~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Why Worry?
"There are many short phrases and expressions in AA which
make sound sense. 'First Things First': solving our immediate problems
before we try to solve all the others . . . 'Easy Does it.' Relax
a little. Try for inner contentment. No one individual can carry
all the burdens of the world. Everyone has problems. Getting drunk
won't solve them. 'Twenty-four hours a day.' Today is the day.
Doing our best, living each day to the fullest is the art of living.
Yesterday is gone, and we don't know whether we will be here tomorrow.
If we do a good job of living today, and if tomorrow comes for us,
then the chances are we will do a good job when it arrives - so why
worry about it?"
1976AAWS, Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 382
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Thought
to Consider . . .
Every day is a gift. That is why we call it the
present.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
S I T = Stay In Today
*~*^Just For
Today!^*~*
Within
From "Inner
Voice":
"Long before nagging and
pressures from others concerning my excessive use of alcohol made any impression
on me, the nagging voice of conscience my own inner voice of truth and
right apprised me of the irrevocable fact that I had lost control of
alcohol, that I was powerless. I know now that the inner voice was God, as I
understand Him, speaking. For, as I had been taught from earliest memory and as
A.A. has emphasized, God or good emanates from within each of us.
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
1973 AAWS, Inc.;
30th Printing 2004, Came to Believe, pg.
83
*^Daily
Reflections^*
HOPE
Do not be discouraged.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.
60
Few experiences are of less value to me
than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for
unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to
change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a warning signal that I
may have wandered across the God line. The secret of fulfilling my
potential is in acknowledging my limitations and believing that time is a gift,
not a threat.
Hope is the key that unlocks the door of
discouragement. The program promises me that if I do not pick up the first
drink today, I will always have hope. Having come to believe that I keep
what I share, every time I encourage, I receive courage. It is with others
that, with the grace of God and the Fellowship of A.A., I trudge the road of
happy destiny. May I always remember that the power within me is far
greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on
the right road.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.