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Acceptance
"And
acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I
find
some person, place,
thing, or situation -
some fact of my life - unacceptable
to me, and I can find
no serenity until I
accept that person, place,
thing, or situation as being exactly
the way it is supposed
to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens
in God's world by
mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I
could not stay sober;
unless I accept life
completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate
not so much on what needs
to be changed in the world
as on what needs to be
changed in
me and in my attitudes."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417 4th Edition
Note: Dr. Paul O.,
author of these words, passed away 5.12.00.
Thought to Consider . . .
"My
serenity is directly proportional to my level of acceptance."
Dr. Paul O., Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
ABC
Acceptance, Belief, Change
*~*~*~*~*^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^*~*~*~*~*
SPIRITUAL HEALTH
When
the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 64
It
is very difficult for me to come to terms with my spiritual illness because of
my great pride, disguised by my material successes and my intellectual
power. Intelligence is not incompatible with humility, provided I place
humility first. To seek prestige and wealth is the ultimate goal for many
in the modern world. To be fashionable and to seem better than I really am is a spiritual illness.
To recognize and to
admit my weaknesses is the beginning of good spiritual health. It is a
sign of spiritual health to be able to ask God every day to enlighten me, to
recognize His will, and to have the strength to execute it. My spiritual
health is excellent when I realize that the better I get, the more I discover
how much help I need from others.
Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
A.A.'s
Within A.A., I suppose, we shall always quarrel a
good bit. Mostly, I think, about how to do the greatest good
for the greatest
number of drunks. We shall have our childish spats and snits over small
questions of money
management and who is
going to run our groups for the next six months. Any bunch of growing children
(and that is what we
are) would hardly be in character if they did less. These are the growing pains
of infancy,
and we actually thrive on
them. Surmounting such problems, in A.A.'s rather rugged school of life, is a
healthy exercise.
A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 233
~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"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."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg.
33~
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*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
The Twelfth Step of
A.A., working with others, can be subdivided into five parts, five words
beginning with the letter C; confidence, confession, conviction, conversion,
and continuance. The first thing in trying to help other alcoholics is to get
their confidence. We do this by telling them our own experiences with drinking,
so that they see that we know what we're talking about. if
we share our experiences frankly, they will know that we are sincerely trying
to help them. They will realize that they're not alone and that others have had
experiences as bad or worse than theirs. This gives
them confidence that they can be helped. Do I care enough about other
alcoholics to get their confidence?
Meditation for the Day
I fail not so much when
tragedy happens as I did before the happening, by all the little things I might
have done, but did not do. I must prepare for the future by doing the right
thing at the right time now. If a thing should be done, I should deal with that
thing today and get it righted with God before I allow myself to undertake any
new duty. I should look upon myself as performing God's errands and then coming
back to Him to tell Him in quiet communion that the message has been delivered
or the task done.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may seek
no credit for the results of what I do.
I pray that I may leave the outcome of my
actions to God