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Self-will
"The
philosophy of self-sufficiency doesn't pay off. Plainly enough, it is a
bone-crushing juggernaut whose final achievement is ruin. Therefore, we
can consider ourselves fortunate indeed. Each of us has had his own
near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered
enough under its weight to look for something better."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions, pp. 37-38
Thought
to Consider . . .
Attitudes
are contagious - is yours worth catching?
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A. A.
Attitude
Adjustment
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Blessings
From "My Chance to
Live":
"Growing up in A.A., I have
been blessed with children who have never seen their mother drunk. I have a
husband who loves me simply because I am, and I have gained the respect of my
family. What more could a broken-down drunk ask for? Lord knows it is more than
I ever thought possible, and ever so much more than I deserved. All because I
was willing to believe A.A. just might work for me too."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous,
pg. 318
*^Daily
Reflections^*
THE TEACHING IS NEVER OVER
Abandon yourself to God as you
understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear
away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join
us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will
surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God
bless you and keep you - until then.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 164
These words put a lump in my throat each time I read
them. In the beginning it was because I felt, "Oh no! The teaching is
over. Now I'm on my own. It will never be this new again." Today I
feel deep affection for our A.A. pioneers when I read this passage, realizing
that it sums up all of what I believe in, and strive for, and that - with God's
blessing - the teaching is never over. I'm never on my own, and every day is
brand new. Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Life Is Not a Dead End
"When a man or a woman has a spiritual awakening,
the most important meaning of it is that he has now become able to do, feel, and
believe that which he could not do before on his unaided strength and resources
alone. He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness
and being."
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"He has been set on a path which tells him he is really going
somewhere, that life is not a dead end, not something to be endured or mastered.
In a very real sense he has been transformed, because he has laid hold of a
source of strength which he had hitherto denied
himself."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 106-107
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Practical experience shows
that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work
with other alcoholics."
Alcoholics Anonymous,
4th Edition
Working With Others, pg.
89
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Strength comes also from working with other
alcoholics. When you are trying to help a new prospect with the program, you are
building up your own strength at the same time. You see the other person in the
condition you might be in yourself and it makes your resolve to stay sober
stronger than ever. Often, you help yourself more than the other person, but if
you do succeed in helping the prospect to get sober, you are stronger from the
experience of having helped another person. Am I receiving strength from working
with others?
Meditation for the Day
Faith is the bridge between you
and God. It is the bridge that God has ordained. If all were seen and known,
there would be no merit in doing right. Therefore God has ordained that we do
not see or know directly. But we can experience the power of His spirit through
our faith. It is the bridge between us and Him, which we can take or not, as we
will. There could be no morality without free will. We must make the choice
ourselves. We must make the venture of belief.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that
I may choose and decide to cross the bridge of faith. I pray that by crossing
this bridge I may receive the spiritual power I
need.
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