Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members

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After we’ve done all the careful work and waited till the glue is firm, we take it out for a trial flight. I know where this power is: it resides within me, as clear as a mountain brook, hidden in the hills – it is the unsuspected Inner Resource. Non-personalized content and ads are influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing and your location (ad serving is based on general location). A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

Quite often, this pressure means that we waste our time fretting about all the things facing us, becoming totally ineffective as a result. But when our self-will had driven everybody away and our isolation became complete, we commenced to play the big shot in cheap barrooms.

What better way to begin a New Year than by cleaning the slate of the past, and entering this one free of resentments. The beauty of the Daily Reflections text is that it is just everyday people who are also on their journey, sharing with you the aspects of AA that helped them to reflect and grow. In this Fellowship we begin to learn right relations with people who understand us; we don’t have to be alone any more. Neither its General Service Conference, its Foundation Board,* nor the humblest group committee can issue a single directive to an A. With Daily Reflections, you are gently reminded of the seriousness of alcoholism while praised for your strength in working toward sobriety and overcoming the adversity faced in recovery.

The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. I had family, work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to stay blind because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and pushed me toward escape again. Then I drew a heart around the entire picture, and she sat there in the middle of all the experiences on a big stack of books. Performing daily reflections can allow you to reflect on a specific aspect of your journey, as well as allow you to see and remember that you are part of a larger community of people who also made that difficult first step.No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher. With time, this changes the way you see yourself and others, as you condition your mind to seek out and observe the positive more than the negative. Hallucinating and restrained by sheriff’s deputies and hospital staff, this once-happy family man received an unexpected gift from God—a firm foundation in sobriety that would hold up through good times and bad. Post-traumatic growth is not something that happens spontaneously in recovery, but rather is something desired and worked for by the person seeking it.

As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action. Vulnerability to alcohol consumption, spiritual transcendence, and psychosocial well-being: test of a theory.Only Step One, where we made the 100 percent admission we were powerless over alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. We now know that we do not have to run away, nor ought we again try to overcome adversity by still another bulldozing drive that can only push up obstacles before us faster than they can be taken down. Men are lonely and more vulnerable to addictions and codependency when they have no firm friendships with other men. Following the quote or excerpt will be a reflection provided by a member of AA, who just like you, decided to commit to a life of sobriety and found help and support within the pages of AA literature.