In working all the Steps thoroughly, I not only stay sober and help someone else to achieve sobriety, but also I transform my difficulty with living into a joy of living. journey becomes richer, the understanding becomes truth, the dreams become realities and today becomes forever. lies in knowing that my life, with God's help, will improve. Eventually I learned that it was necessary for me to "practice these principles" in all areas of my life. This is where long-term hope is born and perspective is gained, both of the nature of my illness and the path of my recovery. Also, ir would be nice for there to be an introduction to the app explaining the history of the AA Daily Reflections and that the app is (or is not) word for word accurate to the current text in book form. This is on my iPhone 11 running iOS 14.8.1. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. Watch a video reflection by clicking on a month button below. Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Only the self-deceived will claim perfect freedom from. When under heavy attack, acute illness, or in other conditions of serious insecurity, we shall all react to this emotion well or badly, as the case may be. As we continue to provide a video reflection each day, we are making changes in our video service to be compatible with more devices. The achievement of freedom from fear is a lifetime undertaking, one that can never be wholly completed. A.A.’s reflect on 366 favorite quotations from A.A. I was forgetting that there were a total of Twelve Steps and that the Twelfth Step also had more than one part. When entering my sobriety date there is no monthly or yearly header, just a blue squiggly line. The video reflections for the daily readings are getting a fresh look and feel. SKU: 25 Category: Large Print Tags: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Paperback. In the same way, I believed for a long time that, in order to be in tune with the Twelve Steps, it was enough for me "to carry this message to alcoholics." That was rushing things.
and stopped drinking, it took a while before I understood why the First Step contained two parts: my powerlessness over alcohol, and my life's unmanageability. Furthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfactions when the brighter, more glittering achievements are denied us?