A new life September 15 Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . Life will mean […]

We stand-or fall-together September 16 . . . no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that […]

Freedom from fear September 17 When, with God's help, we calmly accepted our lot, then we found we could live at peace with ourselves and show others who still suffered […]

Loved back to recovery September 18 Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter […]

Acceptance September 19 We admitted we couldn't lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our […]

H.P. As guide September 20 See to it that your relationship with Him is right, and great events will come to pass for you and countless others. This is the […]

The Last Promise September 21 We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84 The last Promise in […]

A "Limitless Lode" September 22 Like a gaunt prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, our pick struck gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of […]

"I was an exception" September 23 He said to me, gently and simply, "Do you think that you are one of us?" Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 413 (Third Edition) During my […]

Vigilance September 24 We have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Commencing to drink after a period of sobriety, we are in a […]

First things first September 25 Some of us have taken very hard knocks to learn this truth: Job or no job – wife or no wife – we simply do […]

Our children September 26 The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children. . . . In time they will see that he is a new […]

Love without strings September 28 Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89 Sponsorship held two […]

Exactly alike September 29 Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89 A man came to the meeting drunk, […]

The circle and the triangle September 30 The circle stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle stands for A.A.'s Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service. Within […]

Lest we become complacent October 01 It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we […]

"The acid test" October 02 As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. But when we approach Step Ten we commence […]

Serenity after the storm October 03 Someone who knew what he was talking about once remarked that pain was the touchstone of all spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can […]

A necessary pruning October 04 . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, […]

Yesterday's baggage October 05 For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a regular habit, until he is able to […]