Thoughts For The Day~*~Isolating ^*^*^ March 23
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Isolating
"The less people tolerated us, the more we withdrew from society, from life itself. As we became subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm, the chilling vapor that is loneliness settled down. It thickened, ever becoming blacker. Unhappy drinkers who read this page will understand."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 151
Thought to Consider . . .
Losers make promises; winners make commitments.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
K I S S
Keep It Simple, Surrender
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Whose
"One of the men stopped me
and said, 'How do you pray?' I said that I asked God not to take her, but to
take me. He then said, 'Why don't you ask that God give you the strength and
courage to accept His will?' Say, 'Thy will, not mine, be
done."'
"Yes, that was the first time
in my life that I prayed for His will be done. As I look back, I see that I had
always asked God to do things my way."
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 23
And No More Reservations
We have seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." . . . If we are planning to stop drinking there must be no reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday we will be immune to alcohol. 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 Page 33
These words are underlined in my book. They are true for men and women alcoholics. On many occasions I've turned to this page and reflected on this passage. I need never fool myself by recalling my sometimes differing drinking patterns, or by believing I am "cured." I like to think that, if sobriety is God's gift to me, then my sober life is my gift to God. I hope God is as happy with His gift as I am with mine.
Page 91 Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Trouble Becomes an Asset
"I think that this particular General Service Conference holds promise and has been filled with progress - because it has had trouble. And it has converted that trouble into an asset, into some growth, and into a great promise. A.A. was born out of trouble, one of the most serious kinds of trouble that can befall an individual, the trouble attendant upon this dark and fatal malady of alcoholism. Every single one of us approached A.A. in trouble, in impossible trouble, in hopeless trouble. And that is why we came."
"If this Conference was ruffled, if individuals were deeply disturbed - I say, 'This is fine.' What parliament, what republic, what democracy has not been disturbed? Friction of opposing viewpoints is the very modus operandi on which they proceed. Then what should we be afraid of?"
TALK, 1958
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
". . . we then look at Step Six.
We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to
let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are
objectionable? Can He now take them all-every one? If we still cling to
something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be
willing."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition
Into Action, pg.
76
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Strength
comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. Just being with men
and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You listen
to the speakers, you talk with other members, and you absorb the atmosphere of
confidence and hope that you find in the place. Am I receiving strength from the
fellowship with other A.A. members?
Meditation for the
Day
God is with you,
to bless and help you. His spirit is all around you. Waver not in your faith or
in your prayers. All power is the Lord's. Say that to yourself often and
steadily. Say it until your heart sings with joy for the safety and personal
power that it means to you. Say it until the very force of the utterance drives
back and puts to naught all the evils against you. Use it as a battle cry. All
power is the Lord's. Then you will pass on to victory over all your sins and
temptations, and you will begin to live a victorious
life.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that
with strength from God I may lead an abundant life. I pray that I may lead a
life of victory.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN
55012
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