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~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~
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If
you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no
middle-of-the-road solution. We were in a position where life was
becoming impossible, and if we had passed into the region from which
there is no return through human aid, we had but two alternatives. One
was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our
intolerable situation as best we could, and the other, to accept
spiritual help. This we did because we honestly wanted to, and were
willing to make the effort.
c. 1976 2001 AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 25-26
Thought to Consider . . .
If you always do what you've always done, you will always be where you've always been.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A B C
Acceptance, Belief, Change
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Simple
"The
A.A. members who sponsored me told me in the beginning that I would not
only find a way to live without having a drink, but that I would find a
way to live without wanting to drink, if I would do these simple
things. They said if you want to know how this program works, take the
first word of your question the 'H' is for honesty, the 'O' is for
open-mindedness, and the 'W' is for willingness; these our Big Book
calls the essentials of recovery."
2001 AAWS, Inc. Fourth Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 549-550
*^Daily Reflections^*
UNDERSTANDING THE MALADY
When
dealing with an alcoholic, there may be a natural annoyance that a man
could be so weak, stupid and irresponsible. Even when you understand the
malady better, you may feel this feeling rising.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 139
Having
suffered from alcoholism, I should understand the illness, but
sometimes I feel annoyance, even contempt, toward a person who cannot
make it in A.A. When I feel that way, I am satisfying my false sense of
superiority and I must remember, but for the grace of God, there go I.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*
Random Quote - God's Gifts
"We
see that the sun never sets upon A.A.'s Fellowship; that more than
three hundred and fifty thousand of us have now recovered from our
malady; that we have everywhere begun to transcend the formidable
barriers of race, creed, and nationality. This assurance that so many of
us have been able to meet our responsibilities for sobriety and for
growth and effectiveness in the troubled world where we live, will
surely fill us with the deepest joy and satisfaction. But, as a people
who have nearly always learned the hard way, we shall certainly not
congratulate ourselves. We shall perceive these assets to be God's
gifts, which have been in part matched by an increasing willingness on
our part to find and do His will for us."
GRAPEVINE, JULY 1965
*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*
". . . I
humbly offered myself to God, as I then understood Him, to do with me
as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and direction.
I admitted for the first time that of myself I was nothing; that
without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly faced my sins and became willing
to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
Bill's Story, pg. 13
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The
skeptic and the agnostic say it is impossible for us to find the answer
to life. Many have tried and failed. But many more have put aside
intellectual pride and have said to themselves: Who am I to say there is
no God? Who am I to say there is no purpose in life? The atheist makes a
declaration: "The world originated in a cipher and aimlessly rushes
nowhere." Others live for the moment and do not even think about why
they are here or where they are going. They might as well be clams on
the bottom of the ocean, protected by their hard shells of indifference.
They are going nowhere and they do not care. Do I care where I am
going?
Meditation for the Day
We
may consider the material world as the clay which the artist works
with, to make of it something beautiful or ugly. We need not fear
material things, which are neither good nor bad in the moral sense.
There seems to be no active force for evil - outside of human beings
themselves. Humans alone can have either evil intentions - resentments,
malevolence, hate, and revenge - or good intentions - love and goodwill,
they can make something ugly or something beautiful out of the clay of
their lives.
Prayer for the Day
I
pray that I may make something good out of my life. I pray that I may
be a good artisan with the materials that I have been given to use.
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