December 1

December 1 – AM          Page 119, To Wives, Chapter 8

Still another difficulty is that you may become jealous of the attention he bestows on other people, especially alcoholics.  You have been starving for his companionship, yet he spends long hours helping other men and their families.  You feel he should now be yours.  The fact is that he should work with other people to maintain his own sobriety.  Sometimes he will be so interested that he becomes really neglectful.  Your house is filled with strangers.  You may not like some of them.  He gets stirred up about their troubles, but not at all about yours.  It will do little good if you point that out and urge more attention for yourself.  We find it a real mistake to dampen his enthusiasm for alcoholic work.  You should join in his efforts as much as you possibly can.  We suggest that you direct some of your thought to the wives of his  new alcoholic friends.  They need the counsel and love of a woman who has gone through what you have.

December 1 – PM          Page 25, There Is A Solution, Chapter 2

The great fact is just this, and nothing less:  That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God’s universe.  The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.  He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.

*Fully explained—Appendix II.