Saturday, June 06, 2015

Thoughts For The Day~*~Freedom^*^*^*^*^ June 7

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Freedom 
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"Through AA, we can experience freedom from self. 
After all, it was self ( you, me ) that stood in our own way, 
that ran the show and ran ourselves into bankruptcy, 
that hurt the ones we loved.  All Twelve Steps of AA 
are designed to kill the old self  ( deflate the old ego ) 
and build a new, free self."
 
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 459 
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Thought to Consider . . . 

Within our wonderful new world, 
we have found freedom from our fatal obsession.
 

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
F I N E = Free, Independent, New and Energetic 

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Development From 
"The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":


"As the chapters were slowly roughed out I read them to the New York group at its weekly meeting in our parlor at Clinton Street, and copies were sent to Dr. Bob for checking and criticisms in Akron, where we had nothing but the warmest support. But in the New York meeting the chapters got a real mauling. I redictated them and Ruth retyped them over and over. In spite of the heated arguments, the New York group's criticisms did help a lot, and to some extent the enthusiasm and confidence increased."
2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 159


*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*

LONG-TERM HOPE
 

Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose. When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which we depart from the degree of perfection that God wishes for us here on earth. That is the measure of our character defects, or, if you wish, of our sins. 
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 65 

This is where long-term hope is born and perspective is gained, both of the nature of my illness and the path of my recovery. The beauty of A.A. lies in knowing that my life, with God's help, will improve. The A.A. journey becomes richer, the understanding becomes truth, the dreams become realities--and today becomes forever.  As I step into the A.A. light, my heart fills with the presence of God. 
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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Tolerance in Practice 


"We found that the principals of tolerance and love had to be emphasized in actual practice. We can never say (or insinuate) to anyone that he must agree to our formula or be excommunicated. The atheist may stand up in an A.A. meeting still denying the Deity, yet reporting how vastly he has been changed in attitude and outlook. Much experience tells us he will presently change his mind about God, but nobody tells him he must do so  "In such as atmosphere the orthodox, the unorthodox, and the unbeliever mix happily and usefully together. An opportunity for spiritual growth is open to all." 
LETTER, 1940 

*~*~*~*~*Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"We are people who normally would not mix. But there exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness, and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, There Is A Solution, pg. 17~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought for the Day
 

Alcoholism is a progressive illness. We go through the three stages of social drinking, trouble drinking, and merry-go-round drinking. We land in hospitals and jails. We eventually lose our homes, our families, and our self-respect. Yes, alcoholism is a progressive illness and there are only three ends to it-the insane asylum, the morgue, or total abstinence. Will I choose not to take the first drink? 

Meditation for the Day 

You not only can live a new life but you also can grow in grace and power and beauty. Reach ever forward and upward after the things of the spirit. In the animal world, the very form of an animal changes to enable it to reach that upon which it delights to feed. Your whole character changes as you reach upward for the things of the spirit-for beauty, for love, for honesty, for purity, and for unselfishness. Reaching after these things of the spirit, your whole nature becomes changed so that you can best receive and delight in the wonders of the abundant life. 

Prayer for the Day 

I pray that I may reach forward and upward. I pray that my character may be changed by this reaching upward for the things of the spirit.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Friday, June 05, 2015

Thoughts For The Day~*~Growing Up ^*^*^*^*^ June 6


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"How many of us would presume to declare,
'Well, I'm sober and I'm happy.
What more can I want, or do?
I'm fine the way I am.'
We know that the price of such
self-satisfaction is an inevitable backslide,
punctuated at some point
by a very rude awakening.
We have to grow or else deteriorate.
For us, the status quo can only be for today,
never for tomorrow.
Change we must;
we cannot stand still."

Bill W., Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, June 1961
As Bill Sees It, p. 25


Thought to Consider....

The program has helped me grow up enough
to be a kid again.


*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
WISDOM 
When Into Self, Discover Our Motives 



*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*


Commitment
From "Destinations":


"That first step is very important, whether it is the first step of a beloved child learning to walk or the First Step, taken by a man on his way to a new life. Looking into my little ones' faces, I can see the same qualities that we need for the Twelve Steps of A.A.: daring, to stake everything on the attempt; a sense of direction, to be followed with no swerving, no detour; decision, to move forward with out hesitation or reservation; determination, to make it all the way. Destination: a full life, a free life, a serene life.  Albany, Australia"

1973 AAWS, Inc.; Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 93


*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*

ALL WE DO IS TRY 

Can He now take them all -- every one? 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 

In doing Step Six it helped me a lot to remember that I am striving for "spiritual progress."  Some of my character defects may be with me for the rest of my life, but most have been toned down or eliminated.  All that Step Six asks of me is to become willing to name my defects, claim them as my own, and be willing to discard the ones I can, just for today.  As I grow in the program, many of my defects become more objectionable to me than previously and, therefore, I need to repeat Step Six so that I can become happier with myself and maintain my serenity.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.


