~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Reprieve
It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels.
We are headed for trouble
if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe.
We are not cured of
alcoholism. What
we have is a daily reprieve
contingent on the
maintenance of our spiritual condition.
Every day is a day when we
must carry the vision of
God's will into all our activities.
"How can I best serve
Thee -- Thy will (not mine) be done."
These are thoughts which
must go with us constantly.
We can exercise our will
power along this line all we wish.
It is the proper use of
the will.
c. 1976, 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85
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Thought to Consider . . .
The alcoholic is in no greater peril
than when he takes
sobriety for granted.
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S
W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Caring
From
"Serving My Brother":
"I frequently ask God
to help me watch over my thoughts and words, that they may be the true and
proper reflections of our program; to focus my aspirations once again to seek
His guidance; to help me be truly kind and loving, helpful and healing, yet
always filled with humility, and free from any trace of arrogance."
1990 AAWS,
Inc.; Daily Reflections, pg. 29
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ACCEPTING OUR PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES
Our very first problem is to accept our present circumstances as
they are, ourselves as we are, and the people about us as they are. This
is to adopt a realistic humility without which no genuine advance can even
begin. Again and again, we shall need to return to that unflattering
point of departure. This is an exercise in acceptance that we can
profitably practice every day of our lives.
Provided we strenuously avoid turning these realistic surveys of the
facts of life into unrealistic alibis for apathy or defeatism, they can be the
sure foundation upon which increased emotional health and therefore spiritual
progress can be built.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 44
When I am having a difficult time accepting people, places or
events, I turn to this passage and it relieves me of many an underlying fear
regarding others, or situations life presents me. The thought allows me
to be human and not perfect, and to regain my peace of mind.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Seeking Fool's Gold
Pride
is the basic breeder of most human difficulties, the chief block to true
progress. Pride
lures us into making demands upon ourselves or
upon others which cannot be met without perverting
or misusing our God-given
instincts. When the satisfaction of our instincts for sex, security, and a
place in
society becomes the
primary object of our lives, then pride steps in to justify our excesses.
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I may attain
"humility for today" only to the extent that I am able to avoid the
bog of guilt and rebellion on one hand and, on the other hand, that fair but
deceiving land which is strewn with the fool's-gold coins of pride. This is how
I can find and stay on the highroad to humility, which lies between these
extremes. Therefore, a constant inventory which can reveal when I am off the
road is always in order.
1.TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 48-49 - 2. GRAPEVINE, JUNE 1961
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Though
we work out our solution on the spiritual as well as an
altruistic plane, we favor
hospitalization for the alcoholic who is
very jittery or befogged.
More often than not, it is imperative that
a man's brain be cleared
before he is approached, as he has then
a better chance of
understanding and accepting what we have to offer."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Doctor's Opinion, pg.
xxvi~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The
longer were in A.A., the more natural this way of life seems. Our old drinking
lives were a very unnatural way of living. Our present sober lives are the most
natural way we could possibly live. During the early years of our drinking, our
lives weren't so different from the lives of a lot of other people. But as we
gradually became problem drinkers, our lives became more and more unnatural. Do
I realize now that the things I did were far from natural?
Meditation for the Day
I
will say thank you to God for everything, even the seeming trials and worries.
I will strive to
be grateful and humble. My whole attitude
toward the Higher Power will be one of gratitude.
I will be glad for the
things I have received. I will pass on what God reveals to me. I believe that
more
truths will flow in, as I go along in the new
way of life.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may be
grateful for the things I have received and do not deserve.
I pray that this gratitude will make me truly humble.