December 22
AA ‘Big Book’ – Quote
Our book is meant to be suggestive only. We realize we know only a little. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. But obviously you cannot transmit something you haven’t got. 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 Great Fact for us.
– Pg. 164 – A Vision For You
Hour To Hour – Book – Quote
HALT. Don’t get too Hungry, too Angry, too Lonely, too Tired. Why? Because any of these conditions weaken our mind and emotions and in a weakened state our disease of addiction can easily trick us into using some mind-affecting chemical.
Higher Power, as I understand You, help me understand the dangers of HALT.
Staying in the Game
Each and every day is a rebirth into an entirely new set of possibilities. It carries with it a sense of renewal. Each and every day I will play the hand I’m dealt as well as I can play it. Each and every day I will wake up, place my hand in the hand of God and move into my day with the confidence and comfort of knowing that I am not alone, that I have access to the greatest source of compassion and power in the universe. Each and every day I will put one foot in front of the other and try to make sense of the life I have been given. I will have faith – I will stay connected and alive while I’m living.
I am an active member of my life
– Tian Dayton PhD
Pocket Sponsor – Book – Quote
Some program members get stuck on rules of what one can and can’t say and what dependency qualifies one to be in what recovery group. They demand that newcomers follow traditions as interpreted by them. This can drive newcomers away before they even find out what recovery means.
I carry the message, not the mess.
“Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book” – Book
The trouble with many of us is that in trying times we stop trying.
Time for Joy – Book – Quote
I can handle anything that comes up today even if it is only a moment at a time.
Alkiespeak – Book – Quote
There are no chemical solutions to spiritual problems. – Ron K.