AA Thought for the Day - October 12, 2014

AA Thought for the Day
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October 12, 2014

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Vulnerable
Mistakes are made in any form of human endeavor.  Some of them are grievous or catastrophic.
Alcoholism can be arrested -- not cured. . . .
There is no guaranteed preventive against the first drink and any dry alcoholic whose thinking becomes muddled can be vulnerable.
... and when we take the first constructive step toward self-forgiveness, the healing has begun.
When one comes to end -- one can also come to a beginning.
- The AA Grapevine, May 1955

Thought to Ponder . . .
If I self-forget I find.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
G R A C E = Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations.

A Member Shares:
Good morning all, Tony, alcoholic.  Vulnerable: To be susceptible to physical or emotional injury.  I recall that when I first came to the Fellowship a guy shared the following, "I love alcoholics," and I nodded in agreement.  "I love everyone in this room," and I nodded in agreement.  Then, he said, "There is a guy here tonight who I don’t like, but I love him."  And immediately my head said, “He must be talking about me!”  Because, of course, everything was about me.  Through working the first nine Steps in the order they are written, I have found to my surprise that I lost interest in selfish things and gained interest in my fellows.  Then the wonderful, joyous, beautiful Step Ten showed me that I no longer needed to be susceptible to injury, either physically or emotionally.  You taught me how to turn the other cheek, not always physically, but always mentally.  By mentally turning the other cheek, I will not allow myself to become angry, upset, resentful or fearful over the actions of another.  To quote something I heard earlier: "The answer is God .. what's the question?"  Bless you!
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