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Powerless
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"Most certainly I was
powerless over alcohol,
and for me, my life had
become unmanageable.
It wasn't how far I had
gone, but where I was headed.
It was important to me
to see what alcohol had done to me
and would continue to do
if I didn't have help.
At first it was a shock
to realize I was an alcoholic,
but the realization that
there was hope made it easier.
The baffling problem of
getting drunk
when I had every
intention of staying sober was simplified.
It was a great relief to
know I didn't have to drink any more."
©1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 379
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Thought to Consider . . .
Just because I'm powerless
does not mean that I am
helpless.
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Progress
Step Six: Were entirely ready to have
God remove all these defects of character.
We shall need to raise
our eyes toward perfection, and be ready to walk in that direction. It
will seldom matter how haltingly we walk. The only question will be. Are
we ready? Looking again at those defects we are still unwilling to give
up, we ought to erase the hard-and-fast lines that we have drawn. Perhaps we
shall be obliged in some cases still to say. This I cannot give up yet . . . but we should not say to ourselves. This I will never give up!
2005 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pgs. 68-69
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CONFORMING TO THE A.A. WAY
We obey A.A.'s Steps and Traditions because we really want them
for ourselves.
It is no longer a
question of good or evil; we conform because we genuinely want to
conform.
Such is our process of growth in unity and function.
Such is the evidence of God's grace and love among us.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 106
It is fun to watch myself grow in
A.A. I fought conformity to A.A. principles from the moment I entered,
but I learned from the pain of my belligerence that, in choosing to live the
A.A. way of life, I opened myself to God's grace and love. Then I began
to know the full meaning of being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Down to Earth
Those of us who have spent much
time in the world of spiritual make-believe
have eventually seen the
childishness of it. This dream world has been
replaced by a great
sense of purpose, accompanied by a growing consciousness of the power of God in
our lives.
We have come to believe
He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet
ought to be planted on earth. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that
is where our work must be done. There are the
realities for us. We
have found nothing incompatible between a powerful
spiritual experience and
a life of sane and happy usefulness.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 130
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"In
thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be
able to determine which
course to take. Here we ask God for
inspiration, an
intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take
it easy. We don't
struggle. We are often surprised how the right
answers come after we
have tried this for a while."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 86
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A.A. Thought for the Day
If you can take your troubles
as they come, if you can
maintain your calm and
composure amid pressing duties and
unending engagements, if
you can rise above the distressing
and disturbing
circumstances in which you are set down, you
have discovered a
priceless secret of daily living. Even if
you are forced to go
through life weighed down by some
inescapable misfortune
or handicap and yet live each day as
it comes with poise and
peace of mind, you have succeeded
where most people have
failed. You have wrought a greater
achievement than a
person who rules a nation. Have I achieved
poise and peace of mind?
Meditation for the Day
Take a blessing with you
wherever you go. You have been
blessed, so bless
others. Such stores of blessings are
awaiting you in the
months and years that lie ahead. Pass
on your blessings.
Blessing can and does go around the world,
passed on from one
person to another. Shed a little blessing
in the heart of one
person. That person is cheered to pass it
on, and so, God's
vitalizing, joy-giving message travels on.
Be a transmitter of
God's blessings.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may pass
on my blessings.
I pray that they may flow into the lives of others.