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Consequences
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"In some circumstances we have gone out
deliberately to get drunk, feeling ourselves justified
by nervousness, anger, worry,
depression, jealousy or the like.
But even in this type of beginning we
are obliged to admit that our justification for a spree
was insanely insufficient in the light
of what always happened.
We now see that when we began to drink
deliberately, instead of casually,
there was little serious or effective
thought during the period of premeditation
of what the terrific consequences might
be."
c.1976AAWS,
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 37
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Thought to Consider . . .
Think it over, not drink over it.
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D E A D = Drinking Ends All Dreams
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Surrender
From "Emotional Sobriety:"
"If we examine every disturbance
we have, great or
small, we will find at the root of it
some unhealthy
dependency and its consequent unhealthy
demand.
Let us, with God's help, continually
surrender these
hobbling liabilities.
"Then we can be set free to live
and love; we may
then be able to twelfth-step ourselves,
as well as
others, into emotional sobriety."
c. 1967, As Bill Sees It, page 288
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THE CIRCLE AND THE TRIANGLE
The circle
stands for the whole world of A.A., and the triangle
stands for A.A.'s
Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service.
Within our wonderful new world, we have
found freedom from our fatal obsession.
A.A.
COMES OF AGE, p. 139
Early in my A.A. life, I became employed in
its services and I
found the explanation of our society's
logo to be very appropriate.
First, a circle of
love and service with a well-balanced triangle
inside, the base of which represents
our Recovery through the
Twelve Steps. Then the other two sides,
representing Unity and
Service, respectively. The three sides of the triangle are equal.
As I grew in A.A. I soon identified myself with this symbol. I
am the circle, and the sides of the
triangle represent three
aspects of my personality: physical,
emotional sanity,
spirituality, the latter forming the
symbol's base. Taken
together, all three aspects of my
personality translate into
a sober and happy life.
©Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD
SERVICES, INC.©
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Compelling Love
The life of each
A.A. and of each group is built around our Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
We know that the penalty for extensive disobedience to these principles is
death for the individual and dissolution for the group. But an even greater
force for A.A.'s unity is our compelling love for our
fellow members and for our principles.
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You might think the people at A.A.'s headquarters in
They even had to coin a couple of
sentences which still go into half the letters they write: "Of course you
are at perfect liberty to handle this matter any way you please. But the
majority experience in A.A. does seem to suggest . . ."
A.A. world headquarters is not a giver
of orders. It is, instead, our largest transmitter of the lessons of
experience.
1.
TWELVE CONCEPTS, p. 10 - 2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 173-174
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"In
this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we
could not do for ourselves. We hope you
are convinced now that God can
remove whatever self-will has blocked
you off from Him. If you have
already made a decision, and an
inventory of your grosser handicaps,
you have made a good beginning. That being so you have swallowed and
digested some big chunks of truth about yourself."
~Alcoholics
Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, pg. 70~
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A.A. Thought for the Day
There are no
leaders in A.A. except as they volunteer to accept
responsibility. The work of carrying on
A.A.- leading group meetings,
serving on committees, speaking before
other groups, doing twelfth-step
work, spreading A.A. among the
alcoholics of the community -
all these things are done on a
volunteer basis. If I don't volunteer
to do something concrete for A.A., the
movement is that much less
effective. I must do my fair share to
carry the load. A.A. depends
on all its members to keep it alive and
to keep it growing. Am I
doing my share for A.A.?
Meditation for the
Day
When you look to God for strength to
face responsibility and are
quiet before Him, His healing touch
causes the Divine Quiet to flow
into your very being. When in weakness
you cry to God, His touch
brings healing, the renewal of your
courage, and the power to meet
every situation and be victorious. When
you faint by the way or are
distracted by feelings of inferiority,
then rely on the touch of
God's spirit to support you on your
way. Then arise and go forth
with confidence.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may lay myself open today
to the healing touch of God.
I pray that I may not falter or faint
by the wayside, but renew my courage through prayer.