Thoughts For The Day~*~Housecleaning ^*^*^ January 18
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If we skip this vital step [Step Five], we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning.
c. 1976, 2001 AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 72-3
Thought to Consider . . .
There's no elevator, you have to take the Steps.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
KISS
Keeping It Simple, Spiritually
Roles
"I had been so elated by that
wonderful experience on the road at night that I wanted to stay up in a cloud
with God. But this was not to be. It was my place to be down among the suffering
alcoholics, not up in a cloud. As long as I keep my feet on the ground, among
the suffering, God will come down and remain always with me."
Glasgow,
Scotland
© 1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg.
75
WOULD A DRINK HELP?
By going back in our own drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23
When I was still drinking, I couldn't respond to any of life's situations the way other, more healthy, people could. The smallest incident triggered a state of mind that believed I had to have a drink to numb my feelings. But the numbing did not improve the situation, so I sought further escape in the bottle. Today I must be aware of my alcoholism. I cannot afford to believe that I have gained control of my drinking - or again I will think I have gained control of my life. Such a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Companion and Partner
"Dr. Bob was my constant companion and partner
in the great A.A. adventure. As the physician and great human being that he was,
he chose work with others as his prime A.A. vocation and achieved a record
which, in quantity and in quality, none will ever surpass. Assisted by the
incomparable Sister Ignatia at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron, he - without charge
- medically treated and spiritually infused five thousand
sufferers. In all the stress and strain
of A.A.'s pioneering time, no hard word ever passed between us. For this, I can
thankfully say that the credit was all
his."
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"I took my leave of Dr. Bob, knowing
that he was to undergo a serious operation. The old, broad smile was on his face
as he said almost jokingly, 'Remember, Bill, let's not louse this thing up.
Let's keep it simple!' I turned away, unable to say a word. That was the last
time I ever saw him."
1. LETTER, 1966
2. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p.
214
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Book
Quote^*~*
"There is a principle which is a bar against all
information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to
keep a man in everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to
investigation."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice II,
Spiritual Experience, pg. 568
*^Twenty
Four
Hours
A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The new life
can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time.
Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think
differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic
thinking. Anyone who tries it knows that the old alcoholic thinking is apt to
come back on us when we least expect it. Building a new life is a slow process,
but it can be done if we really follow the A.A. program. Am I building a new
life on the foundation of sobriety?
Meditation for the Day
I will pray daily for faith,
for it is God's gift. On faith alone depends the answer to my prayers. God gives
it to me in response to my prayers, because it is a necessary weapon for me to
possess for the overcoming of all adverse conditions and the accomplishment of
all good in my life. Therefore, I will work at strengthening my faith.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may so think and live as to feed my faith in God. I
pray that my faith may grow because with faith God's power becomes available to
me.
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