TOPICS 6/22/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power -that if I was ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so must I make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, not I, was God.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 114
I am learning to practice acceptance in all circumstances of my life, so that I may enjoy peace of mind. At one time life was a constant battle because I felt they had to go through each day, fighting myself, and everyone else. Eventually, this became a losing battle. I ended up getting drunk and crying over my misery. When I began to let go and let God take over my life I began to have peace of mind. Today, I am free. I do not have to fight anybody or anything anymore.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
2) “The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.”
-St. Augustine
We started recovering the minute we admitted we were powerless over our illness. We crossed over from dishonesty to honesty. Often, we don’t see what power honesty has. Maybe we still aren’t sure that being honest is best for us. It is! That is why the authors of the Big Book ask us to be totally honest from the start. Just as denial is what makes addiction work, honesty is what makes recovery work. Honesty means self-respect. Honesty heels. Honesty lets us look people in the eyes. What comfort will find as we dig deeper into our program.
3) “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you cannot hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place in time that the tide will turn.”
-Harriet Beecher Stowe
WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG BOOK
4) Embrace the power of love. Reject the love of power.