"However, the First Step and I have always been great friends. I repeated it every five seconds and thanked God each day for my sobriety -- the only grace, maybe, for that day.
"Gradually, I began to see
another part of me emerging -- a grateful me, expecting nothing, but sure that
another power was beginning to guide me, counsel me, and direct my ways.
Barberton, Ohio, USA"
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg.
45
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
False Pride
The alarming
thing about pride-blindness is the ease with which it is justified. But we need
not look far to see that self-justification is a universal destroyer of harmony
and of love. It sets man against man, nation against nation. By it, every form
of folly and violence can be made to look right, and even respectable.
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It would be a
product of false pride to claim that A.A. is a cure-all, even for alcoholism.
1.
GRAPEVINE, JUNE 1961
2. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 232
*~*^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, 3rd Edition
Working With
Others, Page 99
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought For The Day
Am I still on a "free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no
give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others
do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober and can
rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the program, nor am
I getting nearly enough of what it has to offer. I will be a weak member
until I get in there and help carry the load. I must eventually get off
the bench and get into the game. I'm not just a spectator; I'm supposed
to be one of the team. Do I go in there and carry the ball?
Meditation For The Day
Try to be thankful for whatever vision you have.
Try to perform, in the little things, faithful service to God and others.
Do your small part every day in a spirit of service to God. Be a
doer of God's word, not a hearer only. In your daily life try to keep
faith with God. Every day brings a new opportunity to be of some use.
Even when you are tempted to rest or let things go or to evade the issue,
make it a habit to meet the issue squarely as a challenge and not to hold back.
Prayer For The Day
I pray
that I may perform each task faithfully. I pray that I may meet each
issue of life squarely and not hold back.
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