Coach Aaron

Life Coach, Spiritual Advisor, Sober Coach & Addiction Specialist. He has been around horses his entire life.

Coach Aaron Smith is a Life Coach, Addiction and Equine Specialist, Sober Coach and Spiritual Advisor. He has been working in the recovery field for several years. He has vast personal and professional experience and knowledge working with addicts and alcoholics and the utilization of equine therapeutic services. His proven specialties include working with men, women and adolescents who are trying to improve their lives. he works with individuals who have substance abuse and/or process addictions and grief and loss. He has a unique way of being able to connect from the recovery/12-Step perspective and an abundance of information about spirituality.

01/25/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 25th, 2026

WHAT WE NEED-EACH OTHER
. . A.A. is really saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 139

For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three ("The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking"), I thought it valuable only to newcomers. It was their guarantee that no one could bar them from A.A. Today I feel enduring gratitude for the spiritual development the Tradition has brought me. I don't seek out people obviously different from myself. Tradition Three, concentrating on the one way I am similar to others, brought me to know and help every kind of alcoholic, just as they have helped me. Charlotte, the atheist, showed me higher standards of ethics and honor; Clay, of another race, taught me patience; Winslow, who is gay, led me by example into true compassion; Young Megan says that seeing me at meetings, sober thirty years, keeps her coming back. Tradition Three insured that we would get what we need — each other.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/24/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 24th,

GETTING INVOLVED

There is action and more action. "Faith without works is dead." . . . To be helpful is our only aim.
AA, pp. 88-89

I understand that service is a vital part of recovery but I often wonder, "What can I do?" Simply start with what I have today! I look around to see where there is a need. Are the ashtrays full? Do I have hands and feet to empty them? Suddenly I'm involved! The best speaker may make the worst coffee; the member who's best with newcomers may be unable to read; the one willing to clean up may make a mess of the bank account—yet every one of these people and jobs is essential to an active group. The miracle of service is this: when I use what I have, I find there is more available to me than I realized before.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/23/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 23rd, 2026

HAVING FUN YET?
. . we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders.
AA p. 132

When my own house is in order, I find the different parts of my life are more manageable. Stripped from the guilt and remorse that cloaked my drinking years, I am free to assume my proper role in the universe, but this condition requires maintenance. I should stop and ask myself, Am I having fun yet? If I find answering that question difficult or painful, perhaps I'm taking myself too seriously—and finding it difficult to admit that I've strayed from my practice of working the program to keep my house in order. I think the pain I experience is one way my Higher Power has to get my attention, coaxing me to take stock of my performance. The slight time and effort it takes to work the program—a spot-check inventory, for example, or the making of amends, whatever is appropriate — are well worth the effort.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/22/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

Jan 22nd, 2026

"LET'S KEEP IT SIMPLE"

A few hours later I took my leave of Dr. Bob. . . . The wonderful, old, broad smile was on his face as he said almost jokingly, "Remember, Bill, let's not louse this thing up. Let's keep it simple!" I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last time I ever saw him.
AA COMES OF AGE, p. 214

After years of sobriety I occasionally ask myself: "Can it be this simple?" Then, at meetings, I see former cynics and skeptics who have walked the A.A. path out of hell by packaging their lives, without "A", into twenty-four hour segments, during which they practice a few principles to the best of their individual abilities. And then I know again that, while it isn't always easy, if I keep it simple, it works.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/21/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 21st, 2026

SERVING MY BROTHER

The member talks to the newcomer not in a spirit of power but in a spirit of humility and weakness.
AA COMES OF AGE, p. 279

As the days pass in A.A., I ask God to guide my thoughts and the words that I speak. In this labor of continuous participation in the Fellowship, I have numerous opportunities to speak. So I frequently ask God to help me watch over my thoughts and my words, that they may be the true and proper reflections of our program; to focus my aspirations once again to seek His guidance; to help me be truly kind and loving, helpful and healing, yet always filled with humility, and free from any trace of arrogance.

Today I may very well have to deal with disagreeable attitudes or utterances-the typical stock-in-trade attitude of the still-suffering alcoholic. If this should happen, I will take a moment to center myself in God, so that I will be able to respond from a perspective of composure, strength and sensibility.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/20/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 20th, 2026

"WE PAUSE . . . AND ASK"

As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought or action.
AA, p. 87

Today I humbly ask my Higher Power for the grace to find the space between my impulse and my action; to let flow a cooling breeze when I would respond with heat; to interrupt fierceness with gentle peace; to accept the moment which allows judgment to become discernment; to defer to silence when my tongue would rush to attack or defend.

