Thoughts For The Day~*~Joyous ^*^*^ January 3

​​*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*

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Joyous

We have been speaking to you of serious, sometimes tragic things. We have been dealing with alcohol in its worst  aspects. But we aren't a glum lot. If newcomers could see no joy in our existence, they wouldn't want it. We  absolutely insist on enjoying life. We try not to indulge in cynicism over the state of  the nations, nor do we carry  the world's troubles on our shoulders.

c. 1976, 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 132

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Thought to Consider . . . 

Laughter is the sound of recovery.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

H J F  =  Happy, Joyous, Free 

*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Prayer

From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":

"A news clipping whose content was to become famous was called to our attention by a New York member, newsman Jack. It was an obituary notice from a New York paper. Underneath a routine account of the one who had died there appeared these words: 'God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to know the difference.' [Usually attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr]

"Never had we seen so much A.A. in so few words. While Ruth and I were admiring the prayer, and wondering how to use it, friend Howard walked into the office. Confirming our own ideas, he exclaimed, 'We ought to print this on cards and drop one into every piece of mail that goes out of here. I'll pay for the first printing.' For several years afterward we followed his suggestion, and with amazing speed the Serenity Prayer came into general use and took its place alongside our two other favorites, the Lord's Prayer and the Prayer of St. Francis."

2001 AAWS, Inc.; Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 196

*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*

POWERLESS 

We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. 

TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, 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 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.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

Pain and Progress

"Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain."

<<<>>>

Someone once remarked that pain is the touchstone of spiritual progress. How heartily we A.A.'s can agree with him, for we know that the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, and continued turmoil before serenity.

<<<>>>

"Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though the moment you do not see."

1. LETTER, 1950 - 2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, pp. 93-94 - 3. LETTER, 195

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"Reminding ourselves that we have decided to go to any lengths to find a spiritual experience, we ask that we be  given strength and direction to do the right thing, no matter what the personal consequences may be."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. 79~

*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day

When I came into A.A., I learned what an alcoholic was and then I applied this knowledge to myself to see if I was an alcoholic. When I was convinced that I was an alcoholic, I admitted it openly. Since then, have I been learning to live accordingly? Have I read the book Alcoholics Anonymous? Have I applied the knowledge gained to myself Have I admitted openly that I am an alcoholic? Am I ready to admit it at any time when I can be of help? 

Meditation for the Day

I will be renewed. I will be remade. In this, I need God's help. His spirit shall flow through me and, in flowing through me, it shall sweep away all the bitter past. I will take heart. The way will open for me. Each day will unfold something good, as long as I am trying to live the way I believe God wants me to live. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may be taught, just as a child would be taught. I pray that I may never question God's plans, but accept them gladly.
Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Thoughts For The Day~*~Faith ^*^*^ January 2

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*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*

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Faith

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When I was driven to my knees by alcohol,

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I was made ready to ask for the gift of faith.

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A

nd all was changed.

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Never again, my pains and problems notwithstanding,

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would I

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experience my former desolation.

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I saw the universe to be lighted by God's love;

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I was

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alone no more.

Bill W., Letter, 1966

c. 1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 51

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Thought to Consider . . . 

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, 

and faith looks up.

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*~*AACRONYMS*~*

F A I T H =  Finding Answers In The Heart.

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*~Just For Today~*

Allergy

From "It Might Have Been Worse":

"The explanation that alcoholism was a disease of a two-fold nature, an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind, cleared up a number of puzzling questions for me. The allergy we could do nothing about. Somehow our bodies had reached the point where we could no longer absorb alcohol in our systems. The why is not important; the fact is that one drink will set up a reaction in our system that requires more, that one drink is too much and a hundred drinks are not enough."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 355

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*~Daily Reflections~*

FIRST, THE FOUNDATION 

Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening?  No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. 

AS BILL SEES IT, p.  8 

Practicing the A.A. program is like building a house.  First I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which to erect the house; that, to me, was the equivalent of stopping drinking.  But it's pretty uncomfortable living on a concrete slab, unprotected and exposed to the heat, cold, wind and rain.  So I built a room on the slab by starting to practice the program.  The first room was rickety because I wasn't used to the work.  But as time passed, as I practiced the program, I learned to build better rooms.  The more I practiced, and the more I built, the more comfortable, and happy, was the home I now have to live in.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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*~As Bill Sees it~*

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In God's Hands

When we look back, we realize that the things which came to us when we put ourselves in God's hands were better than anything we could have planned.