~*~*~*~*^As BilSees It^*~*~*~*~*

No Personal Power

"At first, the remedy for my personal difficulties seemed so obvious that I 
could not imagine any alcoholic turning the proposition down were it properly presented to him. Believing so firmly that Christ can do anything, I had the unconscious conceit to suppose that He would do everything through me--right then and in the manner I chose. After six long months, I had to admit that not a soul had surely laid hold of the Master--not excepting myself.  "This brought me to the good healthy realization that there were plenty of situations left in the world over which I had no personal power--that if I was so ready to admit that to be the case with alcohol, so I must make the same admission with respect to much else. I would have to be still and know that He, not I, was God."

LETTER, 1940

*~*~*~*~*Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"Remember that 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!"
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, Page 58~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought for the Day


Drinking is the way we alcoholics express our maladjustments to life. I believe that I was a potential alcoholic from the start. I had an inferiority complex. I didn't make friends easily. There was a wall between me and other people. And I was lonely. I was not well adjusted to life. Did I drink to escape from myself?

Meditation for the Day

According to the varying needs of each person, so does each person think of God. It is not necessary that you think of God as others think of Him, but it is necessary that you think of Him as supplying what you personally need. The weak need God's strength. The strong need God's tenderness. The tempted and fallen need God's saving grace. The righteous need God's pity for sinners. The lonely need God as a friend. The fighters for righteousness need a leader in God. You may think of God in any way you wish. We usually do not turn to God until we need Him. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may think of God as supplying my needs. I pray that I will bring all my problems to Him for help in meeting them.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Thursday, June 04, 2015

Thoughts For The Day~*~Carry the Message^*^*^*^*^ June 5

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Carry the Message 

"We sit at AA meetings and listen,
not only to receive something,
but to give reassurance and support
which our presence can bring.
If our turn comes to speak at a meeting,
we again try to carry AA's message.
Whether our audience is one or many,
it is still Twelfth Step work."

Bill W., Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 110 

Thought to Consider....

That light at the end of the tunnel may be you. 



*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
T R U S T =Teaching Recovery Using Steps and Traditions

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*
 

Development
From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":


"As the [Big Book] chapters were slowly roughed out I read them to the New York group at its weekly meeting in our parlor at Clinton Street, and copies were sent to Dr. Bob for checking and criticisms in Akron, where we had nothing but the warmest support. But in the New York meeting the chapters got a real mauling. I redictated them and Ruth retyped them over and over. In spite of the heated arguments, the New York group's criticisms did help a lot, and to some extent the enthusiasm and confidence increased."

2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 159


*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~**~*~*~*~*

ENTIRELY READY?
 

"This is the Step that separates the men from the boys.". . . the difference between "the boys and the men" is the difference between striving for a self determined objective and for the perfect objective which is of God. . . . It is suggested that we ought to become entirely willing to aim toward perfection. . . . The moment we say, "No, never!" our minds close against the grace of God. . . . This is the exact point at which we abandon limited objectives, and move toward God's will for us. 
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 63, 68, 69 

Am I entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character?  Do I know at long last that I cannot save myself?  I have come to believe that I cannot.  If I am unable, if my best intentions go wrong, if my desires are selfishly motivated and if my knowledge and will are limited -- then I am ready to embrace God's will for my life.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*~*~*~*^As BilSees It^*~*~*~*~*

Suffering Transmuted, p. 35
 

"A.A. is no success story in the ordinary sense of the word. It is a story 
of suffering transmuted, under grace, into spiritual progress." 

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For Dr. Bob, the insatiable craving for alcohol was evidently a physical 
phenomenon which bedeviled several of his first years in A.A., a time when only days and nights of carrying the message to other alcoholics could cause him to forget about drinking. Although his craving was hard to withstand, it doubtless did account for some part of the intense incentive that went into forming Akron's Group Number One.  Bob's spiritual release did not come easily; it was to be painfully slow. It always entailed the hardest kind of work and the sharpest vigilance. 

