Thoughts For The Day~*~Tolerance ^*^*^ January 23
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Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. It will become more and more evident as we go forward that it is pointless to become angry, or to get hurt by people who, like us, are suffering from the pains of growing up.
c. 1952 AAWS
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 92
Thought to Consider . . .
Honesty gets us sober, tolerance keeps us sober.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
P U T
Patience, Understanding, Tolerance
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
"A complete change takes
place in our approach to life. Where we used to run from responsibility, we find
ourselves accepting it with gratitude that we can successfully shoulder it.
Instead of wanting to escape some perplexing problem, we experience the thrill
of challenge in the opportunity it affords for another application of A.A.
techniques, and we find ourselves tackling it with surprising
vigor."
2001 AAWS, Inc. Fourth
Edition
Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 275-276
HAVING FUN YET?
. . . we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy or fun in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of the nations, nor do we carry the world's troubles on our shoulders.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 132
When my own house is in order, I find the different parts of my life are more manageable. Stripped from the guilt and remorse that cloaked my drinking years, I am free to assume my proper role in the universe, but this condition requires maintenance. I should stop and ask myself, "am I having fun yet?" If I find answering that question difficult or painful, perhaps I'm taking myself too seriously - and finding it difficult to admit that I've strayed from my practice of working the program to keep my house in order. I think the pain I experience is one way my Higher Power has to get my attention, coaxing me to take stock of my performance. The slight time and effort it takes to work the program - spot-check inventory, for example, or the making of amends, whatever is appropriate - are well worth the effort.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
"We found that we had indeed
been worshipers. What a state of mental goose flesh that used to bring on! Had
we not variously worshiped people, sentiment, things, money, and
ourselves? And then, with a better motive, had we not worshipfully beheld the
sunset, the sea, or a flower? Who of us had not loved something or somebody?
Were not these things the tissue out of which our lives were constructed? Did
not these feelings, after all, determine the course of our existence? It was
impossible to say we had no capacity for faith, or love, or worship. In one form
or another, we had been living by faith and little
else."
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 54
*~*^Big
Book
Quote^*~*
"Most alcoholics owe money. We do
not dodge our creditors. Telling them what we are trying to do, we make no
bones about our drinking; they usually know it anyway, whether we think so or
not. Nor are we afraid of disclosing our alcoholism on the theory it may
cause financial harm. Approached in this way, the most ruthless
creditor will sometimes surprise us. Arranging the best deal we can we
let these people know we are sorry. Our drinking has made us slow
to pay. We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far we have to
go, for we are liable to drink if we are afraid to face
them."
Alcoholics Anonymous,
4th Edition
Into Action, pg. 78
*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Alcoholics are people whose drinking got them
into a "blind alley." They haven't been able to learn anything from their
drinking experiences. They are always making the same mistakes and suffering the
same consequences over and over again. They refuse to admit they're alcoholic.
They still think they can handle the stuff. They won't swallow their pride and
admit that they're different from ordinary drinkers. They won't face the fact
that they must spend the rest of their lives without liquor. They can't
visualize life without ever taking a drink. Am I out of this blind alley?
Meditation for the Day
I believe that God has all
power. It is His to give and His to withhold. But He will not withhold it from
the person who dwells near Him, because then it passes insensibly from God to
that person. It is breathed in by the person who lives in God's presence. I will
learn to live in God's presence and then I will have those things which I desire
of Him: strength, power, and joy. God's power is available to all who need it
and are willing to accept it.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may get myself out of the way,
so that God's power may flow in. I pray that I may surrender myself to that
power.
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