*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
Acceptance
From "No Man Is an
Island":
"I needed to look no further
than the Twelve Steps and the powerful wording of our Serenity Prayer, 'to
accept the things we cannot change.' With the tools and guideposts of
Alcoholics Anonymous, we can learn a little of this precious gift our gateway to
human spirituality. New York, New York, USA"
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to
Believe
30th printing 2004, pg. 120
*^Daily
Reflections^*
WHAT WE NEED - EACH OTHER
. . . A.A. is really saying to
every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so . . . nobody can keep you out."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p.
139
For years, whenever I reflected on Tradition Three ("The
only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking"), I thought
it valuable only to newcomers. It was their guarantee that no one could
bar them from A.A. Today I feel enduring gratitude for the spiritual
development the Tradition has brought me. I don't seek out people
obviously different from myself. Tradition Three, concentrating on the one
way I am similar to others, brought me to know and help every kind of alcoholic,
just as they have helped me. Charlotte, the atheist, showed me higher
standards of ethics and honor; Clay, of another race, taught me patience;
Winslow, who is gay, led me by example into true compassion; Young Megan says
that seeing me at meetings, sober thirty years, keeps her coming back. Tradition Three insured that we would get what we need - each
other.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC. *~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
We Cannot Stand Still
In the first days of A.A., I wasn't much
bothered about the areas of life in which I was standing still. There was always
the alibi: "After all," I said to myself, "I'm far too busy with much more
important matters." That was my near perfect prescription for comfort and
complacency.
<<< >>>
How many of us would presume
to declare, "Well, I'm sober and I'm happy. What more can I want, or do? I'm
fine the way I am." We know that the price of such self-satisfaction is an
inevitable backslide, punctuated at some point by a very rude awakening. We have
to grow or else deteriorate. For us, the status quo can only be for today, never
for tomorrow. Change we must; we cannot stand
still.
1. GRAPEVINE, JUNE 1961
2. GRAPEVINE, FEBRUARY
1961
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"For the type of alcoholic who is able
and willing to get well, little charity, in the ordinary sense of the word, is
needed or wanted. The men who cry for money and shelter before conquering
alcohol, are on the wrong track."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
Working With Others, pg.
97
*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We used to depend on
drinking for a lot of things. We depended on drinking to help us enjoy things.
It gave us a "kick." It broke down our shyness and helped us to have a "good
time." We depended on drinking to help us when we felt low physically. If we had
a toothache or just a hangover, we felt better after a few drinks. We depended
on drinking to help us when we felt low mentally. If we had a tough day at work
or if we'd had a fight with our loved one, or if things just seemed against us,
we felt better under the influence of alcohol. For us alcoholics, it got so that
we depended on drinking for almost everything. Have I gotten over that
dependence on drinking?
Meditation for the Day
I believe that complete
surrender of my life to God is the foundation of serenity. God has prepared for
us many mansions. I do not look upon that promise as referring only to the
afterlife. I do not look upon this life as something to be struggled through, in
order to get the rewards of the next life. I believe that the Kingdom of God is
within us and we can enjoy "eternal life" here and now.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may try to do God's will. I
pray that such understanding, insight, and vision shall be mine as shall make my
life eternal, here and now.
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