Thoughts For The Day~*~Miracles ^*^*^ September 16
Transitions Daily
~A.A.
Thoughts
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Miracles
"How can they rise out of such misery, bad repute and
hopelessness? The practical answer is that since these things have
happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above
all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they
will come. The age of miracles is still with us. Our own recovery proves
that!"
c. 1976 AAWS,
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 153
Thought to Consider . . .
Don't give up before the miracle happens.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A C T I O N
Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature
Sole Authority
Tradition Two: For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience.
Where does A.A. get its direction? Who runs it? This, too,
is a puzzler for every friend and newcomer. When told that our Society has no
president having authority to govern it, no treasurer who can compel the payment
of any dues, no board of directors who can cast an erring member into outer
darkness, when indeed no A.A. can give another a directive and enforce obedience,
our friends gasp and exclaim, "This simply can't be. There must be an angle
somewhere." These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that the
sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group
conscience. They dubiously ask an experienced A.A. member if this really works.
The member, sane to all appearances, immediately answers, "Yes! It definitely
does." The friends mutter that his looks vague, nebulous, pretty naive to them.
Then they commence to watch us with speculative eyes, pick up a fragment of A.A.
history, and soon have the solid facts.
1981 AAWS Inc.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page
132
*^Daily
Reflections^*
WE STAND - OR FALL - TOGETHER
. . .no society of
men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and
permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang
together, else most of us will finally die alone.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 563
Just as the Twelve Steps of A.A. are written in a specific
sequence for a reason, so it is with the Twelve Traditions. The First Step
and the First Tradition attempt to instill in me enough humility to allow me a
chance at survival. Together they are the basic foundation upon which the
Steps and Traditions that follow are built. It is a process of ego
deflation which allows me to grow as an individual through the Steps, and as a
contributing member of a group through the Traditions. Full
acceptance of the first Tradition allows me to set aside personal ambitions,
fears, and anger when they are in conflict with the common good, thus permitting
me to work with others for our mutual survival. Without Tradition One I
stand little chance of maintaining the unity required to work with others
effectively, and I also stand to lose the remaining Traditions, the Fellowship,
and my life.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Servant, Not Master
In A.A., we found that it did
not matter too much what our material condition was, but it mattered greatly
what our spiritual condition was. As we improved our spiritual outlook, money
gradually became our servant and not our master. It became a means of exchanging
love and service with those about us.
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One of A.A.'s Loners is an Australian
sheepman who lives two thousand miles from the nearest town, where yearly he
sells his wool. In order to be paid the best prices he has to get to town during
a certain month. But when he heard that a big regional A.A. meeting was to be
held at a later date when wool prices would have fallen, he gladly took a heavy
financial loss in order to make his journey then. That's how much an A.A.
meeting means to him.
1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 122
2. A.A. COMES OF AGE,
p. 31
*~*^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
Today, let us begin a short study of the Twelve Suggested Steps
of A.A. These Twelve Suggested Steps seem to embody five principles. The
first step is the membership requirement step. The second, third, and
eleventh steps are the spiritual steps of the program. The fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh and tenth steps are the personal inventory steps. The eighth
and ninth steps are the restitution steps. The twelfth step is the passing
on of the program, or helping others, step. So the five principles are
membership requirement, spiritual basis, personal inventory, restitution,
and helping others. Have I made all these steps a part of me?
Meditation for the Day
We
seem to live not only in time but also in eternity. If we abide with God and
He abides with us, we may bring forth spiritual fruit which will last for
eternity. If we live with God, our lives can flow as some calm river through
the dry land of earth. This can cause the trees and flowers of the spiritual
life - love and service - to spring forth and yield abundantly. Spiritual
work may be done for eternity, not just for now. Even here on earth we can
live as though our real lives were eternal.
Prayer for the Day
I
pray that I may try to make my life like a cool river in a thirsty land. I
pray that I may give freely to all who ask my help.
Hazelden
Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012
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