Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. With Daily Reflections, you are gently reminded of the seriousness of alcoholism while praised for your strength in working toward sobriety and overcoming the adversity faced in recovery. That Power greater than myself is an original gift that I did not recognize until I achieved daily sobriety through living A.

In the higher mountain climates, I found myself breathing differently, needing to give myself more time to rest.It is one thing for someone to tell you how the journey will be, and another to see for yourself the highs and lows of others going through their journeys as well. This combination of addiction reality and sobriety goals allows for a starting point to do the necessary reframing of your thoughts and actions and eventually achieve post-traumatic growth and recovery. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.

When I first came to the program and looked at the steps on the walls, my ego told me that I had Step Three already made.Sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, and sometimes in ways we’d least expect, each of the pictures we’d drawn on that wall began to materialize and manifest. I'm still working through this, but have found out more about myself in the last 18 months than I have in all the 47 prior years.

When we can remember a loss with a little distance and much less pain, you have accepted the loss and mourned it fully. In addition to the daily passage, Daily Reflections has quotes from the Big Book and a reflection about that quote which is written by a member of the AA community.

Prior to this statement, he had described a miracle of transformation which had occurred in him—not only his release from alcohol, but a complete change in his whole attitude toward life and the living of it. This form of treatment provides three key focal points, which include acceptance, surrender, and active involvement in the program.