Fixing me, not you October 10 If somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong also. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 90 What a freedom […]

Self-restraint October 11 Our first objective will be the development of self-restraint. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 91 My drive to work provides me with an opportunity for self-examination. […]

Curbing rashness October 12 When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 91 […]

Unremitting inventories October 13 Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone […]

A program for living October 14 When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . […]

My checklist, not yours October 15 Gossip barbed with our anger, a polite form of murder by character assassination, has its satisfactions for us, too. Here we are not trying […]

Throughout each day October 16 This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for our lifetime. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 84 During my early years in A.A. I saw Step […]

A daily tune-up October 17 Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85 How do […]

An open mind October 18 True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, . . . Twelve steps and twelve traditions, p. 33 My alcoholic thinking led […]

A.A.'s "main taproot" October 19 The principle that we shall find no enduring strength until we first admit complete defeat is the main taproot from which our whole Society has […]

Solace for confusion October 20 Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. […]

Nothing grows in the dark October 21 We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to flower and to grow. AS BILL […]

True tolerance October 22 Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true […]

What we know best October 23 "Shoemaker, stick to thy last!" . . . better do one thing supremely well than many badly. That is the central theme of this […]

"By faith and by works" October 24 On anvils of experience, the structure of our Society was hammered out. . . . Thus has it been with A.A. By faith […]

A.A.'s heartbeat October 25 Without unity, the heart of A.A. would cease to beat; . . . As Bill sees it, p. 125 Without unity I would be unable to […]

One ultimate authority October 26 For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Twelve steps […]

Global sharing October 27 The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery are […]

An unbroken tradition October 28 We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of […]

Our survival October 29 Since recovery from alcoholism is life itself to us, it is imperative that we preserve in full strength our means of survival. Twelve steps and twelve […]

Live and let live October 30 Never since it began has Alcoholics Anonymous been divided by a major controversial issue. Nor has our Fellowship ever publicly taken sides on any […]

Avoiding controversy October 31 All history affords us the spectacle of striving nations and groups finally torn asunder because they were designed for, or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart […]