TOPICS – Sept 26
1) Daily Reflections:
Our Children
While on the road to recovery I received a gift that could not be purchased. It was a card from my son in college, saying, “Dad, you can’t imagine how glad I am that everything is okay. Happy Birthday, I love you.” My son had told me that he loved me before. It had been during the previous Christmas holidays, when he had said to me, while crying, “Dad, I love you! Can’t you see what you’re doing to yourself?” I couldn’t. Choked with emotion, I had cried, but this time, when I received my son’s card, my tears were tears of joy, not desperation.
2) A.A. Thought For The Day
Most of our spiritual experiences are of the educational variety, and they develop slowly over a period of time. Quite often friends of newcomers are aware of the difference long before they are themselves. They finally realize that they have undergone a profound alteration in their reaction to life and that such a change could hardly have been brought about by themselves alone.” Is my outlook on life changing for the better?
3) Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may serve others out of gratitude to God. I pray that my work may be but a small repayment for His grace so freely given me.
4) Big Book quote
Men and women drink essentially because they like the effects produced by alcohol.
Doctor’s Opinion p. xxviii