*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Imaginary Perfection
"When we early A.A.'s got our
first glimmer of how spiritually prideful we could be, we coined this
expression: "Don't try to be a saint by Thursday!" That oldtime admonition may
look like another of those handy alibis that can excuse us from trying for our
best. Yet a closer view reveals just the contrary. This is our A.A. way of
warning against pride-blindness, and the imaginary perfections that we do not
possess."
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"Only Step One,
where we made the 100 per cent admission that we were powerless over
alcohol, can be practiced with absolute perfection. The remaining eleven
Steps state perfect ideals. They are goals toward which we look, and the
measuring sticks by which we estimate our progress."
1. GRAPEVINE, JUNE 1961
2.
TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 68
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
". . . we then look at Step Six. We have
emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to let God
remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can
He now take them all-every one? If we still cling to something we will not
let go, we ask God to help us be willing."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
Into Action, pg.
76
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Alcoholics are unable or unwilling, during
their addiction to alcohol, to live in the present. The result is that they
live in a constant state of remorse and fear because of their unholy
past and its morbid attraction, or the uncertain future and its vague
foreboding. So the only real hope for the alcoholic is to face the present.
Now is the time. Now is ours. The past is beyond recall. The future is as
uncertain as life itself. Only the now belongs to us. Am I living in the
now?
Meditation for the
Day
I
must forget the past as much as possible. The past is over and gone forever.
Nothing can be done about the past, except to make what restitution I can. I
must not carry the burden of my past failures. I must go on in faith. The
clouds will clear and the way will lighten. The path will become less stony
with every forward step I take. God has no reproach for anything that He
has healed. I can be made whole and free, even though I have wrecked my life
in the past. Remember the saying: "Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no
more."
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that I may not carry the burden of the
past. I pray that I may cast it off and press on in
faith.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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