~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Hope
He had lain awake all night. Down
in the pit of his depression, new hope had suddenly been born.
The thought flashed through his mind,
"If they can do it, I can do
it!" Over and over
he said this to himself.
Finally, out of his hope, there burst
conviction. Now he was
sure. Then came a great joy.
At length peace stole over him, and he
slept.
c.
2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 189
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Thought to Consider . . .
Hope sees the invisible, feels the
intangible,
and achieves the impossible.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
H O P E = Heart Open; Please Enter
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Whole
From "A Living
Part of A.A.":
"God is a living part of A.A. I
feel His presence each time I look into the concerned eyes around me. His
greatest commandment is 'Love thy neighbor as thyself.' This seems to me to be
the entire purpose of A.A."
1973 AAWS, Inc.,
printed 2004; Came to Believe, pg. 89
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
MYSTERIOUS PARADOXES
Such is the
paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and
weakness,
the loss of one's old life as a condition
for finding a new one.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 46
What glorious
mysteries paradoxes are! They do not compute, yet when recognized and accepted,
they reaffirm something in the universe beyond human logic. When I face a
fear, I am given courage; when I support a brother or sister, my capacity to
love myself is increased; when I accept pain as part of the growing experience
of life, I realize a greater happiness; when I look at my dark side, I am
brought into new light; when I accept my vulnerabilities and surrender to a
Higher Power, I am graced with unforeseen strength. I stumbled through
the doors of A.A. in disgrace, expecting nothing from life, and I have been
given hope and dignity. Miraculously, the only way to keep the gifts of
the program is to pass them on.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
To Deepen Our Insight
It is
necessary that we extricate from an examination of our personal relations every
bit of information about ourselves and our fundamental difficulties that we can.
Since defective relations with other human beings have nearly always been the
immediate cause of our woes, including our alcoholism, no field of
investigation could yield more satisfying and valuable rewards than this one. Calm,
thoughtful reflection upon personal relations can deepen our insight. We can go
far beyond those things which were superficially wrong with us, to see those
flaws which were basic, flaws which sometimes were responsible for the whole
pattern of our lives. Thoroughness, we have found, will pay - and pay
handsomely.
TWELVE
AND TWELVE, p. 80
Copyright 1967 Alcoholics Anonymous
World Services, Inc.
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"...we
have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 84~
"The delusion that we are like
other people, or presently may be, has
to be smashed."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, Page 30~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Besides
our jobs, our families, our friends, and our sobriety, we have something else
that many of us found through A.A. That's faith in a Power greater than
ourselves, to which we can turn for help: faith in that Divine Principle in the
universe which we call God and which is on our side as long as we do the right
thing. There have been many days in the past when, if we had taken an
inventory, we'd have found ourselves very much in the red, without sobriety,
and therefore without jobs, families, friends, or faith in God. We now have
these things because we're sober. Do I make one resolution every day of my life
to stay sober?
Meditation
for the Day
Love the busy life. It is a joy filled
life. Take your fill of joy in the spring. Live outdoors whenever possible. Sun
and air are nature's great healing forces. That inward joy changes poisoned
blood into a pure, healthy, life giving flow. But never forget that the real
healing of the spirit comes from within, from the close, loving contact of your
spirit with God's spirit. Keep in close communion with God's spirit day by day.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that I may learn to live the
abundant life.
I pray that I may enjoy a close contact with God this day and be glad in it.