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AA Thought for the Day
December 5 Amends Above all, we should try to be absolutely sure that we are not delaying because we are afraid. For the readiness to take the full consequences of our past acts, and to take responsibility for the well-being of others at the same time, is the very spirit of Step Nine. - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, "Step Nine" p. 87 Thought to Ponder It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them. AA-related 'Alconym' F E A R = Face Everything And Recover. ~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~ A New Notion "The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and the same was a new notion. My sponsor asked that I merely remain open-minded to the possibility that there was a Power greater than myself, one of my own understanding. He assured me that no person was going to impose a belief system on me, that it was a personal matter. Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe, just maybe, there was something to this spiritual lifestyle. Slowly, but surely, I realized there was indeed a Power greater than myself, and I soon found myself with a full-time God in my life and following a spiritual path that didn't conflict with my personal religious convictions." c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 287 Thought to Consider . . . God enters us through our wounds. *~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~* S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust *~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~* Hope >From "Window of Opportunity": "I once knew a woman who was crying before a meeting. She was approached by a five-year-old girl who told her, 'You don't have to cry here. This is a good place. They took my daddy and they made him better.' That is exactly what A.A. did for me; it took me and it made me better. For that I am eternally grateful." 2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 431 *~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~* "Some of us take a long time to 'come to' before we can 'come to believe' that there is any hope for us." Nanaimo, British Columbia, February 2003 "My Name Is Gary and I'm a Human Being," Spiritual Awakenings ~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~* "When we became alcoholics, crushed by a self-imposed crisis we could not postpone or evade, we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is or He isn't." Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, We Agnostics, pg. 53 To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action. ~Alcoholics Anonymous page 93 The power of God goes deep! -Alcoholics Anonymous p.114 Almost any experienced A.A. will tell how his affairs have taken remarkable and unexpected turns for the better as he tried to improve his conscious contact with God. -Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.105 Misc. AA Literature - Quote When I was a child, I acquired some of the traits that had a lot to do with my insatiable craving for alcohol. I was brought up in a little town in Vermont, under the shadow of Mount Aeolus. An early recollection is that of looking up at this vast and mysterious mountain, wondering what it meant and whether I could ever climb that high. But I was presently distracted by my aunt who, as a fourth-birthday present, made me a plate of fudge. For the next thirty-five years I pursued the fudge of life and quite forgot about the mountain. When self-indulgence is less than ruinous, we have a milder word for it. We call it 'taking our comfort. Prayer for the Day: Eleventh Step Prayer - Higher Power, as I understand You, I pray to keep my connection with You open and clear from the confusion of daily life. Through my prayers and meditation I ask especially for freedom from self-will, rationalization and wishful thinking. I pray for the guidance of correct thought and positive action. Your will, Higher Power, not mine, be done.
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