Saturday, June 18, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Progress ^*^*^ June 19

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Progress

"D
ay by day, we try to move a little toward God's perfection. So we need not be consumed by maudlin guilt for failure to achieve His likeness and image by Thursday next.  Progress is our aim, and His perfection is the beacon, light-years away, that draws us on." 
Bill W., Letter, 1966
1967AAWS, As Bill Sees It, p. 15
 

Thought to C
onsider . . . 

There is no progress without change.


*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*

G O D  
=  Good Orderly Direction


*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

It keeps getting better
From "Getting Active:"

"After our first month's sobriety, many of us notice a distinct difference.  After three months, our minds seem still clearer.  And during our second year of recovery, the change is striking. More mental energy seems available to us than ever before."
Living Sober, page 16

*^Daily Reflections^*

"A.A.  REGENERATION" 

Such is the paradox of A.A. regeneration: strength arising out of complete defeat and weakness, the loss of one's old life as a condition for finding a new one. 
A.A.  COMES OF AGE, p. 46 

A thousand beatings by John Barleycorn did not encourage me to admit defeat.  I believed it was my moral obligation to conquer my "enemy-friend."  At my first A.A. meeting I was blessed with a feeling that it was all right to admit defeat to a disease which had nothing to do with my "moral fiber."  I knew instinctively that I was in the presence of a great love when I entered the doors of A.A.  With no effort on my part, I became aware that to love myself was good and right, as God had intended.  My feelings set me free, where my thoughts had held me in bondage.  I am grateful. 
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As BilSees It^*~*

Whose Will? 


We have seen A.A.'s ask with much earnestness and faith for God's explicit guidance on matters ranging all the way from a shattering domestic or financial crisis to a minor personal fault, like tardiness. A man who tries to run his life rigidly by this kind of prayers, by this self-serving demand of God for replies, is a particularly disconcerting individual. To any questioning or criticism of his actions, he instantly proffers his reliance upon prayer for guidance in all matters great or small. He may have forgotten the possibility that his own wishful thinking and the human tendency to rationalize have distorted his so-called guidance. With the best of intentions, he tends to force his will into all sorts of situations and problems with the comfortable assurance that he is acting under God's specific direction. 
TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 103-104

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*


"We feel that elimination of our drinking is but a beginning. A much more important demonstration of our principles lies before us in our respective homes, occupations and affairs."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
There Is A Solution, pg. 19

Humility...

Humility... is a perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore; to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing against.  It is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in, shut the door, and kneel to my Higher Power in secret.  Where I can be at peace, as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and about is seeming trouble.

-- Inscription on Dr. Bob's desk . . .

*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


We have this choice every day of our lives. We can take the path that leads to insanity and death. And remember, our next drunk could be our last one. Or we can take the path that leads to a reasonably happy and useful life. The choice is ours each day of our lives. God grant that we take the right path. Have I made my choice today? 

Meditation for the Day

Your real work in life is to grow spiritually. To do this you must follow the path of diligently seeking good. The hidden spiritual wonders are revealed to those who diligently seek this treasure. From one point to the next, you have to follow the way of obedience to God's will until finally you reach greater and greater spiritual heights. Work on the material plane should be secondary to your real life's work. The material things that you need most are those that help you to attain the spiritual. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may keep growing spiritually. I pray that I may make this my real life's work.

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Friday, June 17, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Resentment ^*^*^ June 18

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"R
esentment is the 'number one' offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else.  From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have been spiritually sick.  When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically."
1976AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 64

Thought to C
onsider . . .

W
e are prisoners of our own resentments. Forgiveness unlocks the door and sets us free.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

F A I L U R E
=

Fearful, Arrogant, Insecure, Lonely, Uncertain, Resentful, Empty.

*~*^Just For T Today!^*~*

Service and Support

From "The Joys of Service:"

"In Denver in 1975 at the International Convention, I heard many great things, but one that stands out is: 'The key to happiness is not to concentrate on yourself, but to lose yourself in others.'  I liked what Carl W. told our group when he ended his talk with these words for new people: 'Let us love you until you can learn to love yourselves.'"

1993, The Home Group
Heartbeat of AA, page 51


*^Daily Reflections^*

A FELLOWSHIP OF FREEDOM


. . . if only men were granted absolute liberty, and were compelled to obey no one, they would then voluntarily associate themselves in the common interest

AS BILL SEES IT, p. 50

When I no longer live under the dictates of another or of alcohol, I live in a new freedom.  When I release the past and all the excess baggage I have carried for so very long, I come to know freedom.  I have been introduced into a life and a fellowship of freedom.  The Steps are a "recommended" way of finding a new life, there are no commands or dictates in A.A.  I am free to serve from desire rather than decree.  There is the understanding that I will benefit from the growth of other members and I take what I learn and bring it back to the group.  The "common welfare" finds room to grow in the society of personal freedom
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.


