~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Tolerance
"Honesty with ourselves and others gets
us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way.
In other words, once an alcoholic fully
realizes that he can't
get well alone,
he will somehow find a way to get well
and stay well in the
company of others.
It has been that way from the beginning
of AA and probably
always will be so."
Bill
W., Letter, 1943
As Bill Sees It, p. 312
Thought to Consider . . .
Together we
can do what we could never do alone.
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TIME
Things I Must Earn
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Nameless
From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"[Tradition Eleven] represents more than a sound public relations policy. It is more than a denial of self-seeking. Tradition Eleven is certainly a constant reminder that personal ambition has no place in A.A., but it also implies that each member ought to become an active guardian of our fellowship in its relation with the general public. "As we have seen, anonymity is the protective mantle that covers our whole society. But it is more than protection; it has another dimension, a spiritual significance. And this leads to Tradition Twelve, which reads: 'Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.' "In my belief, the entire future of our fellowship hangs upon this vital principle. If we continue to be filled with the spirit and practice of anonymity, no shoal or reef can wreck us. If we forget this principle, the lid to Pandora's box will be off and the spirits of Money, Power, and Prestige will be loosed among us."
© 2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 131
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
NO MORE STRUGGLE...
And we have
ceased fighting anything or anyone -- even alcohol.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
When A.A.
found me, I thought I was in for a struggle, and that A.A. might provide the
strength I needed to beat alcohol. Victorious in that
fight, who knows what other battles I could win? I would need to
be strong, though. All my previous experience with life proved that.
Today I do not have to struggle or exert my will. If I take those Twelve
Steps and let my Higher Power do the real work, my alcohol problem disappears
all by itself. My living problems also cease to be struggles. I
just have to ask whether acceptance -- or change -- is required. It is
not my will, but His, that needs doing.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
"Selfish"?
"I can see
why you are disturbed to hear some A.A. speakers say, 'A.A. is a selfish
program.' The word 'selfish' ordinarily implies that one is acquisitive,
demanding, and thoughtless of the welfare of others. Of course, the A.A. way of
life does not at all imply such undesirable traits. "What
do these speakers mean? Well, any theologian will tell you that the salvation
of his own soul is the highest vocation that a man can have. Without
salvation--however we may define this--he will have little or nothing. For us
of A.A., there is even more urgency. "If we cannot or will not achieve sobriety, then
we become truly lost, right in the here and now. We are of no value to anyone,
including ourselves, until we find salvation from alcohol. Therefore, our own
recovery and spiritual growth have to come first--a right and necessary kind of
self-concern."
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As we go
through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful, and ask for the right thought
or action. We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show,
humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We
are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or
foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for
we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange
life to suit ourselves.
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A.A. Thought for the Day
We're
all looking for the power to overcome drinking. When we alcoholics come into
A.A., our first question is: "How do I get the strength to quit?" At
first it seems to us that we will never get the necessary strength. We see
older members who have found the power we are looking for, but we don't know
the process by which they got it. This necessary strength comes in many ways.
Have I found all the strength I need?
Meditation
for the Day
You cannot have a spiritual need that
God cannot supply. Your fundamental need is a spiritual need, the need for
power to live the good life. The best spiritual supply is received by you when
you want it to pass on to other people. You get it largely by giving it away.
God gives you strength as you pass it on to another person. That strength means
increased health; increased health means more good work, and more good work
means more people helped. And so it goes on, a constant supply to meet all
spiritual needs.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that my every spiritual need will
be supplied by God.
I pray that I may use the power I receive to help others