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Virtues
"We of AA are apt
sometimes to brag of the
virtues of our fellowship.
Let us remember that
none of these are earned virtues.
We have been forced into
them, to begin with, by
the cruel lash of John Barleycorn.
We have adopted these
attitudes, these practices, this structure, not at first because we wished to
but because we had to.
But today I think we
stand willing
to conform permanently and gladly
to the principles which
experience, under
the grace of God, has taught us."
Bill W., Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 224
Thought to Consider . . .
Unless
I accept my virtues,
I will be overwhelmed
with my faults.
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LET GO
Leave Everything To God, Okay?
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Traditions
From
"The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"You will remember
that episode back in our living room on
© 2001
AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 136
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TRUE BROTHERHOOD
We
have not once sought to be one in a family, to be a friend among friends, to be
a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society. Always we tried
to struggle to the top of the heap, or to hide underneath it. This
self-centered behavior blocked a partnership relation with any one of those
about us. Of true brotherhood we had small comprehension.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 53
This
message contained in Step Four was the first one I heard loud and clear; I
hadn't seen myself in print before! Prior to my coming into A.A., I knew
of no place that could teach me how to become a person among persons.
From my very first meeting, I saw people doing just that and I wanted what they
had. One of the reasons that I'm a happy, sober alcoholic today is that
I'm learning this most important lesson.
©Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Spiritual Kindergarten
"We
are only operating a spiritual kindergarten in which people are enabled to get
over drinking and find the grace to go on living to better effect. Each man's
theology has to be his own quest, his own affair."
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When the Big Book was
being planned, some members thought that it ought to be Christian in the
doctrinal sense. Others had no objection to the use of the word
"God," but wanted to avoid doctrinal issues. Spirituality,
yes. Religion, no. Still others wanted a
psychological book, to lure the alcoholic in. Once in, he could take God or
leave Him alone as he wished. To the rest of us this was shocking, but happily
we listened. Our group conscience was at work to construct the most acceptable
and effective book possible. Every voice was playing its appointed part. Our atheists
and agnostics widened our gateway so that all who suffer might pass through,
regardless of their belief or lack of belief.
1. LETTER, 1954
2. A.A. COMES OF AGE,
PP. 162, 163, 167
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"Burn the idea into the consciousness of every man that he
can get
well regardless of
anyone. The only condition is that he trust in God and clean house."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With
Others, pg. 98~
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A.A. Thought for the Day
People often ask what
makes the A.A. program work. One of the answers is that A.A. works because it
gets people away from themselves as the center of the universe. And it teaches
them to rely more on the fellowship of others and on strength from God.
Forgetting ourselves in fellowship, prayer, and working with others is what
makes the A.A. program work. Are these things keeping me sober?
Meditation for the Day
God is the great
interpreter of one human personality to another. Even personalities who are the
nearest together have much in their natures that remains a seated book to each
other. And only as God enters and controls their lives are the mysteries of
each revealed to the other. Each personality is so different. God alone
understands perfectly the language of each and can interpret between the two.
Here we find the miracles of change and the true interpretation of life.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may be in
the right relationship to God.
I pray that God will interpret to me the personalities of other people, so that I can understand them and help them.