Meditation reading for Friday August 8, 2025
LIVING IN THE PRESENT — Having spent the better part of my life trying either to relive the past or experience the future before it arrives, I have come to...
Meditation reading for Friday August 1, 2025
LIBERATION FROM SELF — The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the...
Meditation reading for Friday July 25, 2025
PLANNING FOR OTHERS — Letting Go. There are times when we think we see perfectly what others ought to be doing. It pains and disturbs us when loved ones —...
Meditation reading for Friday July 18, 2025
EGO’S GRIP — On the spiritual pathway, we often ambush ourselves. We can be our own worst enemy. Or, as some in our program are fond of saying, “My mind is...
Meditation reading for Friday July 11, 2025
WORKING STEP 5 — We are only as sick as the secrets we keep. We all have our secrets. Some of them we’re not about to tell anybody. God, of course, already...
Meditation reading for Friday July 4, 2025
MINDFULNESS — The belief that our life’s quality depends on the thoughts we choose aligns deeply with the principles of the AA 12-Step Program, which...
Meditation reading for Friday June 27, 2025
SPIRITUAL AXIOM — It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. — Step 10, Twelve...
Meditation reading for Friday June 20, 2025
LIVING IN THE SPIRIT — Whenever trouble arises, the first thing to do is to turn it over to our Higher Power. We can take all necessary practical steps to...
Meditation reading for Friday June 13, 2025
ACCEPTING CRITICISM — It takes a rare person to want to hear what he doesn’t want to hear. Accepting criticism is difficult for most of us. We sometimes feel...
Meditation reading for Friday June 6, 2025
SELF REFLECTION — How easy it can be to justify our own unacceptable behavior. Perhaps we excuse ourselves, claiming that we were provoked or had no choice....
Meditation reading for Friday May 30, 2025
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. — Anonymous Surges of anger may come to us unbidden, but we don’t have to let anger lead us around by...
Meditation reading for Friday May 23, 2025
THE PARALYSIS OF ANALYSIS — The good news of the Twelve Step program is that we have a Higher Power whose presence serves as a source of guidance and...
Meditation reading for Friday May 16, 2025
GROWTH — Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health. — Carl Jung We sometimes imagine that a life free of turmoil would bring complete happiness....
Meditation reading for Friday May 9, 2025
MAINTAINING OPTIMISM — Hope, ranked alongside faith and love as a great virtue, holds profound significance. For those of us entangled in the grip of...
Meditation reading for Friday May 2, 2025
REMAINING TEACHABLE — Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. One thing we all have going for us is the ability to change our mind. Thank...
Meditation reading for Friday April 25, 2025
TAKING ACTION — An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Overplanning, overthinking, and too much talking often hinder the actions that can bring real...
Meditation reading for Friday April 18, 2025
NEED A FIX? FIX THE NEED Recovering individuals sometimes say, “Need a fix? Fix the need.” This is powerful advice, especially when paired with a daily...
Meditation reading for Friday April 11, 2025
PATIENCE — It’s only natural to want a quick fix or an immediate solution to a difficult situation. As one member jokingly puts it: “Grant me patience,...
Meditation reading for Friday April 4, 2025
DESERVING HAPPINESS — Somewhere along the journey of living sober, we should come to realize that we deserve to be happy. If happiness eludes us, the fault...
Meditation reading for Friday March 28, 2025
KEEP COMING BACK, IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT — A popular self-help book notes that there is tremendous power in repetition, like the tap-tap-tap of a hammer...