Category: Addiction
Daily Reflections December 24, 2011
RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE DECEMBER 24, 2011 Our Twelfth Step — carrying the message — is the basic service that AA’s Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, P. 160 I thank God for those who came before me, those who told me not to [...]
Daily Reflections December 22, 2011
LISTEN, SHARE AND PRAY DECEMBER 22, 2011 When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, I’ve given in to an impulse to give advice, [...]
Daily Reflections December 21, 2011
THE REWARDS OF GIVING DECEMBER 21, 2011 This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, whether his [...]
Daily Reflections December 20, 2011
UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY DECEMBER 20, 2011 When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139 Having suffered from alcoholism, I should understand the illness, but sometimes I [...]
Daily Reflections December 19, 2011
HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS DECEMBER 19, 2011 Tell him exactly what happen to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 93 The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happen to me. I don’t waste time offering advice to potential newcomers, for if advice worked, nobody would get to A.A. All I [...]
