Thoughts For The Day~*~Open Mind ^*^*^ April 3
TransitionsDaily
(\ ~~~ /)
( \(AA)/ )
(_ /AA\ _)
/AA\
^*^*^*^*^
Open Mind
"To get sober and to stay sober, all you really need is a truly open mind. Just resign from the debating society and quit bothering yourself with such deep questions as whether it was the hen or the egg that came first. Again I say, all you need is the open mind."
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 26
Thought to Consider . . .
Minds are like parachutes - they won't work unless they're open.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A B C
Acceptance, Belief, Change
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Publicity
"Meanwhile, a great tide of
public approval, stimulated by A.A.'s friends of press, radio, and in recent
times television, began to sweep in upon us and it has never ceased. Each month
a clipping service feeds our Headquarters scrapbooks with a very large amount of
material. Writers constantly ask Headquarters to check their manuscripts. A.A.
members are helped to appear anonymously on radio and TV programs. The making of
arrangements for publicity has become a constantly increasing activity of our
A.A. office. How many lives have been saved, how many years of misery have thus
been averted for thousands of alcoholics and their families, only God
knows."
2001 AAWS, Inc.
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age
pages
206-207
*^Daily
Reflections^*
ACCEPTING OUR HUMANNESS
We finally saw that the inventory
should be ours, not the other man's. So we admitted our wrongs honestly
and became willing to set these matters straight.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 222
Why is it
that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to
drink because of the things that other people did to me. Once I came to
A.A. I was told to look at where I had been wrong. What did I have to do
with all these different matters? When I simply accepted that I had a part
in them, I was able to put it on paper and see it for what it was -
humanness. I am not expected to be perfect! I have made errors
before and I will make them again. To be honest about them allows me to
accept them - and myself - and those with whom I had the differences; from
there, recovery is just a short distance ahead.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
Atmosphere of Grace
"Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support. As the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul. We all need the light of God's reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace. To an amazing extent the facts of A.A. life confirm this ageless truth."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 97-98
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, 'a design for living' that really works."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
There Is A Solution, pg. 28
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
When I was drinking, I was
absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. The universe
revolved around me at the center. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover,
my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself
feel better. And the only thing I could think of was more liquor. To quit was
impossible. I couldn't see beyond myself and my own need for another drink. Can
I now look out and beyond my own selfishness?
Meditation for the Day
Remember that the first quality of greatness is service. In a
way, God is the greatest servant of all, because He is always waiting for us to
call on Him to help us in a good endeavor. His strength is always available to
us, but we must ask it of Him through our own free will. It is a free gift, but
we must sincerely seek for it. A life of service is the finest life we can live.
We are here on earth to serve others. That is the beginning and the end of our
real worth.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that
I may cooperate with God in all good things. I pray that I may serve God and
others and so lead a useful and happy life.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN
55012