~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Fear
Sometimes we think fear ought to be
classed with stealing. It seems to cause more trouble.
We reviewed our fears
thoroughly. We put them on paper, even though we had no
resentment
in connection with them. We asked ourselves why we had them. Wasn't
it because self-reliance
failed us? Self-reliance was good as far as it went, but it
didn't go far enough.
Some of us once had great
self-confidence, but it didn't fully solve the fear problem, or any other.
When it made us cocky, it was worse.
c.
2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 67-8
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Thought to Consider . . .
Situations I fear are rarely as bad as
the fear itself.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
F E A R = Forgetting Everything's All Right
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Surrender
From "A Practical
Philosophy":
"We simply stop messing in God’s business. And in my opinion, when we
stop messing and stop worrying, we have turned our will and our lives over
to God (or Good) as we understand (or don’t understand) Him.
“
� 1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to
Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 116
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
GOAL: SANITY
". .
. Step Two gently and very gradually began to infiltrate my life. I
can't say upon what occasion or upon what day I came to believe in a Power
greater than myself, but I certainly have that belief now."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 27
"Came to believe!"
I gave lip service to my belief when I felt like it or when I thought it would
look good. I didn't really trust God. I didn't believe He cared for
me. I kept trying to change things I couldn't change. Gradually, in
disgust, I began to turn it all over, saying: "You're so omnipotent, you
take care of it." He did. I began to receive answers to my deepest
problems, sometimes at the most unusual times: driving to work, eating lunch,
or when I was sound asleep. I realized that I hadn't thought of those
solutions -- a Power greater than myself had given
them to me. I came to believe.
�Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.�
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Moral Responsibility
"Some
strongly object to the A.A. position that alcoholism is an illness. This
concept, they feel,
removes moral responsibility from alcoholics.
As any A.A. knows, this is far from true. We do not use the concept of sickness
to absolve our members from responsibility. On the contrary, we use the fact
of fatal illness to clamp the heaviest
kind of moral obligation onto the sufferer, the obligation to use A.A.'s Twelve Steps to get well. "In
the early days of his drinking, the alcoholic is often guilty of
irresponsibility.
But
once the time of compulsive drinking has arrived, he can't very well be held
fully accountable for his conduct. He then has an obsession that condemns him
to drink, and a bodily sensitivity to alcohol that guarantees his final madness
and death. "But when he is made aware of this condition, he
is under
pressure to accept A.A.'s
program of moral regeneration."
TALK,
1960
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"But life among Alcoholics
Anonymous is more than attending
gatherings and visiting hospitals. Cleaning
up old scrapes, helping
to settle family differences,
explaining the disinherited son to his
irate parents, lending money and
securing jobs for each other, when
justified these are everyday occurrences. No one
is too
discredited or has sunk too low to be
welcomed cordially if he means business."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, A Vision For You, pg. 161~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
When we
think about having a drink, we're thinking of the kick we get out of drinking,
the pleasure, the escape from boredom, the feeling of self-importance, and the
companionship of other drinkers. What we don't think of is the letdown, the
hangover, the remorse, the waste of money, and the facing of another day. In
other words, when we think about that first drink, we're thinking of all the
assets of drinking and none of the liabilities. What has drinking really got
that we haven't got in A.A.? Do I believe that the liabilities of drinking
outweigh the assets?
Meditation
for the Day
I will start a new life each day. I
will put the old mistakes away and start anew each day. God always offers me a
fresh start. I will not be burdened or anxious. If God's forgiveness were only
for the righteous and those who had not sinned, where would be its need? I
believe that God forgives us all of our sins, if we are honestly trying to live
today the way He wants us to live. God forgives us much and we should be very
grateful.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that my life may not be spoiled
by worry and fear and selfishness.
I pray that I may have a glad, thankful, and humble heart