~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Release
"Who can render an account of all the
miseries that have once been ours, and who can estimate the release
and joy that the later years have brought
to us? Who could possibly tell the vast consequences of what God's
work through AA had already set in motion?
"Bill
W., Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pp. 44-5
As Bill Sees It, p. 163
Thought to Consider . . .
"I have been
given a quiet place in bright sunshine.
"Bill
W.,
The Language of the Heart, p. 238
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PUSH
Pray Until Something Happens
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Power
From "Listening
to the Wind":
"Alcohol was only a symptom of
much deeper problems of dishonesty and denial. Now it was a matter of coming to
grips with a Power greater than myself. That was very
hard for me. How could all these white people even begin to think they
could understand me? So they brought a sober Indian woman up to work
with me for a day. That was a very powerful day. That Indian woman cut me no
slack at all. I will never forget her. She convinced me I was not unique. She
said these white folks were the best thing that ever happened to me. "Where would you be without
them?" she asked. "What are the alternatives? You got any better
ideas for yourself? How many Indians do you know who are going to help
you sober up?" At the time, I couldn't think of any. I surrendered behind
the tears of no answers and decided to do it their way. I found the Power
greater than myself to be the magic above the heads of the people in the
meetings. I chose to call that magic Great Spirit."
(c) 2001 AAWS, Inc.,
Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 467
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
PRAYER: IT WORKS
It has been
well said that "almost the only scoffers at prayer are those who never
tried it enough."
TWELVE
STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 97
Having grown
up in an agnostic household, I felt somewhat foolish when I first tried
praying. I knew there was a Higher Power working in my life -- how else
was I staying sober? -- but I certainly wasn't
convinced he/she/it wanted to hear my prayers. People who had what I
wanted said prayer was an important part of practicing the program, so I
persevered. With a commitment to daily prayer, I was amazed to find
myself becoming more serene and comfortable with my place in the world.
In other words, life became easier and less of a struggle. I'm still not
sure who, or what, listens to my prayers, but I'd never stop saying them for
the simple reason that they work.
(c)Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.(c)
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Clearing a Channel
During the
day, we can pause where situations must be met and decisions made, and renew
the simple request
"Thy will, not mine, be
done." If at these points our emotional disturbances
happens to be great, we will more surely
keep our balance provided we remember, and repeat to
ourselves, a particular prayer or phrase that has appealed to
us in our reading or meditations. Just
saying it over and over will often enable us to clear a channel choked up with
anger,
fear, frustration, or misunderstanding, and permit us to
return to the surest help of all -- our search for God's will, not
our own, in the moment of stress.
TWELVE
AND TWELVE, PP. 102-103
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
Reminding
ourselves that we have decided to go to any lengths to
find a spiritual experience, we ask
that we be given strength and
direction to do the right thing, no
matter what the personal consequences
may be."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 79~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
When we
were drinking, we used to be ashamed of the past. Remorse is terrible mental
punishment: ashamed of ourselves for the things we've said and done, afraid to
face people because of what they might think of us, afraid of the consequences
of what we did when we were drunk. In A.A. we forget about the past. Do I
believe that God has forgiven me for everything I've done in the past, no matter how black it was, provided I'm honestly
trying to do the right thing today?
Meditation
for the Day
God's spirit is all about you all day
long. You have no thoughts, no plans, no impulses, no emotions,
that He does not know about. You can hide nothing from Him. Do not make
your conduct conform only to that of the world and do not depend on the
approval or disapproval of others. God sees in secret, but He rewards openly.
If you are in harmony with the Divine Spirit, doing your best to live the way
you believe God wants you to live, you will be at peace.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that I may always feel God's
presence.
I pray that I may realize this Presence constantly all through the day.