Thoughts For The Day~*~Resentments ^*^*^ February 3
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~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The
Day~
In A.A. we slowly learned that something had to be done about our vengeful resentments, self-pity, and unwarranted pride. We had to see that every time we played the big shot, we turned people against us. We had to see that when we harbored grudges and planned revenge for such defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club of anger we had intended to use on others. We learned that if we were seriously disturbed, our first need was to quiet that disturbance, regardless of who or what we thought caused it.
c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 47
Thought to Consider . . .
Resentment is like acid, eating away at the vessel it is stored in.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
F A I L U R E
Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
The group now has a so-called rotating Committee, very sharply limited in its authority. In no sense whatever can its members govern or direct the group. They are servants. Theirs is the sometimes thankless privilege of doing the group's chores."
(c) 1981, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 134
FILLING THE VOID
We needed to ask ourselves but one short question. "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47
I was always fascinated with the study of scientific principles. I was emotionally and physically distant from people while I pursued Absolute Knowledge. God and spirituality were meaningless academic exercises. I was a modern man of science, knowledge was my Higher Power. Given the right set of equations, life was merely another problem to solve. Yet my inner self was dying from my outer man's solution to life's problems and the solution was alcohol. In spite of my intelligence, alcohol became my Higher Power. It was through the unconditional love which emanated from A.A. people and meetings that I was able to discard alcohol as my Higher Power. The great void was filled. I was no longer lonely and apart from life. I had found a true power greater than myself, I had found God's love. There is only one equation which really matters to me now: God is in A.A.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
"We discover that we receive
guidance for our lives to just about the extent that we stop making demands upon
God to give it to us on order and on our
terms."
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"In praying, we ask simply that
throughout the day God place in us the best understanding of His will that we
can have for that day, and that we be given the grace by which we may carry it
out."
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"There is a direct linkage among
self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can
bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and
interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for
life."
TWELVE AND TWELVE - 1. p. 104 - 2. p. 102 - 3. p.
98
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"As each member of a
resentful family begins to see his shortcomings and admits them to the
others, he lays a basis for helpful discussion. These family talks will be
constructive if they can be carried on without heated argument, self-pity,
self-justification or resentful criticism."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
The Family Afterward,
pg. 127
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
By drinking, we escaped from
boredom for a while. We almost forgot our troubles. But when we sobered up, out
troubles were twice as bad. Drinking had only made them worse. In A.A. we really
escape boredom. Nobody's bored at an A.A. meeting. We stick around after it's
over and we hate to leave. Drinking gave us a temporary feeling of importance.
When we're drinking, we kid ourselves into thinking we are somebody. We tell
tall stories to build ourselves up. In A.A. we don't want that kind of
self-importance. We have real self-respect and honesty and humility. Have I
found something much better and more satisfactory than drinking?
Meditation for the Day
I believe that my faith and
God's power can accomplish anything in human relationships. There is no limit to
what these two things can do in this field. Only believe, and anything can
happen. Saint Paul said, "I can do all things through Him who strengtheneth me."
All walls that divide you from other human beings can fall by your faith and
God's power. These are the two essentials. Everyone can be moved by these.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may try to strengthen my faith
day by day. I pray that I may rely more and more on God's
power.
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