~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Resentment
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"Resentment is the 'number
one' offender. It destroys more alcoholics than
anything else.
From it stem all forms
of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill,
we have been spiritually
sick. When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64
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Thought to Consider . . .
We are prisoners of our own resentments.
Forgiveness unlocks the
door and sets us free.
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F
A I L U R E =
Fearful, Arrogant,
Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty.
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Service
and Support
From
"The Joys of Service:"
"In
1993, The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA, page 51
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A FELLOWSHIP OF FREEDOM
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. . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no
one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50
When
I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new
freedom. When I release the past and all the excess baggage I have
carried for so very long, I come to know freedom. I have been introduced
into a life and a fellowship of freedom. The Steps are a "recommended"
way of finding a new life. There are no commands or dictates in A.A. I am
free to serve from desire rather than decree. There is the understanding
that I will benefit from the growth of other members and I take what I learn
and bring it back to the group. The "common welfare" finds room
to grow in the society of personal freedom
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Learning Never Ends
"My
experience as an old-timer has to some degree paralleled your own and
that of many others. We
all find that the time comes when we are not allowed to manage and conduct
the functional
affairs of groups, areas, or, in my case, A.A. as a whole. In the end we can
only be
worth as much as our spiritual
example has justified. To that extent, we become useful
symbols--and that's just
about it."
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"I have become a
pupil of the A.A. movement rather than the teacher I once thought I was."
1. LETTER, 1964
2. LETTER, 1949
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"...we tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future
sex life.
We subjected each
relation to this test - was it selfish or not? We
asked God to mold our
ideals and help us to live up to them. We
remembered always that
our sex powers were God-given and therefore
good, neither to be used
lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 69
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A.A. Thought for the Day
The
A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But it’s an adventure
in living that is really
worthwhile. And it's so much better
than our old drunken way
of living that there's no comparison.
Our lives without A.A.
would be worth nothing. With A.A., we
have a chance to live
reasonably good lives. It's worth the
battle, no matter how
tough the going is from day to day.
Isn't it worth the
battle?
Meditation
for the Day
The
spiritual life has two parts. One is the life apart, the
life of prayer and quiet
communion with God. You spend this
part of your life apart
with God. Every day your mind can be
set in the right
direction so that your thoughts will be of
the right kind. The
other is the life impart - imparting to
others what you have
learned from your own meditative experience.
The victories you have
won over yourself through the help of God
can be shared with
others. You can help them by imparting to
them some of the victory
and security that you have gained in your life apart.
Prayer
for the Day
I
pray that I may grow strong from my times apart with God.
I pray that I may pass
on some of this strength to others.