TOPICS 9/12/25
DAILY REFLECTIONS
For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine.
-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87
A VISION FOR YOU PG. 152
He will presently try the old game again, for he isn’t happy about his sobriety. He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end.
WALK IN DRY PLACES
A large number of recovering people have a tough time coming to terms with the abuse and abandonment of childhood days. Sometimes we play those “old tapes” while reliving the past in a mood of self-pity and resentment. This is destructive.
We cannot completely erase the past, but we can turn it over to our friends and our Higher power. Our goal should be to transform past experiences into constructive
KEEP IT SIMPLE
When angry, count to ten before you speak: if very angry, a hundred.
—Thomas Jefferson
We must control our anger. This is why we count. Think out what you need or want to say. Use words that you’ll not be ashamed of later. Learning how to respect others when we’re angry is a sign of recovery