Daily Reflections

Daily reflections – February 18

. . . there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p.25

Daily reflections - February 16

Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 125

Daily reflections - February 14

Burn the idea into the consciousness of ever, man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98

Daily reflections - February 12

Selfishness—self-centeredness!  That, we think, is the root of our troubles.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62

Daily reflections – February 10

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 everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn't What was our choice to be? ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p. 53

Daily reflections – February 8

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 hell of a spot, literally. How shall our unconscious—from which so many of our fears, compulsions and phony aspirations still stream —be brought into line with what we actually believe, know and want! How to convince our dumb, raging and hidden "Mr. Hyde" becomes our main task. THE BEST OF BILL, pp. 42-43

Daily reflections – February 6

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 TWELVE, p. 33

Daily reflections – February 4

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 tried faith and found it wanting. They have tried the way of faith and the way of no faith. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 28

Daily reflections – February 2

Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of omnipotence, intent on maintaining at all costs its inner integrity. . . . Inwardly the alcoholic brooks no control from man or God He, the alcoholic, is and must be the master of his destiny. He will fight to the end to preserve that position. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 311

Daily Reflections – January 31

The unity of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most cherished quality our Society has . . . We stay whole, or A. A. dies. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 129

Daily Reflections – January 29

Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends— this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p. 89

Daily Reflections – January 27

Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word "blame" from our speech and thought. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 47

Daily Reflections – January 25

. . . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out." TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 139

Daily Reflections – January 23

. . . we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p. 132