DAILY REFLECTIONS for December 29th

THE JOY OF LIVING

… therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Page 125

A.A. is a joyful program! Even so, I occasionally balk at taking the necessary steps to move ahead, and find myself resisting the very actions that could bring about the joy I want. I would not resist if those actions did not touch some vulnerable area of my life, an area that needs hope and fulfillment. Repeated exposure to joyfulness has a way of softening the hard, outer edges of my ego. Therein lies the power of joyfulness to help all members of A.A.

Daily Reflections reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.