1. Letter, 1959 
2. A.A. Comes Of Age, p. 69
 

*~*~*~*~*Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"We feel as though we had been placed in a position of neutrality
safe and protected. We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem
has been removed. It does not exist for us. We are neither cocky nor
are we afraid. That is our experience. That is how we react so long
as we keep in fit spiritual condition."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, Page 85~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*
A.A. Thought for the Day

We alcoholics are fortunate to be living in a day and age when there is such a thing as Alcoholics Anonymous. Before A.A. came into being, there was very little hope for the alcoholic. A.A. is a great rebuilder of human wreckage. It takes men and women whose personality problem expresses itself in alcoholism and offers them a program that, if they are willing to accept it, allows them not only to get sober, but also to find a much better way of living. Have I found a better way of living?

Meditation for the Day

Very quiedy God speaks through your thoughts and feelings. Heed the Divine voice of your conscience. Listen for this and you will never be disappointed in i the results in your life. Listen for this small, still voice and your tired nerves will become rested. The Divine voice comes to you as strength as well as tenderness, as power as well as restfulness. Your moral strength derives its effectiveness from the power that comes when you listen patiendy for the still, small voice.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may listen for the still, small voice of God. I pray that I may obey the leading of my conscience.
 Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Thoughts For The Day~*~Instincts^*^*^*^*^ June 4

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"The idea keeps persisting that the instincts 
are primarily bad and are the roadblocks 
before which all spirituality falters. 
I believe that the difference between good and evil 
is not the difference between spiritual 
and instinctual man; 
it is the difference between proper and improper 
use of the instinctual. 
Recognition and right channeling of the instinctual 
are the essence of achieving wholeness." 

Bill W., Letter, 1954 
1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 287
 
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Thought to Consider . . . 

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
 

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*
G R A C E  =  Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations 


*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Model
From "The Man Who Mastered Fear":


"Poor health and a complete lack of money necessitated my remaining with Dr. Bob and Anne for very close to a year. It would be impossible for me to pass over this year without mentioning my love for, and my indebtedness to, these two wonderful people who are no longer with us. They made me feel as if I were a part of their family, and so did their children. The example that they and Bill W., whose visits to Akron were fairly frequent, set for me of service to their fellow men imbued me with a great desire to emulate them."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 251-52

*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*~*~*~*

LETTING GO OF OUR OLD SELVES 


Carefully reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted 
anything, for we are building an arch through which we shall walk a free man at last. . . . Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, pp. 75, 76 

The Sixth Step is the last "preparation" Step.   Although I have already used prayer extensively, I have made no formal request of my Higher Power in the first Six Steps.   I have identified my problem, come to believe that there is a solution, made a decision to seek this solution, and have "cleaned house."  I now ask: Am I willing to live a life of sobriety, of change, to let go of my old self?   I must determine if I am truly ready to change.   I review what I have done and become willing for God to remove all my defects of character; for in the next Step, I will tell my Creator I am willing and will ask for help.   If I have been thorough in the preparation of my foundation and feel that I am willing to change, I am then ready to continue 
with the next Step.   "If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing." (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 76) 

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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Built by the One and the Many 

We give thanks to our Heavenly Father, who through so many friends and through many means and channels, has allowed us to construct this wonderful edifice of the spirit in which we are now dwelling--this cathedral whose foundations already rest upon the corners of the earth.  On its great floor we have inscribed our Twelve Steps of recovery. On the side walls, the buttresses of A.A. Traditions have been set in place to contain us in unity for as long as God may will it so. Eager hearts and hands have lifted the spire of our cathedral into its place. That spire bears the name of service. May it ever point straight upward toward God. 
<<<>>> 
"Its is not only to the few that we owe the remarkable developments in our unity and in our ability to carry A.A.'s message everywhere. It is to the many; indeed, it is to the labors of all of us that owe these prime blessings." 

1. A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 234 
2. TALK, 1959 


*~*~*~*~*Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his
relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family came back too soon."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg. 99~

*~*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*~*

A.A. Thought for the Day
 


Some things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use of my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack of remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the appreciation of the beauties of nature; knowing what it is all about. I'm sure that I like these things, am I not? 

Meditation for the Day 

Molding your life means cutting and shaping your material into something good, something that can express the spiritual. All material things are the clay out of which we mold something spiritual. You must first recognize the selfishness in your desires and motives, actions and words, and then mold that selfishness until it is sublimated into a spiritual weapon for good. As the work of molding proceeds, you see more and more clearly what must be done to mold your life into something better. 

Prayer for the Day 

I pray that I may mold my life into something useful and good. I pray that I may not be discouraged by the slow progress that I make.
 
