~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Martyrdom
Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and
consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all
spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our
fellows because of its
inordinate demands for attention and
sympathy. It is a
maudlin form of martyrdom; which we can ill afford.
Bill
W., Letter, 1966
c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 238
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Thought to Consider . . .
Poor me! Poor me! Pour me a drink.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
N U T S = Not Using The Steps
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Peace
From "Infinite
Need":
"In practice, I have always found
it rather difficult to let Allah's superior and flawless will prevail in my
life and govern my will. However, when I make humble efforts, serenely
accepting His will for me at some moment in my life, I feel absolutely relieved
of the load I have carried on my shoulders. The mind does not wander any more [sic],
and the heart is full of happiness at every breath I take."
1973 AAWS, Inc.,
printed 2004; Came to Believe, pg. 21
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
GETTING THE "SPIRITUAL ANGLE"
How often
do we sit in AA meetings and hear the speaker declare, "But I haven't yet
got the spiritual angle." Prior to this statement, he had described a
miracle of transformation which had occurred in him -- not only his release
from alcohol, but a complete change in his whole attitude toward life and the
living of it. It is apparent to nearly everyone else present that he has
received a great gift; " . .
. except that he doesn't seem to know it
yet!" We well know that this questioning individual will tell us six
months or a year hence that he has found faith in God.
LANGUAGE OF THE HEART, p. 275
A spiritual experience can be the realization that a life which once
seemed empty and devoid of meaning is now joyous and full. In my life
today, daily prayer and meditation, coupled with living the Twelve Steps, has brought
about an inner peace and feeling of belonging which was missing when I was
drinking.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Material Achievement
No member of
A.A. wants to deprecate material achievement. Nor do we enter into debate with
the many who cling to the belief that to satisfy our
basic natural desires is the main object of life. But we are sure that no class
of people in the world ever made a worse mess of trying to live by this formula
than alcoholics.
We demanded more than our share of
security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to
dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for
oblivion.
In all these strivings, so many of them
well-intentioned, our crippling handicap was our lack of humility. We lacked
the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come
first, and that material satisfactions were simply by-products and not the
chief aims of life.
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"All
these, and many others, have one symptom in common: they cannot
start drinking without developing the
phenomenon of craving. This
phenomenon, as we have suggested, may
be the manifestation of an
allergy which differentiates these
people, and sets them apart as a
distinct entity. It has never been, by
any treatment with which we
are familiar, permanently eradicated.
The only relief we have to
suggest is entire abstinence.
This immediately precipitates us into a
seething caldron of debate.
Much has been written pro and con, but
among physicians, the general
opinion seems to be that most chronic
alcoholics are doomed."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Doctor's Opinion, pg. xxx~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
In the
past, we kept right on drinking in spite of all the trouble we got into. We
were foolish enough to believe that drinking could still be fun in spite of
everything that happened to us. When we came into A.A., we found a lot of
people who, like ourselves, had had fun with drinking, but who now admitted
that liquor had become nothing but trouble for them. And when we found that
this thing had happened to a lot of other people besides ourselves, we realized
that perhaps we weren't such odd ducks after all. Have I learned to admit that
for me drinking has ceased to be fun and has become nothing but trouble?
Meditation
for the Day
The
lifeline, the line of rescue, is the line from the soul to God. On one end of
the lifeline is our faith and on the other end is God's power. It can be a
strong line and no soul can be overwhelmed who is linked to God by it. I will
trust in this lifeline and never be afraid. God will save me from doing wrong
and from the cares and troubles of life. I will look to God for help and trust
Him for aid when I am emotionally upset.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray
that no lack of trust or fearfulness will make me disloyal to God.
I pray that I may keep a strong hold on the
lifeline of faith.