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*Topics 6/29/25* 💌

*DAILY REFLECTIONS* 

1)* Having learned to live so happily, we’d show everyone else how. Yes, we of A.A. did dream those dreams. How natural that was, since most alcoholics are bankrupt idealists. So why shouldn’t we share our way of life with everyone?

-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 156

 *TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY* 

 *2)* The program of Alcoholics Anonymous involves a continuous striving for improvement. There can be no long resting period. We must try to work at it all the time. We must continually keep in mind that it is a program not to be measured in years, because we never fully reach our goals nor are we ever cured. Our alcoholism is only kept in abeyance by daily living of the program. It is a timeless program in every sense. 

 *WALK IN DRY PLACES* 

*3)* Although willpower alone does not work in overcoming alcoholism, there is a place for willingness, in the search for a happy sobriety. Progress often depends on our willingness to give up what stands in our way. It also requires our willingness to take the actions necessary for success.

This same willingness is also applicable in other areas of our lives. This is the key to other achievements and to the overcoming of problems besides alcohol.

We often have to put up with unpleasant conditions simply because we do not want to change them badly enough. For example, we may dislike the unpleasant coughing and risks of smoking, but lack the willingness to quit.

 *ONE MORE DAY* 

4)* Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage – and give exceeding thanks for the mystery which remains a mystery still — the veil that hides you from the infinite, which makes it possible for you to believe in what you cannot see.

– Robert Nathan

We can’t always be courageous, but fear is dispelled by our inner strength, by our trust that we will overcome problems and do as well as possible.We can talk to ourselves in positive ways.

I will not allow fear and panic to overtake me today. Courage will open the door to wisdom and peace of mind