TOPICS 1/26/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry Read more…
TOPICS 1/25/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) … A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, “You are an A.A. member if you say so … nobody can keep you out.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS POWER IN THE PAUSE 2) Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with Read more…
TOPICS 1/24/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.” …To be helpful is our only aim. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88-89 WALK IN DRY PLACES 2) We need not fear our own thoughts and feelings if we are continuing to work the program. As Read more…
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…