~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Wants or Needs?
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"We are taught to
differentiate between our wants (which are never satisfied)
and our needs (which are
always provided for). We cast off the burdens of the past
and the anxieties of the
future, as we begin to live in the present, one day at a time.
We are granted 'the
serenity to accept the things we cannot change'
- and thus lose our
quickness to anger and our sensitivity to criticism."
©1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 560
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Thought to consider ...
Don't give up before the miracle happens.
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S T
E P S = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Beginning
From "'Make it snappy...'":
"'I have placed both the operation and myself in
God's hands,' Dr. Bob replied [to Bill W]. 'I'm going to do what it takes to
get sober and stay that way.'"After leaving the hospital, Dr. Bob had set
out to make the rounds of creditors and others he had previously
avoided. He told them what had been going on, and expressed his desire to
make amends. When he came home that night, his entire outlook had
changed. He was happy, and, like Bill, he was finally a free man. It was
June 10, 1935 -- now honored as the date when A.A. really began. After months
of pursuing drunks, Bill had finally helped one recover."
(c) 1984, 'PASS IT ON'...The story of
Bill Wilson and how the A.A. message reached the world, pgs. 148-149
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*~*
LIVING IN THE NOW
First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober --
and it works.
Once the idea has become
a part of our thinking, we find that living life
in 24 hour segments is
an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters as well.
LIVING SOBER, p. 7
"One Day At A. Time." To a newcomer this and other
one-liners of A.A. may
seem
ridiculous. The passwords of the A.A. Fellowship can become
lifelines in moments of stress.
Each day
can be like a rose unfurling according to the
plan of a Power greater
than myself. My program should be planted in the
right location, just as
it will need to be groomed, nourished, and protected
from
disease. My planting will require patience, and my realizing that
some
flowers will be more
perfect than others. Each stage of the petals'
unfolding can bring
wonder and delight if I do not interfere or let my
expectations override my
acceptance -- and this brings serenity.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
The Rationalizers and the Self-Effacing
We alcoholics are the biggest rationalizers in the world.
Fortified with the
excuse that we are doing
great things for A.A., we can, through broken
anonymity, resume our
old and disastrous pursuit of personal power and
prestige, public honors,
and money--the same implacable urges that, when
frustrated, once caused
us to drink.
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Dr. Bob was essentially
a far more humble person than I, and anonymity came rather easily to him. When
it was sure that he was mortally afflicted, some of his friends suggested that
there should be a monument erected in honor of him and his wife,
Anne--befitting a founder and his lady. Telling me about this, Dr. Bob grinned
broadly and said, "God bless 'em. They mean well. But let's you and me get
buried just like other folks."
In the
A.A. COMES OF AGE
1. PP. 292-293
2. PP. 136-137
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"...I would enter upon a new relationship with my Creator;
that I
would have the elements
of a way of living which answered all my
problems. Belief in the
power of God, plus enough willingness,
honesty and humility to
establish and maintain the new order of
things, were the
essential requirements."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, Page 13~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We finally came to the bottom. We did not have to be financially
broke,
although many of us
were. But we were spiritually bankrupt. We had a
soul-sickness, a
revulsion against ourselves and against our way of living.
Life had become
impossible for us. We had to end it all or do something about it. Am I glad
I did something about it?
Meditation
for the Day
Faith is not seeing, but
believing. I am in a box of space and time and
cannot see spacelessness
or eternity. But God is not within the shell of time
and space. He is
timeless and spaceless. He cannot be fully comprehended by our finite minds.
But we must try to make a union between our purposes and the purposes of God.
By trying to merge our minds with the mind of God, a oneness of purpose
results. This oneness of purpose puts us in harmony with God and others. Evil
comes from being in disharmony with God and good comes from being in harmony
with Him.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may be in
harmony with God.
I pray that I may get into the stream of
goodness in the universe.