ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 1952
“There was no use in my wondering why or when I became an alcoholic for the very simple reason that it wouldn’t change my condition; even if I did find the answer, I would still be an alcoholic.”
From Step By Step
JANUARY 30
“Tools for Life”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JANUARY 2006
“Whenever I am gripped by fear of an unknown future and all my projections are negative, I do what my sponsor directed me to do. I wriggle my toes and come back into the safety of the moment.”
From Beginners’ Book
JANUARY 31
“One Little Secret of a Happy Life”
November 1946
“Tomorrow is never ours until it becomes today.”
From Beginners’ Book
FEBRUARY 1
“Mesmerized by Sanity”
LONDON, ENGLAND, FEBRUARY 1997
“These days I find that nothing is as precious as my sanity. I used to be addicted to drama and could only function on excitement and high levels of adrenaline. It’s very different today. ... It’s all very ordinary and average and sane, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
From Spiritual Awakenings
FEBRUARY 2
“Tradition Two”
AA CO-FOUNDER, BILL W., JANUARY 1948
“We have, in AA, no coercive human authority. Because each AA, of necessity, has a sensitive and responsive conscience, and because alcohol will discipline him severely if he backslides, we are finding we have little need for manmade rules or regulations.”
From The Language of the Heart
FEBRUARY 3
“Paradoxes of Sobriety”
KEEGO HARBOR, MICHIGAN, JUNE 1998
“AA has taught me that I’m the architect of my own success or happiness. The quality of my sobriety is up to me—it will be what I want it to be.”
From Beginners’ Book
FEBRUARY 4
“Spirituality”
ALVA, OKLAHOMA, JANUARY 1952
“The Twelve Steps are not steps to take progressively in order to arrive at a conclusion, but a code for living—the constitution of a way of life.”
From AA Grapevine
FEBRUARY 5
“A Lifetime Supply”
KATHMANDU, JULY 1995
“If I simply let go of a character defect—release it—my Higher Power will replace it with a character asset. As I release anger, I find that I am friendlier. As I release hate, I become more loving. As I release fear, I become more secure.”
From Beginners’ Book
FEBRUARY 6
“AA Communication Can Cross All Boundaries”
AA CO-FOUNDER, BILL W., OCTOBER 1959
“Everyone must agree that we AAs are unbelievably fortunate people; fortunate that we have suffered so much; fortunate that we can know, understand and love each other so supremely well. ... Indeed most of us are well aware that these are rare gifts which have their true origin in our kinship born of a common suffering and a common deliverance by the Grace of God.”
From The Language of the Heart
FEBRUARY 7
“AA’s Steps Lead to—Spiritual Awakening”
HANKINS, NEW YORK, MAY 1967
“I am learning, when looking for signs of spiritual awakening in myself, to look, not for bright lights or emotional upheavals ... but for sobriety, stability, responsibility, meaning, satisfaction, joy. These are the marks of the beginning of spiritual awakening.”
From Spiritual Awakenings
FEBRUARY 8
“Circles of Sobriety”
