~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Resentment
Resentment is the "number one"
offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else.
From it stem all forms of spiritual
disease, for we have
been not only mentally and physically ill,
we have been spiritually sick.
When the spiritual malady is overcome,
we straighten our mentally
and physically. In dealing with
resentments, we set them on paper. We listed people, institutions
or principles with
whom we were angry. We
asked ourselves why we were angry.
In most cases it was found that our
self-esteem, our
pocketbooks, our ambitions,
our personal relationships (including
sex) were hurt or
threatened.
c.
2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 64-5
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Thought to Consider . . .
Resentment is like taking poison
and waiting for the other person to
die.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
P A C E = Positive Attitudes Change Everything.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Reborn
From "Riding the
Rods":
"That was two years ago. The way
has not been easy. The new way of life was strange at first, but all my
thoughts were on it. The going was sometimes slow; halting were my steps
among the difficulties of the path. But always, when troubles came, when doubts
assailed and temptation was strong and the old desire returned, I knew where to
go for aid. Helping others also strengthened me and helped me to grow."
(c)
2005, AAWS, Inc.; Experience, Strength & Hope, pg. 74
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
A THANKFUL HEART
I try to hold fast to the
truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits.
When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing
love, the finest emotion that we can ever know.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 37
My sponsor
told me that I should be a grateful alcoholic and always have "an attitude
of gratitude" -- that gratitude was the basic ingredient of humility, that
humility was the basic ingredient of anonymity and that "anonymity was the
spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place
principles before personalities." As a result of this guidance, I start
every morning on my knees, thanking God for three things: I'm alive, I'm sober,
and I'm a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Then I try to live an
"attitude of gratitude" and thoroughly enjoy another twenty-four
hours of the A.A. way of life. A.A. is not something I joined; it's
something I live.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Seeking Guidance
"Man is
supposed to think, and act. He wasn't made in God's image to be an automaton. "My
own formula along this line runs as follows: First, think through every
situation pro and con, praying meanwhile that I be not influenced by ego
considerations. Affirm that I would like to do God's will. "Then, having turned the problem over in this
fashion and getting no conclusive or compelling answer, I wait for further
guidance, which may come into the mind directly or through other people or
through circumstances. "If
I feel I can't wait, and still get no definite indication, I repeat the first
measure several times, try to pick out the best course, and then proceed to
act. I know if I am wrong, the heavens won't fall. A lesson will be learned, in
any case."
LETTER,
1950
Copyright®1967 Alcoholics Anonymous
World Services, Inc.
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Most
alcoholics owe money. We do not dodge our creditors. Telling
them what we are trying to do, we make
no bones about our drinking;
they usually know it anyway, whether we
think so or not. Nor are we
afraid of disclosing our alcoholism on
the theory it may cause
financial harm. Approached in this way,
the most ruthless creditor
will sometimes surprise us. Arranging
the best deal we can we let
these people know we are sorry. Our
drinking has made us slow to
pay. We must lose our fear of creditors no matter how far
we have to go,
for we are liable to drink if we are
afraid to face them."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 78~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
When we
came to our first A.A. meeting, we looked up at the wall at the end of the room
and saw the sign: "But for the grace of God." We knew right then and
there that we would have to call on the grace of God in order to get sober and
get over our soul sickness. We heard speakers tell how they had come to depend
on a Power greater than themselves. That made sense to us and we made up our
minds to try it. Am I depending on the grace of God to help me stay sober?
Meditation
for the Day
Share your love, your joy, your
happiness, your time, your food, your money gladly with all. Give out all the
love you can with a glad, free heart and hand. Do all you can for others and
back will come countless stores of blessings. Sharing
draws others to you. Take all who come as sent by God and give them a royal
welcome. You may never see the results of your sharing. Today they may not need
you, but tomorrow may bring results from the sharing you did today.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that I may make each visitor
desire to return.
I pray that I may never make anyone feel repulsed or unwanted