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The publication of this book has not been authorized or endorsed by, and does not imply affiliation with alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. From the book daily reflections copyright 1990 by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Daily reflections has proved to be a popular book that aids individuals in their practice of daily meditation and provides inspiration to group discussions even as it presents. Come browse our large digital warehouse of free sample essays. In alcoholics anonymous there is no thought of individual profit. January 1 i am a miracle the central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. Investigation questions effectiveness of alcoholics anonymous. Reflection after attending an alcoholics anonymous meeting. This is the official website of the general service office g. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. Daily reflections september 28 love without strings.
To see how erratic emotions victimized us often took a long time. Search online to see all currently registered online meetings updated daily. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. It robbed me of the freedom of choice over drinking and, therefore, robbed me of all other choices. Daily recovery readings and meditations november 16. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. Daily reflectionsjust for today, miami beach, florida. In the weeks prior to attending the meeting, i was very nervous about attending it.
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Daily reflections also has an index based on subject in the back of the book which can be very helpful dealing with specific issues. First of all, we had to admit that we had many of these defects, even though such disclosures were painful and humiliating. One day, my grandfather came along with a book about australia and told me, this books says that. You are reading from the book each day a new beginning. What i had thought was gratitude was more like love.