Commitment February 16 Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 125 There came […]

The love in their eyes February 17 Some of us won't believe in God, others can't, and still others who do believe that God exists have no faith whatever He […]

Our paths are our own February 18 . . . there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. […]

I'm not different February 19 In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the "high bottoms," the women said […]

The gift of laughter February 20 At this juncture, his A.A. sponsor usually laughs. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 26 Before my recovery from alcoholism began, laughter was one […]

I'm part of the whole February 21 At once, I became a part—if only a tiny part—of a cosmos. . . . As Bill sees it, p. 225 When I […]

Guidance February 22 . . . this means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who intends for me a purpose, a meaning, […]

Mysterious paradoxes February 23 Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding […]

A thankful heart February 24 I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must […]

The challenge of failure February 25 In God's economy, nothing is wasted. Through failure, we learn a lesson in humility which is probably needed, painful though it is. As Bill […]

No ordinary success story February 26 A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress. […]

A unique stability February 27 Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the sole authority in A.A. is […]

What? No president? February 28 When told that our Society has no president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment of any dues, . . […]

It works March 01 It works—it really does. Alcoholics anonymou, p. 88 When I got sober I initially had faith only in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Desperation and fear […]

Hope March 02 Do not be discouraged. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 60  Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus […]

Overcoming self-will March 03 So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run […]

WEEDING THE GARDEN March 04 The essence of all growth is a willingness to make a change for the better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails.  AS […]

A lifelong task March 05 “But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.” Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 26 […]

The idea of faith March 06 Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, […]

The key is willingness March 07 Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can […]