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Learning new ways Once we make a connection with our Higher Power, the ongoing problem is to hold on to it. Repeatedly we slip into our old ways of thinking...
We honor the spirit in other people when we listen to them. God's messages surround us. The twenty-four hours before us are special, never to be repeated. The...
Thou art everywhere, but I worship you here; Thou art without form, but I worship you in these forms; Thou needest no praise, yet I offer you these prayers and...
When you do something you are proud of, dwell on it a little, praise yourself for it. --Mildred Newman Each one of us is very good at something. Maybe it's...
Asking how Many days we are tempted to ask Why? Why did this happen to me? Why was I singled out? Why am I not a different person? But the whys lead only to ...
...alone in the company of our partner. To be alone in the wilderness is less painful than to feel alone in the company of our partner. When we shut down in...
Taking an honest look at ourselves is necessary if we want peace. Step Four asks us to admit our character defects. That's not an easy assignment. After all,...
I just want you all to know that I have suffered a personal tragedy in my life, and the daily reflections are merely on pause right now until such time as I...
Patience is a particular requirement. Without it, you can destroy in an hour what it might take you weeks to repair. --Charlie W. Shedd Enjoying the moment, in...
One forgives to the degree that one loves. --La Rochefaucould We all get hurt by other people sometimes. When this happens, we have choices. We can get angry...
And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. --Shakespeare To Thine Own Self Be True...
Living new lives If we thank our Higher Power each day for the problems in our lives, we will find that we can live and cope with them. And if it is our Higher...
Reflection for the Day The first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout, used many concepts of The Program in his own...
The self is a calm stable center surrounded by a continuous changing sea. Merge with yourself and be ready for any emergent sea. --Coretta Scott King Wise ones...
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The Junkie can never start to cure himself until he recognizes his true condition. -- Malcolm X Now we know what the problem is. Now we can do something about...
Either you reach a higher point today, or you exercise your strength in order to be able to climb higher tomorrow. --Nietzsche It has been said truth will set...
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. --Hada Bejar Nothing is more attractive than sharing with others. No trait will be admired as much...
Recovery for me has been almost a rebirth. I'm born again as the curious, trusting, honest child I was so long ago - the child I thought I'd lost forever. --...
I am convinced, the longer I live, that life and its blessing are not so entirely unjustly distributed [as] when we are suffering greatly we are so inclined to...
There is one thing a man cannot change - his parents. -- David Ben-Gurion Sometimes we carry anger for too long and may blame others for our problems. It's...
Reflection for the Day It was far easier for me to accept my powerlessness over my addiction than it was for me to accept the notion that some sort of Higher...
An inspiring book, a caring friend, a moment of silence -- all can offer the guidance we seek. We are learning to seek guidance on how to handle the serious...
You have freedom when you're easy in your harness. --Robert Frost Rowing with whatever comes to us in life eases us through each day's demands. When we resist...
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. --Ursula K. Leguin In the first phases of a...
It does make a difference what you call things. --Kate Douglas Wiggin Most of us think of dandelions as weeds. We buy special tools and poisons when they crop...
A little learning is a dangerous thing --Alexander Pope. Since childhood we've been told that education is the key to success, to happiness, to almost all good...
A little learning is a dangerous thing --Alexander Pope. Since childhood we've been told that education is the key to success, to happiness, to almost all good...
Love is a great beautifier. --Louisa May Alcott How do we feel when someone says, "I love you"? Do we feel a rush of warmth throughout our bodies? Do we walk a...
