re not being honest with ourselves. In recovery, we’re taught how to heal our hearts. We admit we’re wrong, and we do it quickly. We let our spirit have the loudest voice. This way, lies lose power over us. We […]
AA Thought for the Day <!--102025-->
For the past few weeks we have been asking ourselves some searching questions. We have not been able to answer them all as we would like. But on the right answers to these questions will depend the usefulness and effectiveness of our lives and to some extent the usefulness and effectiveness of the whole A.A. […]
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. —Seventeenth century proverb— We addicts used to be stubborn. Once we got an idea in our heads, we wouldn’t change it. We didn’t listen to others ideas. We almost seemed to say, “Don’t tell me the facts. I’ve already made up my mind.” But lately […]
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The evening star is the most beautiful of all stars. —Sappho— The first star in the evening sky shines with a special brightness, because it is the first. We see it as a signal; the first sign that afternoon has turned to evening. The first of anything is touched with special glamour; first love, a […]
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Do I realize that I do not know how much time I have left? It may be later than I think. Am I going to do the things that I know I should do before my time runs out? By the way, what is my purpose for the rest of my life? Do I realize […]
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A. A.’S “MAIN TAPROOT” The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has sprung and flowered. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 21-22 Defeated, and knowing it, I arrived at the doors of A.A., alone and afraid of the […]
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One of the conclusions I have come to in my old age is the importance of living in the ever-present now. In the past, too often I indulged in the belief that somehow or other tomorrow would be brighter or happier or richer. —Ruth Casey— How easily our minds jump from the present to the […]