Thoughts For The Day~*~Service ^*^*^ November 5
Transitions Daily
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~A.A.
Thoughts
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Service
"Service,
gladly rendered, obligations squarely
met, troubles well accepted or solved with God's help, the knowledge
that
at home or in the world outside we are partners in a common effort, the
well-understood fact that in God's sight all human beings are
important, the proof that love freely given surely brings a full
return, the certainty that we are no longer isolated and alone in
self-constructed prisons, the surety that we need no longer be square
pegs in round holes but can fit and belong in God's scheme of things
-- these are the permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right
living for which no amount of pomp and circumstance, no heap of material
possessions, could possibly be substitutes."
c. 1952 AAWS
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,
p. 124
Thought
to Consider . . .
Service
is spirituality in action.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
H O P E = Helping Other People Every day
Now somehow, between the
time I lost my job and my flight to the convention, I decided maybe I was not an
alcoholic and I needed to test that theory. After all, I was a researcher, and
things had to be tested. I decided that on the plane (it seemed like a safe
place) I would put the question to the test. If I could have one drink and no
more, I was not an alcoholic - alcoholics can't do that. So when the stewardess
came by to ask me if I wanted a drink, I said, "Yes." She put two little
bottles' worth in a glass ("No ice, thank you very much") and went up the aisle.
On her way back she asked if I wanted another, and I said, "Yes." I drank for
the whole flight - before dinner, during dinner, and after dinner. As we
approached our destination, I searched my pocket for a pen to fill out the
in-flight magazine response card. I found this large coin. I took it out to see
what it was. It was my ninety-day pocket piece, and I was reminded of what I was
doing. And the thought came to me: Wow, those guys at the meeting were right - I
am powerless over alcohol. I put that coin back in my pocket and from that day
to this, some 15-1/2 years later, I have had no urge to drink.
2001 AAWS Inc.
Alcoholics Anonymous, page
404
"THE QUALITY OF FAITH"
This. . . has to do with the quality of faith. . . . In no deep or meaningful sense had we ever taken stock of ourselves. . . . We had not even prayed rightly. We had always said, "Grant me my wishes" instead of "Thy will be done."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.32
God does not grant me material possessions, take away my suffering, or spare me from disasters, but He does give me a good life, the ability to cope, and peace of mind. My prayers are simple: first, they express my gratitude for the good things in my life, regardless of how hard I have to search for them; and second, I ask only for the strength and the wisdom to do His will. He answers with solutions to my problems, sustaining my ability to live through daily frustrations with a serenity I did not believe existed, and with the strength to practice the principles of A.A. in all of my everyday affairs.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Spiritual Axiom
It is a spiritual axiom that every time
we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us. If
somebody hurts us and we are sore, we are in the wrong, too. But are there no
exceptions to this rule? What about "justifiable" anger? If somebody cheats us,
aren't we entitled to be mad? And shouldn't we be properly angry with
self-righteous folks? For us of A.A. these adventures in anger are sometimes
very dangerous. We have found that even justified anger ought to be left to
those better qualified to handle it.
TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 90
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
THE PROMISES
"If we are painstaking about this phase of our
development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going
to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor
wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we
will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we
will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of
uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish
things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away.
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people
and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how
to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly
realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for
ourselves."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th
Edition
Into Action, Page 83
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
During our thoughts about the rewards that have come to us as a result of our new way of living, we find that we have new kinds of homes, new relationships with our spouses and our children. Also peace, contentment, hope, faith, charity, and new ambition. What are some of the things we have lost? Each one of us can answer this question in many ways. I have lost much of my fear. It used to control me; it was my master. It paralyzed my efforts. Fear always got me down. It made me an introvert, an ingrown person. When fear was replaced by faith, I got well. Have I lost some of my fears?
Meditation for the Day
The world would sooner be brought close to God. His will would sooner be done on earth, if all who acknowledge Him gave themselves unreservedly to being used by Him. God can use every human being as a channel for divine love and power What delays the bringing of the world closer to God is the backwardness of His followers. If each one lived each day for God and allowed God to work through him, then the world would soon be drawn much closer to God, its Founder and Preserver.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that
I may be used as a channel to express the Divine Love. I pray that I may so live
as to bring God's spirit closer to the world.
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