*~*AACRONYMS*~*
P U T
Patience, Understanding, Tolerance
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Change
From "A New
Man":
"But the real miracle was
what happened to him in the next ten years. He began helping people. I mean
helping! No call has been too hard, too inconvenient, too 'hopeless.' He founded
the A.A. group in his town, and he is embarrassed if you mention this to others
or comment on the amount of A.A. work he is doing. He is not the same man I was trying to twelfth-step. I failed in all my efforts to help the man I knew. And then someone else provided a new man."
Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 15
*^Daily
Reflections^*
. . .TO BE OF
SERVICE
Our real purpose is to fit
ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.
77
It is clear that God's plan for me is
expressed through love. God loved me enough to take me from alleys and
jails so that I could be made a useful participant in His world. My
response is to love all of His children through service and by example. I
ask God to help me imitate His love for me through my love for others.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Constructive Workouts
There are those in A.A. whom we call "destructive"
critics. They power-drive, they are "politickers," they make accusations to gain
their ends - all for the good of A.A., of course! But we have learned that
these folks need not be really destructive. We ought to listen carefully to what
they say. Sometimes they are telling the whole truth; at other times, a little
truth. If we are within their range, the whole truth, the half-truth, or no
truth at all can prove equally unpleasant to us. If they have got the whole
truth, or even a little truth, then we had better thank them and get on with our
respective inventories, admitting we were wrong. If they are talking nonsense,
we can ignore it, or else try to persuade them. Failing this, we can be sorry
they are too sick to listen, and we can try to forget the whole business. There
are few better means of self-survey and of developing patience than the workouts
these usually well-meaning but erratic members so often afford us.
TWELVE CONCEPTS, p. 41
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Life will take on new
meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch
loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of
friends, this is an experience you must not
miss."
Alcoholics
Anonymous 4th Edition
Working With Others, pg.
89
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We in A.A. must remember that we are offering something
intangible. We are offering a psychological and spiritual program. We are not
offering a medical program. If people need medical treatment, we call in a
doctor. If they need a medical prescription, we let the doctor prescribe for
them. if they need hospital treatment, we let the hospital take care of them.
Our vital A.A. work begins when a person is physically able to receive it. Am I
willing to leave medical care to the doctors?
Meditation for the Day
Each moment of your day which you devote to this new
way of life is a gift to God. The gift of the moments. Even when your desire to
serve God is sincere, it is not an easy thing to give Him many of these moments:
the daily things you had planned to do, given up gladly so that you can perform
a good service or say a kind word. If you can see Gods purpose in many
situations, it will be easier to give Him many moments of your day. Every
situation has two interpretations - your own and God's. Try to handle each
situation in the way you believe God would have it handled.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that
I may make my day count somewhat for God. I pray that I may not spend it all
selfishly.
Hazelden
Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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