TOPICS 6/8/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Self-searching is the means by which we bring new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative side of our natures. With it comes the development of that kind of humility that makes it possible for us to receive God’s help… we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life-the one that did not work for a new life that can and does work under any conditions whatever.
AS BILL SEES IT, pp. 10, 8
I have been given a daily reprieve contingent upon my spiritual condition, provided I seek progress, not perfection. To become ready for change, I practice willingness, opening myself to possibilities of change. If I realize there are defects that hinder my usefulness in AA, and toward others, I become ready by meditating and receiving direction.“Some of us have tried to hold onto our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely“ (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 58) to let go and let God, I need only surrender my old ways to him; I no longer fight, nor do I try to control, but simply believe that, with God‘s help, I am changed and affirming this belief makes me ready. I empty myself to be full of awareness, light, and love, and I am ready to face each day with hope.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
2) “It’s not enough to talk to plants, you also have to listen.”
-David Bergman
Sometimes, we find ourselves doing all the talking. When this happens, we need to stop, think, and listen. When we do all the talking, we’re trying to control what happens. But when we listen, we get better results. No one has to be in control. What a relief! And we’re learning to listen better every day. It’s great – the care, love, and help we find just by listening.
3) “Well done is better than well said.”
-Benjamin Franklin
GRAPEVINE QUOTE
4) Our resentments, anxieties and depressions were definitely caused, we claimed, by our unfortunate circumstances and by the inconsiderate behavior of other people. To our consternation, our sponsors didn’t seem impressed…They just grinned and said, ‘Why don’t we sit down and take a hard look at of A.A.’s Twelve Steps? Maybe you have been missing a lot-in fact, nearly everything.’