*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

Learning Never Ends


"My experience as an old-timer has to some degree paralleled your own and that of many others. We all find that the time comes when we are not allowed to manage and conduct the functional affairs of groups, areas, or, in my case, A.A. as a whole. In the end we can only be worth as much as our spiritual example has justified. To that extent, we become useful symbols--and that's just about it."
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"I have become a pupil of the A.A. movement rather than the teacher I once thought I was."

1. LETTER, 1964
2. LETTER, 1949

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"...we tried to shape a sane and sound ideal for our future sex life.  We subjected each relation to this test - was it selfish or not? We asked God to mold our ideals and help us to live up to them. We remembered always that our sex powers were God-given and therefore good, neither to be used lightly or selfishly nor to be despised and loathed."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
How It Works, pg. 69


*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


The A.A. way of living is not an easy one. But its an adventure in living that is really worthwhile. And it's so much better than our old drunken way of living that there's no comparison.  Our lives without A.A. would be worth nothing. With A.A., we have a chance to live reasonably good lives. It's worth the battle, no matter how tough the going is from day to day.  Isn't it worth the battle?

Meditation for the Day

The spiritual life has two parts. One is the life apart, the life of prayer and quiet communion with God. You spend this part of your life apart with God. Every day your mind can be set in the right direction so that your thoughts will be of the right kind. The other is the life impart - imparting to others what you have learned from your own meditative experience. The victories you have won over yourself through the help of God can be shared with others. You can help them by imparting to them some of the victory and security that you have gained in your life apart.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may grow strong from my times apart with God.  I pray that I may pass on some of this strength to others.

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Neighbors ^*^*^ June 17

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"N
ear you, alcoholics are dying helplessly like people on a sinking ship.  If you live in a large place, there are hundreds.  High and low, rich and poor, these are future fellows of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Among them you will make lifelong friends.  You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties, for you will escape disaster together and you will commence shoulder to shoulder your common journey.  Then you will know what it means to give of yourself that others may survive and rediscover life.  You will learn the full meaning of 'Love they neighbor as thyself.' " 
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 152-3

Thought to C
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L
et us always love the best in others - and never fear their worst.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

B O G G L E  =  Bad Or Good, God Loves Everyone

*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Rescued From Shipwreck
From "There Is a Solution:"

"We are people who normally would not mix.... We are  like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and  democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.  Unlike the feelings of the ship's passengers,  however, our joy in escape from disaster does not  subside as we go our individual ways.... "The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we  have discovered a common solution."     

Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd edition: 17

*^Daily Reflections^*

"DEEP DOWN WITHIN US" 

We found the Great Reality deep down within us.  In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found . . . search diligently within yourself . . . With this attitude you cannot fail.  The consciousness of your belief is sure to come to you.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 55 


It was out of the depths of loneliness, depression and despair that I sought the help of A.A.  As I recovered and began to face the emptiness and ruin of my life, I began to open myself to the possibility of the healing that recovery offers through the A.A. program.  By coming to meetings, staying sober, and taking the Steps, I had the opportunity to listen with increasing attentiveness to the depths of my soul.  Daily I waited, in hope and gratitude, for that sure belief and steadfast love I had longed for in my life.  In this process, I met my God, as I understand Him.  
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As BilSees It^*~*

Accepting God's Gifts 

"Though many theologians hold that sudden spiritual experience amount to a special distinction, if not a divine appointment of some sort, I question this view. Every human being, no matter what his attributes for good or evil, is a part of the divine spiritual economy. Therefore, each of us has his place, and I cannot see that God intends to exalt one over another. "So it is necessary for all of us to accept whatever positive gifts we receive with a deep humility, always bearing in mind that our negative attitudes were first necessary as a means of reducing us to such a state that we would be ready for a gift of the positive ones via the conversion experience. Your own alcoholism and the immense deflation that finally resulted are indeed the foundation upon which your spiritual experience rests." 
LETTER, 1964

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"Though there is no way of proving it, we believe that early in our drinking careers most of us could have stopped drinking. But the difficulty is that few alcoholics have enough desire to stop while there is yet time."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
More About Alcoholism, pg. 32

*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


We in A.A. have the privilege of living two lives in one lifetime. One life of drunkenness, failure, and defeat. Then, through A.A., another life of sobriety, peace of mind, and usefulness. We who have recovered our sobriety are modem miracles. And were living on borrowed time. Some of us might have been dead long ago. But we have been given another chance to live. Do I owe a debt of gratitude to A.A. that I can never repay as long as I live? 

Meditation for the Day 


Thinking about God in love and worship drives away evil. It is the thought before that the hosts of evil flee. The thought of a Power greater than yourself is the call for a life-line to rescue you from temptation. The thought of God banishes loneliness and dispels gloom. it summons help to conquer your faults. Think of God as often as possible. Use the thought prayerfully and purposefully. It will carry your thoughts away from material things and toward the spiritual things that make life worthwhile. 

