A priceless gift July 21 By this time in all probability we have gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy moments in which there is […]

"The good and the bad" July 22 "My Creator, I am now willing that you should have all of me, good and bad." Alcoholics anonymous, p. 76 The joy of […]

I ask God to decide July 23 "I pray that you now remove from me every single defect of character which stands in the way of my usefulness to you […]

Helping others July 24 Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 20 Self-centeredness […]

Those who still suffer July 25 For us, if we neglect those who are still sick, there is unremitting danger to our own lives and sanity. Twelve steps and twelve […]

The "worth" of sobriety July 26 Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 160 When I go shopping I look […]

Giving freely July 27 We will make every personal sacrifice necessary to insure the unity of Alcoholics Anonymous. We will do this because we have learned to love God and […]

Those who still suffer July 28 Let us resist the proud assumption that since God has enabled us to do well in one area we are destined to be a […]

Anonymous gifts of kindness July 29 As active alcoholics we were always looking for a handout in one way or another. "The twelve traditions illustrated," p. 14 The challenge of […]

Giving back July 30 . . . he has struck something better than gold. . . .He may not see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode […]

A prayer for all seasons July 31 God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, Courage to change the things we can, And wisdom to know […]

Living it August 01 The spiritual life is not a theory.  We have to live it. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 83 When new in the program, I couldn't comprehend living the […]

WE BECOME WILLING . . . August 02 At the moment we are trying to put our lives in order. But this is not an end in itself. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, […]

 . . To be of service August 03 Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us. Alcoholics anonymous, p. […]

Seeds of faith August 04 Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. We can have faith, yet keep God out of our lives. Twelve steps […]

Listening deeply August 05 How persistently we claim the right to decide all by ourselves just what we shall think and just how we shall act. Twelve steps and twelve […]

Driven August 06 Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 62 My […]

A "design for living" August 07 We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved […]

"Made a list . . ." August 08 Made a list of all persons we had harmed, . . . Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 77 When I approached […]

". . . Of all persons we had harmed" August 09 . . . and became willing to make amends to them all. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 77 […]

Redoubling our efforts August 10 To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts […]

Removing  "the ground glass" August 11 The moral inventory is a cool examination of the damages that occurred to us during life and a sincere effort to look at them […]

A look backward August 12 First, we take a look backward and try to discover where we have been at fault; next we make a vigorous attempt to repair the […]

A clean sweep August 13 . . . and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may […]