Thoughts For The Day~*~Solution ^*^*^ December 8
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Solution
"There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings, which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it . . . We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had not even dreamed."
c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous
Fourth Edition p. 25
Thought to Consider . . .
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
H O P E
Happy Our Program
Exists
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
"I made amends to my dad soon
after I quit drinking. My words fell on deaf ears since I had blamed him for my
troubles. Several months later I made amends to my dad again. This time I wrote
a letter in which I did not blame him or mention his faults. It worked, and at
last I understood! My side of the street is all that I'm responsible for and
thanks to God and A.A. it's clean for today."
1990 AAWS, Inc.; Daily
Reflections pg. 259
*^Daily
Reflections^*
SERVICE
Life will take on new meaning. To watch people
recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a
fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends - this is an experience
you must not miss . . . Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is
the bright spot of our lives.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89
It is through service that the greatest rewards are
to be found. But to be in a position of offering true, useful and
effective service to others, I must first work on myself. This means that
I have to abandon myself to God, admitting my faults and clearing away the
wreckage of my past. Work on myself has taught me how to find the
necessary peace and serenity to successfully merge inspiration and
experience. I have learned how to be, in the truest sense, an open channel
of sobriety.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Random Quote - The Fellowship's
Future
"It seems proved that A.A. can stand on its own feet
anywhere and under any conditions. It has outgrown any dependence it might once
have had upon the personalities or efforts of a few of the older members like
me. New, able, and vigorous people keep coming to the surface, turning up where
they are needed. Besides, A.A. has reached enough spiritual maturity to know
that its final dependence is upon God."
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"Clearly,
our first duty to A.A.'s future is to maintain in full strength what we now
have. Only the most vigilant caretaking can assure this. Never should we be
lulled into complacent self-satisfaction by the wide acclaim and success that
are everywhere ours. This is the subtle temptation which could render us
stagnant today, perchance disintegrate us tomorrow. We have always rallied to
meet and transcend failure and crisis. Problems have been our stimulants. How
well, though, shall we be able to meet the problems of
success?"
1. LETTER, 1940
2. A.A. TODAY, p.
106
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"It is easy to let up on the
spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for
trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of
alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the
maintenance of our spiritual condition."
Alcoholics Anonymous
4th Edition, Into Action, pg.
85
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The length of time of our
sobriety is not as important as its quality. A person who has been in A.A. for a
number of years may not be in as good mental condition as a person who has only
been in a few months. It is a great satisfaction to have been an A.A. member for
a long time and we often mention it. It may sometimes help the newer members,
because they may say to themselves, "If they can do it, I can do it." And yet
the older members must realize that as long as they live, they are only one
drink away from a drunk. What is the quality of my sobriety?
Meditation for the Day
"And greater works than this shall ye do." We
can do greater works when we have more experience of the new way of life. We can
have all the power we need from the Unseen God. We can have His grace, His
spirit, to make us effective as we go along each day. Opportunities for a better
world are all around us. Greater works can we do. But we do not work alone. The
power of God is behind all good works.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may find a rightful place in
the world. I pray that my work may be made more effective by the grace of
God.
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