~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Meetings
"We have also found that going to
meetings is not something to be done only when we feel the temptation to
drink. We often
get more good from the meetings by attending them when we feel fine and haven't so much as thought of drinking. And
even a meeting which is not totally,
instantly satisfying, is better than no meeting at all.
"Living
Sober, p. 81
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
ALCOHOLICS
A Life Centered On Helping Others Live In Complete Sobriety
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B E S T = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Bottom
From "Bill's Story":
"No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of self-pity. Quicksand stretched around me in all directions. I had met my match. I had been overwhelmed. Alcohol was my master."
© 2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 8
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
OVERCOMING SELF-WILL
So our troubles, we think, are basically of our own
making. They arise out of ourselves, and the
alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot, though he usually
doesn't think so. Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this
selfishness. We must, or it kills us!
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 62
For so many
years my life revolved solely around myself I was consumed with self in all
forms -- self-centeredness, self-pity, self-seeking, all of which stemmed from
pride. Today I have been given the gift, through the Fellowship of
Alcoholics Anonymous, of practicing the Steps and Traditions in my daily life,
of my group and sponsor, and the capacity -- if I so choose -- to put my pride
aside in all situations which arise in my life.
Until I could honestly look at myself
and see that I was the problem in many situations and react appropriately
inside and out; until I could discard my expectations and understand that my
serenity was directly proportional to them, I could not experience serenity and
sound sobriety.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
A
Different Swinging Door
When a drunk
shows up among us and says that he doesn't like the A.A. principles, people, or
service management, when he declares that he can do better elsewhere - we are
not worried. We simply say, "Maybe your case really is different. Why
don't you try something else?" If an A.A. member
says he doesn't like his own group, we are not disturbed. We simply say,
"Why don't you try another one? Or start one of your own." To those
who wish to secede from A.A. altogether, we extend a cheerful invitation to do
just that. If they can do better by other means, we are glad. If after a trial
they cannot do better, we know they face a choice: They can go mad or die or
they can return to A.A. The decision is wholly theirs. ( As
a matter of fact, most of them do come back. )
TWELVE
CONCEPTS, pp. 72 - 73
Copyright®1967 Alcoholics Anonymous
World Services, Inc.
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"We
have seen the truth demonstrated again and again: 'Once an
alcoholic, always an alcoholic.'
Commencing to drink after a period
of sobriety, we are in a short time as
bad as ever."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 33
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
After we've made a surrender, the drink
problem is out of our hands and in the hands of God. The thing we have to do is
to be sure that we never reach out and take the problem back into our own
hands. Leave it in God's hands. Whenever I'm tempted to take a drink, I must
say to myself: "I can't do that. I've made a bargain with God not to
drink. I know God doesn't want me to drink and so I won't do it." At the
same time I say a little prayer to God for the strength needed to keep the
bargain with Him. Am I going to keep my bargain with God?
Meditation
for the Day
I will try to grow in this new life. I
will think of spiritual things often and unconsciously I will grow. The nearer
I get to the new life, the more I will see my unfitness. My sense of failure is
a sure sign that I am growing in the new life. It is only struggle that hurts. in sloth---physical, mental, or spiritual---there is no
sense of failure or discomfort. With struggle and effort, I am conscious not of
strength but of weakness until I am really living the new life. But in the struggle,
I can always rely on the power of God to help me.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray
that I may see signs of my growth in the new life.
I pray that I may always keep trying to grow.