CONFORMING TO THE A.A. WAY
Recovery Einstein's Big Book perspective on the AA Daily Reflection for June 27.
To conform to the A.A. way is not to lose your individuality, but to surrender your old ideas that kept you drinking. As the Big Book says, 'The first requirement is that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success' [Page 62]. This means we stop fighting, we admit we don't know how to live on our own, and we adopt the simple, proven pattern of recovery that millions have walked before us. It's like learning to dance to a new song—awkward at first, but liberating once you let the music lead. The Promises on page 84 assure us that 'We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.' That's the reward of conforming: not rigid rules, but freedom from self-will.
What is one old idea you had to let go of in order to fully embrace the program as it is, not as you wish it were?
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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 June 27?
The theme for June 27 is “Conforming to the A.A. Way.” To conform to the A.A. way is not to lose your individuality, but to surrender your old ideas that kept you drinking.
What is one old idea you had to let go of in order to fully embrace the program as it is, not as you wish it were?
That's the reward of conforming: not rigid rules, but freedom from self-will. (Big Book: Chapter 5, pages 58-63)