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January (month index)
- January 1 — I AM A MIRACLE
- January 2 — FIRST, THE FOUNDATION
- January 3 — POWERLESS
- January 4 — BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE
- January 5 — TOTAL ACCEPTANCE
- January 6 — THE VICTORY OF SURRENDER
- January 7 — AT THE TURNING POINT
- January 8 — DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
- January 9 — AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE
- January 10 — UNITED WE STAND
- January 11 — THE 100% STEP
- January 12 — ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES
- January 13 — IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
- January 14 — NO REGRETS
- January 15 — AN UNSUSPECTED INNER RESOURCE
- January 16 — HITTING BOTTOM
- January 17 — HAPPINESS COMES QUIETLY
- January 18 — WOULD A DRINK HELP?
- January 19 — ROUND-THE-CLOCK FAITH
- January 20 — WE PAUSE . . . AND ASK
- January 21 — SERVING MY BROTHER
- January 22 — LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE
- January 23 — HAVING FUN YET?
- January 24 — GETTING INVOLVED
- January 25 — WHAT WE NEED-EACH OTHER
- January 26 — RIGOROUS HONESTY
- January 27 — FREEDOM FROM GUILT
- January 28 — THE TREASURE OF THE PAST
- January 29 — THE JOY OF SHARING
- January 30 — FREEDOM FROM . . . FREEDOM TO
- January 31 — OUR COMMON WELFARE COMES FIRST
February (month index)
- February 1 — GOAL: SANITY
- February 2 — RESCUED BY SURRENDERING
- February 3 — FILLING THE VOID
- February 4 — WHEN FAITH IS MISSING
- February 5 — A GLORIOUS RELEASE
- February 6 — A RALLYING POINT
- February 7 — A PATH TO FAITH
- February 8 — CONVINCING "MR. HYDE"
- February 9 — GETTING THE "SPIRITUAL ANGLE"
- February 10 — I DON'T RUN THE SHOW
- February 11 — THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE
- February 12 — "THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES"
- February 13 — WE CAN'T THINK OUR WAY SOBER
- February 14 — EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS
- February 15 — TAKING ACTION
- February 16 — COMMITMENT
- February 17 — THE LOVE IN THEIR EYES
- February 18 — OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN
- February 19 — I'M NOT DIFFERENT
- February 20 — THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER
- February 21 — I'M PART OF THE WHOLE
- February 22 — GUIDANCE
- February 23 — MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES
- February 24 — A THANKFUL HEART
- February 25 — THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE
- February 26 — NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY
- February 27 — A UNIQUE STABILITY
- February 28 — WHAT? NO PRESIDENT?
- February 29 — ONE A.A. MIRACLE
March (month index)
- March 1 — IT WORKS
- March 2 — HOPE
- March 3 — OVERCOMING SELF-WILL
- March 4 — WEEDING THE GARDEN
- March 5 — A LIFELONG TASK
- March 6 — THE IDEA OF FAITH
- March 7 — THE KEY IS WILLINGNESS
- March 8 — TURNING IT OVER
- March 9 — SURRENDERING SELF-WILL
- March 10 — TODAY, IT’S MY CHOICE
- March 11 — GOOD ORDERLY DIRECTION
- March 12 — A DAY’S PLAN
- March 13 — A WORLD OF THE SPIRIT
- March 14 — THE KEYSTONE
- March 15 — THE GOD IDEA
- March 16 — AS WE UNDERSTAND HIM
- March 17 — MYSTERIOUS WAYS
- March 18 — REAL INDEPENDENCE
- March 19 — PRAYER: IT WORKS
- March 20 — LOVE AND TOLERANCE
- March 21 — MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING
- March 22 — NO MORE STRUGGLE. . .
