~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Single Purpose
"We enjoy certain advantages which should
make
our task of self-restraint relatively
easy.
There is really no good reason for
anyone to object
if a great many drunks get sober.
Nearly everyone can agree that this is
a good thing.
If, in the process, we are forced to
develop
a certain amount of honesty, humility,
and tolerance,
who is going to kick about that?
If we recognize that religion is the
province of the clergy
and the practice of medicine is for
doctors,
we can helpfully cooperate with both.
Certainly there is little basis for
controversy in these areas.
It is a fact that AA has not the
slightest reform
or political complexion.
We try to pay our own expenses,
and we strictly mind our single
purpose."
Bill. W.,
c.1962AAWS, Twelve Concepts for
World Service, 26th printing, p. 69
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Thought to Consider . . .
While it isn't always easy, if I keep it
simple, it works.
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K I S S = Keep It Simple,
Silly
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Reality
From "Long-Term Hope:"
"The beauty of A.A. lies in
knowing that my
life, with God's
help, will improve. The A.A.
journey becomes
richer, the understanding
becomes truth, the
dreams become realities --
and today becomes
forever."
c. 1990, Daily
Reflections, page 167
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DAILY INVENTORY
. . . and
when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 59
I was beginning to approach my new life
of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping
up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired.
Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my work, becoming so bold as to
issue a report on the lack of proper care for some of our clients.
One day a co-worker informed me that my boss was really sore because a
complaint, submitted over his head, had caused him much discomfort at the hands
of his superiors. I knew that my report had created the problem,
and began to feel responsible for my boss's difficulty. In
discussing the affair, my co-worker tried to reassure me that an apology was
not necessary, but I soon became convinced that I had to do something,
regardless of how it might turn out. When I approached my boss and
owned up to my hand in his difficulties, he was surprised. But
unexpected things came out of our encounter, and my boss and I were able to
agree to interact more directly and effectively in the future.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Ourselves as Individuals
There is only one sure test of all
spiritual experiences: "By their fruits, ye shall know them."
This is why I think we should question
no one's transformation - whether it be sudden or gradual. Nor should we demand
anyone's special type for ourselves, because experience suggests that we are
apt to receive whatever may be the most useful for our own needs.
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Human beings are never quite alike, so
each of us, when making an inventory, will need to determine what his
individual character defects are. Having found the shoes that fit, he ought to
step into them and walk with new confidence that he is at last on the right
track.
1.
GRAPEVINE, JULY 1962 - 2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 48
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"Though there is no way of proving it, we believe that
early in our
drinking careers most of us could have
stopped drinking. But the
difficulty is that few alcoholics have
enough desire to stop while
there is yet time."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 32
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A.A. Thought for the Day
There is such a thing as being too
loyal to any one group. Do I feel put out when another group starts and some
members of my group leave it and branch out into new territory Or do I send
them out with my blessing? Do I visit that new offshoot group and help it
alone? Or do I sulk in my own tent? A.A. grows by the starting of new groups
all the time. I must realize that ifs a good thing for a large group to split
up into smaller ones, even if it means that the large group-my own group-
becomes smaller. Am I always ready to help new groups?
Meditation
for the Day
Pray and keep praying until it brings
peace and serenity and a feeling of communion with One who is near and ready to
help. The thought of God is balm for our hates and fears. In praying to God, we
find healing for hurt feelings and resentments. In thinking of God, doubts and
fears leave us. Instead of those doubts and fears, there will flow into our
hearts such faith and love as is beyond the power of material things to give,
and such peace as the world can neither give nor take away. And with God, we
can have the tolerance to live and let live.
Prayer
for the Day
I pray that I may have true tolerance
and understanding. I pray that I may keep striving for these difficult things.