~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Discovery
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"I knew from that moment
that I had an alcoholic mind.
I saw that will power
and self-knowledge
would not help in those
strange mental blank spots.
I had never been able to
understand people
who said that a problem
had them hopelessly defeated.
I knew
then. It was a crushing blow."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 42
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Thought to Consider . . .
Sobriety is a choice and a treasure.
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W A T = Surrender,
Willingness, Acceptance, and Trust
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Egoism
From
"Medicine Looks at Alcoholics Anonymous":
"The fact of hitting bottom to produce
a surrender which cut the ego to size was evident fairly soon. In time two
additional facts manifested themselves. The first was that a reduced ego has
marvelous recuperative powers. The second was that surrender is an essential
disciplinary function and experience. …
"It is common knowledge that a return
of the full-fledged ego can happen at any time. Years of sobriety are no
insurance against its resurgence. No A.A., regardless of his veteran status,
can ever relax his guard against the encroachments of a reviving ego. Recently
one A.A., writing to another, reported that he was suffering, he feared, from
'halo-tosis,' a reference to the smugness and
self-complacency which so easily can creep into the individual with years of
sobriety behind him. – Dr. Harry Tiebout,
M.D."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics
Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 249
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EXPERIENCE: THE BEST TEACHER
Being
still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable
that we are going to be inspired at all times.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87
Some
say that experience is the best teacher, but I believe that experience is the
only teacher. I have been able to learn of God's love for me only by the
experience of my dependence on that love. At first I could not be sure of
His direction in my life, but now I see that if I am to be bold enough to ask
for His guidance, I must act as if He has provided it. I frequently ask
God to help me remember that He has a path for me.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Meeting Adversity
"Our spiritual and
emotional growth in A.A. does not depend so deeply upon success as it does upon
our failures and setbacks. If you will bear this in mind, I think that your
slip will have the effect of kicking you upstairs,
instead of down.
"We A.A.'s have had no better teacher than Old Man Adversity, except in
those cases where we refuse to let him teach us."
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"Now and then all
of us fall under heavy criticism. When we are angered and
hurt, it's difficult not
to retaliate in kind. Yet we can restrain ourselves
and then probe
ourselves, asking whether our critics were really right. If
so, we can admit our defects
to them. This usually clears the air for mutual understanding.
"Suppose our
critics are being unfair. Then we can try calm persuasion. If
they continue to rant,
it is still possible for us--in our hearts--to forgive
them. Maybe a sense of
humor can be our saving grace--thus we can both forgive and forget."
1. LETTER, 1958
2. LETTER, 1966
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"Do not be discouraged if your prospect does not respond at
once.
Search out another
alcoholic and try again. You are sure to find
someone desperate enough
to accept with eagerness what you offer. We
find it a waste of time
to keep chasing a man who cannot or will not
work with you. If you
leave such a person alone, he may soon become
convinced that he cannot
recover by himself. To spend too much time
on any one situation is
to deny some other alcoholic an opportunity to live and be happy."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With
Others, pg. 96~
*~*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
In the beginning of
Alcoholics Anonymous there were only two
persons. Now there are
many groups and thousands of members.
True, the surface has
only been scratched. There are probably
ten million or more
persons in
help. More and more
people are making a start in A.A. each
day. In the case of
individual members, the beginning has
been accomplished when
they admit they are powerless and turn
to a Power greater than
them- selves, admitting that their
lives have become
unmanageable. That Higher Power works for
good in all things and
helps us to accomplish much in
individual growth and in
the growth of A.A. groups. Am I
doing my part in helping
AA. to grow?
Meditation
for the Day
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after
righteousness,
for they shall be
filled. Only in the fullness of faith can the
heart-sick and faint and
weary be satisfied, healed, and rested.
Think of the wonderful
spiritual revelations still to be found
by those who are trying
to live the spiritual life. Much of life
is spiritually
unexplored country. Only to the consecrated and
loving people who walk
with God in spirit can these great
spiritual discoveries be
revealed. Keep going forward and keep
growing in
righteousness.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may not be
held back by the material things of the world.
I pray that I may let God lead me forward.