Daily Reflection Podcast
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December 28 - Suit Up and Show Up
In A.A. we aim not only for sobriety—we try again to become citizens of the world that we rejected, and of the world that once rejected us. This is the ultimate demonstration toward which Twelfth Step work is the first but not the final step.
December 27 - Problem Solving
"Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems."ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 42Through the recovery process described in the Big Book, I have come to realize that the same instructions tha...
December 26 - Accepting Success or Failure
Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly...
December 25 - At Peace with Life
Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities "How can I best serve Thee— Thy will (not mine) be done."ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85I read this passage each morning, to start off my day, b...
December 24 - A Sane and Happy Usefulness
We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done. These are the realities f...
December 23 - Recovery, Unity, Service
Our Twelfth Step—carrying the message—is the basic service that AA's Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence.THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 160I thank God for those who came before me, those ...
Welcome to the Daily Reflection Podcast
Welcome to the Daily Reflection Podcast. Each day, I'll read the recovery reflection for that day and share experience, strength and hope. Starting in January, 2021, we'll be hosting interviews with members of the recovery community where they ...
December 22 - Principles not Personalities
The way our "worthy" alcoholics have sometimes tried to judge the "less worthy" is, as we look back on it, rather comical. Imagine, if you can, one alcoholic judging another!THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 37Who am I to jud...
December 21 - Listen, Share, and Pray
When working with a man and his family, you should take care not to participate in their quarrels. You may spoil your chance of being helpful if you do.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100When trying to help a fellow alcoholic, I've give...
December 20 - The Rewards of Giving
This is indeed the kind of giving that actually demands nothing. He does not expect his brother sufferer to pay him, or even to love him. And then he discovers that by the divine paradox of this kind of giving he has found his own reward, wh...
December 19 - Understanding the Malady
When dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man could be so weak, stupid, and irresponsible. Even when you understand the malady better, you may feel this feeling rising.ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139Hav...