AA Thought for the Day - December 1, 2014

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December 1, 2014

Carry The Message
Carry this message to other alcoholics!  You can help when no one else can.
You can secure their confidence when others fail.  Remember they are very ill.
Life will take on new meaning. . . .
-- this is an experience you must not miss.  We know you will not want to miss it.
Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 89

Thought to Ponder . . .
In AA we don't carry the alcoholic; we carry the message.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A W O L = A A Way Of Life.

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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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AA Thought for the Day - November 30, 2014

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November 30, 2014

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Meditation and Prayer
Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.
We no longer live in a completely hostile world.  We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions,p. 105

Thought to Ponder . . .
Trying to pray is praying.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P U S H = Pray Until Something Happens.

A Member Shares:
Hello folks, I'm Charlie J., and I have Alcoholism.  It's funny thing.  Prayer, that is.  In all the time I have been a member of Alcoholics Anonymous I have never heard of any one sharing their story who said that while they were praying to God for help, they stopped to take a drink.  My suggestion: If you feel the need to drink again, pray and don't stop until the need passes.  Thank you.
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AA Thought for the Day - November 28, 2014

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November 28, 2014

The Lesson
This, then, became the opening to the spiritual world.
With the guidance of the program and the encouragement and example within the Fellowship,
I could begin to find out about myself and be prepared to accept what I found.
I learned in the Fellowship that if others could accept me and love me as I was, then I should love myself as I was
-- not for what I was, but for what I could become.
So I have learned a little about my mind and about my will and about my emotions and passions.
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 3

Thought to Ponder . . .
Learn to listen; listen to learn.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A B C = Accept, Begin, Continue.

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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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AA Thought for the Day - November 27, 2014

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November 27, 2014

Gratitude
I am grateful not only for sobriety, but for the quality of life my sobriety has brought.
God has been gracious enough to give me sober days and a life blessed with peace and contentment,
as well as the ability to give and receive love, and the opportunity to serve others
-- in our Fellowship, my family and my community.
For all of this, I have a "full and thankful heart."
- Daily Reflections, p. 93

Thought to Ponder . . .
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude; a quiet joy.

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

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In love and service,
joanna b
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AA Thought for the Day - November 26, 2014

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November 26, 2014

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Anger
If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.  The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us.
They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for the alcoholic these things are poison.
- Alcoholics Anonymous,p. 71

Thought to Ponder . . .
Anger rules nothing except itself.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Avoid Anger.

A Member Shares:
I'm Joy, an alcoholic.  Fear is about the future, anger is about the present, and resentments are about the past.  The future I can't control, the past I can't change, and the present is where I live.  I get angry, mad, furious, and even ticked off sometimes.  It's one of our most common and basic emotions.  Have I ever made it through the entire day without getting angry at someone or something?  Probably not.  Because I'm unique in that I deal with anger on my own terms, at times I keep my anger inside since I don't want to make trouble; but that just seems to make me feel worse.  But I know one thing for sure .. God is watching out for me.  And I don't need to hurry and get to tomorrow for God is already there.  Thank you.
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AA Thought for the Day - November 25, 2014

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November 25, 2014

Humility
Perpetual quietness of heart.  It is to have no trouble.  It is never to be fretted or vexed, irritable or sore;
to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me.
It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised,
it is to have a blessed home in myself where I can go in and kneel to my Father in secret and be at peace,
as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and about is seeming trouble.
- Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, p. 222

Thought to Ponder . . .
Many people haven't even a nodding acquaintance with humility as a way of life.

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

Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
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AA Thought for the Day - November 18, 2014

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November 18, 2014

Daily Discipline
Meditation and prayer also teach me the art of focusing and listening.
I find that the turmoil of the day gets tuned out as I pray for His will and guidance. . .
The daily discipline of prayer and meditation will keep me in fit spiritual condition,
able to face whatever the day brings -- without the thought of a drink.
- Daily Reflections, p. 317

Thought to Ponder . . .
I listen for direction now.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A R T = Always Remain Teachable

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In love and service,
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