TOPICS 6/28/2026
DAILY REFLECTIONS
1) a year and six months later these three had succeeded with seven more.
-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159
If it had not been for the fierce determination of our founders, AA would’ve quickly faded like so many other so-called good causes. I look at the hundreds of meetings weekly in the city where I live and I know AA is available 24 hours a day. If I had had to hang on with nothing but hope and a desire not to drink, experiencing rejection wherever I went, I would’ve sought the easier, soft way, and returned to my previous way of life.
2) “I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had absolutely no other place to go.”
-Abraham Lincoln
DAILY INSPIRATION
3) Be easier on yourself and more forgiving so that you can begin to recognize the depth of wisdom you already possess. Lord, help me look beyond my shortcomings so that I am better able to get through my difficult moments and I’m able to spend more time enjoying who I am. One of life’s greatest rewards is not what we get, but what we become. Lord, teach me as I am able to learn and give me the courage to be all that I can.
POCKET SPONSOR
4) As you work to solve different dilemmas that arise in your life, don’t stay so focused on your troubles that you miss discovering the solutions. Give your attention to your Spiritual Source in prayer, meditation, or service to others. By taking your focus off the situation, solutions have a way of finding you. Through conscious contact, I allow solutions to find me.