Daily ReflectionsNovember 6 GOING WITH THE FLOW Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him.–TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 96 The first words I speak when […]
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November 5
Daily ReflectionsNovember 5 “THE QUALITY OF FAITH” This has to do with the quality of faith. In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves. We had not even prayed rightly. […]
November 4
Daily ReflectionsNovember 4 A DAILY DISCIPLINE “… when they [self-examination, meditation, and prayer] are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.”–TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98 The last three […]
November 3
Daily ReflectionsNovember 3 FOCUSING AND LISTENING “There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit.”–TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98 If I do […]
November 2
Daily Reflections November 2 KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT “The other Steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing … ” -THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240 […]
November 1
Daily ReflectionsNovember 1 I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND “It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol […]
October 31
Daily Reflections October 31 AVOIDING CONTROVERSY All history affords us the spectacle of striving nations and groups finally torn asunder because they were designed for, or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart because of sheer […]
October 30
Daily Reflections October 30 LIVE AND LET LIVE Do I remember that I have a right to my opinion but that others don’t have to share it? That’s the spirit of “Live and Let Live.” […]
October 29
Daily Reflections October 29 OUR SURVIVAL Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 177 […]
October 28
Daily Reflections October 28 AN UNBROKEN TRADITION How much it means to me that an unbroken tradition of more than half a century is a thread that connects me to Bill W. and Dr. Bob. […]