~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Anonymity
"We
have denied ourselves personal government, professionalism, and the right to say
who our members shall
be.
We have abandoned do-goodism, reform, and paternalism. We refuse charitable money and prefer
to pay our own way.
We will cooperate with
practically everybody, yet
we decline to marry our Society to anyone.
We abstain from public
controversy and will not quarrel
among ourselves about those
things that so rip society asunder-- religion, politics, and reform. We
have but one purpose; to
carry the AA message to
the sick alcoholic who wants it."
Bill W., The Language of the Heart, p. 211
Thought to Consider . . .
AA
is not something you join, it's a way of life.
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ANONYMOUS
Actions Not Our Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity & Service
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Psychology
From
"Medicine Looks at Alcoholics Anonymous":":
"As excuse-makers
and rationalizers, we drunks are champions. It is the business of the
psychiatrist to get behind our excuses and to find the deeper causes for our
conduct. Though uninstructed in psychiatry, we can, after a little time in
A.A., see that our motives have not been what we thought they were and that we
have been motivated by forces unknown to us. Therefore we ought to look with
the deepest respect, interest, and profit upon the findings of psychiatry,
remembering that up to now the psychiatrists have been far more tolerant of us
than we have been of them. - Bill W."
(c) 2001
AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 236
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WALKING THROUGH FEAR
If
we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be
willing.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 76
When
I had taken my Fifth Step, I became aware that all my defects of character
stemmed from my need to feel secure and loved. To use my will alone to
work on them would have been trying obsessively to solve the problem. In
the Sixth Step I intensified the action I had taken in the first three Steps --
meditating on the Step by saying it over and over, going to meetings, following
my sponsor's suggestions, reading and searching within myself. During the
first three years of sobriety I had a fear of entering an elevator alone.
One day I decided I must walk through this fear. I asked for God's help,
entered the elevator, and there in the corner was a lady crying. She said
that since her husband had died she was deathly afraid of elevators. I
forgot my fear and comforted her. This spiritual experience helped me to
see how willingness was the key to working the rest of the Twelve Steps to
recovery. God helps those who help themselves.
Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
The Way of Strength
We need not apologize to anyone for depending upon the Creator. We
have good reason to disbelieve those
who think spirituality is
the way of weakness. For us, it is the way of strength. The verdict of the ages is that men of
faith seldom lack courage. They trust their God. So we never apologize for our
belief in Him, demonstrate through us, what He can do.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 68
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"Faith without works was dead, he said. And how appallingly
true for
the alcoholic! For if an
alcoholic failed to perfect and enlarge his
spiritual life through
work and self-sacrifice for others, he could
not survive the certain
trials and low spots ahead. If he did not
work, he would surely
drink again, and if he drank, he would surely
die. Then faith would be
dead indeed. With us it is just like that."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, pg. 14~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
We alcoholics used so little self-control when we were drinking,
we were so absolutely selfish, that it does us good to give up something once
in a while. Using self-discipline and denying ourselves a few things is good
for us. At first, giving up liquor is a big enough job for all of us, even with
God's help. But later on, we can practice self-discipline in other ways to keep
a firm grip on our minds so that we don't start any wishful thinking. If we
daydream too much, we'll be in danger of slipping. Am I practicing enough
self-discipline?
Meditation for the Day
In material things, you
must rely on your own wisdom and that of others. In spiritual things, you
cannot rely so much on your own wisdom as on God's guidance. In dealing with
personalities, it is a mistake to step out too much on your own. You must try
to be guided by God in all human relationships. You cannot accomplish much of
value in dealing with people until God knows you are ready. You alone do not
have the power or wisdom to put things right between people. You must rely on
God to help you in these vital matters.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may rely
on God in dealing with people's problems.
I pray that I may try to follow His guidance in all personal relationships