A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Housecleaning
If we skip this vital step [Step Five], we may not overcome drinking.
Time after time newcomers
have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives.
Trying to avoid this
humbling
experience, they have turned to easier methods.
Almost invariably they got
drunk. Having
persevered
with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell.
We think the reason is
that they never
completed their housecleaning.
c. 1976, 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 72-3
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Thought to Consider . . .
There's no elevator, you have to take the Steps.
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N
U T S = Not Using The Steps.
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Roles
From
"Something Was Wrong":
"I had been so elated
by that wonderful experience on the road at night that I wanted to stay up in a
cloud with God. But this was not to be. It was my place to be down among the
suffering alcoholics, not up in a cloud. As long as I keep my feet on the
ground, among the suffering, God will come down and remain always with me. --
© 1973 AAWS,
Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 75
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
WOULD A DRINK HELP?
By
going back in our own drinking histories, we could show that years before we
realized it we were out of control, that our drinking
even then was no mere habit, that it was indeed the beginning of a fatal
progression.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23
When
I was still drinking, I couldn't respond to any of life's situations the way
other, more healthy, people could. The smallest
incident triggered a state of mind that believed I had to have a drink to numb
my feelings. But the numbing did not improve the situation, so I sought
further escape in the bottle. Today I must be aware of my
alcoholism. I cannot afford to believe that I have gained control of my
drinking -- or again I will think I have gained control of my life. Such
a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.
Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Companion and Partner
"Dr.
Bob was my constant companion and partner in the great A.A. adventure. As the
physician and great human being that he was, he chose work with others as his
prime A.A. vocation and achieved a record which, in quantity and in quality,
none will ever surpass. Assisted by the incomparable Sister Ignatia at
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"In all the stress
and strain of A.A.'s pioneering time, no hard word ever passed between us.
For this, I can thankfully
say that the credit was all his."
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I took my leave of Dr.
Bob, knowing that he was to undergo a serious operation. The old, broad smile
was on his face as he said almost jokingly, "Remember, Bill, let's not
louse this thing up. Let's keep it simple!" I turned away, unable to say a
word.
That was the last time I
ever saw him.
1. LETTER, 1966 - 2. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 214
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"'There
is a principle which is a bar against all information, which
is proof against all
arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignorance,
that principle is contempt prior to investigation.'"
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice
II, Spiritual
Experience, pg. 568~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The new life can't be built in a day. we have
to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds
have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get
used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Anyone who tries it knows
that the old alcoholic thinking is apt to come back on us when we least expect
it. Building a new life is a slow process, but it can be done if we really
follow the A.A. program. Am I building a new life on the foundation of
sobriety?
Meditation for the Day
I
will pray daily for faith, for it is God's gift. On faith alone depends the
answer to my prayers. God gives it to me in response to my prayers, because it
is a necessary weapon for me to possess for the overcoming of all adverse
conditions and the accomplishment of all good in my life. Therefore, I will
work at strengthening my faith.
Prayer
for the Day
I
pray that I may so think and live as to feed my faith in God.
I pray that my faith may grow because with faith God's power becomes available to me