Thoughts For The Day~*~Humility ^*^*^ May 2
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Humility
"I am still arrogant, self-righteous, with no humility, even phony at times, but I'm trying to be a better person and help my fellowman. Guess I'll never be a saint, but whatever I am, I want to be sober and in A.A. The word 'alcoholic' does not turn me off any more; in fact, it is music to my ears when it applies to me."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 463
Thought to Consider . . .
"Many people haven't even a nodding acquaintance with humility as a way of life."
Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 70
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K I S S
Keep It Simple, Surrender
*~*^Just For Today!^*~*
Strong
"A.A. members
are not emotional cripples who need someone to hold their hands every moment of
the day and night to prevent their falling. We grow up with the help of God, as
we understand Him, and the fellowship of the group, and by applying the Twelve
Steps to our lives."
1973 AAWS,
Inc.
Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg.
109
LIGHTING THE DARK PAST
Cling to the thought that, in God's hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have - the key to life and happiness for others. With it you can avert death and misery for them.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 124
No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, opened and shared. Today as I report for duty, the most wonderful picture comes through. For, though this day be dark as some days must be - the stars will shine even brighter later. My witness that they do shine will be called for in the very near future. All my past will this day be a part of me, because it is the key, not the lock.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Bill
Sees
It^*~*
Willingness Is the Key
"No matter how much one wishes to try,
exactly how can he turn his own will and his own life over to the care of
whatever God he thinks there is? A beginning, even the smallest, is all that
is needed. Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the
door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some
more. Though self-will may slam it shut again, as it frequently does, it will
always respond the moment we again pick up the key of
willingness."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 35
"At a certain point in the drinking of every alcoholic, he passes into a state where the most powerful desire to stop drinking is of absolutely no avail. This tragic situation has already arrived in practically every case long before it is suspected."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
There Is A Solution, pg. 24
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
In A.A., we often hear the slogan "Easy Does It." Alcoholics always do everything to excess. They drink too much. They worry too much. They have too many resentments. They hurt themselves physically and mentally by too much of everything. So when they come into A.A., they have to learn to take it easy. None of us knows how much longer we have to live. It's probable that we wouldn't have lived very long if we had continued to drink the way we used to. By stopping drinking, we have increased our chances of living for a while longer. Have I learned to take it easy?
Meditation for the Day
You must be before you can do. To accomplish much, be much. In all cases, the doing must be the expression of the being. It is foolish to think that we can accomplish much in personal relationships without first preparing ourselves by being honest, pure, unselfish, and loving. We must choose the good and keep choosing it, before we are ready to be used by God to accomplish anything worthwhile. We will not be given the opportunities until we are ready for them. Quiet times of communion with the Higher Power are good preparation for creative action.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may constantly prepare myself for better things to come. I pray that I may only have opportunities when I am ready for them.
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