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There is no such thing as "best" in the world of individuals. -Hosea Bellou We live in a society driven by the concept of competition. "We are Number One" is...
Happiness is a decision. We came into this program desperate for help and perhaps solace too. We were more painful than most. Seeing all the smiles and hearing...
We learn as much from sorrow as from joy, as much from illness as from health, from handicap as from advantage-and indeed perhaps more. pearl S. buck If we or...
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the/act. William James Step Two speaks of believing. For many years, we had given up ...
Sharing is healing. -Cathy Stone It's not easy to share the intimate details of our lives. We have guarded our secrets for years. But now it's suggested that...
You grow up the first day you have the first real laugh-at yourself. -Ethel Barrymore Infants chuckle and gurgle and find the world amusing, but apparently ...
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. -Samuel Johnson The Twelve Steps won't work for anyone unless they are...
Reflection for the Day Personal freedom is mine for the taking. No matter how close are the ties of love and concern that bind me to my family and friends, I...
I didn't have much self-esteem before I entered the work world, but I have it now. I don't think retirement will change that. -JOANN REED Self-esteem isn't...
THE BEST OUTCOME IS JUST AND EQUITABLE Principle over Personality Looking ahead to this day, I may face a possible conflict with another person over a certain...
A house is no home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as/or the body. - Margaret Fuller No matter how full our social and professional lives...
If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work. ...
The most important move is to begin. We begin weaving by stringing vertical threads on a loom to form the foundation of a new cloth. Then horizontal threads...
"Turning it over" is a step-by-step, one-day-at-a-time process. It is growing in two directions: getting to know our Higher Power, as we come to know and...
We can practice forgiveness each day. Resentments have a way of creeping back into my psyche even after I have let go of them. I know that holding a grudge is...
When we lose God, it is not God who is lost. -Anonymous At times any of us can fall into the trap of trying to make deals with God. The thought seems to be, if...
Detachment means "freedom from emotion." Letting someone else's behavior determine how we feel at every turn is irresponsible. Our emotions should be...
Money may not buy happiness, but it can buy the type of misery you can live with. - Zibby We think to ourselves, "Wouldn't it be nice not to have to worry...
Martyrs set bad examples. - David Russell Sometimes we call people "martyrs." We think of them as victims. They suffer, but sometimes not for a cause. They...
Time spent attempting to change others affords little time for personal change. -Georgette Vickstrom We must be willing to change or we wouldn't be reading...
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Being willing People often ask, "How does the program work?" The HOW of this program is Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness. Often we must pray for...
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. --Truman Capote Accepting failure in achieving goals we've set for our job, friendships, and daily...
Reflection for the Day Even with a growing understanding of The Program and it's Twelve Steps, we sometimes might find it difficult to believe that our new way...
I always entertain great hopes. -Robert Frost In our honest journey, we must admit life is often difficult and painful. But these facts do not describe all of...
What is obvious to me is that we did not create ourselves... life is something inside of you. You did not create it. Once you understand that, you are in a ...
Each day is different and has a surprise in it, like a Cracker Jack box. - Alpha English It's interesting to ponder the notion of surprise. Not every one of...
Once I have learned to set my boundaries, others may try to ignore them or accuse me of being selfish. I know my boundaries have been crossed when I begin to...
