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Belonging
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"Today, I'm counting my blessings instead of my troubles.
When I walked into the friendly atmosphere of my first
AA meeting, I knew I was where I belonged.
Here were people who had thought and felt as I had.
Here was the understanding I'd been searching for
all my life."
©1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 355
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Thought to Consider . . .

I stood in the sunlight at last.

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T H I N K = The Happiness I Never Knew

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Nickname

From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":

"We directed Mr. Blackwell [the printer] to do the job on the thickest paper in his shop. The original volume proved to be so bulky that it became known as the 'Big Book.' Of course the idea was to convince the alcoholic purchaser that he was indeed getting his money’s worth!"

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REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY

". . .except when to do so would injure them or others."

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59

Step Nine restores me to a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal with non-A.A. people "out there," on their terms, not mine. It is a frightening but necessary action if I am to get back into life. Second, Step Nine allows me to remove threats to my sobriety by healing past relationships. Step Nine points the way to a more serene sobriety by letting me clear away the past wreckage, lest it bring me down.

©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©

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God's Gifts

We see that the sun never sets upon A.A.'s Fellowship; that more than three
hundred and fifty-thousand of us have now recovered from our malady;

that we have everywhere begun to transcend the formidable barriers of race, creed,

and nationality. This assurance that so many of us have been able to meet

our responsibilities for sobriety and for growth and effectiveness in the troubled

world where we live, will surely fill us with the deepest joy and satisfaction.

But, as a people who have nearly always learned the hard way, we shall certainly

not congratulate ourselves. We shall perceive these assets to be God's gifts, which

have been in part matched by an increasing willingness on our part to find and do His will for us.

GRAPEVINE, JULY 1965
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"Now and then the family will be plagued by specters from the past,
for the drinking career of almost every alcoholic has been marked by
escapades, funny, humiliating, shameful or tragic. The first impulse
will be to bury these skeletons in a dark closet and padlock the
door. The family may be possessed by the idea that future happiness
can be based only upon forgetfulness of the past. We think that such
a view is self-centered and in direct conflict with the new way of
living."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 123~
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A.A. Thought for the Day

Another of the mottoes of A.A. is "Live and Let Live." This, of
course, means tolerance of people who think differently than we do,
whether they are in A.A. or outside of A.A. We cannot afford the
luxury of being intolerant or critical of other people. We do not
try to impose our wills on those who differ from us. We are not
"holier than thou." We do not have all the answers. We are not better
than other good people. We live the best way we can and we allow
others to do likewise. Am I willing to live and let live?

Meditation for the Day

"And this is life eternal, that we may know Thee, the only true
God." Learning to know God as best you can draws the eternal life
nearer to you. Freed from some of the limitations of humanity, you
can grow in the things that are eternal. You can strive for what
is real and of eternal value. The more you try to live in the
consciousness of the unseen world, the gentler will be your passing
into it when the time comes for you to go. This life on earth should
be largely a preparation for the eternal life to come.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may live each day as though it were my last.

I pray that I may live my life as though it were everlasting.