TOPICS 3/15/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not work. But the God idea did.
-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 52
AS BILL SEES IT
2) Our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program. If he does nothing or argues, we do nothing but maintain our own sobriety. If he starts to move ahead, even a little, with an open mind, we then break our neck to help in every way we can.
-LETTER, 1942
BIG BOOK QUOTE, p. xiii
3) We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. We think this account of our experiences will help everyone to better understand the alcoholic. Many do not comprehend that the alcoholic is a very sick person. And besides, we are sure that our way of living has its advantages for all.
4) “Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power, and grace.”
-Von Goethe