Daily Reflections June 5 ENTIRELY READY? “This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.”  … the difference between “the boys and the men” is the difference between striving for a self determined […]

Daily Reflections June 4 LETTING GO OF OUR OLD SELVES Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a […]

Daily Reflections June 3 ON A WING AND A PRAYER … we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps Four and Five were difficult, but […]

Daily Reflections June 2 THE UPWARD PATH Here are the steps we took. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all […]

Daily Reflections June 1 A CHANGED OUTLOOK Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally self-centered; my pleasure and my […]

Daily Reflections May 31 READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS … our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission–to carry the A. A. message to those who don’t know there’s a way out. -TWELVE […]

Daily Reflections May 30 OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE The more A. A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere. -A. A. COMES OF AGE, p. 109 It is with gratitude […]

Daily Reflections May 29 TRUE TOLERANCE The only requirement for A. A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. -TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third […]