Thoughts For The Day~*~Results ^*^*^ February 14
Transitions Daily
~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~
We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46
Thought to Consider . . .
God seldom becomes a reality until God becomes a necessity.
G I F T = God Is Forever There
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Overseas
"Maybe A.A. was just a Yankee gadget that would be no good for
Ireland, England, Holland, Scandinavia, Australia, and the Pacific. Since their
countries were so different, maybe their alcoholics were different too. 'Will
A.A. work in our cultures"' they asked. We became heavily involved in
correspondence, much helped by our American members in New York who could
translate for us. We searched out and briefed A.A. travelers going abroad.
Gradually headway was made. It was a long time, however, before we knew for sure
that A.A. could cross the barriers of distance, race, creed, and language. But
today [1957], the A.A. map shows our society in more than seventy countries and
the U.S. possessions."
2001 AAWS, Inc.
Alcoholics
Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 200;
EXPECTATIONS vs. DEMANDS
Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he can get well regardless of anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 98
Dealing with expectations is a frequent topic at meetings. It isn't wrong to expect progress of myself, good things from life, or decent treatment from others. Where I get into trouble is when my expectations become demands. I will fall short of what I wish to be and situations will go in ways I do not like, because people will let me down sometimes. The only question is: "What am I going to do about it?" Wallow in self-pity or anger; retaliate and make a bad situation worse; or will I trust in God's power to bring blessings on the messes in which I find myself? Will I ask Him what I should be learning; do I keep on doing the right things I know how to do, no matter what; do I take time to share my faith and blessings with others?
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Our Companions
Today, the vast majority of us welcome any new light that can be thrown on the alcoholic's mysterious and baffling malady. We welcome new and valuable knowledge whether it issues from a test tube, from a psychiatrist's couch, or from revealing social studies. We are glad of any kind of education that accurately informs the public and changes its age-old attitude toward the drunk.
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More and more we regard all who labor in the total field of alcoholism as our companions on a march from darkness into light. We see that we can accomplish together what we could never accomplish in separation and in rivalry.
GRAPEVINE, MARCH 1958
Copyright®1967 Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"We are careful never to show
intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that
such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. Every new alcoholic looks for this
spirit among us and is immensely relieved when he finds we are not
witch-burners. A spirit of intolerance might repel alcoholics whose lives
could have been saved, had it not been for such
stupidity."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th
Edition
Working With Others, pg. 103
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
After that first drink, we had a
single track mind. It was like a railroad train. The first drink started it off
and it kept going on the single track until it got to the end of the line,
drunkenness. We alcoholics knew this was the inevitable result when we took the
first drink, but still we couldn't keep away from liquor. Our willpower was
gone. We had become helpless and hopeless before the power of alcohol. It's not
the second drink or the tenth drink that does the damage. It's the first drink.
Will I ever take that first drink again?
Meditation for the Day
I must keep a time apart with God every day.
Gradually I will be transformed mentally and spiritually. It is not the praying
so much as just being in God's presence. The strengthening and curative powers
of this I cannot understand, because such knowledge is beyond human
understanding, but I can experience them. The poor, sick world would be cured if
every day each soul waited before God for the inspiration to live aright. My
greatest spiritual growth occurs in this time apart with God.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may faithfully keep a quiet time
apart with God. I pray that I may grow spiritually each
day.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN
55012
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