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Defects
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"What we must recognize now is that we exult in
some of our defects. We really love them. Who, for example, doesn't like
to feel just a little superior to the next fellow, or even quite a lot
superior? Isn't it true that we like to let greed masquerade as ambition?
To think of liking lust seems impossible. But how many men and
women speak love with their lips, and believe what they say, so they can
hide lust in a dark corner of their minds? And even while staying within
conventional bounds, many people have to admit that their imaginary sex
excursions are apt to be all dressed up as dreams of
romance."
1952AAWS, Twelve
Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 66-7
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Thought to Consider . . .
If I want God to remove my character defects, I'll have to
stop doing them.
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B A T H =
Behavior, Attitude, Thinking, and Habits
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Control the
Situation
From: "Bill's
Story"
Liquor ceased to
be a luxury; it became a necessity. "Bathtub" gin, two bottles a day, and often
three, got to be routine. Sometimes a small deal would net a few hundred
dollars, and I would pay my bills at the bars and delicatessens. This went on
endlessly, and I began to waken very early in the morning shaking violently. A
tumbler full of gin followed by half a dozen bottles of beer would be required
if I were to eat any breakfast. Nevertheless, I still thought I could control
the situation, and there were periods of sobriety which renewed my wife's
hope.
2001, AAWS, Inc.,
Alcoholics Anonymous, page 5
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PRICELESS GIFT
By this time in all probability we have
gained some measure of release from our more devastating handicaps. We enjoy
moments in which there is something like real peace of mind. To those of us who
have hitherto known only excitement, depression, or anxiety -- in other words,
to all of us -- this newfound peace is a priceless gift.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, P.
74
I am learning to let go and let God,
to have a mind that is open and a heart that is willing to receive God's grace
in all my affairs; in this way I can experience the peace and freedom that come
as a result of surrender. It has been proven that an act of surrender,
originating in desperation and defeat, can grow into an ongoing act of faith,
and that faith means freedom and victory.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.