<<<>>>

My depression deepened unbearably, and finally it seemed to me as though I were at the very bottom of the pit. For the moment, the last vestige of my proud obstinacy was crushed. All at once I found myself crying out, "If there is a God, let Him show Himself! I am ready to do anything, anything!" Suddenly the room lit up with a great white light. It seemed to me, in the mind's eye, that I was on a mountain and that a wind not of air but of spirit was blowing. And then it burst upon me that I was a free man. Slowly the ecstasy subsided. I lay on the bed, but now for a time I was in another world, a new world of consciousness. All about me and through me there was a wonderful feeling of Presence , and I thought to myself, "So this is the God of the preachers!"

1. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 100 - 2. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 63 

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*~Big Book Quote~*

"Everybody knows that those in bad health, and those who seldom play,

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do not laugh

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much. So let

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each family play together or separately as

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much as their circumstances

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warrant. We are sure God

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wants us to be

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happy, joyous, and free."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 132~

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*~Twenty Fours A Day~*

A.A. Thought for the Day

What makes A.A. work? The first thing is to have a revulsion against myself and my way of living. Then I must admit I was helpless, that alcohol had me licked and I couldn't do anything about it. The next thing is to honestly want to quit the old life. Then I must surrender my life to a Higher Power, put my drinking problem in His hands and leave it there. After these things are done, I should attend meetings regularly for fellowship and sharing. I should also try to help other alcoholics. Am I doing these things? 

Meditation for the Day

You are so made that you can only carry the weight of twenty-four hours, no more. if you weigh yourself down with the years behind and the days ahead, your back breaks. God has promised to help with the burdens of the day only. if you are foolish enough to gather again that burden of the past and carry it, then indeed you cannot expect God to help you bear it. So forget that which lies behind you and breathe in the blessing of each new day. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may realize that, for good or bad, past days have ended. I pray that I may face each new day, the coming twenty-four hours, with hope and courage.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Thoughts For The Day~*~Promises ^*^*^ January 1

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*

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Promises

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. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. Self-seeking will slip away. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively now how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we  could not do for ourselves. Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us -- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.

c. 1976, 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 83-4

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Thought to Consider . . . 

It works -- it really does.

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*~*AACRONYMS*~*

G R A C E =  Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations.

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*~Just For Today~*

Seed

Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol---  that our lives had become unmanageable.

"It was then discovered that when one alcoholic had planted in the mind of another the true nature of his malady, that person could never be the same again. Following every spree, he would say to himself, 'Maybe those A.A.'s were right. . . .' After a few such experiences, often years before the onset of extreme difficulties, he would return to us convinced. He had hit bottom as truly as any of us. John Barleycorn himself had become our best advocate."

1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pgs. 23-24

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*~Daily Reflections~*

"I AM A MIRACLE'

The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.  He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves. 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.  25 

This truly is a fact in my life today, and a real miracle.  I always believed in God, but could never put that belief meaningfully into my life.  Today, because of Alcoholics Anonymous, I now trust and rely on God, as I understand Him; I am sober today because of that!  Learning to trust and rely on God was something I could never have done alone.  I now believe in miracles because I am one!

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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*~As Bill Sees it~*

Personality Change

"It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. This is not true. We have to get over drinking in order to stay alive. But anyone who knows the alcoholic personality by firsthand contact knows that no true alky ever stops drinking permanently without undergoing a profound personality change."

<<<>>>

We thought "conditions" drove us to drink, and when we tried to correct these conditions and found that we couldn't do so to our entire satisfaction, our drinking went out of hand and we became alcoholics. It never occurred to us that we needed to change ourselves to meet conditions, whatever they were.

1. LETTER, 1940 - 2. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 47

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*~Big Book Quote~*

"We have three little mottoes which are apropos. 

Here they are: 

First Things First

Live and Let Live

Easy Does It."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 135~

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*~Twenty Fours A Day~*

A.A. Thought for the Day

When I came into A.A., was I a desperate person? Did I have a soul-sickness? Was I so sick of myself and my way of living that I couldn't stand looking at myself in a mirror? Was I ready for A.A.? Was I ready to try anything that would help me to get sober and to get over my soul-sickness? Should I ever forget the condition I was in? 

Meditation for the Day

In the New Year, I will live one day at a time. I will make each day one of preparation for better things ahead. I will not dwell on the past of the future, only on the present. I will bury every fear of the future, all thoughts of unkindness and bitterness, all my dislikes, my resentments, my sense of failure, my disappointments in others and in myself, my gloom and my despondency. I will leave all these things buried and go forward, in this New Year, into a new life. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that God will guide me one day at a time in the New Year. I pray that for each day, God will supply the wisdom and the strength that I need.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Thoughts For The Day~*~Guidance ^*^*^ December 31

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​*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*​

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Guidance

Walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress.

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If you persist, remarkable things will happen.

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When

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we look back, we realize the things which came to us

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when we put ourselves in God's hands,

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were

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better than anything we could have planned.

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Follow the dictates of a Higher Power

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and you will

​ ​

presently live in a new and wonderful world,

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no matter what your present circumstances!

