var quotes=new Array()

//change the quotes if desired. Add/ delete additional quotes as desired.

quotes[0]=''

quotes[1]='Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[2]='Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[3]='Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[4]='Just for today I will try to stengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[5]='Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn, and not get found out; if anybody knows of it, it will not count. I will do at least two things I don\'t want to do - just for exercise. I will not show anyone that my feelings are hurt; they may be hurt, but today I will not show it. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[6]='Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice low, be courteous, criticize not one bit. I won\'t find fault with anything, nor try to mprove or regulate anybody but myself. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[7]='Just for today I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two pests: hurry and indecision. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[8]='Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour, sometime, I will try to get a better perspective of my life. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[9]='Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me. <i>-Just For Today</i>'

quotes[10]='Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[11]='Separating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person\'s alcoholism can be a means of detaching. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[12]='Detachment can help us look at our situations realistically and objectively. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[13]='Alcoholism is a family disease.  Living with the effects of someone else\'s drinking is too devastating for most people to bear without help. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[14]='In Al-Anon we learn nothing we say or do can cause or stop someone else\'s drinking. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[15]='We are not responsible for another person\'s disease or recovery from it. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[16]='Detachment allows us to let go of our obsession with another\'s behavior and begin to lead happier and more manageable lives. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[17]='We can still love the person without liking the behavior. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[18]='In Al-Anon we learn not to suffer because of the actions or reactions of other people. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[19]='In Al-Anon we learn not to allow ourselves to be used or abused by others in the interest of another\'s recovery. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[20]='In Al-Anon we learn not to do for others what they can do for themselves. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[21]='In Al-Anon we learn not to manipulate situations so others will eat, go to bed, get up, pay bills, not drink or behave as we see fit. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[22]='In Al-Anon we learn not to cover up for another\'s mistakes or misdeeds. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[23]='In Al-Anon we learn not to create a crisis, and not to prevent a crisis if it is in the natural course of events. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[24]='By learning to focus on ourselves, our attitudes and well-being improve. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[25]='We allow the alcoholics in our lives to experience the consequences of their own actions. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[26]='Al-Anon offers a program of recovery whether or not the alcoholic recognizes the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[27]='Al-Anon members give and receive comfort and understanding through a mutual exchange of experience, strength and hope. <i>-Detachment</i>'

quotes[28]='Sharing of similar problems binds individuals and groups together in a bond that is protected by a tradition of anonymity. <i>-Detachment</i>'



//
// FUNCTION TO CALC RANDOM NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND "number" (the argument)
// (AND MAKE THAT RANDOM NUMBER DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON VALUE OF "adj"  
// (the second argument)
//
function rnd(number, adj)  {
//  seed zero is milli seconds since midnight 1/1/70
rnd.today = new Date();
var seed0 = rnd.today.getTime();
//	adjust seed0 using second variable in the function to ensure 
//	random number is reasonably independent for quotes and sharings
if (adj > 0) {
var seedadj = rnd.today.getDay();
var seedadj = seedadj*86400000;
seed0 = seed0 + seedadj;  }
//   adjust seed0 to ensure day rolls over circa 2:00AM in Illinois
seed0 = seed0 - 20000000;
//   make seed 2 a new seed that changes only every 24 hours
var seed1 = Math.floor(seed0/86400000);
var seed2 = seed1*86400000;
//   rnd2 is a random number between 0.0 and 1.0
var rnd1 = (seed2*9301 +49297) % 233380;
var rnd2 = rnd1/(233280.0);
//   rnd3 is a random numer between 1 and "number"
var rnd3 = Math.ceil(rnd2*number);
return rnd3;
}
var ack='<p></p><hr style="width: 60%; margin-left: 35px;"></hr><p style="font-size: 7pt; text-align: center;">Reprinted with permission of<br />Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA</p>'
var whichquote=rnd(28, 0)
document.write(quotes[whichquote] + ack)