AA Thought for the Day - May 13, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
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May 13, 2015

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Complacency
It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels.
We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe.  We are not cured of alcoholism.
What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 85

Thought to Ponder . . .
The alcoholic is in no greater peril than when he takes sobriety for granted.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
K C B = Keep Coming Back.

A Member Shares:
I'm Garth, an alcoholic.  Years ago I learned a lesson in complacency that I'll never forget.  There was a couple in my little pueblo in Mexico who was, at least on the face of it, "Mr. and Mrs. AA."  They were avid fishermen like myself, so we had a lot in common.  "Mrs. AA" got drunk at 10 years of sobriety.  I was shocked and fearful.  We talked about what had happened.  She said that she had been resting on her laurels and not working the program on a daily basis.  Her thinking was that with all her service work and sponsoring every female in in our town, she forgot about herself. Most unfortunately, she was never able to put together 30 days again.  She ended up dying in a psychiatric hospital.  I will never forget her or the lesson.  We have a daily reprieve depending totally upon our spiritual condition.  It says "To Thine Own Self Be True" on our medallions for a darn good reason.  I hope this helps someone stay sober one more day -- it sure does me.  Thanks for letting me share.
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