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Pamela7030
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 Posted - 12/31/2009 : 09:34:39 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
December 31, 2009
Daily Resolutions
The idea of “twenty-four-hour living” applies primarily
to the emotional life of the individual. Emotionally
speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.
As Bill Sees It, p. 284
A New Year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours,
525,600 minutes – a time to consider directions, goals,
and actions. I must make some plans to live a normal
life, but also I must live emotionally within a
twenty-four-hour frame, for if I do, I don’t have to
make New Year’s resolutions! I can make every day a
New Year’s Day! I can decide, “Today I will do this...
Today I will do that.” Each day I can measure my life
by trying to do a little better by deciding to follow
God’s will and by making an effort to put the principles
of our AA program into action.
Daily Reflections, p. 374
We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed
into a fourth dimension of existence of which we had
not even dreamed."
Alcoholics Anonymous, There Is A Solution, pg. 25
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE EVERYONE. PLEASE BE SAFE OUT
THERE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
“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 - 01/01/2010 : 07:42:10 AM
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AA Thought for the Day**
Pass It On
I'll never forget the first time I met Bill Wilson.
I was a couple of months sober and so excited,
so thrilled to actually meet the co-founder
that I gushed all over him with what my sobriety meant to me
and my undying gratitude for his starting AA.
When I ran down, he took my hand in his and said simply,
"Pass it on."
- 'Pass It On,' Foreword
Thought to Ponder . . .
Let it begin with me.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Just For Today.
**Dear Gentle Readers~
Thank you for allowing me to have another year to
“Pass it along” to all of you.
Though I have not met all of you, I am honored to walk
with you on our road in recovery.
Look to this day.
For it is life.
The very life of life.
In its brief course, lies all.
The realities and verities of existence,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of action,
The glory of power~
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today, well lived,
Makes every yesterday
A dream of happiness
A vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.
Sanskrit proverb
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 01/02/2010 : 09:41:48 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 2, 2010
Old Ideas
If you have decided you want what we have
And are willing to go to any length to get it~
Then you are ready to take certain steps.
At some of these we balked.
We thought we could find and easier, softer way.
But we could not.
With all the earnestness at our command,
We beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.
Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas
And the result was nil until we let go absolutely.
Thought to Ponder……
A new world came into view.
AA-related ‘Alconym’…..
No Other Way
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 01/03/2010 : 06:38:36 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 3, 2010
Powerless
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.
Twelve and Twelve, p. 21
It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness:
An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery.
I’ve learned that I do not have the power and control I once thought I had.
I am powerless over what people think about me.
I am powerless over having just missed the bus.
I am powerless over how the other people work (or don’t work) the Steps.
But I’ve also learned I am not powerless over some things.
I am not powerless over my attitudes.
I am not powerless over negativity.
I am not powerless over assuming responsibility for my own recovery.
I have the power to exert a positive influence on myself, my loved ones,and the world in which I live.
Daily Reflections, p. 11
Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to AA,and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us.
Twelve and Twelve, p. 24
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Freefly
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Posted - 01/03/2010 : 08:58:40 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 3, 2010
Step Twelve
The joy of living is the theme of AA's Twelfth Step, and action is its key word.
Here we turn outward toward our fellow alcoholics who are still in distress.
Here we experience the kind of giving that asks no rewards.
Here we begin to practice all Twelve Steps of the program in our daily lives
so that we and those about us may find emotional sobriety.
When the Twelfth Step is seen in its full implication,
it is really talking about the kind of love that has no price tag on it.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 106
Thought to Ponder . . .
Joy is in knowing there is an answer.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Awesome.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 01/04/2010 : 05:10:56 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 4, 2010
Humility
On his desk, Dr. Bob had a plaque defining humility:
“Perpetual quietness of heart. It is to have no trouble.
It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore;
to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel
nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed
or despised, it is to have a blessed home in myself where
I can go in and shut the door and kneel to my Father in secret
and be at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness, when all
around and about is seeming trouble.”
Previously posted by Tim R.
Thought to Ponder.....
The storm has passed.
I’ve learned a little more about peace.
It was inside all the time.
“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 - 01/04/2010 : 06:23:59 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 4, 2010
Paradox #1
WE SURRENDER TO WIN.
On the face of it, surrendering certainly does not seem like winning.
But it is in AA. Only after we have come to the end of our rope,
hit a stone wall in some aspect of our lives beyond which we can go no further;
only when we hit "bottom" in despair and surrender,
can we accomplish sobriety, which we could never accomplish before.
We must, and we do, surrender in order to win.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, pp. 155-156
Thought to Ponder . . .
