Daily Reflections December 20 THE REWARDS OF GIVING “This is, indeed, the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And […]
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December 19
Daily Reflections December 19 UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, […]
December 18
Daily Reflections December 18 HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS “Tell him exactly what happened to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely.” —ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 93 The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happened to […]
December 17
Daily Reflections December 17 A PRICELESS REWARD ” … work with other alcoholics … It works when other activities fail.” —ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89 “Life will take on a new meaning,” as the Big Book […]
December 16
Daily Reflections December 16 PARTNERS IN RECOVERY ” … nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics … Both you and the new man must walk day by day […]
December 15
Daily Reflections December 15 DOING ANYTHING TO HELP Offer him [the alcoholic] friendship and fellowship. Tell him that if he wants to get well you will do anything to help. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 95 I […]
December 14
Daily Reflections December 14 REACHING OUT Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show him how they worked with […]
December 13
Daily Reflections December 13 THINKING OF OTHERS Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. -ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 20 Thinking of others […]
December 12
Daily Reflections December 12 A COMMON SOLUTION The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and […]
December 11
Daily Reflections December 11 A GENUINE HUMILITY … we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live in […]