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01/02/2026

Thought for the day:For those of us who think we need not change....I must realize that I hold everyone hostage around me to the idea that I can behave any way I wish because after all, this is who I am and people can just deal with it.....This kind of behavior and attitude breed's contempt and discord..it also means I will demand that you change, but I will stay the same.......I will think on this today.

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01/02/2026

Daily Reflections

FIRST, THE FOUNDATION

Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No,
sobriety is only a bare beginning.
As Bill Sees It, p. 8

Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house. First I had to
pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to
me, was the equivalent of stopping drinking. But it's pretty
uncomfortable living on a concrete slab, unprotected and exposed to the heat, cold, wind and rain. So I built a room on the slab by starting to practice the program. The first room was rickety because I wasn't used to the work. But as time passed, as I practiced the program, I learned to build better rooms. The more I practiced, and the more I built, the more comfortable, and happy, was the home I now have to live in.

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01/01/2026

Daily Reflections

"I AM A MIRACLE"

The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our
Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 25

This truly is a fact in my life today, and a real miracle. I always
believed in God, but could never put that belief meaningfully into my life. Today, because of Alcoholics Anonymous, I now trust and rely on God, as I understand Him; I am sober today because of that! Learning to trust and rely on God was something I could never have done alone. I now believe in miracles because I am one!

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12/29/2025

Thought for the day: When is enough ..good enough for you..??? What or where do you get your happiness from..?..You know there will always be that "One more thing" or the "If I only had the...", "If we just made a little more"....discontentment really is a heart issue.....how's your heart today..??

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12/28/2025

Thought for the day: Take a step back......slow down.....breath, we need to take the time once in a while to stop and examine the make-up of our lives. When things get crazy and too busy it almost always points towards our own out of control expectations on people , places and things....

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12/24/2025

Thought for the day: We need to think and be careful what we get ourselves into because once we are there, we may find the price to escape is very costly.....I spent a lot of years just doing what I wanted and worrying about the consequences later....These days, I try to think things thru all the way and examine the cost of admission...free admission doesn't mean free departure.......I will think on this today and apply it ..

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12/16/2025

Thought for the day: Not everything and everyone is as they appear....Take the time to pay attention to what you allow into your life and who.... It is a good thing to make ourselves available but it's foolish to rush into untested ground blindly....be blessed today.

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12/15/2025

Thought for the day: We tend to forget from time to time why we love the ones so close to us.....It is in those moments we realize that self has taken over and we must be willing to admit.....amend.....and grow. This is the nature of growth in love; to be a part of the answer instead of the problem.....

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12/13/2025

Thought for the day: Every living thing that has a soul must be tested and found true.....Willingly submitting ones self to the lordship of God and Christ. Since the devil fell no one will be admitted into the heavenly's without living with free will and choosing God over all others including ourselves..

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12/12/2025

Thought for the day: Many times it seems we get a screwy view of ourselves or we think we are less (and or more) than what we really are.... I want to ask something..... "What do you use to measure yourself by?" Is it people?, things in your life?, your long or short list of friends? If we can Identify what we use to make us see ourselves the way we do, it might prove to be a useful insight....it might change everything.

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12/12/2025

Daily Reflections

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 alcoholism.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 17

The most far-reaching Twelfth Step work was the publication of our
Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. 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.

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12/11/2025

Each Day a New Beginning

Occupation is essential. --Virginia Woolf
Having desires, setting goals, and achieving them are necessary to our fulfillment. There is purpose to our lives, even when we can't clearly see our direction; even when we doubt our abilities to contribute. Let us continue to respond to our opportunities.
Many of us experienced the clouds of inaction in earlier periods waiting, waiting, waiting, hoping our circumstances would change, even praying they would, but taking no responsibility for changing what was in our power. Inaction caged us. Stripped of power, life held little or no meaning. However, we've been given another chance. The program has changed our lives. We have a reason for living, each day, even the days we feel hopeless and worthless.
Maybe we are without a goal at this time. Perhaps the guidance is not catching our attention. We can become quiet with ourselves and let our daydreams act as indicators. We have something essential to do, and we are being given all the chances we'll need to fulfill our purpose. We can trust in our worth, our necessity to others. I will remember, the program came to me. I must have a part to play.

I will look and listen for my opportunities today.

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