TOPICS 10/3/25
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.’s can agree with him.
-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p p. 93-94
DAYS OF HEALING DAYS OF JOY
2) There will always be people who are just becoming aware of themselves as alcoholics. They will come to meetings hesitantly and be looking to us for comfort, direction, challenge, and wisdom. They give us our chance to share the gifts we’ve received.
Today, I will assess my progress with the program, I will not lose any opportunity to share what I’ve learned.
AA GRAPEVINE
3) “We’ve all seen the new member who stays sober for a time, largely through sponsorship. Then maybe the sponsor gets drunk, and you know what usually happens. Left without a human prop, the new member gets drunk, too. He has been glorifying an individual, instead of following the program. Certainly, we need leaders, but we must regard them as the human agents of the Higher Power and not with undue adulation as individuals.
EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING
4) Ambiguity means admitting more than one response to a situation and allowing yourself to be aware of those contradictory responses. You may want something and fear it at the same time. You may find it both beautiful and ugly.
–Tristine Rainer
Contradictory responses, our own and also ours in relations with others, keep us on our toes, lend an element of excitement to our lives, and push us to think creatively about our perceptions. Growth and change are guaranteed. I will be in tune with myself today. I will let my perceptions guide me.