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Foundation
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here is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer.
Taken separately, these practices can bring  much relief and benefit.
but when they are logically related and interwoven,
the result is an unshakable foundation for life.

c. 1952 AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,  p. 98
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Thought to Consider . . .

Prayer is asking a question. 
Meditation is listening for the answer.

 


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A S A P =  Always Say A Prayer.

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Ego

Step Two: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

"'How we loved to shout the damaging fact that millions of the "good men of religion" were still killing one another off in the name of God. This all meant, of course, that we had substituted negative for positive thinking. After we came to A.A., we had to recognize that this trait had been an ego-feeding proposition. In belaboring the sins of some religious people, we could feel superior to all of them. Moreover, we could avoid looking at some of our own shortcomings. Self-righteousness, the very thing that we had contemptuously condemned in others, was our own besetting evil. …  "'As psychiatrists have often observed, defiance is the outstanding characteristic of many an alcoholic. So it's not strange that lots of us have had our day at defying God Himself.'"

© 1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pgs. 30-31

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A UNIQUE STABILITY

Where does A.A. get its direction? . . . These practical folk then read Tradition Two, and learn that

the sole authority in A.A. is a loving God as He may express Himself in the group conscience.  .  .  . 

The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no resentment

over his reduced status, whose judgment, fortified by considerable experience, is sound, and who is

willing to sit quietly on the sidelines patiently awaiting developments.

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp.  132, 135

Into the fabric of recovery from alcoholism are woven the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions. 

As my recovery progressed, I realized that the new mantle was tailor-made for me.  The elders of the

 group gently offered suggestions when change seemed impossible.  Everyone's shared experiences

became the substance for treasured friendships.  I know that the Fellowship is ready and equipped to

aid each suffering alcoholic at all crossroads in life.  In a world beset by many problems, I find this

assurance a unique stability.  I cherish the gift of sobriety.  I offer God my gratitude for the strength I

receive in a Fellowship that truly exists for the good of all members.

 

©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Righteous Indignation

"The positive value of righteous indignation is theoretical - especially for alcoholics. It leaves every one of us open to the rationalization that we may be as angry as we like provided we can claim to be righteous about it."

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When we harbored grudges and planned revenge for defeats, we were really beating ourselves with the club of anger we had intended to use on others. We learned that if we were seriously disturbed, our very first need was to quiet that disturbance, regardless of who or what we thought caused it.

1. LETTER, 1954 - 2 .TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 47
Copyright®1967 Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

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"Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely
looked for our own mistakes. Where had we been selfish, dishonest,
self-seeking and frightened? Though a situation had not been entirely
our fault, we tried to disregard the other person involved entirely.
Where were we to blame? The inventory was ours, not the other man's.
When we saw our faults we listed them. We placed them before us in
black and white. We admitted our wrongs honestly and were willing to
set these matters straight."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 67~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day

When we came into A.A., the first thing we did was to admit that we couldn't do anything about our drinking. We admitted that alcohol had us licked and that we were helpless against it. We never could decide whether or not to take a drink. We always took the drink. And since we couldn't do anything about it ourselves, we put our whole drink problem into the hands of God. We turned the whole thing over to that Power greater than ourselves. And we have nothing more to do about it, except to trust God to take care of the problem for us. Have I done this honestly and fully?


Meditation for the Day

This is the time for my spirit to touch the spirit of God. I know that the feeling of the spirit-touch is more important than all the sensations of material things. I must seek a silence of spirit-touching with God. Just a moments contact and all the fever of life leaves me. Then I am, well, whole, calm, and able to rise and minister to others. God's touch is a potent healer. I must feel that touch and sense God's presence.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that the fever of resentment, worry, and fear may melt into nothingness.

 I pray that health, joy, peace, and serenity may take its place