~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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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, 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, 4th Edition p. 417
Copyright 1976
A.A.W.S. Inc.
Thought to Consider . . .
Acceptance is not submission;
it is acknowledgment of the facts of a
situation,
then deciding what you're going to do
about it.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
From "The
Opening to the Spiritual World":
"With the guidance of the program and
the encouragement and examples within the Fellowship, I could begin to find out
about myself and be prepared to accept what I found. I learned in the
Fellowship that if others could accept me and love me as I was, then I should
love myself as I was – not for what I was, but for what I could become. So I
have learned a little about my mind and about my will and about my emotions and
passions." –
1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, pg. 3
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
UNREMITTING INVENTORIES
Continue to
watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and
fear. When these crop up, we ask God at
once to remove them. We
discuss them with someone immediately
and make amends quickly if
we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely
turn our thoughts to
someone we can help.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
The immediate
admission of wrong thoughts or actions is a tough
task for most human beings, but for
recovering alcoholics like me
it is difficult because of my propensity
toward ego, fear and
pride. The freedom the A.A. program
offers me becomes more
abundant when, through unremitting
inventories of myself, I
admit, acknowledge and accept
responsibility for my wrong-doing.
It is possible then for me to grow into
a deeper and better
understanding of humility. My
willingness to admit when the
fault is mine facilitates the
progression of my growth and
helps me to become more understanding
and helpful to others.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Mastering Resentments
We began to see that the world and its people had really
dominated us. Under that unhappy condition, the wrongdoing of others, fancied
or real, had power to actually kill us, because we could be driven back to
drink through resentment. We saw that these resentments must be mastered, but
how? We could not wish them away. This was our course: We realized that the
people who wronged us were perhaps spiritually sick. So we asked God to help us
show them the same tolerance, pity, and patience that we would cheerfully grant
a sick friend. Today, we avoid retaliation or
argument. We cannot treat sick people that way. If we do, we destroy our chance
of being helpful. We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will
show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 66-67
*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*
"...we
have ceased fighting anything or anyone even alcohol."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition,
Into Action, pg. 84~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought
For The Day
Am I still on a
"free ride" in A.A.? Am I all get and no give?
Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others
do all the work? Do I think it's enough just because I'm sober
and
can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven't gone very far in the
program, nor am I getting nearly enough of what it has to offer.
I will be a weak member until I get in there and help carry the
load.
I must eventually get off the bench and get into the game. I'm not
just a spectator; I'm supposed to be one of the team. Do I go in
there and carry the ball?
Meditation For The Day
Try to be thankful for whatever vision you have. Try to perform, in
the little things, faithful service to God and others. Do your
small
part every day in a spirit of service to God. Be a doer of God's
word, not a hearer only. In your daily life try to
keep faith with
God. Every day brings a new opportunity to be of some use. Even when
you are tempted to rest or let things go or to evade the issue, make
it a habit to meet the issue squarely as a challenge and not to hold
back.
Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may perform each task faithfully. I pray that I may meet each
issue of life squarely and not hold back.