TOPICS 10/4/25
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1)… we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity.
-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94
GRANT ME…
2) COURAGE IS LIKE LOVE; IT MUST HAVE HOPE TO NOURISH IT. —NAPOLEON
Hope has us invest in life, others, and our values. Hope has us look towards the future with joy and excitement. When we were active alcoholics, the future meant more of the same — pain, anger, and more problems.
In recovery, we are given hope back if we are willing to embrace it. Hope is a belief that we have gifts to give to the world. However, hope will make us vulnerable again, so we need courage to let down our defenses and let hope in.
AA GRAPEVINE
3) “The five H’s combine into a powerful formula for success. Starting with Hope, passing through Honesty into a gracious Humility, we become Human again, taking our rightful places in society and, by living a well rounded life, develop an integrated personality free of the stresses that urge us to drink. Finally, through Helpfulness we express gratitude and pass on to others some of the blessings we have enjoyed these recent weeks, months, years. Truly a Magic Formula for Continued Sobriety….”
FORGIVING AND MOVING ON
4) Today I let light into my life. I understand that the attitudes and thoughts that I take to my day are formative in creating my experience. I will date to think positively today. As a child with a painful past, life working out is more frightening to me than having problems. I will pray for healing within me, letting the pain go, turning it over to a higher source.