01/13 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
The Program and my friends in the fellowship have provided me with a whole new set of tools for living.  Even the slogans that once seemed so trite and corny are now becoming an important part of my daily life: Easy Does It; First Things First; This, Too, Will Pass.  If I use all of my tools regularly and well, they'll also help rid me of such negative feelings as guilt, anxiety, rebellion and pride.  WHEN I'M FEELING DEPRESSED, DO I USE THE TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE?  OR DO I GRIT MY TEETH AND SUFFER IN PAINFUL SILENCE?

TODAY I PRAY
I praise my wonder-working Higher Power for giving me the tools for recovery, once I admitted I was powerless over alcohol or other drugs or addictions and gave myself over to the will of God as I understand Him.  I give thanks for the Twelve Steps, and for the fellowship of the group, which can help me see myself honestly, I give thanks for those words and phrases which become, as we understand them more completely, banners in our celebration of sobriety.
 
TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Pass on the passwords to recovery.

01/12 REFLECTION FOR THE DAY
When I sit quietly and compare my life today with the way it used to be, the difference is almost beyond belief.  But things aren't always rosy; some days are a lot better than others.  I tend to accept the bad days more easily on an intellectual level than I do emotionally, or at gut-level.  There are no pat answers, but part of the solution surely lies in a constant effort to practice all of the Twelve Steps.  DO I ACCEPT THE FACT THAT MY HIGHER POWER WILL NEVER GIVE ME MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE -- ONE DAY AT A TIME?

TODAY I PRAY
That I may receive strength in the knowledge that God never gives us more than we can bear, that I can always, somehow, endure present pain, whereas the trails of a lifetime, condensed into one disastrous moment, would surely overcome me.  Thanks be to God for giving us only those tribulations which are in proportion to our strength, never destroying us in our family.  May I remember that fortitude grows out of suffering.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER
Present pain is endurable.

01/08 Reflection for the Day

Today is the day for which I asked and for which I have been given strength.  That in itself is a miracle.  In my old life, I constantly endangered myself as well as countless others.  So the very fact that I am alive is the great miracle from which all other miracles will flow, providing I continue to do the things that have brought me this far in my new life.  AM I GRATEFUL THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THIS DAY?

TODAY I PRAY

May God's goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life.  May I never cease to wonder at the greatest miracle in my life -- that I am alive, here, on this green earth, and growing healthier with the life-preserving tools I have been given.  Since God has chosen to give me life and to preserve my life, even through the dangers of addiction, may I always continue to listen for His plan for me.  May I always believe in miracles.

TODAY I WILL REMEMBER

My life is a miracle.