Thoughts For The Day~*~A New Notion ^*^*^ December 5
Transitions Daily
~*~A.A.
Thoughts
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The Day~*~
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A New Notion
"The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and
the same was a new notion. My sponsor asked that I merely remain
open-minded to the possibility that there was a Power greater than
myself, one of my own understanding. He assured me that no person was
going to impose a belief system on me, that it was a personal
matter. Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe, just maybe,
there was something to this spiritual lifestyle. Slowly, but surely, I
realized there was indeed a Power greater than myself, and I soon found
myself with a full-time God in my life and following a spiritual path that
didn't conflict with my personal religious convictions."
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 287
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Thought
to Consider . . .
God enters us through our wounds.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness,
Acceptance, Trust
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
"I once knew a woman who was
crying before a meeting. She was approached by a five-year-old girl who told
her, 'You don't have to cry here. This is a good place. They took my daddy and
they made him better.' That is exactly what A.A. did for me; it took me and it
made me better. For that I am eternally grateful."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous,
pg. 431
A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 107
Many of us in A.A. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth shattering. But what usually happens is that a sense of well-being, a feeling of peace, transforms us into a new level of awareness. That's what happened to me. My insanity and inner turmoil disappeared and I entered into a new dimension of hope, love and peace. I think the degree to which I continue to experience this new dimension is in direct proportion to the sincerity, depth and devotion with which I practice the Twelve Steps of A.A.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Random Quote - The Forgotten Mountain
When I was a child, I acquired some of the traits that had a lot to do with my insatiable craving for alcohol. I was brought up in a little town in Vermont, under the shadow of Mount Aeolus. An early recollection is that of looking up at this vast and mysterious mountain, wondering what it meant and whether I could ever climb that high. But I was presently distracted by my aunt who, as a fourth-birthday present, made me a plate of fudge. For the next thirty-five years I pursued the fudge of life and quite forgot about the mountain.
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When self-indulgence is less than ruinous, we have a milder word for it. We call it "taking our comfort."
1. A.A. COMES OF AGE, PP. 52-53 2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 67
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is or He isn't."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53
*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
In spite of all we have learned in A.A., our old way of thinking comes back on us, sometimes with overwhelming force, and occasionally some of us have slips. We forget or refuse to call on the Higher Power for help. We seem to deliberately make our minds a blank so far as A.A. training goes, and we take a drink. We eventually get drunk. We are temporarily right back where we started from. Those who have had slips say unanimously that they were no fun. They say A.A. had taken all the pleasure out of drinking. They knew they were doing the wrong thing. The old mental conflict was back in full force. They were disgusted with themselves. Am I convinced that I can never get anything more out of drinking?
Meditation for the Day
Give something to those who are having trouble, to those whose thoughts are confused, something of your sympathy, your prayers, your time, your love, your thought, your self. Then give of your own confidence, as you have had it given to you by the grace of God. Give of yourself and of your loving sympathy. Give your best to those who need it and win accept it. Give according to need, never according to deserts. Remember that the giving of advice can never take the place of giving of yourself.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that as I have received, so may I give. I pray that I may have the right answer for those who are confused.
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