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 7/4/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) …. deep down in every man, woman and child, is the fundamental idea of God. It may be obscured by calamity, by poem, by worship of other things, but in some form or other, it is there. For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, Read more…
TOPICS 7/3/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87 Some say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe the experience is the only Read more…
TOPICS 7/2/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) We find that no one need to have difficulty with the spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 570 Am I honest enough to accept myself as I am and let this 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…
TOPICS – June 29 1) Daily Reflections A RIPPLING EFFECT Having learned to live so happily, we’d show everyone else how. . .Yes, we of A.A. did dream those dreams. How natural that was, since most alcoholics are bankrupt idealists. . .So why shouldn’t we share our way of life Read more…
TOPICS 6/28/2026 DAILY REFLECTIONS 1) a year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more.-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, AA would’ve quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings Read more…