TOPICS 2/9/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, “But I haven’t got the spiritual angle.” Prior to the statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him- not only his release from alcohol, but a complete change in his whole attitude toward life and the living of it. It is apparent to nearly everyone else present that he has received a great gift; except that he doesn’t seem to know it yet! We well know that this questioning individual will tell us six months or a year hence that he has found faith in God.
-LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 275
AS BILL SEES IT
2) In dealing with our resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions, or principles with whom we were angry. We asked ourselves why we were angry. In most cases, it was found that our self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our personal relationships (including sex) were hurt or threatened.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 65
WALK IN DRY PLACES
3) We need to know that our answer is in guidance and acceptance. If we have truly committed our will and our lives over to the care and keeping of our Higher Power, we will find the right path for each day’s work. We can also accept any work or challenge that occurs, knowing it is part of a higher order for our lives. Our current situation may be depressing or boring, but it can easily be a stepping stone to our long-term good.
4) Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have to enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
-Melody Beattie