~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Faith
"We had seen spiritual release, but
liked to tell ourselves it wasn't true.
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."
c.
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 55
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Thought to Consider . . .
Faith is putting all your eggs in God's
basket,
then counting your blessings before
they hatch.
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F A I T H = Finding Answers In The Heart
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Wrong
From "When A.A.
Came of Age":
"After a long interval we heard from the promoter. He wrote, 'You told us that outside enterprises can be fine and very helpful. But you also said that they could not be mixed with A.A. I figured that they could be, and should be. Well, you folks at Headquarters were right and I was wrong.'
"With his letter, the promoter
sent us a card, which he had already mailed to every group in the
© 2001 AAWS, Inc.;
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 104
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
"HOLD YOUR FACE TO THE LIGHT"
Believe more deeply. Hold your face
up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 3
One Sunday in October, during my
morning meditation, I glanced out the window at the ash tree in our front
yard. At once I was overwhelmed by its magnificent, golden color!
As I stared in awe at God's work of art, the leaves began to fall and, within minutes, the branches were bare. Sadness came
over me as I thought of the winter months ahead, but just as I was reflecting
on autumn's annual process, God's message came through. Like the trees,
stripped of their leaves in the fall, sprout new blossoms in the spring,
I had my compulsive, selfish ways removed by God in order for me to blossom
into a sober, joyful member of A.A. Thank you, God, for the changing seasons
and for my ever-changing life.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
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Three Choices
The immediate
object of our quest is sobriety-freedom from alcohol and from all its baleful
consequences. Without this freedom, we have nothing at all. Paradoxically,
though, we can achieve no liberation from the alcohol obsession until we become
willing to deal with those character defects which have landed us in that
helpless condition. In this freedom quest, we are always given three choices.
A rebellious refusal to work upon our
glaring defects can be an almost certain ticket to destruction. Or, perhaps for
a time, we can stay sober with a minimum of self-improvement and settle
ourselves into a comfortable but often dangerous mediocrity. Or, finally, we
can continuously try hard for those sterling qualities that can add up to
fineness of spirit and action - true and lasting freedom under God.
GRAPEVINE,
NOVEMBER 1960
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"We,
in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of
drowning men. What seemed at first a
flimsy reed, has proved to be
the loving and powerful hand of God. A
new life has been given us
or, if you prefer, "a design for
living" that really works."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 28~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
I no
longer refuse to do anything because I cannot do it to perfection. Many of us
alcoholics use the excuse of not being able to do something perfectly to enable
us to do nothing at all. We pretend to be perfectionists. We are good at
telling people how a thing should be done, but when we come to the effort of
doing it ourselves, we balk. We say to ourselves: "I might make a mistake
so I'd better let the whole thing slide." In A.A. we set our goals high,
but that does not prevent us from trying. The mere fact that we will never
fully reach these goals does not prevent us from doing the best we can. Have I
stopped hiding behind the smoke screen of perfectionism?
Meditation for the Day
"In
the world ye shall have tribulation. But be of good cheer. I have overcome the
world." Keep an undaunted spirit. Keep your spirit free and unconquered.
You can be undefeated and untouched by failure and all its power, by letting
your spirit overcome the world; rise above earth's turmoil into the secret
chamber of perfect peace and confidence. When a challenge comes to you,
remember you have God's help and nothing can wholly defeat you.
Prayer for the Day
I pray
that I may have confidence and be of good cheer.
I pray that I may not fear the power of
failure.