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Sunlight
"It
is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and
unhappiness.
To the precise extent
that we permit these, do
we squander the hours that might have been worthwhile.
This business of
resentment is infinitely grave. We found that it is fatal. For when harboring such feelings
we shut ourselves off
from the
sunlight of the Spirit. The
insanity of alcohol returns and we drink again.
And with us, to drink is
to die."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66
Thought to Consider . . .
"I
have been given a quiet place in bright sunshine."
Bill W.,
The Language of the
Heart, p. 238
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
CALM
Can Anger Leave Me
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Book
From
"The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"But at one of
these [Trustee] meetings in the early fall of 1938, Frank Amos popped up with
an idea which opened the door upon our real future. Frank said, 'One of my
friends, Eugene Exman, is Religious Editor of Harper.
Perhaps he would be interested in your [Bill W.'s] new book. Why don’t you go down there and
show him the few chapters you have done? I'll fix it up for you.'
"So down I went to
meet Gene Exman, another wonderful friend-to-be of
our society. I related the tale of our struggles and handed over to him my
first attempt at authorship. While I waited Gene thoughtfully scanned the two
chapters. Then he asked, 'Could you do a whole book in this style? And how many
months would it take you?' I was shaking, but I had an answer ready: 'I believe
I can do it. It will probably take nine or ten months.' Thereupon he made a
proposal that was surprising. 'If it would help things along,' he said, 'I
think Harper might be willing to advance you $1,500 in royalties. This amount
would be deducted from your account when the book is finished in 1939.' "Again in the
clouds, I left Harper to break the great news to the gang."
2001
AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pgs. 153-54
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
FREE AT LAST
Another
great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects to another human being
is humility -- a word often misunderstood... it amounts to a clear recognition
of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere
attempt to become what we could
be.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 58
I
knew deep inside that if I were ever to be joyous, happy and free, I had to
share my past life with some other individual. The joy and relief I
experienced after doing so were beyond description. Almost immediately
after taking the Fifth Step, I felt free from the bondage of self and the
bondage of alcohol. That freedom remains after 36 years, a day at a
time. I found that God could do for me what I couldn't do for myself.
Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Our Problem Centers in the Mind
We
know as long as the alcoholic keeps away from drink, he usually reacts much
like other men. We are equally positive that once he takes any alcohol whatever
into his system, something happens, in both the bodily and the mental sense,
which makes it virtually impossible for him to stop. The experience of any
alcoholic will abundantly confirm this.
These observations would
be academic and pointless if our friend never took the first drink, thereby
setting the terrible cycle in motion. Therefore, the main
problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind, rather than in his body.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, PP. 22-23
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"Many of us felt that we had plenty of character. There was
a
tremendous urge to cease
forever. Yet we found it impossible. This
is the baffling feature
of alcoholism as we know it this utter
inability to leave it
alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg.
34~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
One thing that keeps me sober is a feeling of loyalty to the
other members of the group. I know I'd be letting them down if I ever took a
drink. When I was drinking, I wasn't loyal to anybody. I should have been loyal
to my family, but I wasn't. I let them down by my drinking. When I came into
A.A., I found a group of people who were not only helping each other to stay
sober, but who were loyal to each other by staying sober themselves. Am I loyal
to my group?
Meditation for the Day
Calmness is constructive
of good. Agitation is destructive of good. I should not rush into action. I
should first "be still and know that He is God." Then I should act
only as God directs me through my conscience. Only trust, perfect trust in God,
can keep me calm when all around me are agitated. Calmness is trust in action.
I should seek all things that can help me to cultivate calmness. To attain
material things, the world learns to attain speed. To attain spiritual things,
I have to learn to attain a state of calm.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may learn
how to have inner peace.
I pray that I may be calm, so that God can work through me