~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Give
Thanks
"Though I
still find it difficult to accept today's pain
and anxiety
with any degree of serenity-
as those more advanced in the spiritual
life
seem able to do- I can give thanks for present pain nevertheless.
I can remember how the agonies of
alcoholism, the pain of
rebellion and thwarted pride,
have often led me to God's grace,
and so to a new freedom."
Bill
W.,
As Bill Sees It, p. 266
Thought to Consider . . .
Serenity isn't
freedom from the storm; it is peace within the storm.
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HOPE
Hearing Other Peoples' Experience
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Enlightenment
From "Bill's
Story":
"These were revolutionary and
drastic proposals, but the moment I fully accepted them, the effect was
electric. There was a sense of victory, followed by such a peace and serenity
as I had never known. ... "For a moment I was alarmed, and
called my friend, the doctor, to ask if I were still sane. He listened in
wonder as I talked. "Finally he shook his head saying, "Something has
happened to you I don't understand. But you had better hang on to it. Anything
is better than the way you were." The good doctor now sees many men who
have such experiences. He knows that they are real."
(c) 2001 AAWS, Inc.,
Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 14
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
NO ONE DENIED ME LOVE
On the A.A. calendar it was Year
Two . . . . A newcomer appeared at one of these groups . . . . He soon proved that
his was a desperate case, and that above all he wanted to get well.
. . . [He said], "Since I am the victim of another
addiction even worse stigmatized than alcoholism, you may not want me among
you."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 141-42
I came to you
-- a wife, mother, woman who had walked out on her husband, children,
family. I was a drunk, a pill-head, a nothing. Yet no one denied me
love, caring, a sense of belonging. Today, by God's grace and the love of
a good sponsor and a home group, I can say that -- through you in Alcoholics
Anonymous -- I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother and a woman.
Sober. Free of pills. Responsible.
Without a Higher Power I found in the
Fellowship, my life would be meaningless.
I am full of gratitude to be a member of good standing in Alcoholics Anonymous.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
To Watch Loneliness Vanish
Almost without
exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got
bad and people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that
we didn't quite belong. Either we were
shy, and dared not draw near others, or we were noisy good fellows constantly
craving attention and companionship, but rarely getting it. There was always
that mysterious barrier we could neither surmount nor understand. That's
one reason we loved alcohol too well. But even Bacchus betrayed us; we were
finally struck down and left in terrified isolation.
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Life takes on new meaning in A.A. To
watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to
see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends--this is an
experience not to be missed.
1.
TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 57
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 89
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"'There
is a principle which is a bar against all information, which
is proof against all arguments and which
cannot fail to keep a man in
everlasting ignorance' that principle
is contempt prior to investigation.'"
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice II, Spiritual
Experience, pg. 568~
*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Since
I've been in A.A., have I made a start toward being more unselfish? Do I no
longer want my own way in everything? When things go wrong and I can't have
what I want, do I no longer sulk? Am I trying not to waste money on myself? And
does it make me happy to see my family and my home have enough attention from
me? Am I trying not to be all "get" and no "give"?
Meditation
for the Day
Each day is a day of progress, steady
progress forward, if you make it so. You may not see it, but God does. God does
not judge by outward appearance. He judges by the heart. Let Him see in your
heart a simple desire always to do His will. Though you may feel that your work
has been spoiled or tarnished, God sees it as an offering for Him. When
climbing a steep hill, people are often more conscious of the weakness of their
stumbling feet than of the view, the grandeur, or even of the upward progress.
Prayer for
the Day
I pray that I may persevere in all good
things.
I pray that I may advance each day in spite of my stumbling feet