~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Trouble
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"There was a time when we
ignored trouble, hoping it would go away.
Or, in fear and
depression, we ran from it, but found it was still with us.
Often, full of unreason,
bitterness, and blame, we fought back.
These mistaken
attitudes, powered by alcohol, guaranteed our destruction,
unless they were
altered. . . Then came AA. Surprisingly, we found that
our troubles could,
under God's grace, be
converted into unimaginable blessings."
Bill
W., Letter, 1966
1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 110
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Thought to Consider . . .
The peaks and valleys of my life
have become gentle
rolling hills.
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S
O B E R =
Son Of a Basket, Everything's Real
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Why?
From:
"There Is A Solution"
Why does he behave
like this? If hundreds of experiences have shown him that one drink means another
debacle with all its attendant suffering and humiliation, why is it he takes
that one drink? Why can't he stay on the water wagon? What has become of the
common sense and will power that he still sometimes displays with respect to
other matters?
Perhaps there never
will be a full answer to these questions. Opinions vary considerably as to why
the alcoholic reacts differently from normal people. We are not sure why,
once a certain point is reached, little can be done for him. We cannot answer
the riddle.
2001,
AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, page 22
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THOSE WHO STILL SUFFER
Let
us resist the proud assumption that since God has enabled
us to do well in one
area we are destined to be a channel of
saving grace for
everybody.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 232
A.
A. groups exist to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Large
or small, firmly
established or brand-new, speaker,
discussion or study
group has but one reason for being: to
carry the message to the
still-suffering alcoholic. The group
exists so that the
alcoholic can find a new way of life, a
life abundant in
happiness, joy, and freedom. To recover,
most alcoholics need the
support of a group of other
alcoholics who share
their experience, strength and hope.
Thus my sobriety, and
our program's survival, depend on my
determination to put
first things first
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Never the Same Again
It
was discovered that when one alcoholic had planted in the mind of another the
true nature of his malady, that person could never be the same again. Following
every spree, he would say to himself, "Maybe those A.A.'s were
right." After a few such experiences, often before the onset of extreme
difficulties, he would
return to us convinced.
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In the first years,
those of us who sobered up in A.A. had been grim and
utterly hopeless cases.
But then we began to have success with milder
alcoholics and even some
potential alcoholics. Younger folks appeared. Lots of people turned up who
still had jobs, homes, health, and even good social standing.
Of course, it was
necessary for these newcomers to hit bottom emotionally.
But they did not have to
hit every possible bottom in order to admit that they were licked.
1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 23-24 - 2. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 199
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"Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in
the
past. We attempt to
sweep away the debris which has accumulated out
of our effort to live on
self-will and run the show ourselves. If we
haven't the will to do
this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was
agreed at the beginning
we would go to any lengths for victory over alcohol."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg.76~
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A.A. Thought for the Day
To
continue the paraphrase of the psalm: "The judgments of
the Twelve Steps are
true and righteous altogether. More to
be desired are they than
whiskey, yea, than much fine whiskey,
sweeter also than wine.
Moreover, by them are alcoholics
warned and in keeping of
them there is great reward. Who can
understand our
alcoholism? Cleanse us from secret faults. Keep
us from presumptuous
resentments. Let them not have dominion
over us. Then shall we
be upright and free of the great
transgression." Am
I resolved that liquor will never again have dominion over me?
Meditation
for the Day
God can be your shield.
Then no problems of the world can harm
you. Between you and all
scorn and indignity from others is your
trust in God, like a
shining shield. Nothing can then have the
power to spoil your
inward peace. With this shield, you can
attain this inward peace
quickly, in your surroundings as well
as in your heart. With
this inward peace, you do not need to
resent the person who
troubles you. Instead, you can overcome
the resentment in your
own mind which may have been aroused by that person.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may strive
for inward peace.
I pray that I may not be seriously upset, no matter what happens around me.