*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*
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GuidanceWalk day by day in the path of spiritual progress. If you persist, remarkable things will happen. When we look back, we realize the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands, were better than anything we could have planned. Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!
1976, 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 100
Thought to Consider . . .
Look for the Good.
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A. A.
Adventurers Anonymous*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Diagnosis
From "More About Alcoholism":
"We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition."
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 31-32
*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*
DAILY RESOLUTIONS
The idea of "twenty-four-hour living" applies primarily to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 284
A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours,
525,600 minutes - a time to consider directions, goals, and actions. I must
make some plans to live a normal life, but also I must live emotionally within
a twenty-four-hour frame, for if I do, I don't have to make New Year's
resolutions! I can make every day a New Year's day! I can decide, "Today I
will do this . . . Today I will do that." Each day I can measure my life
by trying to do a little better, by deciding to follow God's will and by making
an effort to put the principles of our A.A. program into action.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
The Beginning of True Kinship
When
we reached A.A., and for the first time in our lives stood among people who
seemed to understand, the sense of belonging was tremendously exciting. We
thought the isolation problem had been solved. But we soon discovered that,
while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of
the old pangs of anxious apartness. Until we had talked with complete candor of
our conflicts, and had listened to someone else do the same thing, we still
didn't belong.
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Step Five was the answer. It was the beginning of true kinship with man and God.
TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 57
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"Outsiders are sometimes shocked when we burst into
merriment over a seemingly tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn't
we laugh? We have recovered, and have been given the power to help
others."Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
The Family Afterward, pg. 132
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself. The Lord's Prayer has become part of my A.A. thoughts for each day: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom comes. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not to temptation, but deliver us from evil." Have I given myself?
Meditation for the Day
As we look back over the year just gone, it has been a good
year to the extent that we have put good thoughts, good words, and good deeds
into it. None of what we have thought, said, or done need be wasted. Both the
good and the bad experiences can be profited by. In a sense, the past is not
entirely gone. The result of it, for good or evil, is with us at the present
moment. We can only learn by experience and none of our experience is
completely wasted. We can humbly thank God for the good things of the year
that has gone.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may carry good things into the year ahead. I pray that I may carry on with faith, with prayer, and with hope.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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