~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Isolating
"The less people tolerated us, the
more we withdrew from society, from life itself.
As we became subjects of King Alcohol,
shivering denizens of his mad realm,
the chilling vapor that is loneliness
settled down. It
thickened, ever becoming blacker.
Unhappy drinkers who read this page
will understand."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 151
Thought to Consider . . .
Losers make
promises;
Winners make commitments.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
KISS
Keep It Simple, Surrender
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Whose
From "'How Do You Pray?'":
"One of the men stopped me and said, 'How do you pray?' I said that I asked God not to take her, but to take me. He then said, 'Why don't you ask that God give you the strength and courage to accept His will? Say, "Thy will, not mine, be done."'
"Yes, that was the first time in my life that I prayed for His will be done. As I look back, I see that I had always asked God to do things my way."
© 1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 23
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
And No More Reservations
We have
seen the truth again and again: "Once an alcoholic, always an
alcoholic."......... If we are planning to stop drinking there must be no
reservation of any kind, nor any lurking notion that
someday we will be immune to alcohol. To be gravely affected, one does not
necessarily have to drink a long time nor take the
quantities some of us have. This is particularly true of women. Potential
female alcoholics often turn into the real thing and are gone beyond recall in
a few years.
©ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS Page 33
These words
are underlined in my book. They are true for men and women alcoholics. On many
occasions I've turned to this page and reflected on this passage. I need never
fool myself by recalling my sometimes differing drinking patterns, or by
believing I am "cured." I like to think that, if sobriety is God's
gift to me, then my sober life is my gift to God. I hope God is as happy with
His gift as I am with mine.
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91
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
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Trouble Becomes an Asset
"I think
that this particular General Service Conference holds promise and has been
filled with progress--because it has had trouble. And it has converted that
trouble into an asset, into some growth, and into a great promise. "A.A.
was born out of trouble, one of the most serious kinds of trouble that can
befall an individual, the trouble attendant upon this dark and fatal malady of
alcoholism. Every single one of us approached A.A. in trouble, in impossible
trouble, in hopeless trouble. And that is why we came.
"If this Conference was ruffled,
if individuals were deeply disturbed--I say, 'This is
fine.' What parliament , what republic, what democracy
has not been disturbed? Friction of opposing viewpoints is the very modus operandi
on which they proceed. Then what should we be afraid of?"
TALK,
1958
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"...we
then look at Step Six. We have emphasized willingness as
being indispensable. Are we now ready
to let God remove from us all
the things which we have admitted are
objectionable? Can He now take
them all-every one? If we still cling
to something we will not let
go, we ask God to help us be
willing."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 76~
*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Strength
comes from the fellowship you find when you come into A.A. just being with men
and women who have found the way out gives you a feeling of security. You
listen to the speakers, you talk with other members, and you absorb the
atmosphere of confidence and hope that you find in the place. Am I receiving
strength from the fellowship with other AA. members?
Meditation for
the Day
God is with you, to bless and help
you. His spirit is all around you. Waver not in your faith or in your prayers.
All power is the Lord's. Say that to yourself often and steadily. Say it until
your heart sings with joy for the safety and personal power that it means to
you. Say it until the very force of the utterance drives back and puts to
naught all the evils against you. Use it as a battle cry. All power is the
Lord's. Then you will pass on to victory over all your sins and temptations,
and you will begin to live a victorious life.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that with strength from God I
may lead an abundant life.
I pray that I may lead a life of
victory.