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Freefly
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 Posted - 02/15/2010 : 07:23:01 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 15, 2010
Sponsors
Every sponsor is necessarily a leader. The stakes are huge.
A human life, and usually the happiness of a whole family, hangs in the balance.
What the sponsor does and says, how well he estimates
the reactions of his prospects, how well he times and makes his presentation,
how well he handles criticisms, and how well he leads his prospect on
by personal spiritual example -- well, these attributes of leadership
can make all the difference between life and death.
- The Language of the Heart, p. 292
Thought to Ponder . . .
Don't look for a sponsor, listen for one.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Sober, Practical, Optimistic, Noble, Spiritual, Open-minded, Respectful.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/16/2010 : 06:34:14 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 15, 2K10
It's a simple program for complicated people."
They say that this is a simple program but that it's very hard to follow. I heard this in the beginning of my recovery, but when I read the steps I didn't see why. In fact, the program seemed simple, and I confidently told my sponsor that I could get through the steps in a couple of months. I can still see his smile as he told me, "Let's take it one day at a time." When I finally started, I saw what he meant.
"How can such a simple program be so hard to work?" I quickly began asking myself. What I found was that each step asked me to do something I had never done before - and that was uncover my beliefs, discover how I had twisted them to serve my own selfish ends, and then discard them for God's will rather than my own. Simple, yes, but not easy to do!
Over the years I've found that this program is much easier to work if/when I quit making it so complicated. And the way I do that is by still trying to force my will on things. I now know it's much simpler when I evaluate my motives, seek truly to be of service, and ask for God's will, not mine to be done. This truly is the easier, softer way.
Today I understand when they say that this is a simple program for complicated people!
From wisdomoftherooms.com
Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will
into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee—Thy will
(not mine) be done." These are thoughts which must go with us
constantly."
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Freefly
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Posted - 02/16/2010 : 1:27:20 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 16, 2010
Spiritual Experience
It may be possible to find explanations of spiritual experiences such as ours,
but I have often tried to explain my own
and have succeeded only in giving the story of it.
I know the feeling it gave me and the results it has brought,
but I realize I will never fully understand its deeper why and how.
- Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 45
Thought to Ponder . . .
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Incredibly Spiritual Moment.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/17/2010 : 12:04:24 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 17, 2K10
Opinions vary considerably as to why the alcoholic reacts
differently from normal people. We are not sure why, once
a certain point is reached, little can be done for him.
We cannot answer the riddle.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 22
....there was nothing left for us but to pick up the
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 - 02/18/2010 : 08:27:29 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 17, 2010
Direction
AA gives us direction into a way of life without the need for alcohol.
That life for me is lived one day at a time,
letting the problems of the future rest with the future.
When the time comes to solve them, God will give me strength for that day.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 300
Thought to Ponder . . .
Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
One Day At A Time.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/19/2010 : 07:38:56 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 19, 2K10
I’m Not Different
In the beginning, it was four whole years before AA brought permanent sobriety to even one alcoholic woman. Like the “high bottoms,” the women said they were different;... The Skid-Rower said he was different… so did the artists and the professional people, the rich, the poor, the religious, the agnostic, the Indians and the Eskimos, the veterans, and the prisoners... nowadays all of these, and legions more, soberly talk about how very much alike all of us alcoholics are when we admit that the chips are finally down.
As Bill Sees It, p. 24
I cannot consider myself “different” in AA; if I do I isolate myself from others and from contact with my Higher Power. If I feel isolated in AA, it is not something for which others are responsible. It is something I’ve created by feeling I’m “different” in some way. Today I practice being just another alcoholic in the worldwide Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Daily Reflections, P. 58
ALCOHOLICS = A Life Centered On Helping Others Live In Complete Sobriety
ANONYMOUS = Actions Not Our Names Yield Maintenance Of Unity and Service
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Freefly
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Posted - 02/19/2010 : 09:22:33 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 19, 2010
Illness
We have an incurable, potentially fatal ailment called alcoholism.
And instead of persisting in drinking, we prefer to figure out, and use,
enjoyable ways of living without alcohol.
