Daily Reflections December 7 TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. -TWELVE STEPS AND […]
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Since September 5, 2015
December 6
Daily Reflections December 6 WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, […]
December 5
Daily Reflections December 5 A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS “He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being.” —TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107 Many of us […]
December 4
Daily Reflections December 4 INTO ACTION “A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither, and those who […]
December 3
Daily Reflections December 3 IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS … we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 I find […]
December 2
Daily Reflections December 2 SERENITY “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps …” -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 As I continued to go to meetings and work the Steps, […]
December 1
Daily Reflections December 1 “SUGGESTED” STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something called a spiritual awakening. A.A.’s manner of making ready to […]
November 30
Daily Reflections November 30 PROTECTION FOR ALL At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, […]
November 29
Daily Reflections November 29 ACTIVE GUARDIANS To us, however, it represents far more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. This Tradition is a constant and practical reminder that personal ambition […]
November 28
November 28 Daily Reflections ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION Through many painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice. We found […]