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03-23-2014, 08:56 AM | #9 |
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AA Thought for the Day
February 9 Twenty-four Hours They asked, "You can quit twenty-four hours, can't you?" I said, "Sure, yes, anybody can do that, for twenty-four hours." They said, "That's what we're talking about. Just twenty-four hours at a time." That sure did take a load off my mind. Every time I'd start thinking about drinking, I would think of the long, dry years ahead without having a drink; but this idea of twenty-four hours, that it was up to me from then on, was a lot of help. - Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 188 Thought to Ponder . . . Just for today, I choose not to drink. AA-related 'Alconym' . . . O D A A T = One Day At A Time. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~ Martyrdom Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know. It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy. It is a maudlin form of martyrdom; which we can ill afford. Bill W., Letter, 1966 c. 1967 AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 238 Thought to Consider . . . Poor me! Poor me! Pour me a drink. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* N U T S = Not Using The Steps *~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Peace >From "Infinite Need": "In practice, I have always found it rather difficult to let Allah's superior and flawless will prevail in my life and govern my will. However, when I make humble efforts, serenely accepting His will for me at some moment in my life, I feel absolutely relieved of the load I have carried on my shoulders. The mind does not wander any more [sic], and the heart is full of happiness at every breath I take." Karachi, Pakistan 1973 AAWS, Inc., printed 2004; Came to Believe, pg. 21 *~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "The Secret is, there is no Secret! Working the Steps with a sponsor, going to meetings, helping others, and above all, keeping God and sobriety first have kept me sober almost five years now. I always had heard that things in plain sight are the hardest to find!" Vandalia, Ill., February 2001 From: "The Secret" Beginner's Book: Getting and Staying Sober in AA ~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "When you discover a prospect for Alcoholics Anonymous, find out all you can about him. If he does not want to stop drinking, don't waste time trying to persuade him. You may spoil a later opportunity." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 90 "When people presented us with spiritual approaches, how frequently did we all say, "I wish I had what that man has. Im sure it would work if I could only believe as he believes. But I cannot accept as surely true the many articles of faith which are so plain to him." So it was comforting to learn that we could commence at a simpler level." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 47~ Looking at Step Five, we decided that an inventory, taken alone, wouldn't be enough. -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p. 108 Misc. AA Literature - Quote No member of A.A. wants to deprecate material achievement. Nor do we enter into debate with the many who cling to the belief that to satisfy our basic natural desires is the main object of life. But we are sure that no class of people in the world ever made a worse mess of trying to live by this formula than alcoholics. We demanded more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap was our lack of humility. We lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come first, and that material satisfactions were simply by-products and not the chief aims of life. Prayer for the Day: Dear Lord, please help me through today. Help me share your wisdom and glory with others so they may benefit from your love.
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