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Freefly
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 Posted - 07/25/2009 : 1:06:08 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 25, 2009
Compulsion to Live
I began with blind faith, but the proof of truth is that it works.
I believed those who said that they had suffered from alcoholism,
but, through AA, were now enjoying sobriety.
So the truth was there for me to see.
But shortly I knew the truth from my own experience.
I was not only released from the compulsion to drink;
I was guided toward a compulsion to live!
- Came To Believe . ., p. 3
Thought to Ponder . . .
It works -- it really does.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Alive.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/26/2009 : 07:51:51 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 26, 2009
Meditation
Sometimes in sobriety I've prayed when I needed to meditate.
I've yammered at God so much that God can't get a word in edge-wise.
To me, meditation is simply being quiet and listening for a change.
It is buttoning up my lip -- and my mind that yaps even when my mouth is shut.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 216
Thought to Ponder . . .
Meditation means trusting the silence around me for a while,
as if it were an answer I had long sought.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Aware.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/27/2009 : 05:57:29 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 27, 2009
Step Ten
"Continued to take personal inventory,
and when we were wrong promptly admitted it."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 88
Thought to Ponder . . .
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes
and to make amends for them.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Accountable Actions.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 07/27/2009 : 4:41:22 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 27, 2009
"I don't believe in miracles, I depend on them!"
If you had asked me before recovery if I believed in miracles, I would have laughed in your face. "Look at my life!" I would have said. "There are certainly no miracles happening here." On hindsight I wasn't aware of how miraculous it was I hadn't killed myself or anybody else yet, or how the miracle of recovery was about to happen for me.
During the first few years of recovery, the occurrence of miracles was subtle at first, and I sometimes missed them. My physical sobriety was something I struggled with and then eventually took for granted, but it was surely my first miracle. Later, the miracles of emotional recovery and the emerging awareness of, and appreciation for, my spiritual self were also examples of the miracles taking place in my life. And, of course, I was always surrounded by the many miracles happening in the lives of those in the rooms around me.
These days I've come to rely on the existence of miracles even though they may not always look like I expect them to. Today I realize it's enough to just believe in them, to show up and be of service, and to let God do the rest. Then I just sit back and let the miracles happen.
Today, I believe in miracles.
from wisdomoftherooms.com
“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 - 07/28/2009 : 06:57:06 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 28, 2009
Humility
You get just a little sobriety, and you get just a little humility.
Not much, just a little.
Not the humility of sackcloth and ashes,
but the humility of a man who's glad he's alive and can serve.
You get just a little tolerance, not too much,
but just enough to sit and listen to the other guy. . .
And you realize that if you put all this together, you get a little humility,
a little tolerance, a little honesty, a little sincerity, a little prayer
-- and a lot of AA.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, pp. 201-2
Thought to Ponder . . .
Humility is not a station we arrive at; it's a way of traveling.
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 - 07/29/2009 : 05:23:53 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 29, 2009
Anonymity
For the first time I saw AA's anonymity for what it really is.
It isn't just something to save us from alcoholic shame and stigma;
its deeper purpose is actually to keep those fool egos of ours
from running hog wild after money and public fame at AA's expense.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 43
Thought to Ponder . . .
The ego seeks the destination; the soul seeks the journey.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Adventurers Anonymous.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 07/29/2009 : 9:05:45 PM
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July 29, 2009
Expectations
Basic Text, P. 38
“As we realize our need to be forgiven, we tend to be more forgiving.”
Our behavior toward other people in our life is a mirror of our behavior toward ourselves. When we demand perfection ourselves, we come to demand it from others around us, too. As we strive to repair and heal our lives in recovery, we may also expect others to work just as hard and to recover at the same pace as we do. And just as we are often unforgiving of our own mistakes, we may shut out friends and family members when they don’t meet our expectations.
Working the steps helps us understand our own limitations and our humanity. We come to see our failures as human mistakes. We realize that we will never be perfect, that we will, at times, disappoint ourselves and others. We hope for forgiveness.
As we learn to gently accept ourselves, we can start to view other with the same accepting and tolerant heart. These people, too, are only human, trying to do their best and sometimes falling short.
Just for today: I will treat others with the tolerance and forgiveness I seek for myself.
From Just for Today, Daily Meditations for Recovering Addicts
“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 - 07/30/2009 : 06:59:25 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 30, 2009
Step Eleven
"Sought through prayer and meditation
to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him,
praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 96
Thought to Ponder . . .
Prayer asks the question. Meditation listens for the answer.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Accountable Actions.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 07/31/2009 : 06:04:50 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
July 31, 2009
Dependencies
I could not avail myself of God's love until I was able to offer it back to Him
by loving others as He would have me.
And I couldn't possibly do that so long as I was victimized by false dependencies.
For my dependency meant demand -- a demand for the possession
and control of the people and the conditions surrounding me.
- The Language of the Heart, pp. 237-8
Thought to Ponder . . .
A victim is a spectator in his life.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Leave Everything To God, Okay?
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/01/2009 : 06:32:40 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
Apples
I had my first awakening in AA. The speaker said,
"If you're an apple, you can be the best apple you can be,
but you can never be an orange."
I was an apple all right, and for the first time I understood
that I had spent my life trying to be an orange.
I looked around at a room filled with apples and,
if I was understanding the speaker,
most of them were no longer trying to be oranges.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 427
Thought to Ponder . . .
I am unique, just like everyone else.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Thank Heavens I Now Know.
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/02/2009 : 12:06:43 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
August 2, 2009
Resentments
Perhaps "justifiable" resentment is the trickiest of all to handle.
It's the end product of "righteous" anger, after long cherishing,
and if it is allowed to continue, it will slowly undermine our defenses
against taking a drink.
Even if we have been treated shabbily or unjustly,
resentment is a luxury that, as alcoholics, we cannot afford.
For us, all anger is self-destructive.
- Living Sober, p. 39
Thought to Ponder . . .
Anger rules nothing except itself.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Avoid Anger.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/04/2009 : 10:00:36 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
August 4, 2009
Keep It Simple
After years of sobriety, I occasionally ask myself: "Can it be this simple?"
Then, at meetings, I see former cynics and skeptics
who have walked the AA path out of hell, without alcohol,
into twenty-four hour segments, during which they practice a few principles
to the best of their individual abilities.
And then I know again that, while it isn't always easy,
if I keep it simple, it works.
- Daily Reflections, p. 30
Thought to Ponder . . .
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Keep It Serenely Simple.
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/05/2009 : 08:09:09 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
August 5, 2009
Attitudes
Whatever is done is over. It cannot be changed.
But my attitude about it can be changed through talking with those who
have gone before and with sponsors. . .
If I change my actions in regard to what I have done, my attitude will change.
I won't have to wish the past away.
- Daily Reflections, p. 141
Thought to Ponder . . .
Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Altered Attitudes.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/06/2009 : 08:43:03 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
August 6, 2009
In All Our Affairs
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,
we tried to carry this message to alcoholics,
and to practice these principles in all our affairs."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 106
Thought to Ponder . . .
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
People Relying On God Relaying A Message.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 08/07/2009 : 10:04:59 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
August 7, 2009
Solitude
A little solitude is necessary to think and try to work some of the Steps.
In solitude, we take our inventories.
In solitude, we admit to ourselves the exact nature of our wrongs.
In solitude, our spirits seek that Power greater than we are;
in solitude, we seek through prayer and meditation
to be aware of God's will for us.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 109
Thought to Ponder . . .
Once we understand ourselves, the rest of living falls in line.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
You Are Not Alone.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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