Topics-October 16 1. Daily Reflections THROUGHOUT EACH DAY This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 A.A. Thought For The Day How seriously do I take my obligations to A.A.? Have I taken all the good Read more…
Topics-October 15 Daily ReflectionsMY CHECKLIST, NOT YOURSGossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying to help those we criticize; we are trying to proclaim our own righteousness.TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 67 A. Read more…
Topics-October 14 Daily Reflections A PROGRAM FOR LIVING When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it Read more…
Topics-October 10 1) Daily Reflections FIXING ME, NOT YOU If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 90 2) A.A. Thought For The Day When new members come into my A.A. group, do I make a special effort Read more…
Topics – October 9 1) Daily Reflections A SPIRITUAL AXIOM It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. – 12 & 12, p. 90 2) A.A. Thought For The Day Am I willing to be Read more…
Topics – Oct 8th 1) Daily Reflections DAILY INVENTORY . . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 2) As Bill Sees It The Fine Art Of Alibis, p.279 The majority of A.A. members have suffered severely from self-justification during their drinking Read more…
Topics – Oct 4 1) Daily Reflections A NECESSARY PRUNING . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 2) Some of us, deep down inside, don’t really think we deserve Read more…
Topics – Oct 3 1) Daily Reflections SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.’s can agree with him. . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 2) Read more…
Topics October 3 1. Daily Reflections SERENITY AFTER THE STORM Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.’s can agree with him. . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94 As Bill Read more…
TOPICS – October 2 1) Daily Reflections: THE ACID TEST As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A. way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair Read more…