TOPICS – 12 / 5/ 2025
- DAILY REFLECTION
He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 107
- SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGS
Carl Jung describes “the spiritual awakening —”an illumination of enormous impact and dimension,” Bill W. writes —though for many the quest is long and the awakening gradual.
A spiritual without noticing it is another slow progression from self–loathing to “cleansing tears” of gratitude.
- THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
In spite of all we have learned in A.A., our old way of thinking comes back on us, sometimes with overwhelming force, and occasionally some of us have slips. We forget or refuse to call on the Higher Power for help. We seem to deliberately make our minds a blank so far as A.A. training goes, and we take a drink. We eventually get drunk. We are temporarily right back where we started. Those who have had slips say unanimously that they were no fun. They say A.A. had taken all the pleasure out of drinking. They knew they were doing the wrong thing. The old mental conflict was back in full force. They were disgusted with themselves. Am I convinced that I can never get anything more out of drinking?
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“Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength, and hope.”
—Alcoholics Anonymous