Recovery-Inn

December 19th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:45:02 GMT

Daily Reflections:

UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY

When dealing with an alcoholic, 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. - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139

Having suffered from alcoholism, 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...

December 18th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:27:42 GMT

From Today's Gift:

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. - John Ruskin

It's hard to keep from trying to control the lives of others, especially in a family. We can learn from the man whose friend drove twenty miles to and from work on the freeway every day. "How can you do it?" he asked. "I've tried, and I can't go a mile in such traffic without screaming at the crazy drivers who cut in, go too slow, change lanes....

December 17th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:11:01 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

A PRICELESS REWARD

. . . . work with other alcoholics. . . . It works when other activities fail. - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89

"Life will take on a new meaning," as the Big Book says (p. 89) This promise has helped me to avoid self-seeking and self-pity. To watch others grow in this wonderful program, to see them improve the quality of their lives, is a priceless reward for my effort to help others. Self-examination is yet...

Season's Greetings

feeds@yuku.com (JoAnne Kitchen) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:32:07 GMT

Have a safe and sober holiday!

BEFORE YOU TAKE THAT NEXT DRINK OF ALCOHOL:

1) POSTPONE THE DRINK. You have undoubtedly had character defects such as procrastination, sloth, laziness, denial and...

December 16th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:45:07 GMT

From Twenty-Four Hours A Day:

A.A. Thought For The Day

The way of A.A. is the way of faith. We don't get the full benefit of the program until we surrender our lives to some Power greater than ourselves and trust that Power to give us the strength we need. There is no better way for us. We can get sober without it. We can stay sober for some time without it. But if we are going to truly live, we must take the way of faith in God. That is the path for us. We must follow...

December 15th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:46:59 GMT

From Today's Gift:

Great symphonies begin with just one note. - Priscilla Young Pratt

Sometimes it's really hard to get going. We put off things we don't want to do, or are afraid to try. We occasionally feel overwhelmed by the size of a job to be done like cleaning out the cellar or reading a long book for a class.

But think a minute. If Beethoven had thought about how complicated it was to write his Ninth Symphony, with all those instruments and...

December 14th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:57:28 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

REACHING OUT

Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show him how they worked with you. - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 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...

December 13th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:36:59 GMT

From Touchstones:

Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. - Saint Theresa

Learning to detach may be the most demanding and difficult part of this program. Detachment means being filled with closeness and love toward someone, yet knowing we cannot fix or protect that person. It means we can be in emotional contact but don't have to react to someone else's issues. We respond from our own center with what is fitting for...

December 12th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:56:52 GMT

From 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...

December 11th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:53:34 GMT

From As Bill Sees It:

We Need Outside Help, p.248

It was evident that a solitary self-appraisal, and the admission of our defects based upon that alone, wouldn't be nearly enough. We'd have to have outside help if we were surely to know and admit the truth about ourselves--the help of God and of another human being.

Only by discussing ourselves, holding back nothing, only by being willing to take advice and accept direction could we set foot on the road...

December 10th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:15:09 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

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 alcoholic and which finally translates the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous. - TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 109

To renounce the alcoholic world is not to abandon it, but to act upon...

December 9th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:28:23 GMT

From Twenty-Four Hours A Day:

A.A. Thought For The Day

The way of A.A. is the way of fellowship. We have read a good deal about fellowship and yet it is such an important part of the A.A. program that it seems that we cannot think too much about it. Human beings were not meant to live alone. A hermit's life is not a normal or natural one. We all need to be by ourselves at times, but we cannot really live without the companionship of others. Our natures demand it. Our...

December 8th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:17:07 GMT

From Today's Gift:

If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor. - Nicholas De Chamfort

We sometimes find it difficult to accept a compliment. We may feel we don't deserve such attention, and point out reasons why the compliment is untrue. When we act this way, we show a lack of love for ourselves.

God teaches us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Yet, before we can love anyone, we must believe we...

December 7th

feeds@yuku.com (Sam923) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:33:07 GMT

From Daily Reflections:

TRUE AMBITION

True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. - TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25

During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I did was to have the power to be at the top. My inner self kept telling me something else but I couldn't accept it. I...