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Surrender
Such is the paradox of AA regeneration: strength
arising out of complete defeat and weakness,
the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding
a new one. But we of AA do not have to understand
that paradox; we have only to be grateful for it.
Bill
W.
c.
1957, 1985AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 46
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Thought to Consider . . . .
We surrender to win
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
K I S S = Keep It Simple,
Surrender
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Autonomy
From
"When A.A. Came of Age":
"Some may think that we have
carried the principle of group autonomy to extremes. . . . "But this
ultra-liberty is not so risky as it looks. In the end
the innovators would have to adopt A.A. principles, at least some of them, in
order to remain sober at all. If, on the other hand, they found something
better than A.A., or if they were able to improve on our methods, then in all
probability we would adopt what they discovered for general use everywhere.
This sort of liberty also prevents A.A. from becoming a frozen set of dogmatic principles
that could not be changed even when obviously wrong." Bill W., 1959
� 2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pgs. 104-05
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PROBLEM
SOLVING
"Quite as
important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my
problems. "
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 42
Through the
recovery process described in the Big Book, I have come to realize that the
same instructions that work on my alcoholism, work on much more. Whenever
I am angry or frustrated, I consider the matter a manifestation of the main
problem within me, alcoholism. As I "walk" through the Steps,
my difficulty is usually dealt with long before I reach the Twelfth
"suggestion," and those difficulties that persist are remedied when I
make an effort to carry the message to someone else. These principles do
solve my problems! I have not encountered an exception, and I have been
brought to a way of living which is satisfying and useful.
�Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
WORLD SERVICES, INC.�
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Life Is Not a Dead End
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. He has been granted a gift which amounts
to a new state of consciousness and being. He has been set on a path which
tells him he is really going somewhere, that life is not a dead end, not
something to be endured or mastered. In a very real sense he has been
transformed, because he has laid hold of a source of strength which he had
hitherto denied himself.
TWELVE
AND TWELVE, PP. 106-107
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"We do not
like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can
quickly diagnose yourself, Step over to the nearest barroom and try
some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it
more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are
honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters
if you get a full knowledge of your condition."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 31~
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A.A.
Thought for the Day
I need the
A.A. principles for the development of the buried life within me, that good life,
which I had misplaced, but which I found again in this fellowship. This life
within me is developing slowly but surely, with many setbacks, many mistakes,
many failures, but still developing. As long as I stick close to A.A., my life
will go on developing, and I cannot yet know what it will be, but I know that
it will be good. That's all I want to know. It will be good. Am I thanking God
for A.A.?
Meditation for the Day
Build your life on the firm foundation of true gratitude to God for all
His blessings and true humility because of your unworthiness of these
blessings. Build the frame of your life out of self-discipline; never let
yourself get selfish or lazy or contented with yourself. Build the walls of
your life out of service to others, helping them to find the way to live. Build
the roof of your life out of prayer and quiet times, waiting for God's guidance
from above. Build a garden around your life out of peace of mind and serenity
and a sure faith.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may build my life on A.A. principles.
I pray that it may be a good building when my work is finished