~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Daily Reprieve
"It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We
are headed for trouble if we do,
for alcohol is a subtle
foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What
we really have is a daily reprieve
contingent on the
maintenance of our spiritual condition."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85
Thought
to Consider . . .
The road to recovery is always under construction.
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ACTION
Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Inspiration
From "This Spirit Touch":
"At
some time, perhaps in a more moderate way, nearly everyone has experienced this
spirit touch of God--the fleeting feeling of insight, love, joy, and 'The world
is right.' Once, I thought that only unusual circumstances made these moments
possible. Actually, I now think, they are forecasts of what one can have if one
is willing to take the time and make the effort. Peace, love, and joy can be
sought through quiet thinking and honest prayer. The wholeness, the new
awareness that is produced affects one's relationship with God and man to a
degree greater than would seem possible in ordinary life."
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 65
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
STEP ONE
WE . . . (The first word of the First Step)
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 21
When I was drinking all I could ever think about was "I,
I, I," or "Me, Me, Me." Such painful obsession of self, such
soul sickness, such spiritual selfishness bound me to
the bottle for more than half my life.
The journey to find God
and to do His will one day at a time began with the first word of the First
Step . . . "We." There was power in numbers, there was strength in
numbers, there was safety in numbers, and for an
alcoholic like me, there was life in numbers. If I had tried to recover alone I
probably would have died. With God and another alcoholic I have a divine
purpose in my life . . . I have become a channel for God's healing love.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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God-Given Instincts
Creation gave us instincts for a purpose. Without them we
wouldn't be complete human beings. If men and women didn't exert themselves to
be secure in their persons, made no effort to harvest food or construct
shelter, there would be no survival. If they didn't reproduce, the earth
wouldn't be populated. If there were no social instinct, there would be no
society.
Yet these instincts, so
necessary for our existence, often far exceed their proper functions.
Powerfully, blindly, many times subtly, they drive us, dominate us, and insist
upon ruling our lives.
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We tried to shape a sane
ideal for our future sex life. We subjected each relation to this test: Was it
selfish or not? We asked God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them.
We remembered always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good,
neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed.
1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 42
2. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
P. 69
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"It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not
control our
drinking just because we were maladjusted to life, that we
were in
full flight from reality, or were outright mental defectives.
These
things were true to some extent, in fact, to a considerable
extent
with some of us. But we are sure that our bodies were
sickened as
well. In our belief, any picture of the alcoholic which leaves
out
this physical factor is incomplete."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The
Doctor's Opinion, pg. xxvi~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
What impresses us most at an A.A. meeting is the willingness
to share, without holding anything back. And pretty soon we find ourselves
sharing also. We start telling our own experiences and by so doing we help the
other person. And when we've got these things off our chest, we feel a lot
better. It does us a lot of good to share with some other poor unfortunate
person who's in the same box that we were in. And the more we share, the more
we have left for ourselves. Do I know that the more I share,
the better chance I'll have to stay sober?
Meditation for the Day
Constantly claim God's strength. Once convinced of the right
of a course of action, once reasonably sure of God's guidance, claim that
strength now. You can claim all the strength you need to meet any situation.
You can claim a new supply when your own supply is exhausted. You have a right
to claim it and you should use your right. A beggar supplicates, a child
appropriates. When you supplicate, you are often kept waiting, but when you
appropriate God's strength in a good cause, you have it at once.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may claim God's strength whenever I need it.
I pray that I may try to live as a child of God