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Meditation reading for Friday September 8, 2023

September 8, 2023

RESTRAINT OF PEN AND TONGUE — Politeness is the art of choosing among one’s real thoughts. — Abel Stevens We’re flooded with thoughts nearly every minute....

Meditation reading for Friday September 1, 2023

September 1, 2023

MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS — There is no happiness; there are only moments of happiness. — Spanish proverb How happy we are right now may hinge on any single event...

Meditation reading for Friday August 25, 2023

August 25, 2023

Acceptance — So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us. — Mother Maribel Our attempts to control the...

Meditation reading for Friday August 18, 2023

August 18, 2023

INVENTORY IS NOW — In the early days of AA, the dramatic accounts of drinking escapades seemed to show honesty. Taking personal inventory often included...

Meditation reading for Friday August 11, 2023

August 11, 2023

THINGS I CAN’T FIX — One of the sad realities of life is that we're awash in disorder that we can't fix. All around us, the world seethes and festers with...

Meditation reading for Friday August 4th, 2023

August 2, 2023

PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH FAMILY — Some of us grew up with resentments about the way our families treated us. It was confusing to notice how nice our parents...

Meditation reading for Friday July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023

GETTING IDEAS, GROUP INTELLIGENCE — "All of us know more than any one of us" is the saying that applies to 12 Step groups. No matter how much experience any...

Meditation reading for Friday July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023

HURRYING UP TO WAIT? — We often urge ourselves to hurry up when there's no good reason for it. At such times, all we really do is create needless tension and...

Meditation reading for Friday July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023

SOLVING PROBLEMS IS THE PROOF — Although we try, it's almost impossible for us to use logic to prove the existence, or nonexistence, of God. Our best proof...

Meditation reading for Friday July 7, 2023

July 7, 2023

GOD’S WILL FOR US –– "I was afraid God would want me to do something unpleasant, like go off to become a monk," a young man said at a 12 Step meeting....

Meditation reading for Friday June 30, 2023

June 30, 2023

THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS –– Although willpower alone does not work in overcoming alcoholism, there is a place for the will, or willingness, in the search for a...

Meditation reading for Friday June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023

EXPRESSING GRATITUDE — How can we express gratitude when we feel it? We can begin by simply using the proper forms of courtesy at all times; this reminds us...

Meditation reading for Friday June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023

TRUE SATISFACTION — True satisfaction never comes from feeding addiction. Nothing is ever enough. The only possible outcomes for those who do not seek...

Meditation reading for Friday June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

WHAT CAN WE CHANGE? — There's always danger that resignation will masquerade as acceptance. In 12 Step programs, we must learn the difference between the...

Meditation reading for Friday June 2, 2023

June 2, 2023

WHY ADMITTING WHEN WE’RE WRONG IS RIGHT — Sometimes it's painful or almost impossible to admit that we've been wrong. This means we'll probably go on making...

Meditation reading for Friday May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023

COURAGE — We have to take certain risks if we hope to achieve anything. Applying for a job entails a risk of rejection. Saving money carries a risk of losing...

Meditation reading for Friday May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023

REHEARSING OUTCOMES — Imagination is undeniably a human faculty that accounts for much progress in the world. Compulsive people, however, can sometimes use...

Meditation reading for Friday May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023

HONESTY — Honesty does not mean that we should say everything we think or feel. Many of our thoughts and feelings are momentary and transient. They are often...

Meditation reading for Friday May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

DEALING WITH FEAR — Some of us suffer from free-floating anxiety that is like a general fear, while others have specific fears that cause distress. Sometimes...

Meditation reading for Friday April 28, 2023

April 28, 2023

HAPPINESS — Who are the people we really like, and like to be with? Most of the time, they are happy people, people who like themselves and others. Being...