~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Trudging
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"Abandon yourself to God as you
understand God.
Admit your faults to Him and to your
fellows.
Clear away the wreckage of your past.
Give freely of what you find and join
us.
We shall be with you in the Fellowship
of the Spirit,
and you will surely meet some of us as
you
trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.
May God bless you and keep you -- until
then."
c.1976AAWS,
Alcohlics Anonymous, p. 164
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Thought to Consider . . .
I didn't know how sick I was until I
started getting better.
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F A I T H = Fantastic Adventures In Trusting Him
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Insanity
From "Winner
Takes All":
"I started going to meetings, and
my story sounded so dull next to some of the stories I heard. The most
interesting thing I could think to tell was about the time my friends, who were
also drunk, let me drive the car. I almost got us all killed - but what fun! Legally
blind, drunk, and behind the wheel of a car. God was really taking care
of me and the other people on the road that night; I just didn’t know it at the time."
� 2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 378
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
AVOIDING CONTROVERSY
All history
affords us the spectacle of striving nations and groups finally torn asunder
because they were designed for, or tempted into, controversy. Others fell apart
because of sheer self--righteousness while trying to enforce upon the rest of
mankind some millennium of their own specification.
TWELVE
STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 176
As an A.A.
member and sponsor, I know I can cause real damage if I yield to temptation and
give opinions and advice on another's medical, marital, or religious problems.
I am not a doctor, counselor, or lawyer. I cannot tell anyone how he or she
should live; however, I can share how I came through similar situations without
drinking, and how A.A.'s Steps and Traditions help me
in dealing with my life.
�Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.�
*~*~*~*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*~*~*~*
Single Purpose
There are those
who predict that A.A. may well become a new spearhead for a spiritual awakening
throughout the world. When our friends say these things, they are both generous
and sincere. But we of A.A. must reflect that such a tribute and such a
prophecy could well prove to be a heady drink for most of us - that is, if we
really came to believe this to be the real purpose of A.A., and if we commenced
to behave accordingly.
Our Society, therefore, will prudently
cleave to its single purpose: the carrying of the message to the alcoholic who
still suffers. Let us resist the proud assumption that since God has enabled us
to do well in one area we are destined to be a channel of saving grace for
everybody.
A.A.
COMES OF AGE, p. 232
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"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. Love and tolerance of
others is our code."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 84
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A.A. Thought for the Day
I have more
peace and contentment. Life has fallen into place. The pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have found their correct position.
Life is whole, all of one piece. I am not cast hither and yon on every wind of
circumstance or fancy. I am no longer a dry leaf cast up and away by the
breeze. I have found my place of rest, my place where I belong. I am content. I
do not vainly wish for things I cannot have. I have "the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and
wisdom to know the difference." Have I found contentment in A.A.?
Meditation
for the Day
In all
of us there is an inner consciousness that tells of God, an inner voice that
speaks to our hearts. It is a voice that speaks to us intimately, personally, in
a time of quiet meditation. It is like a lamp unto our feet and a light unto
our path. We can reach out into the darkness and figuratively touch the hand of
God. As the Big Book puts it: "Deep down in every man,
woman, and child is the fundamental idea of God. We can find the Great
Reality deep down within us. And when we find it, it changes our whole attitude
toward life."
Prayer for
the Day
I pray
that I may follow the leading of the inner voice. I pray that I may not turn a
deaf ear to the urging of my conscience