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Thoughts
For
The Day~*~
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Solution
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"The tremendous fact for every one of us Is that we
have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we
can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and
harmonious action."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p.
17
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Thought to Consider . . .
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
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S T E P S =
Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
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For
Today!^*~*
A Long Way
From: "Into Action"
If we have
no such complication, there is plenty we should do at home. Sometimes we hear an
alcoholic say that the only thing he needs to do is to keep sober. Certainly he
must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn't. But he is yet a long
way from making good to the wife and parents whom for years he has so shockingly
treated. Passing all understanding is the patience mothers and wives have had
with alcoholics. Had this not been so, many of us would have no homes today,
would perhaps be dead.
2001, AAWS, Inc.,
Alcoholics Anonymous, page 82
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Reflections^*~*
"WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION"
We asked His protection and care with complete
abandon.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
I could not manage life alone. I had tried that road and failed.
My "ultimate sin" dragged me down to the lowest level I have ever
reached and, unable even to function, I accepted the fact that I
desperately needed help. I stopped fighting and surrendered entirely to
God. Only then did I start growing! God forgave me. A Higher Power had to
have saved me, because the doctors doubted that I would survive. I have
forgiven myself now and I enjoy a freedom I have never before experienced.
I've opened my heart and mind to Him. The more I learn, the less I know -- a
humbling fact -- but I sincerely want to keep growing. I enjoy serenity, but
only when I entrust my life totally to God. As long as I am honest with
myself and ask for His help, I can maintain this rewarding existence.
Just for today, I strive to live His will for me -- soberly. I thank
God that today I can choose not to drink. Today, life is
beautiful!
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Bill
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Face the Music
"Don't
be too discouraged about that slip. Practically always, we drunks learn the
hard way. "Your idea of moving on to somewhere else may be good, or it may not.
Perhaps you have got into an emotional or economic jam that can't be well
handled where you are. But maybe you are doing just what all of us have done, at
one time or another: Maybe you are running away. Why don't you try to think that
through again carefully? "Are you really placing recovery first, or are you
making it contingent upon other people, places, or circumstances? You may find
it ever so much better to face the music right where you are now, and, with the
help of the A.A. program, win through. Before you make a decision, weigh it in
these terms."
LETTER, 1949
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
And We have ceased fighting anything or anyone -
even alcohol. For by this time sanity has returned. We can now react sanely
& normally,
- Big Book, p. 84 1967 by A.A. World Services,
Inc.
*~*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "But for the Grace of God."
Once we have fully accepted the program we become humble about our
achievement. We do not take too much credit for our sobriety. When we see
another suffering alcoholic in the throes of alcoholism, we say to ourselves:
"But for the grace of God, there go I." We do not forget the kind of people we
were. We remember those we left behind us. And we are very grateful to the grace
of God which has given us another chance. Am I truly grateful for the grace of
God?
Meditation for the Day
A
consciousness of God's presence as One who loves you makes all life
different. The consciousness of God's love promotes the opening of your
whole being to God. it brings wonderful relief from the cares and
worries of our daily lives. Relief brings peace and peace brings
contentment. Try to walk in God's love. You will have that peace which
passes all understanding and a contentment that no one can take from
you. Feel sure of God's unfailing love and care for you and for all His
children. There is freedom and serenity in those who walk in God's love,
held safe in His loving care.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may walk in God's love. I pray that, as I go, I may feel
the spring of God's power in my steps and the joy of His love in my
heart.
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