*^Daily Reflections^*
NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK
We will want the good that is in us all, even
in the worst of us, to flower and to grow.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10
With the self-discipline and
insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin to know the gratifications of
sobriety - not as mere abstinence from alcohol, but as recovery in every
department of my life.
I renew hope, regenerate faith, and regain the
dignity of self-respect. I discover the word "and" in the phrase "and when we
were wrong, promptly admitted it."
Reassured that I am no longer always
wrong, I learn to accept myself as I am, with a new sense of the miracles of
sobriety and serenity.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Love + Rationality = Growth
"It seems to me that the primary object of any
human being is to grow, as God intended, that being the nature of all growing
things. "Our search must be for what reality we can find, which includes the
best definition and feeling of love that we can acquire. If the capability of
loving is in the human being, then it must surely be in his
Creator.
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"Theology helps me in that many of its concepts cause me to believe
that I live in a rational universe under a loving God, and that my own
irrationality can be chipped away, little by little. This is, I suppose, the
process of growth for which we are intended."
LETTER, 1958
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"To be gravely
affected, one does not necessarily have to drink a long time nor take the
quantities some of us have. This is particularly true of women. Potential
female alcoholics often turn into the real thing and are gone beyond recall
in a few years."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
More About Alcoholism, pg.
33
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Now that we have considered
the obligations of real, working members of A.A., let us examine what the
rewards are that have come to us as a result of our new way of living. First, I
understand myself more than I ever did before. I have learned what was the matter
with me and I know now a lot of what makes me tick. I will never be alone again.
I am just one of many who have the illness of alcoholism and one of many who
have learned what to do about it. I am not an odd fish or a square peg in a round
hole. I seem to have found my right place in the world. Am I beginning to
understand myself?
Meditation for the
Day
"Behold, I
stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will
come in to him and will remain with him and him with me." The knocking of God's
spirit, asking to come into your life, is due to no merit of yours, though it is
in response to the longing of your heart. Keep a listening ear, an ear bent to
catch the sound of the gentle knocking at the door of your heart by the spirit
of God. Then open the door of your heart and let God's spirit come
in.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray
that I may let God's spirit come into my heart. I pray that it may fill me with
an abiding peace.
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