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Humility
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"The attainment of
greater humility
is the foundation principle of each of
AA's Twelve Steps.
For without some degree of humility,
no alcoholic can stay sober at all.
Nearly all AA's have found, too, that
unless they develop
much more of this precious quality
than may be required just for sobriety,
they still haven't much chance of
becoming truly happy.
Without it, they cannot live to much
useful purpose,
or, in adversity, be able to summon the
faith
that can meet any emergency."
c.1952AAWS,
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 70
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Thought to Consider . . .
I didn't learn humility
with my head.
I learned humility with my heart.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
T R U S T = Try Relying Upon Steps
and Traditions
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Realism
From "Using the 24-hour
plan:"
"Although we
realize that alcoholism is a
permanent, irreversible condition, our
experience has taught us to make no
long-term promises about staying sober.
We have found it more realistic -- and
more successful -- to say, "I am not
taking a drink JUST FOR TODAY."
c.
1975, Living Sober, page 6
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NOTHING GROWS IN THE DARK
We will want the good that is in us all, even in the worst of us, to
flower and to grow.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10
With the self-discipline and insight gained from practicing Step Ten, I begin
to know the gratifications of sobriety -- not as mere abstinence from alcohol,
but as recovery in every department of my life.
I renew hope, regenerate faith, and
regain the dignity of self-respect. I discover the word "and" in
the phrase "and when
we were wrong, promptly admitted it."
Reassured that I am no longer always
wrong, I learn to accept myself as I am, with a
new sense of the miracles
of sobriety and serenity.
©Copyright
1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Love + Rationality = Growth
"It seems to me that the primary object of any human being is to
grow, as God intended, that being the nature of all growing things. "Our search must be for what reality we can
find, which includes the best definition and feeling of love that we can
acquire. If the capability of loving is in the human being, then it must surely
be in his Creator. "Theology helps me in that many of its concepts
cause me to believe that I live in a rational universe under a loving God, and
that my own irrationality can be chipped away, little by little. This is, I
suppose, the process of growth for which we are intended."
LETTER, 1958
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"I was to test my thinking by the new God-consciousness within.
Common sense would thus become uncommon
sense. I was to sit quietly
when in doubt, asking only for
direction and strength to meet my
problems as He would have me. Never was
I to pray for myself, except
as my requests bore on my usefulness to
others. Then only might I
expect to receive. But that would be in
great measure."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Bill's Story, Page 13~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
Now that we have considered the obligations of real, working
members of A.A., let us examine what the rewards are that have come to us as a result
of our new way of living. First, I understand myself more than I ever did
before. I have leamed what was the matter with me and
I know now a lot of what makes me tick. I will never be alone again. I am just
one of many who have the illness of alcoholism and one of many who have leamed what to do about it. I am not an odd fISh or a square peg in a round hole. I seem to have found
my right place in the world. Am I beginning to understand myself?
Meditation for the Day
"Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I
will come in to him and will remain with him and him with me." The
knocking of God's spirit, asking to come into your life, is due to no merit of
yours, though it is in response to the longing of your heart. Keep a listening
ear, an ear bent to catch the sound of the gentle knocking at the door of your
heart by the spirit of God. Then open the door of your heart and let God's
spirit come in.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may let God's spirit come
into my heart. I pray that it may fill me with an abiding peace