~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Entirely Ready
It is plain for everybody to see that
each sober AA member has been granted a
release from this
very obstinate and
fatal obsession. So in
a very complete and literal way, all AA's have "become
entirely ready" to
have God remove the mania for alcohol from their lives.
And God has proceeded to do just that.
c.
1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p.
64
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Thought to Consider . . .
I stood in the sunlight at last.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
S T E P S
= Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Service
From "Working
with Others":
"Practical experience shows that nothing will so much ensure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. …Carry this message to other alcoholics! You can help when no one else can. You can secure their confidence when others fail. …
"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."
© 2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 89
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
I'M NOT DIFFERENT
In the beginning, it was four whole years before A.A. brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic
woman. Like the "high bottoms, " the
women said they were different; . . . The Skid-Rower
said he was different . . . so did the artists and the professional people, the rich,
the poor, the religious, the agnostic, the Indians and the Eskimos, the
veterans, and the prisoners. . . . nowadays
all of these, and legions more, soberly talk about how very much alike all of
us alcoholics are when we admit that the chips are finally down.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 24
I cannot
consider myself "different" in A.A.; if I do I isolate myself from
others and from contact with my Higher Power. If I feel isolated in A.A.,
it is not something for which others are responsible. It is something
I've created by feeling I'm "different" in some way. Today I
practice being just another alcoholic in the worldwide Fellowship of Alcoholics
Anonymous.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
A.A.: Benign Anarchy and Democracy
When we come
into A.A. we find a greater personal freedom than any other society knows. We
cannot be compelled to do anything. In that sense our Society is a benign
anarchy. The word "anarchy" has a bad meaning to most of us. But I
think that the idealist who first advocated the concept felt that if only men
were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would
then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest. A.A. is an
association of the benign sort he envisioned.
But when we had to go into action - to
function as groups - we discovered that we also had to become a democracy. As
our oldtimers retired, we therefore began to elect
our trusted servants by majority vote. Each group in this sense became a town
meeting. All plans for group action had to be approved by the majority. This
meant that no single individual could appoint himself to act for his group or
for A.A. as a whole. Neither dictatorship nor paternalism was for us.
A.A.
COMES OF AGE, pp. 224-225
Copyright®1967 Alcoholics Anonymous
World Services, Inc.
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Your
job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum
helpfulness to others, so never
hesitate to go anywhere if you can
be helpful. You should not hesitate to
visit the most sordid spot on
earth on such an errand. Keep on the
firing line of life with these
motives and God will keep you
unharmed."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 102~
*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Many
things we do in A.A. are in preparation for that crucial moment when, walking
down the street on a nice sunshiny day, we see a nice cool cocktail lounge and
the idea of having a drink pops into our minds. If we've trained our minds so
that we're well prepared for that crucial moment, we won't take that first
drink. In other words, if we've done our A.A. homework well, we won't slip when
temptation comes. In preparation for that crucial moment when I'll be tempted,
will I keep in mind the fact that liquor is my enemy?
Meditation for the Day
How
many of the world's prayers have gone unanswered because those who prayed did
not endure to the end? They thought it was too late, that they must act for themselves, that God was not going to guide them. "He
that endureth to the end, the same shall be
saved." Can I endure to the very end? If so, I shall be saved. I will try
to endure with courage. If I endure, God will unlock those secret spiritual
treasures that are hidden from those who do not endure to the end.
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may follow God's guidance, so that spiritual success shall be mine.
I pray that I may never doubt the power of God
and so take things into my own hands