TOPICS 1/17/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world give us happiness and peace of mind in just a particular order. We wanted to get it by the alcohol route. And we weren’t successful. But when we take time to find out some of the spiritual laws, and familiarize ourselves with them, and put them into practice, then we do get happiness and peace of mind. There seem to be some rules that we have to follow, but happiness and peace of mind are always here, open and free to anyone.
-DR BOB AND THE GOOD OLDTIMERS, p. 308
AS BILL SEES IT
2) The deception of others is nearly always rooted in the deception of ourselves.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
3) No matter what our problems, our program can help start fixing them, if we follow the instructions. Don’t use alcohol or other drugs. Go to meetings. Talk often with sponsors and program friends. Work the Steps. Think. Easy Does It. First Things First. Listen. Let Go and Let God. One Day at a Time.
4) “ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
-Carl Jung