~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Reminder
We constantly remind ourselves
we are no longer running
the show,
humbly saying to ourselves
many times each day
"Thy will be
done."
We are then in much less
danger of excitement,
fear, anger, worry,
self-pity, or foolish decisions.
We become much more
efficient.
We do not tire so easily,
for we are not burning up
energy foolishly
as we did when we were
trying to arrange life
to suit ourselves.
1976, 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 87-8
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Thought to Consider . . .
It works -- it really does.
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F
I T = Faith, Intuition, Trust.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
How
From
"Physician, Heal Thyself!":
"What is this power
that A.A. possesses? This curative power? I don�t know what it
is. I suppose the doctor might say, �This is psychosomatic
medicine.� I suppose the psychiatrist might say, �This is benevolent
interpersonal relations.� I suppose others would say, "This is group psychotherapy.�
"To me it is
God."
� 2001 AAWS,
Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 308
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
HITTING BOTTOM
Why
all this insistence that every A.A. must hit bottom first? The answer is
that few people will sincerely try to practice the A.A. program unless they
have hit bottom. For practicing A.A.'s remaining eleven Steps means the
adoption of attitudes and actions that almost no alcoholic who is still
drinking can dream of taking.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 24
Hitting
bottom opened my mind and I became willing to try something different.
What I tried was A.A. My new life in the Fellowship was a little like
learning how to ride a bike for the first time: A.A. became my training wheels
and my supporting hand. It's not that I wanted the help so much at the
time; I simply did not want to hurt like that again. My desire to avoid
hitting bottom again was more powerful than my desire to drink. In the
beginning that was what kept me sober. But after a while I found myself
working the Steps to the best of my ability. I soon realized that my
attitudes and actions were changing --if ever so slightly. One Day at a Time, I became comfortable
with myself, and others, and my hurting started to heal. Thank God for
the training wheels and supporting hand that I choose to call Alcoholics
Anonymous.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Never Again!
"Most
people feel more secure on the twenty-four-hour basis than they do in the resolution
that they will never drink again. Most of them have broken too many
resolutions. It's really a matter of personal choice; every A.A. has the
privilege of interpreting the program as he likes.
"Personally, 1 take
the attitude that I intend never to drink again. This is somewhat different
from saying, 'I will never drink again.' The latter attitude sometimes gets
people in trouble because it is undertaking on a personal basis to do what we
alcoholics never could do. It is too much an act of will and leaves too little
room for the idea that God will release us from the drink obsession provided we
follow the A.A. program."
LETTER, 1949
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"A
body badly burned by alcohol does not often recover overnight nor do
twisted thinking and
depression vanish in a twinkling. We are convinced
that a spiritual mode of
living is a most powerful health restorative."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, Page
133~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The A.A. program is more a way of building a new life than just
a way of getting over drinking, because in A.A. we don't just stop drinking. We
did that plenty of times in the old days when we "went on the wagon."
And, of course, we always started to drink again, because we were only waiting
for the time when we could fall off. Once we've gotten sober through the A.A.
program, we start going uphill. In our drinking days, we were going downhill,
getting worse and worse. We either go down or up. Am I going uphill, getting
better and better?
Meditation for the Day
I will try to obey God's
will day in and day out, in the wilderness plains as well as on the mountain
tops of experience. It is in the daily strivings that perseverance counts. I
believe that God is Lord of little things, the Divine Controller of little
happenings. I will persevere in this new way of life. I know that nothing in
the day is too small to be part of God's scheme.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that the little
stones that I put into the mosaic of my life may make a worthwhile pattern. I
pray that I may persevere and so find harmony and beauty. -----------------------------------------------------------------
Pats Corner
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Amen
Love ya all
"It's tough being
a Half-Full
Guy living in a
Half-Empty World."