Daily Recovery Readings-October 4th Daily Reflections A NECESSARY PRUNING . . . . we know that the pains of drinking had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 94 I love spending time in my garden feeding and pruning my beautiful flowers. One day, as I was busily snipping away, a neighbor stopped … [Read more...]
Daily Recovery Readings-August 7th
Daily Recovery Readings-August 7th Daily Reflections A "DESIGN FOR LIVING" We in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works. ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS , p. … [Read more...]
Daily Recovery Readings-July 28th
Daily Recovery Readings-July 28th Daily Reflections THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER Let us resist the proud assumption that since God has enabled us to do well in one area we are destined to be a channel of saving grace for everybody. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 232 A.A. groups exist to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Large or small, firmly established or brand-new, speaker, … [Read more...]
Daily Recovery Readings-July 6th
Daily Recovery Readings-July 6th Daily Reflections IDENTIFYING FEAR . . . . The chief activator of our defects has been self - centered fear. . . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 76 When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This "evil and corroding thread" is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of … [Read more...]
Selfish Steam @ The 12 Step Music Fest
Selfish Steam has been Dubbed by the media as "Friends in Recovery with Music that Touches the Soul". Their all original music is written from their own life experiences. Their music has its own style. Their originality and the fun they have together is truly magic. This is a slideshow of Selfish Steam, family, and friends in the Florida Keys from Nov.6th-9th, 2008 More … [Read more...]