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Humility
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"Moved by the spirit of anonymity,
we try to give up our natural desires
for personal distinction as AA members
both among fellow alcoholics and before
the general public.
As we lay aside these very human
aspirations,
we believe that each of us takes part
in the weaving of a protective mantle
which covers our whole Society
and under which we may grow and work in
unity.
We are sure that humility, expressed by
anonymity,
is the greatest safeguard
Alcoholics Anonymous can ever have."
c.1952AAWS,
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 187
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Thought to Consider . . .
Humility is not thinking less of
yourself,
but thinking of yourself less.
*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Patience
From "Hope":
"Few experiences are of less value
to me than fast sobriety. Too many times discouragement has been the bonus for
unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity or fatigue from my wanting
to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement is a warning signal that I
may have wandered across the God line. The secret of fulfilling my potential is
in acknowledging my limitations and believing that time is a gift, not a
threat."
© 1990 AAWS, Inc.; Daily
Reflections, pg. 70
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GLOBAL SHARING
The only thing that matters is that he is an alcoholic
who has found a key to sobriety. These legacies of suffering and of recovery
are easily passed among alcoholics, one to the other. This is our gift from
God, and its bestowal upon others like us is the one aim that today animates A.A.'s all around the globe.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 151
The
strength of Alcoholics Anonymous lies in the desire of each member and of each
group around the world to share with other alcoholics their suffering and the
steps taken to gain, and maintain, recovery. By keeping a conscious
contact with my Higher Power, I make sure that I always nurture my desire to
help other alcoholics, thus insuring the continuity of the wonderful fraternity
of Alcoholics Anonymous.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
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People of Faith
We
who have traveled a path through agnosticism or atheism beg you to lay aside prejudice,
even against organized religion. We have learned that, whatever the human
frailties of various faiths may be, those faiths have
given purpose and direction to millions. People of faith have a rational idea
of what life is all about.
Actually, we used to have no reasonable
conception whatever. We used to amuse ourselves by cynically dissecting
spiritual beliefs and practices, when we might have seen that many spiritually
minded persons of all races, colors, and creeds were demonstrating a degree of
stability, happiness, and usefulness that we should have sought for ourselves.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 49
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"When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed
crisis we could
not postpone or evade, we had to
fearlessly face the proposition that
either God is everything or else He is
nothing. God either is or He
isn't."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53~
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Seventh, I can help other alcoholics. I
am of some use in the world. I have a purpose in life. I am worth something at
last. My life has a direction and a meaning. All that feeling of futility is
gone. I can do something worthwhile. God has given me a new lease on life so
that I can help other alcoholics. He has let me live through all the hazards of
my alcoholic life to bring me at last to a place of real usefulness in the
world. He has let me live for this. This is my opportunity and my destiny. I am
worth something! Will I give as much of my life as I can to A.A.?
Meditation for the Day
All of us have our own battle to
win, the battle between the material view of life and the spiritual view.
Something must guide our lives. Will it be wealth, pride, selfishness, and
greed or will it be faith, honesty, purity, unselfishness, love, and service?
Each one has a choice. We can choose good or evil. We cannot choose both. Are
we going to keep striving until we win the battle? If we win the victory, we
can believe that even God in His heaven will rejoice.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may choose the good
and resist the evil. I pray that I will not be a loser in the battle for
righteousness.