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. […]

October 27

Daily Reflections October 27 GLOBAL SHARING The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety.  These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among […]

October 26

Daily ReflectionsOctober 26 ONE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY “For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.”–TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 132 When I […]

October 25

Daily Reflections October 25 A.A.’s HEARTBEAT Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; -AS BILL SEES IT, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to recover in A.A. on a daily […]