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May 25 Daily Reflections Book PROGRESSIVE GRATITUDE Gratitude should go forward, rather than backward. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 29 I am very grateful that my Higher Power has given me a second chance to live a worthwhile life. Through Alcoholics youtu.be/dXdX7zcoln0

May 25 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Thought for the Day In twelfth step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects must be convinced that they honestly want to stop drinking. They must see and admit that their life is unmanageable. They must face the youtu.be/0c9fGMkrTXM

May 26 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading Thought for the Day In twelfth step work, the fourth thing is conversion. Conversion means change. Prospects must learn to change their way of thinking. Until now, everything they've done has been conne youtu.be/mYosjci1h6I

May 26 Daily Reflections Book TURNING NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE Our spiritual and emotional growth in A.A. does not depend so deeply upon success as it does upon our failures and setbacks. If you will bear this in mind, I think that your slip will have the youtu.be/Q2hP4YLXMvQ

May 27 Daily Reflections Book NO MAUDLIN GUILT Day by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt. . . . AS BILL SEES IT, p. 15 When I first discovered that there is not a single "don't" in the Twelve youtu.be/l7UGnO3u7Xc

May 27 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading In twelfth step work, the fifth thing is continuance. Continuance means our staying with prospects after they have started on the new way of living. We must stick with them and not let them down. We must youtu.be/cO5vDR8PWqQ

May 28 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book In A.A. we learn that since we are alcoholics we can be uniquely useful people. That is, we can help other alcoholics when perhaps somebody who has not had our experience with drinking could not help them. That youtu.be/-U3DPfVLkZg

May 28 Daily Reflections Book EQUAL RIGHTS At one time or another most A.A. groups go on rule-making benders. After a time fear and intolerance subside. [and we realize] We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to recover from alcoholism. We wish to be youtu.be/DrvDdhUdjLM

May 29 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading Thought for the Day We who have learned to put our drink problem in God's hands can help others to do so. We can be used as a connection between an alcoholic's need and God's supply of strength. We in Alc youtu.be/_4zCE1lV0ug

May 29 Daily Reflections Book TRUE TOLERANCE The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. 12 & 12, p 139 I first heard the short form of the Third Tradition in the Preamble. When I came to AA I could not accept myself, my alcohol youtu.be/qfo0cAFEahg

May 30 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading I am part of A.A., one among many, but I am one. I need the A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me. A.A. may be human in its organization, but it is Divine in its purpose. youtu.be/uepwMX10-58

May 30 Daily Reflections Book OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE The more A.A. sticks to its primary purpose, the greater will be its helpful influence everywhere. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 109 It is with gratitude that I reflect on the early days of our Fellowship and youtu.be/rieey8BP8p0

May 31 Thought for the Day I shall not wait to be drafted for service to A.A. I shall volunteer. I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give to AA my in youtu.be/q6R5MgA4u4A

May 31 Daily Reflections Book READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS ... our Society has concluded that it has but one high mission – to carry the A.A. message to those who don't know there's a way out. 12 & 12, p. 151 The "Light" to freedom shines bright on my f youtu.be/H2TulRZLs9o

June 1 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading Some things I do not miss since becoming dry: that overall awful feeling physically, including the shakes, a splitting headache, pains in my arms and legs, bleary eyes, fluttering stomach, droopy shoulders youtu.be/46FkukGbXmE

June 1 Daily Reflections Book A CHANGED OUTLOOK Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84 When I was drinking, my attitude was totally selfish, totally self-centered; my pleasure and my comfort came first. youtu.be/lO6vFuMu0ks

June 2 Daily Reflections Book THE UPWARD PATH Here are the steps we took. ... ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59 These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations youtu.be/KzsHLBvX6to

June 2 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading Thought for the Day Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: wondering if the car is in the garage and how I got home; struggling to remember where I was and what I did since my last conscious youtu.be/Cnuqy8UPX3c

June 3 Twenty-Four Hours A Day Book Daily Reading Thought for the Day Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: running all over town to find a bar open to get that "pick me up"; meeting my friends and trying to cover up that I feel awful; lookin youtu.be/lAXj6qWWom4

June 3 Daily Reflections Book ON A WING AND A PRAYER ... we then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 Steps 4 & 5 were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair youtu.be/6RRi5BGkC0Y