Thoughts For The Day~*~Sanity ^*^*^ November 14
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Sanity
"My actions drunk or sober, before A.A., were not those of a
sane person. My desire to be honest with myself made it necessary for me
to realize that my drinking was irrational. It had to be, or I could not have
justified my erratic behavior as I did. I've been benefited from a
dictionary definition I found that reads: 'rationalization is giving a
socially acceptable reason for socially unacceptable behavior, and
socially unacceptable behavior is a form of insanity."
c. 1976 AAWS
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp.
550-551
Thought to Consider . . .
Let the
lunatic out of the attic.
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F A I T H
Facing All In Trusting Him
*~*^Just
For
Today!^*~*
"For the wise have always
known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching becomes a
regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he
patiently and persistently tries to correct what is
wrong."
Twelve and Twelve, page
88
"I have more than enough
to handle today, without dragging along yesterday's baggage too. I must balance
today's books, if I am to have a chance tomorrow. So I ask myself if I have
erred and how I can avoid repeating that particular behavior. Did I hurt anyone,
did I help anyone, and why? Some of today is bound to spill over into tomorrow,
but most of it need not if I make an honest daily inventory."
1990 AAWS Inc.
Daily Reflections, page
287
INTUITION AND INSPIRATION
. . . we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86
I invest my time in what I truly love. Step Eleven is a discipline that allows me and my Higher Power to be together, reminding me that, with God's help, intuition and inspiration are possible. Practice of the Step brings on self-love. In a consistent attempt to improve my conscious contact with a Higher Power, I am subtly reminded of my unhealthy past, with its patterns of grandiose thinking and false feelings of omnipotence. When I ask for the power to carry out God's will for me, I am made aware of my powerlessness. Humility and a healthy self-love are compatible, a direct result of working Step Eleven.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Bill
Sees
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Forgiveness
"Through the vital Fifth Step, we began to get the
feeling that we could be forgiven, no matter what we had thought or
done. Often it was while working on this Step with our sponsors or spiritual
advisers that we first felt truly able to forgive others, no matter how deeply
we felt they had wronged us. Our moral inventory had persuaded us that
all-round forgiveness was desirable, but it was only when we resolutely tackled
Step Five that we inwardly knew we'd be able to receive forgiveness and give it,
too."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp.
57-58
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Book
Quote^*~*
"We will seldom be interested in
liquor. If tempted, we recoil from it as from a hot flame. We react sanely
and normally, and we will find that this has happened automatically. We will
see that our new attitude toward liquor has been given us without any
thought or effort on our part. It just
comes!"
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
Into Action,
pg. 84
*^Twenty
Four
Hours
A Day^*
A.A. Thought for the Day
A better way than judging people is to look
for the good in them. If you look hard enough and long enough, you ought to
be able to find some good in every person. In A.A. I learned that my job was to
try to bring out the good, not criticize the bad. Every alcoholic is used to
being judged and criticized. That has never helped anyone to get sober. In A.A.
we tell people they can change. We try to bring out the best in them. We
encourage their good points and ignore their bad points. People are not
converted by criticism. Do I look for the good in people?
Meditation for the Day
There must be a design for the world in the
mind of God. We believe His design for the world is a universal fellowship of
men and women under the fatherhood of God. The plan for your life must also be
in the mind of God. In times of quiet meditation you can seek for God's
guidance, for the revealing of God's plan for your day. Then you can live this
day according to that guidance. Many people are not making of their lives what
God meant them to be, and so they are unhappy. They have missed the design for
their lives.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may try to follow God's design
for today. I pray that I may have the sense of Divine Intent in what I do
today.
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