Thoughts For The Day~*~Selfishness ^*^*^ December 10
Transitions Daily
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Selfishness
"So our
troubles, we think, are basically of our own making. They arise out of
ourselves, and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot,
though he usually doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics
must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kills us!"
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 62
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Thought to Consider . . .
The smallest package in the world is an alcoholic
all wrapped up in himself.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
P A C E = Positive Attitudes Change
Everything
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For
Today!^*~*
"He [Bill W.] now returned
home, leaving behind his first acquaintance [Dr. Bob], the lawyer and the
devil-may-care chap. These men had found something brand new in life. Though
they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that
motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in
giving themselves for others."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 159
*~*^Daily
Reflections^*~*
CARRYING THE MESSAGE
Now, what about the rest of the Twelfth
Step? The wonderful energy it releases and the eager action by which it
carries our message to the next suffering alcoholic and which finally translates
the Twelve Steps into action upon all our affairs is the payoff, the magnificent
reality, of Alcoholics Anonymous.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, P-
109
To renounce the alcoholic world is not to abandon it, but
to act upon principles I have come to love and cherish, and to restore in others
who still suffer the serenity I have come to know. When I am truly
committed to this purpose, it matters little what clothes I wear or how I make a
living. My task is to carry the message, and to lead by example, not
design.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Bill
Sees
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Random Quote - Day of Homecoming
"As sobriety means long life and happiness for the
individual, so does unity mean exactly the same thing to our Society as a whole.
Unified we live; disunited we shall perish."
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"We must think deeply of all those sick ones still to
come to A.A. As they try to make their return to faith and to life, we want them
to find everything in A.A. that we have found, and yet more, if that be
possible. No care, no vigilance, no effort to preserve A.A.'s constant
effectiveness and spiritual strength will ever be too great to hold us in full
readiness for the day of their homecoming."
1. LETTER, 1949 - 2. TALK, 1959
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Let no alcoholic say he
cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some
cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the
prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon
his relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families
have not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family
came back too soon."
~Alcoholics Anonymous,
4th Edition, Working With Others, pg.
99~
*~*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Our
drinking fellowship was a substitute one, for lack of something better. At the
time, we did not realize what real fellowship could be. Drinking fellowship has
a fatal fault. It is not based on a firm foundation. Most of it is on the
surface. It is based mostly on the desire to use your companions for your own
pleasure, and using others is a false foundation. Drinking fellowship has been
praised in song and story. The "cup that cheers" has become famous as a means of
companionship. But we realize that the higher centers of our brains are dulled
by alcohol and such fellowship cannot be on the highest plane. It is at best
only a substitute. Do I see my drinking fellowship in its proper light?
Meditation for the Day
Set for yourself the task of growing daily more and more into the
consciousness of a Higher Power. We must keep trying to improve our conscious
contact with God. This is done by prayer, quiet times, and communion. Often all
you need to do is sit silent before God and let Him speak to you through your
thought. Try to think God's thoughts after Him. When the guidance comes, you
must not hesitate, but go out and follow that guidance in your daily work, doing
what you believe to be the right thing.
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may be still and know that God is with me. I pray that I may open my mind
to the leading of the Divine Mind.
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