*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
"Trembling, I stepped from the hospital a broken man. Fear
sobered me for a bit. Then came the insidious insanity of that first drink, and
on Armistice Day 1934, I was off again. Everyone became resigned to the
certainty that I would have to be shut up somewhere, or would stumble along to a
miserable end. How dark it is before the dawn! In reality that was the beginning
of my last debauch. I was soon to be catapulted into what I like to call the
fourth dimension of existence. I was to know happiness, peace, and usefulness,
in a way of life that is incredibly more wonderful as time
passes."
2001 AAWS Inc.
Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg.
8
*^Daily Reflections^*
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"We constantly remind ourselves we are
no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day
"Thy will be done." We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear,
anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more
efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy
foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit
ourselves."
~Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
Into Action, pg.
87~
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
When we come into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we
really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things
that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new outlet for our energies
and we need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead
of running away from it. In A.A. we find these things that we need. Have I found
the things that I need?
Meditation for the Day
Turn out
all thoughts of doubt and fear and resentment. Never tolerate them if you can
help it. Bar the windows and doors of your mind against them, as you would bar
your home against a thief who would steal in to take away your treasures. What
greater treasures can you have than faith and courage and love? All these are
stolen from you by doubt and fear and resentment. Face each day with peace and
hope. They are results of true faith in God. Faith gives you a feeling of
protection and safety that you can get in no other way.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may feel protected and safe, but not only when I am
in the harbor. I pray that I may have protection and safety even in the midst of
the storms of life.
Hazelden
Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012