TOPICS 1/23/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) … we aren’t a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn’t want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the Read more…
TOPICS 1/22/2025 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said, almost jokingly, “Remember, Bill, let’s not louse this thing up. Let’s keep it simple!” I turned away, unable to say a word. Read more…
TOPICS 1/20/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness.The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness. —ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS COMES OF AGE p. Read more…
TOPICS 1/20/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.87 POWER IN THE PAUSE 2) Most alcoholics have to be pretty badly mangled before they really commence to solve their problems BB Read more…
TOPICS 1/19/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.16 The essence of my spiritually, and my sobriety, rests on a round-the-clock faith in a Higher Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of Read more…
TOPICS 1/18/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) By going back in our drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized that we were out of control, that are drinking, even then was no mere habit, that was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. Read more…
TOPICS 1/17/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just a particular order. We wanted to get it by the alcohol route. And we weren’t successful. But when we take time to find out Read more…
TOPICS 1/16/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.’s remaining Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no Read more…
TOPICS 1/15/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 569-70 POWER IN THE PAUSE 2) Love and service keeps us dry. —,Dr. Bob Read more…
TOPICS 1/14/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.83 FATHER LEO’S DAILY MEDITATIONS 2) The fault is in us.” — Hannah Arend As a drunk I would blame everybody for my problems Today I accept my involvement Read more…