Coach Aaron

Life Coach, Spiritual Advisor, Sober Coach & Addiction Specialist. He has been around horses his entire life.

Coach Aaron Smith is a Life Coach, Addiction and Equine Specialist, Sober Coach and Spiritual Advisor. He has been working in the recovery field for several years. He has vast personal and professional experience and knowledge working with addicts and alcoholics and the utilization of equine therapeutic services. His proven specialties include working with men, women and adolescents who are trying to improve their lives. he works with individuals who have substance abuse and/or process addictions and grief and loss. He has a unique way of being able to connect from the recovery/12-Step perspective and an abundance of information about spirituality.

12/22/2025

THE DAILY REFLECTION W/ COACH AARON

DECEMBER 21ST, 2025

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.
AA p. 100

When trying to help a fellow "A", I've given in to an impulse to give advice, and perhaps that's inevitable. But allowing others the right to be wrong reaps its own benefits. The best I can do—and it sounds easier than it is to put into practice—is to listen, share personal experience, and pray for others.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/20/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 20th, 2025

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, whether his brother has yet received anything or not.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 109

Through experience with Twelfth Step work, I came to understand the rewards of giving that demands nothing in return. At first I expected recovery in others, but I soon learned that this did not happen. Once I acquired the humility to accept the fact that every Twelfth Step call was not going to result in a success, then I was open to receive the rewards of selfless giving.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/19/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 19th, 2025

UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY

When dealing with an "A", 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.
AA, p. 139

Having suffered from "A"ism, I should understand the illness, but sometimes I feel annoyance, even contempt, toward a person who cannot make it in A.A. When I feel that way, I am satisfying my false sense of superiority and I must remember, but for the grace of God, there go I.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/18/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 18th, 2025

HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS

Tell him exactly what happened to you. Stress the spiritual feature freely.
AA, p. 93

The marvel of A.A. is that I tell only what happened to me. I don't waste time offering advice to potential newcomers, for if advice worked, nobody would get to A.A. All I have to do is show what has brought me sobriety and what has changed my life. If I fail to stress the spiritual feature of A.A.'s program, I am being dishonest. The newcomer should not be given a false impression of sobriety. I am sober only through the grace of my Higher Power, and that makes it possible for me to share with others.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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12/16/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 16th, 2026

PARTNERS IN RECOVERY
. . nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other "A"s. . . .

Both you and the new man must walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. . . . Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!
AA, pp. 89, 100

Doing the right things for the right reasons; this is my way of controlling my selfishness and self-centeredness. I realize that my dependency on a Higher Power clears the way for peace of mind, happiness and sobriety. I pray each day that I will avoid my previous actions, so that I will be helpful to others.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/15/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 15th, 2025

DOING ANYTHING TO HELP

Offer him [the "A"] friendship and fellowship. Tell him that if he wants to get well you will do anything to help.
AA, p. 95

I remember how attracted I was to the two men from A.A. who Twelfth-Stepped me. They said I could have what they had, with no conditions attached, that all I had to do was make my own decision to join them on the pathway to recovery. When I start convincing a newcomer to do things my way, I forget how helpful those two men were to me in their open-minded generosity.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/14/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 14th, 2025

REACHING OUT

Never talk down to an "A" from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show him how they worked with you.
AA, p. 95

When I come into contact with a newcomer, do I have a tendency to look at him from my perceived angle of success in A.A.? Do I compare him with the large number of acquaintances I have made in the Fellowship? Do I point out to him in a magisterial way the voice of A.A.? What is my real attitude toward him? I must examine myself whenever I meet a newcomer to make sure that I am carrying the message with simplicity, humility and generosity. The one who still suffers from the terrible disease of "A"ism must find in me a friend who will allow him to get to know the A.A. way, because I had such a friend when I arrived in A.A. Today it is my turn to hold out my hand, with love, to my sister or brother "A" and to show her or him the way to happiness.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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12/13/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 13th, 2025

THINKING OF OTHERS

Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.
AA, p. 20

Thinking of others has never come easily to me. Even when I try to work the A.A. program, I'm prone to thinking, "How do I feel today. Am I happy, joyous and free?"

The program tells me that my thoughts must reach out to those around me: "Would that newcomer welcome someone to talk to?" "That person looks a little unhappy today, maybe I could cheer him up." It is only when I forget my problems, and reach out to contribute something to others that I can begin to attain the serenity and God-consciousness I seek.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved. #

12/12/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 12th, 2025

A COMMON SOLUTION

The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from "A" ism.
AA, p. 17

The most far-reaching Twelfth Step work was the publication of our Big Book, AA. Few can equal that book for carrying the message. My idea is to get out of myself and simply do what I can. Even if I haven't been asked to sponsor and my phone rarely rings, I am still able to do Twelfth Step work. I get involved in "brotherly and harmonious action." At meetings I show up early to greet people and to help set up, and to share my experience, strength and hope. I also do what I can with service work. My Higher Power gives me exactly what He wants me to do at any given point in my recovery and, if I let Him, my willingness will bring Twelfth Step work automatically.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/11/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 11th, 2025

"A GENUINE HUMILITY"
. . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 192

Experience has taught me that my "A" personality tends to be grandiose. While having seemingly good intentions, I can go off on tangents in pursuit of my "causes." My ego takes over and I lose sight of my primary purpose. I may even take credit for God's handiwork in my life. Such an overstated feeling of my own importance is dangerous to my sobriety and could cause great harm to A.A. as a whole.

My safeguard, the Twelfth Tradition, serves to keep me humble. I realize, both as an individual and as a member of the Fellowship, that I cannot boast of my accomplishments, and that "God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves."

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/10/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 10th, 2025

CARRYING THE MESSAGE

Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth Step? The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it carries our message to the next suffering "A" and which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent reality, of AA.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 109

To renounce the "A" world is not to abandon it, but to act upon principles I have come to love and cherish, and to restore in others who still suffer the serenity I have come to know. When I am truly committed to this purpose, it matters little what clothes I wear or how I make a living. My task is to carry the message, and to lead by example, not design.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

12/09/2025

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

December 9th, 2025

LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG

When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication, it is really talking about the kind of love that has no price tag on it.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106

In order for me to start working the Twelfth Step, I had to work on sincerity and honesty, and to learn to act with humility. Carrying the message is a gift of myself, no matter how many years of sobriety I may have accumulated. My dreams can become reality. I solidify my sobriety by sharing what I have received freely. As I look back to that time when I began my recovery, there was already a seed of hope that I could help another drunk pull himself out of his "A" mire. My wish to help another is the key to my spiritual health. But I never forget that God acts through me. I am only His instrument.

Even if the other person is not ready, there is success, because my effort in his behalf has helped me to remain sober and to become stronger. To act, to never grow weary in my Twelfth Step work, is the key. If I am capable of laughing today, let me not forget those days when I cried. God reminds me that I can feel compassion!

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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