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Daily Recovery Readings - January
January 1
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! ************************************************** ********* As Bill Sees It Personality Change, p. 1 "It has often been said of A.A. that we are interested only in alcoholism. That 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. 12 & 12, p. 47 ************************************************** ********* Alcoholics Anonymous - Fourth Edition Chapter 7 - WORKING WITH OTHERS If there is any indication that he wants to stop, have a good talk with the person most interested in him—usually his wife. Get an idea of his behavior, his problems, his background, the seriousness of his condition, and his religious leanings. You need this information to put yourself in his place, to see how you would like him to approach you if the tables were turned. p. 90 ************************************************** ********* Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions Tradition Five - "Each group has but one primary purpose - to carry it's message to the alcoholic who still suffers." Highlighting the wisdom of A.A.'s single purpose, a member tells this story: "Restless one day, I felt I'd better do some Twelfth Step work. Maybe I should take out some insurance against a slip. But first I'd have to find a drunk to work on. "So I hopped the subway to Towns Hospital, where I asked Dr. Silkworth if he had a prospect. `Nothing too promising,' the little doc said. `There's just one chap on the third floor who might be a possibility. But he's an awfully tough Irishman. I never saw a man so obstinate. He shouts that if his partner would treat him better, and his wife would leave him alone, he'd soon solve his alcohol problem. He's had a bad case of D.T.'s, he's pretty foggy, and he's very suspicious of everybody. Doesn't sound too good, does it? But working with him may do something for you, so why don't you have a go at it?' pp. 151-152 ************************************************** ********* A WORD A CARELESS WORD MAY KINDLE STRIFE.... A CRUEL WORD MAY WRECK A LIFE........ A TIMELY WORD MAY LEVEL STRESS....... BUT A LOVING WORD MAY HEAL AND BLESS. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. --Helen Keller In the process of growing to spiritual maturity, we all go through many adolescent stages. --Miki L. Bowen "Don't water your weeds." --Harvey Mackay "A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary." --Thomas Carruthers Ah the dawn of a New Year! May we find inner peace, gentle spirit, God's grace, forgiveness, dreams and prayers, Recovery. --Shelley ************************************************** ********* Father Leo's Daily Meditation SPIRITUALITY "It is not that I think or believe [in spirituality] but that I know." -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Some things I seem to know intuitively: and I know that spirituality is involved in and affects everything. In a human being it combines the physical, mental and emotional but it also reaches beyond the human being and connects the peoples of the world. Spirituality is the force for good and wholeness in this universe. This is not just an opinion or a thought. It is a feeling that runs so deep in my being that I know it must be true. When I read, hear music or see movies, this feeling is often evoked, and I know God is alive in His world and wanting it to be ONE. In the silence of Your world I know You. ************************************************** ********* The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. Psalm 145 : 9 "I will sing praises to my God my life long." Psalm 146:2 "Protect me. O God, for in you I take refuge.... You show me the path of life." Psalm 16:1,11 ************************************************** ********* Daily Inspiration Begin every day as if it were your very first because you really are always at the beginning. Lord, thank you for the constant ability to stop any offensive behaviors that I have and the gift of being forgiven and being able to forgive myself. To be wise, you must first find peace, for peace opens the door to a freer and fuller life. Lord, continue to draw me close to You so that I can know more and more of Your peace within me. ************************************************** ********* Each Day a New Beginning (Women) Food for Thought Language of Letting Go Today's Gift Touchstones (Men) Twenty-Four Hours a Day Walk In Dry Places
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