~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Daybreak
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"On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead.
We consider our plans for the day.
Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking,
especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity,
dishonest or self-seeking motives.
Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties
with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use.
Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane
when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86
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Thought to Consider . . .

At first, I thought the "God thing" was a crutch.
Turns out to be stilts.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
A S A P =  Always Say A Prayer

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Friendship and Respect

From: "Another Chance"

Since I have been in A.A., I have more friends than I ever had in my life - friends who care about me and my welfare, friends who don't care that I am black and that I have been in prison. All they care about is that I am a human being and that I want to stay sober. Since I've been home, I have been able to gain the respect of my two sons again.

2001, AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, page 534

*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
GIVING BACK

. . . he has struck something better than gold . . . He may not  see at once that he has barely scratched a limitless lode which will pay dividends only if he mines it for the rest of his life and insists on giving away the entire product. 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 129

My part of the Seventh Tradition means so much more than just giving money to pay for the coffee. It means being accepted for myself by belonging to a group.  For the first time I can be responsible,  because I have a choice. I can learn the principles of working out problems in my daily life by getting involved in the "business" of A.A.  By being self-supporting, I can give back to A.A. what  A.A. gave to me!  Giving back to A.A. not only ensures my own sobriety, but allows me to buy insurance that A.A. will be here for my grandchildren.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Reaching for Humility

We saw we needn't always be bludgeoned and beaten into humility. It could
come quite as much from our voluntary reaching for it as it could from
unremitting suffering.

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"We first reach for a little humility, knowing that we shall perish of
alcoholism if we do not. After a time, though we may still rebel somewhat, we commence to practice humility because this is the right thing to do. Then comes the day when, finally freed in large degree from rebellion, we practice humility because we deeply want it as a way of life."

1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 75 - 2. LETTER, 1966
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"...I humbly offered myself to God, as I then I understood Him, to do
with me as He would. I placed myself unreservedly under His care and
direction. I admitted for the first time that of myself I was
nothing; that without Him I was lost. I ruthlessly faced my sins and
became willing to have my new-found Friend take them away, root and branch."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 13~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
AA Thought for the Day

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow, with
its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise,
and perhaps its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond
our immediate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in
splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is as
yet unborn. Do I still worry too much about tomorrow?

Meditation for the Day

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen." Faith is not seeing, but believing.
Down through the ages, there have always been those who
obeyed the heavenly vision, not seeing but believing in
God. And their faith was rewarded. So shall it be to you.
Good things will happen to you. You cannot see God, but
you can see the results of faith in human lives, changing
them from defeat to victory. God's grace is available to
all who have faith-not seeing, but believing. With faith,
life can be victorious and happy.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may have faith enough to believe without seeing.
I pray that I may be content with the results of my faith.