*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
"Each day that I try to have
a desire to be sober and to remember to keep an open heart, love and help flow
into me. These bounties are unlimited in A.A. if we are fortunate enough to have
the desire."
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 51
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
When Defects Are Less than
Deadly
"Practically everybody wishes to be rid of his most
glaring and destructive handicaps. No one wants to be so proud that he is
scorned as a braggart, nor so greedy that he is labeled a thief. No one wants to
be angry enough to ruin his health. No one wants to be agonized by chronic envy
or paralyzed by sloth. Of course, most human beings don't suffer these
defects at these rock-bottom levels, and we who have escaped such extremes are
apt to congratulate ourselves. Yet can we? After all, hasn't it been
self-interest that has enabled most of us to escape? Not much spiritual effort
is involved in avoiding excesses which will bring us punishment anyway. But when
we face up to the less violent aspects of these very same defects, then where do we
stand?"
TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 66
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"If there be divorce or separation, there should be no undue haste for the couple to get together. The man should be sure of his recovery. The wife should fully understand his new way of life. If their old relationship is to be resumed it must be on a better basis, since the former did not work. This means a new attitude and spirit all around. Sometimes it is to the best interests of all concerned that a couple remain apart. Obviously, no rule can be laid down. Let the alcoholic continue his program day by day. When the time for living together has come, it will be apparent to both parties."
Alcoholics Anonymous
4th Edition,
Working With Others, Page 99
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
All alcoholics have personality
problems. They drink to escape from life, to counteract feelings of loneliness
or inferiority, or because of some emotional conflict within them, so that they
cannot adjust themselves to life. Alcoholics cannot stop drinking unless they
find a way to solve their personality problems. That's why going on the wagon
doesn't solve anything. That's why taking the pledge usually doesn't work. Was
my personality problem ever solved by going on the wagon or taking the pledge?
Meditation for the Day
God irradiates your life with the warmth of His spirit. You must open up
like a flower to this divine irradiation. Loosen your hold on earth, its cares,
and its worries. Unclasp your hold on material things, relax your grip, and the
tide of peace and serenity will flow in. Relinquish every material thing and
receive it back again from God. Do not hold on to earth's treasures so firmly
that your hands are too occupied to clasp God's hands as He holds them out to
you in love.
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may be open to receive God's blessing. I pray that I may be willing to
relinquish my hold on material things and receive them back from
God.
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