We surrender to win; we give away to keep;
we suffer to get well; we die to live.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Keep It Simple, Surrender.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 01/05/2010 : 08:43:58 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 5, 2010
A Useful Life
I have since been brought into a new way of living infinitely more satisfying
and, I hope, more useful than the life I lived before.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 42-43
Thought to Ponder . . .
New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Nothing Else Worked.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 01/05/2010 : 09:05:07 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 5, 2010
Total Acceptance
He cannot picture life without alcohol. Some day he will be unable to imagine life either with alcohol or without it. Then he will know loneliness such as few do. He will be at the jumping-off place. He will wish for the end.
Alcoholics Anonymous, A Vision for You, p. 152
Daily Reflections, p. 13
The age of miracles is still with us….
Near you, alcoholics are dying helplessly like people in a sinking ship. If you live in a large place, there are hundreds. High and low, rich and poor, these are future fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous. Among them you will make lifelong friends. You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties, for you will escape disaster together and you will commence shoulder to shoulder your common journey. Then you will know what it means to give of yourself that others may survive and rediscover life. You will learn the full meaning of “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
It may seem incredible that these men are to become happy, respected, and useful once more. How can they rise out of such misery, bad repute and hopelessness? The practical answer is that since these things have happened among us, they can happen with you. Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come. The age of miracles is still with us. Our own recovery proves that!
Alcoholics Anonymous, A Vision for You, pp. 152 & 153
“Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!” |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 01/06/2010 : 05:57:26 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 6, 2010
The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost
the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes
practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring
into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the
suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are
without defense against the first drink.
Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 24
There is a solution.
There was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of
spiritual tools laid at our feet.
“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 - 01/06/2010 : 07:55:19 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 6, 2010
Paradox #2
WE GIVE AWAY TO KEEP.
That seems absurd and untrue. How can you keep anything if you give it away?
But in order to keep whatever it is we get in AA,
we must go about giving it away to others, for no fees or rewards of any kind.
When we cannot afford to give away what we have received so freely in AA,
we had better get ready for our next "drunk." It will happen every time.
We've got to continue to give it away in order to keep it.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, p. 156
Thought to Ponder . . .
We surrender to win; we give away to keep;
we suffer to get well; we die to live.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Altruistic Action.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 01/07/2010 : 08:09:41 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 7, 2010
Paradox #3
WE SUFFER TO GET WELL.
There is no way to escape the terrible suffering of remorse and regret and shame
and embarrassment which starts us on the road to getting well from our affliction.
There is no new way to shake out a hangover. It's painful.
And for us, necessarily so. . .
We suffer to get well.
- Experience, Strength and Hope, p. 156
Thought to Ponder . . .
We surrender to win; we give away to keep;
we suffer to get well; we die to live.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
God Reveals Other Ways To Heal.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 01/08/2010 : 05:55:09 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 8, 2010
Solution
The tremendous fact for every one of us
is that we have discovered a common solution.
We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree,
and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 17
Thought to Ponder . . .
The solution is simple. The solution is spiritual.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Saving Our Lives Using The Inspiration Of Necessary Steps.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 01/08/2010 : 06:40:48 AM
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NA Thought for the Day
January 8, 2010
These are some of the questions we have asked ourselves; Are we sure we want to stop using? Do we understand that we have no real control over drugs? Do we recognize that in the long run, we didn’t use drugs – they used us? Did jails and institutions take over the management of our lives at different times? Do we fully accept the fact that our every attempt to stop using or to control our using failed? Do we know that our addiction changed us into someone we didn’t want to be: dishonest, deceitful, self-willed people at odds with ourselves and our fellow man? Do we really believe that we have failed as drug users?
When we were using, reality became so painful that oblivion was preferable. We tried to keep other people from knowing about our pain. We isolated ourselves, and lived in prisons that we built with loneliness. Through this desperation, we sought help in NA. When we come to NA we are physically, mentally, and spiritually bankrupt. We have hurt so long that we are willing to go to any length to stay clean.
Our only hope to live is by the example of those who have faced our dilemma and have found a way out. Regardless of who we are, where we come from, or what we have done, we are accepted in NA. Our addiction gives us a common ground for understanding one another.
Narcotics Anonymous, pp. 18-19
As a result of attending a few meetings, we begin to feel like we finally belong somewhere.
Our disease is progressive, incurable and fatal. Most of us are relieved to find out we have a disease instead of a moral deficiency.
We are not responsible for our disease, but we are responsible for our recovery!
“Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!” |
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Posted - 01/09/2010 : 07:08:17 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
January 9, 2010
Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a
fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from
care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will
mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your
existence lie ahead.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 152
First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn't work.
“Share your experience, strength, and hope with another and see the miracles transform your life!” |
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