Daily ReflectionsAugust 27  CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS When World War II broke out, our A.A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.’s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. […]

Daily Reflections August 26 GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves […]

Daily ReflectionsAugust 25  THE GIFT OF BONDING Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will.-ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish […]

Daily Reflections August 24  A RIDDLE THAT WORKS It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and have succeeded only in […]

Daily ReflectionsAugust 23  BRINGING THE MESSAGE HOME Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?-TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS , […]

Daily Reflections August 22  SEEKING EMOTIONAL STABILITY, p.243 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, forgiveness, […]

Daily ReflectionsAugust 20  TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could yield more satisfying and […]

Daily Reflections August 19 A FRAME OF REFERENCE Referring to our list [inventory] again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.  Where had we been […]

Daily Reflections August 18  GETTING WELL, p.239 Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. -12 & 12, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can I remove the remains […]