LOOKING WITHIN
Recovery Einstein's Big Book perspective on the AA Daily Reflection for April 1.
Looking within is the heart of the action program. In Chapter 5, we learn that the first requirement is to become convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success [Page 60]. Then we must take a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves [Page 64]. This is not about shame—it's about clearing the wreckage of the past so that we can live free. When we turn inward with honesty, we discover the exact nature of our wrongs and become ready to have God remove them. The Promises assure us that if we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will know a new freedom and a new happiness [Pages 83-84]. Looking within isn't a one-time event; it's a daily habit of self-examination that keeps our side of the street clean.
What resentments are you still harboring that you haven't looked at honestly, and what would it take to share them in the spirit of Step Five?
Start each day with Einstein's Big Book perspective — a quiet moment before the world gets loud.
This is Recovery Einstein's original Big Book perspective on the day's theme — not the official AA Daily Reflections text. For the official reflection, follow the aa.org link above. Page references are to Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th Edition.
Quick answers
What is the AA Daily Reflection for April 1?
The theme for April 1 is “Looking Within.” Looking within is the heart of the action program.
What resentments are you still harboring that you haven't looked at honestly, and what would it take to share them in the spirit of Step Five?
Looking within isn't a one-time event; it's a daily habit of self-examination that keeps our side of the street clean. (Big Book: Chapter 5, pages 60-71; Chapter 6, pages 83-84)