EMOTIONAL BALANCE
Recovery Einstein's Big Book perspective on the AA Daily Reflection for September 5.
Emotional balance for the recovering alcoholic is not the absence of strong feelings, but the ability to experience them without being overwhelmed. The Big Book promises that 'we will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us' [Page 84], and this comes from working Steps 10 and 11. We learn to 'pause when agitated or doubtful' and ask for the right thought or action [Page 87]. This is the daily reprieve—not perfection, but a moment-by-moment reliance on our Higher Power to restore us to sanity [Page 85]. Emotional balance means we can feel anger, fear, or joy fully, yet not let those emotions drive us back to the bottle.
Where in your life today do you most need the emotional balance described on pages 83-87?
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 September 5?
The theme for September 5 is “Emotional Balance.” Emotional balance for the recovering alcoholic is not the absence of strong feelings, but the ability to experience them without being overwhelmed.
Where in your life today do you most need the emotional balance described on pages 83-87?
Emotional balance means we can feel anger, fear, or joy fully, yet not let those emotions drive us back to the bottle. (Big Book: Chapter 6, pages 83-87)