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Paradox
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"2. We GIVE AWAY TO KEEP.
That seems absurd and
untrue. How can you keep anything if you give it away?
But in order to keep
whatever it is we get in AA, we must go about giving it away to others, for no
fees or rewards of any kind. When we cannot afford to give away
what we have received so
freely in AA, we had better get ready for our next 'drunk.'
It will happen every
time. We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it."
The Professor and the Paradox.
1955AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, Second Edition, p. 341
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Thought to Consider . . .
I keep my sobriety by giving it away.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
H O P E = Helping Other People Every day.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Simple Beauty
From
"A Prayer for All Seasons:"
"The power of [The Serenity Prayer] is overwhelming in
that its simple beauty parallels the A.A. Fellowship. There are times
when I get stuck while reciting it, but if I examine the section which is
troubling me, I find the answer to my problem....By accepting life as it is, I
gain serenity. By taking action, I gain courage and I thank God for the
ability to distinguish between those situations I can work on, and those I must
turn over. All that I have now is a gift from God: my life, my
usefulness, my contentment, and this program.
"Alcoholics Anonymous IS the easier, softer
way."
1990, Daily
Reflections, page 221
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RIGHTING THE HARM
In
many instances we shall find that though the harm done others has
not been great, the
emotional harm we have done ourselves has.
TWELVE
STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 79
Have
you ever thought that the harm you did a business associate,
or perhaps a family
member, was so slight that it really didn't
deserve an apology
because they probably wouldn't remember it anyway?
If that person, and the
wrong done to him, keeps coming to mind,
time and again, causing
an uneasy or perhaps guilty feeling, then I
put that person's name
at the top of my "amends list," and become
willing to make a
sincere apology, knowing I will feel calm and
relaxed about that
person once this very important part of my
recovery is
accomplished.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Day of Homecoming
"As
sobriety means long life and happiness for the individual, so does unity
mean exactly the same
thing to our Society as a whole. Unified we live;
disunited we shall
perish."
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"We must think
deeply of all those sick ones still to come to A.A. As they
try to make their return
to faith and to life, we want them to find
everything in A.A. that
we have found, and yet more, if that be possible. No
care, no vigilance, no
effort to preserve A.A.'s constant effectiveness and
spiritual strength will
ever be too great to hold us in full readiness for
the day of their
homecoming."
1. LETTER, 1949 - 2. TALK, 1959
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"We never apologize to anyone for depending upon our
Creator. We can
laugh at those who think
spirituality the way of weakness.
Paradoxically, it is the
way of strength. The verdict of the ages is
that faith means
courage. All men
of faith
have courage. They trust
their God. We never
apologize for God. Instead we let Him
demonstrate, through us,
what He can do. We ask Him to remove our
fear and direct our
attention to what He would have us be. At once,
we commence to outgrow
fear."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg.
68~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought
for the Day
"To one who feels
he is an atheist or agnostic, a spiritual
experience seems
impossible, but to continue as he is means
disaster. To be doomed
to an alcoholic death or to live on a
spiritual basis are not
always easy alternatives to face. But
we have to face the fact
that we must find a spiritual basis of
life-or else. Lack of
power is our dilemma. We have to find a
power by which we can
live, and it has to be a power greater than
ourselves." Have I
found that power by which I can live?
Meditation for the Day
Sunshine is the laughter
of nature. Live out in the sunshine.
The sun and air are good
medicine. Nature is a good nurse for
tired bodies. Let her
have her way with you. God's grace is like
the sunshine. Let your
whole being be enwrapped in the Divine
spirit. Faith is the
soul's breathing in of the Divine spirit.
It makes glad the hearts
of human beings. The Divine spirit heals
and cures the mind. Let
it have its way and all will be well.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may live
in the sunshine of God's spirit.
I pray that my mind and soul may be energized by it.