TOPICS 1/13/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” —ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 8 GRAPEVINE DAILY QUOTE 2) Nearly all of us, when we think about it, agree that we are a long, Read more…
TOPICS 1/12/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can even begin. Again and again, we shall Read more…
TOPICS 1/11/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Only Step One, where we made the 100% admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 68 AS BILL SEES IT 2) “It is not always the quantity of good things that you do, it Read more…
TOPICS 1/10/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 30 AS BILL Read more…
TOPICS 1/9/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking that only an act of Providence can remove it from us. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21 TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY Read more…
TOPICS 1/8/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called willpower becomes practically nonexistent. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.24 God Grant Me… 2) Addiction is a very dangerous and deadly illness. An AA saying tells us to Read more…
TOPICS 1/7/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Half measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 INTO ACTION—BB pg. 84 2)Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at Read more…
TOPICS 1/6/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We perceived that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps towards liberation and strength. Our admission of personal powerlessness finally turned out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, Read more…
TOPICS 1/5/2026 1) DAILY REFLECTIONS He cannot picture life without alcohol. Someday he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end.-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152 Read more…
TOPICS 1/4/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 19 WALK IN DRY PLACES 2) Our alcoholism was perhaps the best example Read more…