I promise to watch for every opportunity to turn toward my Higher Power for guidance. I know where this power is: it resides within me, as clear as a mountain brook, hidden in the hills—it is the unsuspected Inner Resource.

I thank my Higher Power for this world of light and truth I see when I allow it to direct my vision. I trust it today and hope it trusts me to make all effort to find the right thought or action today.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/19/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 19th, 2025

ROUND-THE-CLOCK FAITH

Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish.
AA, p. 16

The essence of my spirituality, and my sobriety, rests on a round-the-clock faith in a Higher Power. I need to remember and rely on the God of my understanding as I pursue all of my daily activities. How comforting for me is the concept that God works in and through people. As I pause in my day, do I recall specific concrete examples of God's presence? Am I amazed and uplifted by the number of times this power is evident? I am overwhelmed with gratitude for my God's presence in my life of recovery. Without this omnipotent force in my every activity, I would again fall into the depths of my disease—and death.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/18/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 18th, 2026

WOULD A DRINK HELP?

By going back in our own drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23

When I was still drinking, I couldn't respond to any of life's situations the way other, more healthy, people could. The smallest incident triggered a state of mind that believed I had to have a drink to numb my feelings. But the numbing did not improve the situation, so I sought further escape in the bottle. Today I must be aware of my "A"ism. I cannot afford to believe that I have gained control of my drinking — or again I will think I have gained control of my life. Such a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/17/2026

The Daily Reflection w/ Coach Aaron
January 17th, 2026
HAPPINESS COMES QUIETLY
I spent a long time trying to demand happiness on my own terms. I wanted relief fast, comfort immediately, and peace without effort. It never worked. This reading reminds me that happiness isn’t something I can force — it’s something that shows up when I live differently.
Through the simplicity of the program, I’ve learned that happiness comes quietly. It appears when I stop chasing it and start serving. When I reach out to someone who’s struggling, when I stay present instead of self-focused, gratitude replaces restlessness.
Happiness isn’t loud or dramatic. It’s steady. It’s humble. And it’s available when I follow spiritual principles instead of my old demands.
✨ Happiness shows up when I stop demanding it and start living it.
Reflection Question:
Where can I shift from seeking happiness today to simply being of service and letting it arrive on its own?

01/16/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 16th, 2026

HITTING BOTTOM

Why all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no "A" who is still drinking can dream of taking.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p, 24

Hitting bottom opened my mind and I became willing to try something different. What I tried was A.A. My new life in the Fellowship was a little like learning how to ride a bike for the first time: A.A. became my training wheels and my supporting hand. It's not that I wanted the help so much at the time; I simply did not want to hurt like that again. My desire to avoid hitting bottom again was more powerful than my desire to drink. In the beginning that was what kept me sober. But after a while I found myself working the Steps to the best of my ability. I soon realized that my attitudes and actions were changing—if ever so slightly. One Day at a Time, I became comfortable with myself, and others, and my hurting started to heal. Thank God for the training wheels and supporting hand that I choose to call AA.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/15/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 15th, 2026

AN UNSUSPECTED INNER RESOURCE

With few exceptions our members find that they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource which they presently identify with their own conception of a Power greater than themselves.
AA, pp. 567-68

From my first days in A.A., as I struggled for sobriety, I found hope in these words from our founders. I often pondered the phrase: "they have tapped an unsuspected inner resource." How, I asked myself, can I find the Power within myself, since I am so powerless? In time, as the founders promised, it came to me: I have always had the choice between goodness and evil, between unselfishness and selfishness, between serenity and fear. That Power greater than myself is an original gift that I did not recognize until I achieved daily sobriety through living A.A.'s Twelve Steps.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

01/14/2026

The Daily Reflection W/ Coach Aaron

January 14th, 2026

NO REGRETS

We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
AA, p. 83

Once I became sober, I began to see how wasteful my life had been and I experienced overwhelming guilt and feelings of regret. The program's Fourth and Fifth Steps assisted me enormously in healing those troubling regrets. I learned that my self-centeredness and dishonesty stemmed largely from my drinking and that I drank because I was an alcoholic. Now I see how even my most distasteful past experiences can turn to gold because, as a sober "A", I can share them to help my fellow "A"ics, particularly newcomers. Sober for several years in A.A., I no longer regret the past; I am simply grateful to be conscious of God's love and of the help I can give to others in the Fellowship.

From the book Daily Reflections.
Copyright © 1990 by AA World Services, Inc. All rights reserved.

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