Weekly archive
Week of Sep 14–20, 2026
One soft note at a time — gathered for the week. Also good for the Substack archive.
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Monday, September 14
“We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor…
“We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders.” Page 132 — It’s not our job to run the world so it’s also not our role to be negative. If we are to trust God, why would we not trust God to manage our wor…
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Tuesday, September 15
“We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves.” Page 68 — As…
“We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves.” Page 68 — As I choose to live in a new way, as the clarity slowly returns, it becomes progressively apparent that only by living on this basis of actual trust in and of God will the results of my daily life be different. M…
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Wednesday, September 16
“We tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life…
“We tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life. We subjected each relation to this test—was it selfish or not? We asked God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them.” Page 69 — All my life I was selfish in my relationships. Fear and old beliefs and …
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Thursday, September 17
“We told him what we knew of alcoholism and the answer we had found…
“We told him what we knew of alcoholism and the answer we had found. He made a beginning… All went well for a time, but he failed to enlarge his spiritual life. To his consternation, he found himself drunk half a dozen times in rapid succession.” Page 35 — This is a story we s…
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Friday, September 18
“We thought well before taking this step making sure we were ready…
“We thought well before taking this step making sure we were ready; that we could at last abandon ourselves utterly to Him.” — I found after decades of practice that I am not very good at managing my life, nor the lives of others. I “thought well” on this, reading pages 60-63 …
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Saturday, September 19
“We thought well before taking this step (Step 3) making sure we were…
“We thought well before taking this step (Step 3) making sure we were ready; that we could at last abandon ourselves utterly to Him.” Page 63 — Complete and utter abandonment of my will, surrendering my will to God, has not been an easy process for me. Each morning, first thin…
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Sunday, September 20
“We think we have done well enough in admitting these things to ourselves…
“We think we have done well enough in admitting these things to ourselves. There is doubt about that. In actual practice, we usually find a solitary self-appraisal insufficient.” Page 72 — There are no optional parts of our twelve steps. If we do the actual work, as specified,…