AA Thought for the Day - July 7, 2015

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

July 7, 2015

Pride
We alcoholics return to drink more often because of petty difficulties
than because of life's serious setbacks and tragedies.
The big problems seem to bring out our virtues, petty ones our faults.
For God to remove our shortcomings, we need to identify the defect for what it is. . .
And certainly the most difficult fault to see in ourselves is pride, aptly termed the first deadly sin.
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 3], p. 208

Thought to Ponder . . .
A "shortcoming" is like a flat tire.  A "character defect" is like driving on it.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P R I D E = Personal Recovery Involves Deflating Ego.

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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