- March 23 — . . . AND NO MORE RESERVATIONS
- March 24 — ACTIVE, NOT PASSIVE
- March 25 — A FULL AND THANKFUL HEART
- March 26 — THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER
- March 27 — A.A.’s FREEDOMS
- March 28 — EQUALITY
- March 29 — TRUSTED SERVANTS
- March 30 — OUR GROUP CONSCIENCE
- March 31 — NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE
April (month index)
- April 1 — LOOKING WITHIN
- April 2 — CHARACTER BUILDING
- April 3 — ACCEPTING OUR HUMANNESS
- April 4 — CRYING FOR THE MOON
- April 5 — TRUE BROTHERHOOD
- April 6 — A LIFETIME PROCESS
- April 7 — A WIDE ARC OF GRATITUDE
- April 8 — AN INSIDE LOOK
- April 9 — FREEDOM FROM "KING ALCOHOL"
- April 10 — GROWING UP
- April 11 — A WORD TO DROP: "BLAME"
- April 12 — GIVING UP INSANITY
- April 13 — THE FALSE COMFORT OF SELF-PITY
- April 14 — THE "NUMBER ONE OFFENDER"
- April 15 — THE BONDAGE OF RESENTMENTS
- April 16 — ANGER: A "DUBIOUS LUXURY"
- April 17 — LOVE AND FEAR AS OPPOSITES
- April 18 — SELF-HONESTY
- April 19 — BROTHERS IN OUR DEFECTS
- April 20 — SELF-EXAMINATION
- April 21 — CULTIVATING FAITH
- April 22 — NEW SOIL . . . NEW ROOTS
- April 23 — A.A. IS NOT A CURE-ALL
- April 24 — LEARNING TO LOVE OURSELVES
- April 25 — ENTERING A NEW DIMENSION
- April 26 — HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT
- April 27 — JOYFUL DISCOVERIES
- April 28 — TWO "MAGNIFICENT STANDARDS"
- April 29 — GROUP AUTONOMY
- April 30 — A GREAT PARADOX
May (month index)
- May 1 — HEALING HEART AND MIND
- May 2 — LIGHTING THE DARK PAST
- May 3 — CLEANING HOUSE
- May 4 — "ENTIRELY HONEST"
- May 5 — THE FOREST AND THE TREES
- May 6 — "HOLD BACK NOTHING"
- May 7 — RESPECT FOR OTHERS
- May 8 — A RESTING PLACE
- May 9 — WALKING THROUGH FEAR
- May 10 — FREE AT LAST
- May 11 — A NEW SENSE OF BELONGING
- May 12 — THE PAST IS OVER
- May 13 — THE EASIER, SOFTER WAY
- May 14 — IT'S OKAY TO BE ME
- May 15 — KNOW GOD; KNOW PEACE
- May 16 — WE FORGIVE . . .
- May 17 — . . . AND FORGIVE
- May 18 — FREEDOM TO BE ME
- May 19 — GIVING WITHOUT STRINGS
- May 20 — ONE DAY AT A TIME
- May 21 — A LIST OF BLESSINGS
- May 22 — STEP ONE
- May 23 — SPIRITUAL HEALTH
- May 24 — "HAPPY, JOYOUS, AND FREE"
- May 25 — PROGRESSIVE GRATITUDE
- May 26 — TURNING NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE
- May 27 — NO MAUDLIN GUILT
- May 28 — EQUAL RIGHTS
- May 29 — TRUE TOLERANCE
- May 30 — OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE
- May 31 — READINESS TO SERVE OTHERS
June (month index)
- June 1 — A CHANGED OUTLOOK
- June 2 — THE UPWARD PATH
- June 3 — ON A WING AND A PRAYER
- June 4 — LETTING GO OF OUR OLD SELVES
- June 5 — ENTIRELY READY?
- June 6 — ALL WE DO IS TRY
- June 7 — LONG-TERM HOPE
- June 8 — OPENING UP TO CHANGE
- June 9 — LIVING IN THE NOW
- June 10 — IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING
- June 11 — FAMILY OBLIGATIONS
- June 12 — FORMING TRUE PARTNERSHIPS
- June 13 — LIVING OUR AMENDS
- June 14 — WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH
- June 15 — MAKING A.A. YOUR HIGHER POWER
- June 16 — OPEN-MINDEDNESS
- June 17 — "DEEP DOWN WITHIN US"
- June 18 — A FELLOWSHIP OF FREEDOM
- June 19 — "A.A. REGENERATION"
- June 20 — RELEASE FROM FEAR
- June 21 — FEAR AND FAITH
- June 22 — TODAY, I'M FREE
- June 23 — TRUSTING OTHERS
- June 24 — A SPIRITUAL KINDERGARTEN
- June 25 — A TWO-WAY STREET
- June 26 — A GIFT THAT GROWS WITH TIME
- June 27 — CONFORMING TO THE A.A. WAY
- June 28 — THE DETERMINATION OF OUR FOUNDERS
- June 29 — A RIPPLING EFFECT
- June 30 — SACRIFICE = UNITY = SURVIVAL
July (month index)
- July 1 — THE BEST FOR TODAY
- July 2 — THE HEART OF TRUE SOBRIETY
- July 3 — EXPERIENCE: THE BEST TEACHER
- July 4 — A NATURAL FAITH
- July 5 — A NEW DIRECTION
- July 6 — IDENTIFYING FEAR . . .
