AA Thought for the Day - December 23, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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December 23, 2015

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Gratitude
I try to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits.
When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love,
the finest emotion that we can ever know.
- As Bill Sees It, p. 37

Thought to Ponder . . .
I have learned how a heart full of gratitude feels.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Always Awesome.

A Member Shares:
Evening friends, I’m Susan, an alcoholic, grateful to be alive and sober.  I thought I would tell you about a woman I knew.  She was very self-centered and self-absorbed.  Everything was about her.  If the weather changed, it was about her.  If something was happening to someone else, it was about her too.  It didn't matter what was going on, somehow life was dealing her a poor hand indeed.  And then to top it off, she found out she was a drunk.  Well, heavens!  God was really putting her through the wringer.  Why her?  Over time though, something changed, and she realized she had been given a huge gift: the gift of finding a sense of peace and contentment in life.  She realized that God had carried her for so long when she could not carry herself.  Today, that woman is barely recognizable in the mirror.  Guess what?  Rarely is everything about her any more.  She wants to be of service to that Higher Power who granted her so much, and to help others if it be His will.  Now, that is something to be truly grateful for.  And indeed I am.  Thanks for listening.
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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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