TOPICS 8 / 6 / 2025
DAILY REFLECTIONS – DRIVEN
1) Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. I drank to celebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. Humility is the answer.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62
THE FOUR ABSOLUTES
2) The practice of absolute unselfishness, absolute humility, absolute love, and absolute purity is the part that God leaves to us. God will remove our character defects but we have to stand on the front line and supply the ammunition through the practice, practice, and more practice of these principles until they become a habit we wear. These four principles are known as the four absolutes.
ANONYMITY
3) The word anonymous has for us an immense spiritual significance. Subtly but powerfully it reminds us that we are always to place principles before personalities; that we have renounced personal glorification in public; that our movement not only preaches, but actually practices a truly humble modesty.
BILL W.
STICK WITH THE WINNERS
4) I need to understand before I can teach; I need to listen before I give advice; I need to associate myself with the “winners” to become a winner. My spiritual journey involves seeking out those who have that “something” that I want — and being willing to follow their directions; I surrender to live. Teach me to develop the spiritual ego that is teachable.
Father Leos Daily Meditation