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Pamela7030
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 Posted - 03/02/2009 : 5:40:14 PM
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March 2, 2009
"A God defined - is a God confined."
Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultimately I would get what I wanted. I didn't know it then, but what I was trying to do was impose my will on God and make it seem like it was His will.
As you can imagine, this never worked out. The harder I tried to control people, places and things, presuming God's will was in alignment with mine, the more uncontrollable my life became, and the more I began to resent others, myself and God. It took many years for me to truly surrender my will and my life to God, but once I did I discovered a faith that went beyond understanding.
Today my faith confirms that God's will is infinitely better for me and others than I could ever imagine. By constantly affirming, "Thy will, not mine be done," I enjoy the freedom that comes from surrendering to the power and love of God. Today God is no longer confined by my need to define Him, and as a result I get to be a witness to His miracles as they unfold around me.
From the web site Wisdom of The Rooms
www.theWisdomoftheRooms.com
I came to believe in the God of my understanding!
"Reach for the stars...You will at least end up among the clouds"
Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/03/2009 : 06:15:40 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 3, 2009
Growing Pains
Don't blow this chance to grow.
God will give you a clean slate from which to begin each day.
You will have many opportunities
and what you do with each one
will determine your own growth.
Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
I am not punished by circumstances, only by my refusal to grow.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
God Reveals Other Ways To Happiness
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/04/2009 : 08:01:11 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 4, 2009
No Rules. . . Just Right
Aren't you glad that AA has no big
rules or regulations to get and stay sober?
Thank your HP for that.
The earlier groups discovered that we in AA
could best help if we shared our collective
experience, strength and hope with the newcomer
and allow that person to decide if they are one of us.
Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
Spirituality is a powerful problem solver.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Help Everyone And Live Sober
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 03/05/2009 : 7:45:48 PM
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March 5, 2009
"A God defined - is a God confined."
Long before recovery, and even many years into it, I had a need to understand who and what God was. I was sure that if I was "good" and acted the way I thought God wanted me to act, then I could control Him, and ultimately I would get what I wanted. I didn't know it then, but what I was trying to do was impose my will on God and make it seem like it was His will.
As you can imagine, this never worked out. The harder I tried to control people, places and things, presuming God's will was in alignment with mine, the more uncontrollable my life became, and the more I began to resent others, myself and God. It took many years for me to truly surrender my will and my life to God, but once I did I discovered a faith that went beyond understanding.
Today my faith confirms that God's will is infinitely better for me and others than I could ever imagine. By constantly affirming, "Thy will, not mine be done," I enjoy the freedom that comes from surrendering to the power and love of God. Today God is no longer confined by my need to define Him, and as a result I get to be a witness to His miracles as they unfold around me.
Author Unknown
Again, I believe in a "God of "MY" Understanding!"
You can believe in a God of "YOUR" Understanding, which can be totally differnt from mine!
Your HP can be anything you want your HP to be, the rooms of Recovery, the people in those rooms, whatever you want him/her to be.
Just Surrender.
"Reach for the stars...You will at least end up among the clouds"
Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/06/2009 : 07:26:05 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 6, 2009
Denial
It's often said, "Denial is a symptom
of the disease of alcoholism."
Of course, it's one thing to deny being an alcoholic
when one has never had a drink.
It's an entirely different story when one denies it
while wondering what he did during a blackout,
(or where his rent money went, how he got that black eye,
or who dented his car),
or why coffee makes him nervous in the morning,
even before he has his first cup.
This is where the alcoholic needs to be honest
and admit to what alcohol is doing to him.
Anonymous
(Big Book p.58)
Thought to Ponder . . .
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Don't Even Notice I Am Lying.
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/07/2009 : 10:09:54 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 7, 2009
Willingness
Alcohol is a formidable opponent:
much stronger than we are when we're at our weakest!
But with God's help,
we can stand against it.
When we are willing to do
what we have to do to stay sober,
we will stay sober!
(Big Book, pp. 58-59)
Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
What are the essentials to getting and staying sober?
According to the second appendix of the Big Book,
they are Willingness, Honesty, and Open-mindedness.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
When I Live Life, I Need God.
