~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Perfection
"Day by day, we try to move a
little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin
guilt for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday
next. Progress is our aim, and His perfection is the beacon, light-years
away, that draws us on."
Bill W., Letter, 1966
c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees
It p. 15
Thought
to Consider . . .
Remember the 3 P's:
Perfectionism (leads to)
Procrastination (leads to) Paralysis.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
P U T
Patience, Understanding,
Tolerance
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Belief
From "He Took
Control":
"One of the oldtimers used
the electricity metaphor, which I later found in the Big Book. 'A person walking
into a dark room does not worry about understanding electricity,' he said. 'He
just finds the switch and turns on the light.' He explained that we can turn on
the switch of spirituality by simply asking God each morning for another day of
sobriety and thanking Him at night for another beautiful sober day. He said, 'Do
it mechanically if you really don't believe in it. But do it every day. There is
probably no one who really understands the wonderful ways of the Higher Power,
and we don't need to. He understands us.'"
1973 AAWS Inc.
Came to Believe, pg.
30
*^Daily
Reflections^*
PROTECTION FOR ALL
At the personal level, anonymity provides
protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often
of special importance to newcomers. At the level of press, radio, TV, and
films, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by
putting the brake on those who might otherwise exploit their A.A. affiliation to
achieve recognition, power, or personal gain.
"UNDERSTANDING ANONYMITY," p. 5
Attraction
is the main force in the Fellowship of A.A. The miracle of continuous
sobriety of alcoholics within A.A. confirms the fact every day. It would
be harmful if the Fellowship promoted itself by publicizing, through the media
of radio and TV, the sobriety of well-known public personalities who became
members of A.A. If these personalities happened to have slips, outsiders
would think our movement is not strong and they might question the veracity of
the miracle of the century. Alcoholics Anonymous is not anonymous, but its
members should be.
Copyright
1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Random Quote - Better than Gold
"As
newcomers, many of us have indulged in spiritual intoxication. Like a gaunt
prospector, belt drawn in over the last ounce of food, we saw our pick strike
gold. Joy at our release from a lifetime of frustration knew no bounds. The
newcomer feels he has struck something better than gold. He may not see at once
that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if
he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire
product."
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp . 128-129
Copyright 1967
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"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."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
A Vision For You, pg.
164
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We have slips in A.A. It has
been said these are not slips but premeditated drunks, because we have to think
about taking a drink before we actually take one. The thought always comes
before the act. It is suggested that people should always get in touch with an
A.A. before taking that first drink. The failure to do so, makes it probable
that they had decided to take the drink anyway. And yet the thoughts that come
before taking a drink are often largely subconscious. People usually don't know
consciously what made them do it. Therefore, the common practice is to call
these things slips. Am I on guard against wrong thinking?
Meditation for the Day
"The eternal God is thy refuge." He is a
sanctuary, a refuge from the cares of life. You can get away from the
misunderstanding of others by retiring into your own place of meditation. But
from yourself, from your sense of failure, your weakness, your shortcomings,
whither can you flee? Only to the eternal God, your refuge, until the immensity
of His spirit envelops your spirit and it loses its smallness and weakness and
comes into harmony again with His.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may lose my limitations in the
immensity of God's love. I pray that my spirit may be in harmony with His
spirit.
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