Right or Happy?

Line-art signpost on a grassy hill with a RIGHT arrow pointing one way and a yellow HAPPY arrow pointing the other, a small Rule #62 card, and the headline RIGHT OR HAPPY? on periwinkle blue

Would you rather be right or happy? Learn to let go of needing to win, laugh at yourself, and find more peace in recovery with five simple daily steps.

It Comes Back to You!

Clay illustration of a basketball rebounding off a driveway backboard toward open hands, with the headline It Comes Back to You!

How to change your attitude in recovery: what you give comes back. Try a daily spot check, lead with kindness, and treat others as you wish to be treated.

Look for the Good!

Even on hard days, there is something worth noticing. Today’s reflection invites us to pause, breathe, and look for the good in our recovery, our relationships, and the small wins that quietly add up.

No VIPs in the Rooms!

“In Recovery we have no VIPs, nor have we need of any.” Dr. Bob wrote that back in September 1948, and Your Daily Reprieve put it right at the top of my readings this morning.

Powerless, Not Helpless!

Admitting powerlessness is not the same as giving up. This reflection explores how surrender opens the door to help, community, and real strength in recovery, one honest step at a time.

Enough Sun for Everyone!

Paper-cut collage of a big orange sun with rays over a turquoise sea and a row of colorful beach umbrellas and towels on the sand, with the headline Enough Sun for Everyone!

An abundance mindset in recovery starts with gratitude. Trade scarcity thinking for thankfulness with five simple ways to see you have enough today.

Walk All the Way!

Golfers walking out together onto a green links course past a slate-roofed starter hut with a weathervane under a wide blue-gray sky

Staying committed to recovery means walking all the way with God and with other people. Five simple ways to keep going when you want to stop halfway.

Now Is Mine!

“Now is mine. I can do what I want with it. I own it, for better or worse.” That’s from today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Read it slowly. Now is mine. Not yesterday, with all its mess. Not next Tuesday, with all its what-ifs. This moment, right here. A lot of us spent […]

One Among Many!

“I have turned to a Power greater than myself. Thank God, I am no longer at the center of the universe.” That line jumped off today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and it’s worth reading twice. Thank God! Not “unfortunately.” Not “I finally had to admit it.” Thank God. Being the center of the […]

I Am What I Am!

“I have learned how to be honest. What a relief! No more ducking or dodging. No more tall tales. No more pretending to be what I am not.” That’s from today’s page of Twenty-Four Hours a Day, and I had to smile at the line that comes right after it: “‘I am what I am,’ […]