Thoughts For The Day~*~Resentment ^*^*^ June 18
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~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~
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Resentment
"Resentment is the 'number one' offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64
Thought to Consider . . .
We are prisoners of our own resentments. Forgiveness unlocks the door and sets us free.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
F A I L U R E =
Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty.
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Service and Support
"In Denver in 1975 at the International Convention, I heard many great things, but one that stands out is: 'The key to happiness is not to concentrate on yourself, but to lose yourself in others.' I liked what Carl W. told our group when he ended his talk with these words for new people: 'Let us love you until you can learn to love yourselves.'"
1993, The Home Group
Heartbeat of AA, page 51
A FELLOWSHIP OF FREEDOM
. . . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50
When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new freedom. When I release the past and all the excess baggage I have carried for so very long, I come to know freedom. I have been introduced into a life and a fellowship of freedom. The Steps are a "recommended" way of finding a new life, there are no commands or dictates in A.A. I am free to serve from desire rather than decree. There is the understanding that I will benefit from the growth of other members and I take what I learn and bring it back to the group. The "common welfare" finds room to grow in the society of personal freedom
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Learning Never Ends
"My experience as an old-timer has to some degree paralleled your own and that of many others. We all find that the time comes when we are not allowed to manage and conduct the functional affairs of groups, areas, or, in my case, A.A. as a whole. In the end we can only be worth as much as our spiritual example has justified. To that extent, we become useful symbols--and that's just about it."
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"I have become a pupil of the A.A. movement rather than the teacher I once thought I was."
1. LETTER, 1964
2. LETTER, 1949
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"...we
tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life. We
subjected each relation to this test - was it selfish or not? We asked
God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them. We remembered
always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to
be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
How It Works, pg. 69
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The
A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But its an adventure in living
that is really worthwhile. And it's so much better than our old drunken
way of living that there's no comparison. Our lives without A.A. would
be worth nothing. With A.A., we have a chance to live reasonably good
lives. It's worth the battle, no matter how tough the going is from day
to day. Isn't it worth the battle?
Meditation for the Day
The
spiritual life has two parts. One is the life apart, the life of prayer
and quiet communion with God. You spend this part of your life apart
with God. Every day your mind can be set in the right direction so that
your thoughts will be of the right kind. The other is the life impart -
imparting to others what you have learned from your own meditative
experience. The victories you have won over yourself through the help of
God can be shared with others. You can help them by imparting to them
some of the victory and security that you have gained in your life
apart.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may grow strong from my times apart with God. I pray that I may pass on some of this strength to others.
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