Thoughts For The Day~*~Inventory ^*^*^ July 10
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Inventory
"A few months after I made my original trip to Akron I was feeling pretty cocky, and I didn't think my wife was treating me with proper respect, now that I was an outstanding citizen. So I set out to get drunk deliberately, just to teach her what she was missing. A week later, I had to get an old friend from Akron to spend two days sobering me up. That was my lesson, that one could not take the moral inventory and then file it away; that the alcoholic has to continue to take inventory every day if he expects to get well and stay well."
1976, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 293-4
Thought to Consider . . .
In order to recover we have to uncover.
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F A I T H = Facing All In Trusting Him
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Practice It
"As Dr. Bob
himself said, I don't think we can do anything very well in this world unless we
practice it. And I don't believe we do A.A. too well unless we practice it. We
should practice acquiring the spirit of service. We should attempt to acquire
some faith, which isn't easily done, especially for the person who has always
been very materialistic, following the standards of society today. But I think
faith can be acquired; it can be acquired slowly; it has to be cultivated. That
was not easy for me, and I assume that it is difficult for everyone
else"
1980, AAWS
Inc.
Dr. Bob and the Good Old timers,
page 307-308
TOWARD PEACE AND SERENITY
. . .when we have taken a square look at some of these defects, have discussed them with another, and have become willing to have them removed, our thinking about humility commences to have a wider meaning.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 74
When situations arise which destroy my serenity, pain often motivates me to ask God for clarity in seeing my part in the situation. Admitting my powerlessness, I humbly pray for acceptance. I try to see how my character defects contributed to the situation. Could I have been more patient? Was I intolerant? Did I insist on having my own way? Was I afraid? As my defects are revealed, I put self-reliance aside and humbly ask God to remove my shortcomings. The situation may not change, but as I practice exercising humility, I enjoy the peace and serenity which are the natural benefits of placing my reliance in a power greater than myself.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
The Beginning of Humility
"There are few absolutes inherent in the Twelve Steps. Most Steps are open to interpretation, based on the experience and outlook of the individual. "Consequently, the individual is free to start the steps at whatever point he can, or will. God, as we understand Him, may be defined as a Power greater or the Higher Power. For thousands of members, the A.A. group itself has been a Higher Power in the beginning. This acknowledgment is easy to make if a newcomer knows that most of the members are sober and he isn't. "His admission is the beginning of humility at least the newcomer is willing to disclaim that he himself is God. That's all the start he needs. If, following this achievement, he will relax and practice as many of the Steps as he can, he is sure to grow spiritually."
LETTER, 1966
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"If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
How It Works, pg. 66
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought For The Day
We
in Alcoholics Anonymous do not enter into theological discussions, but in
carrying our message we attempt to explain the simple "how" of the
spiritual life. How faith in a Higher Power can help you to overcome
loneliness, fear, and anxiety. How it can help you get along with other
people. How it can make it possible for you to rise above pain, sorrow, and
despondency. How it can help you to overcome your desires for the things
that destroy. Have I reached a simple, effective faith?
Meditation for the Day
Expect miracles of change in people's lives. Do not
be held back by unbelief. People can be
changed and they are often ready and waiting to be changed. Never believe
that human nature cannot be changed. We see changed people everyday.
Do you have the faith to make those changes possible? Modern miracles
happen every day in the lives of people. All miracles are in the realm of
personalities. Human nature can be changed and is always being changed. But
we must have enough faith so that we can be channels for God's
strength into the lives of others.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that I
may have the faith to expect miracles. I pray that I may be used by
God to help change the lives of others.
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