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/08/2009 : 10:12:14 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 8, 2009
A Selfish Program
AA is often referred to as a selfish program,
but it has nothing to do with being selfish in the traditional sense.
In its original and most common usage it means
that when we help others we are, in reality, helping ourselves.
This is true of sponsorship and all manner of Twelve Step work,
from making coffee, setting up meeting halls and cleaning ashtrays
to chairing and leading meetings and all the other service positions.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
One of Dr. Bob's favorite quotes was, "Faith without works is dead."
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Any Change Toward Improving One's Nature.
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/09/2009 : 07:41:37 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 9, 2009
Experience, Strength and Hope
The people in the rooms understood exactly how I was,
and accepted me anyway, defects and all.
They are teaching me how to relate to reality without the bottle.
My first drink was deadly, especially at the end of it.
I am just grateful that there really was a way out
when I was finally ready to open the door and let the Steps in.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
We need to share our problems to find our solutions.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Experience, Strength and Hope.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 03/09/2009 : 5:40:39 PM
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March 9, 2009
"Those who laugh - last."
I remember hearing the phrase, "We are not a glum lot" when I was new in recovery - I didn't believe it. I mean, here I was sentenced to attending meetings, prohibited from partying, and forced to believe in God. Things looked pretty glum to me. If it wasn't for the laughter I heard in the rooms, I may not have stuck around.
At first I couldn't understand what they found so funny. People would share embarrassing, demoralizing and even tragic experiences, and the room would burst into laughter. "I don't get it," I said to my sponsor. "Those who can laugh at themselves tend to last," he told me. Boy did I find that to be true.
One of the most valuable lessons I've learned in recovery is not to take myself so seriously. I allow myself to make mistakes today, and if I step on someone's toes I'm quick to make amends. Because of this my life is lighter today, and I find it easy to laugh at myself. This not only makes the journey more enjoyable, but it's what's made it last so long, too.
Today I know that those who laugh - last.
Author Unknown
We are not a glum lot!!!!!
"Reach for the stars...You will at least end up among the clouds"
Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/10/2009 : 05:18:25 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 10, 2009
Uncover, Recover, Discover
I must look squarely at the unhappiness I have caused myself and others.
By uncovering my emotional deformities,
Step Four led me to discover
that spiritual principles would solve my problems.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
Recovery is discovery.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety.
Day by Day is the only way
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/11/2009 : 09:30:46 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 11, 2009
Keys to Sobriety
The Twelve Steps as a way of life,
daily prayer, and continuing work with new people
are the keys to sobriety.
I have observed over the years
that a lot of people can come in and stay sober for a year or two,
and then they go away.
Those of us who can make the transition from takers to givers
tend to stay sober and stay around meetings
so our sobriety is a happy sobriety.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
We give away to keep.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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964 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2009 : 08:56:20 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 12, 2009
Freedom
The Big Book promises that I am going to know a new freedom
and a new happiness,
that I will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it,
and that I will comprehend the word serenity and will know peace.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
The peaks and valleys of my life have become gentle rolling hills.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Awesome.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/13/2009 : 10:12:04 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 13, 2009
Tolerance
When I am honest with myself and others I will get sober,
but it is tolerance that keeps me that way.
When I fully realize that I can't get well alone,
I will somehow find a way to get well and stay well
in the company of others.
It has been that way from the beginning of AA
and probably always will be so.
Thought to Ponder . . .
Love and tolerance of others is our code.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Practice Using Tolerance.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/14/2009 : 11:37:14 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 14, 2009
Hope
Hope is the true gift of the program.
I have hope that things will get better in my life as long as I stay sober.
I have hope that I can get through any difficulty sober,
with the hope that you people give to me.
- Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Heart Open; Please Enter.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 03/15/2009 : 09:33:42 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
March 15, 2009
Fear
I had been abnormally fearful.
It mattered little whether I sat on the shore of life
drinking myself into forgetfulness
or plunged in recklessly and willfully beyond my depth and ability.
The result was the same -- I had nearly perished in a sea of alcohol.
But today, these distorted drives have been restored
to something like their true purpose and direction.
-Anonymous
Thought to Ponder . . .
The power within me is far greater than any fear before me.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
ace verything nd ecover.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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