TOPICS – March 30 1) Daily Reflections OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE “. . . sometimes the good is the enemy of the best.”ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE, p. 101 I think these words apply to every area of A.A.’s Three Legacies:Recovery, Unity and Service! ….. want them etched in my mind Read more…
TOPICS- March 29 1) Daily Reflections TRUSTED SERVANTS They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group’s chores. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 134 2) A.A. Thought For The Day (Twenty-Four Hours A Day) Before I met A.A. I was very dishonest. I lied to Read more…
TOPICS – March 25 1) Daily Reflections A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full andthankful heart cannot entertain certain conceits. Whenbrimming with gratitude, one’s heartbeat must surelyresult in outgoing love, the finest emotion that wecan ever know.AS BILL SEES IT, Read more…
March 24 1) Daily Reflections ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE, p. 92 Man is supposed to think, and act. He wasn’t made to God’s image tobe an automation.As Bill Sees It, p. 55 Before I joined A.A., I often did not think, and reacted to people andsituations. When not reacting I acted Read more…
March 23 1) Daily Reflections . . . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS We have seen the truth again and again: “Once analcoholic, always an alcoholic.”. . .ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 33 These words are underlined in my book. They are true formen and women alcoholics. On many occasions I’ve turnedto this Read more…
TOPICS – March 22 1) Daily Reflections NO MORE STRUGGLE And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone —even alcohol.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When A.A. found me, I thought I was in for a struggle,and that A.A. might provide the strength I needed tobeat alcohol….. 2) A.A. Thought For The Read more…
March 21 1) Daily Reflections MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING Fear… of economic insecurity will leave us.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 Having fear reduced or eliminated and having economiccircumstances improve, are two different things. WhenI was new in A.A., I had those two ideas confused…….. 2) A.A. Thought For The Day In Read more…
TOPICS – March 20 1) Daily Reflections LOVE AND TOLERANCELove and tolerance of others in our code.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 I have found that I have to forgive others in allsituations to maintain any real spiritual progress….. 2) Twenty-Four Hours A DayA.A. Thought For The Day When we were drinking, Read more…
Topics: March 19 1) Daily Reflections PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that “almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never tried it enough.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 2) A.A. Thought For The Day When we were drinking, we used to be ashamed Read more…
19 1) Daily Reflections PRAYER: IT WORKS It has been well said that “almost the only scoffers at prayer are thosewho never tried it enough.”TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97 Having grown up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolishwhen I first tried praying. I knew there was Read more…