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Solution
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"The tremendous fact for every one of us
Is that we have discovered a common
solution.
We have a way out on which we can
absolutely agree,
and upon which we can join in brotherly
and
harmonious action."
Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 17
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Thought to Consider . . .
The solution is simple.
The solution is spiritual.
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S T E P
S = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety
*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
A Long Way
From: "Into
Action"
If we have no such
complication, there is plenty we should do at home. Sometimes we hear an
alcoholic say that the only thing he needs to do is to keep sober. Certainly he
must keep sober, for there will be no home if he doesn’t. But he is yet a long
way from making good to the wife and parents whom for years he has so
shockingly treated. Passing all understanding is the patience mothers and wives
have had with alcoholics. Had this not been so, many of us would have no homes
today, would perhaps be dead.
2001, AAWS, Inc., Alcoholics Anonymous, page 82
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*
"WE ASKED HIS PROTECTION"
We asked His protection and care
with complete abandon.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
I could not
manage life alone. I had tried that road and failed.
My "ultimate sin" dragged me
down to the lowest level I have ever
reached and, unable even to function, I
accepted the fact that I
desperately needed help. I stopped
fighting and surrendered entirely to God.
Only then did I start growing! God
forgave me. A Higher
Power had to
have saved me, because the doctors
doubted that I would survive. I
have forgiven myself now and I enjoy a
freedom I have never before
experienced. I've opened my heart and
mind to Him. The more I learn,
the less I know -- a humbling fact --
but I sincerely want to keep
growing. I enjoy serenity, but only
when I entrust my life totally
to God. As long as I am honest with
myself and ask for His help, I
can maintain this rewarding existence.
Just for today, I strive to live His
will for me -- soberly.
I thank God that today I can choose not
to drink.
Today, life is beautiful!
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Face the Music
"Don't be
too discouraged about that slip. Practically always, we drunks
learn the hard way. "Your idea of
moving on to somewhere else may be good, or it may not. Perhaps you have got into
an emotional or economic jam that can't be well handled where you are. But
maybe you are doing just what all of us have done, at one time or another:
Maybe you are running away. Why don't you try to think that through again
carefully?
"Are you really placing recovery
first, or are you making it contingent upon
other people, places, or circumstances?
You may find it ever so much better
to face the music right where you are
now, and, with the help of the A.A.
program, win through. Before you make a
decision, weigh it in these terms."
LETTER,
1949
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And We have ceased fighting anything or
anyone - even alcohol. For by this time sanity has returned. We can now react
sanely & normally,
- Big Book, p. 84 © 1967 by A.A. World Services, Inc.
*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought
for the Day
Another of the
mottoes of A.A. is "But for the Grace of God." Once we
have fully accepted the program we become
humble about our achievement. We do not take
too much credit for our sobriety. When we
see another suffering alcoholic in the
throes of alcoholism, we say to ourselves: "But for the
grace of God, there go I."
We do not forget the kind of people we were.
We remember those we left
behind us. And we are very grateful to the
grace of God which has
given us another chance. Am I truly grateful
for the grace of God?
Meditation for the Day
A consciousness of God's presence as One who loves you makes all life
different. The consciousness of God's
love promotes the opening of your
whole being to God. It brings wonderful
relief from the cares and
worries of our daily lives. Relief
brings peace and peace brings
contentment. Try to walk in God's love.
You will have that peace which
passes all understanding and a
contentment that no one can take from
you. Feel sure of God's unfailing love
and care for you and for all
His children. There is freedom and
serenity in those who walk in God's
love, held safe in His loving care.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may walk in God's love.
I pray that, as I go, I may feel the
spring of God's power in my steps and the joy of His love in my heart.