Daily Reflections February 13 WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.’s can say, “Yes, we were like you–far too smart for our own good … Secretly, we […]
Since September 5, 2015
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February 12
Daily Reflections February 12 “THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES” Selfishness–self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of all our troubles. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62 How amazing the revelation that the world, and everyone in it, […]
February 11
Daily Reflections February 11 THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE “We asked ourselves why we had them [fears]. Wasn’t it because self-reliance failed us?” —ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.68 All of my character defects separate me from God’s will. […]
February 10
Daily Reflections February 10 I DON’T RUN THE SHOW When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is […]
February 9
Daily Reflections February 9 GETTING THE “SPIRITUAL ANGLE” How often do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, “But I haven’t yet got the spiritual angle.” Prior to this statement, he had […]
February 8
Daily Reflections February 8 CONVINCING “MR. HYDE” Even then, as we hew away, peace and joy will still elude us. That’s the place so many of us A.A. oldsters have come to. And it’s a […]
February 7
Daily Reflections February 7 A PATH TO FAITH True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we […]
February 6
Daily Reflections February 6 A RALLYING POINT Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us. “Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE […]
February 5
Daily Reflections February 5 A GLORIOUS RELEASE “The minute I stopped arguing, I could begin to see and feel. Right there, Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate my life. I can’t say […]
February 4
Daily Reflections February 4 WHEN FAITH IS MISSING Sometimes A.A. comes harder to those who have lost or rejected faith than to those who never had any faith at all, for they think they have […]