Archive for May, 2012
Daily Reflections May 31, 2012
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE MAY 30, 2012 The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p.109 It is with gratitude that I reflect on the early days of our Fellowship and those wise and loving “foresteppers” who proclaimed that we should not be diverted from [...]
Daily Reflections May 30th, 2012
TRUE TOLERANCE MAY 30, 2012 The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to A.A. I could not accept myself, my alcoholism, or a Higher Power. If there had [...]
Daily Reflections May 27, 2012
TURNING NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE MAY 27, 2012 Our spiritual and emotional growth in A.A. does not depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If you will bear this in mind, I think that your slip will have the effect of kicking you upstairs, instead of down. AS BILL SEES IT, [...]
Daily Reflections May 26, 2012
PROGRESSIVE GRATITUDE MAY 26, 2012 Gratitude should go forward, rather than backward. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 29 I am very grateful that my Higher Power has given me a second chance to live a worthwhile life. Through Alcoholics Anonymous, I have been restored to sanity. The promises are being fulfilled in my life. I am [...]
The Difference Between “Clean and Sober” vs. “Being in Recovery”?
12 Step Recovery – Guest Submitted by Cameron J. It is hard to imagine my life in five months let alone five years. Going on the assumption that I am still sober in five years, my life will far exceed my wildest hopes, dreams and expectations. At least that is what I am told by [...]
