~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Solution
"There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the
self-searching,
the leveling of our pride,
the confession 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. . .
We have found much of heaven
and we have been rocketed into a Fourth
Dimension of
existence of which we had not even dreamed."
c.
2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous (Fourth Edition), 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 = Happy Our Program Exists
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Apology
From "Our Side of
the Street":
I made amends to my dad soon after I
quit drinking. My words fell on deaf ears since I had blamed him for my
troubles. Several months later I made amends to my dad again. This time I wrote
a letter in which I did not blame him or mention his faults. It worked, and at
last I understood! My side of the street is all that I'm responsible for and
thanks to God and A.A. it's clean for today."
1990 AAWS, Inc.;
Daily Reflections, pg. 259
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SERVICE
Life will
take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch
loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends
-- this is an experience you must not miss . . . Frequent contact with
newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 89
It is through service that the greatest
rewards are to be found. But to be in a position of offering true, useful
and effective service to others, I must first work on myself. This means
that I have to abandon myself to God, admitting my faults and clearing away the
wreckage of my past. Work on myself has taught me how to find the necessary
peace and serenity to successfully merge inspiration and experience. I
have learned how to be, in the truest sense, an open channel of sobriety.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Random Quote - The Fellowship's Future
"It seems
proven that A.A. can stand on its own feet anywhere and under any conditions.
It has outgrown any dependence it might once have had upon the personalities or
efforts of a few of the older members like me. New, able, and vigorous people
keep coming to the surface, turning up where they are needed. Besides, A.A. has
reached enough spiritual maturity to know that its final dependence is upon
God."
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Clearly, our
first duty to A.A.'s future is to maintain in full
strength what we now have. Only the most vigilant caretaking can assure this.
Never should we be lulled into complacent self-satisfaction by the wide acclaim
and success that are everywhere ours. This is the subtle temptation which could
render us stagnant today, perchance disintegrate us tomorrow. We have always
rallied to meet and transcend failure and crisis. Problems have been our
stimulants. How well, though, shall we be able to meet the problems of success?
1.
LETTER, 1940 - 2. A.A. TODAY, p. 106
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"It
is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on
our laurels. We are headed for trouble
if we do, for alcohol is a
subtle foe. We are not cured of
alcoholism. What we really have is
a daily reprieve contingent on the
maintenance of our spiritual
condition."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 85~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The length
of time of our sobriety is not as important as its quality. A person who has
been in A.A. for a number of years may not be in as good mental condition as a
person who has only been in a few months. It is a great satisfaction to have
been an A.A. member for a long time and we often mention it. It may sometimes
help the newer members, because they may say to themselves,
"If they can do it, I can do it." And yet the older members must
realize that as long as they live, they are only one drink away from a drunk.
What is the quality of my sobriety?
Meditation
for the Day
"And greater works than this shall
ye do." We can do greater works when we have more experience of the new
way of life. We can have all the power we need from the Unseen God. We can have
His grace, His spirit, to make us effective as we go along each day.
Opportunities for a better world are all around us. Greater
works can we do. But we do not work alone. The power of God is behind
all good works.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that I may find a rightful place
in the world.
I pray that my work may be made more
effective by the grace of God.