Humility
Thoughtfood for Thursday, December 3, 2009 Humility You get just a little sobriety, and you get just a little humility. Not much, just a little. Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes, but the... More »
Thoughtfood for Thursday, December 3, 2009 Humility You get just a little sobriety, and you get just a little humility. Not much, just a little. Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes, but the... More »
Thoughtfood for Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Honesty Deceiving myself about myself is setting myself up for failure or disappointment in life and in AA. A close, honest relationship with a Higher Power is the only... More »
Thoughtfood for Tuesday, December 1, 2009 The Search I walked all night long, the whole distance. . . And I came into my apartment and I collapsed on the floor. I lay there breathing... More »
Thoughtfood for Monday, November 30, 2009 An Unshakable Foundation There is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. But when they are interwoven, the... More »
Thoughtfood for Sunday, November 29, 2009 Power Here was -- power! Here was power to live to the end of any given day, power to have the courage to face the next day, power... More »
Thoughtfood for Saturday, November 28, 2009 Surrender When I came to realize that, by myself, I could do nothing to overcome the power of alcohol, I realized I had no recourse except surrender. In surrender,... More »
Thoughtfood for Friday, November 27, 2009 Self-restraint We enjoy certain inherent advantages which should make our task of self-restraint relatively easy. There is no really good reason for anyone to object if a great... More »
Thoughtfood for Thanksgiving Day, November 26. 2009 Joy of Living The joy of living we really have, even under pressure and difficulty. . . There is scarcely any form of trouble and misery... More »
Thoughtfood for Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Keeping It Simple Here are thousands of men and women, worldly indeed. They flatly declare that since they have come to believe in a Power greater than themselves, to... More »
Thoughtfood for Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Growing Up The man with the grown-up brain and the childish emotions -- vanity, self-interest, false pride, jealousy, longing for social approval, to name a few -- becomes... More »