"There may be some wrongs we can never fully right. We don't worry about them if we can honestly say to ourselves that we would right them if we could." ...
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters." (Psalm 23:1-2) Have you ever...
"When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is...
 Today's thought from Hazelden is: Action carries us in the direction we choose. Recovery involves doing - going to meetings working our program, reaching...
Daily Reflections GOAL: SANITY  ". . . Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate my life. I can't say upon what occasion or upon what...
Clinging to my old and usual `self' stubbornly blocked all hopes of ever experiencing the miraculous, and life saving, Third Step promise: "We have been...
This weekend I easily could have allowed myself to relapse into the old negative attitude - the old "battle cry" of 'This is Why I Drink' could have...
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Men and women come into this program defeated by their affliction, often given up by doctors and others as hopeless. They admit that they...
February 1, 2010 Quote of the Week  "Before you do something stupid, wait 24 hours..."  Restraint of pen and tongue was a foriegn concept to me before I...
God's spirit lives in us in order to work through us. To be anxious about nothing, pray about everything. WHO IS FIRST IN OUR LIVES? God, when I received this...
He who angers us controls us. CAN YOU SLEEP WHILE THE WILD BLOWS Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired...
"Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the...
"Some who feel they have done well may dispute this, so let's try to think it through a little further. Practically everybody wishes to be rid of his most...
"To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 93...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: Humility is our acceptance of ourselves. --Anonymous It is strange how we can go to school and learn a lot of facts, but...
Daily Reflections RESCUED BY SURRENDERING Â Characteristic of the so-called typical alcoholic is a narcissistic egocentric core, dominated by feelings of...
Last night at the monthly Northern New Jersey Intergroup delegates meeting an interesting vote was passed which I thought appropriate to share in this forum....
Humility is our acceptance of ourselves. --Anonymous It is strange how we can go to school and learn a lot of facts, but never learn much along the way about...
God's strength is always present. The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. HE IS GOD He is the...
"Henry Ford once made a wise remark to the effect that experience is the thing of supreme value in life. That is true only if one is willing to turn the past...
He who can't remember the past is sure to repeat it. SOME OF A.A.'S PARADOX'S A paradox is a statement which is seemingly self contradictory or opposed to...
"I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises" (Psalm 34:1, NLT) When you wake up in the morning, do you expect the goodness of God...
"Reminding ourselves that we have decided to go to any lengths to find a spiritual experience, we ask that we be given strength and direction to do the right...
Daily Reflections FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a...
Today's thought from Hazelden is: Reflection for the Day The experiences of thousands upon thousands of people have proven that acceptance and faith are...
WOW - what a busy week at work! Lots of orders, companies starting to hire again, a renewed sense of hope for the economy! It's been a great week for me to...
God's timing is always on time. The first step in any venture should be to pray. WHY DO WE HAVE TOUGH TIMES? Have you ever wondered why we go through the...
God's timing is always on time. The first step in any venture should be to pray. WHY DO WE HAVE TOUGH TIMES? Have you ever wondered why we go through the...
