~*~A.A.
Thoughts
For
The Day~*~
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Simplicity
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"A
willingness to do whatever I was told to do simplified
the program for me. Study the AA book - don't just read it. They told me
to go to meetings, and I still do at every available opportunity,
whether I am at home or in some other city. Attending meetings has never
been a chore for me. Nor have I attended them with a feeling of just
doing my duty. Meetings are both relaxing and refreshing to me after a
hard day. They said 'Get active," so I helped whenever I could, and
still do."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 381
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Thought to Consider . . .
The ankle-biters of everyday struggles will eat away at me
unless I go to meetings and share.
*~*AACRONYMS*~*
A C T I O N =
Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature
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For
Today!^*~*
Steps
From "The
Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"It might be a long time
before readers of the book in distant places and lands could be personally
contacted. Therefore our literature would have to be as clear and comprehensive
as possible. Our steps would have to be more explicit. There must not be a
single loophole through which the rationalizing alcoholic could wiggle out.
"Finally I [Bill W.] started
to write. I set out to draft more than six steps; how many more I did not know.
I relaxed and asked for guidance. With a speed that was astonishing, considering
my jangling emotions, I completed the first draft. It took perhaps half an hour.
The words kept right on coming. When I reached a stopping point, I numbered the
new steps. They added up to twelve."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics
Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 161
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Reflections^*~*
A NEW DIRECTION
Our human resources, as marshalled by the will,
were not sufficient; they failed utterly. . . Every day is a day when we must
carry the vision of God's will into all our activities.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
p.45,85
I hear
talk of the "weak-willed" alcoholic, but I am one of the strongest-willed
people on earth! I now know that my incredible strength of will is not
enough to save my life. My problem is not one of "weakness," but rather of
direction. When I, without falsely diminishing myself, accept my honest
limitations and turn to God's guidance, my worst faults become my greatest
assets. My strong will, rightly directed, keeps me working until the
promises of the program become my daily reality.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES,
INC.
*~*^As
Bill
Sees
It^*~*
"The Only Requirement. . ."
In Tradition Three, A.A. is really
saying to every serious drinker, "You are an A.A. member if you say so. You can
declare yourself in; nobody can keep you out. No matter how low you've gone, no
matter how grave your emotional complications--even your crimes--we don't want
to keep you out. We just want to be sure that you get the same chance for
sobriety that we've had."
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We do not wish to deny anyone his chance to
recover from alcoholism. We wish to be just as inclusive as we can. never
exclusive.
1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 139
2. GRAPEVINE, AUGUST
1946
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Big
Book
Quote
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"Those having religious affiliations will find here
nothing disturbing to their beliefs or ceremonies. There is no
friction among us over such matters."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is
A Solution, Page 28~
*~*^Twenty
Four
Hours A
Day^*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Until we came into A.A. most of us had tried
desperately to stop drinking. We were filled with the delusion that we
could drink like our friends. We tried time and again to take it or
leave it, but we could do neither. We always lapsed into ceaseless, unhappy
drinking. Families, friends, and employers threw up their hands in hurt
bewilderment, in despair, and finally in disgust. We wanted to stop. We
realized that every reason for drinking was only a crazy excuse. Have I
given up every excuse for drinking.?
Meditation for the Day
Many things can upset you and you
can easily get off the track. But remember that God is near you all the
time, ready to help you if you call on Him. You cannot forever stand
against God's will for you, nor can you, forever upset God's plan for your
life, even though Gods plan may be postponed by your willfulness and
deliberate choice of evil. A whole world of men and women cannot permanently
change God's laws nor His purpose for the universe. The sea of life may
took very rough to us, but we can believe that our Captain steers the boat
on a straight course.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may try to steer a straight course.
I pray that I may accept God's direction in my life's
journey.
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