~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Oldtimers
"Many oldsters who have put our A.A. 'booze cure' to severe
but successful tests still find they often lack emotional sobriety. To
attain this, we must develop real maturity and balance (which is to say
humility) in our relations with ourselves, with our fellows, and with
God."
Bill W., AA Grapevine, January 1958
c.
1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 244
Thought
to Consider . . .
Newcomers are the lifeblood of the program, but our
oldtimers are the arteries.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
C H A N G E
Choosing Honesty Allows New
Growth Every day
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Spirituality
From "In His Own Individual
Right":
"Spirituality is an awakening
or is it all the loose ends woven together into a mellow fabric? It's
understanding or is it all the knowledge one need ever know? It's freedom if you
consider fear slavery. It's confidence or is it the belief that a higher power
will see you through any storm or gale? It's adhering to the dictates of your
conscience or is it a deep, genuine, living concern for the people and the
planet? It's peace of mind in the face of adversity. It's a keen and sharpened
desire for survival."
New York, New York, USA
1973 AAWS Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 5
*^Daily
Reflections^*
KEEPING OPTIMISM AFLOAT
The other Steps can keep most of us sober and
somehow functioning. But Step Eleven can keep us growing, . . .
THE
LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 240
A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about
life. Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able
to make the best, rather than the worst, of each situation. As my physical
sobriety continues, I come out of the fog, gain a clearer perspective and am
better able to determine what courses of action to take. As vital as
physical sobriety is, I can achieve a greater potential for myself by developing
an ever-increasing willingness to avail myself of the guidance and direction of
a Higher Power. My ability to do so comes from my learning - and
practicing - the principles of the A.A. program. The melding of my
physical and spiritual sobriety produces the substance of a more positive
life.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Is Happiness the Goal?
"I don't think happiness or unhappiness
is the point. How do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from
them and transmit what we have learned to others, if they would receive the
knowledge? In my view, we of this world are pupils in a great school of
life. It is intended that we try to grow, and that we try to help our fellow
travelers to grow in the kind of love that makes no demands. In short, we try to
move toward the image and likeness of God as we understand Him. When pain
comes, we are expected to learn from it willingly, and help others to learn.
When happiness comes, we accept it as a gift, and thank God for
it."
LETTER, 1950
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Yes, there is a substitute and it
is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There
you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be
fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of
your existence lie ahead."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition
A Vision For You, pg. 152
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
I have faith. That thing that makes the world
seem right. That thing that makes sense at last. That awareness of the Divine
Principle in the universe which holds it all together and gives it unity and
purpose and goodness and meaning. Life is no longer ashes in my mouth or bitter
to the taste. It is all one glorious whole, because God is holding it together.
Faith - that leap into the unknown, the venture into what lies beyond our ken,
that which brings untold rewards of peace and serenity. Have I faith?
Meditation for the Day
Keep yourself like an empty vessel for God to
fill. Keep pouring yourself out to help others so that God can keep filling you
up with His spirit. The more you give, the more you will have for yourself. God
will see that you are kept filled as long as you are giving to others. But if
you selfishly try to keep all for yourself, you are soon blocked off from God,
your source of supply, and you will become stagnant. To be clear, a lake must
have an inflow and an outflow.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may keep pouring out what I
receive. I pray that I may keep the stream clear and
flowing.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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