Thoughts For The Day~*~Honesty ^*^*^ September 7
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~A.A. Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Honesty
"I know the biggest word for me in AA is 'honesty.' I don't
believe this program would work for me if I didn't get honest with myself
about everything. Honesty is the easiest word for me to understand
because it is the exact opposite of what I've been doing all my life.
Therefore, it would be the hardest to work on. But I will never be
totally honest - that would make me perfect, and none of us can claim to
be perfect. Only God is."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p.
482
Thought
to Consider . . .
Honesty
is the absence of the intent to deceive.
C H A N G E = Choosing Honesty Allows New Growth Every day
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Endless
From "The Central
Experience":
"I have become more and more
aware of the infinite expansion of happiness which is accessible within. The
Upanishad, part of the Hindu scriptures, concludes: 'From Joy all things are
born; by Joy all things are sustained; to Joy all things return.' The more
thoroughly I can surrender to this proposition, the more thoroughly I enjoy my
life. Ultimately, my God as I understand Him is joy and the expansion of joy. -
Toronto, Ontario"
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe 30th printing 2004, pg. 100
"OUR SIDE OF THE STREET"
We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never trying to tell him what he should do. His faults are not discussed. We stick to our own.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 77-78
I made amends to my dad after I quit drinking. My words fell on deaf ears since I had blamed him for my troubles. Several months later I made amends to my dad again. This time I wrote a letter in which I did not blame him nor mention his faults. It worked, and at last I understood! My side of the street is all that I'm responsible for and--thanks to God and A.A. -- it's clean for today.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Prayer Under Pressure
Whenever I find myself under acute tensions, I lengthen my daily walks and slowly repeat our Serenity Prayer in rhythm to my steps and breathing. If I feel that my pain has in part been occasioned by others, I try to repeat, "God grant me the serenity to love their best, and never fear their worst." This benign healing process of repetition, sometimes necessary to persist with for days, has seldom failed to restore me to at least a workable emotional balance and perspective.
GRAPEVINE, MARCH 1962
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which
is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignorance that principle is contempt prior to
investigation.'"
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice
II
Spiritual Experience, pg.
568
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Easy Does It." This means that
we just go along in A.A. doing the best we can and not getting steamed
up over problems that arise in A.A. or outside of it. We alcoholics are
emotional people and we have gone to excess in almost everything we have
done. We have not been moderate in many things. We have not known how to
relax. Faith in a Higher Power can help us to learn to take it easy. We are
not running the world. I am only one among many. We are resolved to live
normal, regular lives. From our A.A. experience we learn that "easy does
it." Have I Learned to take it easy?
Meditation for the
Day
"The eternal God is Thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting
arms." Sheltering arms express the loving protection of God's spirit.
Human beings, in their troubles and difficulties, need nothing so much
as a refuge, a place to relax where they can lay down their burdens and get
relief from cares. Say to yourself- "God is my refuge." Say it until its
truth sinks into your very soul. Say it until you know it and are sure of
it. Nothing can seriously upset you or make you afraid, if God is truly your
refuge.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that I may go each day to God
as a refuge until fear goes and peace and security come. I pray that I may
feel deeply secure in the Haven of His spirit.
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