~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Restraint
"It is evident that
the harmony, security, and future effectiveness of AA will depend largely
upon our maintenance of a thoroughly non-aggressive and pacific attitude
in all our public relations. This is an exacting assignment, because in
our drinking days we were prone to anger, hostility, rebellion and
aggression. And even though we are now sober, the old patterns of
behavior are to a degree still with us, always threatening to explode on any
good excuse. But we know this, and therefore I feel confident that in
the conduct of our public affairs we shall always find the grace to
exert an effective restraint."
Bill W. 1962 AAWS
Twelve Concepts for World Service, p. 68
Thought to
Consider . . .
Nothing pays off like
restraint of tongue and pen.
1953AAWS
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p, 91
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A C T I O N =
Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Prayer
From "'Ask God for
Strength'":
"I went to the filthy bathroom and
got down on my knees. 'God, teach me to pray,' I begged. I remained there a long
time, and when I arose and left the room, I knew I never had to drink again. I
came to believe, that day, that God would help me maintain my sobriety. Since
then, I've come to believe that He will help me with any problem. "Birmingham, Alabama, USA"
1973 AAWS Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 36
*^Daily
Reflections^*
The
chief activator of our defects has been self-centered fear.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.
76
When I feel
uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This "evil and
corroding thread" is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others'
opinions; fear of harm, and many other fears. I have found a Higher Power, who
does not want me to live in fear and, as a result, the experience of A.A. in my
life is freedom and joy. I am no longer willing to live with the multitude of
character defects that characterized my life while I was drinking. Step Seven is
my vehicle to freedom from these defects. I pray for help in identifying the
fear underneath the defect, and then I ask God to relieve me of that fear. This
method works for me without fail and is one of the great miracles of my life in
Alcoholics Anonymous.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Talk or Action?
In making amends, it is seldom
wise to approach an individual who still smarts from our injustice to him, and
announce that we have gone religious. This might be called leading with the
chin. Why lay ourselves open to being branded fanatics or religious bores? If we
do this, we may kill a future opportunity to carry a beneficial message. But
the man who hears our amends is sue to be impressed with our sincere desire to
set right a wrong. He is going to be more interested in a demonstration of
good will than in talk of spiritual discoveries.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 77
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"In dealing with resentments, we set them on paper. We
listed people, institutions or principles with whom we were angry. We
asked ourselves why we were angry. In most cases it was found that
our self-esteem, our pocketbooks, our ambitions, our
personal relationships,(including sex) were hurt or
threatened."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How
It Works, pg. 64
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We
tried to study our alcoholic problem, wondering what was the cause of our
strange obsession. Many of us took special treatments, hospitalization, even
confinement in institutions. In every case, the relief was only temporary.
We tried through crazy excuses to convince ourselves that we knew why we
drank, but we went on regardless. Finally drinking had gone far beyond even
a habit. We had become alcoholics, men and women who had been destroying
themselves against their own will. Am I completely free from my
alcoholic obsession?
Meditation
for the Day
"Ask and ye shall receive." Never let
yourself think you cannot do something useful or that you never will be able
to accomplish a useful task. The fact is that you can do practically
anything in the field of human relationships, if you are willing to call on
God's supply of strength. The supply may not be immediately available,
because you may not be entirely ready to receive it. But it will surely come
when you are properly prepared for it. As you grow spiritually, a
feeling of being plentifully supplied by God's strength will possess you and
you will be able to accomplish many useful things.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may claim God's supply of strength by my faith in Him.
I pray that it shall be given to me according to my
faith.
Hazelden
Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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