Thoughts For The Day~*~Good Living ^*^*^ January 30
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Understanding is the key to right principles and attitudes, and right action is the key to good living; therefore the joy of good living is the theme of A.A.'s Twelfth Step. With each passing day of our lives, may every one of us sense more deeply the inner meaning of A.A.'s simple prayer:
God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.
c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 125
Thought to Consider . . . .
The joy is in the journey.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
T H I N K
The Happiness I Never Knew
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
"Letting go of everything at
once was both painful and terrifying. I could never have accomplished this
alone. It took the help, understanding, and wonderful companionship that was
given so freely to me by my ex-alkie friends - this and the program of recovery
embodied in the Twelve Steps. In learning to practice these steps in my daily
living, I began to acquire faith and a philosophy to live by. Whole new vistas
were opened up for me, new avenues of experience to be explored, and life began
to take on color and interest. In time, I found myself looking forward to each
new day with pleasurable anticipation."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous,
pg. 275
FREEDOM FROM . . . FREEDOM TO
We are going to know a new freedom . . .
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83
Freedom for me is both freedom from and freedom to. The first freedom I enjoy is freedom from the slavery of alcohol. What a relief! Then I begin to experience freedom from fear - fear of people, of economic insecurity, of commitment, of failure, of rejection. Then I begin to enjoy freedom to - freedom to choose sobriety for today, freedom to be myself, freedom to express my opinion, to experience peace of mind, to love and be loved, and freedom to grow spiritually. But how can I achieve these freedoms? The Big Book clearly says that before I am halfway through making amends, I will begin to know a "new" freedom; not the old freedom of doing what I pleased, without regard to others, but the new freedom that allows fulfillment of the promises in my life. What a joy to be free!
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
Getting off a "Dry Bender"
"Sometimes, we become depressed. I ought
to know; I have been a champion dry-bender case myself. While the surface causes
were a part of the picture - trigger events that precipitated depression - the
underlying causes, I am satisfied, ran much deeper. Intellectually, I could
accept my situation. Emotionally, I could not. To these problems, there are
certainly no pat answers. But part of the answer surely lies in the constant
effort to practice all of A.A.'s Twelve Steps."
LETTER,
1954
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"We cannot be helpful to all
people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view
of each and every one."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
How It Works, pg.
67
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
A drinking life isn't a happy
life. Drinking cuts you off from other people and from God. One of the worst
things about drinking is the loneliness. And one of the best things about A.A.
is the fellowship. Drinking cuts you off from other people, at least from the
people who really matter to you, your family, your coworkers, and your real
friends. No matter how much you love them, you build up a wall between you and
them by your drinking. You're cut off from any real companionship with them. As
a result, you're terribly lonely. Have I gotten rid of my loneliness?
Meditation for the Day
I will sometimes go aside into a quiet place
of retreat with God. In that place, I will find restoration and healing and
power. I will plan quiet times now and then, times when I will commune with God
and arise rested and refreshed to carry on the work that God has given me to do.
I know that God will never give me a load greater than I can bear. It is in
serenity and peace that all true success lies.
inner life, so that I may find serenity. I pray that my soul may be restored in quietness and peace.
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