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"I WAS AN EXCEPTION"

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 23

He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, "Do you think that you are one of us?" ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413

A "LIMITLESS LODE"

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 22

Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. Father feels he has struck something better than gold. For a time he may try to hug the new treasure to himself. He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 128-29

THE LAST PROMISE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 21

We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS, p. 84

H.P. AS GUIDE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 20

See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the Great Fact for us. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164

ACCEPTANCE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 19

We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol compulsion had begun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 109

LOVED BACK TO RECOVERY

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 18

Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAPEVINE, Vol. I, p. 198

FREEDOM FROM FEAR

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 17

When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered the same fears that they could get over them, too. We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 122

WE STAND—OR FALL—TOGETHER

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 16

. . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics  see  that  we  must  work  together  and  hang together, else most of us will finally die alone.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 562

A NEW LIFE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 15

Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . Life will mean something at last ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 152

PEACE OF MIND

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 14

Do we lay the matter before our sponsor or spiritual adviser, earnestly asking God's help and guidance— meanwhile resolving to do the right thing when it becomes clear, cost what it may? TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 86-87

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 13

Good judgment, a careful sense of timing courage and prudence—these are the qualities we shall need when we take Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83

I AM RESPONSIBLE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 12

For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87

MAKING AMENDS

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 11

Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 87

RECOVERY BY PROXY?

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 10

They [the Promises] will always materialize if we work for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84

Sometimes I think: "Making these amends is going too far! No one should have to humble himself like that!" However, it is this very humbling of myself that brings me that much closer to the sunlight of the spirit. A.A. is the only hope I have if I am to continue healing and gain a life of happiness, friendship and harmony.

OPENING NEW DOORS

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 9

They [the Promises] are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84

"WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION"

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 8

We asked His protection and care with complete abandon. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

"OUR SIDE OF THE STREET"

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 7

We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78

REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 6

. . . except when to do so would injure them or others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

EMOTIONAL BALANCE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 5

Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 83

RECONSTRUCTION

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 4

Yes, there is a long period of reconstruction ahead . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83

BUILDING A NEW LIFE

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 3

We feel a man is unthinking when he says sobriety is enough. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 82

FINDING "A REASON TO BELIEVE"

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 2

The willingness to grow is the essence of all spiritual development. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 171

WILLINGNESS TO GROW

Daily Reflections - SEPTEMBER 1

If more gifts are to be received, our awakening has to go on. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 8

A UNIQUE PROGRAM

Daily Reflections – August 31

Alcoholics Anonymous will never have a professional class. We have gained some understanding of the ancient words "Freely ye have received, freely give." We have discovered that at the point of professionalism, money and spirituality do not mix. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 166

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT . . .

Daily Reflections – August 30

"At one time . . . every A. A. group had many membership rules. Everybody was scared witless that something or somebody would capsize the boat. . . . The total list was a mile long. If all those rules had been in effect everywhere, nobody could have possibly joined A.A. at all, . . . "  

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 139-40

I CHOOSE ANONYMITY

Daily Reflections – August 29

We are sure that humility, expressed by anonymity, is the greatest safeguard that Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 187

LIGHTENING THE BURDEN

Daily Reflections – August 28

Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. . . . the dark past is . . . the key to life and happiness for others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 124

CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS

Daily Reflections – August 27

When World War II broke out, our A. A. dependence on a Higher Power had its first major test. A.A.'s entered the services and were scattered all over the world. Would they be able to take the discipline, stand up under fire, and endure . . . ? AS BILL SEES IT, p. 200

GIVING IT AWAY

Daily Reflections – August 26

Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159

THE GIFT OF BONDING

Daily Reflections – August 25

Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 63

Many times in my alcoholic state, I drank to establish a bond between myself and others, but I succeeded only in establishing the bondage of alcoholic loneliness. Through the A.A. way of life, I have received the gift of bonding— with those who were there before me, with those who are there now, and with those yet to come. For this gracious gift from God, I am forever grateful.

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