Thoughts For The Day~*~Paradox ^*^*^ August 17
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Paradox
"2. We GIVE AWAY TO KEEP. That seems absurd and untrue. How can you keep anything if you give it away? But in order to keep whatever it is we get in A.A., we must go about giving it away to others, for no fees or rewards of any kind. When we cannot afford to give away what we have received so freely in A.A., we had better get ready for our next 'drunk.' It will happen every time. We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it."
The Professor and the Paradox.
1955 AAWS Alcoholics Anonymous
Second Edition p. 341
Thought to Consider . . .
I keep my sobriety by giving it away.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
H O P E
Helping Other People Every day
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Simple Beauty
*^Daily
Reflections^*
RIGHTING THE HARM
In many instances we shall find that though the
harm done others has not been great, the emotional harm we have done
ourselves has.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS p. 79
Have you ever thought that the harm you did a
business associate, or perhaps a family member, was so slight that it really
didn't deserve an apology because they probably wouldn't remember it anyway?
If that person, and the wrong done to him, keeps coming to mind, time
and again, causing an uneasy or perhaps guilty feeling, then I put that
person's name at the top of my "amends list," and become willing to make a
sincere apology, knowing I will feel calm and relaxed about that person once
this very important part of my recovery is accomplished.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
Day of Homecoming
"As sobriety means long life and happiness for the individual, so does unity mean exactly the same thing to our Society as a whole. Unified we live; disunited we shall perish."
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"We must think deeply of all those sick ones still to come to A.A. As they try to make their return to faith and to life, we want them to find everything in A.A. that we have found, and yet more, if that be possible. No care, no vigilance, no effort to preserve A.A.'s constant effectiveness and spiritual strength will ever be too great to hold us in full readiness for the day of their homecoming."
1. LETTER, 1949
2. TALK, 1959
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
"We never
apologize to anyone for depending upon our Creator. We can laugh at those who
think spirituality the way of weakness. Paradoxically, it is the way of
strength. The verdict of the ages is that faith means courage. All men of
faith have courage. They trust their God. We never apologize for God. Instead
we let Him demonstrate, through us, what He can do. We ask Him to remove
our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be. At once, we
commence to outgrow fear."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
How It Works, pg.
68
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
"To one who feels he is an atheist or
agnostic, a spiritual experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is
means disaster. To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a
spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. But we have to
face the fact that we must find a spiritual basis of life - or else. Lack of
power is our dilemma. We have to find a power by which we can live, and it
has to be a power greater than ourselves." Have I found that power by which
I can live?
Meditation for the Day
Sunshine is the laughter of nature. Live out in the
sunshine. The sun and air are good medicine. Nature is a good nurse for
tired bodies. Let her have her way with you. God's grace is like the
sunshine. Let your whole being be enwrapped in the Divine spirit. Faith is
the soul's breathing in of the Divine spirit. It makes glad the hearts of
human beings. The Divine spirit heals and cures the mind. Let it have its
way and all will be well.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may live in the sunshine
of God's spirit. I pray that my mind and soul may be energized by
it.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN
55012
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