~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Faith
"In this book you read again and
again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves. We hope
you are convinced now that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you
off from Him. If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of
your grosser handicaps, you have made a good beginning. That being so, you
have swallowed and digested some big chunks of truth about
yourself."
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 70-1
Thought to Consider
. . .
Faith isn't belief without
proof; it's trust without reservation.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
F A I T H = Finding
Answers In
The Heart
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For
Today!^*~*
Balance
From
"Self-Pity":
When we catch self-pity
starting, we also can take action against it with instant bookkeeping. For every
entry of misery on the debit side, we find a blessing we can mark on the credit
side. What health we have, what illnesses we don't have, the sunny weather, a
good meal a-coming, limbs intact, kindnesses shown and received, a sober 24
hours, a good hour's work, a good book to read, and many other items can be
totaled up to outbalance the debit entries that cause
self-pity.
1998 AAWS, Inc.; Living
Sober, p. 58
*^Daily
Reflections^*
SELF-EXAMINATION
...we ask God to direct our thinking, especially
asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P.
86
When said sincerely, this prayer teaches me to be truly
unselfish and humble, for even in doing good deeds I often used to seek approval
and glory for myself. By examining my motives in all that I do, I can be
of service to God and others, helping them do what they want to do. When I
put God in charge of my thinking, much needless worry is eliminated and I
believe He guides me throughout the day. When I eliminate thoughts of
self-pity, dishonesty and self-centeredness as soon as they enter my mind, I
find peace with God, my neighbor and myself. Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
"God grant us the serenity to
accept the things we cannot change,
the courage to change the things
we can, and the wisdom to know
the difference."
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We
treasure our “Serenity Prayer” because it brings a new light to us that
can dissipate our oldtime and nearly fatal habit of fooling ourselves.
In
the radiance of this prayer we see that defeat, rightly accepted, need
be no disaster. We now know that we do not have to run away, nor ought
we again try to overcome adversity by still another bulldozing power
drive that can only push up obstacles before us faster than they can be
taken down.
Grapevine, March 1962
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Outsiders are
sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a seemingly tragic
experience out of the past. But why shouldn't we laugh? We have recovered, and
have been given the power to help others."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
The Family
Afterward, pg. 132
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The satisfaction you get out of
living a sober life is, made up of a lot of little things, but they add up to a
satisfactory and happy life. You take out of life what you put into it. So I'd
say to people coming into A.A.: "Don't worry about what life will be like
without liquor. Just hang in there and a lot of good things will happen to you.
And you'll have that feeling of quiet satisfaction and peace and serenity and
gratitude for the grace of God." Is my life becoming really worth living?
Meditation for the Day
There are two paths, one up and one down. We have been given free will to
choose either path. We are captains of our souls to this extent only. We can
choose the good or the bad. Once we have chosen the wrong path, we go down and
down, eventually to death. But if we choose the right path, we go up and UP,
until we come to the resurrection day. On the wrong path, we have no power for
good because we do not choose to ask for it. But on the right path, we are on
the side of good and we have all the power of God's spirit behind us.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that
I may be in the stream of goodness. I pray that I may be on the right side, on
the side of all good in the universe.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center
City, MN 55012
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