*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* "SUGGESTED" STEPS Our Twelfth Step also says that as a result of practicing all the Steps, we have each found something...
"When we drew near to Him He disclosed Himself to us!" -- Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 57 __________________________________________ ...
Adjusting Our Sails We have ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol. For by this time sanity has returned. We can now react sanely and normally, and...
We began to see that the world and its people really dominated us. In that state, the wrong-doing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill. How...
An Open Mind The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and the same was a new notion. My sponsor asked that I merely remain open-minded to the...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* SERENITY Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106 ...
Opinions vary considerably as to why the alcoholic reacts differently from normal people. We are not sure why, once a certain point is reached, little can be ...
AA Thought for the Day December 4, 2005 Action We launched out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housecleaning, which many...
AA Thought for the Day December 5, 2005 Surrender If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy ...
"Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. 'How can I best serve Thee -- Thy will (not mine) be done.' These...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE...
Hello Everyone, I'm new to the board. In fact, I'm new to everything. I've just been surfing the net tonight looking for good places to start. I have no...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be...
"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...
AA Thought for the Day December 6, 2005 Responsibility I realized for the first time that as a practicing alcoholic, I had no rights. Society can do anything...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought is was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk...
AA Thought for the Day December 7, 2005 Excuse-making It is always worthwhile to consider how grossly the word acceptance can be misused. It can be warped to...
"These men had found something brand new in life. Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* SERVICE Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to...
"It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication, it is really talking about the kind of love...
"In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We asked ourselves why we were angry....
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* CARRYING THE MESSAGE Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action...
"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or...
AA Thought for the Day December 10, 2005 No Strings I have had my share of problems, heartaches, and disappointments because that is life, but I have also...
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~* "A GENUINE HUMILITY" . . . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end that our great blessings...
"Let families realize, as they start their journey, that all will not be fair weather. Each in his turn may be footsore and may straggle. There will be ...
Greater Power Here are thousands of men and women, worldly indeed. They flatly declare that since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves,...
