Topics August 26 Daily ReflectionsGIVING IT AWAYThough they knew they must help other alcoholics if they wouldremain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcendedby the happiness they found in giving themselves to others.Alcoholics Anonymous, p.159 As recovering people, we have a similar problem with waste residues fromour past. We Read more…
TOPICS – August 25 1) Daily Reflections: THE GIFT OF BONDING…Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 2) Prayer For The Day: I pray that I may not speak or act in the midst of emotional upheaval.I pray that Read more…
TOPICS – Aug 24 1) Daily Reflections: A RIDDLE THAT WORKS..It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiencessuch as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and havesucceeded only in giving the story of it. I know the feeling itgave me and the results it Read more…
TOPICS – August 23 1) Daily Reflections BRINGING THE MESSAGE HOME… Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into oursometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , pp. 111 -112 2) Prayer For The Day: I pray that I Read more…
Topics – August 22 1) Daily Reflections SEEKING EMOTIONAL STABILITY, p.243 When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing Read more…
Topics – August 21 1. Daily Reflections WE JUST TRY, p.242 My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. The Best Of Bill, pp. 46-47 2. In recovery, we can more easily forgive ourselves for past actions when we realize they Read more…
Topics August 20 1. Daily Reflections TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , p. Read more…
TOPICS – August 19 1) Daily Reflections: A FRAME OF REFERENCE…Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds thewrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking and frightened?ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 67 2) Prayer For The Day: I pray Read more…
TOPICS – August 18 1) Daily Reflections: GETTING WELL, p.239 Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotionalconflicts persist below the level of consciousness.12 & 12, pp. 79-80 2) Prayer For The Day: I pray that I may think and say and do the things that bring Godcloser to me. I Read more…
TOPICS – August 17 1) Daily Reflections: RIGHTING THE HARM..In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others hasnot been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has.TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79 2) Prayer For The Day: I pray that I may live in Read more…