~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Solution
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"There is a solution. Almost none of us liked
the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the
confessions of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation.
But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to believe in the hopelessness
and futility of life as we had been living it.
When, therefore, we were
approached by those in whom the problem had been solved,
there was nothing left
for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet.
We have found much of
heaven and we have been rocketed into a fourth dimension
of existence of which we
had not even dreamed."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25
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Thought to Consider . . .
The solution is simple.
The solution is
spiritual.
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H
O P E =
Heart Open; Please Enter.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Serenity
From
"Happiness":
"The second tenet of the Serenity Prayer is too frequently
slurred over. I am constantly amazed at the number of so-called obstacles I
have overcome after giving them a second look, mustering what meager
resources I have, then taking the hoe in hand.
"Serenity to me, therefore, is the
absence of insoluble conflict. And it is up to me first to determine
whether, after an honest look at myself, I can cope with the problem, then to
decide whether it is to be tackled, passed over to another day, or dismissed
forever. "New
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe,
30th printing 2004, pg. 111
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BRINGING THE MESSAGE HOME
Can
we bring the same spirit of love and tolerance into our
sometimes deranged
family lives that we bring to our A. A. group?
TWELVE
STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 111
-112
My family members suffer from the effects of my disease. Loving
and
accepting them as they
are -- just as I love and accept A. A. members
-- fosters a return of
love, tolerance and harmony to my life. Using
common courtesy and
respecting other's personal boundaries are
necessary practices for
all areas of my life.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Looking for Lost Faith
Any
number of A.A.'s can say, "We were diverted from our childhood faith. As
material success began to come, we felt we were winning at the game of life.
This was exhilarating, and it made us happy. "Why should we be bothered
with theological abstractions and religious duties, or with the state of our
souls, here or hereafter? The will to win
should carry us through.
"But then alcohol began to have its way with us. Finally, when all our
score cards read 'zero,' and we saw that one more strike would put us out of
the game forever, we had to look for our lost faith. It was in A.A. that we
rediscovered it."
TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 28-29
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"On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours
ahead. We
consider our plans for
the day. Before we begin, we ask God to
direct our thinking,
especially asking that it be divorced from self-
pity, dishonest or
self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we
can employ our mental
faculties with assurance, for after all God
gave us brains to use.
Our thought-life will be placed on a much
higher plane when our
thinking is cleared of wrong motives."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 86~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
"We
who have accepted the A.A. principles have been faced with the
necessity for a thorough
personal housecleaning. We must face and
be rid of the things in
ourselves that have been blocking us. We
therefore take a
personal inventory. We take stock honestly. We
search out the flaws in
our make-up that caused our failure.
Resentment is the
number-one offender. Life that includes deep
resentment leads only to
futility and unhappiness. If we are to
live, we must be free of
anger." Am I free of resentment and anger?
Meditation for the
Day
Keep in mind the goal
you are striving for, the good life you are
trying to attain. Do not
let little things divert you from the
path. Do not be overcome
by the small trials and vexations of each
day. Try to see the
purpose and plan to which all is leading. if,
when climbing a
mountain, you keep your eyes on each stony or
difficult place, how
weary is your climb. But if you think of each
step as leading to the
summit of achievement from which a glorious
landscape will open out
before you, then your climb will be endurable
and you will achieve
your goal.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may
realize that life without a goal is futile.
I pray that I may find
the good life worth striving for.