~A.A.
Thoughts For The Day~
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Trudging
"Abandon yourself to God as you understand
God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage
of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with
you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as
you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny. May God bless you and keep you -
until then."
c.1976 AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous, p.
164
Thought to Consider . . .
I
didn't know how sick I was
until I started getting better.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
O D A A T
One Day At A Time
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Us All
STEP TEN: Continued to take
personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted
it.
"Finally, we begin to see that all
people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as
frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for
our fellows actually means. It will become more and more evident as we go
forward that it is pointless to become angry, or to get hurt by people who, like
us, are suffering from the pains of growing up."
© 1952 AAWS Inc.
Twelve
Steps and Twelve Traditions, page
92
*^Daily
Reflections^*
AVOIDING CONTROVERSY
All history affords us the spectacle of striving
nations and groups finally torn asunder because they were designed for, or
tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart because of sheer
self-righteousness while trying to enforce upon the rest of mankind some
millennium of their own specification.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.
176
As an A.A. member and sponsor, I know I can cause
real damage if I yield to temptation and give opinions and advice on another's
medical, marital, or religious problems. I am not a doctor, counselor, or
lawyer. I cannot tell anyone how he or she should live; however, I can share how
I came through similar situations without drinking, and how A.A.'s Steps and
Traditions help me in dealing with my life.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Single Purpose
"There are those who predict that A.A. may well become
a new spearhead for a spiritual awakening throughout the world. When our friends
say these things, they are both generous and sincere. But we of A.A. must
reflect that such a tribute and such a prophecy could well prove to be a heady
drink for most of us - that is, if we really came to believe this to be the real
purpose of A.A., and if we commenced to behave accordingly. Our Society,
therefore, will prudently cleave to its single purpose: the carrying of the
message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Let us resist the proud assumption
that since God has enabled us to do well in one area we are destined to be a
channel of saving grace for everybody."
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 232
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Continue to watch for
selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God
at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make
amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts
to someone we can help. Love and tolerance of others is our
code."
Alcoholics Anonymous,
4th Edition
Into Action, pg. 84
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
I have more peace and
contentment. Life has fallen into place. The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have
found their correct position. Life is whole, all of one piece. I am not cast
hither and yon on every wind of circumstance or fancy. I am no longer a dry leaf
cast up and away by the breeze. I have found my place of rest, my place where I
belong. I am content. I do not vainly wish for things I cannot have. I have "the
serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I
can, and wisdom to know the difference." Have I found contentment in
A.A.?
Meditation for the Day
In all of us there is an inner
consciousness that tells of God, an inner voice that speaks to our hearts. It is
a voice that speaks to us intimately, personally, in a time of quiet meditation.
It is like a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. We can reach out into
the darkness and figuratively touch the hand of God. As the Big Book puts it:
"Deep down in every man, woman, and child is the fundamental idea of God. We can
find the Great Reality deep down within us. And when we find it, it changes our
whole attitude toward life."
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may follow the leading of the inner voice. I pray that I may not turn a
deaf ear to the urging of my conscience.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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