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Freefly
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 Posted - 04/30/2010 : 07:20:53 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
April 30, 2010
Balance
In recovering from alcoholism,
we found that we needed a balanced diet of ideas,
even if some of them did not look, at first, as enjoyable as others.
Like good food, good ideas did us no good
unless we made intelligent use of them.
- Living Sober, p. 3
Thought to Ponder . . .
New ideals and new attitudes bring a new life.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Getting It From The Steps.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 04/30/2010 : 2:38:26 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
April 30, 2010
In some circumstances we have gone out deliberately to get drunk,
feeling ourselves justified by nervousness, anger, worry,
depression, jealousy or the like. But even in this type of beginning
we are obliged to admit that our justification for a spree was
insanely insufficient in the light of what always happened. We now
see that when we began to drink deliberately, instead or casually,
there was little serious or effective thought during the period of
premeditation of what the terrific consequences might be.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 37
Sometimes we hear an alcoholic say that the only thing he needs to
do is to keep sober. Certainly he must keep sober, for there will be
no home if he doesn't. But he is yet a long way from making good to
the wife or parents whom for years he has so shockingly treated.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 82
“Imagine life without faith! Were nothing left but pure reason, it
wouldn't be life."
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 54
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/01/2010 : 06:00:09 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
, 2010
Acceptance
Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside.
This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower;
it was instead a matter of developing the willingness
to accept these new facts of living.
We neither ran nor fought.
But accept we did.
And then we were free.
- The Language of the Heart, p. 271
Thought to Ponder . . .
Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Acceptance, Belief, Change.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/02/2010 : 05:29:52 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 2, 2010
Bill W Talks With His Sponsor
"Well," said Ebby, "You know, you got to be honest with yourself;
you make a self-survey; you talk it out with the other guy; you quit living alone
and begin to get straight with the world around by making restitution;
you try the kind of giving that demands no reward either in approval, prestige,
or money; and you ask whatever higher power there is, even if it is an experiment,
to help you find the grace to be released from alcoholism."
As Ebby put it, it was quite simple, quite matter-of-fact, and said with a smile.
But this was it.
- The Language of the Heart, pp. 283-284
Thought to Ponder . . .
It works -- it really does.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Simply Observe Bill's Enduring Recovery.
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/03/2010 : 1:01:52 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 3, 2010
Disclosure
If we're willing to expose the pages of our lives
to the love and understanding of our Higher Power and a fellow alcoholic,
we'll surely know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We'll discover that love is never having to be alone again;
that God's presence in our lives has become profound;
and that the unity of the Fellowship of the spirit can be ours
so long as we are willing to pass it on.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], pp. 200-201
Thought to Ponder . . .
Life will take on new meaning.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/03/2010 : 7:16:36 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 3, 2010
Some of our alcoholic readers may think they can do without spiritual help. Let us tell you the rest of the conversation our friend had with his doctor.
The doctor said: “You have the mind of a chronic alcoholic. I have never seen on single case recover, where that state of mind existed to the extent that it does in you.” Our friend felt as though the gates of hell had closed on him with a clang.
He said to the doctor, “Is there no exception?”
“Yes,” replied the doctor, “there is. Exceptions to cases such as yours have been occurring since early times. Here and there, once in a while, alcoholics have had what are called vital spiritual experiences. To me these occurrences are phenomena. They appear to be in the nature of huge emotional displacements and rearrangements. Ideas, emotions, and attitudes which were once the guiding forces of the lives of these men are suddenly cast to one side, and a completely new set of conceptions and motives begin to dominate them. In fact, I have been trying to produce some such emotional rearrangement within you. With many individuals the methods which I employed are successful, but I have never been successful with an alcoholic of you description.”
Upon hearing this, our friend was somewhat relieved. For he reflected that, after all, he was a good church member. This hope, however, was destroyed by the doctor’s telling him that while his religious convictions were very good, in his case they did not spell the necessary vital spiritual experience.