- Living Sober, p. 9
Thought to Ponder . . .
And with us, to drink is to die.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Always Alive.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/20/2010 : 08:09:07 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 20, 2K10
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the
brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal
men, but for alcoholics these things are poison.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p, 66
God save me from being angry. Thy will be done.
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Posted - 02/20/2010 : 08:51:38 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 20, 2010
Alternatives
We were in a position where life was becoming impossible,
and if we had passed into the region from which there is no return
through human aid, we had but two alternatives:
One was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness
of our intolerable situation as best we could;
and the other, to accept spiritual help.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 25
Thought to Ponder . . .
Sobriety is the adventure of a lifetime.
And it begins the moment we ask AA for help.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Hope, Encouragement, Love, Patience.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 02/22/2010 : 07:35:09 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 22, 2010
Spirituality
The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and the same
was a new notion. . .
Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe, just maybe,
there was something to this spiritual lifestyle.
Slowly, but surely, I realized there was indeed a Power greater than myself,
and I soon found myself with a full-time God in my life. . .
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 287
Thought to Ponder . . .
A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Finding Answers In The Heart.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/22/2010 : 08:15:32 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 22, 2K10
Everybody knows that those in bad health, and those who seldom play,
do not laugh much. So let each family play together or separately as
much as their circumstances warrant. We are sure God wants us to be
happy, joyous, and free.
We think cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness. Outsiders
are sometimes shocked when we burst into merriment over a seemingly
tragic experience out of the past. But why shouldn’t we laugh? We have
recovered, and have helped others to recover. What greater cause could
there be for rejoicing than this?
Alcoholics Anonymous, p, 132
Gratitude should go forward, rather than backward.
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Freefly
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Posted - 02/23/2010 : 07:46:08 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 23, 2010
Triumph
What an unthinking world may look upon as defeat,
alcoholics in AA know as a triumph of the spirit,
a triumph of humility over false pride and self-centeredness.
How few human beings ever have the courage to stand up before their neighbors
and, in humility, describing themselves truthfully, to say:
"This is what I really am."
- Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age., p. 278
Thought to Ponder . . .
I cannot mend if I bend the truth.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 02/23/2010 : 08:48:25 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 23, 2K10
Start By Forgiving
The moment we ponder a twisted or broken relationship with another
person, our emotions go on the defensive. To escape looking at the
wrongs we have done another, we resentfully focus on the wrong he
has done us. Triumphantly we seize upon his slightest misbehavior
as the perfect excuse for minimizing or forgetting our own.
Right here we need to fetch ourselves up sharply. Let’s remember
that alcoholics are not the only ones bedeviled by sick emotions.
In many instances we are really dealing with fellow sufferers,
people whose woes we have increased.
If we are about to ask forgiveness for ourselves, why shouldn’t
we start out by forgiving them, one and all?
Twelve and Twelve, p, 78
As Bill Sees It, p, 151
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Freefly
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Posted - 02/24/2010 : 08:14:05 AM
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Thought for the Day
ebruary 24, 2010
radition leven
We alcoholics are the biggest rationalizers in the world;
that fortified with the excuse we are doing great things for AA we can,
through broken anonymity, resume our old and disastrous pursuit
of personal power and prestige, public honors, and money --
enough spectacular anonymity breakers could someday
carry our whole Society down into that ruinous dead end with them.
- The Language of the Heart, p. 216
hought to onder . . .
Our public relations policy is based on attraction
rather than promotion.
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ctions,
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ames,
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aintenance
f
nity
and ervice.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Posted - 02/24/2010 : 08:14:27 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
February 24, 2K10
More Than Comfort
When I’m feeling depressed, I repeat to myself statements such
as these: “Pain is the touchstone of progress.”.....”Fear no evil.”....”This,
too, will pass.”....”This experience can be turned to benefit.”
These fragments of prayer bring far more than mere comfort. They
keep me on the track of right acceptance; they break up my compulsive
themes of guilt, depression, rebellion, and pride; and sometimes they
endow me with the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom
to know the difference.
Grapevine, March 1962
As Bill Sees It, p, 148
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