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Thoughts For The Day~*~Why Worry?^*^*^*^*^ June 3

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"There are many short phrases and expressions in AA 
which make sound sense. 
'First Things First':  solving our immediate problems 
before we try to solve all the others . . . 
'Easy Does it.'  Relax a little. 
Try for inner contentment.  No one individual 
can carry all the burdens of the world. 
Everyone has problems.  Getting drunk won't solve them. 
'Twenty-four hours a day.' 
Today is the day.  Doing our best, 
living each day to the fullest is the art of living. 
Yesterday is gone, and we don't know whether 
we will be here tomorrow. 
If we do a good job of living today, 
and if tomorrow comes for us, 
then the chances are we will do a good job when it arrives - 
so why worry about it?"
 
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 382 
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Thought to Ponder . . . 

Every day is a gift. 
That is why we call it the present.


*~*~*AACR
ONYMS*~*~*

S  I  T   =   Stay In Today

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

Question
Step Six: Were entirely ready to have 
God remove all these defects of character.


"It is plain for everybody to see that each sober A.A. member has been granted a release from this very obstinate and potentially fatal obsession. So in a very complete and literal way, all A.A.'s have 'become entirely ready' to have God remove the mania for alcohol from their lives. And God has proceeded to do exactly that.  
"Having been granted a perfect release from alcoholism, why then shouldn't we be able to achieve by the same means a perfect release from every other difficulty or defect? This is a riddle of our existence, the full answer to which may be only in the mind of God."

1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 64


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ON A WING AND A PRAYER
 

. . . . we then look at Step Six. We have 
emphasized willingness as being indispensable.
 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 76 

Steps Four and Five were difficult, but worthwhile. Now I was stuck on Step Six and, in despair, I picked up the Big Book and read this passage. I was outside, praying for willingness, when I raised my eyes and saw a huge bird rising in the sky. I watched it suddenly give itself up to the powerful air currents of the mountains. Swept, along, swooping and soaring, the bird did things seemingly impossible for mortal birds to do. It was an inspiring example of a fellow creature "letting go" to a power greater than itself. I realized that the bird "took back his will" and tried to fly with less trust, on its power alone, it would spoil its apparent free flight. That insight granted me the 
willingness to pray the Seventh Step prayer.  It's not easy to know God's will in each circumstance. I must search out and be ready for the currents, and that's where prayer and meditation help! Because I am, of myself, nothing, I ask God to grant me the knowledge of His will and the power and courage to carry it out -- today.
 

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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~*~*~*~*^As BilSees It^*~*~*~*~*

Relapses--and the Group 


An early fear was that of slips or relapses. At first nearly every alcoholic we approached began to slip, it indeed he sobered up at all. Others would stay dry six months or maybe a year and then take a skid. This was always a genuine catastrophe. We would all look at each other and say, "Who next?"  Today, through slips are a very serious difficulty, as a group we take them in stride. Fear has evaporated. Alcohol always threatens the individual, but we know that it cannot destroy the common welfare. 
<<<>>> 
"It does not seem to pay to argue with 'slippers' about the proper method of getting dry. After all, why should people who are drinking tell people who are dry how it should be done?  "Just kid the boys along--ask them if they are having fun. If they are too noisy or troublesome, amiably keep out of their way."  

1. A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 97 
2. LETTER, 1942 


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"Suppose we fall short of the chosen ideal and stumble?  Does this mean we are going to get drunk. Some people tell us so. But this is only a half-truth. It depends on us and on our motives."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, How It Works, Page 70~


*~*~*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*~*~*


A.A. Thought for the Day 


Some more things I do not miss since becoming dry: running all over town to find a bar open to get that "pick-me-up"; meeting my friends and trying to cover up that I feel awful; looking at myself in a mirror and calling myself a damn fool; struggling 
with myself to snap out of it for two or three days; wondering what it is all about. I'm positive I don't miss these things, am I not? 


Meditation for the Day 

Love is the power that transforms your life. Try to love your family and your friends and then try to love everybody that you possibly can, even the "sinners and publicans" everybody. Love for God is an even greater thing. it is the result of gratitude to God and it is the acknowledgment of the blessing that God has sent you. 
Love for God acknowledges His gifts and leaves the way open for God to shower yet more blessings on your thankful heart. Say "Thank you, God," until it becomes a habit. 


Prayer for the Day 

I pray that I may try to love God and all people. I pray that I may continually thank God for all His blessings. 
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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