Thoughts For The Day~*~Acceptance^*^*^*^*^ May 23, 2012
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~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Acceptance
"And acceptance is the answer to
all my problems today.
When I am disturbed, it is because I find
some
person, place, thing, or situation
- some fact of my life -
unacceptable
to me, and I can find
no serenity until I accept that person,
place,
thing, or situation as being exactly
the way it is supposed to be at this
moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing happens
in God's world by
mistake.
Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay
sober;
unless I accept life completely on life's terms,
I cannot be
happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what
needs to be changed in
the world
as on what needs to be changed
in me and in my
attitudes."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417 4th Edition
Note: Dr.
Paul O., author of these words, passed away 5.12.00.
Thought to Consider . . .
"My serenity is directly
proportional to my level of acceptance."
Dr. Paul O., Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 417
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
ABC
Acceptance, Belief, Change
"At some time, perhaps in a more moderate way, nearly everyone has experienced this spirit touch of God, the fleeting feeling of insight, love, joy, and 'The world is right.' Once, I thought that only unusual circumstances made these moments possible. Actually, I now think, they are forecasts of what one can have if one is willing to take the time and make the effort. Peace, love, and joy can be sought through quiet thinking and honest prayer. The wholeness, the new awareness, that is produced affects one's relationship with God and man to a degree greater than would seem possible in ordinary life."
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 65
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SPIRITUAL HEALTH
When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 64
It is very difficult for me to come to terms with my spiritual illness because of my great pride, disguised by my material successes and my intellectual power. Intelligence is not incompatible with humility, provided I place humility first. To seek prestige and wealth is the ultimate goal for many in the modern world. To be fashionable and to seem better than I really am is a spiritual illness.
To recognize and to admit my weaknesses is the beginning of good spiritual health. It is a sign of spiritual health to be able to ask God every day to enlighten me, to recognize His will, and to have the strength to execute it. My spiritual health is excellent when I realize that the better I get, the more I discover how much help I need from others.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
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Bill Sees
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A.A.'s School of Life
Within A.A., I suppose, we shall always quarrel a
good bit. Mostly, I think, about how to do the greatest good for the greatest
number of drunks. We shall have our childish spats and snits over small
questions of money management and who is going to run our groups for the next
six months. Any bunch of growing children (and that is what we are) would hardly
be in character if they did less.
These are the growing pains of infancy, and
we actually thrive on them. Surmounting such problems, in A.A.'s rather rugged
school of life, is a healthy exercise.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 233
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Book
Quote
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"If we are planning to stop drinking,
there must be no reservation
of any kind, nor any lurking notion that someday
we will be immune to
alcohol."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism,
pg. 33~
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Four
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A.A. Thought for the Day
The Twelfth Step of
A.A., working with others, can be subdivided into five parts, five words
beginning with the letter C; confidence, confession, conviction, conversion, and
continuance. The first thing in trying to help other alcoholics is to get their
confidence. We do this by telling them our own experiences with drinking, so
that they see that we know what we're talking about. if we share our experiences
frankly, they will know that we are sincerely trying to help them. They will
realize that they're not alone and that others have had experiences as bad or
worse than theirs. This gives them confidence that they can be helped. Do I care
enough about other alcoholics to get their confidence?
Meditation for the Day
I fail not so much when tragedy
happens as I did before the happening, by all the little things I might have
done, but did not do. I must prepare for the future by doing the right thing at
the right time now. If a thing should be done, I should deal with that thing
today and get it righted with God before I allow myself to undertake any new
duty. I should look upon myself as performing God's errands and then coming back
to Him to tell Him in quiet communion that the message has been delivered or the
task done.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may seek no credit for
the results of what I do. I pray that I may leave the outcome of my actions to
God.
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