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05-28-2019, 05:34 AM | #29 |
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AA Thought for the Day
May 28 Prayer and Meditation We liked A.A. all right, and were quick to say that it had done miracles. But we recoiled from meditation and prayer as obstinately as the scientist who refused to perform a certain experiment lest it prove his pet theory wrong. Of course we finally did experiment, and when unexpected results followed, we felt different, in fact; we knew different; and so we were sold on meditation and prayer. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Eleven) p. 97 Thought to Ponder Life is fragile, handle with prayer. AA-related 'Alconym' P R A Y E R = Praying Regularly Allows Your Everyday Recovery. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~ Prayer "On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives." Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 86 Thought to Consider . . . Faith dares the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* CRAP Carry Resentments Against People *~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Humility STEP FIVE: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. "Another great dividend we may expect from confiding our defects to another human being is humility a word often misunderstood. To those who have made progress in A.A., it amounts to a clear recognition of what and who we really are, followed by a sincere attempt to become what we could be. Therefore, our first practical move toward humility must consist of recognizing our deficiencies." 1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 58 *~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "The most beautiful gifts of my life come to me in packages I do not recognize at first glance. In fact, I often don't see them until I've stumbled over them. Yet I know that when I go about my business in service to AA and to others these gifts will appear, usually in the most unexpected places." Costa Mesa, Calif., February 1993 "The Gift of Sobriety," AA Grapevine ~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "'There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance, that principle is contempt prior to investigation.'" Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Appendice II, Spiritual Experience, pg. 568 "Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. Love and tolerance of others is our code." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 84 To escape looking at the wrongs we have done another, we resentfully focus on the wrong he has done us. -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 78 Misc. AA Literature - Quote When I am felling depressed, I repeat to myself statements such as these: 'Pain is the touchstone of progress.'...'Fear no evil....'This, too, will pass.'...'This experience can be turned to benefit.' These fragments of prayer bring far more than mere comfort. They keep me on the track of right acceptance; they break up my compulsive themes of guilt, depression, rebellion, and pride; and sometimes they endow me with the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. GRAPEVINE, MARCH 1962 Prayer For The Day: Dear Lord, our time on earth is short. Please help me realize that it is not the amount of time, but the quality of the time I spend that counts.
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