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Solution
"There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the
self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confessions of shortcomings
which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we
saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the
hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When,
therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved,
there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual
tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been
rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even
dreamed."
1976 AAWS,
Alcoholics Anonymous,
p.
25
Thought
to Consider . . .
The solution is simple. The solution is
spiritual.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
H O P E
Heart Open; Please
Enter.
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Serenity
From
"Happiness":
"The second tenet of the
Serenity Prayer is too frequently slurred over. I am constantly amazed at the
number of so-called obstacles I have overcome after giving them a second
look, mustering what meager resources I have, then taking the hoe in
hand.
"Serenity to me, therefore,
is the absence of insoluble conflict. And it is up to me first to
determine whether, after an honest look at myself, I can cope with the problem,
then to decide whether it is to be tackled, passed over to another day, or
dismissed forever."
New Hartford, New York, USA
1973 AAWS Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 111
*^Daily
Reflections^*
BRINGING THE MESSAGE HOME
Can we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our sometimes
deranged family lives that we bring to our A.A. group?
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 111-112
My family members suffer from the effects
of my disease. Loving and accepting them as they are - just as I love and
accept A.A. members - fosters a return of love, tolerance and harmony to
my life. Using common courtesy and respecting other's personal boundaries
are necessary practices for all areas of my life.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Looking for Lost Faith
Any number of A.A.'s can say, "We were diverted from our
childhood faith. As material success began to come, we felt we were winning at
the game of life. This was exhilarating, and it made us happy. "Why should
we be bothered with theological abstractions and religious duties, or with the
state of our souls, here or hereafter? The will to win should carry us
through. "But then alcohol began to have its way with us. Finally, when all our
score cards read 'zero,' and we saw that one more strike would put us out of the
game forever, we had to look for our lost faith. It was in A.A. that we
rediscovered it."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 28-29
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We
consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct
our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity,
dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our
mental faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use.
Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is
cleared of wrong motives."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 86
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
"We who have accepted the A.A. principles have been faced with
the necessity for a thorough personal housecleaning. We must face and be
rid of the things in ourselves that have been blocking us. We therefore take
a personal inventory. We take stock honestly. We search out the flaws in our
make-up that caused our failure. Resentment is the number-one offender. Life
that includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness. If we
are to live, we must be free of anger." Am I free of resentment and anger?
Meditation for the Day
Keep in mind the goal you are striving
for, the good life you are trying to attain. Do not let little things divert
you from the path. Do not be overcome by the small trials and vexations of
each day. Try to see the purpose and plan to which all is leading. if,
when climbing a mountain, you keep your eyes on each stony or difficult
place, how weary is your climb. But if you think of each step as leading to
the summit of achievement from which a glorious landscape will open out
before you, then your climb will be endurable and you will achieve your
goal.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that I may realize that life
without a goal is futile. I pray that I may find the good life worth
striving for.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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