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Freefly
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 Posted - 05/10/2010 : 04:20:41 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 10, 2010
Joy
Joy is not just the absence of pain;
it is the gift of continued spiritual awakening.
Joy comes from ongoing and active study,
as well as application of the principles of recovery in my everyday life,
and from sharing that experience with others.
- Daily Reflections, p. 253
Thought to Ponder . . .
The joy is in the journey, so enjoy the ride.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/10/2010 : 10:58:24 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 10, 2010
Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have no monopoly.
Yet it is our great hope that all those who have as yet found no
answer may begin to find one in the pages of this book and will
presently join us on the high road to a new freedom.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p.xxi
“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 - 05/11/2010 : 05:50:50 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 11, 2010
Dry
A dry drunk is a self-imposed separation from others and from God.
We try to run on our own current, like a battery without a generator,
which soon runs down and becomes quite dead.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 19
Thought to Ponder . . .
Without change I am just a non-drinking drunk.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Doing Recovery Yourself.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/11/2010 : 09:20:19 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 11, 2010
"The minute I take control, that's when I lose control."
I used to try to control my drinking and using all the time. I'd give myself a limit as to how many drinks I would have; I'd practice drinking a glass of water between cocktails; I would use only on the weekend (that didn't work because soon Friday and then Thursday became part of the weekend), and on and on. What I found was that as soon as I tried to control it, I lost control.
When I entered recovery I learned about the concept of powerlessness. Even though I had countless examples of how I was powerless over drugs and alcohol, I secretly hoped that one day I would be able to control and enjoy it. After countless inventories and step work, I learned that I lost that dubious luxury long ago, and that whenever I tried to control my drinking I didn't enjoy it, and when I enjoyed it, I couldn't control it.
Just as I was coming to accept my powerlessness over alcohol, I faced an even more daunting idea - that I was powerless over just about everything else in my life as well. The way I've come to accept this is to take responsibility for my part (my thoughts and my actions) and to leave the rest up to My Higher Power. This always works, when I remember to work it.
And the minute I don't, the minute I take control, that's the minute I lose control once again.
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“But John Barleycorn had other ideas. We who had won so handsomely in a walk turned into all-time losers. We saw that we had to reconsider or die.”
Twelve and Twelve, p. 30
Meeting Makers Make It!
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/12/2010 : 05:06:00 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 12, 2010
Obsession
The idea that somehow, some day, he will control and enjoy drinking
is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker.
The persistence of this illusion is astonishing.
Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 194
Thought to Ponder . . .
When we try to control our drinking, we have already lost control.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Answer Available.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/12/2010 : 08:55:51 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 12, 2010
Until we had talked with complete candor of our
conflicts, and had listened to someone else do the
same thing, we still didn’t belong.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 57
After four years in AA, I was able to discover the
freedom from the burden of buried emotions that
had caused me so much pain. With the help of
AA, and extra counseling, the pain was released
and I felt a complete sense of belonging and peace.
I also felt a joy and a love of God that I had never
experienced before.
Daily Reflections, p. 140
We Thought We Could Find An Easier, Softer Way.
But We Could Not.
Remember We Deal With Alcohol – Cunning, Baffling
Powerful! Without Help It Is Too Much For Us. But There
Is One Who Has All Power – That One Is God. May You
Find Him Now!
We Are Going To Know A New Freedom And A
New Happiness.
We Will Comprehend The Word Serenity And We Will
Know Peace.
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/14/2010 : 05:45:43 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 14, 2010
Service
Life will take on new meaning.
To watch people recover,
to see them help others,
to watch loneliness vanish,
to see a fellowship grow up about you,
to have a host of friends
-- this is an experience you will not want to miss.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89
Thought to Ponder . . .
Into service out of self.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Ashtrays, Brooms, Coffee.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/15/2010 : 06:46:36 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 15, 2010
We constantly remind ourselves we are no longer running the show,
humbly saying to ourselves many times each day "Thy will be done." We
are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-
pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do
not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we
did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 87
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Posted - 05/16/2010 : 07:26:12 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 16, 2010
Fear
We were prodded by unreasonable fears or anxieties into making a life business
of winning fame, money, and what we thought was leadership.
So false pride became the reverse side of that ruinous coin marked "Fear."
We simply had to be Number One people to cover up our deep-lying inferiorities.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 46
Thought to Ponder . . .
Situations I fear are rarely as bad as the fear itself.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
False Expectations Appearing Real.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/16/2010 : 09:33:13 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 16, 2010
Now we go out to our fellows and repair the damage done in the
past. We attempt to sweep away the debris which has accumulated out
of our effort to live on self-will and run the show ourselves. If we
haven't the will to do this, we ask until it comes. Remember it was
agreed at the beginning we would go to any lengths for victory over
alcohol.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p.76
We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our
make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. Sometimes
we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as
we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last
analysis it is only there that He may be found.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 55
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 07:26:00 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 17, 2010
Since this book was first published, A.A. has released thousands of
alcoholics from asylums and hospitals of every kind. The majority
have never returned. The power of God goes deep!
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 114
Meeting makers make it.
Keep Coming Back. It works!
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/17/2010 : 07:41:33 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 17, 2010
Happiness
So happiness to me is fulfillment, the satisfaction gained
from knowing that you did the best your honestly evaluated limitations
would permit -- in all phases of living.
Happiness is gratitude for the miracle
which granted another go-around at a life once abandoned.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 112
Thought to Ponder . . .
Happiness is the result doing our next right thing in spite of hurt,
in spite, even, of good fortune.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Freefly
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 08:56:16 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 17, 2010
Happiness
So happiness to me is fulfillment, the satisfaction gained
from knowing that you did the best your honestly evaluated limitations
would permit -- in all phases of living.
Happiness is gratitude for the miracle
which granted another go-around at a life once abandoned.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 112
Thought to Ponder . . .
Happiness is the result doing our next right thing in spite of hurt,
in spite, even, of good fortune.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
Happy, Joyous, Free.
Day by Day is the only way.... |
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/18/2010 : 09:49:18 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 18, 2010
It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment
leads only to futility and unhappiness......... But
with the alcoholic, whose hope is the maintenance
and growth of a spiritual experience, this business of
resentment is infinitely grave.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 66
Know God;
Know peace.
No God;
No peace.
Daily Reflections, p. 144
We alcoholics are undisciplined. So we let God discipline us...
Alcoholics Anonymous p. 88
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Pamela7030
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Posted - 05/19/2010 : 09:41:00 AM
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AA Thought for the Day
May 19, 2010
The alcoholic is like a tornado roaring his way through the lives of
others. Hearts are broken. Sweet relationships are dead.
Affections have been uprooted. Selfish and inconsiderate habits have
kept the home in turmoil. We feel a man is unthinking when he says
that sobriety is enough.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 82
Whether the family has spiritual convictions or not, they may do
well to examine the principles by which the alcoholic member is
trying to live. They can hardly fail to approve these simple
principles, though the head of the house still fails somewhat in
practicing them. Nothing will help the man who is off on a spiritual
tangent so much as the wife who adopts a sane spiritual program,
making a better practical use of it.
Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 130
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