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may think of God often. I pray that I may rest in peace at the thought of His love and care.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Fun ^*^*^ June 16

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"E
very day, I feel a little bit more useful, more happy, and more free. Life, including some ups and downs, is a lot of fun.  I am part of AA which is a way of life.  If I had not become an active alcoholic and joined AA, I might never have found my own identity or become a part of anything."
1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417

Thought to C
onsider . . .

Joy is in knowing there is an answer.


*~*AACRONYMS*~*

F I N E 
=  Free, Independent, New and Energetic


*~*^Just For Today!^*~* 

Living
From "Fear of Fear:"

    
"I can't afford resentments against anyone, because they are the build-up of another drunk.  I must live and let live."

1976, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 325

*^Daily Reflections^*

OPEN-MINDEDNESS


We have found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him.  To us, the realm of spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive, never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek.  It is open, we believe, to all men.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 7


Open-mindedness to concepts of a Higher Power can open doors to the spirit.  Often I find the human spirit in various dogmas and faiths.  I can be spiritual in the sharing of myself.  The sharing of self joins me to the human race and brings me closer to God, as I understand Him.
Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

Progress Rather than Perfection


On studying the Twelve Steps, many of us exclaimed, "What an order! I can't go through with it." Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints.  The point is that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.
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"We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome them."

1. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 60
2. LETTER, 1946

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his 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."

Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
More About Alcoholism, Page 30


*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


But even faith is not the whole story. There must be service.  We must give this thing away if we want to keep it. The Dead Sea has no outlet and it is stagnant and full of salt. The Sea of Galilee is clear and clean and blue, as the Jordan River carries it out to irrigate the desert. To be of service to other people makes our lives worth living. Does service to others give me a real purpose in life?

Meditation for the Day


Seek God early in the day, before He gets crowded out by life's problems, difficulties, or pleasures. In that early quiet time gain a calm, strong confidence in the goodness and purpose in the universe. Do not seek God only when the world's struggles prove too much and too many for you to bear or face alone.  Seek God early, when you can have a consciousness of God's spirit in the world. People often only seek God when their difficulties are too great to be surmounted in any other way, forgetting that if they sought God's companionship before they need it, many of their difficulties would never arise.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may not let God be crowded out by the hurly-burly of life. I pray that I may seek God early and often.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Foundation ^*^*^ June 15

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"T
here is a direct linkage among self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit.  But when they are logically related and interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.  Now and then we may be granted a glimpse of that ultimate reality which is God's kingdom. And we will be comforted and assured that our own destiny in that realm will be secure for so long as we try, however falteringly, to find and do the will of our own Creator."
1952 AAWS
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 98


Thought to C
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P
rayer is asking a question. Meditation is listening for the answer.


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A S A P  =  Always Say A Prayer

*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Future
From "Heard at Meetings":

"'It is wise to pray for the future, but not to worry about it, because we can't live it until it becomes the present. The depth of our anxiety measures the distance we are from God.' - Sydney, Australia"
1973 AAWS, Inc.
Came to Believe, 30th printing 2004, pg. 26

*^Daily Reflections^*

MAKING A.A. YOUR HIGHER POWER

". . .You can. . . make A.A. itself your 'higher power.'  Here's a very large group of people who have solved their alcohol problem. . . . many members . . . have crossed the threshold just this way. . . . their faith broadened and deepened. . .  transformed, they came to believe in a Higher Power. . ."
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 27-28


No one was greater than I, at least in my eyes, when I was drinking.  Nevertheless, I couldn't smile at myself in the mirror, so I came to A.A. where, with others, I heard talk of a Higher Power.  I couldn't accept the concept of a Higher Power because I believed God was cruel and unloving.  In desperation I chose a table, a tree, then my A.A. group, as my Higher Power.  Time passed, my life improved, and I began to wonder about this Higher Power.  Gradually, with patience, humility and a lot of questions, I came to believe in God.  Now my relationship with my Higher Power gives me the strength to live a happy, sober life.

Copyright 1990
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

Fear No Evil

Though we of A.A. find ourselves living in a world characterized by destructive fears as never before in history, we see great areas of faith, and tremendous aspirations toward justice and brotherhood. Yet no prophet can presume to say whether the world outcome will be blazing destruction or the beginning, under God's intention, of the brightest era yet known to mankind.

