Weekly archive
Week of Jul 27–Aug 2, 2026
One soft note at a time — gathered for the week. Also good for the Substack archive.
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Monday, July 27
“Who of us had not loved something or somebody? How much did these…
“Who of us had not loved something or somebody? How much did these feelings, these loves, these worships, have to do with pure reason?” Page 54 — By definition, love is neither logical nor rational for love transcends the intellect and our physical reality. Love is of the heav…
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Tuesday, July 28
“While I lay in the hospital [only days sober] the thought came that…
“While I lay in the hospital [only days sober] the thought came that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be glad to have what had been so freely given me. Perhaps I could help some of them. They in turn might work with others.” Page 14 — Too often we lose sig…
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Wednesday, July 29
“While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands…
“While I lay in the hospital the thought came that there were thousands of hopeless alcoholics who might be glad to have what had been so freely given me. Perhaps I could help some of them. They in turn might work with others.” Page 14 — When we are thinking of others, we’re n…
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Thursday, July 30
“Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic…
“Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover.” Page 135 — Regardless what happens in our lives, we must live every day on a spiritual basis or we place our sobriety at risk. How do we learn to become spiritually centered…
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Friday, July 31
“Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man's…
“Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man's. When we saw our faults we listed them. We placed them before us in black and white.” Page 67 — Through the process of self-examination, honestly writing my faults, my flaws, and my mistakes, patterns reveal …
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Saturday, August 1
“When… we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God…
“When… we speak to you of God, we mean your own conception of God… At the start, this was all we needed to commence spiritual growth, to effect our first conscious relation with God as we understood Him. Afterward, we found ourselves accepting many things which then seemed ent…
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Sunday, August 2
“When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all…
“When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don't waste time trying to persuade him.” Page 90 — If an alcoholic isn’t ready to quit drinking, there’s not much chance of current success. They’ll n…