1976, 2001

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AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 100

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Thought to Consider . . .

Look for the Good.

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*~*AACRONYMS*~*

A A  =  Adventurers Anonymous

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*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Diagnosis

From "More About Alcoholism":

"We do not like to pronounce any individual as alcoholic, but you can quickly diagnose yourself. Step over to the nearest barroom and try some controlled drinking. Try to drink and stop abruptly. Try it more than once. It will not take long for you to decide, if you are honest with yourself about it. It may be worth a bad case of jitters if you get a full knowledge of your condition."

2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 31-32

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*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*

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 A.A. program into action. 

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

The Beginning of True Kinship

When we reached A.A., and for the first time in our lives stood among people who seemed to understand, the sense of belonging was tremendously exciting. We thought the isolation problem had been solved.

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But we soon discovered that, while we weren't alone any more in a social sense, we still suffered many of the old pangs of anxious apartness. 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.

Step Five was the answer. It was the beginning of true kinship with man and God.

TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 57

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*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"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 been given the power to help others."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 132~

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*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day

I shall be loyal in my attendance, generous in my giving, kind in my criticism, creative in my suggestions, loving in my attitudes. I shall give A.A. my interest, my enthusiasm, my devotion, and most of all, myself. The Lord's Prayer has become part of my A.A. thoughts for each day: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom comes. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not to temptation, but deliver us from evil." Have I given myself? 

Meditation for the Day

As we look back over the year just gone, it has been a good year to the extent that we have put good thoughts, good words, and good deeds into it. None of what we have thought, said, or done need be wasted. Both the good and the bad experiences can be profited by. In a sense, the past is not entirely gone. The result of it, for good or evil, is with us at the present moment. We can only learn by experience and none of our experience is completely wasted. We can humbly think God for the good things of the year that has gone. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may carry good things into the year ahead. I pray that I may carry on with faith, with prayer, and with hope.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Thoughts For The Day~*~Slip ^*^*^ December 30

​*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*​

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Slip

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"I had commenced to drink as though the cocktails were ginger ale.

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I now remembered what my

​ ​

alcoholic friends had told me,

​ 

how they prophesied that if I had an alcoholic mind,

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the time and place

​ ​

would come --

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I would drink again. . .

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I knew from that moment that I had an alcoholic mind.

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I saw that

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will power and self-knowledge

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would not help in those strange mental blank spots. . .

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I had never been

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able to understand people who said that a problem had them hopelessly defeated.

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I knew then.  It was

​ ​

a crushing blow."

c. 1976, 2001

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AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 41-2

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Thought to Consider . . .

I have learned it's the first drink that gets me drunk. 

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*~*AACRONYMS*~*

S L I P =  Sobriety Loses Its Priority

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*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Action

From "Daily Resolutions:"

 

"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 A.A. program into action."

 c. 1990, Daily Reflections, page 374

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*~*^Daily Reflections^*~*

ANONYMITY

Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.  564

Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery.  I became aware after I joined the Fellowship that I had personality problems, so that when I first heard it, the Tradition's message was very clear: there exists an immediate way for me to face, with others, my alcoholism and attendant anger, defensiveness, offensiveness.  I saw Tradition Twelve as being a great ego-deflator; it relieved my anger and gave me a chance to utilize the principles of the program.  All of the Steps, and this particular Tradition, have guided me over decades of continuous sobriety.  I am grateful to those who were here when I needed them.

Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

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*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

The Sense of Belonging

Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. We no longer live in a completely hostile world. We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless.

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The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all the seeming evidence to the contrary that surrounds us in purely human affairs. We know that God lovingly watches over us. We know that when we turn to Him, all will be well with us, here and hereafter.

TWELVE AND TWELVE, P. 105 

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*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"We alcoholics are sensitive people. It takes some of us a long time 

to outgrow that serious handicap."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, The Family Afterward, pg. 125~

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*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day

To the extent that I fail in my responsibilities, A.A. fails. To the extent that I succeed, A.A. succeeds. Every failure of mine will set back A.A. work to that extent. Every success of mine will put A.A. ahead to that extent. I shall not wait to be drafted for service to others, but I shall volunteer. I shall accept every opportunity to work for A.A. as a challenge, and I shall do my best to accept every challenge and perform my task as best I can. Will I accept every challenge gladly? 

Meditation for the Day

People are failures in the deepest sense when they seek to live without God's sustaining power. Many people try to be self-sufficient and seek selfish pleasure and find that it does not work too well. No matter how much material wealth they acquire, no matter how much fame and material power, the time of disillusionment and futility usually comes. Death is ahead, and they cannot take any material thing with them when they go. What does it matter if I have gained the whole world, but lost my own soul? 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I will not come empty to the end of my life. I pray that I may so live that I will not be afraid to die.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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