AA Thought for the Day - January 9, 2016

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

January 9, 2016

Step One
"We admitted we were powerless over alcohol -- that our lives had become unmanageable."

Who cares to admit complete defeat?  Practically no one, of course.
Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness.
It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds into such an obsession for destructive drinking
that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21

Thought to Ponder . . .
Take the first step in faith.  You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
K I S S = Keep It Smple; Surrender.

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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