Thoughts For The Day~*~Why Worry? ^*^*^ March 2
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~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
Why Worry?
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/ AA \
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"There are many short phrases and expressions in A.A. which
make sound sense. 'First Things First': solving our immediate problems
before we try to solve all the others . . . 'Easy Does it.' 'Relax
a little.' Try for inner contentment. No one individual can carry
all the burdens of the world. Everyone has problems. Getting drunk
won't solve them. 'Twenty-four hours a day.' 'Today is the day.' Doing our best, living each day to the fullest is the art of living.
Yesterday is gone, and we don't know whether we will be here tomorrow.
If we do a good job of living today, and if tomorrow comes for us,
then the chances are we will do a good job when it arrives - so why
worry about it?"
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,
Third Edition, p. 382
Thought to Consider . . .
Every day is a gift. That is why we call it the present.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
S I T
Stay In Today
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Within
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous,
Third Edition, p. 382
Thought to Consider . . .
Every day is a gift. That is why we call it the present.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
S I T
Stay In Today
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Within
From "Inner
Voice":
"Long before nagging and
pressures from others concerning my excessive use of alcohol made any impression
on me, the nagging voice of conscience my own inner voice of truth and
right apprised me of the irrevocable fact that I had lost control of
alcohol, that I was powerless. I know now that the inner voice was God, as I
understand Him, speaking. For, as I had been taught from earliest memory and as
A.A. has emphasized, God or good emanates from within each of us."
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
1973 AAWS, Inc.;
30th Printing 2004
Came to Believe, pg.
83
*^Daily
Reflections^*
HOPE
Do not be discouraged.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60
Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a warning signal that I may have wandered across the God line. The secret of fulfilling my potential is in acknowledging my limitations and believing that time is a gift, not a threat.
Hope is the key that unlocks the door of discouragement. The program promises me that if I do not pick up the first drink today, I will always have hope. Having come to believe that I keep what I share, every time I encourage, I receive courage. It is with others that, with the grace of God and the Fellowship of A.A., I trudge the road of happy destiny. May I always remember that the power within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on the right road.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
HOPE
Do not be discouraged.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60
Few experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a warning signal that I may have wandered across the God line. The secret of fulfilling my potential is in acknowledging my limitations and believing that time is a gift, not a threat.
Hope is the key that unlocks the door of discouragement. The program promises me that if I do not pick up the first drink today, I will always have hope. Having come to believe that I keep what I share, every time I encourage, I receive courage. It is with others that, with the grace of God and the Fellowship of A.A., I trudge the road of happy destiny. May I always remember that the power within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience, for I am on the right road.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Resolving Fear
"Fear somehow touched about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did not we often set the ball rolling ourselves?"
<<< >>>
"The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and the grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain."
1. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 67-68
2. GRAPEVINE, JANUARY 1962
Copyright 1967
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being always followed spiritual progress; it never preceded."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
The Family Afterward, pg. 127
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own willpower. We have been proved helpless before the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than ourselves. We call that Power God. The time that you really get this program is when you get down on your knees and surrender yourself to God, as you understand Him. Surrender means putting your life into God's hands. Have I made a promise to God that I will try to live the way He wants me to live?
Meditation for the Day
Spirit-power comes from communication with God in prayer and times of quiet meditation. I must constantly seek spirit-communication with God. This is a matter directly between me and God. Those who seek it through the medium of the church do not always get the joy and the wonder of spirit communication with God. From this communication comes life, joy, peace, and healing. Many people do not realize the power that can come to them from direct spirit-communication.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may feel that God's power is mine. I pray that I may be able to face anything through that power.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
Resolving Fear
"Fear somehow touched about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circumstances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn't deserve. But did not we often set the ball rolling ourselves?"
<<< >>>
"The problem of resolving fear has two aspects. We shall have to try for all the freedom from fear that is possible for us to attain. Then we shall need to find both the courage and the grace to deal constructively with whatever fears remain."
1. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 67-68
2. GRAPEVINE, JANUARY 1962
Copyright 1967
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"Although financial recovery is on the way for many of us, we found we could not place money first. For us, material well-being always followed spiritual progress; it never preceded."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
The Family Afterward, pg. 127
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Over a period of drinking years, we've proved to ourselves and to everybody else that we can't stop drinking by our own willpower. We have been proved helpless before the power of alcohol. So the only way we could stop drinking was by turning to a Power greater than ourselves. We call that Power God. The time that you really get this program is when you get down on your knees and surrender yourself to God, as you understand Him. Surrender means putting your life into God's hands. Have I made a promise to God that I will try to live the way He wants me to live?
Meditation for the Day
Spirit-power comes from communication with God in prayer and times of quiet meditation. I must constantly seek spirit-communication with God. This is a matter directly between me and God. Those who seek it through the medium of the church do not always get the joy and the wonder of spirit communication with God. From this communication comes life, joy, peace, and healing. Many people do not realize the power that can come to them from direct spirit-communication.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may feel that God's power is mine. I pray that I may be able to face anything through that power.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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