Thoughts For The Day~*~Compulsion ^*^*^*^*^ May 24, 2012
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Compulsion
"It helped me a great deal to become convinced
that alcoholism was a disease,
not a moral issue;
that I had been drinking as a result of a compulsion,
even though I had not been aware
of the compulsion at the time;
and that sobriety was not a matter of willpower.
I was afraid to let go of what I had
in order to try something new;
there was a certain sense of security in the familiar.
At last, acceptance proved to be the key
to my drinking problem.
When I stopped living in the problem
and began living in the answer,
the problem went away."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417 4th Edition
Thought to Consider . . .
I have learned what a heart full of gratitude feels like.
PACE
Positive Attitudes Change Everything
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"To mollify the Trustees it was decided that the author's royalty [for the 'Big Book'] which would ordinarily be mine [Bill W.'s] could go to the Alcoholic Foundation. I have now forgotten just what his hopes were, but they were fantastic. I was not quite so optimistic, but I did feel sure that the proceeds of the book would enable several of us to become full-time workers and to set up a general headquarters for our society. Whether this worked out or not, I was nevertheless convinced that our fellowship ought to own and control its own literature."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 157
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"HAPPY, JOYOUS AND FREE"
We are sure God wants us to be happy, joyous, and free. We cannot subscribe to the belief that this life is a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us. But it is clear that we made our own misery. God didn't do it. Avoid then, the deliberate manufacture of misery, but if trouble comes, cheerfully capitalize it as an opportunity to demonstrate His omnipotence.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 133
For years I believed in a punishing God and blamed Him for my misery. I have learned that I
must lay down the "weapons" of self in order to pick up the "tools" of the A.A. program. I do not struggle with the program because it is a gift and I have never struggled when receiving a gift. If I sometimes keep on struggling, it is because I'm still hanging onto my old ideas and ". . . the results are nil."
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Blind Trust?
"Most surely, there can be no trust where there is no
love, nor can there be real love where distrust holds its malign sway.
"But
does trust require that we be blind to other people's motives or,
indeed, to
our own? Not at all; this would be folly. Most certainly, we
should assess
the capacity for harm as well as the capability for good in every person that we
would trust. Such a private inventory can reveal the degree of confidence we
should extend in any given situation.
"However, this inventory needs to be
taken in a spirit of understanding and love. Nothing can so much bias our
judgment as the negative emotions of suspicion, jealousy, or anger.
"Having
vested our confidence in another person, we ought to let him know of our full
support. Because of this, more often than not he will respond magnificently, and
far beyond our first expectations."
LETTER, 1966
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Book
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"When the spiritual malady is overcome,
we straighten out mentally
and physically."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg.
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Four
Hours A
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A.A. Thought for the Day
In
twelfth-step work, the third thing is conviction. Prospects must be convinced
that they honestly want to stop drinking. They must see and admit that their
life is unmanageable. They must face the fact that they must do something about
their drinking. They must be absolutely honest with themselves and face
themselves as they really are. They must be convinced that they must give up
drinking and they must see that their whole life depends on this conviction. Do
I care enough about other alcoholics to help them reach this conviction?
Meditation for the Day
There is no limit to what you can
accomplish in helping others. Keep that thought always. Never relinquish any
work or give up the thought of any accomplishment because it seems beyond your
power. God will help you in all good work. Only give it up if you feel that it's
not God's will for you. In helping others, think of the tiny seed under the
dark, hard ground. There is no certainty that, when it has forced its way up to
the surface, sunlight and warmth will greet it. Often a task seems beyond your
power, but there is no limit to what you can accomplish with God's help.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may never become
discouraged in helping others. I pray that I may always rely on the power of God
to help me.
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