~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Right Living
"Service, gladly rendered, obligations
squarely met, troubles well accepted or solved with God's help,
the knowledge that at home or in the
world outside we are partners in a common effort,
the well-understood fact that in God's
sight all human beings are important,
the proof that love freely given surely
brings a full return, the certainty that we are no longer isolated and alone
in self-constructed prisons, the surety
that we need no longer be square pegs in round holes but can fit and belong
in God's scheme of things -- these are
the permanent and legitimate satisfactions of right living for which
no amount of pomp and circumstance, no heap of
material possessions, could possibly be substitutes."
c.
1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 124
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Thought to Consider . . .
We are not living just to be sober;
we are living to learn, to serve, and
to love.
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L O V E = Living Our Valuable Experiences
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Clubs
From "The Three
Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":
"But like most A.A. clubs this first
one did us far more good than harm, especially after we learned that the club
had to be on the side lines and could not be managed by the A.A. groups as
such. The Old
© 2001 AAWS, Inc.;
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 181
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WITHOUT RESERVATION
When brimming with
gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love,
. . . .
AS
BILL SEES IT, p. 37
While practicing service to others, if my
successes give rise to
grandiosity, I must reflect on what
brought me to this point. What
has been given joyfully, with love,
must be passed on without
reservation and without expectation?
For as I grow, I find that no
matter how much I give with love, I
receive much more in spirit.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.©
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Honesty and Recovery
In taking an inventory, a member might
consider questions such as these:
How did my selfish pursuit of the sex
relation damage other people and me?
What people were hurt, and how badly?
Just how did I react at the time?
Did I burn with guilt?
Or did I insist that I was the pursued
and not the pursuer, and thus absolve myself?
How have I reacted to frustration in
sexual matters?
When denied, did I become vengeful or
depressed?
Did I take it out on other people?
If there was rejection or coldness at home,
did I use this as a reason for promiscuity?
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Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover
unless he has his family back. His recovery is not dependent upon people. It is
dependent upon his relationship with God, however he may define Him.
1.
TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 50-51 - 2. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 99-100
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"Some
day we hope that Alcoholics Anonymous will help the public to a better
realization
of the gravity of the alcoholic problem, but we shall be of
little use if our attitude
is one of bitterness or hostility.
Drinkers will not stand for it. After
all, our problems were of our
own making. Bottles were only a symbol.
Besides, we have stopped fighting anybody or anything. We have
to!"
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 103~
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Continuing the
consideration of the term "spiritual experience":
"What often takes place in a few
months could seldom have been
accomplished by years of
self-discipline. With few exceptions, our
members find that they have tapped an
unsuspected inner resource
which they presently identify with
their own conception of a Power
greater than themselves. Most of us
think this awareness of a Power
greater than ourselves the essence of
spiritual experience. Some of
us call it God-consciousness. In any
case, willingness, honesty,
and open-mindedness are the essentials
of recovery," Have I tapped
that inner resource that can change my
life?
Meditation for the
Day
God's power in your life increases as
your ability to understand His
grace increases. The power of God's
grace is only limited by the
understanding and will of each
individual. God's miracle-working
power is only limited in each
individual soul by the lack of
spiritual vision of that soul. God
respects freewill, the right of
each person to accept or reject His
miracle-working power. Only the
sincere desire of the soul gives Him
the opportunity to bestow it.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may not limit God's power
by my lack of vision.
I pray that I may keep my mind open
today to His influence