~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Unity
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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 that Alcoholics Anonymous
can ever have."
©1952AAWS,
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 187
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Thought to Consider . . .
To help each other, is to help ourselves.
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A A's - R - U S = Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery
Unity Service
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
Start
Step Nine: Made direct
amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them
or others.
"Most of us begin making certain
kinds of direct amends from the day we join Alcoholics Anonymous. The moment we
tell our families that we are really going to try the program, the process has
begun."
© 1952, AAWS, Inc.;
Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 83
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
RECONSTRUCTION
Yes, there
is a long period of reconstruction ahead . . .
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 83
The
reconstruction of my life is the prime goal in my recovery as I avoid taking
that first drink, one day at a time. The task is most successfully
accomplished by working the Steps of our Fellowship. The spiritual life
is not a theory; it works, but I have to live it. Step Two started me on
my journey to develop a spiritual life; Step Nine allows me to move into the
final phase of the initial Steps which taught me how to live a spiritual
life. Without the guidance and strength of a Higher Power, it would be
impossible to proceed through the various stages of reconstruction. I
realize that God works for me and through me. Proof comes to me when I
realize that God did for me what I could not do for myself, by removing that gnawing compulsion to drink. I must continue daily to
seek God's guidance. He grants me a daily reprieve and will provide the
power I need for reconstruction.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
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Have You Experimented?
"Since
open-mindedness and experimentation are supposed to be the
indispensable attributes of our
'scientific' civilization, it seems strange
that so many scientists are reluctant
to try out personally the hypothesis
that God came first and man afterward.
They prefer to believe that man is the
chance product of evolution; that God,
the Creator, does not exist.
"I can only report that I have
experimented with both concepts and that, in
my case, the God concept has proved to
be a better basis for living than the
man-centered one.
"Nevertheless, I would be the
first to defend your right to think as you
will. I simply ask this question: 'in
your own life, have you ever really
tried to think and act as though there
might be a God? Have you
experimented?'"
LETTER,
1950
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"I knew
from that moment that I had an alcoholic mind. I saw that will power and
self-knowledge would not help in those strange mental blank spots. I had never been
able to understand people who said that a problem had them hopelessly defeated.
I knew then. It was a crushing blow."
~Alcoholics Anonymous,
4th Edition, More About Alcoholism, pg. 42~
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day
"We must
be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking
as an institution. Experience shows
that such an attitude is not
helpful to anyone. We are not fanatics
or intolerant of people who
can drink normally. Prospects are
relieved when they find we are not
witch burners. Temperate drinking is
okay, but we alcoholics can't
get away with it. And no alcoholic
likes to be told about alcohol
by anyone who hates it. We shall be of
little use if our attitude
is one of bitterness or
hostility." Do I have tolerance for those
who can drink normally?
Meditation for the
Day
Do not become encumbered by petty annoyances. Never
respond to
emotional upsets by emotional upset.
Try to keep calm in all
circumstances. Try not to fight back. Call
on the grace of God
to calm you when you feel like
retaliating. Look to God for the
inner strength to drop those
resentments that drag you down. if
you are burdened by annoyances, you
will lose your inward peace
and the spirit of God will be shut out.
Try to keep peaceful within.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may do the things that
make for peace. I pray that I
may have a mission of conciliation.