Here was the terrible dilemma in which our friend found himself when he had the extraordinary experience, which as we have already told you made him a free man.
We, in our turn, sought the same escape with all the desperation of drowning men. What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. New life has been given us or, if you prefer, “a design for living” that really works.
We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race, creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try. Those having religious affiliations will find here nothing disturbing to their beliefs or ceremonies. There is no friction among us over such matters.
We think it no concern of ours what religious bodies our members identify themselves with as individuals. This should be an entirely personal affair which each one decides for himself in the light of past associations, or his present choice. Not all of us join religious bodies, but most of us favor such memberships.
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 27-28
God could and would if he were sought.
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Posted - 05/04/2010 : 08:51:07 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 4, 2010
Anonymity
The principle of anonymity has an immense spiritual significance.
It reminds us that we are to place principles before personalities;
that we are to practice a genuine humility.
This to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us;
that we shall forever live in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 192
Thought to Ponder . . .
I asked God to make me famous. Instead, he made me anonymous.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Adventurers Anonymous.
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/05/2010 : 07:58:31 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 5, 2010
Staying Sober
So not drinking at all -- that is, staying sober --
becomes the basis of recovery from alcoholism.
And let it be emphasized: Living sober turns out to be not at all grim,
boring, and uncomfortable, as we had feared,
but rather something we begin to enjoy and find much more exciting
than our drinking days. We'll show you how.
- Living Sober, Preface
Thought to Ponder . . .
Every recovery from alcoholism began with one sober hour.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Accept, Begin, Continue.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/06/2010 : 08:24:27 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 6, 2010
Laughter
The most compelling part of AA,
the part that made me want to try this sober thing,
was the laughter, the pure joy of the laughter
that I heard only from sober alcoholics.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 333
Thought to Ponder . . .
Laughter is music to my soul.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/07/2010 : 08:49:11 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 7, 2010
Honesty
Willingness, honesty and open-mindedness are the essentials of recovery.
But these are indispensable.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 568
Thought to Ponder . . .
Honesty isn't an event -- it's a process.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/07/2010 : 7:51:37 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 7, 2010
Before recovery I was lost in the resentment, fear and misunderstanding of my upbringing. I spent many years secretly wishing it had been different, and many more hating what had happened and what had been done to me. When I looked back on it I would dwell on the wrongs that had been done, and the loathing I had for "them" soon turned into the self-loathing of my own alcoholism. Without recovery, it surely would have destroyed me as it had my family.
Through recovery, I have learned to sift through my past to find the lessons and even the gifts it has to offer. I know now that my upbringing and my experiences allow me to help others in a way that no one else can. This is one of the miracles of recovery. Today I don't have to relive my past, but I don't have to shut the door on it either.
Today I know that it's OK to look back, as long as I don't stare.
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We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/08/2010 : 08:03:29 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 8, 2010
Whatever our ideal turns out to be, we must be willing to grow
toward it. We must be willing to make amends where we have done
harm, provided that we do not bring about still more harm in so
doing.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 69
Helping others is the foundation stone of your recovery. A kindly
act once in a while isn't enough. You have to act the Good Samaritan
every day, if need be.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 97
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/08/2010 : 08:33:27 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 8, 2010
Truth
Yes, I began with blind faith, but the proof of truth is that it works.
I believed those who said 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 . . .
Truth is to inner space what sunshine is to a garden.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Facing An Inner Truth Heals.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Posted - 05/09/2010 : 06:45:07 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
Defects
If I allow my character defects to rule my life again and forget the AA program,
forget where the power to change for the better comes from,
I will, in the long run, inevitably drink again.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 187
Thought to Ponder . . .
If I want God to remove my character defects, I'll have to stop doing them.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Acceptance, Belief, Change.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/09/2010 : 12:25:14 PM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 9, 2010
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity
from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY 
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