A "SANE AND HAPPY USEFULNESS"
Recovery Einstein's Big Book perspective on the AA Daily Reflection for December 24.
In recovery, we aim not just to stop drinking, but to find a 'sane and happy usefulness.' [Page 130] This is the natural outcome of working the Steps. We are promised a new freedom and happiness, and we become people who contribute to our families and communities. [Pages 83-84] The program gives us a design for living that transforms our entire outlook, leading us from self-centeredness to service.
How has your recovery allowed you to become more useful to others, and how does that usefulness contribute to your own happiness?
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 December 24?
The theme for December 24 is “A "Sane and Happy Usefulness".” In recovery, we aim not just to stop drinking, but to find a 'sane and happy usefulness.'
How has your recovery allowed you to become more useful to others, and how does that usefulness contribute to your own happiness?
[Pages 83-84] The program gives us a design for living that transforms our entire outlook, leading us from self-centeredness to service. (Big Book: Chapter 9, pages 130-135; also Chapter 6, pages 83-84)