AA Thought for the Day - May 10, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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May 10, 2015

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Truth
Truth liberates.  Truth heals.
Truth unlocks the door to the glory of reality, and gives us the means to live in harmony with reality.
In return, it asks only that we surrender all lies and illusions and love what is.
Why do we wait so long?
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], p. 138

Thought to Ponder . . .
Truth is to inner space what sunshine is to a garden.

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

A Member Shares:
Hello!  If you are coming back or new to AA, welcome.  I'm Charlie J., and I have Alcoholism.  All the time I was drinking I never had a need to look for the truth about myself.  And even if I found a need to, I had no idea how to do that.  I believed that you are who you are and there's just no changing that.  Then I hit bottom and BAM!  The first truth I learned about myself is I have Alcoholism.  I was glad to find that out -- happy, even.  It explained so much and for once I knew what my real life problem had always been.  Then I was offered this simple Twelve Step program which offered me a chance for a complete recovery from my case of Alcoholism.  I can share that it is easy, but digging for the whole truth about me has been painful.  Of course, the pains of growth have always been painful.  And then working on building the new person I believed a God would want me to be was just as painful.  But so worth it!  I am not cured on my best sober day.  But the one word that explains who I am today is, "recovered."  Thank you.
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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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