- July 7 — . . . AND LETTING GO OF IT
- July 8 — AN EVER-GROWING FREEDOM
- July 9 — I AM AN INSTRUMENT
- July 10 — TOWARD PEACE AND SERENITY
- July 11 — A TURNING POINT
- July 12 — GIVING UP CENTER STAGE
- July 13 — HUMILITY IS A GIFT
- July 14 — A NOURISHING INGREDIENT
- July 15 — PRIDE
- July 16 — "A MEASURE OF HUMILITY"
- July 17 — SURRENDER AND SELF-EXAMINATION
- July 18 — GRATEFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE
- July 19 — FALSE PRIDE
- July 20 — SHORTCOMINGS REMOVED
- July 21 — A PRICELESS GIFT
- July 22 — "THE GOOD AND THE BAD"
- July 23 — I ASK GOD TO DECIDE
- July 24 — HELPING OTHERS
- July 25 — THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
- July 26 — THE "WORTH" OF SOBRIETY
- July 27 — GIVING FREELY
- July 28 — THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
- July 29 — ANONYMOUS GIFTS OF KINDNESS
- July 30 — GIVING BACK
- July 31 — A PRAYER FOR ALL SEASONS
August (month index)
- August 1 — LIVING IT
- August 2 — WE BECOME WILLING . . .
- August 3 — TO BE OF SERVICE
- August 4 — SEEDS OF FAITH
- August 5 — LISTENING DEEPLY
- August 6 — DRIVEN
- August 7 — A "DESIGN FOR LIVING"
- August 8 — "MADE A LIST . . ."
- August 9 — ". . . OF ALL PERSONS WE HAD HARMED"
- August 10 — REDOUBLING OUR EFFORTS
- August 11 — REMOVING "THE GROUND GLASS"
- August 12 — A LOOK BACKWARD
- August 13 — A CLEAN SWEEP
- August 14 — REPAIRING THE DAMAGE
- August 15 — DIDN'T WE HURT ANYBODY?
- August 16 — "I HAD DROPPED OUT"
- August 17 — RIGHTING THE HARM
- August 18 — GETTING WELL
- August 19 — A FRAME OF REFERENCE
- August 20 — TOWARD EMOTIONAL FREEDOM
- August 21 — WE JUST TRY
- August 22 — SEEKING EMOTIONAL STABILITY
- August 23 — BRINGING THE MESSAGE HOME
- August 24 — A RIDDLE THAT WORKS
- August 25 — THE GIFT OF BONDING
- August 26 — GIVING IT AWAY
- August 27 — CENTERING OUR THOUGHTS
- August 28 — LIGHTENING THE BURDEN
- August 29 — I CHOOSE ANONYMITY
- August 30 — THE ONLY REQUIREMENT . . .
- August 31 — A UNIQUE PROGRAM
September (month index)
- September 1 — WILLINGNESS TO GROW
- September 2 — FINDING "A REASON TO BELIEVE"
- September 3 — BUILDING A NEW LIFE
- September 4 — RECONSTRUCTION
- September 5 — EMOTIONAL BALANCE
- September 6 — REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY
- September 7 — "OUR SIDE OF THE STREET"
- September 8 — "WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION"
- September 9 — OPENING NEW DOORS
- September 10 — RECOVERY BY PROXY?
