*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
To Watch Loneliness Vanish
Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by
loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and people began to cut us off,
nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn't quite belong. ? Either we
were shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fellows
constantly craving attention and companionship, but rarely getting it. There was
always that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor
understand. That's one reason we loved alcohol too well. But even Bacchus
betrayed us; we were finally struck down and left in terrified
isolation.
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Life takes on new meaning in A.A. To
watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to
see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends--this is an
experience not to be missed.
1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 57
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
P. 89
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"'There is a
principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all
arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance that
principle is contempt prior to investigation.'"
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice II
Spiritual Experience, pg. 568~
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Since I've been in A.A., have I
made a start toward being more unselfish? Do I no longer want my own way in
everything? When things go wrong and I can't have what I want, do I no longer
sulk? Am I trying not to waste money on myself? And does it make me happy to see
my family and my home have enough attention from me? Am I trying not to be all
"get" and no "give"?
Meditation for the Day
Each day
is a day of progress, steady progress forward, if you make it so. You may not
see it, but God does. God does not judge by outward appearance. He judges by the
heart. Let Him see in your heart a simple desire always to do His will. Though
you may feel that your work has been spoiled or tarnished, God sees it as an
offering for Him. When climbing a steep hill, people are often more conscious of
the weakness of their stumbling feet than of the view, the grandeur, or even of
the upward progress.
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may persevere in all good things. I pray that I may advance each day in
spite of my stumbling feet.
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