~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Prayer
"On awakening let us think
about the twenty-four hours
ahead. We consider our
plans for the day.
Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking,
especially asking that it be
divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking
motives."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86
Thought
to Consider . . .
Faith dares the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see.
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CRAP
Carry Resentments Against People
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Humility
STEP
FIVE: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact
nature of our wrongs.
"Another great dividend we may expect from confiding
our defects to another human being is humility--a word often misunderstood. To
those who have made progress in A.A., it amounts to a clear recognition of what
and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could
be. Therefore, our first practical move toward humility must consist of
recognizing our deficiencies."
1952,
AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 58
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NO MAUDLIN GUILT
Day by day, we try to move a
little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin
guilt...
AS BILL SEES
IT, p. 15
When I first discovered that there
is not a single "don't" in the Twelve Steps of A.A., I was disturbed
because this discovery swung open a giant portal. Only then was I able to
realize what A.A. is for me:
A.A. is not a program of "don't"s,
but of "do's.
A.A. is not martial law; it is freedom.
A.A. is not tears over defects,
but sweat over fixing them.
A.A. is not
penitence; it is salvation.
A.A. is not "Woe
to me" for my sins, past and present.
A.A. is "Praise God" for the progress I am making today.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.
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A.A.--the Lodestar
We can be grateful for every agency or method that tries to
solve the problem of alcoholism--whether of medicine, religion, education, or
research. We can be open-minded toward all such efforts and we can be
sympathetic when the ill-advised ones fail.
We can remember that A.A. itself ran for years on
"trial and error."
As individuals, we can and should work with those that promise
success--even a little success.
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Every one of the pioneers in the total field of alcoholism will
generously say that had it not been for the living proof of recovery in A.A.,
they could not have gone on. A.A. was the lodestar of hope and help that kept
them at it.
GRAPEVINE, MARCH
1958
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"'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
In twelfth-step work, the
fifth thing is Continuance. Continuance means our staying with prospects after
they have started on the new way of living. We must stick with them and not let
them down. We must encourage them to go to meetings regularly for fellowship
and help. They will learn that keeping sober is a lot easier in the fellowship
of others who are trying to do the same thing. We must continue to help
prospects by going to see them regularly or telephoning them or writing them so
that they don't get out of touch with A.A. Continuance means good sponsorship.
Do I care enough about other alcoholics to continue with them as long as
necessary?
Meditation for the Day
Every strong and beautiful flower must have a strong root in the
ground. It must send a root down so that it may be rooted and grounded while at
the same time it sends a shoot up to be the flower that shall gladden the
world. Both growths are necessary. Without a strong root, it would soon wither.
The higher the growth upward, the deeper must be the rooting. My life cannot
flower into success and helpfulness unless it is rooted in a strong faith, or
unless it feels deeply secure in the goodness and purpose of the universe.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that my life may be deeply rooted in faith.
I pray that I may feel deeply secure