- September 11 — MAKING AMENDS
- September 12 — I AM RESPONSIBLE
- September 13 — REPAIRING THE DAMAGE
- September 14 — PEACE OF MIND
- September 15 — A NEW LIFE
- September 16 — WE STAND-OR FALL-TOGETHER
- September 17 — FREEDOM FROM FEAR
- September 18 — LOVED BACK TO RECOVERY
- September 19 — ACCEPTANCE
- September 20 — H.P. AS GUIDE
- September 21 — THE LAST PROMISE
- September 22 — A "LIMITLESS LODE"
- September 23 — "I WAS AN EXCEPTION"
- September 24 — VIGILANCE
- September 25 — FIRST THINGS FIRST
- September 26 — OUR CHILDREN
- September 27 — WITHOUT RESERVATION
- September 28 — LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS
- September 29 — EXACTLY ALIKE
- September 30 — THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE
October (month index)
- October 1 — LEST WE BECOME COMPLACENT
- October 2 — "THE ACID TEST"
- October 3 — SERENITY AFTER THE STORM
- October 4 — A NECESSARY PRUNING
- October 5 — YESTERDAY'S BAGGAGE
- October 6 — FACING OURSELVES
- October 7 — DAILY MONITORING
- October 8 — DAILY INVENTORY
- October 9 — A SPIRITUAL AXIOM
- October 10 — FIXING ME, NOT YOU
- October 11 — SELF-RESTRAINT
- October 12 — CURBING RASHNESS
- October 13 — UNREMITTING INVENTORIES
- October 14 — A PROGRAM FOR LIVING
- October 15 — MY CHECKLIST, NOT YOURS
- October 16 — THROUGHOUT EACH DAY
- October 17 — A DAILY TUNE-UP
- October 18 — AN OPEN MIND
- October 19 — A.A.'s "MAIN TAPROOT"
- October 20 — SOLACE FOR CONFUSION
- October 21 — NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK
- October 22 — TRUE TOLERANCE
- October 23 — WHAT WE KNOW BEST
- October 24 — "BY FAITH AND BY WORKS"
- October 25 — A.A.'s HEARTBEAT
- October 26 — ONE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY
- October 27 — GLOBAL SHARING
- October 28 — AN UNBROKEN TRADITION
- October 29 — OUR SURVIVAL
- October 30 — LIVE AND LET LIVE
- October 31 — AVOIDING CONTROVERSY
November (month index)
- November 1 — I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND
- November 2 — KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT
- November 3 — FOCUSING AND LISTENING
- November 4 — A DAILY DISCIPLINE
- November 5 — "THE QUALITY OF FAITH"
- November 6 — GOING WITH THE FLOW
- November 7 — LET GO AND LET GOD
- November 8 — AN INDIVIDUAL ADVENTURE
- November 9 — STEPPING INTO THE SUNLIGHT
- November 10 — A SENSE OF BELONGING
- November 11 — SELF-ACCEPTANCE
- November 12 — MORNING THOUGHTS
- November 13 — LOOKING OUTWARD
- November 14 — INTUITION AND INSPIRATION
- November 15 — VITAL SUSTENANCE
- November 16 — A DAILY REPRIEVE
- November 17 — OVERCOMING LONELINESS
- November 18 — A SAFETY NET
- November 19 — "I WAS SLIPPING FAST"
- November 20 — "THY WILL, NOT MINE"
- November 21 — A CLASSIC PRAYER
- November 22 — ONLY TWO SINS
- November 23 — "HOLD YOUR FACE TO THE LIGHT"
- November 24 — A UNIVERSAL SEARCH
- November 25 — A POWERFUL TRADITION
- November 26 — THE HAZARDS OF PUBLICITY
- November 27 — THE PERILS OF THE LIMELIGHT
- November 28 — ATTRACTION, NOT PROMOTION
- November 29 — "ACTIVE GUARDIANS"
- November 30 — PROTECTION FOR ALL
December (month index)
- December 1 — "SUGGESTED" STEPS
- December 2 — SERENITY
- December 3 — IN ALL OUR AFFAIRS
- December 4 — INTO ACTION
- December 5 — A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
- December 6 — WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
- December 7 — TRUE AMBITION
- December 8 — SERVICE
- December 9 — LOVE WITH NO PRICE TAG
- December 10 — CARRYING THE MESSAGE
- December 11 — "A GENUINE HUMILITY"
- December 12 — A COMMON SOLUTION
- December 13 — THINKING OF OTHERS
- December 14 — REACHING OUT
- December 15 — DOING ANYTHING TO HELP
- December 16 — PARTNERS IN RECOVERY
- December 17 — A PRICELESS REWARD
- December 18 — HONESTY WITH NEWCOMERS
- December 19 — UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY
- December 20 — THE REWARDS OF GIVING
- December 21 — LISTEN, SHARE AND PRAY
- December 22 — PRINCIPLES, NOT PERSONALITIES
- December 23 — RECOVERY, UNITY, SERVICE
- December 24 — A "SANE AND HAPPY USEFULNESS"
- December 25 — AT PEACE WITH LIFE
- December 26 — ACCEPTING SUCCESS OR FAILURE
- December 27 — PROBLEM SOLVING
- December 28 — SUIT UP AND SHOW UP
- December 29 — THE JOY OF LIVING
- December 30 — ANONYMITY
- December 31 — DAILY RESOLUTIONS
These reflections are Recovery Einstein's original Big Book perspective on each day's theme — not the official AA Daily Reflections text. For the official reflection, follow the aa.org link. Page references are to Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th Edition.