Anger: a "dubious luxury" April 16 If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be […]

Love and fear as opposites April 17 All these failings generate fear, a soul-sickness in its own right Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 49 ""Fear knocked at the door; […]

Honnêteté vis-à-vis de soi 18 avril Presque toujours, nous trompons les autres parce que nous nous trompons d’abord nous-mêmes. Si nous sommes honnêtes en face d’une autre per- sonne, c’est […]

Brothers in our defects April 19 We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome […]

Self-examination April 20 . . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 86 When […]

Self-examination April 20 . . . we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 86 When […]

Cultivating faith April 21 "I don't think we can do anything very well in this world unless we practice it. And I don't believe we do A.A. too well unless […]

New soil . . . New roots April 22 Moments of perception can build into a lifetime of spiritual serenity, as I have excellent reason to know. Roots of reality, […]

A.A. is not a cure-all April 23 It would be a product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism. As Bill sees it, p. […]

Learning to love yourselfs April 24 Alcoholism was a lonely business, even though we were surrounded by people who loved us. . . . We were trying to find emotional […]

Entering a new dimension April 25 In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely […]

Happiness is not the point April 26 I don't think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from […]

Joyful discoveries April 27 We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can […]

Two "magnificient standards" April 28 All A.A. progress can be reckoned in terms of just two words: humility and responsibility. Our whole spiritual development can be accurately measured by our […]

Group autonomy April 29 Some may think that we have carried the principle of group autonomy to extremes. For example, in its original "long form," Tradition Four declares: "Any two […]

A great paradox April 30 These legacies of suffering and of recovery are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from God, and its bestowal […]

Healing heart and mind May 01 Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 55 Since […]

Lighting the dark past May 02 Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have – the key to life and happiness […]

Cleaning house May 03 Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we […]

"Entirely honest" May 04 We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world. Alcoholics anonymous, pp. 73-74 Honesty, like all virtues, […]

The forest and the trees May 05 . . . what comes to us alone may be garbled by our own rationalization and wishful thinking. The benefit of talking to […]

"Hold back nothing" May 06 The real tests of the situation are your own willingness to confide and your full confidence in the one with whom you share your first […]