TOPICS 9 / 6 / 2025
1.LIVING IN THE NOW
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober — and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24-hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well.
LIVING SOBER, p. 7
2.A VISION FOR YOU
Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
BIG BOOK pg 164
3.SOBRIETY IS A JOURNEY
Being sober is not a curse. It’s a blessing. It’s an opportunity to be the best version of yourself. Sobriety is not a destination, it’s a journey. And it’s a journey that’s worth taking.
EMINEM
4.WANTS vs NEEDS
We are taught to differentiate between our wants (which are never satisfied) and our needs (which are always provided for). We cast off the burdens of the past and the anxieties of the future, as we begin to live in the present, one day at a time. We are granted ‘the serenity to accept the things we cannot change’ – and thus lose our quickness to anger and our sensitivity to criticism.
BIG BOOK pg 560