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 […]

Repairing the damage August 14 We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we […]

Didn't we hurt anybody? August 15 Some of us, though, tripped over a very different snag. We clung to the claim that when drinking we never hurt anybody but ourselves. […]

"I had dropped out" August 16 We might next ask ourselves what we mean when we say that we have "harmed" other people. What kinds of "harm" do people do […]

Righting the harmI August 17 In many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done ourselves has. Twelve […]

Getting well August 18 Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts persist below the level of consciousness. Twelve steps and twelve traditions, pp. 79-80 Only through positive action can […]

A frame of reference August 19 Referring to our list again. Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes. Where had […]

Toward emotional freedom August 20 Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of investigation could […]

We just try August 21 My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive. The best of Bill, pp. 46-47 As long as I […]

Seeking emotional stability August 22 When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect […]

Bringing the message home August 23 Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group? Twelve […]

A riddle that works August 24 It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours, but I have often tried to explain my own and have […]

The gift of bonding August 25 Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Alcoholics anonymous, p. 63 Many times in my alcoholic state, […]

Giving it away August 26 Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found […]