~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Recovery
"Most emphatically we wish to say that
any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems
in the light of our experience can
recover, provided he
does not close his mind to spiritual concepts.
He can only be defeated by an attitude
of intolerance or belligerent denial.
We find that no one need have
difficulty with the
spirituality of the program.
Willingness, honesty and open
mindedness are
the essentials of recovery.
But these are indispensable"
c.
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 570
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Thought to Consider . . .
The spiritual life is not a
theory. We have to live it.
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W H O = Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Enjoy
From "Being grateful:"
"The thoughts we choose to spend
time on in any given 24 hours can strongly influence the complexion of our
feeling for that day -- bright and healthy, or murky and disheartened.
"It will come as a pleasant
surprise to discover that it is not difficult to develop the habit of gratitude
if we just make some effort....it soon comes easier, and can become a strong
and comfortable force in our recovery. Life was meant to be enjoyed, and
we mean to enjoy it."
© 1998, AAWS, Inc., Living
Sober, pages 47 & 48
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FOCUSING AND LISTENING
There is a direct linkage among
self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these
practices can bring much relief and benefit.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98
If I do my self-examination first, then
surely, I'll have enough humility to pray and meditate -- because
I'll see and feel my need for
them. Some wish to begin and end with prayer, leaving the
self-examination
and meditation to take place in between, whereas others
start with meditation, listening for advice from
God about their still hidden or
unacknowledged defects. Still others engage in written and verbal work
on their defects, ending with a prayer of
praise and thanksgiving. These three -- self-examination,
meditation and prayer -- form a circle, without a
beginning or an end. No matter where, or how,
I start, I
eventually arrive at my destination: a better life.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Circle and Triangle
Above us, at
the International Convention at
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When, in 1955, we oldtimers
turned over our Three Legacies to the whole movement, nostalgia for the old
days blended with gratitude for the great day in which I was now living. No
more would it be necessary for me to act for, decide for, or protect A.A.
For a moment, I dreaded the coming
change. But this mood quickly passed. The conscience of A.A. as moved by the
guidance of God could be depended upon to insure A.A.'s
future. Clearly my job henceforth was to let go and let God.
A.A.
COMES OF AGE - 1. p. 139 - 2. pp. 46, 48
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"Actually
we were fooling ourselves, for deep down in every man,
woman, and child, is the fundamental
idea of God. It may be obscured
by calamity, by pomp, by worship of
other things, but in some form
or other it is there. For faith in a
Power greater than ourselves, and
miraculous demonstrations of that power
in human lives, are facts as
old as man himself."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 55~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
I have
charity, another word for love. That right kind of love which is not selfish
passion but an unselfish, outgoing desire to help other people. To do what is
best for the other person, to put what is best for him or her above my own
desires. To put God first, the other person second, and myself last. Charity is
gentle, kind, understanding, long-suffering, and full of desire to serve. A.A.
has given me this. What I do for myself is lost; what I do for others may be
written somewhere in eternity. Have I charity?
Meditation for
the Day
"Ask what you will and it shall be
done unto you." God has unlimited power. There is no limit to what His
power can do in human hearts. But we must will to have God's power and we must
ask God for it. God's power is blocked off from us by our indifference to it.
We can go along our own selfish way without calling on God's help and we get no
power. But when we trust in God, we can will to have the power we need. When we
sincerely ask God for it, we get it abundantly.
Prayer for the
Day
I pray that I may will to have God's
power.
I pray that I may keep praying for the
strength I need.