~A.A. Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Change
"Let us never fear needed change. Certainly we have
to discriminate between changes for worse and changes for better. But once
a need becomes clearly apparent in an individual, in a group, or in A.A. as a
whole, it has long been found out that we cannot stand still and look the
other way. The essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the
better and then an unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever
responsibility this entails."
Bill W., July 1965
c.1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It,
p. 115
Thought
to Consider . . .
Not to change is not to adapt;
not to adapt is to
become extinct.
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A N O N Y M O U S
Actions, Not Our Names,
Yield Maintenance Of Unity and Service
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Today!^*~*
We, of Alcoholics Anonymous,
are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly
hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we
have recovered is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these
pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
We think this account of our experiences will help everyone to better understand
the alcoholic. Many do not comprehend that the alcoholic is a very sick person.
And besides, we are sure that our way of living has its advantages for
all.
2001 AAWS Inc.
Alcoholics Anonymous, page
xiii
For the past few weeks we have been asking ourselves some searching questions. We have not been able to answer them all as we would like. But on the right answers to these questions will depend the usefulness and effectiveness of our lives and to some extent the usefulness and effectiveness of the whole A.A. movement. It all boils down to this: I owe a deep debt to A.A. and to the grace of God. Am I going to do all I can to repay that debt? Let us search our souls, make our decisions, and act accordingly. Any real success we have in life will depend on that. Now is the time to put our conclusions into effect. What am I going to do about it?
Meditation for the Day