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Freefly
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 Posted - 06/22/2009 : 06:36:46 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 22, 2009
Unity
For thousands of alcoholics yet to come, AA does have an answer.
But there is one condition.
We must, at all costs, preserve our essential unity;
it must be made unbreakably secure.
- The Language of the Heart, p. 70
Thought to Ponder . . .
There is no strength without unity.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
United Spirits.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/23/2009 : 09:27:50 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 23, 2009
Warning Bells
The thought of a drink is not necessarily the same thing as the desire for one,
and neither need plunge us into gloom or fear.
Both can be viewed simply as warning bells
to remind us of the perils of alcoholism.
.- Living Sober, pp. 43-44
Thought to Ponder . . .
The Seven T's -- Take Time To Think The Thing Through.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/24/2009 : 07:21:08 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 24, 2009
Hitting Bottom
Few people will sincerely try to practice the AA program
unless they have hit bottom. . .
Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction
and as willing to listen as the dying can be.
.- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 24
Thought to Ponder . . .
Paradox: We die to live.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Drinking Ends All Dreams.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/25/2009 : 08:22:13 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 25, 2009
Liabilities
Past liabilities can be turned around and become our strongest points. . .
No need to feel guilt; simply get rid of the thing you feel guilty about.
A wonderful way to do this is to reverse your shortcomings
by reaching out to another drunk. It works.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 86
Thought to Ponder . . .
If I always do what I've always done, I'll always get what I've always got.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Awesome.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/26/2009 : 09:44:34 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 26, 2009
Getting Ahead
The non drinking alcoholic discovers in AA that you cannot Get Ahead
until you learn to be Here.
We discover from our Serenity Prayer
that one of the things we cannot change is time.
The Here-and-Now is the only reality,
whereas in the unreal world of the drinking alcoholic
there was only yesterday-and-tomorrow.
.- Came To Believe . . ., p. 113
Thought to Ponder . . .
Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Stay In Today.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/27/2009 : 09:22:00 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 27, 2009
Teachable
Slowly, but surely, some wisdom and humility began to creep in.
I became more teachable.
I found God working all around me where previously I was sure I had been alone.
When I opened my eyes enough to see the miracle,
I found that it was right in front of my face.
I was growing in God's love.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 430
Thought to Ponder . . .
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
You Are Not Alone.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/28/2009 : 09:35:29 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 28, 2009
Living Proof
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development,
we will be amazed before we are half way through.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 83
Thought to Ponder . . .
It works -- it really does.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Heart Open; Please Enter.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/29/2009 : 08:19:53 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 29, 2009
Conflicts
Very deep, sometimes quite forgotten, damaging emotional conflicts
persist below the level of consciousness.
At the time of these occurrences,
they may actually have given our emotions violent twists
which have discolored our personalities and altered our lives for the worse.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pp. 79-80
Thought to Ponder . . .
Serenity is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Attitude Adjustment.
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Freefly
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Posted - 06/30/2009 : 07:33:34 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 30, 2009
Serene Confidence
My problems haven't gone away just because I'm sober.
The truth is, they've increased.
But it's a joy to fearlessly face the problems with serene confidence
that the answer will intuitively come.
Page 84 of the Big Book says so. It's the God's truth.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 2], p. 72
Thought to Ponder . . .
We will intuitively know how to handle situations
which used to baffle us.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Solutions Through Each Positive Step.
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 06/30/2009 : 2:22:27 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
June 30, 2009
"I am responsible ...
When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help,
I want the hand of A.A. always to be there.
And for that, I am responsible."
From Pamphlet P-1, This Is A.A., page 24,
A.A. World Services, Inc.
The AA hand is and has always been there for me!!!!! |
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/01/2009 : 08:43:06 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
1, 2009
Staying Sober
Our experience has taught us to make no long-term promises
about staying sober.
We have found it more realistic -- and more successful to say,
"I am not taking a drink just for today."
- Living Sober, p. 8
Thought to Ponder . . .
If I don't drink today, I have the hope of a tomorrow.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
One Day At A Time.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/02/2009 : 09:03:57 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 2, 2009
A Reminder
I must never forget that, until the day I die, I will always be an alcoholic.
I will always be just one drink away from losing it all --
my sanity, my self-respect, my hope, my life.
I need to remind myself that this life I have been allowed to live --
everything good that I have today -- has been a gift.
- The AA Grapevine, July 2009, p. 37
Thought to Ponder . . .
Sobriety is a gift.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Getting It From The Steps.
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/03/2009 : 06:40:43 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 3, 2009
"Cured"
Alcoholism is incurable -- just like some other illnesses.
It cannot be "cured" in this sense: We cannot change our body chemistry
and go back to being the normal, moderate social drinkers
lots of us seemed to be in our youth. . .
We can no more go make that change than a pickle can change itself
back into a cucumber.
- Living Sober, p. 8
Thought to Ponder . . .
If I think I am an alcoholic, chances are I am.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Positive Attitudes Change Everything.
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/04/2009 : 08:37:36 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
Freedom
We found that freedom from fear was more important than freedom from want.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 122
Thought to Ponder . . .
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 83
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/06/2009 : 10:23:16 AM
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Thought for the Day
July 6, 2009
Making Coffee
All I thought as I was making the coffee was making the coffee . . .
I stood near the coffeepot and welcomed everyone who came by.
I must have experienced a million smiles in a very short time.
And when I pushed the broom all I concentrated on
was the dust rising from it as I moved across the floor.
My troubles were gone for the time that I was doing those things.
And so it can be for you. If you can't live and you can't die, make coffee.
- The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA, p. 43
Thought to Ponder . . .
Service puts feet on my prayers.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Ashtrays, Brooms, Coffee.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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