March 4th “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.” ~ Kenyan Proverb Thought for the Day – “Unbreakable” Man the ego is so crazy-strong. It just demands to be seperate and a little “better” / “worse” than everyone. My therapist asked me what I wanted to talk about and I said “arrogance”. She asked what makes […]
March 3rd “Fear is the glue that keeps you stuck. Faith is the solvent that sets you free.” ~ Shannon L. Alder Thought for the Day – “The paralysis of analysis” Sorry for the hiatus for those of you that missed these. I currently have a couple friends I am talking to and the same […]
February 4th “True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him.” ~ 12 Steps and 12 Traditions pg. 33 Thought for the Day – “Rightly Relating my-self” I began talking to myself […]
January 27th “But upon entering A.A. we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation. We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength. Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be […]
January 27th “You need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.” ~ Shaun Hick Thought for the Day – “We will no longer regret the past” In order to bring light to a room I don’t need to remove the darkness, I simply need […]
January 26th “Collaboration has no hierarchy. The Sun collaborates with soil to bring flowers on the earth.” ~ Amit Ray Thought for the Day – “Ultimate Authority” The topic of ‘hierarchy’ has been coming up a lot lately. When I take a look at the second tradition it becomes super-clear that there is no hierarchy […]
January 24th “My worst character defect is that I try to work on my defects.” ~ Dave B – Alcoholic – Torrance, CA Thought for the Day – “I am working on my character defects.” If anybody at a meeting suggests they are working on their defects, most of the old timers in the room […]
January 19th “We vigorously commenced this way of living as we cleaned up the past. We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness.” ~ AA BigBook – pg. 84 Thought for the Day – Good is the enemy of the best. It’s just amazing to […]
January 17th “Having carefully surveyed this whole area of human relations, and having decided exactly what personality traits in us injured and disturbed others, we can now commence to ransack memory for the people to whom we have given offense.” ~ AA 12&12 Step Eight, p.81 Thought for the Day – Made a list I […]
January 14th “What a state of mental gooseflesh that used to bring on! ” ~ AA Big Book – We agnostics – pg. 54 Thought for the Day – Mental gooseflesh Faith in finite self is at 100% 24-7 unless I “enter AA” now and turn to a Power other than self. 12-steps is a […]
