TOPICS – July 15 1) *Daily Reflections – PRIDE* For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Read more…
TOPICS – July 14 1️⃣Daily ReflectionsA NOURISHING INGREDIENT, p.204Where humility had formerly stood for a forced feeding on humble pie it now begins to mean the nourishing ingredient which can give us serenity.12 & 12, p.74 2️⃣A.A. Thought For The DayOne of the best things about the A.A. program is Read more…
TOPICS – July 13 1) Daily Reflections HUMILITY IS A GIFT, p.203 As long as we placed self-reliance first, a genuine reliance upon a Higher Power was out of the question. That basic ingredient of all humility, a desire to seek and do God’s will, was missing. 12 & 12, Read more…
TOPICS – July 12 1) Daily Reflections GIVING UP CENTER STAGE, p.202 For without some degree of humility, no alcoholic can stay sober at all.. . Without it, they cannot live to much useful purpose, or, inadversity, be able to summon the faith that can meet any emergency.12 & 12, Read more…
TOPICS – July 11 1️⃣Daily Reflections A TURNING POINT, p.301 A great turning point in our lives came when we sought for humility as something we really wanted, rather than as something we must have. 12 & 12, p.75 2️⃣A.A. Thought For The Day We in Alcoholics Anonymous Read more…
TOPICS – July 7 1) Daily Reflections . . . AND LETTING GO OF IT . . . primarily fear that we would lose something we already possessedor would fail to get something we demanded. Living upon a basisof unsatisfied demands, we were in a state of continualdisturbance and frustration. Read more…
TOPICS – July 6 1) Daily Reflections IDENTIFYING FEAR . . . . The chief activator of our defects has been self –centered fear. . . . .TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, Ilook for fear. This “evil and corroding thread” is Read more…
TOPICS – July 5 1) Daily Reflections A NEW DIRECTION Our human resources, as marshalled by the will, were not sufficient;they failed utterly. . . Every day is a day when we must carry thevision of God’s will into all our activities.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.45,85 2) A.A. Thought For The Day Read more…
TOPICS – July 1 1) Daily Reflections THE BEST FOR TODAY The principles we have set down are guides to progress.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Just as a sculptor will use different tools to achieve desired effects increating a work of art, in Alcoholics Anonymous the Twelve Steps areused to bring Read more…
TOPICS – June 30 1) Daily Reflections SACRIFICE = UNITY = SURVIVAL The unity, the effectiveness, and even the survival of A. A.will always depend upon our continued willingness to giveup some of our personal ambitions and desires for thecommon safety and welfare. Just as sacrifice means survivalfor the individual Read more…