A Day at a Time: Daily Reflections for Recovering People

by Anonymous

This practical resource for behavior change and substance abuse treatment can be used for individual and group sessions, adolescents, families, and dually diagnosed clients.

These daily reflections, prayers, and tags of memory-sticking phrases are intended to offer inspiration, comfort, and, above all, hope to those recovering from alcoholism, or from other forms of chemical dependency or compulsive behavior.The book is based on the solid spiritual foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), and upon the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. It draws also upon the great body of accumulated human wisdom--from Civilization's Golden Age to our not-always-so-golden modern era from Socrates to Bill W., co-founder of AA. Here, in brief day-by-day messages are some of these available riches, the words of poets, scholars, philosophers, psychologists, which are the verbal sums of centuries of human experience. May those sums and sayings serve as guidelines--a day at a time.

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Peacejanz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do not do alcohol any more. My bother said I have had my quota for a lifetime. That's a joke. As an adult I enjoyed an alcoholic drink but was never addicted. I quit cold turkey when my doc said I had serious diabetes and I asked if I could still drink alcohol. Without looking up from what she was writing, she said, "Every drop of alcohol you put into your body turns to sugar!" That was enough for me. I care a lot more about managing my diabetes than I do about drinking alcohol of any type. But many of my relatives are serious alcoholics and I have worked with many who could not break the habit of alcohol or drugs. I have read this little book several times. It is a small book of daily advice, thoughts, reminders. And I know that I have some serious attitudes and beliefs that need to be managed - anger, the desire to "get back" at people who hurt me or my loved ones, etc. So the reminders are good for me. Today's reflection was a reminder of the habits and thoughts that torment us often - not being patient, being short with the clerk who is training, etc. The prayer for today is to realize our Higher Power to control the thoughts and actions that hurt us and others. The final line is always about what I should/could/need to remember -- "Today I will remember," and today's is "I am grateful to be alive and recovering." Now, who of us does not need to be reminded of gratefulness and what torment we are trying to recover from?

In short, this is a book or reminders - do your best, one day at a time, be grateful. It is well worth whatever I paid for it. If is published by the AA group and the last three pages are an advice list for being prepared to read and think about the day's reading.

[Dawn Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't start my day right without this book!

Having an addicted brain, my mind steers me wrong, but my Higher Power gets me back on track and the daily reading in this book is the first thing I do in the morning. I hope you can find it helpful too.

[Steven Higgins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome reading

This was a very helpful book in keeping me focused Recovery in my daily life. Perfect for morning meditations and to begin your day down the right path.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to enhance their Recovery!