~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Right Living
Service, gladly rendered, obligations squarely met, troubles well accepted
or solved with God's help.
the knowledge that at home or in the
world outside we are
partners in a common effort, the well-understood fact that in God's sight all human beings are important, the proof that love freely given surely brings a full
return, the certainty
that we are no longer isolated and alone in self-constructed prisons, the surety that we need no longer be square pegs
in round holes but can fit and belong
in God's scheme of things --
these are the permanent and legitimate
satisfactions of right
living for which no amount of pomp and circumstance, no heap of material possessions, could possibly be
substitutes.
c. 1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p.
124
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Thought to Consider . . .
The peaks and valleys of my life have become
gentle rolling hills.
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B E S T = Been Enjoying Sobriety
Today?
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Initiation
Step Twelve: Having
had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this
message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our
affairs." "There are as
many definitions of spiritual awakening as there are people who have had them.
But certainly each genuine one has something in common with all the others. And
these things which they have in common are not too hard to understand. When a
man or a woman has a spiritual awakening, the most important meaning of it is
that he has now become able to do, feel, and believe that which he could not do
before on his unaided strength and resources alone."
© 1952,
AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 107
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AT PEACE WITH LIFE
Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all
of our activities.
"How can I best serve Thee -- Thy will
(not mine) be done."
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 85
I read this passage each morning, to start off my day, because it is a
continual reminder to "practice these principles in all my affairs."
When I keep God's will at the forefront of my mind, I am able to do what I
should be doing, and that puts me at peace with life, with myself and with God.
Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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A Vision of the Whole
"Though many of us have had to struggle for sobriety, never yet has
this Fellowship had to struggle for lost unity. Consequently, we sometimes take
this one great gift for granted. We forget that, should we lose our unity, the
millions of alcoholics who still 'do not know' might never get their
chance."
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"We used to be skeptical about
large A.A. gatherings like conventions, thinking they might prove too
exhibitionistic. But, on balance, their benefit is huge. While each A.A.'s interest should center principally in those about
him and upon his own group, it is both necessary and desirable that we all get
a larger vision of the whole. "The General Service Conference in
It is a vision-stretching process."
1. LETTER, 1949 - 2. LETTER, 1956
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"Much to our relief, we discovered we did not need to consider
another's conception of God. Our own
conception, however inadequate,
was sufficient to make the approach and
to effect a contact with
Him. As soon as we admitted the
possible existence of a Creative
Intelligence, a Spirit of the Universe
underlying the totality of
things, we began to be possessed of a
new sense of power and
direction, provided we took other
simple steps."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 46~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Many alcoholics will be saying today: "This is a good Christmas for me." They
will be looking back over past Christmases which were not like this one. They
will be thanking God for their sobriety and their new-found life. They will be thinking
about how their lives were changed when they came into A.A. They will be
thinking that perhaps God let them live through all the hazards of their
drinking careers, when they were perhaps often close to death, in order that
they might be used by Him in the great work of A.A. Is this a happy Christmas
for me?
Meditation for the Day
The kingdom of heaven is also for the
lowly, the sinners, the repentant. "And they
presented unto Him gifts-gold, frankincense, and myrrh." Bring your gifts
of gold-your money and material possessions. Bring your frankincense-the
consecration of your life to a worthy cause. Bring your myrrh-your sympathy and
understanding and help. Lay them all at the feet of God and let Him have full
use of them.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may be truly thankful on
this Christmas Day.
I pray that I may bring my gifts and lay them on the altar.