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Cheerfulness
But we aren't a glum lot. . . We absolutely
insist on enjoying life. . . So we think cheerfulness and laughter make
for usefulness. Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into
merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why
shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to
help others.
c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p.
132
Thought
to Consider . . .
Laughter is the sound of
recovery.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
B E S T = Been Enjoying Sobriety
Today?
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Change
From "A Glacier
Melts":
"I had thought I was happy in
that first eighteen months of sobriety, but now everything began to look
brighter; people seemed nicer; and I had moments of tremendous insight. It was
as if words and sentences I had heard all my life had a deeper meaning and were
reaching my feelings, rather than my intellect. It was as if my head and my
heart finally had gotten glued together. I no longer seemed like two people in
one, engaging in a tug of war. I experienced within this six-week period a
feeling of being totally forgiven, and never since have I felt the guilt that I
had throughout my life prior to that time. More than once, I had a sense of
Presence which I can describe only as being marvelously warm, uplifting, and
comfortable."
1973 AAWS, Inc., printed
2004
Came to Believe, pg.
58
*^Daily
Reflections^*
COMMITMENT
Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right
action is the key to good living.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 125
There came a time in my program of recovery when the
third stanza of the Serenity Prayer -- "The wisdom to know the difference" --
became indelibly imprinted in my mind. From that time on, I had to face
the ever-present knowledge that my every action, word and thought was within, or
outside, the principles of the program. I could no longer hide behind
self-rationalization, nor behind the insanity of my disease. The only
course open to me, if I was to attain a joyous life for myself (and subsequently
for those I love), was one in which I imposed on myself an effort of commitment,
discipline, and responsibility.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.