January 14th “We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. ” ~ AA Big Book – More about alcoholism – pg. 30 Thought for the Day – Being Convinced This principle is repeated over and over again in our literature […]
January 13th ” The A.A. member has to conform to the principles of recovery. His life actually depends upon obedience to spiritual principles. If he deviates too far, the penalty is sure and swift; he sickens and dies. At first he goes along because he must, but later he discovers a way of life he […]
January 11th “Every now and then a man’s mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Thought for the Day – A truly open mind A few years ago, a friend told me about a principle that I believe he called “gigantesse”. […]
January 10th “We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world we live in.?” ~ 12&12 Step Three, p.37 Thought for the Day – Nothing more than Feelings Feelings and how we deal with them has come up on phone calls with […]
January 9th “You’re so vain. You probably think this song is about you. Don’t you?” ~ Carly Simon Thought for the Day – Vanity Last month a friend suggested I start a daily email and blog about 12-steps and spiritual principles. My immediate reaction was “I am not doing that”. I began to contemplate why […]
January 8th “The 12 steps allow me to live the 10 commandments.” ~ Ted B (Jack) Alcoholic Thought for the Day – false idol When I am the lord of my life, it is where I go for all the information about how I should live, who I should judge and how I should judge […]
January 7th a mind powered disease “Therefore, the main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than in his body.” ~ AA Big Book – There Is A Solution, p.23 Thought for the Day “I have a mind powered disease” – Bob Anderson If this is true, it is possibly the most important […]
January 5th Resentment is the number one offender. “Being convinced that self, manifested in various ways, was what had defeated us, we considered its common manifestations. Resentment is the “number one…” ~ AA Big Book pg. 64 Thought for the Day The Big Book is not correct because it’s the Big Book, It is either […]
January 3rd A contemplative program of action “What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action..” ~ Meister Eckhart “…humility and intellect could be compatible, provided we placed humility first.” ~ 12&12 Step Two, p.30 Thought for the Day All information I receive is like a meal for […]
January 2nd Made a list “Hurt is a bruise on the outside. Harm is a bruise on the inside.” ― Tiffany Reisz Thought for the Day Step 8 is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. E-motion is a feeling in the body that sets me in motion. I take actions that are objectionable […]
