AA Thought for the Day - January 23, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

January 23, 2015

Acceptance
I needed to look no further than the Twelve Steps and the powerful wording of our Serenity Prayer, "to accept the things we cannot change."
My personal answer is there in the word "accept."  Accept man's place in the universal scheme.
Accept my life as one minute particle of the whole.
None of us can ever fathom the glories and uncharted regions of the universe.  But we can live on earth and love one another.
We can let in the beginnings of concern, compassion, consideration, and watch ourselves grow.
With the tools and guideposts of AA, we can learn a little of this precious gift -- our gateway to human spirituality.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 129

Thought to Ponder . . .
The Three "C's" -- Concern, Compassion, Consideration.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A B C = Acceptance, Belief, Change

Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
dailythought@aa-alive.org

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