TOPICS 2/16/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living.
-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125
WALK IN DRY PLACES
2) We can maintain our serenity in all situations by accepting people as they are. We are not responsible for changing their opinions. We must also accept and dismiss past mistakes and failures, no matter who was at fault. We owe it to ourselves not to destroy another moment’s happiness with futile mental arguments that serve no good purpose in our lives. Once we dismiss mental arguments, we can give our time and attention to things that really matter.
GRAPEVINE QUOTE
3) It’s true that the only requirement for membership in AA is a desire to stop drinking. But if you absolutely want a better life, well, hmmmm…. How’s this? Working the Steps with a sponsor is a really good idea.
4) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
-Aristotle