We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85

The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: If I just dont drink, everything will be all right. Once the fog cleared for me, I saw for the first time the mess my life had become. I had family, work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to stay blind because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and pushed me toward escape again. The Big Book guided me in resolving all of my problems. But it didnt happen overnight and certainly not automatically with no effort on my part. I need always to recognize Gods mercy and blessings that shine through any problem I have to face.

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Twenty-Four Hours A Day
January 13, 2013
A.A. Thought For The Day

When we were drinking, we were living an unnatural life physically and mentally. We were punishing our bodies by loading them with alcohol. We didnt eat enough and we ate the wrong things. We didnt get enough sleep or the right kind of rest. We were ruining ourselves physically.  We had an alcoholic obsession and we couldnt imagine life without alcohol. We kept imagining all kinds of crazy things about ourselves and about other people. We were ruining ourselves mentally. Since I came into A.A., am I getting better physically and mentally?

Meditation For The Day

I believe that my life is being refined like gold in a crucible. Gold does not stay in the crucible, only until it is refined. I will never despair or be despondent. I now have friends who long for me to conquer. If I should err or fail, it would cause pain and disappointment to them. I will keep trying to live a better life.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may always call on Gods strength, while the gold of my life is being refined. I pray that I may see it through, with Gods help.

Hazelden

(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)