Daily Reflections March 8 TURNING IT OVER Submission to God was the first step to my recovery. I believe our Fellowship seeks a spirituality open to a new kinship with God. As I exert myself […]
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March 7
Daily Reflections March 7 THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it […]
March 6
Daily Reflections March 6 THE IDEA OF FAITH Do not let any prejudice you might have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47 The […]
March 5
Daily Reflections March 5 A LIFELONG TASK “But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.” TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26 I was never […]
March 4
Daily Reflections March 4 WEEDING THE GARDEN The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS BILL […]
March 3
Daily Reflections March 3 OVERCOMING SELF-WILL So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though […]
March 2
Daily Reflections March 2 HOPE Do not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60 Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, […]
March 1
Daily Reflections March 1 IT WORKS It works — it really does. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 Twenty-Four Hours A Day March 1 A.A. Thought For The Day When I find myself thinking about taking a […]
February 28
Daily Reflections February 28 WHAT? NO PRESIDENT? When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues … our friends gasp and […]
February 27
Daily Reflections February 27 A UNIQUE STABILITY Where does A.A. get its direction? These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may […]