I am sure we A.A.'s will comprehend this scene. In microcosm, we have experienced this identical state of terrifying uncertainty, each in his own life. In no sense pridefully, we can say that we do not fear the world outcome, whichever course it may take. This is because we have been enabled to deeply feel and say, "We shall fear no evil--Thy will, not ours, be done."
GRAPEVINE, JANUARY 1962

*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*

"For the type of alcoholic who is able and willing to get well, little charity, in the ordinary sense of the word, is need or wanted. The men who cry for money and shelter before conquering alcohol, are on the wrong track."
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
Working With Others, pg. 97


*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


In A.A. we have three things: fellowship, faith, and service.  Fellowship is wonderful, but its wonder lasts just so long.  Then some gossip, disillusionment, and boredom may come in.  Worry and fear come back at times and we find that fellowship is not the whole story. Then we need faith. When we're alone, with no- body to pat us on the back, we must turn to God for help. Can I say "Thy will be done" - and mean it?

Meditation for the Day

There is beauty in a God-guided life. There is wonder in the feeling of being led by God. Try to realize God's bounty and goodness more and more. God is planning for you. Wonderful are His ways - they are beyond your knowledge. But God's leading will enter your consciousness more and more and bring you ever more peace and joy. Your life is being planned and blessed by God. You may count all material things as losses if they prevent your winning your way to the consciousness of God's guidance.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that I may earn the rewards of God's power and peace.  I pray that I may develop the feeling of being led by God.

Hazelden Foundation PO Box 176 Center City, MN 55012

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Thoughts For The Day~*~Traditions ^*^*^ June 14

~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~
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Traditions

"T
he Twelve Traditions point straight at many of our individual defects. By implication they ask each of us to lay aside pride and resentments.  They ask for personal as well as group sacrifice.  They ask us never to use the AA name in any quest for personal power or distinction or money.  The Traditions guarantee the equality of all members and the independence of all groups.  They show how we may best relate ourselves to each other and to the world outside."
Bill W.,
1967 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, p. 96


Thought to C
onsider . . .

I
f you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.

*~*AACRONYMS*~*

A A's - R - U S 
=  Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Unity Service


*~*^Just For Today!^*~*

Core
From "The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous":

"On many a day I felt like throwing the book out the window.  "I was in this anything-but-spiritual mood on the night when the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous were written. I was sore and tired clear through. I lay in bed at 182 Clinton Street with pencil in hand and with a tablet of scratch paper on my knee. I could not get my mind on the job, much less put my heart in it. But here was one of those things that had to be done. Slowly my mind came into some kind of focus.

"Since Ebby's visit to me in the fall of 1934 we had gradually evolved what we called 'the word-of-mouth program.' Most of the basic ideas had come from the Oxford Groups, William James, and Dr. Silkworth."
2001 AAWS, Inc.
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 160

*^Daily Reflections^*

WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH


It is a design for living that works in rough going.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15

When I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober.  But could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking?  I had my doubts.  After being sober for more than two years I got my answer.  I lost my job, developed physical problems, my diabetic father lost a leg, and someone I loved left me for another -- and all of this happened during a two-week period.  Reality crashed in, yet A.A. was there to support, comfort, and strengthen me.  The principles I had learned during my early days of sobriety became a mainstay of my life for not only did I come through, but I never stopped being able to help newcomers.  A.A. taught me not to be overwhelmed, but rather to accept and understand my life as it unfolded. 
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.

*~*^As Bill Sees It^*~*

"Success" in Twelfth-Stepping


"We now see that in twelfth-stepping the immediate results are not so important.  Some people start out working with others and have immediate success. They are likely to get cocky. Those of us who are not so successful at first get depressed.  As a matter of fact, the successful worker differs from the unsuccessful only in being lucky about his prospects. He simply hits newcomers who are ready and able to stop at once. Given the same prospects, the seemingly unsuccessful person would have produced almost the same results. You have to work on a lot of newcomers before the law of averages commences to assert itself."
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All true communication must be founded on mutual need. We saw that each sponsor would have to admit humbly his own needs as clearly as those of his prospect.

1. LETTER, 1942
2. A.A. TODAY, P. 10


*~*^Big Book Quote^*~*


"'My old manner of life was by no means a bad one, but I would not exchange its best moments for the worst I have now. I would not go back to it even if I could.'"
Alcoholics Anonymous 4th Edition
More About Alcoholism, pg. 43


*^Twenty Four Hours A Day^*

A.A. Thought for the Day


In A.A. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy.  Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the time came when it turned against us and became our enemy. We don't know just when this happened, but we know that it did because we began to get into trouble - jails and hospitals. We realize now that liquor is our enemy. Is it still my main business to keep sober?

Meditation for the Day


It is not your circumstances that need altering so much as yourself. After you have changed, conditions will naturally change. Spare no effort to become all that God would have you become. Follow every good leading of your conscience. Take each day with no backward look. Face the day's problems with God, and seek God's help and guidance as to what you should do in every situation that may arise. Never look back. Never leave until tomorrow the thing that you are guided to do today.

Prayer for the Day

I pray that God will help me to become all that He would have me be. I pray that I may face today's problem as with good grace.

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