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 world‘s troubles on our shoulders.
-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 132
WALK IN DRY PLACES
2) Growth in the program, usually brings growth in self-esteem. If we think well of ourselves, in the right sense, others will tend to think well of us, too. With proper self-esteem, we will not be crushed or dismayed when someone seems to dislike us. Our feelings about ourselves will be much more than a mirror of other’s opinions.
DAILY INSPIRATION
3) If you are not happy with what you have, how will you be happy with what you want to have? Lord, may I appreciate the good things in my life and refuse to feel sorry for myself or compare myself to others.
WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG BOOK
4) Few alcoholics or addicts blame themselves before exhausting all other possibilities.